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Bickerstaff didn't mince words in describing his team's dismal performance. Caris LeVert added 22 points and Evan Mobley 17 for Cleveland.Īfterward, Cavs coach J.B. "Everyone that played was good tonight and that’s awesome for us.”ĭarius Garland scored 31 points to lead the Cavs, who were without star Donovan Mitchell because of a strained groin and suffered their most embarrassing loss this season. “The biggest thing is, even without our guys, we expect to win,” said Jerome, who is on a two-way contract with Golden State and Santa Cruz. Even with their top players on the bench in street clothes, the short-handed Warriors came out firing and barely slowed down. You play 82 games, so you know you’re going to have a few of these.”įollowing Golden State's stinging three-point overtime loss Thursday night in Boston, Kerr rested Curry along with fellow first-teamers Thompson, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins.

“We kind of hung on for dear life down the stretch, but got it done,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. Poole (5) and Jerome (3) combined for eight 3-pointers as the defending NBA champs ended a five-game trip with an improbable win. Jordan Poole scored 32 points, Ty Jerome added 22 and the Warriors dropped 23 3-pointers while Curry and three other starters sat on the bench in a 120-114 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. However, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson didn't launch any. NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State WarriorsĬLEVELAND - The shots splashed through the net like they almost always do for the Golden State Warriors. Of course, it doesn’t help having Bogut on the sidelines at this point and it seems Golden State don’t really know what defensive structure they want to use.Without Curry, Warriors make 23 3-pointers and beat Cavs LeBron is leading the way in all the major stats, making it tough for the Warriors to compete. Missing Andrew Bogut inside is a big blow, and the way Kyrie Irving has played has seen Curry in foul trouble more than once, being fouled out in Game 6. Golden State must not only find a way around the defence, but slow down the LeBron James show. Meanwhile Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes have been lazy on offence, and apart from Leandro Barbossa they have got very little from the bench. It’s finals basketball, and every team will lift their game on defence, meaning shots that fell during the regular season aren’t going to fall now. They are settling for shots they shouldn’t, even with the splash brothers Klay Thompson and Steph Curry on court. A lot of this though isn’t even down to the defence – it is just poor options on offence. In fact, Golden State only shoot 40 per cent, compared to Cleveland’s 52 per cent. The Cavaliers’ defence has been incredible, forcing the Warriors into a mountain of bad shots. Alas, they did, and then went on to lose Game 6 in a 14-point domination.