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Tristan Thompson of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Festus Ezeli battle for the ball in the second half of Game 1 of the 2016 NBA.
The game was an aberration, with the Warriors dominating with the help of some unusual sources, and the real chess match won't kick in until Game 2.
But Game 1 still produced some amazing images. Below we have collected some of the best photos from Getty and Reuters.