Warriors End 40-Year Title Drought

They beat Cleveland Cavaliers 105-97
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Jun 16, 2015 11:51 PM CDT
Updated Jun 17, 2015 12:03 AM CDT
Warriors End 40-Year Title Drought
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, left, holds the championship trophy, and Andre Iguodala holds the series MVP trophy as they celebrate winning the NBA Finals in Cleveland yesterday.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Revived by a fresh-faced shooting superstar and a first-year coach who made them believe, the Golden State Warriors again reign supreme. Their 40-year NBA championship drought is finally over—and a half-century of misery in Cleveland drags on. LeBron James just didn't have enough help. Stephen Curry and finals MVP Andre Iguodala scored 25 points apiece, Draymond Green 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 in Game 6 in Cleveland.

For the first time since Gerald Ford was in the White House, disco was in vogue, and Rick Barry was flicking in under-handed free throws, the best pro basketball team resides in the Bay Area. And these Warriors are a lot like Barry and his old crew: fluid, balanced, together—just like coach Steve Kerr had hoped. After falling behind by two points early in the third quarter, the Warriors took control with Curry, the league's MVP, and Iguodala, who made his first start of the season in Game 4, leading the way. "World champs," Curry said, letting the title sink in. "This is truly special. This group is a special group. From the time we started the season this is what we envisioned and a lot of hard work goes into it, all the way down to the last minute of this game. This is what it's all about." (More NBA stories.)

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