Cleveland Cavaliers VS. Golden State Warriors NBA2k25

Cleveland Cavaliers VS. Golden State Warriors NBA2k25

another presentation of the NBA live on 2K Sports this is Kevin Harland with Greg Anthony and Doris Burke also joining us from the sidelines David Aldridge we’ll see the Cleveland Cavaliers facing the Golden State Warriors look at Cleveland starting group we’ve got Irving Kevin Love out there with James then it’s Thompson and it’s Smith in at the shooting guard now here’s Irving smith outside fires from deep keeps it alive and Love with his second chance points well you know this about Kevin Love he is willing to be a workhorse on the glass for them and you will not have him ever give up on a play curry passes to Thompson durant against LeBron outside KD shot clock at five from downtown it’s rebounded by Cleveland he is too good a shooter guys to be left open like that the defense just dodged a bullet there curry against Irving love with the screen on Curry irving for three they get it again second chance shot here’s Thompson and foul on the shot he’ll shoot two at the free throw line you know what you’re going to get from Thompson strength toughness and grit this is his first free throw of the game [Applause] [Applause] and the first one folks yeah Thompson not really the guy who’s going to punish you consistently for sending him to the free throw line [Applause] [Music] [Applause] he’s perfect from the line this time now Curry first 130 gone here in the first quarter durant deciding where to go with it typo shot and he buries that one drilling the rim on the way down just shows you how impressive Curry’s shooting ability is that he can adjust for any distance lebron outside [Music] there’s the triple the Cavaliers again can’t hit that’s Thompson with the ball he’ll bring it up for the Warriors kd’s shot is off boy he was wide open you wonder did he overthink it that’s a missed opportunity here’s Irving ian Green with the rebound boy surprised he missed that the defense just good enough to prevent that bucket here’s Ky and he didn’t get quite enough under that one you can’t look at the result of that shot they’ll take that whenever they get it and they should because it’s when you start turning down that kind of look that your offense can start to bog down a bit second shot opportunity and it’s Love getting it to go love’s got his second bucket tonight well I think it’s always solid execution to get Kevin Love a look on the interior this guy can score in so many different ways in that space durant up top and off the front iron and in it goes durant’s got five now well that that’s one way he can finish but far from the only way he gets it done he’s got all kinds of tricks up his sleeve and the timeout called here by Terron Lou he’s made the decision he wants to huddle up with this guy heat [Applause] heat heat [Music] [Applause] up here [Applause] heat [Applause] heat go and it’s Irving with the ball for the Cavaliers they trail by one pass to Smith off target with this three and I think that one could have easily have fallen for you here’s Green and Green slams it in how easy is it to appreciate the intensity with which Draymond Green plays go ahead with power sir irving against Curry up and in on the layup yeah another nice bucket down low they’ve really been able to work the ball into the post effectively here so far now here’s Curry pass to Thompson shoots the three it’s rebounded by Cleveland love’s got four rebounds now tonight katy against James on the wing irving Love outside yes and it’s Irving picking up the assist love’s got his third basket of the night boy they’ve got Kevin Love in catch and shoot situations turn the lights out he’s that good pass to Green back to Curry takes the three buries it from three-point range curry’s got his second bucket of the night well you can see it’s a matter of pride out there for these guys absolutely when someone makes a shot the first thought is I want my own back irving misses well certainly not the best defensive effort but this guy can’t make them pay for their laces and it’s Green with the jam and for a power forward he can sure get up i mean because of that leaping ability it kind of offsets his height disadvantage now here’s Irving love catch to Smith [Applause] james in the high post durant there and Draymond Green picks up the foul that is his first foul of the game looney’s checked in for the Mortons and Cleveland also making a change richard Jefferson he’s checked in for Smith [Applause] [Music] [Applause] thompson outside cleveland moving the ball around just five to shoot [Applause] irving against Curve and it’s sent back by KD boy how about this defense from Kevin Durant sends that shot back played in with a nice touch off the glass that’s seven points for KD how about the timing can be the difference between an assist and a turnover nice delivery and Terron Lou calls timeout wants to talk some things over might be seeing some things to adjust [Applause] heat up here [Applause] heat up here and Barnes has checked in for Williams number 22 Matt Barnes [Applause] the Cavaliers trail by five [Applause] irving looking over the floor jefferson finds Love [Applause] love with the screen for James kicks it out to Love thompson passes to Jefferson here’s James to halt the run and it’s good on the layup it’s trouble i mean if LeBron James is in the painted area everybody’s got to be prepared to contest this guy too good in there thompson outside and there are the Warriors now with another bucket you have to have the vision to find the open man beautiful pass [Music] here’s LeBron love with the screen for LeBron they get it back boy as a defender you simply have to be careful around Kevin Love he knows how to draw fouls in those situations the Cavaliers shooting their third and fourth free throw shots of the night kevin Love at the line for two [Applause] [Applause] and he makes the first see I think you have to respect the versatility of Kevin Love guys this guy can shoot it from anywhere he rebounds at a high level everything you’d want in a big man in today’s NBA Kevin Love provides [Applause] both good from the line that time now here’s Durant he has seven pass to Thompson [Music] back to KD here’s Curry with the three it’s rebounded by Cleveland gloves got six rebounds now in the game jefferson with it guarded now by Durant james looking it over good D by Barnes warriors leading by three left side durant that’s in and that’s his fourth basket of the night he’s taken seven shots a solid 57% well this is exactly how you want to attack the defense kevin Durant accepting the punishment but refuses to be denied now here’s James flooded with the screen on Barnes he clangs that one off the back iron and down it falls [Applause] and here is Curry barnes outside back to Curry but Julia with the screen on Irving curry good ideally you want to chase Stephen Curry off the three-point line but folks it is not as easy as you might think irving with the ball thompson a screen on Kirk irving for three there it is his second make of the game he’s missed five and guys getting into a nice groove here starting to feel it and this is partly what the game has become right a matter of dueling three-point opportunities back to Curry and he makes good on the lane and that’s now 10 points for Stephen Curry as Stephen Curry a threelevel score gets a chippy right there now Irving he has five outside Jefferson takes it off the glass and the lack of effort to fight over the screen there makes that an easy shot you know we see this all the time you’re basically as a defender hoping the man misses rather than putting in the work to get over screens here’s Mullia after Richard Jefferson ‘s basket here’s Curry with the three rebound love’s got his seventh rebound here tonight irving kicks to LeBron to the paint here’s Thompson and two free throws coming up unable to get that one to go with all the content you guys what do you think about the offensive approach we’ve seen so far for the Warriors well they haven’t wasted any time getting into a groove from deep putting up and hitting a healthy amount of three-pointers thus far i think the other thing they’re doing is they’re wearing out the opponent in transition exploding up the floor for easy chances [Applause] he misses the free throw sun changes for Golden State mcgee comes in for Za Pachuli and it’s Livingston in for Curry and Cleveland also making a change delivadova’s checked in [Applause] and he sinks the second here’s Livingston [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] six on the shot clock front pass the arc johnson with the rebound the Cavaliers trailing jefferson passing it to Delvadova thompson outside cleveland moving it around here’s Love can’t tie it up as that one misses and so it’s Katie with it he brings up the ball for the Warriors pass to Thompson mcgee a screen thompson inside covered by Irving mcgee’s shot is off and here are the Cavaliers trailing by two irving dishes to Delivadova 116 left here in the first quarter and Irving gets it to go on the assist from Delivanova irving’s got a couple of threes now in the first for Cleveland here’s [Applause] [Music] Livingston still yet to score mcgee screen livingston with it jefferson picks him up can they get it livingston no luck well he wanted to return the favor there for that last three but it just wasn’t in the cards irving passes to Delvadova with the drive out of bounds golden State takes possession the Warriors making a switch here west is checked in then for the Cavaliers Fry comes in for Thompson and Jones subbed in for Irving there’s a 4second difference from the shot clock to the game clock livingston finds Thompson [Applause] there’s 14 seconds left to play in the first quarter shot clock at six the kick out to Barnes here’s West and the Warriors miss again kevin Love has been leading the charge for Cleveland he made his mark in a big way on the boards in that quarter we’ll get you back to the action after this break [Applause] and getting going again here in the second quarter fairly close game so far and from what you guys have seen so far from Cleveland what’s your take well one way to generate more offense pound the offensive glass that was the difference in the first i love the determination they want to go after every rebound out there and overwhelming to the opposition right now cavaliers leading so with Curry sitting on the bench here’s the group that Steve Cerr has on the floor looney out there with Barnes then it’s Thompson and there’s Livingston and it’s McGee in at the five spot and it’s Del over missing Thompson passes to Livingston here’s Looney to the inside and the slam dunk by McGee eight lead changes now and we’re still just in the first half and I’m not sure I’ve seen a game with more lead changes this to the wing right side glove outside stripped away here’s Thompson clay kicked off the break well let’s remember Klay Thompson is 67 and still adept at handling the rock how about that dribble drive wow [Applause] outside Jefferson has to love [Applause] now here is Delado he’s covered by Livingston down to five on the shot clock listen offensively they’re very comfortable with him taking that shot it’s a good look under very little pressure he just can’t convert the shots good from McGee and guys they continue to put a lot of pressure on the interior defenders with their work down low and here is Jefferson it’s Jones on the wing jefferson kicks to Delvadova they set the screen drops in the tray elvadova has got his first three points of the game such a reliable threat from range you think the defense might key on him a little bit more [Music] now here’s Livingston still without a basket here’s McGee it’s held in by Fry jefferson dishes to Delivadova jones kicks to Delvadova [Applause] shoots over livingston does not score again that’s his fourth miss against one make oh guys love leaves no doubt with the finish on that one that’s good from Barnes on the assist by Livingston barnes has got his first points of the game that’s how you share the rock he does this time and time again inside Fry with the ball mcgee’s there and they take the lead love’s got 14 points when a player is cooking what happens the aggressiveness turns up kevin Love is hunting for shots right now here’s Livingston cavaliers with the rebound gets Jones on the wing covered by Barnes jones the pass to Delvadova fires it up offensive rebound love it falls for the sixth time in seven tries this contest that’s 86% you simply must put a body on this guy you know he’s going to try to get to that glass on the wing thompson pass to Barnes love three love grabs the board love’s got double digit rebounds now in the game jones dishes to Love [Applause] now here is Deladova here’s Jones barnes grabs the miss warriors trail by three go and here’s Livingston nothing on the board here’s the screen barnes outside [Applause] over Jones looney kicks to Livingston mcgee screen now here’s Livingston defended by Delivadova fires the three and again it’s the Warriors missing now the Cavaliers with it a big stretch here going 10-2 for three love gets rebounded by Golden State and he didn’t punish them for the weak coverage there but they can’t count on him to continue missing thompson a screen on Jones livingston kicks to Thompson and the Warriors miss again the Cavaliers leading by three [Applause] jones with it out of it over [Applause] Thompson rebounded by McGee here’s Barnes [Music] pass to McGee looney kicks to Thompson some nice passing by Golden State and count it the shot is good he’ll go to the free throw line well the attention that Clay Thompson gets because of his great shooting allows him to set his teammates up that’s nice and a look now at how the offensive approach has been going here so far for the Cavaliers we’ve got a bunch of this game yet to be played but they’re shooting it well from the three-point line that’s got to be a welcome sight yeah and I also love the intensity they shown on the glass early on keeping plays alive creating second chance shots that’s nice here’s Irving good and the assist goes to LeBron irving’s got the lead up to three now for the Cams gets in the paint and drains it kyrie Irving show off that touch outside Durant [Music] kicks to Thompson thompson with the three hit works well there not much resistance from the deep it takes incredible effort to stay connected to the hip of the offensive player you’ve got to want to work and the timeout called here by Terron Lou he wants to talk to his guy heat heat [Applause] heat [Applause] heat [Applause] heat heat [Applause] [Applause] heat heat [Applause] [Music] [Applause] john Livingston he’s checked in for the Warriors channing Fry checked in for Cleveland [Applause] and so here’s Cleveland delinova pass to Smith on the wing irving here’s the teard drop rebounded by McGee irving’s gone 40% from the floor in 10 attempts here’s Py and that won’t go missing the go-ahead bucket smith the best at Elanova back to Smith lebron left side green with the block a valuable dog defender draymond Green doing his thing back to Durant a three ball it’s no good he’s now four of nine from the field and here are the Cavaliers now smith dishes to Irving just five on the clock the 9-ft shot warriors with the rebound as to Livingston good great play by Green to set it up livingston’s got his first bucket in this one and so it’s Irving he brings it up for Cleveland