In a battle between the NBA's best defenses, the Golden State Warriors came away with a 96-82 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. Stephen Curry led the way with 28 points as Golden State improved to 30-9.
Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson, who was active for the first time in over two years, scored 17 points in 19 minutes in his return. It was his first appearance in 941 days since he suffered a torn ACL in the 2019 NBA Finals and a torn Achilles in the 2020 offseason.
The Cavaliers fell to 22-18 after their fifth loss in their last seven games.