LeBron James: Warriors ‘Even More Dangerous Than They Were Last Year’

After all, he did host a Halloween party this past fall that featured cookies fashioned to look like gravestones of various Warriors and, according to ESPN.com, a Stephen Curry dummy that guests stepped over to enter.

Not in person but in spirit. “It’s what you’ve got and how you take care of it”, Curry said. What’s different now is the beard.

LeBron shared similar thoughts after practice on Sunday.

In the days running up to Warriors-Cavaliers II on Monday at Oracle Arena, Curry has transformed his dome. His aggression has shifted into a higher gear.

“The kid is special, ” James said of his teammate. It’s only a matter of time before he has a huge game against Cleveland.

Since that Cleveland game.

It’s just a meaningless regular season game, and Cleveland seems to have Golden State figured out for the most part, but sending out all their artillery and downing the Warriors for a fifth-straight time would be nothing short of impressive. Among the standouts on that day was Cleveland guard Kyrie Irving, who tallied 59.2 FanDuel points thanks in large part to a highly productive fourth quarter. Since that loss, the Warriors have won seven of eight games while implementing more of Curry’s magic back into their offense.

“That was definitely a moment”, Curry said. The two have met in 22 games and James has the advantage over Durant with 18 wins and only 4 losses. “All we’ve got to do is handle it on the court, you know?” They’re winning by an average of 12 points per game, which leads the league and is more than double the Cavs’ average margin of victory of 5.9 points. In a nutshell, Cleveland’s middling 3-point shooters see a steep rise in their shooting percentages when their shots are facilitated by a James assist.

Not bad, but that isn’t Steph Curry at his best.

It’s the first matchup in Golden State since the Cavs’ historic Game 7 win in last season’s NBA Finals.

Las Vegas oddsmakers like the Warriors’ chances on Tuesday, but evidence suggests too that if there’s one team that’s great at playing odds breakers, it’s James and the Cavs.

While it’s true that everyone around the sport – from fans to television partners to the league office – would like to see these two heavyweights square off as many times as possible, it’s hard to argue the two teams don’t feel the same way. “I think I played those guys more”. “And then, once he tested the waters, he didn’t hold back the rest of the round. It’s good for competition and it should be fun”. So, animosity and familiarity in the playoffs are factors for him, apparently.