The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers are playing on the NBA schedule on Monday and the matchup starts at 8 pm ET on TNT with TV coverage. Stephen Curry and the Warriors will visit Quicken Loans Arena for the matchup and the Cavs will be looking to get some revenge after losing in the NBA finals last season.
The Warriors are coming into the game after winning against the Cavs on Christmas Day and now the team is also trying to avoid a losing streak. The team has not done that all season and and now they come into the game at 37-4 to take on the Cavs and they lost against the Pistons on the road in Detroit. The team has lost two of three and they are trying to avoid a losing streak for the first time since the finals last year when they lost games two and three to the Cavs.
The Warriors have been the best offensive team in the league this season and they scored under 100 points against the Pistons and will try and bounce back. The Cavaliers have been one of the best teams in the east and they are 28-10 this season and they will try and get a win here after losing to the Warriors earlier in the season. The cavs have been hot and they are starting to click with Kyrie Irving back in the lineup.
The team won big against the Houston Rockets and finished losing just once on a six game road trip and Irving said the team has something to prove against the Warriors. The Cavs had to play the finals without Kevin Love and Irving healthy and now the team has the chance to play full strength with Golden State. Irving has been averaging 17 points per game and has helped the offense get things going and he also had 23 points against the Rockets.
LeBron James has been playing well and is averaging 25 points and eight rebounds along with six assists over the road trip. The Cavaliers know that this is just one regular season game, but the team really wants to get things going against the Warriors after losing on Christmas. James had 25 points in the first game and he will be looking to get his teammates involved.
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