The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors, 109 - 108, at Quicken Loans Arena on Sunday. The Cleveland-Golden State matchup is always one of the showcase games of the year and that ended up being the case in this Christmas Day classic. Despite Golden State leading for well over 40 minutes of this game, it was tight throughout, as they never led by more than 14 points, with 11 ties in total. Cleveland made the final, most important push though, as they overcame a 14 - point deficit in the fourth quarter to win by one. Both defenses did a great job, as the Warriors were held to a 25 - 19, assist - to - turnover ratio and 31 percent shooting from three - point range, while the Cavaliers were held to 39 percent shooting from the field. Offensive rebounding was the big difference for the Cavaliers, as they won that battle, 18 - 5. Golden State (27 - 5) has been spectacular all season, but a loss to their arch enemy is the last thing they wanted on Christmas. Kevin Durant showed why the Warriors wanted to acquire him though, as he scored a game - high 36 points, while also adding 15 rebounds in the defeat. Klay Thompson was second on the team, as he scored 24 points on 9 - of - 16 shooting. Draymond Green did commit six turnovers, but he accumulated 16 points, four rebounds and four assists on 7 - of - 9 shooting. Stephen Curry added to his Christmas Day struggles, as he totaled 15 points and three assists on 4 - of - 11 from the field, The Warriors next game wo n't be until Wednesday, when they host the Toronto Raptors. Cleveland (23 - 6) had a tough task here against one of the best offenses ever, but they put on a show in the game of the season. Kyrie Irving was the hero, as he hit the game - winning jumper from 15 - feet out with three seconds left. He finished the game with 25 points, 10 assists and seven steals in a fantastic performance. LeBron James may have been even better though, as he accrued 31 points, 13 rebounds and four assists of his own. Kevin Love was the only other Cavalier with more than 10 points, as he collected 20 points and six rebounds. Cleveland returns to action on Monday in a road matchup with the Detroit Pistons.
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