The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions for the fourth time in eight seasons after they beat the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the NBA finals on Thursday night.
After going down early, the Warriors tore into their opponents, who were plagued by turnovers, and opened up a 15-point lead by halftime.
The Celtics briefly threatened a comeback in the fourth quarter but the Warriors held on to win 103-90 and take the best-of-seven series 4-2. “Beginning of the season no one thought we would be here … it’s very surreal,” said a tearful Stephen Curry, who was named the finals MVP, at the end of the game.
The Warriors had finished with the worst record in the NBA just two seasons ago. “It’s crazy, I’m on Cloud 109 right now,” said Curry’s teammate Klay Thompson, who had missed most of the last two-and-a-half years through injury before returning to help his team to victory. “This is crazy”.