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What To Expect In Final Cavs-Warriors Regular Season Matchup

The Cleveland Cavaliers look to sweep their regular season series against the Golden State Warriors with a win tonight.

Logan Potosky

What To Expect In Final Cavs-Warriors Regular Season Matchup
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The Cleveland Cavaliers started their four-game Western Conference road trip with a 128-120 defeat against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.

Tonight, the Wine and Gold could sweep their two-game regular season series against the Golden State Warriors after defeating them 115-104 in Cleveland this past Sunday night.

Here are four things to expect in the second regular season matchup between the Cavaliers and Warriors.

1. A Breakout Darius Garland Game

Darius Garland had arguably his best game of the season against Golden State with a season-high 24 points and a then-season-high seven assists.

However, Garland is shooting just 2-for-15 (13.3%) from three-point range, and has recorded at least four turnovers in each of his first four games this season.

The Wine and Gold’s starting point guard is due for a breakout performance, especially from three-point range.

Nov 5, 2023; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland (10) is fouled by Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) in the second quarter at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse / © Aaron Josefczyk-USA TODAY Sports

2. Mitchell-Curry Part II

Entering tonight’s contest, Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell (30.7 PPG) and Golden State’s Stephen Curry (30.0 PPG) are both top-ten scorers in the NBA.

Their first battle this season did not disappoint, as the two combined for 59 points and 12 three-pointers.

Both Mitchell and Curry have scored at least 20 points in each game they have played this season, and this trend should continue tonight.

3. Less Jarrett Allen Than You’d Think

While Jarrett Allen has played in each of the Cavaliers’ last three games, he may not be fully healed from his ankle injury.

According to Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor, Cleveland head coach J.B. Bickerstaff said that Allen will continue to be on a minute restriction.

4. Plenty of Warriors Threes

In the last contest between these two teams, the Warriors shot 16-for-41 (39.0%) from three-point range.

Entering tonight, Golden State also ranks top-10 in the league in three-pointers made (13.9, sixth) and attempted (38.8, seventh) per game.

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Logan Potosky
LOGAN POTOSKY

Logan Potosky is an aspiring play-by-play sports broadcaster who, to date, has called approximately 350+ hours of professional, college, and high school sporting events. He is currently the Play-by-Play Broadcaster for the Lake County Captains, the High-A Affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. He graduated from John Carroll University in May of 2023 with a degree in Communication, with a concentration in Digital Media, and a minor in Entrepreneurship.

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