Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Finals

Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Finals
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Golden State’s Stephen Curry, left, and Cleveland’s LeBron James meet in the 2015 NBA Finals beginning Thursday. (AP photos)

The 2015 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers at long last get under way Thursday night.

The West champion Warriors, led by 2015 league MVP Stephen Curry, have home-court advantage for the best-of-7 series and will host Games 1, 2, 5 and 7. Golden State is in the Finals for the first time since 1975, when it won the most-recent of its three NBA titles.

The East champion Cavaliers, led by 4-time MVP LeBron James, will host Games 3, 4 and 6. Cleveland has never won the NBA title, having last reached the Finals in 2007.

ABC will broadcast all 7 games. Live stream is available via Watch ESPN.

Here’s the complete schedule (all times Central):

Thursday — Game 1 at Golden State, 8 p.m. (ABC)

Sunday — Game 2 at Golden State, 7 p.m. (ABC)

June 9 — Game 3 at Cleveland, 8 p.m. (ABC)

June 11 — Game 4 at Cleveland, 8 p.m. (ABC)

June 14 — Game 5 (if necessary) at Golden State, 7 p.m. (ABC)

June 16 — Game 6 (if necessary) at Cleveland, 8 p.m. (ABC)

June 19 — Game 7 (if necessary) at Golden State, 8 p.m. (ABC)