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… Not since the Oakland Athletics won the World Series in 1974 has a Bay Area team won a championship at its home venue. Warriors: Golden State played the first finals Game 7 in franchise history. … The Warriors and Cavs faced off in their 13th finals game in two seasons, matching the highest total in NBA history over a two-year span.
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“Now we have our own parade,” Irving said, “and we’ll celebrate it the way it’s supposed to be celebrated in Cleveland.”Ĭavaliers: James missed scoring at least 30 points for the first time in his last five Game 7s. A year ago at home, the Cavs had to watch Golden State win its first title in 40 years. This time, it will be Cleveland hosting the victory parade on Wednesday. He watched until the end and did not come down the stairs until moments after the Cavs won. Heres the final tally: Jordan had the harder road through the postseason five times (Years 1, 4, 5, 8, and 10), while LeBron faced tougher competition (Years 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11. President Barack Obama, an avid basketball fan, returned to Washington aboard Air Force One late Sunday as the game entered its final, tense minutes. “I didn’t do enough to help my team win,” Curry said. The Cavs staved off elimination twice to force Game 7 back at Oracle Arena, where the Warriors went up 2-0 with a pair of lopsided wins to start this series.Ĭleveland became just the fourth team to win an NBA Finals Game 7 on the road.Ĭurry – who said beforehand he needed the best game of his career – scored 17 points on 6-for-19 shooting, while Splash Brother Klay Thompson added 14 points while making 6 of 17 shots.