A dazzling performance from Stephen Curry powered the Golden State Warriors to a seventh NBA Finals crown on Thursday, securing a 103-90 victory over the Boston Celtics to clinch a 4-2 series triumph.
With 34 points, seven assists and seven rebounds, Warriors talisman Curry produced yet another masterpiece, as Golden State wrapped up their fourth title in eight years to silence Boston’s raucous TD Garden.
After the win, the 34-year-old Curry was voted NBA Finals Most Valuable Player — the first time the four-time NBA champion has scooped the award.
“I’m so proud of our group, I thank god every day that I get to play this game with some amazing people”
Curry
“This is what it’s all about, especially after everything we’ve gone through in the past three years.”
The win completed a dramatic journey back to the pinnacle of the NBA for the Golden State Warriors, who just two seasons ago had the worst record in the league as the franchise battled injuries and the departure of key personnel.
“At the beginning of the season nobody thought we’d be here – except everybody on this court right now. It’s surreal,”
Curry
“We were so far away from it. We hit rock bottom with injuries and the long road of work ahead, trying to fill in the right pieces with the right guys.
“You never take this for granted because you never know when you’ll be back here.”
Delighted Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr admitted the team’s fourth championship of his reign had been the most surprising.
“This might be the most unlikely one,” Kerr said. “But I hang around superstars – and if you hang around superstars, good things happen.”
