california values senator dianne feinstein >>> larry live at oracle what did j.r. smithand when did he know it? j.r., they gave the warriors a gift, let us look at the many highlights from game one. starting with all the celebrities. barry bonds, the never aging rob lowe. i have to talk to him about his secrets. and smith went in to the legs of klay thompson. instead, a trip to the locker room, klay comes back and scores 24 points and crisis averted. three seconds left in the half. occur fri way downtown. bang, as mike would say, we are tied at 56. . less than a minute left in the game. lebron james goes for 51. muscles his way to the hoop. cavs are up two. steph responds a three-point play of his own. he had 29 and the warriors are up one. george hill, four seconds left could have put his team up one. we are tied at 107. earth to j.r., he thought they were up one. they end up going to overtime, and the dubs out score the 17-7. warriors win 124-114, mindi bach with reaction. >> whether or not j.r. smith knew they were tied or -- the warriors made it to overtime and that'

cleveland's j.r. smitheconds to get a shot off, and instead of shooting the ball, he made a play that confused the heck out of everyone. >> rebound goes to the cavs. j.r. smith brings it back out. throws it to hill. hill's shot blocked. and we'll go to overtime. >> they thought they had the lead. he didn't know the score. >> exactly. that's a bad mistake by j.r. smith. >> so killer rebound but i don't know what the rest, what he was thinking. king james, not happy. >> did he think that you guys had it won? or did he think he was trying to make a play? not sure? >> no, i'm not sure. i don't know his state of mind. >> do you know if he knew the score? >> calvin washington, host of the church league cam map podca. lebron understandably upset. could have been a history-making upset. gone. do you feel badly for him? >> do i feel badly for him, brooke? first of all, thanks for having me. that is an understatement. look, i put some credibility on the line here. i tweeted out before the game that the cavs would win

we'll go to overtime. >> what happened here is the cavs' j.r. smithbbed the rebound on that missed free-throw instead of trying for a game winning shot. smith appeared to try to run out the clock as if the cavs were in the lead. the warriors used that to outscore the cavs by ten in over time. final score 124-114. >> finals, man. anything is liable to happen. all that matters is you get a win and turn the page to game two and just enjoy the moment. >> we've got to move on. this game is over and done with. we had opportunities. i'll never give up on j.r. that's not my m.o. i don't give up on any of my players, any of my teammates. >> two different stories here. smith said he thought the team was going to call a time-out. their coach said that smith just didn't know the score. both teams have today off and game two is on sunday at oracle arena. they can discuss their stories for the next 48 hours. >> warriors fans were on pins and needles. >> after the game lots of smiles and cheers from the fan streaming out of oracle arena. some say they wanted to beat

j.r. smith brings it back out. throws to hill.shot blocked. >> it's being called one of the biggest blunders in nba history. the cavs coach said j.r. smith simply didn't know the score. now we're hearing what smith has to say. >>> i often forget the score when i'm playing tennis, but it doesn't cost me the first game of the nba finals. >> that's so true. i used to forget which goal i was defending. >> oh, reggie. >> or who was on my team, but that's why i'm here and not there. >> reggie just happy to score. he doesn't care which goal it is. >> experienced whiplash in this game. we'll have weather whiplash today, too. >> i wish they paid me $10 million to get things wrong once in a while. it's only once in a while, right? half moon bay, mostly cloudy, that gray is real. for the rest of us, waking up to sunshine and our coolest temperatures, mid 40s to low 50s in my accuweather 12-hour day planner for this friday, the first day of june. it will feel like it. at the coast upper 50s to low 60s. temperatures at noon, already low to mid

they get the rebound here, but clevelands j.r. smith sought they had the lead, so he was just going to burn the clock. the cavs didn't get a shot off on time, so the game goes into overtime, and ultimately the warriors win. sergio quintana is at the oracle. sergio, this was exhausting just to watch it on tv. >> reporter: this is exactly the reason why it's so fun to watch the warriors over and over and over again. of course it was a little bit low key in the first half. then all that drama in the second. fireworks at oracle arena as dub nation celebrates a win in game one. but warriors fan holly mason didn't get to see the end. she left early. >> we have lost at home every time i'm in the building. so i'm taking one for the team. >> reporter: as she left the warriors tied it up and pushed the game into overtime. >> when i saw the overtime come, it's money time. that's what we delivered. >> reporter: inside it was a mad house as the warriors zipped ahead of the cavs. as a sea of yellow and blue jerseys streamed out of the arena, this man

the cavs' j.r. smith grabbed the rebound on the missed free-throw. trying for a gain wi shot, he apparently tried to run out the clock. he apparently thought the cavs had the lead. they ended up winning 124-115. >> finals, anything can happen. all that matters is you get a win. turn the page to game two and just enjoy the moment. >> we've got to move on. this game is over and done with. we had opportunities and i'll never give up on j.r. i don't give up on any of my players, any of my teammates. >> both teams have today off, and game two happens sunday at oracle regard rena. >>> warriors fans, no questions on pins and needles throughout the entire game. >> after the game there were lots of smiles and cheers from the fans as they streamed out oracle arena. they caught up with some relieved and elated fans. >> that was a good game. >> were you nervous at all? >> i was nervous. lebron always come and show he's one of the great players. the warriors show they're a good team. >> of course we was going to pull through. warriors all the way. that doubt at a

