Golden State downs Cleveland in Game 6, wins the 2014-15 NBA championship

The NBA’s best team fulfilled its promise in Game 6 of the 2015 NBA Finals on Tuesday, making good following a series of preseason risks that would have doomed many similarly talented squads. The Golden State Warriors won the 2014-15 NBA title with a 105-97 victory in Cleveland behind its typical end-to-end, team play. The conquest came on the heels of a 67-win regular season, with the Warriors compiling a 83-20 record from October until mid-June.

It’s all about winning. Stats really don’t matter. I mean, guys have great series and all that and people take notice and take their place in history with those stats and all that stuff. But at the end of the day, it’s all about winning and what you can do to help your team get to that point.

Stephen Curry

NBA regular-season MVP Stephen Curry paced his team with superb ball-handling and leadership in the win, finishing with 25 points, eight assists, five rebounds and three steals. Curry tied for team-lead in points with onetime reserve Andre Iguodala, whose move from the starting lineup last fall helped define Golden State’s identity, and whose move back into the starting lineup in Game 4 saved Golden State’s championship season. As a reward, he was rightfully handed the NBA Finals MVP award, the first time in NBA history an MVP award was given to a player who didn’t start a single game during the regular season.

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