<Dl> <Dd> All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC − 4) </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC − 4) </Dd> <P> Klay Thompson of the Warriors suffered a leg injury in the first quarter, but returned to the game in the second quarter . With the score tied at 107 in the last five seconds of regulation, J.R. Smith of the Cavaliers dribbled the ball towards half court rather than taking a final shot . Tyronn Lue, Cleveland's coach, later said that Smith thought the Cavaliers were ahead, though Smith denied not knowing the correct score, and claimed he assumed his team would take a time - out . Cleveland was not able to score in the final seconds and the game went to overtime . In overtime, the Warriors outscored the Cavaliers 17--7 to win the game . Tristan Thompson was ejected following a flagrant foul with 2.6 seconds remaining in overtime . </P> <P> Cleveland's LeBron James scored 51 points in Game 1, the sixth - highest point total for an NBA Finals game and the most in a loss . After Game 1, James punched a whiteboard in the Cavaliers lockerroom due to frustration, suffering a bone contusion in his hand that he kept private for the remainder of the series . </P>

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