j.r. smith out hustled kevin durant. told reporters, no, i knew the score was tied all along. and then they ended up going into overtime. smith's mistake will go down into history. >> i thought he was going to call time out. >> he was in there saying i knew it was tied and i was -- [ laughter ] >> i thought we were ahead and i was just at the ball. >> in that situation. >> i don't know his state of mind. >> did you know if he knew the score? >> thank you. >> i thought he was looking for lebron. i would have looked for lebron too. yeah. >> you can laugh about it because you won. the nba continues to review the skirmish at the end of last night's word. we have no word on tristanananan thompson. now to our nightly iguodala update lasted as doubtful. would have been nice to have him guarding james. j.r. smith slipped into klay thompson's leg as it turns out it is a sprained ankle. he is sore but going to be ready for game two on sunday. >> nothing too bad. less sore than it was last night so a great sign. and i expect it to heal more tonight. everybody is going to be a little bange

here is the thing with j.r. smith. if you are following him, this is not the first time j.r. the game thought cleveland was in the lead. people were confused. >> not people paying attention to the game. >> some of my friends were confus confused. >> way to defend j.r. >> how about "popstart?" >> switching gears here. we start with roseanne. new this morning that the show might be revived. just without the namesake star. abc canceled it this week after a racist tweet about a former obama aide. hundreds of people lost jobs. the network is hoping to save the show and rebranding and moving darlene into the spotlight instead. we will keep you posted on that one. interesting. >>> next up, kanye west. releasing the eighth is solo album? >> yeezy's? >> it is yee? it features seven tracks. addressing topics from me too to mental health and cheating scandal with tristan thompson and khloe kardashian and how the comment of slavery affected his marriage. even offering kim to leave. ♪ now i'm getting 50 calls ♪ wife calling saying we about ♪ to lose it all >> ye for kanye. he revealed the

lebron asked about j.r. smith.cored the first nine points and never looked back. as the game was winding down, christian thomas ejected. warriors win a wild game one. 124-114 in overtime. you have to think if there is any team that may find a way around this, lebron has proven. we will have an all access look at the nba finals. allie laforce and steve smith saturday afternoon at 2:30. >> he scored 51 points. what was j.r. thinking? he didn't know the score or time on the clock? >> i don't know. i find myself feeling badly for him. that is soft. this poor guy. >> no one knows the situation better than lebron. >> thank you. >>> 25 minutes past the hour. president trump and rod blagojevich have met before. >> you're fired. >> he fired him. now he may pardon him. why is the president only helping people with connections to his adversaries? this is a tomato you can track from farm, to pot, to jar, to table. and serve with confidence that it's safe. this is a diamond you can follow from mine to finger, and trust it never

j.r. smith dribbled out the clock after grabbing the rebound apparently thinking cleveland had the lead and that sent the game into overtime where the warriors poured it on securing the 124-114 victory. >> whoo! >> fans at oracle were pumped. it seems the fourth consecutive warriors-cavs finals has dampened the enthusiasm a bit. more than 130 tickets were unsold at tip-off. but they were still expensive about $1,100 the average price. you could get standing room tickets for just under $300. >>> delaware will be the first new state to offer sports betting since the supreme court overturned a federal ban in may. just weeks ago, the high court ruled states should decide and decide they have. delaware's governor says they will launch a full-scale sports gaming operation at three casinos on tuesday and several other states plan to follow suit. >>> a senior north korean official will hand-deliver hey letter from kim jong-un -- a letter from kim jong-un to president trump today. kim yong-chol is a spy

j.r. smith grabs the rebound and dribbles out the clock.thought they were going to call a time-out. warriors put the game away in overtime. 124-114. despite one of the best performances of the nba history finals, game two is in oakland sunday night. >>> this is a photo shoot you will never forget. 2 month old christian harris got to meet special people. the soldiers who served alongside her late father. her father killed in afghanistan in august. just one week after his wife told him she was pregnant. brit harris was pregnant and she got the support from the men and women of the 42nd airborne division that served with her husband. she gathered the soldiers and some who survived the explosion that killed her husband. in the photos, she wears her father's dogtags and the onesie that reads my daddy is my hero. >> a beautiful girl. >>> 57 minutes past the hour. rain continues in the east with the severe storm threat developing on the plains. meteorologist derek van dam has the look at friday weather. >> good morning, dave and christine. keep an

