Despite only playing against one another twice a year in the regular season, Golden State and Cleveland know each other quite well. They’ve faced off in three straight NBA Finals playing against each other 18 times with a championship on the line.
The stakes aren’t quite as high on Monday night, but the Cavaliers would love to exact some revenge after losing 99-92 in Oracle Arena on Christmas Day.
Isaiah Thomas wasn’t fully recovered from offseason hip surgery in December and was unavailable for the matchup between these two teams.
Thomas returned to action on January 2nd with 17 points in just 19 minutes of action as he looked to pick up right where he left off.