PREVIEW: 2015 NBA Finals, Game 1: Cleveland Cavaliers (0-0) At Golden State Warriors (0-0) – 40-Year Wait Is Ovah!

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Cleveland Cavaliers (0-0) at Golden State Warriors (0-0)

Tip-off: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 – 6:00PM PDT

Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA

TV: ESPN | Radio: KNBR 680 AM

Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors #LetsGoWarriorsLive

Projected Starting Lineups:

Cavaliers

Career Playoff Averages

PG: Kyrie Irving (18.7 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 3.7 APG)

SG: Iman Shumpert (9.4 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 1.3 APG)

SF: LeBron James (27.9 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 6.6 APG)

PF: Tristan Thompson (9.4 PPG, 9.9 RPG, 0.5 APG)

C: Timofey Mozgov (7.4 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 0.5 APG)

Head Coach: David Blatt (12-2, .857)

Warriors

Career Playoff Averages

PG: Stephen Curry (25.9 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 7.4 APG)

SG: Klay Thompson (17.4 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 2.7 APG)

SF: Harrison Barnes (12.3 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 1.5 APG)

PF: Draymond Green (10.7 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 3.5 APG)

C: Andrew Bogut (6.5 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 2.2 APG)

Head Coach: Steve Kerr (12-3, .800)

Series Game Schedule

Game 1: Thu. June 4, Cleveland at Golden State, 9 p.m. ET, ABC
Game 2: Sun. June 7, Cleveland at Golden State, 8 p.m. ET, ABC
Game 3: Tue. June 9, Golden State at Cleveland, 9 p.m. ET, ABC
Game 4: Thu. June 11, Golden State at Cleveland, 9 p.m. ET, ABC
Game 5 *: Sun, June 14, Cleveland at Golden State, 8 p.m. ET, ABC
Game 6 *: Tue, June 16, Golden State at Cleveland, 9 p.m. ET, ABC
Game 7 *: Fri, June 19, Cleveland at Golden State, 9 p.m. ET, ABC

Game Notes

  • “Cavs coach David Blatt says Warriors guard Stephen Curry will see several different players defensively rather than just Cavs Kyrie Irving.” — Marc Spears, Yahoo Sports
  • “Kerr said that forward Marreese Speights, who is returning from a calf injury, is ‘ready to go’ and scrimmaged well.” — Spears

(Photo: @letsgowarriors Instagram account via NBAE/Getty)

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