NBA: Spurs clamp down on James, Cavs to take Game 1

San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - Tim Duncan and Tony Parker dictated the offense and San Antonio's defense put the clamps on LeBron James, holding the superstar Cavalier to 14 points, as the Spurs beat Cleveland, 85-76, in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

James, who came into the game averaging 25.8 points in the postseason while leading the Cavaliers to their first Finals appearance in franchise history, went 4-of-16 from the field. He missed his first eight shots from the floor and had six of his points in the final quarter, but the Cavs were behind by double digits most of the fourth.

Parker had 27 points and seven assists, while Duncan totaled 24 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots for the Spurs, who are going after their fourth NBA championship in nine seasons.

Daniel Gibson had 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting for the Cavaliers, who also got 14 points from Drew Gooden and 13 from Sasha Pavlovic. However, Cleveland couldn't deal with San Antonio's tenacious defense, as the Spurs swarmed James nearly every time he tried to drive to the basket.

Game 2 of this best-of-seven series is Sunday night in San Antonio.