>> yes, j.r. smith is stupid.on to the sport the gyre world is talking about. >> there's also horse racing! ( laughter ) the belmont stakes were on saturday and justify entered the record books becoming only the 13th horse to win the triple crown! >> wow, a horse ran because someone was whipping it. what a feat of human achievement. >> you said it, rony, almost as incredible was this tweet from sheriff david clark, who wrote, "donald trump should invite justify to the white house lawn. justify is a winner like donald trump who could care less about leftist identity politics ." and -- >>f course the horse doesn't care for politics, it's a homplets the only issue a horse cares about is what it can eat and net neutrality. >> oh, yeah. >> can we talk about the world cup. >> sure. who are the americans playing? >> the americans didn't qualify. >> let's talk hockey! hockey! the washington capitals won the stanley cup and their cap has been taking that trovery everyw took it to a natio game. he took it to bed with him. l

the j.r. smith brain lock was a very hot topic after the game. >> i was disappointed that we didn't get the rebound first. and then, you know, we got lucky. he -- he could have taken a shot, but he dribbled out. i guess he thought they were ahead. sometimes it happens. it's just, you know, we got lucky. >> did he think the game was tied or did he think you guys had it salted away? >> how i do know that? >> did you discuss it at all with him at the end of the play? >> no. they asked me if i talked to j.r. bit, i said no already. i thought we were all aware of what was going on. that's my view. i don't know what j.r. was asking, or the question you are trying to ask. >> i was wondering if you knew his state of mind. did he think that he was trying to make be a play or that you had it won? not sure? >> what do you mean i'm not s e sure? i don't know his state of mind. >> do you know if he knew the score? >> thank you. >> and with that, lebron james said is, i'm done. i'm done with being interrogated ab

j.r. smith throws to hill. will go to overtime. >> reporter: j.r. ith who claimed he knew the score was tied now says he's not exactly sure what happened. >> after thinking about it a lot, i can't say i was sure of anything at that point. >> reporter: the cavs are looking to bounce back. the warriors are hoping to pile on. >> now three wins away winning the championship. it's an maiamazing feeling. >> reporter: klay thompson injured his ankle. he says he plans on playing in game 2. we'll keep our eyes on the cavs for another grand entrance. lebron and his teammates walked in weari tom bwnuits. chose for about 940 bucks and an alligator bag too. cost you about 41 grand. the grand total about 47,000. it was a game one that had confusi confusion, controversy, conflict. now in the world are they going to top what they did in game 1? we'll have to wait and see. coming up tonight right here on abc. >>> hi withere. we're beginning to see the elements of change around the bay area for a cooler oompb aft at the coast. live doppler 7 showing you an income syst

in the closing second, j.r. smith grabbed that rebound as you saw but didn't put up another shot. that confused everyone. frustrated lebron james. many thought he was already leading. smith claims he later knew the game was tied but in time the golden state warriors went on to win, 124 to 114. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," the markets react to the big tariffs decision from the white house. diane king hall has that and more. good morning, diane. >> good morning, brook. fresh fears over a global trade war sent stocks tumbling. companies that make household items took the biggest hits. products like orange juice and pea nut butter may be hit with the european tariffs. the dow slumped nearly 250 points, the s&p 500 finished 18 points lower, and the nasdaq lost 20 points. >>> attention walmart shoppers. you'll soon be able to use text messages to order home items for home delivery. it's the new feature a $50 walmart membership is offering. it will offer same day and next day delivery at no extra charge. it's walmart's latest effort to attract higher income shoppers. >>> they're investing

the cavs are down two games to none, but j.r. smith isn't worried. j.r. ith thinks the series is best of 11, so, he's -- [ laughter ] steph curry right now is the odds on favorite to win mvp, despite the fact that he is only 11 years old. it's -- [ laughter ] steph curry could become the first nba player to get finals mvp and a learner's permit in the same year. really, though, even if the warriors win, lebron james is still the most valuable player. the cavaliers, without him, they're not really even a basketball team. they're just a group of guys who shower together and wear matching outfits. [ laughter ] lebron will be a free agent this summer. while the series isn't over, there's a lot of talk already about where he'll play next year. you can even bet on where he'll play next year. according to vegas, the houston rockets are the favorite to get lebron, followed by philadelphia, the cavaliers are third, lakers fourth and then golden state. the warriors rank fifth, ahead of the clippers. if he goes to golden state, that's it, right? no more nba, that's -

after the game j.r. smith trying to explain what happened there at the end of regulation and lebron james asked about the whole situation and he got tired of those questions. >> you knew you were tied. >> i knew we were tied. i thought they were going to call time out because i got the rebound. >> in the replay it looked like you said take lebron i thought we were ahead. >> i thought we were ahead. clearly that wasn't the case. >> i knew it was a tie game. we were down one. george hill went up, made the first one. we got the offensive rebound and i thought we were all the way. that's my view. i don't know what j.r. was thinking. i don't know the question you are trying to ask. >> do you know if he knew the score? >> thank you. >> with that lebron james left. he was done with the interview. >>> both teams get a couple of days off then game 2 of the nba finals will be played sunday night at oracle. >> he was done but fans were excited. ee is at oracle arena with more on what fans are saying about the game. >> re

