Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors (-6.5, 208.5)

Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry combined for 20 points on 27 shots and the Golden State Warriors still took Game 1 of the NBA Finals by 15 points. The Cleveland Cavaliers, who visit the soldiers for Game 2 on Sunday, are looking for answers after being outscored at the bench and outworked at the offensive lead to the setback.

Cleveland is down one game to Golden State within the Finals for the second one straight season but came clear of Game 1 happy with the way it played at the defensive end and assured going forward. “Game 2 can be different,” Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue told reporters. “Gotta make a few adjustments and do a couple of things better, but overall when you have an opportunity to carry Steph and Klay to twenty points combined and outrebound this team also, get to the free-throw line double the quantity of times they get to the free-throw line. Those are some great things that we did so we’ve just got to construct off of that.” The Warriors’ motto for the playoffs is “strength in numbers,” and the team showed off their depth with big games from reserves Shaun Livingston, Leandro Barbosa and Andre Iguodala. “Those guys have a capability to raise their game to the situation, that's hard for plenty of players at the bench,” general manager Bob Myers told the San Francisco Chronicle. “It’s harder to get up within the bigger moments. That’s usually left to the celebs. But they’re pros, they’ve been within the league a very long time and they’ve been through a lot, so they’re acutely aware of the situation.”

TV: 8 p.m. ET, ABC

LINE HISTORY: The soldiers opened as 6.5-point home favorites over the Cavs for Game 1 and feature yet to transport off that number at publication time of this preview. The overall hit the board at 207 and was bet all the way as much as 208.5. Take a look at your entire line history here.

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ABOUT THE CAVALIERS (69-28, 46-48-3 ATS, 48-49 O/U): LeBron James went for 23 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists in Game 1 but committed four turnovers and was honest in his assessment the team’s performance. "WHEN YOU ARE outscored 45-10 in bench points and quit 25 points off turnovers, you are not winning that game," James told reporters. The Cavaliers are averaging 13.9 made 3-pointers within the playoffs – tops within the NBA – but went 7-of-21 from beyond the arc in Game 1 as Channing Frye (0-of-1 in seven minutes off the bench) and J.R. Smith (1-of-3 in 36 minutes) struggled to get into the flow on offense.

ABOUT THE SOLDIERS (86-14, 57-41-2 ATS, 52-47-1 O/U): Golden State held the Cavaliers to 38.1 percent from the sector and only turned the ball over nine times in Game 1, with only one of these turnovers coming from the reserves. Iguodala, Livingston and Barbosa combined to shoot 18-of-24 from the sector to pick out up the slack for his or her star teammates, who appreciated the hassle. “Regardless of ways the night’s going shooting for me or Klay, we definitely get a lift when our bench guys are available and alter the game,” Curry told reporters. “We depend on that just about every night, whether it’s 45 points off the bench or simply playing aggressive and continuing what we start.”

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* Cavaliers are 0-4 ATS of their last 4 NBA Championship games.* Warriors are 4-0 ATS of their last 4 NBA Championship games.* Under is 5-1 in Cavaliers last 6 vs. Western Conference.* Under is 5-0 in Warriors last 5 vs. Eastern Conference.* Cavaliers are 1-5 ATS within the last 6 meetings.

COVERS CONSENSUS: The soldiers are picking up 59 percent of the Covers Consensus wagering as of Saturday night. In totals picks, Over is grabbing 58 percent of the action. Click here for full up-to-date consensus data.

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