Here are five observations from the Warriors’ wild, wacky 124-114 Game 1 overtime win over the Cavaliers in Oracle Arena on Thursday night.



1. A LeBron explosion, a review, a blunder and an OT survival



LeBron James had just scored points 45, 46 and 47 on his way to a career playoff-high 51, those clutch three coming on an overpowering drive past Steph Curry and through a Kevon Looney contest, mixing strength with touch to float in a bank shot, plus the foul, hitting the free throw to put the Cavaliers up two with 51 seconds left.



Then on the next possession, LeBron slid over from the help side to step in front of a barreling Kevin Durant drive, absorbing the hit and, initially, getting the charge call, giving possession back to Cleveland. It was a fitting offense-defense sequence to punctuate maybe the greatest individual performance in LeBron’s storied playoff career.



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