the warriors defeated the cavaliers 104–89 in game 1 to take a 1–0 series lead. the cavaliers led 68–67 before the warriors broke the game open with a 29–9 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to take a 96–76 lead. cleveland got the deficit within eleven points at 98–87 after an 11–2 run, but stephen curry and klay thompson nailed back-to-back three-pointers to essentially seal the victory for golden state. while curry and thompson had a rough night combining for 20 points, the warriors got a lift from its bench, outscoring the cavaliers' bench 45–10. shaun livingston scored his playoff-career high 20 points to lead golden state, while kyrie irving led all scorers with 26 points. lebron james fell one assist shy of a triple-double (23 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists).