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Curry named finals MVP as Warriors beat Celtics to claim fourth NBA title in eight years
After falling behind 14-2 early in the game, the Warriors eventually took control with a 30-8 run that lasted from the end of the first quarter to the beginning of the second.
While the Celtics were able to cut the deficit to single digits in the fourth quarter, Stephen Curry and the Warriors were not about to let another championship slip away from them, as they seemed to have an answer for every run Boston made down the stretch.
Curry finished the series-clinching win with a team-high 34 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, adding yet another chapter to his already illustrious career. Andrew Wiggins, Jordan Poole, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson all scored in double figures for the Warriors, as did the rest of the team.
The Celtics, on the other hand, were led by Jaylen Brown, who gave it his all with 34 points, seven rebounds, and three assists, but it wasn’t enough to extend their season one more game.
The Celtics’ front office will have to find a way to get this team over the hump in the future, but tonight is all about the Warriors extending their dynasty.
Stephen Curry was named the Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) and was brilliant for most of the series, a slight blip in Game 5 aside. His finals MVP was no lifetime achievement award: the turning point of the series came with Curry’s 43-point performance in Game 4. These were his finals.
“Beginning of the season no one thought we would be here … it’s very surreal,” said Curry. It was easy to understand his joy: the Warriors finished with the worst record in the NBA just two seasons ago.
Part of the reason for that slump were injuries to Curry and his long-time teammate Klay Thompson. “It’s crazy, I’m on Cloud 109 right now,” said Thompson, who missed most of the last two-and-a-half years through injury before returning to help his team to victory. “ It was dog days, a lot of tears shed … You knew it was a possibility, but to see it in real time … It’s crazy.”
The Warriors now have seven NBA titles, one more than the Chicago Bulls. Only the Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers (17 each) have more. This team are not the most accomplished Warriors roster to have won the title but, after a tough few years, they may be the happiest.
