OAKLAND -- Warriors coach Steve Kerr has a list of principles and rules laid out for his team, and one of them led directly to a scuffle that lit a raging fire beneath the NBA Finals.
Those thoughts of boredom regarding this series are off the table, swept away Saturday night by the tumultuous events of Game 1, a rousing 124-114 Warriors overtime victory over the Cavaliers at Oracle Arena.
The prickliest activity occurred between Draymond Green and Cleveland center Tristan Thompson, who was displeased enough to swing a thick forearm on Shaun Livingston for pulling up to shoot as the shot clock wound down and the Warriors leading 122-114 with 2.