- ABC News
- December 26, 2017
OAKLAND, Calif. -- When it was time for the media to exit the Cleveland Cavaliers' locker room before the game, an energetic LeBron James was ready for this Christmas Day showdown against the Golden State Warriors. "Yeah, let's get this m-----f----- started!" the four-time MVP screamed. Few Warriors players hung around in the locker room during pregame availability, which is out of the norm. The game went down to the wire, but Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson were too much as the Warriors won 99-92 at Oracle Arena. "It was a good game," James said. "Both teams had a hard-fought game. They had a lot of transition points. They kicked our butts in transition. That was basically the tell-tail sign for us in the loss." Durant had a team-high 25 points and a game-high five blocks along with seven rebounds. Green produced a triple-double of 12 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. He became the sixth player in NBA history to...