After an embarrassing loss earlier in the season, the Golden State Warriors went out Monday night and proved they could hang with the Cleveland Cavaliers. For about 12 minutes.
The Cavs and former Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson stomped the Warriors for the second time this season, winning 113-95. Cleveland’s starting backcourt of Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell combined to score 48 points, while Steph Curry and Dennis Schroder combined to score...23. Cleveland had a 27-point advantage on three-pointers, an insurmountable deficit even in a game where, despite the protestations of Bob Fitzgerald, the Warriors actually shot 16 more free throws and were called for 11 fewer fouls than the Cavs.