trailing by two lets it go from the wing and good got the English that time as it falls irving’s got four points in the quarter yeah Kyrie Irving one of the outstanding mid-range shooters this guy legit three level now here’s Livingston curry with a wide open look wow curry automatic from D i’ll tell you he’ll take that all day every day i’m sure he was shocked to find himself that wide open right side irving oh and he pops it off the glass wow oh and here we go green’s got it the fast break chance here’s Curry rebound by Deldadova the Cavaliers trail by three guys they’re looking for a way to score here yeah they’ve had a tough time taking the lid off yeah whacking James like the D does there is the right move i mean especially when you consider how strong he is for Cleveland they have shot a good percentage from the free throw line so far they’ve made five out of six [Applause] free throw good LeBron what’s remarkable about LeBron is the complete command of the game not only his team but you’ll hear opponents joke about how well he knows their plays and Cleveland making a change here jefferson’s checked in and he can’t hit the second KD that’s for two and a great assist by Curry as that one goes in curry’s got three assists tonight the Cavaliers trail by four and here’s Irving 12 points for him smith kicks the front green against James five on the clock cleveland needs to get a shot off here once again off the mark by Cleveland here’s Curry curry gets inside and lays it in curry is in his bag this guy has such a versatile offensive arsenal [Applause] irving against Cer [Applause] to LeBron [Applause] shoots a fader warriors with the rebound lets a floater go two free throws coming up and they call the shooting foul threats on LeBron James clever move by Curry taking the foul but still getting the shot the Warriors shooting their second and third shots at the line right here shooting two [Applause] first free throw is good what you appreciate most about Curry is his confidence especially when it comes to how far he can connect from looking at who’s out there now for the Warriors pulia comes in for McGee and it’s Klay Thompson in for Shawn Livingston cleveland also making some changes thompson he’s checked in for Fry and it’s Kevin Love in for Richard Jefferson stephen Curry hits them both and that’s another area where he is just a superb player excellent at the free throw line lebron with it he has five [Applause] pass to Love great D that time from Green i’ll tell you most of the time this guy’s going to finish that but that was tremendous defense that prohibits him from completing the play the Cavaliers trail by eight outside James [Applause] 127 left in the first half of basketball [Applause] it’s good a monster down low lebron James the rare package of skill size and athleticism curry pass it to KD thompson in the corner over Smith and good as it just snugs right down through the net can we give Klay Thompson some credit here there’s a number of ways to score off the pick and roll and he’s got everyone at his disposal now here’s LeBron seven points in the game thompson with the bucket oh what a pretty pass throw to the open spot leave your teammate perfectly warriors leading by six outside Green outside Curry [Applause] 26 seconds left to play here in the half that’s his fifth miss of the game he has made six of his 11 shots 15 seconds left here in the second now James pocket six club with the screen on KD count it and the Warrior lead has been cut to just three points on the basket from James so that’ll be it for the first half fairly even battle underway in this one warriors lead by three and we’ll be back for the second half following the break keep it right here on 2K Sports heat heat [Applause] heat heat [Music] [Music] don’t do it and if you’re just joining us we’ve played through the first half in a game that’s been fairly even so far really an incredible game from Stephen Curry man he’s been running wild on him through that first half absolute dynamite on offense boy he has been shouldering the load aggressive skilled talented and thus far unstoppable [Applause] and so here’s Cleveland it’s a three-point game checking out the group for Terron Lou to start the second half kyrie Irving is out there with Smith then it’s Thompson then there’s Kevin Love and it’s LeBron in at the three with a tie the Warriors pull it in green’s got four rebounds in this game durant the pass to Pat and Pulia with the dunk pulia’s toughness on display skies for the easy finish [Applause] here’s Irving [Applause] hands to Smith now love love with the screen for James four on the shot clock love no luck and here’s Green he’ll bring it up for the Warriors leading by five and no good that time on the wing irving defended by Durant james in the post curry meets him oh LeBron’s just too strong inside they didn’t have much of a problem getting the ball into the post that time pass to Thompson jacks up a three that’s in that’s his fifth field goal he’s shooting a hot 71% five for seven the Cavaliers trail by six now here’s Irving he’s got 12 james with a deep three trying to answer back but that that three