Golden State Warriors beat Cleveland and LeBron James in the NBA Finals – SPIEGEL ONLINE

The Golden State Warriors and manager Steve Kerr did in the finals of the NBA professional basketball league, giving them the least had credited: The first title for 40 years for Golden State and the championship first Coach of the Year for Kerr. Above all, they have managed to stop superstar LeBron James.

“I’m starting to think I’d rather not make it into the playoffs, but to lose in the final. This would hurt much less,” said ” King “James after the decisive defeat in game six of the NBA Finals. It was the fourth time that James stood in playoffs end up being losers. James

In the final series was again the outstanding man on the field. In the six games he scored an average of 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds fetched, yielded 8.8 assists. In five games, he was the best pitcher of both teams. But once again he alone was not enough.

James met a team around star player Stephen Curry, shaped by rookie coach Steve Kerr. The coach described the recent playoffs as a “roller coaster ride” and as “two months full of emotional and physical stress.” But Kerr never lost the overview, James turned at the end by a clever new pulse of

In game four, with the score at 2:. 1 for Cleveland, Andre Iguodala was the first time during the season in the starting five on , The 31-year-old led his team with a strong performance and 22 points to compensate. After that, the Warriors lost no more play

When key 105. 97 in the sixth encounter convinced Iguodala especially in the defense against James. He was also with 25 points along with Curry again best pitcher for Golden State. Iguodala was named MVP of this year’s Finals. The Warriors won the championship

coach Kerr:.. The family held for the old masters

“This is something special, this team is especially We will remember for a long time on it, “point guard Curry said after the success. But all this would not have happened almost – and is probably just as occurred because the children of coach Kerr go to school in California

Until last year, Kerr was a TV pundit.. Then came the first negotiations for a job as a coach – discussions with Golden State had Kerr initially knocked out. The 49-year-old was at that time already in negotiations with the New York Knicks. There was his former coach Phil Jackson since March 2014 Team President. Along with Jackson Kerr had won in his time as a player three times NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls.

But Kerr did not follow the call of his old instructor, he moved to California with his family. He therefore asked for at Golden State, whether the Warriors still have interest in him. They had. And so did everything just right, as the fourth NBA title in their history proves.

Last succeeded Pat Riley in 1982 as a “rookie”, so in his first year as coach, to win the championship. Kerr did the same. He formed from a fairly inexperienced team a champion. No player of the Warriors had been standing in a NBA Finals.

Still, at the end of the first NBA title for Golden State since 1975. This is also due to Kerr, who, one unit has formed a team. And so the fourth final defeat by superstar LeBron James sealed. Since even the king wishes but rather one years without playoffs.

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