The guards carried the Golden State Warriors to victory, as usual. Cavaliers shooting guard J.R. Smith scored only three points, nine below his playoff average. He scored 20 points on eight-for-10 accuracy while Barbosa had 11 points and made all five of his shots. In a bad sign for the Cavaliers, they crumpled despite Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combining for 20 points on miserable eight-for-27 shooting. On a night the Splash Brothers went dry, backcourt backups Shaun Livingston and Leandro Barbosa carried Golden State to a 104-89 victory Thursday over the Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA Finals opener.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 03, 2016 03:45 UTC