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The Golden State Warriors secured their fourth NBA Championship in the past eight years with a 103-90 away win against the Boston Celtics in Game 6.
With the win, the Warriors secured a 4-2 series win, coming back from a 2-1 deficit to rattle off three of the next four, including two road wins in Boston.
While the night ended in Golden State celebrations, the start was all Celtics, jumping out of the gates to a 14-2 lead.
The Warriors kept in touch, and then went on an explosive, game-winning run late in the first quarter, turning a 22-16 deficit into a 37-22 lead with a 21-0 run.
Golden State’s defense rose to the occasion, out-playing the Celtics’ league-best defense, holding the home side to 17 points in the second quarter to lead 54-39 at half-time.
The Celtics did not lay down, launching their own run late in the third quarter, closing the term on a 16-4 run to cut the lead down to 10 as Al Horford willed his side back into the game. Horford had 12 points, six rebounds and a block in just the third quarter.
Down the stretch, with the Warriors needing to steady, it would be their superstar who would stand up.
Stephen Curry had 13 points in the fourth quarter to finish with 34 points (12-of-21 shooting, six-of-11 from three), seven rebounds and seven assists.
His performance capped off a series where he averaged 31.2 points, six rebounds and five assists, earning him the first Finals MVP of his Hall-of-Fame career.
Andrew Wiggins was the Warriors’ second-best player all series, and he produced one of the best defensive games of his career in Game 6, holding Jayson Tatum to just 13 points on six-of-18 shooting, while taking four steals and blocking three shots.
Wiggins also added 18 points on seven-of-18 shooting, with six rebounds and five assists. With the performance, he scored at least 17 points in five of the six Finals games, and averaged a team-high 8.8 rebounds per game in the series.
Jaylen Brown was the Celtics’ brightest star, scoring 34 points on 12-of-23 shooting, but he also had five turnovers, which was a theme for the hosts.
The Celtics committed 22 turnovers as a team – seven more than the Warriors – after committing 18 to Golden State’s seven in their Game 5 loss. During the regular season, Boston averaged 13.6 turnovers per game.