is on the mark and here’s Mullio outside durant releases finds himself wide open and drills it and now an eight-point Warrior lead so unpredictable so versatile when KD’s working that pick and roll the defense has a hard time dealing with it here’s Thompson and the layup’s good off the glass thompson’s got seven points well get it inside to a quality scoreer and let this guy do his thing curry on the wing shoots cavaliers with the rebound james has got four rebounds now tonight floats it up for Jake oh James flushes in the alleyoop amazing even a little bit offtarget lebron knows how to finish the alleyoop [Applause] moving against Curry outside green curry on the wing from deep thompson with the rebound the Cavaliers trail by four nobody near Irving good and the assist goes to LeBron james has got three assists now in this one outside Green and Thompson kicks to KD no good unable to end this run you will not see this guy miss many of those he’s one of the keys to their floor spacing and there’s the call on Puli his third foul of the game and Zeron Lou calls timeout he wants to make some adjustments to the game plan clearly heat [Applause] up here [Applause] heat [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Heat [Applause] heat make some noise in the third quarter with just over 3 and 1/2 minutes off the clock love outside [Applause] five to shoot and trying for the go-ahead basket it doesn’t go in the Warriors lead it it’s three outside lebron grabs the miss lebron’s got rebound number five here tonight [Applause] and here’s Irving 15 points in the game james with a deep three and the ball goes out of bounds last touch by James [Applause] the way Greg they’re sharing the ball tonight mesmerizing everyone’s getting to touch it and and everyone’s contributing oh Durant imposing his will you love the efficiency of that play kevin Durant on the interior yes sir irving with it driving to the basket count that one irving’s got 17 now just good aggressive drive from him that time found a hole in the D and went straight to the rim on its way from Curry for two and James pulls it down lebron’s got six rebounds now in the game [Applause] thompson against Smith [Applause] outside Irving for the lead and he could not get that one to go on a check and he’ll go to the line for two and it goes on Draymond Green you know Irving isn’t just a perimeter player he’s so dynamic inside as a scorer his strength his savvy tough to keep the defense on balance [Applause] take a break take a break two shots [Applause] that one drops he ties it up the neat thing about Kyrie Irving is you get style and substance this guy’s such a fluid player makes the game look effortless [Music] [Applause] and that drops so they now lead by one and here’s Curry who brings it up for the Golden State Warriors lets it go from deep hits it from three-point range curry’s got 20 points i’ll tell you it is a thing of beauty watching Steph Curry shoot jumpers in unbelievable feel and touch [Applause] and on the way from Irving for three and a rebound goes to the Warriors [Applause] thompson outside [Applause] curry looking around and he’s fouled pretty hard on that shot but he’s got the chance to pick up the points at the line that’s on LeBron James and a moment now to look at the scoring approach in terms of where the points are coming from here for the Warriors and they’re playing beautiful basketball right now racking up the assists by playing so unselfishly just finding the open man and you also have to love the way they’ve gotten out and run in transition a ton of good chances tonight simply from being willing to run the floor and the first one at the line is good [Applause] stephen Curry hits them both the Cavaliers trail by four now Irving 19 points in the game love with the screen on Kirk and another miss by Cleveland green the pass to Thompson outside Durant [Music] green with a screen on LeBron and again it’s the Warriors missing cleveland with the ball to the middle that one’s in there the Warrior lead has cut down to just two points with the bucket from Thompson yeah this is where Thompson wants to do his scoring close in the paint curry finds Green [Applause] durant with three that’s in coming off the assist from Thompson thompson’s got his fourth assist with that last one here tonight the Cavaliers trail by five here’s James he’s got 14 on the wing irving guarded by Ker shot clock at five irving passes to love from about 19 ft the Warriors pull it in now here’s Curry 22 points for him outside KD pass to Pullia thompson for three another three for Golden State and Thompson thrives in those catch and shoot situations so it’s the Cavaliers who trailing here by eight [Applause] irving against Irving passes to Smith no good on the triple and it’s the Warriors ball they’re on an 11-2 run pass to Pulia [Applause] outside KD and the wideopen shot from Green a chance to extend the lead to double digits but it’s no good [Applause] and here is James outside irving knocked loose stolen by Thompson and here we go with Thompson running it up the course and that’ll be two free throws coming up officials on the call with the foul how good