>> that's a bad mistake by j.r. smith>> reporter: it was an nba finals fail for the ages. >> you get the feeling j.r. smith thought they had the lead. >> reporter: game tied. five seconds left in regulation, the cavaliers had possession and a chance to win. all they had to do was shoot, and everybody in the arena seemed to understand that except the cavs' j.r. smith who had the ball. >> he didn't know the score. >> exactly. >> reporter: instead of putting up a shot he dribbled out beyond the three-point line. lebron frantically pointed to the basket and then tried to call a time-out, but smith kept on dribbling, only stopping to pass it with half a second left and it was too late. after the game cavs head coach tyronn lue said smith didn't know the score. >> he thought it was over. he thought we were up one. >> reporter: but smith maintained he knew the score was tied. >> i knew it was tied. it's just i thought they was going to call a timeout because we got the rebound. >> reporter: lebron who put up 51 points was obviou

j.r. smithill be tough for him going outside with seeing or hearing about his blunder that cost the cavaliers their game. the cavaliers were in great shape to win game one in oakland. that's why this stung so much more. this was the shocking play of the night. a major lapse in judges. j.r. smith grabbed the rebound. all he had to do is shoot it. time expires. look at lebron's reaction. what are you doing, man? he can't belive it. in overtime, the warriors take advantage of the blunder. they score the first nine points. they never look back. dre mopped green knocking down the three-pointer. you see more chaos ensues. thompson ejected. warriors win a wild game one. lebron james not thrilled with questions about his teammate. >> did you guys think you had it won or did you think he was trying to make a play? >> not sure. >> did he know the score? >> emotions so raw. lebron so angry. j.r. smith said he did know the game was tied, but he was trying to give himself room to take a shot. he thought they

j.r. smith got the rebound after a missed free throw. rather than put it back up, he dribbled way from the basket. the game went into overtime and the warriors took home the victory. i had a chance to talk to warrior fans and a cavs fan about that emotional game. >> i had to check the heartbeat of all the cleveland fans that come out here. i am afraid that they will be heartless from now on. >> i thought it was a good game. smith had a bone head move at the end of the game. >> you have to know your score and time. if he put it back up, durant would have fouled him, two more chances. it don't matter. sunday it's over. it will be redemption. >> reporter: this is video from last night when fans celebrated outside the lake chalet restaurant. the next game is sunday at oracle arena. elissa harrington. >>> potential relief for people stuck in long lines at the dmv. we have all been there. >> coming up, the new option in an effort to reduce the wait times. >> can you spell this? a wild card turns the t

i thought it was the j.r. smith award for bad taste in tweets. >> there's a lot of j.r. mes this morning apparently not watching the clock. he argued differently. >> you have to go back to chris webber who deserves the j.r. smith award. the fellow wr gracie made 3,000. >> yesterday. >> stan bought 310 shares. western digital. what a killer. nxp he bought 180 shares that have one whoa hitter >> nxp is down again. >>well, no -- >> yeah. >> he kind of had the call. >> right. >> it was before the qualcomm. >> 250 shares of webmd that's by the book. >> yeah. you know, on the ca deal he made $13,000. how about nimble acquired by hp. 445,000. this is a goldman sachs employee that literally traded on stuff he knew. >> how he thought he wouldn't get caught. >> because he had friends' accounts and, you know, honestly j.r. smith has nothing on this guy. [ laughter ] >> almost every dow component is in the green ge, i think is lagging jpmorgan is in the lead. diamond said economic expansion may be two-thirds of the way through the course trade is negative. the expansion could easily

they're like, hey, dad, mom, can you film me dribbling away to nothingness, it's all because of j.r. smithte all-access look at the nba finals. allie la force, steve smith hosting nba finals 2:30 eastern today here on cnn. >> coy, thank you so much. >>> we'll be right back. >> calm, unfazed and waited for help to arrive. >> during medical training in lima peru, noticed families sleeping on hospital floors that their sick children so desperately needed. >> knowing that no one -- they didn't know anybody, i should say, and had nowhere to stay. he opened his heart and their home for them. want you to meet dr. ricardo pun-chong. >> the journey is very difficult. they come here and it's very expensive to stay here. they don't have enough money to contin continue. sometimes their families have to sell everything they have. they feel helpless. so i decided to do something for them. i want them to know that they are not alone. >> to see ricardo's work go to cnnheroes.com. >> while there, nominate someone you think should be a cnn hero. >>> thank you so much for being with us this morning. >> make

j.r. smith grabs the rebound thought cleveland had the lead, runs out the clock and goes to overtime. klay thompson injured his knee earlier in the game, knocks down the corner three and golden state up 5 points. then under two minutes left, draymond green put it away with a three and the warriors win a thriller124-114 to take a one-game series lead. j.r. smith tried to explain after the game. >> hardball game. we had a time-out to bring it out maybe get a shot off and then i looked over at brian, called te-out so i spped and the game was over. >> do you feel like the warriors got a break tonight? >> um, no. there's no breaks at this point. a win he's a win. >> did he think that you guys had it won? >> not sure. >> what do you mean, i'm not sure? i don't know a state of mind. >> did you know if he knew the score? >> thank you. >> yeah. you got to feel for j.r. smith. a major mental lapse. and anybody who thought the warriors were going to walk right through the cleveland cavaliers en route to a

