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SI's Best Photos from Game 1 of the NBA Finals

SI's Best Photos from Game 1 of the NBA Finals

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SI's Best Photos from Game 1: Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors got the better of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, winning 108-100 in overtime. The Game 1 victor of the NBA Finals has a 48-20 series record.

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LeBron James scored a finals-best 44 points against Golden State, but saw his team fall in overtime in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

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Andre Iguodala scored 15 points off the bench for the Warriors, including this dunk.

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Kyrie Irving had a great opening game, beating the Warriors off the dribble to score 23 before he left with an injured leg.

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Cleveland center Tristan Thompson and Golden State center Andrew Bogut battle for the ball.

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Timofey Mozgov had a couple of massive slams against the Warriors.

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Steph Curry pressures Kyrie Irving.

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Klay Thompson puts up a runner over the outstretched hands of Tristan Thompson.

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LeBron James was matched up against Steph Curry on more than one occassion.

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Tristan Thompson looses the handle on the ball in a second-half sequence.

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Marreese Speights of Golden State keeps the ball away from J.R. Smith. Speights scored eight points in nine minutes and had two rebounds.

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LeBron James launches one of his 38 shots.

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The Warriors rallied from an early 14-point deficit, much to the delight of their bench and their fans.

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Kyrie Irving played solid defense on Steph Curry at times, blocking this shot and another in the final seconds of regulation to force overtime.

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Fans show their love for Riley and Steph Curry.

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Andrew Bogut attempts to stop LeBron James.

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Klay Thompson sizes up Iman Shumpert.

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J.R. Smith made 3 of 13 from the field and was the only Cleveland reserve to score in Game 1.

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LeBron James gave Golden State fits in regulation, but missed three shots and had two turnovers in overtime.

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Draymond Green brings the ball upcourt.

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Tristan Thompson played a team-high 47 minutes for Cleveland, scoring two points and pulling down 15 rebounds.

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J.R. Smith's hairdo was flashier than his game in the Finals opener.

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Kyrie Irving made 10 of 22 shots and contributed six assists, seven rebounds, four steals and two blocks.

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Steph Curry does a postgame interview after scoring 26 points with eight assists.

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The Warriors treated the home crowd and a national tv audience to a rendition of the National Anthem by 10-year-old San Jose resident Nayah Damasen.

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