is Green at drawing solid contact he plays with a ton of heart he’s really good at making the defense commit this is his first trip to the line tonight [Applause] he’s off on the first well to me the infectiousness with which Draymond Green plays it impacts everyone around him i love that and the Warriors making a change here barnes has checked in richard Jefferson he’s checked in for the Cavaliers big on the second free throw the Cavaliers trail by nine lebron with it 14 points for him outside Irving Thompson a screen on Kirk Irving for three and the rebound goes to the Warriors but surely he’s got rebound number seven for him tonight and while we’ve got him let’s send it over to our terrific reporter David david Kevin if you want to win of course playing both ends of the floor is essential former defensive player of the year Draymond Green says “We’ve seen teams for years make the mistake of thinking they can put a great offense out there and win you run up against a team that’s just competent offensively but they play defense you’re going to lose it got the one-two punch as Draymond talks about man that is something tough to get by pa Thanks now.” Curry Richard Jefferson missing on the three they could use a big shot here to get this offense going too many empty possessions right now they need the basket james finds Thompson [Applause] back to LeBron a LeBron crushing off the contact no issues on that one good work all around on offense here are the Warriors they’re on a 12 to4 run right now green with a screen for Curley an absolute bomb from three-point range curry’s got the lead up to 10 now for the Warriors james against Barnes poked away it’s stolen by Green basket is good the assist from Barnes green’s got seven points in the game well Green likes to push the pace that’s for sure great at making his way up the court and getting to the right spot [Applause] 130 left in the third the offensive rebound thompson dishes to Love cleveland moving the ball around irving for three gets it to go from beyond the arc irving has got 10 points in the quarter i mean if you want to chase him off the line that’s fine but that ability to triple drive this guy is impossible to guard kyrie Irving here’s Curry with the three thompson with the rebound and you don’t want to give up that kind of look too often outside irving Jefferson kicks to love [Applause] on the wing james covered by Barnes no good from LeBron and it’s Golden State’s ball they’re on a 17-7 run to the wing on the left here’s Green and he banks in the lane he’s got nine and Braymond is smart at knowing when to shoot the ball especially when he’s got strong position inside [Applause] 17 seconds left to play in the third [Music] now LeBron he’s got 16 down to five on the shot clock that one falls irving’s got 12 points here in the second half outside Curry over Irving and that shot was up in time but doesn’t go in the third quarter comes to a close the Warriors on top up nine we’ll get right back to the action when we return [Applause] and let’s go back to a terrific pass that we’re calling tonight our State Farm assist of the game and the definition of teamwork right there guys i mean what great communication between them and what a beautiful feat nothing better than chemistry right working together to create a bucket fourth quarter of action is upon us thanks as always for joining us so with Curry sitting on the bench here’s the group that Steve Cerr has on the floor javal McGee is out there with Green and there’s Livingston and it’s Durant and it’s Barnes at the three the shot by KD no good the Cavaliers trail by nine outside Irving floats one shooting foul as the whistle blows he’ll shoot two free throws kyrie Irving so good at keeping defenders off balance earns a trip to the free throw line there nicely done [Applause] shooting two [Applause] first free throw is good [Applause] [Music] on the miss both free throws good from Kyrie Irving warriors leading by seven livingston looking for the opening mcgee a screen durant wide open he fires the three-pointer no good durant’s gotten just two of his seven attempts from deep to fall here here’s Irving count it and the foul and it goes on Draymond Green come on that is remarkable work from Kyrie ridiculously crappy at how he gets into the defense and draws the foul at the line for one [Applause] one shot [Applause] on the free throw no good [Applause] outside Green [Applause] pass to McGee oh Kevin Durant and it’s Irving with the rebound [Music] [Applause] releases from 15 no good that time and so it’s Livingston bringing it up now for Golden State final quarter of play about a minute and a half off the clock into it mcgee inside guarded by Fry the shots good from McGee here’s Irving pass to Smith over KD and it’s Smith missing warriors leading by seven rain finds Livingston into the lane rebound by Smith smith’s got his fifth rebound right now in the game here’s Irving and that one clearly a foul gets the whistle and two shots coming up yeah way to play an attack bowl and get to the line shooting for the Cavaliers kyrie Irving taking two shots take a break take a break two shots [Applause] free