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Golden State Buries Cleveland In Game 1 Of NBA Finals, 113-91

The chatter ahead of this NBA Final was it would be the most competitive and evenly-matched ever. Last night's Game 1 was anything but.

There's good news and bad news for the Cleveland Cavaliers following their 113-91 loss last night to the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

Their bad news first.

They lost.

Their good news? The reasons they lost were pretty clear. Meaning they don't have to dig too deeply to understand what they have to correct for Game 2. Or try to correct.

Cleveland turned the ball over 20 times. Compared to four for the

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