Facing Cavaliers on Xmas again The Warriors will get their first shot at the NBA champion Cavaliers on Christmas Day, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers visit the Warriors on Jan. 16, Martin Luther King Jr. The NBA schedule released Thursday afternoon has the Warriors opening the season at home Oct. 25 against the Spurs. The Warriors host the Thunder, Kevin Durant's former team, Nov. 3, and the Warriors make their first appearance in Oklahoma City on Feb. 11. The Warriors will be facing several players and one coach from last season's Golden State team that won 73 games and lost in the NBA Finals to Cleveland. The Warriors play at Portland on Nov. 1, their first look a Festus Ezeli in a Trail Blazers uniform. On Nov. 4 the Warriors play in Los Angeles against the Lakers, now coached by Luke Walton, who coached the Warriors through the first half of last season while Steve Kerr was out of action. The Dallas Mavericks, new home of Andrew Bogut and Harrison Barnes, play the Warriors in Oakland on Nov. 9, and the Warriors' first meeting against the Clippers, who signed Marreese Speights, is Dec. 7 in Los Angeles. The Warriors have a couple of rough stretches in February and March. From Feb....