Reserve point guard Shaun Livingston, with 20 points, led the balanced attack of the Golden State Warriors who beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-89 in the first game of the NBA Finals that they play the best of seven.
Game 2 will be played Sunday on the same stage at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, while next week, beginning Wednesday, the series moves to Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, where Game 3 and Game 4 will be played.
Livingston emerged as the winning wow factor and image of the balanced team that the defending champion Warriors are, topping a list of seven players who had double-digit numbers, including power forward Draymond Green who took charge of dominate the actions within the painting.
Green contributed a double-double of 16 points, 11 rebounds -all defensive-, gave seven assists, recovered four balls, lost three and put in a block.
The base Kyrie Irving with 26 points and the star forward LeBron James who was on the verge of a triple-double by contributing 23 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, were the best of the Cavaliers
Warriors take advantage in NBA Finals against Cavaliers
