Kawhi Leonard walked away as Finals MVP and the Spurs beat the Heat for their fifth NBA championship in 15 years.
The San Antonio Spurs have won the 2014 NBA Finals, avenging their Finals loss from last year against the Miami Heat. Here is a sampling of reactions from Twitter:
I've been watching the NBA — sports for that matter — for a long time, not sure I've seen anything like what the Spurs are doing.
— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) June 16, 2014
The last Spurs title came in 2007. Ray Allen was still in Seattle. Gilbert Arenas scored 28.4 a night. Brandon Roy was rookie of the year.
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) June 16, 2014
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Starts with leadership up top for San Antonio. But their depth and their shooters is the part of their team that actually can be replicated
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) June 16, 2014
The league leader in PER in 2007, the last year the Spurs won a title? Dwyane Wade. Tim Duncan was fourth.
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) June 16, 2014
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Take a seat, Three-Heat.
— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) June 16, 2014
When Tim Duncan won his first title, the Heat's starters were Mourning/Brown/Mashburn/Majerle/Hardaway. It's remarkable what he's done.
— Ethan J. Skolnick, 5 Reasons Sports (@EthanJSkolnick) June 16, 2014
Only drama is whether Parker can snag another Finals MVP in garbage time
— Ethan Strauss (@SherwoodStrauss) June 16, 2014
Dwyane Wade's PER in 2013 Finals: 21.5. His 2014 Finals entering tonight: 14.7. (15 is average).
— Mr. Statistician Face Man (@tomhaberstroh) June 16, 2014
The Heat made four straight NBA Finals. That’s still really, really great.
— Dan Devine (@YourManDevine) June 16, 2014
Pickering’s Cory Joseph gets himself a ring. Team United Nations Spurs more “world champions” than most NBA teams.
— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) June 16, 2014
#Spurs are the first team in history to win 3 straight NBA Finals games by 17 or more points
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) June 16, 2014
Kawhi Leonard is the 6th Finals MVP who WASN'T selected to the All-Star Team (1st since Chauncey Billups in 2004) #NBAChamps
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 16, 2014
Tim Duncan. Lord of the Rings #myprecious
— Adnan Virk (@adnansvirk) June 16, 2014
What a classy move by Peter Holt to get out of the way while the Spurs celebrated for the first time with the trophy.
— Tas Melas (@TasMelas) June 16, 2014
Cory Joseph. NBA Champion.
— Canada Basketball (@CanBball) June 16, 2014
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