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The last time Irving faced Golden State he delivered 23 points, seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and two blocks, while playing 44 minutes of that opening game in the NBA Finals. LeBron James and the Cavs have won five games in a row including a win over the New York Knicks by a 91-84 final score.

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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. Jae Crowder added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Celtics, who moved within 1-1/2 games of the Atlantic Division lead.


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In the final tuneup before the rematch with Cleveland on Christmas Day, the Warriors defeated the Jazz in a game that featured wonky lineups and poor shooting from star players. This should be a close contest but I’m expecting the Warriors to come out on top and cover the spread.


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The Heat had 18 turnovers in the game – and New Orleans scored on only one of them.

Going back to January 15, 2015 of last season, Cleveland is 18-2 in its last 20 regular season games against Western Conference opponents (4-1 in 2015-16), winning by an average of 10.4 points vs. the West in that 20-game span (109.5-99.1). Kevin Love averages 10.6 points while Timofey Mosgov leads in blocks with 0.8 per game.

The Warriors had several shots rim-out early on and trailed 12-11, with shaky play by both teams.

Curry went back to the locker room in the second quarter to get his strained right calf re-taped.

Game 2 – The Cavaliers, playing without point guard Kyrie Irving, who suffered a fractured left knee cap late in Game 1, gained home-court advantage in the series with a 95-93 overtime victory at Oracle Arena.

The highly anticipated face off of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors is slated to occur on Friday (December 25). He missed all but one game in the Finals last season, and probably has some special motivation to show what the Cavaliers might look like with him on the floor. Former King Tyreke Evans is the team’s third-leading scorer at 16.4 points per game, behind former Oak Ridge High School and Cal standout Ryan Anderson (17.3). Curry then finds Andrew Bogut for the alley-oop, and the big Australian would end up with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Cousins sank two free throws for the winning points and Paul George missed a jumper at the buzzer to force over-time.

Get warmed up for the Christmas Day Cavaliers vs. Warriors matchup with the action-packed video preview, below.

“Our guys love these type of games”, shared Luke Walton, according to NBC Sports.

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LeBron is putting together another great all-around season, averaging 26.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 6.3 assists.

Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers- 12/25/15 NBA Pick Odds and Prediction