The talk of the Golden State Warriors being a dynasty can no longer be ignored after they won their third championship in the past four years with a dominating performance over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors clinched the four game sweep with a 108-85 win that was led by Kevin Durant and Steph Curry but they got contributions from everyone. The game was very anticlimatic as it was clear early in the evening that the ending was never really in doubt but that just speaks to the greatness of the Warriors.
Durant finished the game with a triple double of 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assist, which was more than enough to put the stamp on his second NBA Finals MVP award. Curry had 37 points while hitting 7-15 from downtown, although a good portion of his shots and points came in the second half when the game was already in hand. Andre Iguodala, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and even Javale McGee all came through when their number was called to help seal the deal.
The Cavs never had a chance despite the greatness of Lebron James. The outcome of the Finals was essentially decided before the games even started and the only thing left was to put them out of their misery. They had their chances in game one and game three to make things interesting but the all time gaffe by J.R. Smith at the end of game one and the insane game Durant had in game three killed those chances. Lebron once again had an all time performance in the Finals, finishing with averages of 34-9-10, while reportedly playing the final three games of the series with an injured hand after punching a blackboard in Golden State when the Cavs lost game one.
There are many folks out there who hate the Warriors. They hate the way they came together, even though most of the key players were their own draft picks. They hate that Durant wound up going there but they wouldn’t hate it if Durant came to their team instead. They hate the arrogance that they sometimes show but all the folks spending their time hating are missing out. This collection of players is very much arguably one of the best teams ever, if not the best team ever. Sure it’s hard to compare eras like the 1990’s Bulls, or the early 2000’s Lakers, or even the Lakers & Celtics teams of the 1980’s but there is no doubt that a core of Durant, Curry, Thompson and Green could handle themselves against any of the other dynasties and be confident doing so. Sometimes you just have to stop and put bias to the side and appreciate the greatness we are seeing with this team. The bad news for fans of other teams is the Warriors look more than capable of keeping this team together for many years to come.
Written by @IamJoeSports
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