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Golden again! Curry, Warriors top Celtics to win NBA title

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Warriors guard Stephen Curry holds the Larry O" Brien="" following="" the="" Golden="" State="" Game="" win="" on="" June="" John="" G="" Shutterstock="" Out="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/06/17/20220617-gsw-champ-nba-epa.jpg"/><figcaption>Warriors guard Stephen Curry holds the Larry O&#x27;Brien Trophy, following the Golden State Warriors&#x27; Game 6 win on June 16, 2022. John G Mabanglo, Shutterstock Out/EPA-EFE</figcaption></figure></div>The Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics 103-90 Friday (Manila time) to win the NBA championship 4-2.A game of runs ended with Golden State keeping its poise — behind some stout defense and Steph Curry’s timely sniping — and clinching its fourth championship in eight years, a finish that seemed improbable just two years ago when the Warriors were at the bottom of the league.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/17/22/finally-steph-curry-wins-nba-finals-mvp">Finally, Steph Curry wins NBA Finals MVP</a></li></ul>Curry, adjudged Finals MVP, finished with 34 points, including 6 of 11 from behind the arc. He also had 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and a block.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/15/22/nba-finals-why-missing-3s-doesnt-bother-steph-curry">NBA Finals: Why missing all 9 3-pointers doesn’t bother Curry</a></li></ul>Andrew Wiggins added 18 points, 4 steals and 3 blocks, and again defended Jayson Tatum admirably.Draymond Green chipped in 12 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists, saving his best performance of the series for last.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/14/22/warriors-on-brink-of-nba-title-after-game-5-win">Warriors on brink of NBA title as Wiggins punishes Celtics</a></li></ul>According to ESPN Stats &amp; Info:<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li>The Warriors are the first team to win 4 championships in an 8-season span since the Bulls won 6 from 1991-98.</li>	<li>After winning 5 titles as a player, Steve Kerr wins his 4th ring as a coach. He is the 7th individual to win 9+ championships as a player and coach, last achieved by Phil Jackson.</li>	<li>Only 6 players in NBA history have 4 rings, multiple league MVPs, and a Finals MVP — LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tim Duncan and, now, Curry.</li></ul><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/11/22/nba-finals-tied-as-curry-leads-gsw-to-game-4-win">NBA Finals tied, as Curry leads Warriors past Celtics in Game 4</a></li></ul>&quot;I&#x27;m so proud of our group, I thank god every day that I get to play this game with some amazing people,&quot; an emotional Curry said afterwards.&quot;This is what it&#x27;s all about, especially after everything we&#x27;ve gone through in the past three years.&quot;The win completed a dramatic journey back to the pinnacle of the NBA for the Warriors, who just two seasons ago had the worst record in the league as the franchise battled injuries and the departure of key personnel.&quot;At the beginning of the season nobody thought we&#x27;d be here - except everybody on this court right now. It&#x27;s surreal,&quot; Curry added.&quot;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.&quot;You never take this for granted because you never know when you&#x27;ll be back here.&quot; Delighted Warriors coach Steve Kerr admitted the team&#x27;s fourth championship of his reign had been the most unexpected.&quot;This might be the most unlikely one,&quot; Kerr said. &quot;But I hang around superstars — and if you hang around superstars, good things happen.&quot;<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The Warriors quartet of forward Andre Iguodala, forward Draymond Green, guard Klay Thompson, and guard Steph Curry flash the four-sign on Friday (Manila time) after winning that many NBA championships. John G Mabanglo, Shutterstock Out/EPA-EFE" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/06/17/warriors.jpg"/><figcaption>The Warriors quartet of forward Andre Iguodala, forward Draymond Green, guard Klay Thompson, and guard Steph Curry flash the four-sign on Friday (Manila time) after winning that many NBA championships. John G Mabanglo, Shutterstock Out/EPA-EFE</figcaption></figure></div><div>- Fast start - </div>Curry, an ever-present throughout the highs and lows of the Warriors&#x27; journey since 2015, led a balanced offensive effort as Golden State became just the second visiting team to lift the trophy on Boston&#x27;s home court after the 1985 Los Angeles Lakers.Jaylen Brown led the Boston scoring with 34 points while Al Horford added 19.A pulsating game swung decisively in Golden State&#x27;s favor during the first two quarters.The Celtics, trying to force a game seven, had opened with intent, racing into an early 14-2 lead against a Warriors side caught napping.But Boston&#x27;s fast start was the cue for a spectacular burst by Golden State, who tightened their defense to secure key stops and then began to find the target at the other end.After cutting the Boston lead to six points at 22-16, the Warriors pulled away, with Green, Curry and Poole all rattling in 3-pointers to put Golden State into a 27-22 lead at the end of the first quarter.Two more Poole 3-pointers in the opening moments of the second quarter helped the Warriors sprint into a 15-point lead, up 37-22 after a 21-0 run – the largest run in NBA Finals history.The Warriors maintained the 15-point advantage up to half-time, leading 54-39 at the break.Curry ominously looked increasingly comfortable from beyond the arc, and a step back three from 28 feet put the Warriors into a 72-50 lead – a 22-point margin their biggest lead of the night in the third quarter.But Boston refused to surrender, and Horford brought the Garden crowd to its feet after a layup and a free throw got the Celtics to within nine points of the Warriors at 74-65.Green settled the Warriors nerves with an ice-cold jumper from 21 feet to help ensure the Warriors would take a double-digit advantage into the final quarter, leading 76-66.The Celtics again chipped away at the Warriors lead, but every time they got to within single digits, Golden State managed to find a big play to extend their lead.A key passage came midway through the fourth. A Brown 3-pointer shrank the Warriors&#x27; lead to just eight points at 86-78, but Wiggins then rammed in a corner three to make it 89-78 and Green followed with a dunk to put the Warriors 13 clear.That margin held as the Warriors celebrated their seventh title. — With a report by Agence France-Presse

The Golden State Warriors defeat the Boston Celtics 103-90 Friday (Manila time) to win the NBA championship.