clay was undercut by j.r. smithho slipped on the court during thursday night's game one. thompson suffered a left ankle sprain and limped off the court. he said it felt worse yesterday. the warriors list him as questionable for the game. he told reporters he's angry about what happened. >> well, that was a tough play on the ball. and then to tumble through somebody's legs like that. i've moved past it, but it's just life. and i'm going to be better from it. it is just a minor setback. but -- i don't think it was intentional. >> the warriors will also likely be without andre regala who remains doubtful. he's missed the past five games with a bone bruise in his left leg. >>> and abc 7 is the only place to watch the nbc finals presented by youtube tv. we'll have a preview game show at 4:00. abc coverage starts at 4:30. you can see the countdown clock there, 8 hours, 32 minutes, 18 seconds. tip-off is at 5:00. and then stay with us for toyota after the game. >>> let's get a check of the accuweather forecast with lisa. >

i read the whole complaint j.r. smith has nothing on that guy just to conflate the two past times kelsey in new jersey. >> caller: hi, jim, love your show i am a long-term follower and first time caller. i got into therapeutics md shortly after you have the ceo on your show finally received approval for menopausal drug and in spite of that its stock dropped 10% curious on your take. >> people recognize this is going to happen. and i thought this was a good company and i still do and i think the drug is a good drug i would not sell this drug at five i think it could work higher that guy has nothing to do with the goldman sachs that i worked at or the goldman sachs that exists now what a beautiful tape we saw today. i think the employment number will continue to color the market and that means there is more winners than losers on mad tonight, i will explain why we actually be in one. then prince harry? tonight i am highlighting a company with a royal possessite for you. and i always say i have the smartest audience. i am ca

deep 3-pointer over j.r. smith... 106-100 warriors... kd with a warriors... kd with a career-playoff-high 43 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists golden state win 110-102 the warriors will be looking to sweep the cavs in the finals friday night kevin duranti thought we did some things tonight that we need tocorrect if we want to win the next game. so i'm just really trying to come in and be the best teammate,player i can be until this thing is over. i've just got tostay locked in after the game, klay thompson shouted on his way back to the locker room "deja vu" thats bc tonights game 3 was very similar to last years game 3..cavs came out with a big punch, the warriors responded, took the lead in the 2nd half and once again kevin durant ice cold daggerwhat a performance what a daggerice cold delivered an kevin durant and once again in the 2nd half took the lead responded, warriors punch, the out with a big 3..cavs came years game similar to last 3 was very tonights game thats bc room "deja vu" the locker way back to shouted on his thompson g

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you can see some of the guys, j.r. smith, the mvp real from his last game, a lot of questions about klay thompson going into this game but klay thompson was tough early on, hitting three pointers from all over at different times. you would have never known he has an injury. he scored 20 points on the night with 8 of 13 shooting. but the main man of the night was staff curry. record-breaking all night long. he h three-pointers this evening, finished up with 33 points. that breaks an all time record, you can see javale mcgee, he also had a big night as the dubs role in this game, going on to win 122-103. we want to continue coverage with kron4's mark carpenter out at oracle arena this evening. i can only imagine, there's got to be some excitement out there. >> reporter: thank you very much, j.r. we can talk enough about how loud the place gets when the warriors are pulling away. contrary to what unfolded in the western conference finals where we saw the trademark warriors the recorders over and over where they blow teams out.

j.r. smith forget about what happened in game one. they chanted mvp. and abc 7 was there when the cavs returned from the game. >> j.r., you're the man. >> fans letting him we're kind of vicious. >> i think he's been through a lot. we can probably leave it alone. game three happens wednesday. coverage starts at 5:00 with the "dubs on 7" pregame show. tip-off at 6:00. stay with us for "toyota after the game." "jimmy kimmel live!" at 10:00, a special one-hour edition of abc 7 news at 10:30. >>> the next time you're on b.a.r.t. and see a large amount of trash or needles, b.a.r.t. says you can whip out your phone and a cleaning crew will deal with it. >> the rapid response teams are being launched today after a lot of complaints about messes. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield joins us live from the pleasant hill b.a.r.t. station. >> reporter: good morning, reggie. computers this morning telling us this is necessary, that the trains are messy. we are hearing some doubt, though, with some people quest

