The Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, the two teams feature 11 NBA All-Stars, including which American professional basketball player, and was named an NBA All-Star and All-NBA Team member the following two seasons?
Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry The Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. While the two teams have played each other since the Cavaliers joined the league in 1970, their rivalry did not develop until the 2014–15 season, when they met in the first of three consecutive NBA Finals series. The two teams have met in three straight NBA Finals, becoming the only two teams in NBA history to do so. Of these three series, the Warriors have won two, most recently in 2017the Cavaliers have won one, in 2016. The two teams feature 11 NBA All-Stars: LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Deron Williams and Kyle Korver (Cleveland), and Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, David West and Andre Iguodala (Golden State). Two players, Andrew Bogut and Anderson Varejão, played for both teams during this time.
2017–18 NBA season The 2017–18 NBA season will be the 72nd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season will begin on October 17, 2017, earlier than previous seasons to reduce the number of "back-to-back" games teams are scheduled to play, with the 2017 runners-up Cleveland Cavaliers hosting a game against the Boston Celtics at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Christmas games will be played on December 25. The 2018 NBA All-Star Game will be played on February 18, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The regular season will end on April 11, 2018 and the playoffs will begin on April 14, 2018.