Golden State Warriors defeat Cavaliers 89-83

“We don’t believe we’re going to make a statement with one game”, Warriors interim coach Luke Walton said. “We just show our versatility and try to win different ways”. Instead of doing it with 3-pointers, defending champion Golden State maintained its edge over Cleveland by limiting the Cavaliers to 32-percent shooting. “That just trickled down to everyone else, and we missed out on a great opportunity”.

The Houston Rockets snapped the San Antonio Spurs’ seven-game winning streak with an 88-84 win.

“They’re playing some great ball right now”, James said of the Warriors.

First things first, it’s tough to exact revenge on a team that you beat in the previous NBA Finals.

A report while talking about his performance says, “James, who led the Cavs with 25 points and contributed nine rebounds but shot 10-of-26 from the field”. Both times, Love seemingly had an opportunity to step across to provide help defense, but he wound up being a bystander on the play. However the subtext was what it was nonetheless, with the Cavaliers’ claims in that the absence of Kyrie Irving (after Game 1) & Kevin Love back then meant in that they had each reason to consider they have been, the truth is, the higher team.

The officials let both teams play through contact early and the Warriors built a 28-19 lead after one behind 10 points and six rebounds from Green.

James responded with a pair of dunks and a blocked shot on Thompson before Love’s tip-in made the score 81-77 with slightly more than two minutes to play.

After falling behind 2-1 in the finals last season, the Warriors moved Andre Iguodala into the starting lineup in place of center Andrew Bogut and took control of the series. “To keep them to the 80s, they never really got in a flow where they could really attack us”.

Cleveland was the first elite team the Warriors have played, so the Golden State critics contend. Their strength of schedule ranked 21st coming into Christmas, and they heard and read the talk of people pointing that out as an attack on their credibility. He’s covered the National Basketball Association for four seasons.

If anything, Cleveland left the game even more confident of their chances in a potential Finals rematch six months from now. He did not make a single one of his five attempts, which hurt his team. “About 14,000 kilometers. Adelaide, Austraila”, said one fan. The latter two also combined to shoot blanks from behind the arc, going 0-of-11 from the three-point line. “That’s something that we’ve addressed in this locker room”.

“Obviously any injury Steph has is very concerning, but he said he felt good”, Walton said. “I was able to get through it. With two days off and a couple of practices”.

Kevin Love had to deal with Draymond Green, who finished three assists shy of a triple-double, for most of the night, which was problematic for the former All-Star. He played 26 minutes and sat out the entire fourth quarter.

Anthony Davis turned in an outstanding Christmas Day debut by scoring 29 points for the Pelicans.

Jimmy Butler scored 23 points as the Chicago Bulls beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 105-96.

The 2014-15 NBA MVP, who helped the Warriors win their first championship in 40 years, has revolutionized the game with his three-point shooting, ball-handling skills and court vision.