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Warriors vs. Cavaliers Christmas Day preview: Santa brings us the most anticipated game of the season

Golden State hosts Cleveland this afternoon as the respective conference leaders square off for the first time since the NBA Finals.

The Cavaliers are healthy this time around, as Kyrie Irving made his season debut on Sunday after recovering from a broken knee cap. Meanwhile, Harrison Barnes remains doubtful for the Warriors with a sprained ankle, so the Cavs will likely be spared the threat of the Warriors' Small Ball Death Squad lineup of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Harrison Barnes, and Draymond Green that crushed the Cavs in the last 3 games of the 2015 NBA Finals.