Who Won the 2017 NBA Finals?

The 2017 NBA Finals have come to an end and the Golden State Warriors are the champions.

The 2017 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 Finals, the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors defeated the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers in five games (4-1), becoming the first team in NBA history to start the playoffs 12-0. This was the Warriors’ second consecutive NBA Finals appearance and fifth in franchise history, while the Cavaliers were appearing in their third consecutive Finals and fourth overall.

The teams

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. The Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors defeated the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers 4–1 in a best-of-seven match up. This was the third consecutive meeting between these two teams in the Finals, after they met in 2015 and 2016.

Golden State won the first two games of the series at home, then lost Game 3 in Cleveland. After Draymond Green was suspended for Game 4, the Warriors were unable to close out the series back home in Game 5 and lost that game as well. The Cavaliers won Game 6 back in Cleveland to force a decisive Game 7, but ultimately were defeated by Golden State on their home court, resulting in the Warriors’ second consecutive championship and fifth overall. Kevin Durant was named finals MVP for averaging 35.2 points per game over the course of the series, while also averaging 8 rebounds and 5.4 assists. With this victory, Golden State became only one of nine teams to have won at least three NBA Finals in four seasons.

The players

In the 2017 NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors faced off against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors won in five games, becoming the first team in NBA history to start the playoffs with a record of 16-1.

The Finals MVP was Kevin Durant, who averaged 35.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game. Durant was acquired by the Warriors in 2016 and this was his first year with the team.

Other key players for the Warriors included Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. Curry averaged 28.1 points, 5.4 assists and 6.7 rebounds per game, while Thompson averaged 22 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. Green averaged 11 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists per game.

For the Cavaliers, LeBron James was once again their best player as he averaged 33.6 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists per game. Kyrie Irving was also a key player for the Cavaliers, averaging 25 points and 5 assists per game during the Finals series.

The 2017 NBA Finals MVP

The 2017 NBA Finals was a best-of-seven series played between the National Basketball Association (NBA) champions, the Golden State Warriors, and the defending NBA champions, the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors won the series 4–1, becoming the first team in NBA history to win four Finals games in a row.

The finalists

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. The best-of-seven playoff series was played between the Eastern Conference champion and defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors. This Finals was a rematch of the 2015 NBA Finals in which Golden State won their first NBA championship in 40 years.

The Warriors won the series 4–1, becoming champions for a second time in three seasons and cementing themselves as one of the greatest teams in NBA history with 16 wins in total, matching the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls for most regular season plus playoff wins by a team in an NBA season. This was also Golden State’s third consecutive appearance in the Finals since 2015.

Cleveland’s LeBron James, who averaged a triple-double for the series, became only the seventh player ever to do so in an NBA Finals, joining Jerry West, James Worthy, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Tim Duncan and Shaquille O’Neal. He also became only the third player to average a triple-double for an entire postseason after Oscar Robertson and Johnson, joining Duncan as the only players to achieve this feat more than once. James’ 34 points per game were a record for any player since Wilt Chamberlain averaged 38.9 points per game during 1970 NBA Finals.[1] He averaged 10 assists per game which is second behind Magic Johnson’s 11.2 assists during 1980 NBA Finals.[2][3] Kevin Durant was named MVP of The Finals.[4]

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The winner

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 this best-of-seven playoff, the defending NBA champions and Western Conference champions Golden State Warriors swept the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers 4–0. This Finals was Kevin Durant’s first championship in his professional career, after joining the Warriors in 2016. Durant was named the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) for his performance in the series, becoming the ninth player to win both an MVP award and a Finals MVP award in the same season.

The 2017 NBA Finals Game 7

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. The Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors defeated the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers 4–1, making it their third straight Finals appearance.

The highlights

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 Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers 4–1, making it their third consecutive meeting in the Finals. The Cavaliers had repercussions due to losing two back-to-back Finals against the Warriors.

Warriors forward Kevin Durant was named the Finals MVP, averaging 31.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 2.1 blocks per game. This was his first championship since he joined the Warriors in 2016 free agency after leaving Oklahoma City Thunder. Durant became just the sixth player ever to win back-to-back Finals MVPs with different teams (joining Cedric Maxwell, Moses Malone, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, and LeBron James). Curry had missed most of Golden State’s playoff run due to injury but averaged 26 points per game in the series while shooting 50 percent from three-point range as he reclaimed his title as best point guard in basketball

The final score

The final score of the 2017 NBA Finals was 91-81 in favor of the Golden State Warriors. This was a hard-fought series that went the full seven games, with each team winning three games apiece. The Warriors were led by Finals MVP Kevin Durant, who scored 39 points in the deciding game. The Cavaliers were led by LeBron James, who scored a triple-double with 33 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.