2018.12.05 (#Warriors vs. #Cavaliers) Full Highlights!
2018.12.05 (#Warriors vs. #Cavaliers) Full Highlights!
2018.12.05 (#Warriors vs. #Cavaliers) Game Highlights: Stephen Curry 42 Pts, Nine 3-pointers!
Curry tops all scores! Warriors past Cavaliers 129-105
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) goes to the basket as Cleveland Cavaliers forward Jordan Clarksons (8) looks on during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Cleveland. Golden State won 129-105.(AP Photo/John Bazemore
2018.12.05 – Stephen Curry made nine 3-pointers and scored 42 points, Kevin Durant added 25 as the Golden State Warriors faced a different Cleveland team without LeBron James for the first time since winning the NBA title, and beating the Cavaliers 129-105 at Quicken Loans Arena.
Curry scored nine points in less than a minute midway through the fourth quarter to help the Warriors pull away for their eighth straight over their former Finals rivals, Curry added nine rebounds, seven assists and appears healed after missing 11 games with a strained groin. Durant had 10 rebounds and nine assists.
It was Golden State’s first visit to Cleveland since June, when the Warriors completed a sweep to win their third championship in four years.
Nothing looked the same.
The Cavaliers lost James over the summer as a free agent and are starting from scratch after a four-year run as Eastern Conference champions. Cleveland also is playing without injured All-Star Kevin Love, forward J.R. Smith is on a forced hiatus and the team recently traded Kyle Korver.
Tristan Thompson, one of the only holdovers from those powerful Cleveland teams, had 19 rebounds and 14 points. Rookie Collin Sexton scored 20 points for Cleveland.
For Warriors coach Steve Kerr, the Golden State-Cleveland Finals, a four-act play loaded with drama and intensity, had it all.
“Some of the best basketball I’ve ever seen in my life,” Kerr said. “Obviously, they have a new team and so you move on. Part of me is a little nostalgic for that.”
But those days are gone.
“It’s not a rivalry, it’s another game,” he said. “They’re trying to build something and we’re trying to continue our run for as long as we can.”
The Warriors had trouble shaking the Cavs until Curry took control. Golden State’s lead was just 10 when he got fouled while hitting a 3-pointer and completed the four-point play. He then buried another 3 and followed that with two free throws to put the Warriors ahead 116-99 with 5:34 left.
Rodney Hood’s off-balance heave – he caught the ball in and flung it toward the hoop – gave Cleveland a 64-58 lead and capped an action-packed first half.
With Hood scoring nine quick points, the Cavs opened with a 12-2 run, fell behind by eight and then made three 3-pointers and scored 11 points in the final 1:10.
Curry scored 25 in the opening half, making six 3-pointers.
TIP-INS
Warriors: Kerr said F Draymond Green (sprained toe) could return as early as Monday when Golden State hosts Minnesota. Green has gradually increased his on-court work of late and Kerr said he “had another good day today. He’s really making strides.”
Cavaliers: Thompson, too, said the Warriors-Cavaliers rivalry is officially over. “It’s in the past. New season. New team. Our ball club is different and they’ve made some changes, but predominantly the same. That’s all the last four years,” Thompson said. “That was great for the NBA. We’re in a new chapter for our organization.”
UP NEXT
Warriors: Conclude five-game trip Friday night at Milwaukee.
Cavaliers: Host Sacramento on Friday night.
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Warriors Beat Magic to Set New NBA Record
OAKLAND – The Golden State Warriors returned to their form of basketball to set another NBA record with their 45th consecutive home victory over the Orlando Magic 119-113. Stephen Curry scored a game-high 41 points to go along with 13 rebounds. Klay Thompson added 27 points, including a clutch three-pointer in the final minute, while Draymond Green notched 10 assists and nine boards. With the win, the Warriors improve to 56-6 on the season.
Curry got things started with the first of his seven three-pointers on the night just over two minutes into the game. Thompson carried the torch early, scoring 19 of his 27 points in the first half. A third quarter sequence that led to another basketball milestone seemed to crush Orlando. Curry showed off his handles to Orlando’s 6-foot-10 Ersan Ilyasova before crossing over to drain a step-back three-pointer splashed 28-footer. The No. 300 was the prettiest one of the night, and the first time an NBA player has ever achieved that mark. Orlando would score the next five points before Leandro Barbosa’s three-pointer sent the game into the fourth and final quarter with the Warriors leading 94-77.
The Magic would not go away quietly, however. A 15-4 Orlando run to open the quarter cut Golden State’s lead to six points, prompting Steve Kerr to bring Curry and Green back into the game. Orlando put together several mini-bursts to close within a few baskets of Golden State, but each time Curry would sink a shot in response, halting their momentum. The Warriors fluid ball movement was back and so was a defensive barricade of the three point line. Orlando’s San Jose native Aaron Gordon hit a turnaround jumper with 6:32 to play that pulled the Magic within 102-96. Gordon finished with 20 points and 16 rebounds. After, Thompson’s jumper put the Dubs up 111-102 with 3:31 remaining.
The Magic would score the next seven points to pull within 111-109 with 1:13 left to play. On the ensuing possession, the Warriors found Thompson in the corner with the shot clock winding down, who’s fading three-pointer found the bottom of the net and a Curry steal-breakaway layup put the final nail in the coffin.
The win was at times flashy and gritty, but it was far from pretty. Turnovers were an issue from the get-go for the Warriors, who committed 12 in the first half, and 26 altogether. Filling in for the injured Andre Iguodala, Brandon Rush was fantastic off the bench, scoring 11 points in 20 minutes. Battling an illness, Green scored just 1 point, but did add 10 assists and 9 rebounds.
The Magic shot just 5-of-21 from downtown while the Warriors were 16-of-35 on their own end. Golden State now sits at 56-6 on the season and will host the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
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