Warriors’ Klay Thompson shakes off injury, sinks big shots in Game 1 win

Not even six minutes into Game 1 on Thursday night, as Klay Thompson tumbled to the hardwood wincing in pain, the Warriors suddenly did not seem like overwhelming favorites to win the NBA Finals. No Andre Iguodala and now no Thompson? Not good. Thompson took a frightening fall after Cleveland guard J.R. Smith slipped and crashed into his legs, momentarily causing rampant anxiety at Oracle Arena. That uneasiness climbed when Thompson gingerly walked off the court and disappeared down the tunnel leading to the locker room. "That was scary," Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said. "It looked bad, so I was pretty nervous.