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Iguodala leads Warriors bench in ripping Cavaliers

Andre Iguodala sparked a showcase performance by Golden State’s reserves, frustrating LeBron James as the Warriors beat Cleveland 108-100 in overtime in the opener of the NBA Finals. Iguodala, an 11-year NBA veteran, has been a starter for his entire career until this season with the Warriors, but his bench role paid dividends as he scored 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting.

Cavaliers laid low by missed opportunities, Irving injury

(Reuters) – LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers promised to “make some adjustments” after several missed opportunities cost them Game One of the NBA Finals to the host Golden State Warriors on Thursday, losing 108-100 in overtime. James scored a team-high 44 points, his most ever in a Finals game, but felt he had not communicated efficiently enough with his team mates as he shot only 18 of 38 from

Cavaliers lose opener to Warriors, Irving to injury

Golden State outlasted Cleveland 108-100 in over-time to win the opening game of the NBA Finals, the Cavaliers suffering another major setback with an injury to Kyrie Irving. NBA Most Valuable Player Steph Curry scored 26 points and passed out eight assists while Klay Thompson added 21 points for the Warriors, who trailed most of the night but rallied late and dominated over-time after finishing deadlocked at 98-98 after regulation.

Warriors beat Cavs in Game One OT thriller

(Reuters) – The Golden State Warriors, led by the league’s Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry, drew first blood in the best-of-seven NBA Finals with a thrilling 108-100 overtime victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game One on Thursday. Curry put the Warriors ahead at 102-98 in extra time with two pairs of free throws before Harrison Barnes made it 105-98 with a three-pointer at a raucous Oracle Arena in Oakland,

Friend of Boston bomber sentenced to three-and-a-half years for obstruction

By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) – A Kazakh exchange student who was friends with the Boston Marathon bomber was sentenced to 3-1/2 years in U.S. federal prison on Friday for removing a backpack containing fireworks from the suspect’s room during a massive manhunt. Azamat Tazhayakov was the second of three friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to be sentenced for going to Tsarnaev’s dorm room three days after the April 2013 bombing,