COLUMBUS (AP) — For the fourth consecutive year, it’s Golden State and Cleveland in the NBA Finals.
There wasn’t a lot of similarity in Cleveland’s and Golden State’s seasons, but their last few days have been mirror images of one another.
Both teams had to win Game 6s at home to fend off elimination, then had to go on the road and prevail in Game 7s to win their respective conference finals.
Kevin Durant scored 34 as the Warriors fought back from another big deficit with a huge third quarter and beat the Houston Rockets 101-92 in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night.