A high-profile match between last season's finalists Cleveland Cavaliers (29-10) and Golden State Warriors (34-6) is set on Jan. 16, Monday at the Oracle Arena as the 2016-2017 NBA regular season moves forward.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 8:00 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru the NBA League Pass.
Preview
Cleveland has won the two teams' first meeting on Christmas Day last month at the Quicken Loans Arena, 109-108, with Kyrie Irving's turnaround jumper over Klay Thompson in the closing seconds.
Golden State will hope to even out their season series as they face the Cavs in the regular season for the second and last time this season. The two teams are currently both on top of their respective conferences and are aiming to meet each other in the NBA Finals for the third straight year.
The Cavs are coming off a 120-108 victory over the Sacramento Kings last Friday on the road at the Golden 1 Center to snap a two-game losing skid, as per Cavaliers Nation.
Kyrie Irving topscored for head coach Tyronn Lue's squad with 26 points along with three rebounds and five assists while LeBron James had a double-double of 16 points and 15 assists with two boards, one steal, and one blocked shot.
Kevin Love also had a double-double with 15 points and 18 rebounds while Iman Shumpert contributed 16 points and two steals as the starting shooting guard.
Off the bench, new acquisition Kyle Korver fired 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting, including a 4-for-6 clip from three-point range. Channing Frye had 10 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, the Warriors routed the Detroit Pistons, 127-107, at the Oracle Arena on Thursday night for their third straight win, Yahoo Sports reported.
Kevin Durant led head coach Steve Kerr's team with 25 points, six rebounds, and nine assists while Stephen Curry added 24 points, two boards, six assists, and five steals. Klay Thompson was the third-leading scorer with 23 points on 4-for-5 three-point shooting. Draymond Green only had two points but contributed 13 assists and nine rebounds.
Ian Clark and Shaun Livingston chipped in 14 and 10 points respectively coming off the bench.
Prediction
The Cavs are 11-7 on the road this season while the Warriors are almost unbeatable at home with an 18-3 slate. It would be another heart-stopping match by both clubs but Golden State is the slight favorite to win this game.
