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Cavs given finals rematch on Xmas day
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LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will visit the defending champion Golden State Warriors in a Christmas Day rematch of last season’s National Basketball Association final, the league announced on Wednesday.
The NBA unveiled the 2015-16 schedule and the Christmas Day contest between James’ Cavaliers and Stephen Curry’s Warriors is just one of five holiday contests planned.
The Christmas showcase starts with the New Orleans Pelicans visiting the Miami Heat followed by the Cavaliers playing in Golden State and then the Chicago Bulls at the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The final two tilts are the San Antonio Spurs at the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Clippers meeting Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers.
The season begins on October 27 with Golden State receiving its championship ring before facing the Pelicans. Cleveland visits Chicago which will be guided by Fred Hoiberg in his NBA coaching debut.
Also on opening weekend will be Kevin Durant, who missed most of last season with injuries, and the Thunder playing host to the Spurs, and Bryant returning to the Lakers for a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Other noteworthy matchups include the Clippers and DeAndre Jordan visiting Dallas on November 11 to face the Mavericks. Center Jordan verbally committed during the offseason as a free agent to Dallas and then backed out to remain in southern California.
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