Golden State Warriors Pull Away from Cavaliers, Wrap Up Perfect Homestand

It doesn’t matter who comes into Oracle Arena — the Golden State Warriors are seemingly blowing everyone out of their gym.

Friday night, it was a high-profile opponent — the Cleveland Cavaliers — and the Warriors pulled away with a 112-94 win in front of a sellout crowd to wrap up a perfect 6-0 homestand. They have also won 14 straight at home, one off the franchise record of 15 in a row set back during the 1989-1990 season.

Klay Thompson led the way with 24 points, while Stephen Curry had 23. Six players scored in double digits: all five starters and Justin Holiday, who chipped in 14 off the bench.

Thompson left the game at 4:08 of the third quarter with a laceration to his forehead after J.R. Smith inadvertently elbowed him in the face on a jump ball. He did return, however, at 6:47 of the fourth quarter after receiving seven stitches.

Up eight heading into the fourth quarter, the Warriors extended their lead to 11 at 91-80 at the 8:04 mark on a layup by David Lee. The Cavaliers cut it to five on a basket by Tristan Thompson, but the Warriors ultimately pulled away, stymying Cleveland on defense. The Cavaliers were held without a field goal for a stretch of four minute and 27 seconds, while the Warriors pushed the lead to double-digits at 101-90 on a pair of Curry free throws.

A three by Andre Iguodala — set up by Curry — gave the Warriors a 108-94 lead, then Curry banked in a tough drive, sealing the deal and allowing Steve Kerr to send in his reserves.

Down six at the half, the Cavaliers went on a 12-4 run to start the third quarter — a jumper by Kyrie Irving giving Cleveland a momentary lead at 66-64 midway through. Golden State, however, responded with a 11-0 run — which included a three by Curry and an alley-oop dunk by Harrison Barnes on a fastbreak set up by Draymond Green — and the Warriors took a 75-66 lead at the 4:33 mark of the third.

Sandwiched in that spurt was an impressive block by Andrew Bogut on Timofey Movgov on a layup attempt, his first signature defensive play since returning from a month-long knee injury on Wednesday.

The Warriors put up 60 points in the first half, shooting it at nearly a 50 percent clip. Thompson already had 20 in the half, making 4-of-6 attempts from three-point range. His production was matched by Smith, starting his first game for Cavaliers, who, like Thompson, was 7-of-12 from the field.

Smith led all scorers with 27 points. Kryie Irving added 23, and Kevin Love had 17 points and 14 rebounds for Cleveland.

Both teams were fluid offensively; however, the Warriors played much more up-tempo as evidenced by the 21 fastbreak points as opposed to none for the Cavaliers in the first half. The highlight of the half for the Warriors was a one-handed alley-oop finish by Bogut that tied the game 48-48 with 3:50 to play in the second. That ignited a 10-2 run by the Warriors, capped off by a three from Curry that put them up 56-48. They carried a six-point lead into the break.

During a timeout in the first quarter, Mark Jackson, the former Warriors coach broadcasting the game for ESPN, was shown on the Jumbotron and received a rousing ovation from both the fans and his former players at Oracle Arena.

Tale of the Tape

Warriors (29-5)

• Field-goal percentage: 50.0% (43-86)
• Three-point percentage: 33.3% (10-30)
• Rebounds: 44
• Assists: 35
• Turnovers: 13
• Fastbreak points: 36

Cavaliers (19-18)

• Field-goal percentage: 40.8% (35-86)
• Three-point percentage: 30.4% (7-23)
• Rebounds: 45
• Assists: 13
• Turnovers: 14
• Fastbreak points: 3

Good to Know

The Warriors’ average margin of victory during their perfect 6-0 homestand? 22.2 points.

What’s on Tap

The Warriors have three days off before a tough stretch of four games in five nights, which begins Tuesday in Utah with a matchup against the Jazz.