NBA Finals 2018: LeBron James tells ESPN reporter, 'Be better tomorrow' after J.R. Smith questions

Tom Gatto

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LeBron James was, naturally, frustrated with how the Cavaliers lost Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals to the Warriors on Thursday. The most obvious source of that frustration was J.R. Smith's decision to dribble out most of the final four seconds in regulation when the game was tied.

Golden State went on to win 124-114 in overtime.

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When ESPN's Mark Schwarz pressed James during the postgame interview session about whether Smith mistakenly thought the Cavs were winning, James had reached his limit.

Here's Schwarz's line of questioning:

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Tom Gatto joined The Sporting News as a senior editor in 2000 after 12 years at The Herald-News in Passaic, N.J., where he served in a variety of roles including sports editor, and a brief spell at APBNews.com in New York, where he worked as a syndication editor. He is a 1986 graduate of the University of South Carolina.