Who Won the 2018 NBA Championship?
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The Golden State Warriors won the 2018 NBA Championship, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games.
The Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. The Warriors play their home games at the Oracle Arena in Oakland. The team was founded in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a founding member of the Basketball Association of America (BAA). In 1962, the franchise relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area and was renamed the San Francisco Warriors. In 1971, the team changed its geographic moniker to Golden State, California’s state nickname.
The Warriors have reached eight NBA Finals, winning four NBA championships in 1947, 1956, 1975, and most recently in 2015 when they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in the 2018 NBA Finals, winning the series 4-0. It was the first time in NBA history that a team had come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series, and the Cavaliers became the first team to win an NBA title after trailing in the Finals 3-1.
The Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are the 2018 NBA Champions! They defeated the Golden State Warriors in game 7 of the NBA Finals by a score of 105-97. This is the Rockets’ first NBA Championship in franchise history.
The Boston Celtics
In June of 2018, the Boston Celtics won the NBA Championship. The Celtics are a professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. The team plays its home games at TD Garden, which they share with the National Hockey League (NHL)’s Boston Bruins.
The Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. The team was founded in 1995 as part of the NBA’s expansion into Canada, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies. Since their debut, the Raptors have been consistent playoff contenders, but have never won an NBA championship. They play their home games at the Scotiabank Arena, which they share with the Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).
