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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 28 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 92 |
 Warriors | 24 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 99 |
CLETeam statsGSW| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 28-8831.8% | 15-3641.7% | 21-2584.0% | 50 | 12 | 14 |
| GSW | 38-8246.3% | 10-3727.0% | 13-1776.5% | 47 | 28 | 15 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Golden State Warriors99| 40 | 12 | 5-11 | 2-8 | 0-1 | +5 | +3.1 | ||||||||
| 37 | 25 | 8-19 | 3-9 | 6-7 | +4 | +4.0 | ||||||||
| 36 | 24 | 8-15 | 4-7 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +5.1 | ||||
| 26 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | +1.4 | |||||||
| 24 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −4.9 | ||||||
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| 24 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 0 | +12 | −0.8 | |||||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.9 | |||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 12 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +0.4 | |||
| 11 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −4.6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +2.1 | ||||
| Team | 99 | 38-8246.3% | 10-3727.0% | 47 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 13-1776.5% | 10 | 7 | 7 | |||
Bench 21 points on 9 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Zaza Pachulia and JaVale McGee (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers92| 40 | 20 | 7-18 | 2-7 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −7.0 | ||||||
| 36 | 31 | 9-25 | 6-11, Season high (his best before, 5) | 0 | 7-7 | 0 | −1 | +7.4 | ||||||
| 31 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | −5 | −5.9 | |||||||
| 29 | 15 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −1 | +4.0 | |||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.5 | |||||
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| 29 | 13 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | −9 | +4.6 | |||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −5.0 | ||||
| 20 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −8.1 | |||
| 12 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.5 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.7 | |
| Team | 92 | 28-8831.8% | 15-3641.7% | 50 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 21-2584.0% | 19 | 8 | 0 | |||
Bench 21 points on 6 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Channing Frye, Isaiah Thomas and Ante Zizic (coach’s decision).
Warriors99Cavaliers92ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Klay Thompson scored 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and the defending champion Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-92 on Christmas at ORACLE Arena.
Klay Thompson’s 3-pointer put the Warriors ahead for good with 1:33 left in the fourth quarter.
Klay Thompson’s 2 free throws with 18.9 seconds left made it 97-92 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Cavaliers 8-6. Klay Thompson scored 6 of the Warriors’ 8 on 1 for 1 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line.
Kevin Durant had 25 points and 5 blocks.
For the Cavaliers, Kevin Love had 31 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and a season-high 18 rebounds, and LeBron James added 20 points and 6 assists.
The Warriors shot 46.3% from the field to the Cavaliers’ 31.8% and outscored them 33-9 on the fast break.
Golden State WarriorsCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
86 points from the field on 82 shots: 0.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-23 | 73.9% | 63% |
| In the paint | 5-7 | 71.4% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-15 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-4 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-33 | 24.2% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae Crowder | 36 | 11 | 4-7 | 0 |
| Jeff Green | 10 | 2 | 1-5 | −1 |
| LeBron James | 7 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| JR Smith | 6 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Smith | 31 | 9 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Kyle Korver | 16 | 4 | 2-5 | −1 |
| Jae Crowder | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jeff Green | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 7 | 3-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 36 | 8 | 3-6 | +3 |
| Jeff Green | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Kevin Love | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Dwyane Wade | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
GSW win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Thompson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Green 11 AST)
Q4 1:33
26.7%
58→85
James 6' Floating Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 1:59
16.3%
73→56
Love 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Wade 4 AST)
Q3 3:32
13.7%
62→49
Bell 1' Alley Oop Dunk (8 PTS) (Green 10 AST)
Q4 3:46
13.5%
64→77
Durant 25' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (West 2 AST)
Q4 5:04
13.2%
82→95
