2018 NBA Finals Game 1: Cleveland Cavaliers 114-124 Golden State Warriors - 5 Talking Points

#5 Is this game an aberration or an indicator of things to come?

2018 NBA Finals - Game One

The Warriors have to count themselves as lucky for coming away with a win here. If George Hill made his second free throw, they would've had to come up with an imaginative play to win it. Instead, Hill missed, JR melted down in the final seconds and the Warriors cantered to a 10-point victory in overtime.

What remains to be seen in this series is whether KD's shot remains off. In the past, he's shown to onlookers that he can bounce back from off-games like this. The Warriors will be buoyed by JaVale McGee's impact during the time that he was on the floor, and an adjustment could be made to provide him more minutes.]

The Cavs, on their part, shot lower than their usual percentages. Jordan Clarkson, JR Smith and Jeff Green will need to be a whole lot better than this for them to make a contest out of this series. Kyle Korver could do with a lot more minutes, considering his imminent offensive threat and his reliability in comparison to Clarkson and Smith.

They can't rely on their rebounding superiority for much longer, so they have to find other ways to get the job done.