The fifth game held in Oakland, giving the Warriors a home court advantage, ended with a 120-129 scoreboard and the Warriors closed 4-1 in the NBA Finals series.
Additionally, the Warriors got double-digit scoring efforts from shooting guard Stephen Curry (34 points), shooting guard Klay Thompson (11), power forward Draymond Green (10) and reserve forward Andre Iguodala (20).
Cleveland star LeBron James, who won his first title in 2012 by beating Durant's Thunder in the finals, sees how the journey has made Durant into a champion over the past 5 years.
The search for rings, which began with LeBron James teaming with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, is on. "I just had to trust in it, we were really good tonight", Durant said in a post-game interview. That stung ever since, as Durant understood, because he gave up the same lead to the Warriors a round earlier with Oklahoma City. "I just have to continue to be the person I am and also grow along the way".
And so, at that locker, in that uniform, less than an hour after the most excruciating loss of his life, Green punched up Kevin Durant's number. "I just tried to stay with those principles and keep grinding".
It is a tradition in the United States that professional sports teams visit the White House as the Chicago Cubs did in January when they spent time with president Barack Obama after capturing their 2016 Major League Baseball title.
When it came time to reflect on the series, Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue pointed to the final 2:13 of Game 3 as the difference.
Durant was named MVP of the finals, 10 years after being taken second overall in the National Basketball Association draft.
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James did all he could during the Finals but even with him averaging a triple-double, the Cavaliers, who lost the best-of-seven series in five games, were no match for a Warriors team with an embarrassment of riches.
Asked about his future in the league, he said, as quoted by The Guardian: "For me personally, I don't know". "We prevailed, we are champions and it was unbelievable to do it on our own floor".
One thing is clear - if no one can assemble a truly special team, the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy could very well reside in the Bay Area for years to come.
"We did it together", said Durant, a first-time champion.
With this defeat, James' Finals record fell to 3-5.
He will be an unrestricted free agent in 2018 but no matter where James decides to play it is unlikely he can steer clear of a Warriors team positioned for greatness. "But I'm going to celebrate this one for now". "I have no reason to put my head down". "I left everything I had out on the floor every single game for five games in this Finals, and you come up short".
ESPN proudly announced Tuesday the 2017 NBA Finals between Golden State and Cleveland on ABC was the most-watched NBA Finals since 1998, according to Nielsen.
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