Kevin Durant wins second straight Finals MVP

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PROGRAMMING NOTE: Coverage of the Warriors 2018 Championship Parade begins Tuesday at 9:30am on NBC Sports Bay Area and streaming on NBCSportsBayArea.com.

The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions once again, and one Warrior is finally another Finals MVP to his legacy.

Kevin Durant won the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award for the second consecutive season. Durant averaged 31.7 points, 10.3 rebounds, 6.7 assists, and 1.7 blocks during the Finals.

He capped off the four-game sweep with a triple-double, scoring 20 points, grabbing 12 rebounds, and dishing out 10 assists. Durant is the 11th player to win the award multiple times. 

The 29-year-old earned seven out of a possible 11 votes for the award. Teammate Stephen Curry received the other four. All 11 votes shook out as follows:

Steve Aschburner, NBA.com: Stephen Curry

Jon Barry, ESPN Radio: Stephen Curry

Howard Beck, Bleacher Report: Kevin Durant

Lisa Hsu, Tencent: Kevin Durant

Mark Medina, Bay Area News Group: Kevin Durant

Rachel Nichols, ESPN: Kevin Durant

Tim Reynolds, Associated Press: Stephen Curry

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN.com: Stephen Curry

Jeff Van Gundy, ABC: Kevin Durant

Joe Vardon, Cleveland.com: Kevin Durant

Jeff Zillgitt, USA Today: Kevin Durant

Game Result/Schedule
Game 1 Warriors 124, Cavs 114 (OT)
Game 2 Warriors 122, Cavs 103
Game 3 Warriors 110, Cavs 102
Game 4 Warriors 108, Cavs 85
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