Golden State Warriors Articles - Page 6

The Cleveland Cavaliers squared off against the Golden State Warriors on Monday afternoon in what was their third Christmas Day meeting in as many years. The game was tight down to the wire, but it was also a bit sloppy. The Cavs held a four point lead at the end of the first quarter (28-24), […]

Of course, the much-hyped, Christmas Day Finals rematch between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena won’t end without at least some semblance of controversy. The Cavs lost the game 99-92 despite the monstrous effort of Kevin Love, who scored 31 points and plucked down 18 rebounds. But the biggest story […]

Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James has been on an absolute tear this season. James, now 32 years of age and in his 15th season of NBA service, is showing no signs of regression. In fact, it seems to be just the opposite — a point Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr touched on prior […]

After three consecutive appearances, many expect the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors to meet once again in the 2018 NBA Finals. While the Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets are considered major threats to dethroning them, it is difficult to go against LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry. As the Warriors re-signed their core […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are lined up for their first matchup against the Golden State Warriors since the 2017 NBA Finals back in June. With Stephen Curry expected to be out of the mix for the contest due to his ankle injury, it has put the spotlight on the matchup between LeBron James and Kevin Durant. […]

According to a report from Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, J.R. Smith and head coach Tyronn Lue will be available for Monday’s nationally-televised game against the Golden State Warriors. Smith, now 32 years of age, was held out of Thursday night’s 115-112 win over the Chicago Bulls due to a spat of knee soreness. Coach Lue […]

Based on his own sources USA Today’s Sam Amick and Jeff Zillgitt, Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Paul George is now officially off the table, and with that maybe people can stop projecting the Cavs to trade the 2018 Brooklyn Nets first round pick to the Thunder to acquire George. Besides, as mentioned before the […]

Seventeen games into the 2017-18 NBA regular season and the Cleveland Cavaliers starting lineup is still in flux. They have seen LeBron James, Jae Crowder, Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson, Dwyane Wade, JR Smith, Iman Shumpert, Derrick Rose, and Jose Calderon play as a part of the starting unit and have seem to finally have some […]

Remember those tombstone cookies that LeBron James served up at his house during his 2016 Halloween party? It was just a couple of months after the Finals, where the Cavs defeated the Warriors in an epic come-from-behind fashion (down 3-1, lest anyone forget). Many viewed the cookies as a direct shot from the King. However, […]

Warriors All Star Draymond Green is certainly no fan of the Cavs, but he is concerned about the high number of minutes that LeBron James continues to pile up. And just for the record, James agrees. In Cleveland’s 115-107 road win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night, James posted 31 points on 12-24 shooting […]

The ongoing World Series matchup between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers has drawn attention because of other events beyond baseball. That’s Astros first baseman’s Yuli Gurriel’s racial gesture that seemingly mocked Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish during Houston’ 2-1 win in Game 3. Gurriel’s action led MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to make the […]

Following Monday’s game between the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks, there were plenty of conversations stemming from Warriors rookie forward Jordan Bell’s decision to dunk an alley-oop to himself late in the game with his team up by a comfortable margin. With that in mind, Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James weighed in on the […]

With the 2017-18 NBA season almost upon us, this year’s Cleveland Cavaliers squad has been touted as one of the best teams in franchise history due to the fact that the team looks like an All-Star team, with players like Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade and Isaiah Thomas joining over the summer. While the team is […]

Richard Jefferson is now an ex-Cleveland Cavalier and just before bidding the team adieu one last time, the 37-year-old made sure to shoot one more verbal arrow towards Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green. Jefferson was traded this week by Cleveland to the Atlanta Hawks, who then waived the forward. Richard Jefferson: "Draymond, can we […]

With the start of the NBA’s regular season right around the proverbial corner, GM’s around the league were recently asked to vote on a series of topics, including best teams, players, coaches, fans, and offseason moves. As it turns out, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were near the top in quite a few categories. […]

Heading into this upcoming season, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a clear singular goal in mind in getting back to a fourth straight NBA Finals. According to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, offseason acquisition Jae Crowder revealed that he sees the play calling in practice lining up for another rematch against the Golden State Warriors. #Cavs Jae […]

In today’s modern NBA, analytics reign supreme. How efficiently you score the ball, whether it is at the rim or from beyond the arc, how well you defend in different types of offensive sets, and even the pace at which your team scores are all things teams consider when designing schemes. Speaking of pace, according […]

We are now closer to the NBA season than we are to the end of the 2017 Finals, but Tristan Thompson is still not over the Cleveland Cavaliers’ loss to the Golden State Warriors in that series. It is, however, the perfect motivation for the team as the Cavaliers prepare for the 2017-18 campaign according […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers traded for Kyle Korver back in January, there was a surge of excitement among the team’s fanbase. Korver then brought to the Cavs a terrific outside shooter, whom they envisioned to be a valuable asset in case they meet the Golden State Warriors again in the Finals. Indeed, Cleveland crossed paths […]

If we were to listen to every report out there, the 2017-2018 NBA season may be the final one for LeBron James in a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform. On Saturday, however, not a soul is discussing James future. Instead, they’re discussing his most viral tweet ever. The three-time NBA champion has been perhaps one of the […]

