The Cleveland Cavaliers deserve all the praise they are sure to get, but the Warriors own accomplishments over the past nine months cant be overlooked. The Warriors lost to a team boasting one of the five best basketball players ever and a young superstar who looked to finally come into his own. For the time being though, despite the wounds being very fresh, fans cant lose perspective on what was a historic season and one that will probably have an impact on basketball for many years to come. In the coming days and weeks there will surely be much discussion on what went wrong for the Warriors and what they could have done differently to avoid making history in the finals for all the wrong reasons. The Carolina Panthers had some fun on twitter and offered their condolences after going through a similar ordeal in the NFL playoffs. Proud of our men! #DUBNATION #WARRIORS … That was an insane season. Warriors Rewind: 10 Parting Thoughts on Season and Championship Lost While without a championship to cap it off, it would be very easy to discredit what the Warriors accomplished this season, finishing with a 73-9 regular season record, there was still much recognition and appreciation for the Dubs.Ĭongratulations to the Warriors on an unforgettable, record-breaking season. While there was very deservedly so immense amounts of praise for the Cavaliers, many questions were asked of the Warriors and Stephen Curry didn’t back down from taking responsibility. What a game and what a series for the Happy to see bring it home for Cleveland! LeBron James with this championship sealed his legacy as one of the five greatest players to ever play this game!Ĭongrats even came from the President of the United States, Barack Obama, who is a noted fan of sports and especially basketball.

lebron and kyrie were next level good.Ĭongratulation to BRON BRON and the cleveland Cavaliers, the city has been waiting long long time #KingJames /uQDn6OWyZq Unbelievable series to watch, congrats to cleveland. LBJ MVP without doubt, but Kyrie had some ridiculous moments. Well deserved #champs #enjoyĪmazing series for a fantastic season. 3x Champion!!! #BrotherhoodĬongrats and the rest of the unbelievable series. Immediately after the game, there was an outpouring of support from fans of the game everywhere, current and former players alike. While it would be easy to place the blame squarely on league MVP Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, it would be entirely unfair to not give credit to LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, who both turned spectacular performances all series. In Game seven of the NBA Finals on Sunday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers did what had never been done before by coming back from a 3-1 series deficit to defeat the Golden State Warriors.

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