throw good Irving [Applause] both free throws good for Irving [Applause] warriors leading by five [Applause] here’s KD fourth quarter of playing we’re about two and a half minutes through it right now the 15-footer good durant’s got 20 yeah the whole floor is open for Kevin Durant offensively mid-range is his sweet spot folks back to Irving down low here’s Jones and a lot of contact on that one so he’ll shoot two here and it goes on Draymond Green 14 shooting for Dante Jones at the line for two [Applause] shoot two [Applause] [Music] the first one falls and the Warriors with some changes david West he’s checked in for Green and it’s Williams in for Barnes [Applause] [Music] [Applause] that’s also good so he hits both free throws here is Livingston durant with a screen on Irving here’s Livingston there’s passes to Williams mcgee a screen on Irving durant for three and he’s good on the three ball durant’s got five points in the quarter their ability again to stretch the floor particularly in this second half and guys boy when you’re hitting it sure does work it obviously opens up major options at the offensive end outside Williams pass to Durant kd draws the double six to shoot west dishes to Livingston three-pointer out of bounds cleveland will take possession pull checked in for the Warriors barnes comes in for Williams and then for Cleveland Thompson he’s checked in for Fry and it’s Matthew Delivadova in for Richard Jefferson the Cavaliers trail by eight now here’s Irving there’s the drive out to Smith three-pointer good on the three-point shot smith’s got himself going with the triple his first basket of the game and really Smith is always looking to fire as soon as he touches the ball the D has to be more aware of that quick trigger durant for three that drops and it comes off the assist from Livingston livingston’s got three assists in the game elabovva scanning the floor on its way from Irving for two and the rebound goes to the Warriors puli has got rebound number nine now what an effort here tonight as to Livingston back to Pulia some nice passing by Golden State here’s West high shot from 10 ft out west has got his first two points man West a knockdown mid-range shooter you just assume it’s going in whenever it leaves his hands [Applause] outside irvin shoots over KD it’s good on the football and he’s now got the double double 11 points and 11 rebounds and those second chance points really become almost like bonus points when you can get them now here’s Livingston defended by Delvadova outside durant and too much time in the lane they get called for the 3sec violation and some changes here for the Warriors thompson comes in for Matt Barnes and Stephen Curry subbed in for Kevin Durant then for the Cavaliers Loves check in for Jones lebron comes in for Smith and it’s Jefferson in for Irving now here is Deladova pass to Love [Applause] lebron outside here’s Thompson kicks it out to Love now here’s Jefferson he’s covered by Livingston delivadova well it was only a matter of time but they finally get the bucket and the D not really doing its job there a little slow to react to the ball getting into the paint and here is Curry pass to West rebound by Deldova the Cavaliers trail by six [Applause] james outside here’s Delivadova onto the right wing [Applause] outside jefferson five on the clock [Music] here’s James lebron playing like a big man inside and that’s right in his wheelhouse looking to make an impact when it counts this is a player who understands when the game is hanging in the balance and he knows it’s winning time back to Curry pass to Thompson here’s the three and a rebound goes to the Cavaliers thompson’s [Applause] Jefferson against Thompson [Applause] who’s back up thompson in the post goes up against Pulia well and it took a terrific effort at both ends to sustain this run they found their composure on both ends of the floor and that is what triggered this run and we’ve got a timeout called by Steve Kerr there was no hesitating he wants to talk to the team right now [Applause] heat [Applause] heat [Applause] heat heat [Applause] [Music] some changes for Golden State raymond Green has checked in for West and Kevin Durant has subbed in for Shawn Livingston jr smith’s checked in for the Cavaliers kyrie Irving comes in from Matthew Delivadova a moment now to hear from our sideline reporter Hall of Famer David Aldridge david hey guys well Steve Carr talked to his team during the last time out now they preached the little things in the huddle they asked their team to battle on those 50/50 balls one extra possession could be all the difference back to you Kevin thank you David busts the J after the KG passing and the Warriors lead by four well Thompson is having no trouble finding himself shots and he’ll just keep pouring them in as long as he can james finds Irving thompson outside over Julia thompson misses listen that’s a shot he can make but obviously the defense okay letting him shoot it green passes to Thompson outside Curry over Irvvin curry can’t get it to go after the strong first half this guy has not been the same and and largely a no-show right here irving kicks