Kobe Bryant suggested to LeBron James that he and the Cleveland Cavaliers not obsess over the Golden State Warriors.

"Everyone has their opinion on the game, and his is always a great opinion for sure," James said Saturday on the UCLA campus, where the Cavs practiced. "But for me, my obsession is how I can get this team going in the right direction, which I believe we're doing right now.

"If we're able to cross that road, then we'll cross it when that happens, but we can't put ourselves in obsession with the Warriors right now."

From the start of the season until perhaps the first Cavs-Warriors matchup on Christmas Day, James was consistently offering comparisons between his team and Golden State and mentioning his 2015 Finals adversaries often. 

"We've played some really good ball," James said. "I mean, if you look at our record, we've played some really good ball. But I think consistently, we've had some ups and downs as far as how we prepare and how we go out and play. So that's one of the things that I've kind of had my eye on."