Warriors to face Cavaliers in third straight NBA finals Before they opened the playoffs 12-0, before they won 67 regular-season games, before they signed Kevin Durant, the Warriors eyed a singular goal: redeem their 3-1 collapse to Cleveland in the 2016 NBA Finals. In what is their third straight year facing Cleveland on the sport’s grandest stage, the Warriors will host LeBron James and the Cavaliers in Game 1 of the NBA finals June 1 at Oracle Arena. The only defeat in that span?