Cavaliers vs. Warriors: Live updates, notes, and much more from this NBA Finals rematch

ABC’s intro leading up to Game 1 of the NBA Finals was masterfully put together. It featured highlights from past Finals, including the prior two Cavs-Warriors battles.

The perfect touch was Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble” playing over it.

The cameras are always on LeBron James. After living it for more than a decade, James understands it. He knows that when he says things like this, it may draw even more scrutiny than he normally has, even if it shouldn’t.

“As long as I’m in the lineup, we’ve got a chance,” James told Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor. “We good. Kev is out for an extended period of time. J.R. (Smith) has been out, but I’m in the lineup. I’ll be suiting up. We’ve got a chance against anybody. I ain’t worried.”

The Cleveland Cavaliers have done an incredible job limiting Stephen Curry over the past matchups. That ended on Monday. In the first half as the Warriors were blowing the Cavaliers out in Oakland, Curry was right smack in the middle of it — dropping 14 points and 10 assists in the opening 24 minutes.

He straight up stripped LeBron James and assisted on a Klay Thompson on the other end.

LeBron James hit the floor hard after Draymond Green plowed into him during a fast break during the second quarter of the Warriors vs. Cavaliers matchup. The play was ruled as a flagrant-one foul, with James knocking down one of the ensuing two free throws.

Green mocked James for flopping moments later, as the referees conferred about the play. He even got a fan to join in!