Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
23
6
29
2600
3296
35
12
34
95
37
39
32
23
72
26
18
44
2
20
14
12
19
109
4
710
22
3
2427
89
4
98
77
79
78
310
388
01
45
42
32
2527
6060
99
53
54
2123
812
38
123
72
59
56
32
88
01
47
44
52
2829
6060
7
2
29
24
8
33
9
7
78
7
3
10
0
4
4
3
25
60
10
2
20
27
9
33
8
7
88
8
10
18
1
5
2
2
27
60
9
5
56
21
8
38
12
7
58
5
3
8
0
4
4
5
28
60
9
3
33
23
12
52
3
2
67
6
2
8
1
7
4
2
29
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
43
11
27
41
2
5
40
1
1
100
3
3
6
10
7
0
2
0
25
5
double
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
40
12
22
55
4
8
50
3
7
43
5
8
13
4
2
1
5
2
31
4
double
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
True
31
5
13
38
3
7
43
7
8
88
1
5
6
3
1
0
0
5
20
12
none
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
True
27
2
5
40
0
0
0
4
6
67
6
2
8
0
1
0
0
2
8
-8
none
DeAndre
Liggins
DeAndre Liggins
True
22
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
2
0
-9
none
Iman
Shumpert
Iman Shumpert
False
29
1
9
11
1
5
20
4
4
100
3
2
5
2
1
1
1
3
7
-2
none
Richard
Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
False
28
2
11
18
0
5
0
4
4
100
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
8
6
none
Channing
Frye
Channing Frye
False
16
4
7
57
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
3
2
10
-3
none
Mike
Dunleavy
Mike Dunleavy
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kay
Felder
Kay Felder
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jordan
McRae
Jordan McRae
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
J.R.
Smith
J.R. Smith
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
26
December
2016
Monday
Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit
Pistons
Detroit
False
Warriors
Golden State
Western Conference
Pacific
27
5
32
3295
3623
30
9
30
77
37
48
29
25
86
37
5
42
4
25
8
19
24
108
4
79
04
5
1623
810
50
125
114
91
109
13
122
02
48
12
53
2728
6060
86
41
48
1919
118
6
84
64
76
810
10
820
11
85
41
65
3221
6060
7
0
0
16
8
50
12
11
92
10
1
11
0
4
1
5
27
60
9
4
44
23
10
43
5
4
80
9
3
12
2
8
2
3
28
60
8
4
50
19
11
58
8
6
75
8
1
9
1
8
4
6
32
60
6
1
17
19
8
42
4
4
100
10
0
10
1
5
1
5
21
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Klay
Thompson
Klay Thompson
True
40
9
16
56
5
11
45
1
2
50
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
24
1
none
Kevin
Durant
Kevin Durant
True
38
11
23
48
2
8
25
12
12
100
0
15
15
3
1
1
0
2
36
0
double
Stephen
Curry
Stephen Curry
True
37
4
11
36
2
7
29
5
6
83
0
3
3
3
3
0
3
4
15
-1
none
Draymond
Green
Draymond Green
True
31
7
9
78
0
2
0
2
2
100
0
4
4
4
1
0
6
5
16
-1
none
Zaza
Pachulia
Zaza Pachulia
True
12
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
1
0
0
3
4
4
2
none
Andre
Iguodala
Andre Iguodala
False
24
0
4
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
0
1
2
3
0
0
none
Shaun
Livingston
Shaun Livingston
False
17
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
3
3
3
0
1
1
1
2
-2
none
David
West
David West
False
14
1
3
33
0
0
0
3
3
100
1
1
2
5
1
0
1
1
5
-2
none
JaVale
McGee
JaVale McGee
False
8
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
none
Ian
Clark
Ian Clark
False
8
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
4
-2
none
Kevon
Looney
Kevon Looney
False
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
none
Patrick
McCaw
Patrick McCaw
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
none
Anderson
Varejão
Anderson Varejão
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
December
2016
Wednesday
Oracle Arena
Oakland
Raptors
Toronto
True
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors , 109 - 108 , at Quicken Loans Arena on Sunday . The Cleveland-Golden State matchup is always one of the showcase games of the year and that ended up being the case in this Christmas Day classic . Despite Golden State leading for well over 40 minutes of this game , it was tight throughout , as they never led by more than 14 points , with 11 ties in total . Cleveland made the final , most important push though , as they overcame a 14 - point deficit in the fourth quarter to win by one . Both defenses did a great job , as the Warriors were held to a 25 - 19 , assist - to - turnover ratio and 31 percent shooting from three - point range , while the Cavaliers were held to 39 percent shooting from the field . Offensive rebounding was the big difference for the Cavaliers , as they won that battle , 18 - 5 . Golden State ( 27 - 5 ) has been