Who won the 2022 NBA Finals and when did the series conclude?
The Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics to win the 2022 NBA Finals. The series concluded on June 16 after six games.
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The Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics to win the 2022 NBA Finals. The series concluded on June 16 after six games.
Boston entered the playoffs with a 51, 31 record while Golden State finished third in the West with a 53, 29 record. Both teams secured home-court advantage through superior regular-season records despite lower seeding positions.
Stephen Curry averaged 31.2 points per game throughout the 2022 NBA Finals series. He earned his first Finals Most Valuable Player award based on this performance.
Game One began on June 2 with Boston winning 120, 108 behind Al Horford's 26 points and Jaylen Brown's late surge. The Celtics outscored Golden State 40, 16 in the fourth quarter to complete one of the biggest comebacks in Finals history.
ABC televised the series for the twentieth consecutive year including local affiliates WCVB-TV in Boston and KGO-TV in San Francisco. Viewership averaged 12.4 million households across six games with peak numbers reaching 13.99 million for Game Six.