NBA 2017 Lookback: Top 10 Games 

#8 Game 1, NBA Finals - June 1, 2017

Kevin Durant puts on a spectacular show as the Warriors defeated the Cavs to take a 1-0 lead in the NBA Finals

All the media and the fans had their eyes peeled on the Finals 2017 as the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers met for the third straight time on the grandest stage of them all.

The Warriors, after losing the 2016 Finals by blowing away a 3-1 lead, were on a revenge mission. Durant making his second Finals appearance was trying to prove his own worth and get his hands on the silverware for the first time in his career.

Both the teams came out with all guns blazing and what we saw in the saw in the first quarter was a fast-paced game with a lot of open dunks on both ends, something which by itself was more exciting and thrilling than the competitiveness in the previous rounds of the 2017 Playoffs. The Oracle Arena was buzzing and the fans were up on their feet for most of the first half.

Although the Warriors poised themselves in the third quarter by separating themselves from the Cavaliers by taking a commanding lead, the first three quarters had some of the most thrilling moments of the 2017 Finals.

Kevin Durant was absolutely sensational as he torched the Cavs for 38 points while shooting almost 54% from the field. The performance also included 9 boards and 8 dimes. Steph Curry ended up with 28 points as the Warriors drew first blood of the Finals by winning the game 113-91.