spectacular all season , but a loss to their arch enemy is the last thing they wanted on Christmas . Kevin Durant showed why the Warriors wanted to acquire him though , as he scored a game - high 36 points , while also adding 15 rebounds in the defeat . Klay Thompson was second on the team , as he scored 24 points on 9 - of - 16 shooting . Draymond Green did commit six turnovers , but he accumulated 16 points , four rebounds and four assists on 7 - of - 9 shooting . Stephen Curry added to his Christmas Day struggles , as he totaled 15 points and three assists on 4 - of - 11 from the field , The Warriors next game wo n't be until Wednesday , when they host the Toronto Raptors . Cleveland ( 23 - 6 ) had a tough task here against one of the best offenses ever , but they put on a show in the game of the season . Kyrie Irving was the hero , as he hit the game - winning jumper from 15 - feet out with three seconds left . He finished the game with 25 points , 10 assists and seven steals in a fantastic performance . LeBron James may have been even better though , as he accrued 31 points , 13 rebounds and four assists of his own . Kevin Love was the only other Cavalier with more than 10 points , as he collected 20 points and six rebounds . Cleveland returns to action on Monday in a road matchup with the Detroit Pistons . This was the most hyped game of the season and these teams did n't disappoint . Golden State actually led for the majority of the game , as the Cavaliers never led by more than two and held a lead for less then two minutes . Cleveland overcame a 14 - point deficit in the fourth quarter , as Kyrie Irivng capped things off with a game - winning jumper in the final seconds . Irving was spectacular all night , as he finished with 25 points , 10 assists and seven steals in the win . LeBron James led the team in scoring though , collecting 31 points , 13 rebounds and four assists . Kevin Durant was the only major addition since the Finals matchup last season and he showed just how good he can be , as he dropped game - highs with 36 points and 15 rebounds . Klay Thompson scored 24 points on 9 - of - 16 shooting , while Stephen Curry amassed 15 points , three assists and three steals on 4 - of - 11 shooting .
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors, 109 - 108, at Quicken Loans Arena on Sunday. The Cleveland-Golden State matchup is always one of the showcase games of the year and that ended up being the case in this Christmas Day classic. Despite Golden State leading for well over 40 minutes of this game, it was tight throughout, as they never led by more than 14 points, with 11 ties in total. Cleveland made the final, most important push though, as they overcame a 14 - point deficit in the fourth quarter to win by one. Both defenses did a great job, as the Warriors were held to a 25 - 19, assist - to - turnover ratio and 31 percent shooting from three - point range, while the Cavaliers were held to 39 percent shooting from the field. Offensive rebounding was the big difference for the Cavaliers, as they won that battle, 18 - 5. Golden State (27 - 5) has been spectacular all season, but a loss to their arch enemy is the last thing they wanted on Christmas. Kevin Durant showed why the Warriors wanted to acquire him though, as he scored a game - high 36 points, while also adding 15 rebounds in the defeat. Klay Thompson was second on the team, as he scored 24 points on 9 - of - 16 shooting. Draymond Green did commit six turnovers, but he accumulated 16 points, four rebounds and four assists on 7 - of - 9 shooting. Stephen Curry added to his Christmas Day struggles, as he totaled 15 points and three assists on 4 - of - 11 from the field, The Warriors next game won't be until Wednesday, when they host the Toronto Raptors. Cleveland (23 - 6) had a tough task here against one of the best offenses ever, but they put on a show in the game of the season. Kyrie Irving was the hero, as he hit the game - winning jumper from 15 - feet out with three seconds left. He finished the game with 25 points, 10 assists and seven steals in a fantastic performance. LeBron James may have been even better though, as he accrued 31 points, 13 rebounds and four assists of his own. Kevin Love was the only other Cavalier with more than 10 points, as he collected 20 points and six rebounds. Cleveland returns to action on Monday in a road matchup with the Detroit Pistons.
