Golden State Warriors are world champions
The Golden State Warriors eliminated their demons and took care of the Cleveland Cavaliers to win their fifth world championship.
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Say goodbye to the demons, “3-1” jokes and everything in between. The Golden State Warriors are world champions once again. On Monday night, the Warriors took command of their home floor and eliminated the Cleveland Cavaliers once and for all.
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From the beginning, it looked like the Cavaliers were going to provide that same tough challenge they put up in Game 4 of the series. Golden State struggled to shoot the ball early and made plenty of mistakes with the ball that led to points on the other end.
That’s when Kevin Durant helped put the team on his back and lead a 27-4 run that shook the Cavaliers in the second quarter. LeBron James and J.R. Smith didn’t quit there either. Smith hit four straight threes leading into the second half that kept his team squarely in it on the verge of the blowout.
While Smith was shooting the Cavaliers back in the game, Andre Iguodala stepped up huge off the bench for the Warriors. Looking the Iguodala that helped clinched the title two seasons for Golden State, he drove the lane with impressive ease and helped keep the team ahead of Cleveland.
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In the second half, Cleveland would cut the drought to three and try to make one more run at it. Durant decided that there wasn’t going to be a run made and hit huge shot after shot to help clinch the title for his team.
Careless turnovers by the Cavaliers and missed shots allowed the Warriors to pull away in the final minutes. It was capped off by a huge three from Stephen Curry and the crowd in Oracle celebrated their fifth world championship in style like only they could.