Boston Celtics to win the NBA Championship

The Golden State Warriors won their fourth NBA championship in eight years on Thursday night, defeating the Boston

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Celtics 103-90 on the road to take a 4-2 lead in the seven-game championship series. It was the eighth overall title for

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the franchise. Golden State's Stephen Curry led the team with 34 points and was named the series' Most Valuable Player.

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Warriors stalwarts Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodala helped Curry win his fourth title with the team.

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We have to seize the opportunity to return to this location "Curry stated following the game. We figured out a method to just finish it.

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We weren't even on the radar at the start of the season. Golden State won the championship after coming back from a

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2-1 deficit in the series. Golden State coach Steve Kerr acknowledged the difficulty of losing in the finals, saying,

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"They had us on the ropes in this series." The Warriors have lost two NBA Finals series under Kerr's leadership. "It's

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heartbreaking to have come this far and still come up short." Curry, Thompson, Green, and Iguodala won their first three

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