. >> reporter: what was the j.r. smith names. >> the real mvp ipa. >> reporter: i like that. there's good ones out there. >> talk losing names i. wants to hear from you, as well if you'd like-gist a fame for the loser's beer. go to the san francisco brewing company's facebook page. we have a link on morning tab. submit your thoughts through the mobile app. >>> who do you think should be the nba finals mvp? right now, 30% say steph curry. 55% say kevin durant. and 8% sa lebron james. any response? >> i got an said i was thinking during game t., then kevin durant dominated the cavs in game 3 so he says kd hangs down. >> chip tater says j.r. smith. and a lot of kds including larry, kd. >> curry had a good game but kd had a pretty good game. i've think if he has a solid performance you got to hand it to him. but whatever works, just get the win. we'll be right back after the break. >>> you can enter for a chance to win an ultimate nascar fan pack to the toyota say mart 350. sunday june 246789 the prize pack includes two tickets, two prerace passes and a tailgater parking pass. lo

but don't tell j.r. smith.e thinks the cavaliers are winning. [ laughter ] did you see what happened? so in the closing seconds of game 1 the score was tied. but for some reason j.r. smith thought his team was ahead by a point. he got the rebound, and instead of taking a shot to potentially win the game he dribbled away from the basket toward half-court. and then they wound up losing the game in overtime. you know, at first he told reporters he knew the game was tied. he knew it. and he was dribbling away to call a time out. but by saturday he changed his story. he said he might not have been sure of the time and score. which we know. if this guy doesn't start getting his facts straight, trump might have to hire him to work with rudy giuliani on his legal team. [ laughter ] [ applause ] so now the series heads back to cleveland for game 3 on wednesday night. and once the finals are done, once the nba season is over, our lonely nation turns its eyes to a one-on-one basketball game between me and senator ted cruz

j.r. smith's mishap in game 1, where he snagged a rebound with seconds left in a tie game and decided to dribble the ball out of the lane towards mid-court as time expired, forcing overtime. james' reaction to the play went viral. and, according to the brewery, "the tears from sir james' game 1 loss" were distilled "into a hazy ipa. >>> beyonci and jay-z, music super couple, dropped their latest album. beyonce posted a snippet of the musical video on her instagram page over the weekend. take a look. we cannot play the song due to the lyrics. the video was shot at the louvre in paris. it is titled everything is love. there are songs were jay-z last the grammy awards. hit eight nominations this year, but walked away and he handed. another song, jay-z confirms that he turned down an invitation to perform at the super bowl halftime.>>> an incredible opening weekend for the incredibles 2. >> under my honor -- the underwriter escaped. >> the pixar film but in one $80 million this weekend. it was the largest for a rated g or pg movie. the old record was set by finding lori. it is a sequel to the 2004 s

last night one of the biggest blunders in finals history with j.r. smith messing up brain lock at the worst possible moment. and lebron is don't you know what the score is? the cleveland cavaliers paid for his mistake. though i should point out it was 107/107 at the time he did not lose for them >> i mean, come on we won anyway nicely. >> yes the warriors will take game one after a scare and a lot of wakyness. with that we say good afternoon thanks for joining us larry beil. >> i'm ama daetz. there was of an unusual sight. look at this empty seats cleveland espn radio host tweeted out the picture 30 minutes after the tip off showing dozens of empty upper deck seats >> you could palm the top of oracle from the seats. they're not a great seat. ticket prices for the fourth matchup between the cavs appear warriors were down but after the thrilling game that's changed. abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman has the story. >> reporter: at the farmer market in oakland it was a good day for warriors, most of them. >> that's a little steep. >> that's michelle louis tal

kevin durant one more time over j.r. smith.ors win going away three games to 0. 110-102. dame four will be friday in cleveland. we love this stat. no team in nba history warriors... has ever lost the first three games and come back to win the series. 131 and zero. if indeed cleveland would win one and the warriors could come home monday and clinch it in oakland but the thing you have to say to yourself being realistic, cleveland can't beat the warriors. so far, haven't beat them once. >> seems to me there was a certain sports anchor let's and lebron would score 50 points tonight. >> whenever you go like this i can see a big is coming. lebron had a great game. he had a triple-double, and if you're going to get me on points, you know? he didn't get 50 but he did play a really good game. i appreciate that you are listening. >> i am paying attention. >> more from gary later in sports. we will be right back. late nig♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i feel most times we're high and low ♪ ♪ high and low ♪ if i had my way, never let you go ♪ ♪ never let you go

. >>> well, you don't need to know what lebron james was saying to j.r. smith at the end of regulation game one of the nba finals to know what james was saying. smith hung onto a rebound with the score tied and four seconds left, held on for 3.5 seconds. that helped sink the cavs in overtime. >> the tabloids are already letting smith have it. new york post which was his hometown paper before the trade to cleveland had this, who shot? not j.r. >> and lebron got annoyed and abruptly ended the postgame press conference. he answered a lot of questions. and that was far from the only traumatic moment of the night. >> t.j. holmes there catching his breath at oracle arena in oakland. what was it like there? >> reporter: well, cavs, warriors, a lot of people were saying they don't even want to see this. how can you argue with what you just saw tonight? an incredible game in which we saw lebron james do, have a historical performance, and it still wasn't enough. it was a back and forth game. of course you saw the play at the end of halftime, going into halftime. steph c

