2018 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers

That brings us to the end of the 2017-18 season and sadly to an end of our live coverage of the NBA Playoffs for this season.

Do keep following Sportskeeda Basketball for all things hoops as the offseason brings with it a plethora of roster changes and the all-important NBA Draft in almost two weeks' time!

Till then, this is us, Amulya Shekhar, Raunak Jaiswal, and Yash Matange signing off for the final time this postseason. Sayonara!

So there we have it! The 2017-18 NBA Finals comes to a close with Golden State Warriors emerging as the winners (surprise, surprise). The Cleveland Cavaliers may have been swept but many would opine that they overachieved this term. It was the same old 'team of all stars vs LeBron James' story in Game 4.

Incidentally, LeBron's first and now his last trip to the NBA Finals have both ended in series sweeps. But jibes aside, you need to recognise greatness when you see it and hats off to King James for carrying the Cavs throughout this postseason. But what about being the greatest of all time you ask? That's a debate we should consider postponing for another day.

#StrengthInNumbers #DubNation #NBAFinals #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/42j2bdBvEt
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2018

Kevin Durant becomes the sixth player in NBA history to become back to back NBA Finals MVP!

The 2018 #NBAFinals MVP... Kevin Durant!#DubNation #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/4jTwkOjMh7
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2018

The @warriors are #NBAFinals champions! #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/XJjsJkNBmS
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2018

The NBA Trophy is handed over to the Warriors!

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver delivers his word.

And the commemorations begin.

The @warriors take Game 4 and are the 2018 NBA Champions!

GSW defeats @cavs 108-85 to win the #NBAfinals!

Stephen Curry: 37 PTS, 7 3PM
Kevin Durant: 20 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST
Draymond Green: 9 PTS, 9 AST
Klay Thompson: 10 PTS, 6 REB#DubNation #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/ZZn7H2ub5x
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2018

Golden State Warriors win the game 108-85 and win the NBA Finals 4-0! It's celebration time in Oaktown!

And with 16 seconds left on the clock, the Warriors are celebrating. Calderon with another miss and Warriors run down the clock.

The biggest highlight of this quarter has to be Kevin Durant doing a little shake and break on the sidelines.

Steve Kerr calls time.

25 point lead for Warriors with a little under 3-minutes to go.

Durant drives and banks it in.

LeBron James is done for the game. The white flag is finally waived by the Cavs as he comes off. He is replaced by Cedi Osman.

LeBron is fouled and he makes 1 of 2 free throws.

Cavs finally make a bucket after so many misses via a LeBron James layup and the lead is now down to.....26 points. Sigh.

Cavs with another miss...

Durant finds Green, who finds a bit of space to run to the bucket and bank it in.

Steph from DEEP for trey #6!#DubNation #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/Sx5zwXG3J6
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2018

7 more minutes of garbage time left to endure as Warriors lead by 23...

Golden State calls time.

Korver with a miss.

Iguodala drives and throws it down after getting away from Nance.

Nance makes only one free throw.

Cavs miss a multitude of shots but get the possession back every time and finally Larry Nance is fouled.

Curry tries another deep 3 but misses.

Hood gets the bucket and 1!

Curry shoots a 3 and is fouled so he misses. He makes all the three free throws. 25-point lead for the warriors now!

Korver misses a retaliation 3 and misses.

Chef Curry! He makes another deep trey from the top of the circle.

George Hill makes his first 3 of the night from the left corner.

Green misses with the shot clock winding down and so does Nick Young on the other end!

Steph Curry fires a 3 and makes it! That's his fifth 3 of the night!

Rodney Hood with a sweet drive to the basket and bank shot bucket to start things off in the fourth quarter.

So then, are we in for 12 whole minutes of garbage time in probably the final game of the NBA 2017-18 season? We'll know soon!

The @warriors end the 3rd on a 17-7 run!#DubNation 86 | #WhateverItTakes 65

Steph: 25 PTS
KD: 18 PTS, 8 AST, 8 REB

LBJ: 20 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB#NBAFinals ➡️ #NBAonABC pic.twitter.com/5923v09hK5
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2018

It's now a 21-point lead!

Both teams have a couple of empty possessions!

The Cavaliers score just 13 points in the third quarter, while the Warriors score 25!

Hood misses two shots on the other end.

Livingston makes a couple of FT's with the Cavs in the bonus.

Neither team has scored after that, a minute has passed by!

On the other end, Warriors just can't seem to score but they get two offensive rebounds and then make a long 1-minute possession count with a Klay 3!

LeBron makes both!

An 18-point lead right now!

Cavs have a chance to cut that with a couple FT's coming from LeBron.

LeBron James called for a foul, that's four on the KING!

KD makes both!

Klay gets a sweet mid-range jumper to fall.

LeBron looks to have injured his left wrist or left hand on a foul by Draymond Green during the previous possession!

Rodney Hood for 3!

2018 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers - Game 4 - Live Score & Updates