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Why Golden State is giddy about how Game 1 played out vs. Cavs
- Updated: June 3, 2016
10:42 AM ET
OAKLAND — The Warriors are comfortable against the Cavs. Maybe too comfortable. They now have six straight wins against Cleveland, after a Finals game that didn’t look like a radical departure from recent defeats the Cavs suffered while David Blatt was coach.
Gone are the anxieties that permeated the Oklahoma City series, anxieties that burbled up long before the Warriors went down 3-1. Maybe it’s just the relief of survival, and maybe it’s just the joy of finally getting back to another Finals, but Golden State players and coaches appear quite sanguine in this matchup.
Shaun Livingston, who’d gone cold against the athletically imposing Thunder, lit up the smaller Cavs. On how he went from hitting 11 field goals for the entirety of the Western Conference finals to sinking eight on Thursday night, Livingston said, “Just the adjustments. I think I took the same shots last series but it’s just staying confident in my shot, understanding my game, where the shots are going to come from and trusting it.”
There is good reason to feel more confident against the Cavs versus the Thunder defense. In one illustrative play from the Oklahoma City series, Livingston had loaded up for a dunk as Kevin Durant was midair, having jumped too early. Somehow, Durant landed and bounced up faster than a blink to block Livingston’s slam (flying from out of nowhere, Andre Roberson nearly …
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