The 2017 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association’s 2016–17 season. The Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors defeated the defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers four games to one. This was the first time in NBA history the same two teams had met for a third consecutive year. The Warriors entered the Finals after becoming the first team in NBA playoff history to start 12–0. The Cavaliers sought to repeat as champions after winning the championship in 2016.
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The 2017 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association’s 2016–17 season. The Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors defeated the defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers four games to one. This was the first time in NBA history the same two teams had met for a third consecutive year. The Warriors entered the Finals after becoming the first team in NBA playoff history to start 12–0, while the Cavaliers entered the 2017 Finals with a 12–1 record during the first three rounds of the postseason. The Cavaliers sought to repeat as champions after winning the championship in 2016. The team equaled their 2014–15 regular-season record of 67–15, their second most wins in franchise history. They won the Pacific Division title and Western Conference Championship for the third consecutive season. With the loss, the Cavaliers’ nine-game road winning streak came to an end. Theriors won Game 2 over the Cavaliers 132–113, to improve their best ever Finals start to 14–0. The club became the fastest team inNBA history to clinch a playoff berth, achieving the feat on February 25, 2017, two days earlier than last season when they clinched on February 27, 2016. With this win, the Warriors became theFirst team ever to start 13–0 in the playoffs and their current 13 game win-streak is tied for the most consecutive postseason wins in NBA History. The Cavs became the firstTeam in NBA Finals history to fail to steal a steal in a game, with Steve Kerr still being out due to illness.
LeBron James also passed Reggie Miller for second all-time in postseason three-pointers made, but he committed 8 of the Cavaliers’ 20 turnovers. Golden State as a team managed only half of James’ total with 4 turnovers, equaling the NBA record for fewest turnovers in an NBA Finals game. The Warriors led by only 8 points at halftime, but they opened the third quarter on a 13-0 run and never looked back. Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, and Draymond Green each hit four threes on 43 attempts, with Stephen Curry hitting 43-pointers on 43 attempts on Game 5 of the 2016 Finals, which dated back to the 5th game of the Finals. This was also the seventh consecutive NBA Finals appearance for LeBron James, and the sixth for James Jones. The Cavaliers finished the 2016–19 regular season with a 51–31 record, securing the 2nd seed in the Eastern Conference. In the playoffs, the Cleveland swept the Indiana Pacers in the first round, swept the Toronto Raptors in the. Eastern Conference semifinals, and defeated the Boston Celtics in five games in theEastern Conference Finals. The Finals was Golden State’s third consecutive trip to the NBA Finals and ninth appearance overall, having come short of back-to-back titles in the 2016 NBA Finals by losing in seven games after having a 3–1 lead. Golden State earned home court advantage with a 2016-17 regular season record of 65–15.
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