Cavaliers Host Warriors on Thursday
The Cleveland Cavaliers play host to the Golden State Warriors at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Thursday.

The Warriors (27-28) just had one of the most impressive performances of the season on Wednesday, throttling the Oklahoma City Thunder, 147-109. While it might be easy to beat the Thunder at this point of the season, dropping 147 points on anyone is not an easy task. They actually had 125 points through three quarters which is one of the highest totals in the modern NBA. Stephen Curry was feeling it once again, and he's got his average up to nearly 40 points per game since returning from injury two weeks ago. Draymond Green has been equally as important, recording 16 assists in that win and leading the league in that category since the beginning of March.

The Cavaliers (20-34) have been playing a little better recently, winning three of their last five games coming into this matchup. The direct correlation with this run is the fact that they're finally starting to get healthy. Kevin Love, Larry Nance, and Jarrett Allen have all returned in that stretch, and they obviously give this club a different dynamic in the frontcourt. The issue remains the same, though, and it's the offense. The Cavaliers currently own the worst scoring average in the NBA, averaging just 104 points per game. That might have been good 10 years ago, but that's a terrible mark in today's NBA. The good news is that there's a lot of young talent to get excited about in Cleveland, but the final month is going to be a long one with this never-ending rebuild still going on.

These teams played back on February 15, with Golden State dominating, 129-98. That actually gives the Warriors seven straight wins in this series dating back four years.
Posted on: 4/14/2021 10:45 PM
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