Cavs, Warriors ready for Finals rematch

“It was one of those nights”, Love said. “If our defense shows up, we’re in pretty good shape to win games. We want to play well going against a great-caliber team, the best team in our league right now, but it’s not like the season ends if we lose or win or whatever the case may be”.

After Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson said he is the best player at the number two position in the National Basketball Association (NBA), reigning Most Valuable Player (MVP) Stephen Curry claimed in an interview that he is the best in the world. “It’s great experience for us”. Like Thanksgiving, which is known for its National Football League broadcasts, the NBA started a tradition of its own awhile back by always airing a few games on Christmas. That’s enough to make it a very exciting game. I can’t say that we’re 100 percent in terms of where I know we’re going to be once we get everyone ready and in shape. “It still was a heck of a series and we’ll just have to leave it at that”.

“The memories will come back as soon as we walk into the building”, James said after the Cavs’ 91-84 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday, reports ESPN. Could this tilt against the Warriors be both a finals rematch and preview? Meanwhile, Kevin Love has a double-double average of 17.5 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.

With those two struggling, the Warriors built a 10-point lead midway through the fourth quarter following a jumper by Thompson and a layup from Green.

James immediately countered by slamming home dunks on consecutive possessions, then had a driving miss tipped in by Love, rallying the Cavaliers within 81-77 with 2:14 to go.

As proof, the records of both teams are impressive as the Cavaliers are at 19-7 to lead the Central Division in the Eastern Conference as they also try to battle with the Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons for positioning in the group. Hence, the Golden State Warriors could not expect to face the same situation with the Cleveland Cavaliers this time.

“I’m just trying to make sure I get it in the air”.

There was an increased intensity at the start of the seventh Christmas Day rematch of the previous season’s finals with fans on edge far more than for most regular season games.

Brandon Rush will likely fill Barnes’ starting role, which leads me to my first theory on how to upset the Warriors on Christmas. LeBron James scored 24 points to lead the Cavs. The Warriors rebounded to capture that best-of-7 series 4-2 to capture the championship. Yet LeBron, despite posting many lower statistics than Curry-in points, steals, and most advanced metrics-is still carrying an elite, Larry Bird-esque stat line of 26.4 point per game, 6.3 assists per game, and 7.6 rebounds a game (Curry’s, to compare, is 31.2, 6.3, and 5.4, respectively).

Oklahoma City has won nine of its last ten.

DeMarcus Cousins (25 points, 16 rebounds) sank two free throws with 1 minute, 5 seconds remaining as Sacramento defeated Indiana.

This meeting is one of the more anticipated Christmas Day games in recent years.