Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Game 2 preview

Starting the quarter with a 15-6 run allowing them to take a dominating 13 point lead. However Warriors fans should still be on the lookout for whether their team resigns Barbosa, who was a part of this “greatest season ever”. So you’ve got to find that balance, though. “From the jump, you want to be able to try to impact their offensive rhythm by not having a miscommunication, having great rotations on the perimeter and contesting shots”. “Everything changes when we go to Cleveland, we know that”.

His Cleveland Cavaliers had done everything right against the Splash Brothers. With one game in the books, the Cavaliers still have plenty of time to make adjustments and improve heading into Game 2 and the rest of the series.

Nielsen said ABC eclipsed the previous viewership high of 17,768,000 by eight percent, a mark set past year between the two teams. “We’ve just got to convert”.

Cleveland’s misery was compounded in the third quarter when forward Kevin Love was forced to leave the game feeling dizzy after taking a blow to the head in the second quarter.

Love was knocked woozy by an inadvertent elbow from Warriors forward Harrison Barnes with just over five minutes to play in the second quarter. He immediately made a baseline 3-pointer for the Cavs’ first basket in almost 5½ minutes.

For LeBron and his Cavs, it was about finally bringing a title to Cleveland and getting sweet revenge against the Warriors, whom had beaten the Cavaliers for the championship last season. The Warriors opened up the series with a win at home as their bench scored 45 points to make up for cold-shooting nights by Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Barbosa was flawless from the field making all five of his attempted shots, including a three pointer, and ended the night with 11 points, some of which came in big moments. With these two comeback kids playing alongside Ohio’s favorite son, Golden State is anything but a lock. He hit his hand on the rim early and grimaced in pain. Expect Smith to be far less tentative and more of a gunner in Game 2 – you don’t have to tell him to shoot more twice – but he’s got to be efficient doing so.

The NBA held a moment of silence before Game 2 to pay homage to Muhammad Ali, who died on Friday. Photos of Ali showed on the main scoreboard ahead of the national anthem.

Best Sports Site Blog believes the Cleveland Cavaliers will get better.

The first quarter at the Oracle was a close one.

(AP Photo/Ben Margot). Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston speaks during a news conference after Game 1 of basketball’s NBA Finals between the Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, June 2, 2016.

“You don’t just throw everything away over one game”, James said. “We’ll be better next game”.

Golden State Warriors backup point guard Shaun Livingston led the defending champs in Game 1 of the NBA Finals with 20 points. That level of exposure doesn’t come cheap; according to media buyers with skin in the game, the going rate for a 30-second slice of airtime in the best-of-seven series is north of $500,000 a pop.