English feature · same subject as above · Team: Golden State Warriors / Star: Kevin Durant I The Night June 8, 2018, Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland. The horn…
: Durant's second ring was the harvest of obsessive preparation; the FMVP honored a perseverance that turned past failure into repeated triumph.
: A 29-11-8 average showed Durant's second title was built on rebounding and playmaking, not just scoring, earning a unanimous repeat.
: In 2018 Durant's two-way game, scoring, rebounding and playmaking together, made him the Finals' most complete and uncopyable weapon.
: The 2018 sweep turned Durant from a newly minted champion into a two-time Finals MVP and a permanent pillar of a dynasty.
: Durant swept Cleveland 4-0 and repeated as Finals MVP with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, cementing a Warriors dynasty.
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Traded to Toronto in 2018-19, Kawhi Leonard beat the injury-hit Warriors 4-2 for the franchise’s first title and was named Finals MVP.
In summer 2016 Durant left the Thunder after nine years to join the Warriors who had just beaten him—sparking huge controversy. A title answered the doubters and opened the "star superteam" debate.
At 6’11" with guard skills, Durant’s pull-up jumper is nearly unblockable. His clutch "Reaper mode" is among the hardest shots to defend in the NBA.