Game Seven (Series Tied 3-3)

1st Quarter

It all comes down to this – one game for the NBA Championship. Both teams come out shooting well. LeBron James hits second three in the opening minutes, which Stephen Curry quickly answers.

J.R. Smith gets the bucket and the foul.

LeBron, with a spectacular move on Andre Iguodala, gets the shot to go as the clock is expiring.

The Cavaliers end the quarter with a lead, the score 32-30.

2nd Quarter

The Warriors would take the lead early in the quarter and would stretch a run to 21-5. Here Curry finds Draymond Green for the slam in the early stages of the run.

Maurice Speights gets the score to extend the lead to double digits forcing a Cavs timeout.

Shaun Livingston hits Harrison Barnes for the easy slam.

After a dominant quarter the Warriors lead 59-47 at the half. Curry has 25 points, LeBron only 10.

3rd Quarter

Draymond Green gets a block but Timofey Mozgov secures the ball and is able to score.

The Cavs make a strong push and cut the lead to just a single possession on an Iman Shumpert three midway into the quarter.

Curry hits a three that extends the lead back to double digits forcing the Cavs to call a timeout and regroup.

LeBron James gets stripped, Curry snags the ball and takes it for the score and the foul. Just like that the Warriors are back up 15.

Golden State is just 12 minutes away from winning the title. They lead 91-75 heading into the fourth.

4th Quarter

Andrew Bogut gets the bucket and the foul to open the quarter and the lead is up to 19. Considering what LeBron James did in the fourth quarter of game six, it’s still too early for the home fans to begin celebrating.

The lead would stretch to as much as 25. It was safe now, with just six minutes remaining, to look forward to the trophy presentation. Steve Kerr even emptied the bench at this point.

The Golden State Warriors are your 2014-15 NBA Champions! They win the deciding game 120-99.

Main Statistical Contributors

Warriors

Stephen Curry: 42 points, 6 assists, 17-25 FG, 5-8 3PT

Klay Thompson: 18 points, 4 assists, 7-14 FG, 2-7 3PT

Andrew Bogut: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 6-11 FG

Harrison Barnes: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3-6 FG, 1-2 3PT

Andre Iguodala: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3-7 FG, 1-2 3PT

Draymond Green: 6 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 3-7 FG, 0-3 3PT

Cavaliers

LeBron James: 24 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 9-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

Kyrie Irving: 22 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 9-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

J.R. Smith: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 6-15 FG, 1-6 3PT

Tristan Thompson: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 4-6 FG

Iman Shumpert: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3-11 FG, 1-5 3PT

Timofey Mozgov: 4 points, 8 rebounds, 2-5 FG

Analysis

The game was essentially decided in the second quarter when the Warriors outscored the Cavs 29-17. Cleveland would make a run in the third quarter but they couldn’t break through and Golden State went on to blow them out.

LeBron James deferred more in this game, certainly compared to the dominant way he played in game six. Poor outside shooting by Smith and Shumpert made that a regrettable decision.

The Warriors had big advantages in field goal percentage, fast break points, and points in the paint. Areas where they failed to do so in many games this series. But they accomplished their goals when it mattered the most.