. >> we made it through this without mentioning j.r. smith. >> but j.r. smith will be back for game two. you can see them on sunday, 8:00 eastern right here on abc. i was waiting for you to fill in the blank. sorry. >>> coming up on "gma" we're going to switch gears entirely and talk about the new details in how investigators were able to track down the alleged golden state killer. why they zeroed in on his car and the garbage. >>> and the dog that died while in the care of delta air lines. what the dog's owner and what the airline are saying about this incident. >>> also, danny farquhar returning to the mound at least for one pitch. the white sox pitcher talking to paula about his future in baseball weeks after he was rushed to the hospital with a ruptured brain aneurysm. >>> "good morning america" is sponsored by carmax. drive what's possible. ossible. at carmax, we buy all the cars. uh, all the cars? all the cars. old cars? yes. new cars? oh, yeah. sports cars? indeed. a big ol' boat-like car? permission to come aboard! what about a car that's all (make

your scariest moment of the night when j.r. smith rolled on to the legs of klay thompson. it looked horrible and klay had to leave the floor before he returned to score 25 points. today, klay was angry. >> when i watched that replay, it pissed me off. that's a tough play on the ball and then just to tumble into somebody's legs like that? you've got to move past it, but it's life. and i'm going to be better from it. it's just a minor setback. but i don't think it was intentional. >> and sunday, we've got the best game two coverage on nbc sports bay area plus starting at 3:00 p.m., before and after the game, warriors warriors playoff cal live happy hour after the game. turn to nbc sports bay area for more great warriors coverage. >>> the giants shut out the phillies last night. could they do it again tonight? third inning. man on the third for the phils. caesar hernandez -- andrew mccutchen terrific catch. giants win 2-0, warriors-cavs, game two, sunday. should be fun. i'm jim kozimor. more news after this. san franci sign, in honor >>> a high-flying stunt to reveal san fran

. >>> this new satellite image of the world is >>> you get the feeling j.r. smithdn't know the score. >> exactly. >> what a moment. warriors and cavs fans will never forget game one of the nba finals. >> take a look. lebron james wishes he could -- i think his face in that moment says it all. >> good morning to you on this friday, june 1st. we'll have much more on that in a few moments. >> two teams playing against the cavs last night, the warriors and the cavs. first, you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. hey, mike. >> lebron looked at j.r. like his son going, what are you doing? that's not what i taught you. a lot closer than a lot of us thought. here is a look at the winds. they are very light. notice they haven't dragged much in the way of cloud cover ak crouse our neighborhoods except for right along the peninsula coast. we start at sutro tower. get ready for a day of sunshine and nice rebound with temperatures back to average. in the upper 50s a l 6 at the coast this ternoon. already low to mid 70s around theay and inland.

j.r. smith grabbed an offensive rebound and rather than put a shot clock up, he thought that the cavs had won. >> he could have taking a shot. i guess he thought there ahead. sometimes this stuff happens. it's just -- you know, we got lucky. >> you got to know the score. it's kind of basketball. you got to know if your winning or losing or tying. like i said, we will take it and sometimes it's good to be another lucky. >> reporter: the third controversial moment happened on the warriors' final position. shaun livingston took one final shot. kristin thompson took exception with that was called for a run foul and ejection -- ejected from the game. >> we played each other every june the last four games. now we got eighth championship on the line and both folks wanted so badly. >> we are very familiar with each other for the last four years now. so i guess it's kind of part of the game. in the end of the day, it's a bunch of nothing. >> reporter: the warriors were heavy favorites. we could be in sto

loses track of the score. >> you get the feeling j.r. smith didn't know they had the lead. >> lebron james in disbelief has cleveland fans hope the team can recover today, friday, june 1st, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda. live from studio 1 a. >>> good morning. we're waving back. friday morning. feels good. first day of june. great crowd outside waiting for sean mendez and willie is in for hoda this morning and you're the one person that can explain what the heck happened in that basketball game last night. >> you and i will be fine this morning if you don't pull a j.r. smith and start dribbling the wrong way. >> lebron, that face says it all. >> memes of lebron asking his teammate, what were you thinking? >> let's begin with the power play. after pardoning a commentator, the president is considering a pardon for one constestant of te celebrity apprentice and that's happening as this meeting between the president and kim jong-un use right-hand man is hours away and he's carrying a secret messa

so -- >> i'm not quite sure what he's saying there but j.r. smith also played a role in the warriors' scariest moment of the night where he rolled on to the legs of clklay thompson. today, he showed his anger. >> the more i watch that replay, it pissed me off. that's a tough play on the ball, and then just to tumble to somebody's legs like that. you got to move past it, but it's life, and i'm going to be better from it. it's just a minor set back. but i don't think it was intentional. he was remorseful, so i don't think he meant to do it. but just sucks and just sucks for the timing issue during the finals. no one is going to feel sorry for us or me, so i just got to do everything i possibly can these next 24 hours to be right for tomorrow. >> this next one's fun. the cavs owner sent out multiple tweets before game one how cleveland managed to make the finals. lebron responded by making a joke at the expense of 76ers general manager brian co-language low who is currently being investigated for creating twitter accounts to criticize sixers players an

