This time they didn't blow the 3-1 lead. Golden State beat Cleveland to clinch the NBA championship in Oakland025 ArchivesMonday night, in doing so avenging last year's epic collapse that spawned a million memes.
That makes two titles in three years, with an NBA regular-season record for wins sandwiched in between -- so Warriors fans are now officially cleared to talk dynasty.
SEE ALSO: Why the Finals aren't the most important story in the NBA this weekKevin Durant was brilliant with 39 points for Golden State, but Monday's NBA Finals finale didn't disappoint on the comedy front either.
During the second quarter, Warriors forward David West and Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson got heated -- and veeeryclose to one another, which led to this slapstick screen-grab.
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when they catch you dancing a little too close at middle school dance pic.twitter.com/h47qlqrK7H
— nick (@nick_pants) June 13, 2017
But Game 5 was just getting warmed up.
A scary moment turned into a comedy session in the third quarter when Warriors guard Klay Thompson nearly took an ugly fall but was saved by teammate Draymond Green.
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With disaster avoided, the internet quickly got to jokes.
TRUST FALL?! #SCNotTop10 pic.twitter.com/3ytGUOtUcn
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 13, 2017
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Draymond and Klay gonna win the post-game wheelbarrow race pic.twitter.com/7QLZl0eSCl
— DellyFact (@DellyFact) June 13, 2017
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And of course, folks couldn't not bring up Kevin Durant joining the Warriors to form a superteam last summer.
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The Warriors' fan base, which is heavy on the Silicon Valley set and bandwagon riders, didn't escape roasting either.
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Warriors "fans": I BEEN a golden state fan
— Neal Gamby (@david__5280) June 13, 2017
Me: pic.twitter.com/Yat6Q3uMB7
Ultimately though, it was the Warriors celebrating their second title in three years as fans celebrated and confetti fell.
Champions. pic.twitter.com/mu533jRPKo
— GoldenStateWarriors (@warriors) June 13, 2017
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