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors, 109 - 108, at Quicken Loans Arena on Sunday. The Cleveland-Golden State matchup is always one of the showcase games of the year and that ended up being the case in this Christmas Day classic. Despite Golden State leading for well over 40 minutes of this game, it was tight throughout, as they never led by more than 14 points, with 11 ties in total. Cleveland made the final, most important push though, as they overcame a 14 - point deficit in the fourth quarter to win by one. Both defenses did a great job, as the Warriors were held to a 25 - 19, assist - to - turnover ratio and 31 percent shooting from three - point range, while the Cavaliers were held to 39 percent shooting from the field. Offensive rebounding was the big difference for the Cavaliers, as they won that battle, 18 - 5. Golden State (27 - 5) has been spectacular all season, but a loss to their arch enemy is the last thing they wanted on Christmas. Kevin Durant showed why the Warriors wanted to acquire him though, as he scored a game - high 36 points, while also adding 15 rebounds in the defeat. Klay Thompson was second on the team, as he scored 24 points on 9 - of - 16 shooting. Draymond Green did commit six turnovers, but he accumulated 16 points, four rebounds and four assists on 7 - of - 9 shooting. Stephen Curry added to his Christmas Day struggles, as he totaled 15 points and three assists on 4 - of - 11 from the field, The Warriors next game won't be until Wednesday, when they host the Toronto Raptors. Cleveland (23 - 6) had a tough task here against one of the best offenses ever, but they put on a show in the game of the season. Kyrie Irving was the hero, as he hit the game - winning jumper from 15 - feet out with three seconds left. He finished the game with 25 points, 10 assists and seven steals in a fantastic performance. LeBron James may have been even better though, as he accrued 31 points, 13 rebounds and four assists of his own. Kevin Love was the only other Cavalier with more than 10 points, as he collected 20 points and six rebounds. Cleveland returns to action on Monday in a road matchup with the Detroit Pistons. This was the most hyped game of the season and these teams didn't disappoint. Golden State actually led for the majority of the game, as the Cavaliers never led by more than two and held a lead for less then two minutes. Cleveland overcame a 14 - point deficit in the fourth quarter, as Kyrie Irivng capped things off with a game - winning jumper in the final seconds. Irving was spectacular all night, as he finished with 25 points, 10 assists and seven steals in the win. LeBron James led the team in scoring though, collecting 31 points, 13 rebounds and four assists. Kevin Durant was the only major addition since the Finals matchup last season and he showed just how good he can be, as he dropped game - highs with 36 points and 15 rebounds. Klay Thompson scored 24 points on 9 - of - 16 shooting, while Stephen Curry amassed 15 points, three assists and three steals on 4 - of - 11 shooting.
<GAME> <DATE> 25 December 2016 <DAY> Sunday <STADIUM> Quicken Loans Arena <CITY> Cleveland <HOME> <TEAM> Cavaliers <CITY> Cleveland <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 109 <WINS-LOSSES> 23 6 <QTRS> 25 27 28 29 <TEAM-AST> 20 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 23 <TEAM-REB> 44 <TEAM-TO> 12 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 26 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Palace of Auburn Hills <NEXT-CITY> Detroit <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Detroit <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pistons <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Warriors <CITY> Golden State <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 108 <WINS-LOSSES> 27 5 <QTRS> 27 28 32 21 <TEAM-AST> 25 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 25 <TEAM-REB> 42 <TEAM-TO> 19 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 28 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Oracle Arena <NEXT-CITY> Oakland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Toronto <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Raptors <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> LeBron James <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 31 <FG> 12 22 55 <FG3> 4 8 50 <FT> 3 7 43 <REB> 13 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 5 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kyrie Irving <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 43 <PTS> 25 <FG> 11 27 41 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 10 <STL> 7 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kevin Love <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 20 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Channing Frye <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Richard Jefferson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 11 18 <FG3> 0 5 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 6 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Iman Shumpert <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 7 <FG> 1 9 11 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. R. Smith <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan McRae <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kay Felder <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Dunleavy <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeAndre Liggins <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Durant <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 36 <FG> 11 23 48 <FG3> 2 8 25 <FT> 12 12 100 <REB> 15 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 15 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Klay Thompson <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 24 <FG> 9 16 56 <FG3> 5 11 45 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Draymond Green <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 16 <FG> 7 9 78 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Stephen Curry <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 15 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> David West <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ian Clark <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zaza Pachulia <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> JaVale McGee <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shaun Livingston <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anderson Varejão <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick McCaw <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevon Looney <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andre Iguodala <TEAM> Golden State Warriors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none