We’ve been waiting for weeks for the Golden State Warriors to start playing the kind of defense that they rode to a championship just a few months ago. And on Friday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers — arguably the best team in the NBA over the first month of the season — the defense finally made its presence felt in a good way.
Unfortunately for the Warriors though, the Cavs brought an elite defense of their own to the Bay Area. And it became abundantly clear from the start of the game that we were in for a close contest.