Kerr runs practice for Warriors with Walton out sick

Andrew Bogut added 10 points and 13 rebounds while Draymond Green had 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Warriors (27-1) in their final tuneup before an NBA Finals rematch against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Christmas.

The 103-point effort came on a night when the Warriors (27-1) became the first team since the Denver Nuggets in 1990-91 to score 100 or more points in a 47th consecutive game.

Utah, which lost to Golden State 106-103 on November 30, pushed the Warriors to the limit again before fading in the fourth quarter. The Cavaliers (19-7) bring the Eastern Conference’s best record into the game. The Warriors are coming off Friday’s emotionally charged 121-112 win over Milwaukee to avenge their only defeat this season and host Cleveland on Christmas night in their first meeting with the Cavaliers since the NBA Finals.

The Warriors controlled the game most of the night despite interim coach Luke Walton mixing up his rotations. Their shooting guard, Steph Curry, acknowledges he is the best player in the National Basketball Association, and even he is not the entire team.

Until last week, the Golden State Warriors were undefeated, 24-0.

“So, yeah, we haven’t talked about it at all”. Bench bomber Trey Burke had 13 points (6/14, 1/5), 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block in 28 minutes. “It was just natural to step in and do it”. “It plays a part”, Shumpert said. “But, I’m salty. I am”. The reigning league MVP scored 10 of his 26 in the final 6:20 to help Golden State overcome a 90-87 deficit. Cavs coach David Blatt echoed his star player’s take on the Warriors matchup, citing that the fanfare around it will outweigh whatever the result will be. Please see our terms of service for more information.

“I don’t think it was anything with the Utah team”. I know we’re going down there finally with a full roster. “But I thought we recovered well”. Bogues looked good. He went 10 straight minutes in the scrimmage and held up well. “To not be coaching is probably the most frustrating thing I’ve ever gone through”.

“When you play with a free mind and you play thinking you’re not hurt and you’re healthy, that’s when you’re playing your best”, shared Thompson in a separate ESPN report. “They comfortable, man. It’s a comfortable shoe”. But really, the Warriors’ success has been built on the team as a whole. I sprayed it a good 40-50 yards right, but we played the breakfast ball rule.

Would the Warriors still have won a title past year if they had traded for Love? Bryant’s highest-scoring game on Christmas Day was a 42-point performance in the Lakers’ 104-102 overtime loss to Shaquille O’Neal and the Heat in 2004.

The Warriors maintain they haven’t been talking about the game and have focused on their immediate opponents, but Bogut expects the game will get a lot of attention. Starting forward Harrison Barnes is unlikely to play because of a sprained ankle and Kerr remains sidelined from complications from offseason back surgery.

“I remember, Phil used to always tell us to go make our mothers proud on Christmas”.