Best season since I started following the NBA in 2012.
Kyle Lowry finally played a crucial game of basketball like he is supposed to be able to.
Neat stat: Serge Ibaka got a championship before Russell Westbrook and James Harden.
Man, Kyle Lowry had the potential to hit a game buzzer beater during the last seconds of Game 5 to close the series already but his shot was partially blocked by Draymond Green, which allowed Golden State to escape with a narrow win. Many people believed that he choked right there because he had a bad shooting that night but in Game 6, he definitely made up for it and shined pretty well with around more than 15 points in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, Stephen Curry had a chance to save his team earlier and force a Game 7 when they trailed by one in the remaining 10 seconds. However, this time, his shot missed, which was completely opposite of what happened in Game 5 when he and Klay shot back to back three pointers in order to take a lead to win. Throughout Game 6, he also went 0-8 on go-ahead shots, something which wasn't admirable in his last game at the Oracle Arena.
Could it be because he had a dislocated finger which he received during their semifinals a month ago? One would wonder but I was amazed how this little guy could still play well with an injury like that. I mean while Kevin and Klay went missing for some games earlier, he was the one who lead the team and they could still keep up with a consistent pace. However, with all efforts he has mustered, along with his remaining team mates who are crippled by either fatigue or injuries, it went short lived against the Raptors last night. Although they believed that they were coming back from being down again, they just ran out of steam sooner than expected.
I am suddenly reminisced by the first time this team met with the Lebron-led Cavaliers in the Finals four years ago. As the latter's team were also riddled by injuries to Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love that time, Lebron and the rest of the Cavs back then were on the same boat as this team was this year. It would be that moment in which was the beginning of this new Warriors dynasty that would take on the league for half a decade.
Yup, so many feats, accolades and accomplishments achieved, all just within a few years. Nobody expected to see how successful they have become. Like what Draymond said, fun times indeed.
I may not be a Warriors fan; in fact, I started to despise the team after the 2015-16 NBA season since they went to break my Bulls's most recorded wins in a single NBA season but I would honestly admit that this team has really been incredible, being in the Finals for the last 5 years. The only other team in the league to achieve that same feat is the Boston Celtics.
The amazing turnaround for the Warriors happened when Steve Kerr became their head coach 5 years ago. He was also part of the MJ-led Bulls way back then when he was still a player. That's when they started making history and rose up to the ranks in this league.
