No matter how many injuries or poor performances occur along the way, every NBA champion must overcome adversity and challenges to win a title. While the structure of the lengthy NBA playoffs plays to the strengths of favorites, even the best teams face some degree of heavy competition or take an unlikely loss that throws a title run into question, even if just for a moment or two. For instance, while the 67-win Golden State Warriors were favored to win the championship way back in mid-April, they had to overcome 2-1 deficits to both the Memphis Grizzlies in the conference semifinals and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals to lift the Larry O'Brien Trophy on Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena.
Stephen Curry becomes 1st to defeat other 4 All-NBA members for title (Ball Don't Lie)
