<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1655446544323,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000162-07c3-d172-a563-4febcc790000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1655446544323,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000162-07c3-d172-a563-4febcc790000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"
var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ "div": "Brid_55446536", "obj": {"id":"27789","width":"16","height":"9","video":"813378"} }); ","_id":"00000181-704d-d082-a1ad-7afd95720000","_type":"2f5a8339-a89a-3738-9cd2-3ddf0c8da574"}”>Video EmbedFor the fourth time in eight years, the Golden State Warriors are NBA champions.
The Warriors won the title on Thursday by defeating the Boston Celtics 103-90 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. It’s the Bay Area team’s first title since 2018 and the seventh championship overall for the Warriors franchise, which started out in Philadelphia. Superstar guard Stephen Curry broke down in tears after the game and was named Finals MVP after scoring 34 points for the Warriors Thursday night.
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“Andre Iguodala and I have been talking the last week, and all we could say to each other is, ‘We gotta do this for Steph.’ This is for Steph,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told ESPN after the game. “Which is ironic because he’s the one doing it for us.
“But we wanted it so badly for Steph because as great as the organization has been, ownership, front office, great talent on our roster, amazing players, Steph is the reason for this decade. He really is,” Kerr added.
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For Kerr, Thursday’s win gives him his ninth NBA championship. He won five titles as a player for the Chicago Bulls and the San Antonio Spurs, and four as coach of the Warriors.
“They’re all unique, they’re all special,” Kerr said of the championships. “This one might have been the most unlikely. … It takes a group effort to get it done, and we had a great group.”
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The Warriors will go into the next NBA season as the favorites to win it all again. Caesars Sportsbook lists the team’s odds at 5-1 to win the 2023 NBA title.
