2017 NBA Finals

The 2017 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2016–17 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. In this best-of-seven series, and a rematch of the 2016 NBA Finals, the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors defeated the Eastern Conference champion and defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers four games to one for their second title in three years, and fifth overall. Golden State's Kevin Durant was unanimously voted the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP), after averaging 35.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 5.4 assists. The series began on June 1 and ended on June 12. With a 12–0 record in the first three rounds of the playoffs, the Warriors were undefeated entering the series while the Cavaliers, with ambitions of repeating as NBA champions, entered with a 12–1 record. This marked the first time in NBA history that the same two teams played in three consecutive Finals, having previously met in 2015 and 2016. The Warriors won the first three games, giving them a 15–0 record, the most consecutive postseason wins in NBA history. They bounced back in Game 5 after losing to the Cavaliers in Game 4, eventually finishing the postseason 16–1 (.941), the best winning percentage in NBA playoff history.