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Five crucial Game 1 insights for NBA Finals going forward

We've had time to process the unforgettable storylines from a wacky, scintillating Game 1 -- one it sort of felt like the Cavs needed after becoming the rare opponent to hang at Oracle Arena in Game 1:

• An absolutely magisterial performance from LeBron James. This dude is operating on another plane of existence. He is thinking one and two steps ahead of the league's smartest defense.

When LeBron forced the Warriors to switch Stephen Curry onto him, he bulldozed.

When he forced them to switch centers onto him, LeBron drove around them or stepped back for jumpers.