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After Cavs cakewalk through East, Warriors provide a reality check
OAKLAND — The Cavaliers walked into Oracle Arena full of swagger with a belief that they could catch the Warriors slipping in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Cleveland was looking to take advantage of Golden State coming off a mentally taxing seven-game classic Western Conference Finals against Oklahoma City. After steamrolling through the Eastern Conference playoffs –…
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Harrison Barnes shows up just in time for Warriors
OAKLAND — Harrison Barnes has so much confidence in his potential that he turned down a four-year, $64 million contract extension offer from the Warriors back in September. At the time, it was a defensible decision. But through 17 playoff contests heading into Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, Barnes was averaging a measly 8.9…
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Warriors take Game 1 vs. Cavaliers, 104-89
OAKLAND — Despite off-nights from both Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, the Warriors still managed to thrive in Game 1, smoking the Cavaliers 104-89 Thursday night at Oracle Arena. Curry scored just 11 points and Thompson mustered only 9 on a combined 8-27 shooting effort. LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love combined for 66 points; Cleveland still…
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Brooks: Cavs doing a great job of imitating Warriors, but always bet on the original
Ever have to settle for imitation crab meat? Sure, it looks like crab and depending on the quality of said faux crab meat, it might even taste like the real thing. No matter what type of Jedi mind tricks you might be able to play on your bad self, there’s always going to be that…
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Fitz: With Cavs able to shoot 3s, Warriors must maintain edge on defense
Programming note: Bob Fitzgerald will do the play-by-play alongside Tom Tolbert on KNBR 680’s call of Game 1 between the Warriors and Cavs. So here we go with the Warriors trying to put an exclamation mark on an historic season. Good time to pause and appreciate that the Warriors have won 140 games the past…
