The Golden State Warriors avenged their Christmas Day loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers to split the season series between the last two NBA champions.
Golden State dominated from the opening tipoff and never trailed en route to a 126-91 win Monday night.
The Warriors' lights-out shooting—including this deep shot by Stephen Curry, via NBA on TNT—led to a 29-point advantage at halftime:
Though the Cavaliers played better in the second half, it wasn't enough to catch up on the scoreboard. Cleveland fell to 29-11 on the season, while Golden State improved to 35-6.
Tim Bontemps of the Washington Post pointed out a number of reasons for the blowout:
The play of the Warriors' Big Four was another. Draymond Green earned his third triple-double of the year with 11 points, 11 assists, 13 rebounds and five blocks.
It was also a solid all-around night for Curry, who finished with 20 points, 11 assists and four steals.
Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson each topped 20 points as well.
The night wasn't as good for the Cavaliers' top p ...
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