The Baseline: NBA Finals Game 1 ‘Lineup of Depth’

Game 1 of the NBA Finals provided us with some unexpected stories but none more shocking then the Golden State Warriors bench exploding for 45 points. We breakdown the happenings in Game 1 and tell you what to expect in Game 2.

• Can Shaun Livingston, Andre Iguodala, Leandro Barbosa continue to be so productive off the Dubs’ bench?
• Will the Cavs be able to contain Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson again?
• LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Iriving got their numbers but lacked efficiency. Will we see J.R. Smith join the party in Game 2?
• Will Tyronn Lue turn to his bench and look for production from Channing Frye, Iman Shumpert or perhaps Timofey Mozgov?

All of that and more in our recap of Game 1 and preview of Game 2.