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  • Stephen Curry becomes 1st to defeat other 4 All-NBA members for title (Ball Don't Lie)

Stephen Curry becomes 1st to defeat other 4 All-NBA members for title (Ball Don’t Lie)

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Published June 17, 2015 at 2:45 AM
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No matter how many injuries or poor performances occur along the way, every NBA champion must overcome adversity and challenges to win a title. While the structure of the lengthy NBA playoffs plays to the strengths of favorites, even the best teams face some degree of heavy competition or take an unlikely loss that throws a title run into question, even if just for a moment or two. For instance, while the 67-win Golden State Warriors were favored to win the championship way back in mid-April, they had to overcome 2-1 deficits to both the Memphis Grizzlies in the conference semifinals and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals to lift the Larry O'Brien Trophy on Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. What looks inevitable in retrospect was once very much in doubt. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Reasonable minds can differ on exactly how difficult the Warriors' road to the championship was, but either way the team and its superstar just pulled off an unprecedented feat. In defeating LeBron James and the Cavaliers, NBA MVP Stephen Curry became the first player in league history to beat all four of his fellow All-NBA First Team members ....

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