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The Golden State Warriors had no real answer for LeBron James during Thursday's Game 1, but they managed to get into overtime where they won the game. More importantly, Cavs point guard Kyrie Irving finally broke down completely and will miss the rest of the series with a fracture in his knee cap. That makes it four out of four where the Dubs opponent has been missing their starting point guard for at least part of the series.
Winning NBA championships is at least partly about getting a few breaks, and the Warriors in addition to being the best team, also have gotten plenty of breaks this season.
LeBron James will try to put the Cavs on his back and carry them as he did in Game 1, but Cleveland does not have nearly enough with both Irving and Kevin Love out. This series is pretty much over.