In the NBA, there has been a long-held tradition of championship-winning teams making a visit to the White House in Washington, D.C. As most hoops fans know, the Golden State Warriors claimed the Larry O’Brien trophy last season. As a result, the same presidential invite was extended in their direction. However, some members of the […]

With less than a month until opening tip-off between the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers, there has been plenty of open debate about a key member of the Cavs’ roster. This last week, Sports Illustrated and ESPN both have released their top NBA players for the 2017-18 season and with little to no surprise, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have already unveiled two of their four jerseys in the Association and Icon jerseys back in August, and at the midway point of September, the team has announced another jersey to the collection. On Friday evening, the team’s official Twitter account posted photos of the new look black jerseys called the “Statement […]

After playing their way to a No. 2 seed in the NBA’s Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers slashed through the 2017 playoffs, right to the NBA Finals for a third straight meeting with the Golden State Warriors. As most hoops fans know, the Cavs fell to the Dubs in 4-1 fashion. Why the Cavs were […]

Golden State Warriors rookie Jordan Bell has yet to hit the hardcourt for an official NBA game, but he’s already been struck with awe at the basketball capabilities of LeBron James. Speaking to Monte Poole of CSN Bay Area, Bell narrated the one time he shared the basketball court with the four-time league MVP. Although […]

It wasn’t long after the introduction of Rakuten as the new three-year partner of the Golden State Warriors that Draymond Green was called up by the media to get his take on what’s been a frenzied offseason. The Defensive Player of the Year admitted it was hard to keep up with the amount of transactions […]

Count Joe Harris as among those who’ve been awed and inspired by the work ethic of Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James. Harris had a front row seat in seeing how James work behind the scenes back when the ex-Virginia guard was teammates with the four-time league MVP for over a season in Cleveland. Speaking to […]

Around this time last year, many people were up in arms with former league MVP Kevin Durant’s decision to join the Golden State Warriors via free agency for many reasons. However, newly acquired Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas recently voiced in a Players’ Tribune piece that he’s hoping that his trade will help […]

With only a few days before the release of The Prelude, NBA 2K18 has released the list of the top 10 small forwards in the game, topped by Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James, who also leads all active players with a 97 rating. The King showed the world the extent of his capabilities on the court […]

If given only one word to describe this Cleveland off-season, I’d chose value.  That’s not necessarily a good thing.  Every move made was a highly calculated move that provided excess benefit to the cost paid, and in a vacuum, Cleveland did add several value contracts in both the player and personnel departments.  That being said […]

Despite having pulled off a great return for their unhappy star Kyrie Irving, the Cleveland Cavaliers might not have entirely solved their puzzle against the Golden State Warriors just yet. One of their key return pieces, Isaiah Thomas, has mightily struggled against the Warriors last season, managing only 34.4 percent from the field and 31.3 […]

In the aftermath of the Kyrie Irving for Isaiah Thomas trade, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ front office can finally exhale for the first time in more than a month. But this big sigh of relief comes only after a relentless grind to ship their estranged All-Star point guard to a destination that could yield valuable pieces […]

Since news broke out about Kyrie Irving requesting a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers, there have been numerous speculations why he demanded such, and which team he’ll play for next. It has also drawn the opinion of a lot of members of the basketball community as his potential move from Northeast Ohio could deal a […]

With two months to go before the first throw of the 2017-18 NBA season, top sports betting pundits have already revealed who they predict will walk away with the title next June, and for the Cleveland Cavaliers, this could be good news. Despite losing out on last year’s championship in a valiant effort against Oakland’s […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ 2017-18 schedule is officially out and their 82-game schedule features loads of intriguing games for fans to try and catch. Whether or not the Cavs end up trading guard Kyrie Irving, they’ll still have LeBron James, so here are the five games for Cavs fans to watch from the upcoming season: 1. […]

As they often do, the NBA has scheduled what they believe to be marquee matchups for their Christmas Day lineup. This year’s slate of games will be headlined by a meeting between last season’s championship-winning Golden State Warriors and the defending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers. Hoops fans can watch all of the NBA’s Christmas […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers signed Derrick Rose this off season, many wondered why and what role he would play in the team. While he’s still yet to play a game for the Cavs, one has to wonder if there’s a secondary reason the Cavaliers signed him besides improving their depth at Point Guard. An interesting […]

Last season, the Cleveland Cavaliers played their way to a 51-and-31 regular season record, granting them a No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff standings — just behind the Boston Celtics, who finished with a 53-and-29 record. As most hoops fans know, the Cavs went on to be defeated in the Finals in their […]

On Wednesday, Cleveland Cavaliers sharpshooter J.R. Smith spent some time on the links with professional golfer Jason Day as he prepared for the PGA’s Bridgestone Invitational event in Akron, Ohio. .@TheRealJRSmith got the full inside-the-ropes experience with @JDayGolf at the @WGC_Bridgestone on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/vpNIhBY0w5 — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 3, 2017 Believe it or not, […]