We just witnessed one the most epic NBA Finals in history.  The Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers put on one for the ages.

Congratulations to the Cleveland Cavaliers for pulling off what many are considering one of the biggest upsets in modern sports history.  Not only did they beat the team with the best regular season record in NBA history, but they also beat the first ever unanimous MVP in league history.  At the same time they achieved the first NBA title in franchise history, and the first title of any kind for the city of Cleveland in 52 years.

So how did this happen?  Many conspiracy theorists have pointed to the game 5 suspension of Draymond Green for what was determined to be a flagrant foul on LeBron James.  The Dubs were up 3-1 at the time and headed home to Oracle where they had been 39-2 during the regular season and had only lost 1 game there during the playoffs.  I think that the Dubs were clearly out coached and under-manned.  The Cavs put the ball in the hands of their 2 best players and let them go to work.  The Dubs had no answer for the iso, bully-ball tactics of LeBron and Kyrie.

Was Draymond missed?  Of course, but the rest of the team just didn’t show up.   What’s more is their rim protector, Andrew Bogut, injured a knee and was ruled out for the remainder of the series.

The combination of Green missing game 5 and Bogut getting injured in that same game proved too much for the Dubs to overcome.  Not making excuses, but the Cavs seized the moment and took advantage of the situation.

In game 6 the Dubs were blitzed from the outset going down by 20 in the first quarter.  After fighting back and getting the lead to under 10 in the 4h quarter, the MVP, Steph Curry, picked up his 6th foul on what looked to be a questionable call.  To make matters worse, Steph received a technical foul and ejection for chucking his moth piece and inadvertently hitting a fan.

In the 7th and final game we finally got the close, competitive game that fans craved for.  Both teams wanted to win badly, and it went into the final minutes being a 1 possession game.  It turns out that the Cavs wanted it more, earning the first NBA title in the city’s history.  Congrats again to the Cavs, LeBron James, and the city of Cleveland, OH (The Land), on a great season.