2022 NBA Finals Game 6 vs Boston Celtics

Warriors defeat Celtics in six games for seventh NBA title.

The 2022 NBA Finals was the championship series of the NBA's 2021–22 season. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics in six games, winning their fourth championship in eight years. Stephen Curry was named Finals MVP for the first time.

Quick Facts

Opponent: Boston Celtics
Location: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Series outcome: 4-2 Series Victory
Finals mvp: Stephen Curry

Lore & Background

The Warriors were the no. 3 seed in the West, while the Celtics were the no. 2 seed in the East. The Warriors had home-court advantage for finishing the regular season two games better than the Celtics. The Celtics won Game 1 on the road and returned to Boston with the series tied 1–1. They won their first home game to take a 2–1 lead, but the Warriors won the next three games to take the series 4–2. Golden State won its first title since 2018 and its seventh championship overall. The series started on June 2 and concluded on June 16. This was a rematch of the 1964 NBA Finals, in which the Celtics defeated the then-San Francisco Warriors in five games.