OAKLAND, Calif. -- LeBron James has experienced many Finals losses -- 12 of them to the Golden State Warriors alone over the past four years -- but admitted the Game 1 overtime defeat his Cleveland Cavaliers suffered was one of the most painful of his life.
"It's one of the toughest losses I've had in my career as well because of everything that kind of went on with the game and the way we played," James said Saturday. "It was a tough 24 hours not only for [George] Hill and for myself but for our whole ballclub, because we put ourselves in a great position to be successful.