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Golden State Warriors beat Cleveland Cavaliers in six to win first NBA title in 40 years
Author: Chris Haynes
Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio – LeBron James gave it all he had, and in the end, he just didn't have enough help.
The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions for the first time in 40 years after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-97 in in Game 6 to claim a 4-2 NBA Finals victory Tuesday at The Q.
James put in game-highs of 32 points and 18 rebounds to go with eight assists in 46 minutes. He had to fight and claw for each statistic. He was 13-of-33 from the field. After scoring his 12th point, James became the sixth player in NBA history to reach 5,000 career postseason points. - CLICK HERE to read full story.
A near triple double by LeBron James is not enough as Golden State Warriors win NBA title
Author: Bill Livingston
Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cavaliers and their season have no place in the old Cleveland story of defeat and despair. It should have no standing among the "The's" of specific sports sorrow of Fumble, Shot or Drive.
But health is part of any championship. For the Cavs, it was as missing as J.R. Smith's shot until he suddenly erupted for 15 points when it was too late in the fourth quarter of the sixth and last NBA Finals game.
The injuries.
The people who gloss over the wretched luck of the Cavaliers' second-best player, Kyrie Irving, and the mugging of their third-best player, Kevin Love, those know-littles will lump it with the rest. But that is wrong. - CLICK HERE to read full story.
Cleveland Cavaliers losing in NBA Finals gives real hope to fans for next season
Author: Terry Pluto
Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- For the Cavaliers, the NBA season ended not with tears but with hope.
It ended at Quicken Loans Arena, Golden State defeating the Cavaliers, 105-97, in Game 6 of the 2015 NBA Finals.
It ended with the Warriors winning their first NBA title since 1975, and it ended with the Cavs still looking for the first NBA title in the 45-year history of the franchise. - CLICK HERE to read full story.
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