On January 10, the NBA regular season ended a focus battle, the Warriors 96-82 double-kill cavaliers, ending a two-game losing streak, surpassing the Suns to rise to the first place in the league. Dream Green was injured before the game and was replaced after the opening, and Clay returned strongly, scoring 17 points. Curry also played well, they kept the lead most of the time, and also withstood the impact of the Cavaliers in the last quarter and won.
Statistics:
Cavaliers: Mobley 11 points, 6 boards, Markkanen 9 points and 6 boards, Allen 12 points and 6 boards, Stevens 17 points, Garland 9 points, Rondo 15 points, 3 boards and 5 assists;
Warriors: Wiggins 10 points, Looney 6 points, 18 boards, 3 assists, 4 blocks, Klay 17 points, 3 boards, 1 assist and 1 cap, Curry 28 points, 5 boards and 5 assists, Poole 14 points, Porter 6 points;
Focus Lens:
The comeback Clay has reached double milestones: career breaks of 12,000 points and 1,800 three-pointers, congratulations.
Contest Review:
In the first quarter, Allen hooked up, Wiggins assisted clay to throw in, Allen and Stevens scored three points in a row, and Wiggins clipped Mobley. Garland hit a three-pointer, Curry chased a three-pointer, Allen hooked up and scored, and Curry hit both free throws. Garland and Anderson scored against each other, Love assisted on Allen's dunk, Curry hit back-to-back three-pointers and Poole threw a throw to stop the Cavaliers. When Curry went off the court, the Warriors players shot poorly, Wiggins hit two free throws, Mobley dunked consecutive baskets, and Osman threw a good shot. In the first quarter, the Warriors led the Cavaliers 24-21.
In the second quarter, Love hit a jumper, Payton also made a three-pointer, and Wendler also hit the outside. Porter scored 2+2 and missed the free throw to score a layup. Mobley scored 2+1, Payton Jr. countered with a dunk and then scored a layup, and Rondo scored on a layup. Stevens made a successful rebound, Curry scored, and Wiggins and Payton scored consecutive points. Stevens stopped the bleeding 2+1, Osman hit both free throws and Poole hit a three-pointer. Clay broke through and slammed into a dunk, quite domineering. Stevens scored consecutive dunks, Klay hit a three-pointer, Markkanen hit two free throws, Garland hit one of two free throws, and the Cavaliers made it 46-51 to the Warriors in the first half.
In the third quarter, Clay and Looney scored on jump shots, Garland scored on a throw, and Clay scored five consecutive points on a jumper and three-pointer. Mobley and Allen hooked up, Curry hit both free throws, Poole scored a low hand layup, Markkanen slammed in a three-pointer and Curry threw a shot to score. Poole's three-pointers and throws extended their advantage, and the Warriors' advantage widened to 20 points after Poole and Curry scored. Iguodala counter-attacked, Curry made a successful layup, and Mowbury made one of two free throws before dunking to stop the bleeding. Markkanen stepped on a layup and scored to end the third quarter with the Cavaliers 60-79 Warriors.
In the fourth quarter, Porter scored on a jumper, Rondo hit a three-pointer, and Iguodala was also in color. Markkanen hit two free throws, Rondo picked up a basket and scored five straight three-pointers, and Wiggins hooked up. Stevens scored on a layup and Rondo hit another three-pointer to outstrip the difference by 10 points. Looney hooked up and Allen made a successful rebound. Klay slammed in a three-pointer, and the Warriors kept the lead ever since, successfully winning.
Two teams starting lineup:
Warriors: Curry, Klay, Wiggins, Dream Green, Looney;
Cavaliers: Garland, Stevens, Mobley, Markkanen, Allen;