Durant's Finals MVP: Warriors' Dynasty Maker

0:00This is Corey with Golden State Warriors News Today, powered by the Daily News Now. Subscribe for daily updates on your team. Kevin Durant is wrapping up an incredible 18-year NBA career, and is placed among all-time greats like Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan is. Undisputed, but one lingering knock follows him, his first title with the Golden State Warriors in 2017. That year, the Warriors had just lost the finals after a record 73 regular season wins, the season before. The Cleveland Cavaliers had staged an epic comeback from down three games to one to steal the championship, setting them up as favors to repeat, with the Braun James leading the charge. ESPN's Brian Winhorse pushed back hard on first take recently, saying the Warriors absolutely needed Durant to beat those Cavaliers. He pointed out how stacked Cleveland was, with James posting near triple doubles and key players like Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love dominating. Durant delivered big time, averaging over 35 points on efficient shooting, grabbing rebounds,

1:00and dishing assists to earn finals MVP honors. That win kicked off a dynasty, with him grabbing another MVP the next year. Critics calling it a super team move might keep talking, but Durant's stats and hardware prove he was the difference maker, those Warriors craved. Quick thanks to today's sponsor, see the description for more. Lacks deeper, reset faster, comfort you can hear, S-O-L-L-I-SOLI-PILLOW.com.