Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors Player Stats and Box Score for Dec. 30 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The Golden State Warriors welcomed the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Chase Center on Monday night for their final game of the year. The Warriors are coming off a momentum-swinging win over the Phoenix Suns in preparation against the best team in the NBA.

However, the Warriors were no match for the Cavaliers, who used a huge second half to get the 113-95 victory. Darius Garland led the way for Cleveland, finishing with 25 points, eight assists and two steals. Donovan Mitchell contributed 23 points, three rebounds and four assists.

Steph Curry was limited to just 11 points on 14 shots, while Jonathan Kuminga had a team-high 18 points off the bench. The Warriors shot an abysmal 33.3% from the field, including 23.7% from beyond the arc.

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors Player Stats and Box Score

Cavaliers

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dean Wade	10	13	0	1	2	0	3	25	4-7	2-5	0-0	22
Evan Mobley	7	7	1	1	2	6	5	25	2-6	1-4	2-2	5
Jarrett Allen	12	9	1	1	2	1	5	25	6-9	0-0	0-0	22
Darius Garland	25	3	8	2	0	0	2	29	10-17	3-8	2-4	23
Donovan Mitchell	23	3	4	0	0	1	0	27	9-19	5-11	0-0	8
Jaylon Tyson	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	-4
JT Thor	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1-2	0-1	0-0	-4
Georges Niang	3	3	5	1	0	1	4	20	1-3	1-2	0-0	5
Tristan Thompson	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	-4
Caris LeVert	9	1	1	2	0	2	0	21	3-9	2-4	1-2	4
Ty Jerome	10	2	4	1	0	0	2	20	3-10	2-5	2-2	12
Max Strus	3	4	1	1	0	3	0	19	1-6	1-5	0-0	-2
Sam Merrill	5	2	0	0	0	1	4	14	2-4	1-2	0-0	7
Craig Porter Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	-4

Warriors

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Draymond Green	2	8	5	1	2	3	2	25	1-10	0-2	0-2	-8
Trayce Jackson-Davis	16	16	2	0	2	2	2	29	6-14	0-0	4-4	-23
Andrew Wiggins	11	3	2	0	2	2	2	27	5-9	1-5	0-0	-20
Stephen Curry	11	2	3	1	1	1	1	29	4-14	3-11	0-0	-2
Dennis Schroder	12	4	3	0	0	4	2	30	4-11	2-4	2-2	-24
Jonathan Kuminga	18	10	2	1	1	0	3	32	4-15	0-2	10-14	-5
Lindy Waters III	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	14	0-6	0-5	2-2	-4
Gui Santos	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1
Quinten Post	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1-2	0-1	0-0	1
Buddy Hield	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	19	1-8	0-3	0-0	-9
Moses Moody	19	2	1	1	0	1	0	21	7-8	3-4	2-2	2
Pat Spencer	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1
Kevon Looney	DNP
Kyle Anderson	DNP

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors Game Summary

In the first quarter, the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers went back and forth to start the game. The hosts were going toe-to-toe against the team with the best record in the league. It was a team-oriented period for Golden State since all of their players who earned minutes were able to score.

On the other hand, Darius Garland had eight points for the Cavaliers. The Warriors' defense did its job limiting Cleveland to just 41.7% shooting and forcing six turnovers. Golden State had a slim 27-26 lead after the first 12 minutes.

The second quarter was not a good basketball game to watch as both teams struggled to make a basket. The Cavaliers finally turned it up midway through the period to build a 46-38 lead at halftime.

Golden State was flat-out terrible in the quarter, missing easy layups and clanking wide-open 3-point shots. They also had five turnovers in the quarter, leading to easy points for the Cavs. They needed to play better if they wanted to end the year on a high note.

However, a couple of bad calls from officials and a couple of threes blew the game wide-open for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Golden State Warriors were frustrated and their body language quickly changed as the Cavs began to dominate.

Cleveland was ahead by 25 points at the 4:30 mark of the third quarter, as the game was essentially over. The Warriors were able to trim it to 18 points entering the final period, but a comeback wasn't on the cards.

Both teams emptied their bench midway through the fourth as the Cavs cruised to another win. They improved to 28-4 for the season, which is still the best record in the NBA. The Warriors, on the other hand, are now 16-16 and 10th in the Western Conference standings.