TAKING THE TITLE The last seconds ticked off the clock in Cleveland on June 16 2015 Golden State's 40 year wait between championships had ended with a 105 97 victory Stephen Curry and his teammates started the party They were finally bringing a National Basketball Association NBA title back to Oakland California FAST FACT Almost 13 years before Curry was born the Golden State Warriors beat the Washington Bullets for the title with a four game sweep in 1975
Stephen Curry center and the Warriors won Game 5 in front of a wild home crowd to set up a chance to win it all in Cleveland
Even in defeat Cavaliers leader LeBron James came over to shake Curry's hand Netting 13 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter Curry gave Golden State a big final boost He added eight assists six rebounds and three steals that night The Warriors won the series in six games A few weeks earlier Curry was named Most Valuable Player MVP The sharp shooting point guard nicknamed Baby Faced Assassin and simply Steph was now also an NBA champion Curry hit only three of 11 three pointers in Game 6 but was able to score in other ways
Curry holds the Larry O Brien Trophy as a first time NBA champion FAST FACT Curry won the NBA's MVP award in consecutive seasons 2014 15 and 2015 16 The second one was by the first unanimous vote in league history
