Who Won Last Year’s NBA Finals?
The Golden State Warriors won the 2017 NBA Finals.
Introduction
The National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals is the championship series of the NBA and the conclusion of its postseason. All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Division Finals before 1970), except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion defeated the Western Division champion in a one-off Finals. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
The teams
The NBA Finals are the championship series of the National Basketball Association (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 Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers met in the NBA Finals in 2015, 2016, and 2017, with the Warriors winning in 2015, 2017, and 2018, and the Cavaliers winning in 2016.
The players
The players who won last year’s NBA Finals were LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The coaches
The coaches had a big influence on last year’s NBA Finals. Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat and Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs are two of the best coaches in the league, and they went head-to-head in the Finals.
Spoelstra is known for his calm demeanor and his ability to make adjustments during the game. Popovich is known for his intensity and his preparation.
Both coaches made some great strategic decisions during the series, and it was clear that they were both very familiar with each other’s teams.
In the end, it was Spoelstra who came out on top, leading his team to a 4-2 victory over the Spurs.
The game
In the 2019 NBA Finals, the Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors in six games to win their first championship in franchise history. The Raptors were led by finals MVP Kawhi Leonard, who averaged 28.5 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. Golden State was playing without injured stars Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson, and was led by Stephen Curry, who averaged 27.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game.
The aftermath
It was the Golden State Warriors who won last year’s NBA Finals. After winning the championship, the team had a victory parade in Oakland, California. The parade drew large crowds of fans and well-wishers. After the parade, the team held a victory rally at Oakland’s Oracle Arena.