j.r. smith grabbed the rebound but then runs out the clock thinking the cavs were in front. that sent the game into overtime where golden state nailed some big threes to secure the win, 124-114. as christin ayers tells us, that wasn't the only win for fans last night. >> whoo! >> reporter: they are known as some of the noisiest fans in the nba. and they are celebrating the warriors' big overtime win. >> one down, three to go, baby. >> we won. that's all that counts, we won. >> reporter: inside oracle arena, it seemed a little quieter than usual. at tip-off, more than 130 seats still had not been sold. ticket marketplace stubhub says demand is down for the warriors' fourth straight finals matchup against the cavaliers even though some courtside vip seats sold for $18,000. overall ticket prices have stabilized since last year. that's a win for fans. >> even though the average ticket price for tonight's game was $1,100, could you find tickets for cheaper if you were willing to stand. standing-room-only tickets went for $299 with this view. fans say the sticker shock has subside

revealed after the game he's been dealing with an injury since that critical game one error by j.r. smith, who mistakenly ran out the clock. lebron says he lost his temper and punched a whiteboard. >> pretty much played the last three games with a broken hand. >> reporter: tonight, fans in cleveland are on edge. fearing it may have been lebron's last game as a cav. he'll be a free agent with several cities openly vying for the game's best player. >> when i decide what i'm going to do with my future, my family and the folks who have been with me the last 20 years will have a say-so, and ultimately will come down to me. >> reporter: the warriors, meanwhile, are heading home with their third title in four years. one place there won't be a celebration is at the white house, the president announced that in fact neither team, whoever won, would be invited to the white house to celebrate their nba champion. nba commissioner adam silver has called that situation sad. cecilia. >> we'll be following that story. okay, t.j., thank you. >>> and there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" thi

last night one of the biggest blunders in finals history with j.r. smithbrain lock at the worst possible moment. and lebron is don't you know what the score is? the cleveland cavaliers paid for his mistake. though i should point out it was 107/107 at the time he did not lose for them >> i mean, come on we won anyway nicely. >> yes the warriors will take game one after a scare and a lot of wakyness. with that we say good afternoon thanks for joining us larry beil. >> i'm ama daetz.

j.r. smithll in the final seconds in game one, even though the score was tied, got a standing ovation from warrior fans in the pregame introductions. warrior fans made sure oracle was roaracle. >> hundreds of fans gathered outside the arena looking for music. some held miniature championship trophies. and engaged in something that we think is dancing. most are sure this is the last game at oracle this season. >> love it. game two, this is how we going to do it. we punched them in the mouth. ready to go to cleveland. >> we're going to sweep the whole series. >> go warriors! >> back-to-back, back-to-back! >> back-to-back we're going to take it. >> he gets polite at the end. >> look at this kid. >> that's real dancing. >> the dubs are overwhelming favorites to take the series. some fans point to 2016 whenhe warriors caused up a amead and . >> it's going to be great. abc 7 the only place to watch the nash finals. game three of warriors versus cavaliers is wednesday. we

. >>> after one of theos finals history, j.r. smith and the cleveland cavaliers looked to bounce back against the red hot golden state warriors in oakland and behind a 33-point night from steph curry the warriors' high octane offense just proved to be too much for the cavs. the babyfaced assassin set an nba finals record by hitting nine three-pointers in this game. despite every effort from lebron to keep his team in the game they just couldn't match the warriors' depth. the warriors went on to beat the cavs 122-103. game 3 will be this wednesday in cleveland. >>> a lot of us starting the morning and the week really, really wet with a drenching out there. nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> it wasn't a fun morning for us. heavy rain in new york city now moving into central portions of nupgd. and that's where the rain will be as we go throughout often of the morning. it will clear out in the afternoon. because of this the temperatures unseasonably chilly throughout the region. highs 10, inots. augusta, maine only 52 for your high in the b

j.r. smith corralled the missed free throw. instead of putting it back up, he dribbled it out. more confusion followed the game. did smith snknow the score or didn't he. >> he thought we were over. >> i thought wi wee were all aw of what's going on. >> i just thought he was going to call time out. >> reporter: throw in a controversial late in regulation overtime charge and overtime scuffle that resulted in an ejection and it had the twists and terms we have come to expect. >> we play each other every june for the last four years. not going to be happy go lucky every time we see each other. we have a championship on line and both teams want it. >> live look at at&t park. first pitch just minutes away right here on nbc bay. let's get a preview from john miller. a difficult road trip a the phillies the team where it went south in philadelphia three weeks ago. the giants were swept in a four game series and beginning in that sweep they have gone 7-15 the here are the phillies after a couple of wins in l.a. earlier this week and the giants try to get it turned around again. >> the fi