Thursday, June 02, 2016
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots against Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) during the second half in game one of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
The Golden State Warriors needed a big lift from their bench to down the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-89 in the NBA Finals opener in Oakland on Thursday.
With Warriors sharpshooters Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson going cold, Shaun Livingston, Andre Iguodala and Leandro Barbosa came off the bench to spearhead a decisive 15-0 run at end of the third and beginning of the fourth quarter.
In a rematch of last year’s championship series, won by the Warriors in six games, LeBron James and the Cavaliers had taken the lead for the first time since the opening minute with a surge midway through the third quarter.
Livingston, who scored a playoff career-high 20 points, Iguodala (12) and Barbosa (11) picked up the slack for the defending champions, however.
(Reporting by Tim Wharnsby, editing by Nick Mulvenney)
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