Steph Curry celebrates Warriors win over Celtics: ‘What they gonna say now?’

The Dub Nation is flowing with all good and happy vibes as the Golden State Warriors are Basketball Champions of the world. In-Game 6 of the NBA Finals, the Warriors beat the Boston Celtics by a score of 103-90 to win the series, 4-2. Warriors won the game and hoisted the Larry O’Brien trophy for the fourth time in eight years. 

Curry was handed the 2022 Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award for his series averaging 31.2 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5.2 three-pointers per game. He now stands shoulder to shoulder with LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal with four rings to his name. Five years ago ESPN reporter, Dave McMenamin did not consider Curry as the “bet-the-house-franchise-changing-solo-talent” with LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Anthony Davis, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Kevin Durant. McMenamin mentioned Curry as an “incredible talent” but also a “collaborative talent”. His take didn’t stand well. Curry outshined McMenamin’s opinion and showed his transformational skill set. 

“This one hits different for sure knowing what the last three years meant, what it’s been like,” Curry said. “Injuries, the changing of the guard, rosters, the young guys. … Now, we got four championships. Me, Dray, Klay, and Andre. “Finally got that bad boy,” Curry added, referring to the MVP trophy. “It’s special. … Everybody mattered in that process.” 

In the first quarter of the match, the Warriors raced to a 14-2 lead. Their Championship genes waved out Celtic and ended the first quarter in an 11-0 run. The run recommenced in the second as the Warriors went 10-0 and Celtics head coach Ime Udoka took two timeouts in the first two minutes to stop the bleeding. Nothing worked. The first two quarters gave the Celtics many opportunities to match up with the Warriors but they didn’t use them. 

Celtics didn’t have a comeback, while the Warriors managed to be in the lead. Considering the last trip of the Warriors to the NBA Finals, they returned to a spot no one could ever possibly imagine. “This one is definitely different because of the three years of baggage we carried coming out of that Game 6 in 2019,” Curry said after the title was handed to them. In 2019, the Warriors went through the trauma of losing Klay Thompson to a knee injury, and Kevin Durant to an Achilles injury. At that point, Steph Curry imagined that when would be a time when the core Warriors group would come back to the NBA Finals.  

In 2020-21, the Warriors came back hoping to improve their previous off-season. But Klay Thompson suffered an injury and was out the fourth time. Meanwhile, Curry set the record and helped the Warriors to reach the eighth seed in Western Conference where they lost the tournament to Los Angles Lakers and to Memphis Grizzlies. 

After two whole years of ups and downs, Thompson returned, Curry became fit and Wiggins was integrated better into the Warrior’s setup. The Warriors stood against all the odds and defeated the Celtics.  “I can say it now, I don’t know how many teams could carry that as long as we have with the expectations of comparing us now to teams of the past and make it to the mountaintop again,” said Steph Curry after receiving the title.