CLEVELAND, OH - JUNE 08: Zaza Pachulia #27 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates with the Larry O'Brien Trophy after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers during Game Four of the 2018 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on June 8, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 108-85 to win the 2018 NBA Finals. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
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The party is on once again for the Golden State Warriors after they captured their third championship in four years with a 108-85 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the NBA Finals

With the Warriors clinching on the road, fans in Oracle Arena were able to celebrate their team's title while watching the Jumbotron:

Golden State Warriors
@warriors

Oracle is FEELING IT 🙌

LeBron James was gracious in defeat, as this image from Game 4 shows from when James checked out for the final time:

A close battle for the honor of being crowned NBA Finals MVP went in Kevin Durant's favor for the second consecutive year. The nine-time All-Star went out in style by recording his first-career triple-double in the Finals with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. 

Golden State Warriors
@warriors

Back-to-Back Champs, Back-to-Back #NBAFinals MVP. Congrats @KDTrey5 !!!🏆🏆 #StrengthInNumbers

Finals Averages:
28.8 points
10.8 rebounds
7.5 assists

Right behind Durant on the list of MVP candidates was Stephen Curry, who scored a game-high 37 points in the clincher. The two-time NBA MVP had numbers in the series that would normally be good enough to earn the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP award:

Tom Haberstroh
@tomhaberstroh

Steph Curry's Finals averages:
2018: 27.5 pts, 6.8 ast, 6.0 reb
2017: 26.8 pts, 5.4 ast, 8.2 reb
2016: 22.6 pts, 3.7 ast, 4.9 reb
2015: 26.0 pts, 6.3 ast, 5.2 reb

37 points in a closeout game tonight and not even enough for his first Finals MVP

Durant's second straight Finals MVP trophy put him in a group that includes five other players in NBA history:

ESPN Stats & Info
@ESPNStatsInfo

Kevin Durant is the 6th player to win back-to-back Finals MVPs.

The others? LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon.

Whittling that list down even further, Durant has now done something that had only been accomplished by Michael Jordan prior to this year:

SportsCenter
@SportsCenter

Only players to have 4 scoring titles and multiple Finals MVPs:

Michael Jordan
Kevin Durant

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