Golden State Warriors Are Your 2018 NBA Champions

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Reid J
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Warriors' guard Stephen Curry in 2018
Warriors' guard Stephen Curry in 2018. Photo by Stephen Lew/CSM/REX/Shutterstock

Golden State Warriors are your 2018 NBA Champions. Warriors swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals, and earned their second consecutive championship and third in the last four years, after getting a rather comfortable 108-85 win in Game 4 at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena.

Warriors grabbed the lead early on in the first quarter with an 11-0 run and never looked back. At moments Cavs managed to get in a striking distance, being just one point behind on multiple occasions in the second quarter. But the Warriors came out in the third with guns blazing and strolled in the fourth quarter to claim a deserved win to become 2018 NBA Champions.

According to Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, this was the hardest championship to win for his team.

“This was the hardest year we’ve had of the three championships by far.” – said Kerr after the game. “Just the length of the journey. These guys are not just incredibly talented but they’re selfless. They love each other, they play for each other and you can see the result.“

Kevin Durant had another stellar performance, getting a triple-double with 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, which ultimately got him his second consecutive Finals MVP award. Stephen Curry added 37 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists.

LeBron James also had a good game by NBA standards, but he didn’t put out a performance everyone expected from him. He only had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists which ultimately wasn’t enough to carry the Warriors. It is important to note that he played through a hand injury. Once again he had a limited help from his teammates with Kevin Love being the Cavs second leading scorer with 13 points.

Reid J
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