2015 NBA Finals: Warriors claim first NBA title since 1975

The Cavaliers won the first-half rebounding battle, 29-16. Eight of those rebounds came on the offensive end of the floor. They also got to the foul line 21 times. They missed eight of them, but the constant trips to the charity stripe slowed the pace of the game and put the brakes on Golden State’s high-octane attack. The Warriors, meanwhile, only attempted four first-half free throws.

James continued to look lethargic and exhausted. Instead of taking the ball to the basket, he roamed around near the three-point line, and he was late on multiple defensive rotations. The Warriors outscored the Cavaliers 28-18 in the third quarter and entered the fourth with a 12-point lead.

Time’s winding down! Get the celebration materials ready!

Trophy: Check!

The Cavs coach is trying to get his team hyped to complete their comeback in the second half and send the NBA Finals to a Game 7. Meanwhile, J.R. Smith is smelling his fingers and thinking about cacti or blimps or whatever it is J.R. Smith thinks about.

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Festus Ezeli has only been a bit player for the Warriors in the NBA Finals, but, yeah, he’ll dunk violently even while you’re running directly into him.

He’s the bestus. He dunked it so Ezeli.

Uh-oh:

Is ... is a chef about to get fired because of a homophone? Dang, y’all, that is some serious sports.

Oh Cavs, noooooo.

It’s okay, Tristan. Those balls get really slippery. We understand.

Game 6 felt out of hand, but with some Warriors in foul trouble and the Cavaliers nibbling away, the difference became just two points at halftime. Tristan Thompson made it so with this towering put-back slam seconds before the buzzer:

I mean, look at this screen cap:

We may already have our highlight of the night tonight, brought to us by Kentucky teenage Marlana Vanhoose.

Marlana, that was awesome. Thank you.

There’s been some speculation that a reported contract dispute between Dwyane Wade and the Heat could lead to his exit from Miami this summer. Is the veteran shooting guard implying something here or was it simply a slip of the tongue?

Either way, it made Heat fans nervous:

People like to make a big fuss when Joey Crawford officiates games, but there’s actually a very clear trend going with Foster’s games this postseason. That trend involves the road team going 11-1 in games he’s officiated in the playoffs.

This very well could mean nothing, but it’s an interesting trend nonetheless. We can’t really say for sure whether Foster has been favoring the road team because we don’t have a complete breakdown of all his calls in these playoffs. However, you do have to wonder given that high winning percentage for the road squads.