The challenge awaiting the start of the season NBA has betrayed to expectations in terms of performance and individual comparisons, but he still scored a point in favor of the Golden State Warriors , able to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers of LeBron James in the hitherto impregnable fortress of Oracle Arena, after a Stephen Curry two cylinders because of a calf problem. Terrible shooting guests (under 39% from the field) but remained in the slipstream until the final minutes of the fourth quarter, when the fresher opponents, combined with two serious defensive errors Kevin Love, granted to men of Luke Walton win the twenty-eighth victory in their regular season.
There’s Harrison Barnes for the boys of the Bay, replaced once again by Brandon Rush in the starting five, while Cleveland has the roster to complete the challenge awaiting the NBA Christmas 2015. The start of the match suggests that there will be the longed fireworks in Oakland, California. Except for a couple of triples of J.R. Smith, the Cavs sparacchiano badly from the perimeter with Shumpert and Love , Irving is not in top condition and it shows, Mozgov apparently returned the player lost time in Denver and the same James does not record errors worthy of his class. Not much better at the Warriors, who lost balloons trivial in the attack, but they have the merit to defend with greater intensity than the latest releases. And ‘ Draymond Green the brightest to Walton, a real point forward which combines points, assists and rebounds. Klay Thompson begins well his evening with the elegance that distinguishes him, where his twin Curry is soon forced to deal with a calf muscle problem which puts even questioned the participation rest of the race. A first quarter made mistakes ends still on the score of 28-19 for the hosts, who in Livingston and Iguodala two jokers important from the bench. The output from the field of Curry coincides with a heeling moment of the Warriors, allowing the Cavs to get back in contact (37 equal to half of the second period) with a more aggressive but LeBron foul to free. Cleveland arrives to get a lead of three lengths, but still Green and Thompson proved themselves more on the ball for Golden State, long interval 45-42 ahead.
At the start of operations expected a change of gear by the defending champions, that instead they can not find their usual rhythm on offense, thanks to the injury of Curry and a good defensive solidity of Cleveland. When the overall intensity rises, the Warriors seem to be able to fly away after a three-point play MVP 2015, but Rush and messing Iguodala shooting, with only Livingston to maintain clarity at a time of game is not exciting. Do not take advantage of either the Cavs, betrayed the climax of Love, Shumpert ee Smith, despite the energy of Dellavedova and Thompson allows guests to stay in a double digit handicap (64-59 to end third fourth). A few flashes of Irving and two dunks by James seem finally wake Blatt’s men, but pay dearly as many defensive lapses of Love , struck with the look from LeBron for a return late in transition and to a bad positioning on a comfortable penetration Curry (83 to 77 in just over a minute left). Cleveland plays the entire final period with a quintet that includes Love as one long, James from number four and three external, including an Irving still far from his best standards. Iguodala makes up for some mistakes on the offensive with a great defense Chosen, deeper and deeper into a final impassioned, complete with a zero on two from the line heavy for the fate of her. Smith is a triple from 83 to 80 for the degree of difficulty, but the answer of a Curry almost limping is a basket that is the new + 5. Even James is one to free her two before trying to open the game with a shot from outside that it turns into a resounding airball. Despite some babble from the line of Iguodala, are the Warriors to win the first match season among the finalists last year, at the end of a race far from expectations before.
Voltage, moves opposing defensive, physical problems determine such an upset, a score low score that hardly will be repeated in the near future. Golden State appears not to be going through an exceptional period, despite the victories will continue to enter copious, and may rejoice in the approach and the defensive intensity, hoping to get back as soon as possible a Curry in perfect health. Different speech for the Cavaliers, betrayed by their leading exponents but long appeared in a position to violate the arena most difficult of the entire league. Blatt’s experiment with Love from the center is now postponed until better times, but suspect that the Beach Boy is not perfectly in the mechanisms of the team stretches like a shadow on Christmas Cavs.
Golden State Warriors (28-1) . Points: Green 22, Curry 19, Thompson 18, Livingston 16 . Rebounds: Green 15 . Assists: Green Curry and 7 .
Cleveland Cavaliers (18-9) . Points: James 25, Smith 14, 13 Irving, Dellavedova and Love 10 . Rebounds: Love 18, Thompson 10 . Assists: Love 4.
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