Cavaliers at Warriors 4/5/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Cleveland Cavaliers will play the second half of a back-to-back on Friday when they visit the Golden State Warriors after playing on the road Thursday at Sacramento. Cleveland lost its sixth straight on Monday night falling to the Phoenix Suns 122-113. Collin Sexton led the Cavs in the loss with 21 points, while Jordan Clarkson scored 20. Kevin Love did not play due to a sore shoulder.

Golden State moved to 1 ½ games in front of second place Denver at the top of the Western Conference standings after defeating the Nuggets 116-102. Kevin Durant scored 21 points and handed out six assists before being ejected from the game, while DeMarcus Cousins scored 28 and grabbed 13 rebounds. Durant was ejected after arguing a non-call on what he thought was a foul. Kevin Love leads the Cavaliers in scoring and rebounding with averages of 17.6 points and 11.2 rebounds per game. Larry Nance Jr. leads in assists with an average of 3.1 per game. Cleveland is shooting 44.2% from the field and 35.8% from 3-point territory.

Stephen Curry is leading the Warriors in scoring with an average of 27.7 points per game. DeMarcus Cousins leads the team in rebounding with an average of 8.0 per game, while Draymond Green is the leader in assists with an average of 7.0 per game. Golden State is shooting 49% from the field and 38.3% from 3-point territory.