The All-Star guard will only divulge this: He’s getting closer.

Irving spoke Thursday about his status coming off the knee injury that kept him from all but one game of last season’s NBA Finals, when the Cavaliers fell to Golden State in six games. The Cavaliers open training camp later this month.

Irving says whatever the timeline is, ”it’ll be for the betterment of the team and for us to also compete for a world championship.”

Irving averaged 21.7 points and 5.2 assists for Cleveland last season, his first year playing alongside LeBron James. During the playoffs Cleveland was 10-3 with Irving on the floor, 4-3 when he was sidelined.

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Golden State At San Antonio
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 5, 2015
Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
TV: 7 p.m. ET, NBATV, CSN Bay Area (Golden State), FSN Southwest (San Antonio)
PREDICTION: Warriors 109, Spurs 107
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Oddsmakers currently have the Spurs listed as 5½-point favorites versus the Warriors, while the game’s total is sitting at 207½.

The Spurs were a 123-93 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Nuggets. They covered the -13-point spread as favorites, while the total score (216) made winners of OVER bettors.

San Antonio is one of the few teams in the NBA that can rival Golden State’s depth and built up their 30-point win on Friday despite stars Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker combining for just 12 points. Kawhi Leonard went for 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting in the win and has reached double figures in scoring in each of the last 20 games. The Spurs are also getting a boost from reserve big man Aron Baynes, who has posted 18 points in each of the last two games.

Team record: 50-26 SU,38-36-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio’s last 5 games
San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Golden State was a 123-110 winner in its last match on the road against the Mavericks. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 233 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

Golden State reached the second-longest winning streak in franchise history with Saturday’s win, behind a 16-game streak from earlier this season. The Warriors are not going out of their way to rest the starters yet but are keeping an eye on the minutes, especially on back-to-backs, and did not have a starter log more than 30 minutes in Saturday’s win. Golden State has scored at least 100 points in 14 straight games – the longest current streak in the league – and nine of the last 12 wins have come by double figures.

Team record: 63-13 SU,46-29-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 12 straight games.
Golden State is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Golden State’s last 13 games
Golden State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

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