OAKLAND — Kyrie Irving missed a jumper with a minute left, Draymond Green grabbed the rebound and, with 55 seconds on the clock, Kevin Durant bent over in disbelief and staggered toward the ABC broadcast booth around midcourt, his back turned to the ongoing action.
The Warriors were up 11. The title was sealed. But a minimum of three possessions remained before the coronation could begin.
“Keep playing until the end!” Andre Iguodala and Draymond Green pleaded to Durant.
“But, bro, we’re about to win the title!” Durant screamed back.
It’s a moment he envisioned forever.