Forget the ‘Big 3’: Game 1 was about the ‘Big Bench’

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You read your box score right. The Warriors put seven players in double figures and Klay Thompson was not among them. Stephen Curry barely was.

Out of Character

Warriors Season vs Finals Game 1

2015-16*Game 1 FinalsCurry/Thompson PPG52.520Transition PPG22.2113-pt FG PG13.09Bench PPG34.145* Regular and postseason

The Warriors won the game and won it handily despite their “Big 3” being outscored, 66-36. Curry and Thompson combined for only 20 points, their fewest in any game over the last two seasons.

The history

The Warriors are 6-2 in NBA Finals openers, with three straight wins (they won a championship the previous two).

Teams that won at least 65 games during the regular season are 13-2 Finals openers. Teams with the MVP are 19-7 in Finals openers.

LeBron …

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