What Was The Nba Final Score?
Contents
Did you miss the big game? Find out what the final score was here!
Introduction
The National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals is the championship series of the NBA. The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
The Results of the NBA Finals
Last night, the NBA Finals came to a close with the Golden State Warriors being crowned the winners. It was a hard-fought battle, but in the end, the Warriors came out on top. If you missed the game, or just want to know what happened, here are the results.
The First Game
In the first game of the Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat by a score of 116-98. The Lakers were led by Anthony Davis, who had 34 points and nine rebounds, while Jimmy Butler had 21 points for the Heat.
The Second Game
The second game of the NBA Finals was just asclose as the first, with the Golden State Warriors barely squeaking out a win against the ClevelandCavaliers. The final score was 96-91, giving the Warriors a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Steph Curry was once again the star player for Golden State, scoring 28 points and dishing out six assists. He also had four rebounds and two steals in the game. LeBron James was once again excellent for Cleveland, putting up 25 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds. However, he did have six turnovers in the game, which proved to be costly for the Cavaliers.
Kevin Durant had a solid game for the Warriors as well, scoring 22 points and grabbing six rebounds. For Cleveland, Kyrie Irving scored 19 points and Kevin Love had 18 points and nine rebounds.
In the end, it was yet another close game between these two teams. However, Golden State was able to come out on top and take a 2-0 lead in the series.
The Third Game
In the third game, the Golden State Warriors won against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a score of 118-113. This was a very close game, and it was evident that both teams were giving it their all. The Warriors had a slow start in the first quarter, but they picked up the pace in the second and third quarters. The Cavaliers also had a strong showing in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough to catch up to the Warriors.
Kevin Durant led the Warriors with 31 points, while Steph Curry and Klay Thompson contributed 27 and 21 points respectively. For the Cavaliers, LeBron James had 33 points and Kevin Love had 30. This was a very evenly matched game, and it could have gone either way. However, the Warriors were able to pull ahead in the end and take home the victory.
The Fourth Game
The Boston Celtics won the fourth game of the NBA Finals, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 107-96. The victory evened the best-of-seven series at two games apiece. The series now heads back to Los Angeles for game five on Sunday.
The Aftermath of the NBA Finals
As the Golden State Warriors become the NBA Finals champions for the third time in four seasons, we take a look at what this means for the rest of the league. The Warriors have now cemented themselves as one of the greatest teams of all time, but will they be able to keep this up? And what does this mean for the rest of the league?
The Reactions
The Golden State Warriors won the NBA Finals on Monday night, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5. After the game, the reactions poured in from around the NBA world.
Many congratulated the Warriors on their victory, including basketball legend and Warriors owner Jerry West. “I couldn’t be happier for our fans and for this organization,” West said. “This has been an incredible season and I’m so proud of our team.”
Others, like Cavs forward LeBron James, were clearly disappointed with the result. “It sucks,” James said. “It hurts right now.” However, he also had kind words for his opponents, saying that the Warriors “are a great team and they showed it tonight.”
The Finals MVP was awarded to Kevin Durant, who scored 39 points in the deciding game. Durant joins an elite group of players who have won both an NBA Championship and an MVP award.
Looking ahead to next season, there will be plenty of questions regarding the future of both teams. For now though, the Warriors can enjoy their victory and savor their place in history.
The Memes
The NBA Finals have come and gone, and while the Warriors may have taken home the trophy, it was the memes that truly won.
From Drake’s reactions to the Raptors’ loss to Kawhi Leonard’s now-famous “laugh”, the internet was flooded with jokes and memes about the series.
And in case you missed it, here are some of the best:
The Tweets
As the final seconds ticked off the clock in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, social media lit up with reaction to the historic comeback by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers, who were down 3-1 in the best-of-seven series, became the first team in NBA history to win a Finals game after trailing by double digits in the fourth quarter. They also became the first team to win a Game 7 on the road in Finals history.
Many of the tweets were from users expressing disbelief at what they had just seen:
