James returned from Miami to deliver a title to his home region, but the 30-year-old, left to do most of the work by himself after All-Stars Kyrie Irving (6'3''-G-92, college: Duke) and Kevin Love (6'10''-PF-88, college: UCLA) were injured in the postseason, came two wins shy of giving Cleveland its first pro sports championship since 1964. He could have shot an index finger into the air at that point - Golden State is No. Iguodala added another long shot for good measure before he strutted back on defense holding out three fingers on each hand. Smith (6'6''-G-85)'s trey, Iguodala, Curry and Klay Thompson (6'7''-G-90, college: Washington St.) each drained one in a span of 81 seconds to make it 89-75. Curry's step-back 3 made it 78-68, and after the Cavs closed within seven on J.R. Golden State allowed the Cavaliers to creep within eight points in the fourth before unleashing a flurry of 3s to ensure they would be taking the Larry O'Brien Trophy back to California. ![]() They outscored the Cavaliers 28-18 in the third quarter, quieting a rocking Cleveland crowd and opening a lead even the brilliant James couldn't overcome. ![]() After falling behind by two points early in the third quarter, the Warriors took control with Curry, the league's MVP, and Iguodala leading the way. And these Warriors are a lot like Barry and his old crew: fluid, balanced, together. For the first time since Gerald Ford was in the White House, disco was in vogue and Rick Barry was flicking in free throws under-handed, the best pro basketball team resides in the Bay Area. Stephen Curry (6'3''-PG-88, college: Davidson) and Andre Iguodala (6'6''-SF-84, college: Arizona) scored 25 points apiece, Draymond Green (6'7''-F-90, college: Michigan St.) recorded a triple-double and the Warriors - using a barrage of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter - won their first title since 1975 by finishing off James and the Cavaliers 105-97 on Tuesday night in Game 6 of the finals. LeBron James (6'8''-SF-84) just didn't have enough help. A half century of misery in Cleveland drags on. Their 40-year NBA championship drought is finally over. Revived by a fresh-faced shooting superstar and a first-year coach who made them believe, the Golden State Warriors again reign supreme. Warriors win 2015 NBA championship with 105-97 victory over Cavaliers in Game 6 - Jun 17, 2015 G: Marcus Smart (6'4''-G-94) of Boston C. G: Langston Galloway (6'2''-G-91) of New York K. SF: Bojan Bogdanovic (6'8''-SF-89) of Brooklyn N. G: Andrew Wiggins (6'8''-G-95) of Minnesota T. G: Elfrid Payton (6'3''-G-94) of Orlando M. PG: John Wall (6'4''-PG-90) of Washington W. G: Kyrie Irving (6'3''-G-92) of Cleveland C.Ĭ: DeAndre Jordan (6'11''-C-88) of LA Clippers PG: Chris Paul (6'0''-PG-85) of LA Clippers ![]() SG: James Harden (6'5''-SG-89) of Houston R. Sportsmanship Award: Kyle Korver (6'7''-F/G-81) of Atlanta H.Ĭoach of the Year: Mike Budenholzer of Atlanta H. Rookie of the Year: Andrew Wiggins (6'8''-G-95) of Minnesota T.ĭefensive Player of the Year: Kawhi Leonard (6'7''-F-91) of San Antonio S. ![]() Sixth Man of the Year: Louis Williams (6'1''-SG-86) of Toronto R. Most Improved Player: Jimmy Butler (6'7''-G/F-89) of Chicago B. Most Valuable Player: Stephen Curry (6'3''-PG-88) of Golden St.W. Russell Westbrook scores 41 to lead West past East in 2015 NBA All-Star Game (Photo: )įinals MVP: Andre Iguodala (6'6''-SF-84) of Golden St.W.
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