Bounding up the floor after his fourth made three-pointer of the first quarter, Stephen Curry unleashed a primal scream. It contained no discernible words, but it conveyed a message: The Golden State Warriors, having faced adversity for the first time all season, would not fold.
The Warriors, losers in two of their last three outings, obliterated the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday by a final score of 132-98, building a 13-point first-period lead into a 26-point advantage at halftime. The margin ballooned into the 40s as the exhibition (for it was no longer anything resembling a contest) stretched into the final stanza.
It was a statement win—one that reaffirmed Golden State's dominance and proved the roughest patch of the season was merely a wakeup call.
It was also a new low for a team led by LeBron James, according to NBA on ESPN:
Stephen Curry led all scorers with 35 points on 12-of-18 shooting, while Draymond Green contributed 16 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and incalculable joules of energy. James scored just 16 points, and neither Kevin Love (three points) nor Kyrie Ir ...
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