OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – On one side of the floor, LeBron James sat on Cleveland’s bench in a suit. On the other, Mark Jackson talked about his former team from the ESPN broadcast table.
And in the middle, the Golden State Warriors gave another highlight-worthy performance on their home court.
Klay Thompson finished with 24 points after receiving stitches on his forehead, Stephen Curry had 23 points and 10 assists, and the Warriors completed a perfect six-game homestand with a 112-94 win Friday night over the James-less Cavaliers.
“It went exactly as I had hoped,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of his team’s blemish-free home stretch. “More importantly, we really kind of found our game again.”
The NBA-leading Warriors (29-5) have won by an average of 22.1 points the past six games. They also had 32.8 assists and just 12.5 turnovers per game behind Kerr’s pace-and-space attack.