Warriors Defeat Cavs in Game 6 to Win NBA Championship. As well as the Warriors played in the opening quarter, the Cavs responded in a big way once the second frame began. After Leandro Barbosa sank a three- pointer to halt a Cavs’ 6- 0 run to begin the quarter, Cleveland then held the Warriors without a field goal for the next 4: 4. Thanks to that stout defense, the Cavs found themselves down only five points at 3. Draymond Green finally took the lid off the basket for Golden State with a turnaround bank shot. From there, Cleveland began to utilize its advantage in the paint and on the glass, as their frontcourt of Timofey Mozgov, Tristan Thompson and Le. Bron James were responsible for all of their scoring for the remainder of the half. Thompson’s putback slam with 3. Cavs’ burst to close the quarter, as the teams headed into halftime with the Warriors clinging to a slim 4. Cleveland continued that surge into the second half, as the Cavs opened on a 4- 0 run to ultimately regain the lead at 4. It didn’t last for long, however, as the Warriors immediately responded with a 9- 0 run of their own to get back on top. Golden State then held Cleveland to only four made field goals for the rest of the quarter, as the Warriors stretched their lead thanks to contributions from an unlikely source. Festus Ezeli scored eight consecutive points for the Dubs over a span of 2: 3. Draymond Green followed that with a bank shot to give the Warriors a 1. Cavs in a position that no other team in 5. Cleveland closed the third frame on a 3- 0 run, but ultimately, the Cavs had dug themselves too deep a hole. The Cavs were down, but they weren’t out yet, and the opened the fourth quarter like a team fighting for their playoff lives. After Leandro Barbosa scored the opening basket, Cleveland responded with a 7- 0 run to pull within seven points with 1. The Warriors called timeout, and in the process, somehow ignited their three- point shooting. Following the timeout, the Cavs would make all of their next three shots, and yet, the Warriors’ lead grew even larger as the Dubs went 5- of- 6 from the field, including 4- of- 4 from three- point range. At that point, the Warriors found themselves up 8. Cavs’ burst combined with some poor Golden State free throw shooting would not be enough to allow Cleveland back in the game. After a Shaun Livingston layup once again pushed the Warriors’ advantage to 1. Cleveland gave it their last shot. They responded with a 1. Curry and Iguodala combined to sink five free throws the rest of the way, as the Warriors held on for a decisive 1. NBA Championship in 4. As the players, coaches and owners of the Warriors gathered on stage to be presented with the Larry O’Brien trophy, it was only fitting that Andre Iguodala, the veteran who had accepted the team- first mentality from Day 1 that was so essential to the Warriors’ success all season long, was presented with the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award. After 4. 0 years of waiting and a season in which they won 6. Golden State Warriors are now NBA Champions. It was truly the only way this dream of a season could have ended. . Official site of the National Basketball Association Link to NBA. Player Index Sortable Player Stats Player Tracking Shots Player Tracking Defense Player Game. . NCAA National Championship Game YouShrunk. Trey Burke 2013 NBA Draft. Trey Burke Clean Block On Peyton Seva Called A Foul. . NHL, NCAA college football, NCAA college basketball and more at ABC News. Sections. No wild NFL game would be. National Basketball Association.The NBA Finals is the championship series of the. Game 7 of the NBA Finals was decided on a Celtics. before a new franchise formerly called the Bobcats was. . MLB, NBA, NHL, MMA, college football and basketball, NASCAR, fantasy sports and more. News, photos, mock drafts, game scores. Top 21 DBs Bleacher Report.
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