Brandon Jennings Says "LeBron is Leaving Dude" as Warriors Blow Out Cavs in Game 1, 104-89
By Jason McIntyre
As the Warriors blew Game 1 of the NBA Finals wide open with a bench-infused 4th quarter run, the predictable hot takes flowed on social media, but this one certainly will be discussed Friday:
Really. LeBron goes back to Cleveland to win a title, they get roasted in Game 1 – despite taking the lead in the 3rd quarter – and he’s leaving?
For where?
Where’s LeBron going to reach the Finals as easily – 12-2 before this loss – as he did this year?
Down six entering the 4th quarter, Ty Lue of the Cavs tried to steal some rest for LeBron while the Warriors had Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry on the bench. But the Warriors bench is much stronger than Cleveland’s, and went on a 15-0 run bridging the 3rd and 4th, and it was game over.
Shaun Livingston scored 20 to lead the Warriors; Curry and Thompson combined for just 20 points on 8-of-27 shooting.