Warriors too good for Cavaliers

Steph Curry scored 35 points as the Golden State Warriors dished out the heaviest home defeat of LeBron James’ career with a 132-98 pummeling of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.

The eagerly anticipated rematch between the reigning NBA champion Warriors and last year’s beaten finalists turned into a night to forget for James and the Cavaliers as Golden State ran riot.

Curry was tormentor-in-chief as he returned to the stadium where he helped the Warriors clinch last year’s NBA title.

The silky-skilled 27-year-old point guard had reportedly angered certain Cavaliers players in the build-up by joking that he hoped the locker room “still smells a little bit like champagne.”

But any plans the Cavaliers had to make Curry regret his choice of words were torn up within a few minutes of the tip-off. The Warriors raced into an early lead and never looked back.

By the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers trailed by a mammoth 43 points -- the largest deficit James has faced at any point in his 1,127-game career.

The 34-point loss was the heaviest margin of defeat James has suffered in a home defeat, according to ESPN statistics.

The dominance of the Warriors proved too much for James as he lost his composure in an off-the-ball tussle with Curry and ended up on floor.

Lebron, Curry in Rio provisional sqaud

NBA superstars LeBron James and Stephen Curry were named in a 30-man provisional squad on Monday from which the final United States Olympic basketball squad will be chosen.

Curry was one of five players from the NBA champion Golden State Warriors included in the squad, joining Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Harrison Barnes and Andre Iguodala.

Cleveland Cavaliers star James is a three-time Olympic medalist aiming to head to Rio de Janeiro in August for a fourth Games.

The 30-man squad will eventually be whittled down to 12 players later this year. The 30 players represent 17 different NBA teams with the Warriors leading with five players.