NBA Finals: Cavaliers, Warriors Kick Off NBA Finals Trilogy

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The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors have met in the last two NBA Finals, with both teams winning a title. This season’s version kicks off on Thursday at 9 PM ET in Oakland.

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The Cavaliers are 12-1 in the postseason, with their sole loss coming from the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. LeBron James has averaged 32.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists, while Kyrie Irving has chipped in with 24.5 points and 5.6 assists. The Cavaliers have averaged an incredible 116.8 points per game while shooting 43.5% from the three-point line and 50.7% from the field.

While those numbers are hard to top, the Warriors have been even better. They’re a perfect 12-0 thus far in the playoffs. Steph Curry is averaging 28.6 points, 5.6 assists and 5.5 boards, while Kevin Durant is putting up 25.2 points and 7.8 rebounds for the Warriors. They’re scoring 118.3 points per game and shooting 38.9% from three-point land, and 50.2% from the field.

The two have split their pair of regular season meetings, with the Cavaliers winning 109-108 on Christmas Day, and the Warriors winning 126-91 on January 16. The Warriors come into this series as the –240 favorites.

Team Records

Cleveland Cavaliers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	63-32	36-11	27-21	43-48-4	21-24-2	22-24-2	111.22	106.61	4.61
Last 10	9-1	3-1	6-0	6-2-2	2-2	4-0-2	117.30	100.80	16.50
vs Div	12-8	8-2	4-6	7-12-1	4-6	3-6-1	108.40	106.70	1.70
vs EAST	47-18	24-8	23-10	32-29-4	13-17-2	19-12-2	112.69	106.25	6.44
vs WEST	16-14	12-3	4-11	11-19	8-7	3-12	108.03	107.40	0.63

Golden State Warriors

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	79-15	42-5	37-10	48-42-4	23-21-3	25-21-1	116.20	103.97	12.23
Last 10	10-0	4-0	6-0	7-3	1-3	6-0	118.90	103.40	15.50
vs Div	14-2	8-0	6-2	9-7	5-3	4-4	120.13	104.50	15.63
vs EAST	25-5	14-1	11-4	14-14-2	8-6-1	6-8-1	115.30	102.40	12.90
vs WEST	54-10	28-4	26-6	34-28-2	15-15-2	19-13	116.63	104.70	11.93

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	111.22	4	103.97	11
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	109.52	4	102.49	10
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	42.48	18	42.62	14
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	116.20	1	106.61	18
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	118.57	1	108.42	18
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	45.74	6	44.81	21

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Cleveland	5-5	5-5	3-6-1	100.10	55.30	45.49	41.60	137/355	7.10
Golden State	5-5	5-5	3-6-1	106.50	50.00	43.97	42.20	84/258	8.90

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