The Cleveland Cavaliers are off to a rocky start in the 2025-26 NBA season. Currently, they sport a 14-11 overall record, just one year removed from a 15–0 reco

About 24 hours after a come-from-behind win, the undermanned Cavs couldn’t repeat it Saturday night, losing to the equally depleted Golden State Warriors, 99-94, inside Rocket Arena. It’s Cleveland’s fifth loss in the last seven games.

Jonathan Kuminga found himself glued to the bench on Sunday, Dec. 7. Steve Kerr made the decision as the Golden State Warriors sought their second-straight win, this time over the Chicago Bulls. Kuminga had struggled in his previous outing, going 1-of-10 from the field during the team's Dec. 6 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

BOTTOM LINE: Golden State hits the road against Cleveland looking to break its three-game road slide. The Cavaliers are 9-5 on their home court. Cleveland is sixth in the Eastern Conference with 27.3 assists per game led by Donovan Mitchell averaging 5.6.

The game will be a rematch of the 2015 NBA Finals (and the '16, '17 and '18 Finals), but the cast of characters is different. LeBron James is no longer in Cleveland, and while the Warriors still have Steph Curry, he won't be playing against the Cavaliers this time around.

The Phoenix Suns face the Minnesota Timberwolves in a regular season NBA game on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.

Playing on the road without their headliners, the Warriors upset the Cavaliers 99-94 behind a career performance from two-way point guard Pat Spencer.