CLEVELAND -- Kyrie Irving dropped a fadeway jumper over Klay Thompson with 3.4 seconds left and the Cleveland Cavaliers came back on Golden State just like they did last June in the NBA Finals, beating the Warriors 109-108 on Sunday.
The Cavs trailed 94-80 early in the fourth quarter before rallying before a rowdy Christmas crowd. And as was the Case in the Finals, it was Irving, who made a 3-pointer in the final minute of Game 7, who made the biggest basket.
Golden State had one last chance but Kevin Durant lost his balance while coming off a screen and couldn't get off a shot as time expired.
LeBron James had 31 points Irving scored 25 for the Cavs, who were down 3-1 in last season's Finals before winning three straight and the championship -- the first for a Cleveland team since 1964.
Durant, making his first appearance in the league's hottest rivalry, scored 36 and Thompson had 24 (see full recap).
Celtics recover after late Knicks rally, win 119-114
NEW YORK -- When the Knicks tried to make a Christmas comeback, the Celtics' response was strong and Smart.
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Isaiah Thomas scored 27 points, Marcus Smart made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 47 seconds left after Boston blew a late lead, and the Celtics beat New York 119-114 on Sunday.
The Knicks wiped out a late nine-point deficit with an out-of-nowhere 11-2 run in a little more than a minute, but Smart answered with his shot and Avery Bradley and Al Horford made big defensive plays afterward.
"We did a good job of just being calm and gutting out the win," Thomas said.
Jae Crowder and Kelly Olynyk each had 16 points for the Celtics, who won for the fifth time in six games.
Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points and Derrick Rose had 25 for the Knicks, who fell to 22-29 in their NBA-record 51 Christmas appearances.
"You don't want to lose at all but to lose today, it was a tough loss," Anthony said (see full recap).
