Document: 2017 NBA Finals

Question: who won the game 2 nba finals 2017
Short answer: Golden State surpassed
Answer: The Warriors won Game 2 over the Cavaliers, 132 -- 113, to improve their best start in NBA playoff history to 14 -- 0. Their fourteen - game win - streak is the longest postseason win streak in NBA history. Golden State surpassed Cleveland 's thirteen game win - streak, which dated back to Game 5 of the 2016 Finals. The Warriors also hit an NBA Finals record 18 three - pointers on 43 attempts, with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Kevin Durant hitting four threes apiece and Draymond Green connecting on three of his own from behind the arc. Warriors Coach Steve Kerr returned from illness to coach from the sideline for the first time since April 19, 2017. In what was a high scoring affair for both teams, the Warriors held a slim three - point lead ( 67 -- 64 ) at halftime and a four - point lead ( 86 -- 82 ) past the midway point of the third quarter before outscoring the Cavs 35 -- 17 through the middle of the fourth quarter. LeBron James led the Cavaliers with 29 points while grabbing 11 rebounds and dishing out 14 assists, and Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving added 27 and 19 points, respectively.

Question: who did the warriors play last year in the finals
Short answer: Cleveland Cavaliers
Answer: 2017 NBA Finals Team Coach Wins Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr Cleveland Cavaliers Tyronn Lue Dates June 1 -- 12 MVP Kevin Durant ( Golden State Warriors ) Television U.S.: English: ABC Spanish: ESPN Deportes Canada: TSN ( Game 3 and 4 ) Sportsnet ( Game 1, 2 and 5 ) Announcers ABC: Mike Breen ( play - by - play ) Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy ( analysts ) Doris Burke ( sideline reporter ) ESPN Deportes: Álvaro Martín ( play - by - play ) Carlos Morales ( analyst ) Radio network ESPN Radio ( National ) Cleveland Cavaliers Radio Network ( Cleveland ) Golden State Warriors Radio Network ( Golden State ) Announcers Marc Kestecher and Hubie Brown ( ESPN Radio ) John Michael and Jim Chones ( Cleveland ) Tim Roye, Jim Barnett and Tom Tolbert ( Golden State ) Referees Game 1: Danny Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Zach Zarba Game 2: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, James Capers Game 3: Monty McCutchen, Ed Malloy, Ken Mauer Game 4: Mike Callahan, Marc Davis, John Goble Game 5: Danny Crawford, Ed Malloy, Derrick Stafford Eastern Finals Cavaliers defeated Celtics, 4 -- 1 Western Finals Warriors defeated Spurs, 4 -- 0 < 2016 NBA Finals 2018 >

Question: who did the warriors play in the finals last year
Short answer: Cleveland Cavaliers 4
Answer: The 2017 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) 's 2016 -- 17 season and conclusion of the season 's playoffs. The Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors defeated the defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers 4 games to 1. This Finals was the first time in NBA history the same two teams had met for a third consecutive year. The Cavaliers sought to repeat as champions after winning the championship in 2016, while the Warriors won the first meeting in 2015. Golden State earned home court advantage with a 2016 -- 17 regular season record of 67 -- 15, while Cleveland finished the regular season with a 51 -- 31 record. The Warriors entered the 2017 Finals after becoming the first team in NBA playoff history to start 12 -- 0, while the Cavaliers entered the 2017 Finals with a 12 -- 1 record during the first three rounds of the postseason. The Warriors ' 15 -- 0 start in the playoffs is the most consecutive postseason wins in NBA history and their 16 -- 1 record is the best winning percentage (. 941 ) in NBA Playoff history.