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Golden State grabs NBA Finals opening win over Cleveland Cavaliers

Xinhua, June 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

Defending champion Golden State opened their NBA Finals with a 104-89 home victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.

Warriors, who will host game two in the best-of-seven series on Sunday, showed depth of their reserves as MVP and NBA scoring champion Stephen Curry managed only 11 points and Klay Thompson hit only 4-of-12 for nine points.

Reserve guard Shaun Livingston stepped up to score a season-best and his career playoff high 20 points to lead seven double-figure scorers for the Golden State.

Andre Iguodala made a successful defense on Cleveland star LeBron James and scored 12 points while Brazil's Leandro Barbosa added 11 off the bench. In all, Golden State reserves outscored Cleveland's bench 45-10.

Cleveland's Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 26 points on 7-of-22 shooting while James had 23 points and 12 rebounds but shot 9-of-21 from the floor.

Draymond Green had 16 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and four steals for the Warriors while Kevin Love added 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Enditem