Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts toward referee Dan Crawford (43) as Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) looks on during the first half of Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif., Monday, June 12, 2017.
Going into the game, the Warriors were listed in most sportsbooks as 9- or 9.5-point favorites, meaning that in order for Warriors bettors to cash in on their ticket, the Warriors had to win by ten or more points.
Durant shot 14 for 20 and Curry the two-time reigning MVP who took a backseat as the new big star got acclimated finished off a brilliant postseason.
He proved all his critics wrong on Tuesday as he was declared the Most Valuable Player of the NBA Finals after his team beat Cleveland Cavaliers in the fifth game to clinch the championship.
"No, I don't think that, not one time I felt like we were overmatched until probably like the last 1:20 and we were down 13 or something like that at that point".
Kerr returned to coach the last four games of the NBA Finals after taking time off since the middle of the first round of the playoffs in hopes of finding a remedy to the nausea and migraines he was experiencing stemming from back surgery from almost two years ago.
LeBron James has now lost five Finals in eight appearances - only the fourth player to come up short in five NBA Finals But has won three of those 5 finals. On the Cavs part it was not all-smooth sailing as they gave it a mighty go. I'm just so happy Kevin has broken through.
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James ranks third in all-time Finals scoring with 1,247 points, trailing only Jerry West with 1,679 and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, just 70 points ahead of James. I just wanted to lay it all out there.
High-profile recruit Durant was the difference as the Warriors wrapped up a 4-1 series triumph on home court in Oakland.
Richard Jefferson, Iman Shumpert, Deron Williams and Kyle Korver were the only bench players to see action for the Cavaliers and they combined for 51 minutes and only seven points.
"I knew it was going to be a battle I just tried to challenge him. you can't stop the guy". "The things that they bring to the floor, a great leader in LeBron [James] and Kyrie [Irving], that's where the help comes". Golden State is a worthy opponent.
"I think it was after Christmas Day (a one-point loss in Cleveland), when Steph turned that corner, and we became nearly unbeatable", Green said.
Having added Durant last off-season to the talents of Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green among others, it was perhaps hardly surprising they should sweep all before them. JR Smith added 25 points and seven 3-pointers. "You got to want to put your teammates in front of yourself sometimes". Whenever he is asked about his own accomplishments, he is always quick to offer a reminder just as he did with a new National Basketball Association champions hat on his head: "It's a team sport".
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