Irving again delivers dagger as Cavs top Warriors

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Kyrie Irving's turnaround jump shot over Klay Thompson with 3.4 seconds left lifted the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers to a 109-108 Christmas Day triumph over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. The Cavaliers -- who rallied from 3-1 down in the championship series last season to deny the Warriors a second straight title -- trailed most of the game and were down by as many as 14 earlier in the fourth quarter. LeBron James's rim-rattling dunk with 1:43 to play put Cleveland up 105-103 -- their first lead since early in the first quarter -- and Irving capped the comeback with a clutch shot that recalled his championship-winning three-pointer in the final minute of game seven last June.

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