Oakland, California- Kevin Durant aportó 39 puntos para la victoria de Golden State Warriors 129-120 sobre los Cavaliers de Cleveland en el quinto partido de la serie final de la NBA, que ganaron los de California 4-1 para arrebatar el titulo a los de James y compañia.
Stephen Curry agregó 34 puntos, 10 asistencia y seis rebotes, siendo una vez mas fundamental para el segundo titulo de Golden State en los ultimos 3 años.
LeBron James, quien en el 2012 fue clave en la victoria sobre los Thunder en la unica otra final jugada por Durant, tuvo 41 puntos, 13 rebotes y 8 asistencias. con Kyrie Irving aportando 40 puntos, pero pese a esos 81 puntos, no fueron lo suficiente como para convertirse en el primer equipo en remontar un 3-0 en contra y ganar el titulo de la NBA.
Golden State con marca de 16-1 en postemporada, estuvieron muy cerca de ser el primer equipo en ganar un titulo, sin perder un solo juego en playoffs.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) As a fresh NBA champions cap sat a tad off-kilter on his head, Kevin Durant embraced mother Wanda. Then he moved across the podium and hugged Stephen Curry before accepting his shiny MVP trophy, holding out his arms and hoisting it for everyone to see.
From the Bay all the way to OKC.
Durant capped his spectacular first season with the Warriors by bringing home that coveted NBA championship he joined Golden State last July so determined to get, scoring 39 points in a fast-and-furious, Finals-clinching 129-120 victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 on Monday night.
Stephen Curry added 34 points, 10 assists and six rebounds as Golden State closed out its second title in three years after squandering a 3-1 lead a year ago. That stung ever since, and even Durant understood, because he gave up the same lead to the Warriors a round earlier with Oklahoma City.
James, who in 2012 with Miami beat the Thunder in Durant’s only other Finals, wound up with 41 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists.
Kyrie Irving followed up his 40-point gem in Game 4 with 26 points but shot 9 for 22.
This time, King James gave way to KD, who was the NBA Finals MVP 10 years after being picked second in the NBA draft behind Greg Oden.