For the fourth time in eight seasons, the Golden State Warriors are the NBA champions.
Golden State defeated the Boston Celtics 103-90 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, wrapping up a 4-2 series win.
The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions for the fourth time in eight years!🏀🏆 pic.twitter.com/FmGNt20wU9
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) June 17, 2022
The @warriors are the 2021-22 NBA Champions! #NBA75 pic.twitter.com/ckNLJTdQ1C
— NBA (@NBA) June 17, 2022
#DubNation, YOU ARE NBA CHAMPIONS ONCE AGAIN! 🏆
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) June 17, 2022
The game was a microcosm of the series overall. As they did in the series, opening up a 2-1 lead, Boston started the game strong and took a double-digit lead in the first quarter. But Golden State quickly stemmed that rush, aided by — among other things — Draymond Green finally finding his shot.
The Warriors led by 15 at halftime and opened up a 72-50 lead in the third quarter. Boston would close the gap from there, even getting the game to within single digits in the fourth quarter. But Golden State’s lead was never seriously challenged and the Warriors got to enjoy the final few minutes of the game with little doubt as to the final outcome.
As the game was coming to an end, NBA fans everywhere paid tribute to the champions.
Congrats to the warriors. Steph is unreal and cool to see them fight back after two down years, klay’s injuries and kd’s departure. Respect. Steph curry is incredible. My goodness.
— Andy Nesbitt (@anezbitt) June 17, 2022
through it all pic.twitter.com/cNnIElzeSH
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) June 17, 2022
FiveThirtyEight gave the Golden State Warriors a 17% chance to win the NBA Finals entering the series, and a 0.1% chance to win the title entering the season.
The ESPN BPI gave the Warriors just a 14% chance to win the NBA Finals entering the series. https://t.co/EVwt5g5Wth
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 17, 2022
Warriors can really play 3 guys who don’t even look at the rim because Steph and Klay are generational in the attention they create. Its absurd.
— Raj C. (@RajChipalu) June 17, 2022
Get used to hating the Warriors. Three promising young stars on the bench. Gonna be around a while longer.
— Colin Cowherd (@ColinCowherd) June 17, 2022
Congrats on another title, @Warriors!! 🏆#BayAreaUnite pic.twitter.com/oM13woibdz
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) June 17, 2022
FOR THE BAY 🏆#BayAreaUnite | @warriors pic.twitter.com/iiwVaGNmZb
— SFGiants (@SFGiants) June 17, 2022
CONGRATS, @warriors! 🏆 #GoldBlooded | #BayAreaUnite https://t.co/Fx1DlnwBev
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) June 17, 2022
Congratulations to the 2022 NBA Champion @warriors! 🏆#GoldBlooded x #BayAreaUnite pic.twitter.com/XgNd7lBtUc
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) June 17, 2022
They weren’t supposed to win this year. We heard it. We SAID it. JVG just called this the least talented of the #warriors championship teams. He’s not wrong. That makes this feat even greater. Nothing ever beats the first championship. I’d say this is an extremely close second.
— Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) June 17, 2022
Warriors had league's worst record two years ago, punted the lottery pick they got as their reward, and STILL are champions two years later. Wow.
— John Hollinger (@johnhollinger) June 17, 2022
2022 Warriors 1985 Lakers
🤝
Winning the title in Boston
— Eric Stephen (@ericstephen) June 17, 2022
What a crazy special era of basketball the Warriors have had.
— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) June 17, 2022
As he’d done for most of the series, Steph Curry led Golden State on the night, scoring 34 points, matching Boston’s Jaylen Brown for the game high.
Green finished with a double-double, scoring 12 points and pulling down 12 rebounds. He narrowly missed a triple-double, dishing out eight assists. Andrew Wiggins continued his career reniassance, scoring 18 points.
