OAKLAND, Calif.

LeBron James sat down on the bench in the fourth quarter as the game slipped away, threw his hands up and grimaced in frustration.

His Cleveland Cavaliers had done everything right against the Splash Brothers. And yet everything still went so wrong as this highly anticipated NBA Finals rematch kicked off.

The Cavaliers shot 38 percent and couldn’t find a way to stop the Golden State Warriors’ supporting cast in a 104-89 loss on Thursday night.

Curry and Thompson combined for just 20 points on 8-for-27 shooting, but the Warriors’ bench outscored Cleveland’s reserves 45-10 and the Cavaliers coughed up 17 turnovers that led to 25 points for the defending champions.

“Don’t matter what you do with Steph and Klay, don’t matter what you do with Draymond (Green),” James said. “Give up 45 points off the bench and 25 points off turnovers on the road, it’s not a good ingredient to win.”

Playing in his sixth straight NBA Finals, James delivered with 23 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. Kevin Love was strong as well in his finals debut with 17 points and 13 boards.

Curry and Thompson were 4 for 13 from 3-point range and the two-time MVP turned the ball over five times, but the Cavs succumbed to a tide they never saw coming.

“For the most part I’m pleased with what we did defensively against Steph and Klay,” Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue said. “Their bench did a good job for them.”

Game 2 is Sunday in Oakland.

Kyrie Irving scored 26 points, but shot just 7 of 22. Tristan Thompson had 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavs, who are trying to end a pro sports championship drought in Cleveland that extends back five decades.

If they can’t beat the Warriors when their biggest stars aren’t raining 3-pointers, the finals rematch that everyone wanted could be over a lot sooner than most predicted.