Kawhi Leonard was not effective in the first two games of the finals, but made an impact in the final three games to seal the victory for the Spurs. He also made LeBron James work hard for his points. He averaged 17.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals on 61.2% shooting from the field.
He was named the Finals MVP and was handed the trophy by 11-time NBA Champion Bill Russell.
Gregg Popovich’s leadership played a key role in Spurs winning the championship. He won Coach of the year award for this season.
This is what Gregg had to say in the locker room:
Playing in his 17th season, Tim Duncan has broken many records and won the NBA title for the 5th time with the San Antonio Spurs. He reflected on his illustrious career in this post game interview.
Here are the top 10 plays of the day:
With Coldplay’s track “Sky Full of Stars” playing in the background, here’s NBA’s slow motion Phantom video on the build-up, highlights, emotions from the beginning to the end of this Finals series.
