For the Golden State Warriors today in their NBA Finals rematch on Christmas Day with the Cleveland Cavaliers, they will get back a couple of their key players back on the court.
According to Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle, the Warriors have added starting center Zaza Pachulia and backup point guard Shaun Livingston to their active lineup.
Unfortunately for the Warriors, they still will be without the services of superstar point guard Steph Curry for the ninth straight game on Monday because of the badly sprained ankle he suffered against the New Orleans Pelicans earlier this month.
Pachulia has missed eight of the previous nine games, including the past seven, with a sore left shoulder. Livingston, who has sat out the past four games, has recovered enough from a sore right knee to play against the Cavs.
The Warriors recently had a league-leading 11-game winning streak snapped on Saturday night with a lackluster 96-81 loss at Oracle Arena to the Denver Nuggets.