For the fourth time in eight years, the Golden State Warriors are officially champions of the National Basketball Association. Following a 103-90 win in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, the Warriors clinched the title over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night at TD Garden.
Following an early haymaker, the Warriors erased a 12-point Celtics advantage with a red-hot run in the first half. Golden State surged to a fiery 21-0 run to steal the lead in the first half and quiet the raucous Boston crowd.
Behind big moments from Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole, the Warriors went into the locker room at halftime with a 15-point lead, 54-39.
The Warriors opened the third with a barrage of 3-pointers to nearly lock the game up. Steph Curry came to life in the third with nine points on three triples. However, the Celtics weren’t done. Boston went on a run to cut the Golden State’s 22-point advantage to only 10, heading into the final 12 minutes.
Despite Boston’s late fight, the Warriors neve wilted in the fourth quarter, clinching the NBA title down the stretch, 103-90.
Curry led the Warriors in scoring in Game 6 with 34 points on 12-of-21 shooting from the floor with six made 3-pointers, seven boards and seven assists in 39 minutes.
Alongside Curry, Green put together a standout performance in Game 6, tallying 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field with 12 boards and wight assists in 42 minutes.
With another championship in the books, the Warriors franchise holds seven titles, including four with the trio of Curry, Thompson and Green.
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