{"id":561734,"date":"2026-04-03T07:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/561734\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T07:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:20:07","slug":"donovan-mitchell-scores-25-max-strus-24-as-cavaliers-hold-off-warriors-118-111-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/561734\/","title":{"rendered":"Donovan Mitchell scores 25, Max Strus 24 as Cavaliers hold off Warriors 118-111"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO — – Donovan Mitchell<\/a> had 25 points and six rebounds, Max Strus<\/a>‘ 3-pointer with 54 seconds left helped seal it as he scored 24, and the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> beat the Golden State Warriors<\/a> 118-111 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

James Harden<\/a> contributed 19 points and five assists as the Cavs won for the seventh time in nine games during a stretch playing five times in eight nights.<\/p>\n

Gui Santos<\/a> and Brandin Podziemski<\/a> scored 25 points apiece for the Warriors, who were missing Stephen Curry<\/a> for the 27th straight game but his return could come as soon as Sunday. He scrimmaged 5-on-5 for the third time<\/a> in as many days to test his injured right knee that has sidelined him since Jan. 30.<\/p>\n

Coach Steve Kerr said Curry and Vice President of Player Health and Performance Rick Celebrini might decide as soon as Friday based on how Curry feels a day later whether he can return to face the Rockets.<\/p>\n

With 9:28 left, Cleveland’s Dennis Schroder<\/a> made a hard foul from behind on a driving LJ Cryer<\/a> and it was reviewed and ruled a Flagrant 1 for his leap and kick into the Warriors guard. Draymond Green<\/a> was called for a technical on the play after he shoved Schroder while helping Cryer up from the floor.<\/p>\n

Schroder was whistled for a technical seven seconds later then Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson – a former Warriors top assistant – received a technical.<\/p>\n

Kristaps Porzingis<\/a> had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Warriors after sitting out a 127-113 loss to San Antonio on Wednesday in the front end of a back-to-back, while Gary Payton II<\/a> also rested his right knee for the first game before playing Thursday and matching his career high with 12 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Golden State also got some other reinforcements back with the returns of Santos after he was hit in the pelvic bone and De’Anthony Melton<\/a> from a sprained left thumb.<\/p>\n

Green passed Larry Smith (6,440) for third on the Warriors’ career rebounding list.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Cavaliers: Host Indiana on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Warriors: Host Houston on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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