Who Was the 2017 NBA Champions?
The 2017 NBA Champions were the Golden State Warriors, who defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Finals.
2017 NBA Champions
The 2017 NBA Champions were the Golden State Warriors. They beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Finals. This was the Warriors’ second championship in three years.
The 2017 NBA Champions were the Golden State Warriors
The 2017 NBA Champions were the Golden State Warriors, who beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-1 in the NBA Finals. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 67-15, which was the best record in the NBA. In the playoffs, they swept the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, beat the Utah Jazz in four games in the second round, and then upset the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs in four games in the Western Conference Finals. In the Finals, they faced a Cavaliers team that had gone 12-1 in the playoffs prior to meeting Golden State. The Cavaliers won Game 1 of the series, but then lost four straight games to give Golden State their second NBA Championship in three years.
The Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals
The 2017 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 2016–17 season and conclusion of the season’s playoffs. In the best-of-seven playoff series held from June 1 to June 18, 2017, the defending NBA champions and Eastern Conference champions Cleveland Cavaliers faced off against the Western Conference champions Golden State Warriors, with the Warriors winning in five games. This was the third consecutive Finals appearance for both teams, as well as a rematch of the 2015 NBA Finals.
2017 NBA Finals
The 2017 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 2016-17 season and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. In this best-of-seven playoff, the defending NBA champions and Western Conference champions Golden State Warriors swept the Eastern Conference champions Cleveland Cavaliers 4 games to 0. This was the first time in NBA history that a team had won back-to-back titles with perfect records in the Finals.
The 2017 NBA Finals were played between the Warriors and the Cavaliers
The 2017 NBA Finals were played between the Warriors and the Cavaliers. The Warriors won the series 4-1.
The Warriors won the series in five games
The 2017 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 2016–17 season and conclusion of the 2017 playoffs. The Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors defeated the defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers, four games to one. The series was played between June 1 and June 12,2017. This was the fifth consecutive Finals appearance for the Cavaliers, and third consecutive for the Warriors. For the first time in NBA history, two teams met in the Finals for a third consecutive year. The Cavaliers seeking to repeat as champions after winning the championship in 2016, became only the ninth team in NBA history to reach three consecutive Finals. They also became only fourth team in NBA history to lose a playoff series after leading 3–1 (joining 1969 Los Angeles Lakers, 1970 New York Knicks, and 2016 Cavaliers).
The Warriors won their second championship in three years with a 128–115 victory in Game 5 at Oracle Arena on June 12. Kevin Durant was named Finals MVP with his first ever such award, averaging 35.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game throughout the series; he also set an NBA Finals record by going 13-for-13 from three-point range in Game 3. It was also Durant’s tenth consecutive postseason game with at least 20 points scored, which set an NBA record held previously by Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon (nine games each). With their win,the Warriors joined San Francisco’s 49ers (Super Bowl XXIII), Los Angeles’ Dodgers (1988 World Series), Detroit’s Pistons (1990 NBA Finals),and Pittsburgh’s Penguins (2016 Stanley Cup Finals)as recent professional sports teams from that city to win a championship at home during a “three-peat”.
2017 NBA Playoffs
The 2017 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association’s 2016-17 season. The playoffs began on April 15, 2017 and ended on June 12, 2017, after the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-1 in the NBA Finals.
The Warriors advanced to the NBA Finals by defeating the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals
The Warriors advanced to the NBA Finals by defeating the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals. They then went on to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals to become the 2017 NBA Champions.
The Cavaliers advanced to the NBA Finals by defeating the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals
The Cavaliers advanced to the NBA Finals by defeating the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. They then went on to face the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers won the series 4-3, becoming the first team in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 deficit in the Finals.
