National Basketball Association
Cleveland 113, Golden State 95
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, December 30, 2024
Where: Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Officials: #14 Ed Malloy, #70 Phenizee Ransom, #11 Derrick Collins
Attendance: 18064

Darius Garland finished with game highs of 25 points and eight assists as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers cruised to their seventh straight win, a 113-95 decision over the Golden State Warriors on Monday in San Francisco.

Dean Wade recorded 10 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland. Donovan Mitchell finished with 23 points, and his 5-of-11 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc led Cleveland to an 18-of-47 night (38.3 percent) from long distance.

Mitchell's third-quarter 3-point barrage keyed the decisive run. He opened the period by sinking treys on three straight Cleveland possessions for a 9-0 spurt. The quick burst was part of a pivotal 20-5 run that lasted the first four minutes of the period and was capped when Mitchell connected on his fourth 3-pointer of the stretch.

On the other end, the Cavaliers' defense made it difficult for Golden State to score from outside or the interior. The Warriors shot just 33 of 99 from the floor, including 9 of 38 (23.7 percent) on 3-point attempts.

Golden State star Stephen Curry went 4-for-14 and scored just 11 points, his third-lowest output of the season. Curry previously managed just 12 points in the Warriors' 19-point loss at Cleveland on Nov. 8.

Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley and Wade led the Cavaliers' defensive effort on Monday with two blocked shots apiece. Allen finished with 12 points and nine rebounds. Ty Jerome added 10 points off the Cleveland bench.

Moses Moody led Golden State with 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor. Jonathan Kuminga recorded 18 points and 10 rebounds in the loss, and Trayce Jackson-Davis grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds to go with his season-high-tying 16 points.

Golden State took its seventh loss in the past nine games. Cleveland, meanwhile, improved to 2-0 on its four-game Western Conference road swing that continues on Tuesday in Los Angeles vs. the Lakers.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Cleveland   Golden State
Darius Garland 25 Scoring Moses Moody 19
Darius Garland 8 Assists Draymond Green 5
Dean Wade 13 Rebounds Trayce Jackson-Davis 16
Darius Garland 2 Free Throws Made Jonathan Kuminga 10
Darius Garland 2 Steals Stephen Curry 1
Jarrett Allen 2 Blocks Draymond Green 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Cleveland 113 45.8 18-47 7-10 25 54 6 10 16
Golden State 95 33.3 9-38 20-26 20 55 8 5 15
Upcoming Games
  • Golden State will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Warriors have a W/L % of .529 after a win and .467 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against L.A. Lakers. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .889 after a win and .800 after a loss.