<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <2017 NBA Finals 2019> </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2018 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2017--18 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs . In this best - of - seven playoff, the defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors swept the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers 4 games to 0 . This Finals was the first time in any of North America's four major professional sports leagues that the same two teams met for the championship four years in a row . This was also the first time that a team was swept in the NBA Finals since 2007, in which the Cavaliers were also the losing team . LeBron James, in his eighth consecutive NBA Finals appearance, suffered the second Finals sweeps of his career, having also played in the 2007 NBA Finals . Kevin Durant was named NBA Finals MVP for the second straight year . After his third appearance in the Finals, Durant became the only player to shoot over 50--40--90 for an NBA Finals career under the non-shortened 3 - point line . </P> <P> The Warriors had home - court advantage in the series since they had a better regular season record of 58--24, compared to the Cavaliers 50--32 . Entering the Finals matchup, the Warriors were also noted by various sports media outlets as one of the biggest NBA Finals favorites in recent history . This was the first time since 2012 that the Finals did not feature either of the top seeds in each conference . The 2018 Finals began on May 31 and ended on June 8 . The series was sponsored by the Internet television service YouTube TV and officially known as the 2018 NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV . </P> <P> This was the Cleveland Cavaliers' fourth consecutive trip to the NBA Finals, and fifth appearance overall . This is also the eighth consecutive NBA Finals appearance for LeBron James . </P>

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