The Warriors, going for their third consecutive NBA title, welcome back DeMarcus Cousins from injury but there are still question marks over whether Kevin Durant will come back during the Finals.
They’ve had a long break since sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers in the Conference Finals.
The Toronto Raptors meanwhile are in uncharted territory, having never played in the NBA Finals before.
Kawhi Leonard has been sensational for the Raptors and emotions ran high following their Conference Finals win over the Milwaukee Bucks, but they’re focussed on causing an upset against Golden State.
It promises to be a thrilling start to the NBA Finals. Find out how to watch it live.
NBA Finals Game 1 TV Channel
Sky Sports are the exclusive rights holders for NBA in the UK.
And Sky Sports have live coverage of the Raptors vs Warriors game, starting at 2am BST on Friday.
Tonight’s game will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Arena.
NBA Finals Game 1 LIVE stream
Sky Sports are the exclusive rights holders for NBA in the UK and they have live coverage of throughout the Finals.
This means that all the coverage can be followed live on your desktop or laptop via the Sky Go app, which if you’re an existing customer, is also available on iOS and Android smartphone and tablet devices.
Sky Go is also available on a number of platforms including Amazon Fire devices, iPad, Mac computers and laptops, Playstation 3, PS4 and Xbox One.
The Sky Sports app, available to download on iOS and Android devices, will also be providing live text coverage and updates.
If you’re not currently a Sky Sports customer but can’t stand to miss out on the action, you can add the channels to your box via a NOW TV subscription.
Day passes, which let you add Sky Sports channels for 24 hours, start at £7.99 a day, with a weekly pass starting from £12.99, and no locking in to a contract.