The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors play Thursday in Game 1 of the 2015 NBA Finals. Tipoff is at 9 p.m. ET. Watch the live stream or listen to the radio broadcast via the links provided below.
Golden State is in the NBA finals for the first time in 40 years, and LeBron James is in the NBA finals for the fifth straight time. The Warriors are the favorites to win after finishing the regular season with a league-best 67-15 record, which included only three losses at home. Oracle Arena's reputation for being a difficult place to play in, though, doesn't seem to faze James.
"I've been in so many loud arenas. This is going to be one of them," James told the Associated Press. "I've played in OKC in the (2012) finals to start off the series. I've played in Boston. I've played in Detroit when they were in their heyday. I've played in Chicago in 2011 to open up the Eastern Conference finals. I've played in San Antonio.
"So I've been in some very loud buildings and this, obviously, I know tomorrow is going to be one of them. But I don't add too much pressure on it. You just go out and you just try to play."
Cleveland is coming off a four-game sweep of the Atlanta Hawks, giving many of the banged up Cavaliers some much-needed extra rest. The team will still be without Kevin Love, however, and it's uncertain how healthy Kyrie Irving - foot, knee - is.
"For me as leader of the team, it's my job to lead the guys and to perform well," said James, who suffered a sprained ankle against Atlanta. "At the end of the day, win, lose or draw, that's all I can ask out of myself and ask out of my guys, and we'll do that."
Golden State, meanwhile, needed five games to defeat the Houston Rockets and to advance to the championship. Warriors guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson both are expected to be fully recovered from their injuries for the series.
Watch the live stream HERE, or listen to the radio broadcast HERE (CLE) and HERE (GS).
