NBA Christmas 2016 will always be remembered for that one last-second jumper from Kyrie Irving that is the reason that fans worldwide love Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers match-ups. This year, it was a come-from-behind win for the Cavaliers who romped away with 109-108 against the Warriors.

Just like what they did in the NBA Finals last year, it was Kyrie Irving's heroics that completed the 14-point comeback they released during the fourth quarter. Kevin Durant, on the other hand, tripped and got knocked down at the final opportunity for Warriors to gain the lead.

Currently, the Golden State Warriors still bests Cavaliers in wins, 27-5 while the latter has 23-8. Still, the two teams are the favorites to take it to the finals this year for the third consecutive time. For both teams, this game does not matter at all - both are eyeing for the top prize and they know what they are playing for.

In the game earlier, Warriors missed all their three-pointers, out of seven attempts - a first during the entire season. Draymond Green had a bad game, as two early fouls hindered him to playing more minutes in the NBA Christmas 2016 frontliner. Still, Warriors gained the lead in the first quarter, 27-25. Stephen Curry isn't in his form just yet - but it was heading for a good start for Warriors at the second quarter. Curry then fired his first shot in the game at 4:15 - a three-pointer that puts Warriors in an 11-point lead, 49-38.

After the halftime, Cavaliers sped off fast, came back and never looked back as they tied the game at 50. Lebron James tallied his season-high performance of 9 rebounds in the first half. With Durant hitting a technical free throw, Golden State is still leading 95-82, just 9:19 left.

Warriors proved they are not to be beaten right away - they marched back into the game with Irving lay-up just two more minutes left in the game. Warriors snatched the lead by one point, but Irving is just unstoppable! Just to show you how brilliant this night was for NBA Christmas 2016, here is one sequence wherein Lebron lays up into KD dunk - which ended in a Lebron dunk:

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