Warriors 99-92 Cavaliers (25 Dec, 2017) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

24-10, 10-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	28	16	23	25	92
GS	24	22	25	28	99

TIME	CLE	GS
12:00	Kevin Love vs. Jordan Bell (Patrick McCaw gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Kevin Durant bad pass (Jae Crowder steals)	0	0
11:34	Kevin Durant blocks Kevin Love's hook shot	0	0
11:29	Kevin Love offensive rebound	0	0
11:28	Kevin Love misses hook shot	0	0
11:25	Jordan Bell defensive rebound	0	0
11:20	Kevin Durant misses layup	0	0
11:14	Kevin Love defensive rebound	0	0
11:04	JR Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:01	JR Smith offensive rebound	0	0
10:58	Kevin Love lost ball turnover (Patrick McCaw steals)	0	0
10:50	Draymond Green bad pass (JR Smith steals)	0	0
10:45	Jae Crowder misses layup	0	0
10:39	Draymond Green defensive rebound	0	0
10:39	Kevin Durant offensive charge	0	0
10:39	Kevin Durant turnover	0	0
10:20	LeBron James misses layup	0	0
10:17	Jae Crowder offensive rebound	0	0
10:15	Jae Crowder makes 25-foot three point jumper	3	0
9:58	Patrick McCaw lost ball turnover (Kevin Love steals)	3	0
9:38	Jose Calderon makes 26-foot three point jumper	6	0
9:21	Draymond Green makes 11-foot two point shot	6	2
9:21	LeBron James shooting foul	6	2
9:21	Draymond Green misses free throw 1 of 1	6	2
9:17	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	6	2
9:01	Jae Crowder makes 13-foot jumper (Jose Calderon assists)	8	2
8:48	Klay Thompson makes 26-foot three pointer (Patrick McCaw assists)	8	5
8:20	LeBron James makes driving dunk	10	5
8:06	Kevin Durant misses 17-foot jumper	10	5
8:04	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	10	5
7:50	Kevin Love misses 27-foot three point jumper	10	5
7:46	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	10	5
7:44	Klay Thompson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Draymond Green assists)	10	8
7:21	Kevin Love makes 8-foot two point shot	12	8
7:15	Kevin Durant makes 2-foot two point shot (Draymond Green assists)	12	10
7:15	Jae Crowder shooting foul	12	10
7:15	Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 1	12	10
7:13	Kevin Love defensive rebound	12	10
6:55	JR Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	10
6:53	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	12	10
6:46	Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	10
6:40	Kevin Love defensive rebound	12	10
6:32	Warriors Full timeout	12	10
6:32	Kevin Durant technical foul (1st technical foul)	12	10
6:32	LeBron James misses technical free throw	12	10
6:32	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	12	10
6:30	JR Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	10
6:28	Jordan Bell defensive rebound	12	10
6:18	Patrick McCaw traveling	12	10
6:05	LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper	15	10
5:41	Draymond Green bad pass (Kevin Love steals)	15	10
5:25	JR Smith bad pass (Kevin Durant steals)	15	10
5:25	Jose Calderon personal foul	15	10
5:25	Draymond Green technical foul (1st technical foul)	15	10
5:25	Kevin Love makes technical free throw	16	10
5:25	Andre Iguodala enters the game for Patrick McCaw	16	10
5:14	Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper (Draymond Green assists)	16	12
5:04	Jordan Bell personal foul	16	12
5:04	Dwyane Wade enters the game for Jose Calderon	16	12
4:55	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	12
4:53	Klay Thompson defensive rebound	16	12
4:46	Jordan Bell misses 8-foot jumper	16	12
4:43	Dwyane Wade defensive rebound	16	12
4:38	Kevin Love makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)	19	12
4:38	Warriors Full timeout	19	12
4:25	Klay Thompson misses 19-foot jumper	19	12
4:20	Jordan Bell offensive rebound	19	12
4:19	Jordan Bell misses tip shot	19	12
4:18	Kevin Love defensive rebound	19	12
4:13	Jae Crowder misses 27-foot three point jumper	19	12
4:08	Draymond Green defensive rebound	19	12
4:04	Kevin Durant makes 28-foot three point jumper	19	15
3:40	Kevin Love bad pass (Draymond Green steals)	19	15
3:35	Klay Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Bell assists)	19	18
3:13	LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper	19	18
3:10	Jordan Bell defensive rebound	19	18
3:04	Draymond Green bad pass (Dwyane Wade steals)	19	18
2:58	Dwyane Wade makes two point shot	21	18
2:50	Warriors Full timeout	21	18
2:50	Omri Casspi enters the game for Draymond Green	21	18
2:50	Kevon Looney enters the game for Jordan Bell	21	18
2:50	Nick Young enters the game for Klay Thompson	21	18
2:50	Jeff Green enters the game for Jae Crowder	21	18
2:50	Kyle Korver enters the game for JR Smith	21	18
2:42	Andre Iguodala misses 27-foot three point jumper	21	18
2:38	Dwyane Wade defensive rebound	21	18
2:31	Kevin Love misses 5-foot hook shot	21	18
2:25	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	21	18
2:24	Kevin Durant misses 28-foot three point jumper	21	18
2:20	LeBron James defensive rebound	21	18
2:11	Kyle Korver misses 13-foot jumper	21	18
2:02	LeBron James offensive rebound	21	18
2:02	LeBron James makes tip shot	23	18
1:46	Omri Casspi misses 6-foot jumper	23	18
1:40	Kevon Looney offensive rebound	23	18
1:40	Kevon Looney makes tip shot	23	20
1:26	Dwyane Wade misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	20
1:24	Warriors defensive team rebound	23	20
1:11	Andre Iguodala makes 11-foot jumper (Kevon Looney assists)	23	22
48.0	LeBron James makes 2-foot two point shot	25	22
37.0	Kevin Durant misses layup	25	22
31.0	Kevin Durant offensive rebound	25	22
30.0	Kevin Durant makes layup	25	24
21.0	Kyle Korver makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	28	24
2.0	Nick Young misses 26-foot three point jumper	28	24
0.0	Warriors offensive team rebound	28	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	24

Green both naughty and nice in Warriors' win

0:59

Regular Season Series

GS leads 1-0

Cavaliers
92
Warriors
99

Game 1

25/12

Warriors
118
Cavaliers
108

Game 2

16/1

Oracle Arena

8:00 PM, 25 December 2017

Oakland, CA

Attendance: 19,596

Referees:
Derrick Stafford
Gary Zielinski
Leon Wood

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	25	4	.862	-	W4
Milwaukee	15	12	.556	9	W1
Indiana	14	15	.483	11	W4
Chicago	13	16	.448	12	L1
Detroit	12	17	.414	13	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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