Warriors fend off Cavaliers in renewal of NBAâs marquee rivalry
LeBron James
While Klay Thompson closed the game with the final seven points to give Golden State the victory  the head-to-head battle between Durant and LeBron James  the best players in the sport  will be analyzed and dissected most.
Twice in the final two minutes   James  tried to drive past Durant. Both times   James  lost the ball out of bounds  resulting in Cleveland turnovers that essentially iced the game for Golden State.
Replays left the impression that both plays could have been called fouls  though  James  only took issue with the second one â when Durant blocked a shot off Jamesâs hands and out of bounds  giving the ball back to the Warriors after a replay review with 24.5 seconds left. Durantâs play prevented Cleveland from getting a shot at tying the score.
âI lost it on the left wing â  James  said. â He  got me a little bit  but I lost that one. But obviously the overturned one   he  fouled me twice. But whatever. What are you going to do about it?â
Durant  not surprisingly  saw it a bit differently â particularly the debate about whether he fouled  James  that was ongoing on social media in the moments after the plays.
While Klay Thompson closed the game with the final seven points to give Golden State the victory  the head-to-head battle between Durant and  [TGT]   the best players in the sport  will be analyzed and dissected most.
Twice in the final two minutes   James  tried to drive past Durant. Both times   James  lost the ball out of bounds  resulting in Cleveland turnovers that essentially iced the game for Golden State.
Replays left the impression that both plays could have been called fouls  though  James  only took issue with the second one â when Durant blocked a shot off Jamesâs hands and out of bounds  giving the ball back to the Warriors after a replay review with 24.5 seconds left. Durantâs play prevented Cleveland from getting a shot at tying the score.
âI lost it on the left wing â  James  said. â He  got me a little bit  but I lost that one. But obviously the overturned one   he  fouled me twice. But whatever. What are you going to do about it?â
Durant  not surprisingly  saw it a bit differently â particularly the debate about whether he fouled  James  that was ongoing on social media in the moments after the plays.