to Smith club with the screen on Thompson cleveland moving it around freed with the block curry with Jim outside at Irving smith with a wide open look good and the assist goes to Irving you know J.R smith has a love of the spotlight he just made a huge shot back to Curry [Applause] outside durant Thompson with the rebound thompson’s got his 18th rebound here tonight all over the place curry against Irving to take the lead and foul on the shot so he’ll get a chance at the line they get Stephen Curry no question he got bumped on that shot and what do you guys think so far about the offensive approach for the Cavaliers guys they’ve done everything they can in this one to just dominate that backboard offensively and keeping control of the ball and then converting and you also have to love the way they’ve gotten out and run in transition a ton of good chances tonight simply from being willing to run the floor no good on that one [Applause] that’s right [Applause] and it’s tied up with that one that will sting a little bit failing to get the lead when the opportunity was there but he does tie it up thompson outside pass to Patulia outside KD shot clock at six and that’s collected by Love love’s got 13 rebounds in the game seated LeBron with it guarded by Green here’s LeBron a miss that time would have put him up you know he made an easy shot so much harder and it really cost him the bucket guys here’s Curry drops it in from 11 ft curry’s got 10 points here in the second half big sequence there guys curry takes it upon himself to take and make the big bucket here’s Irving slay Thompson grabs the miss and he has definitely been struggling in this quarter and you know what they keep calling it number and they’re simply trying to get him out of this good remains ready at all times and whether it’s the first shot or the most crucial fantastic focus outside the kick out to Irving in the corner smith with it it’s up a three warriors with the rebound curry’s got his fourth rebound with that last one here tonight johnson dishes to Curry with Shamark cavaliers with the rebound lebron’s got seven rebounds in the game [Applause] step on the way he’s covered by Thompson launches a three and it’s Clay Thompson with the rebound and I thought that was going to drop it looked good from here and the rejection by Smith outside James and he has brought them to within two points so much riding on that shot what a bucket i’ll tell you that changes things doesn’t it good job young fella what a game now here’s Curry it drops steph Curry so cool under pressure big moment no matter he’s ready and the timeout called here by Terron Lou this is a huge moment folks in this game and he wants to be prepared [Applause] [Applause] heat heat heat [Applause] [Applause] up here [Applause] heat [Applause] up here [Applause] 32 seconds left to play here in the fourth here’s Irving and it’s out of bounds last touch by Thompson don’t do it here is Durant and they commit an intentional foul there’s another one of those so they can get into the penalty foul yeah you can’t let them hold the ball and just milk those last seconds away 23 seconds left in the fourth quarter and so they foul intentionally that’s the first and that puts them up by five so he goes two for two at the line time out it’s a six-point ball game well it’s about the little details capitalize at the free throw line add to your lead timeout called Cleveland there’s 21 seconds left in the fourth quarter and let’s get your take guys what’s the strategy they need a quick basket here well preferably a three right if there’s a clean look take it [Applause] [Applause] heat heat [Applause] heat heat [Applause] heat up here there’s 21 seconds left in the fourth quarter and here’s LeBron outside and an essential foul right there kevin 13 [Applause] good on the first and that makes it a seven-point lead and so both free throws are good and it’s an eight-point game smith for three it’s in oh and that cuts the lead to just five and the passing instincts of James are just unreal he has that great sense for when and where to send the ball at the line go Warriors clay Thompson taking two shots [Applause] first free throw is good and that increases their lead to six and he hits both free throws here so now it’s a seven-point game and that’s an intentional foul you know give him credit for still battling to get down the stretch but I think it’s too little too late he drops the first one that stretches their lead to eight [Applause] and a tough break as a second attempt at the line no good so we see the Warriors get the win here even early on in this one it seemed like they were happy to be playing at home tonight and it makes a big difference once they started to really play in rhythm you never felt like they had any doubts as to whether or not they were going to win thank you for joining us that’ll do it for now for Greg Anthony Doris Burke and David Alder this is Kevin Arland along with our terrific 2K Sports Group thanking you for tuning in and as we leave you let’s take a look at our player of the game Stephen Curry [Applause]

2015 – 2016 Cavaliers Vs. 2016 – 2017 Golden State Warriors