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Warriors' return to Finals makes NBA Twitter erupt originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
The boys are back -- in the NBA Finals, that is.
With their close-out victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday, the Warriors didn't just have Chase Center in an uproar, but Twitter, too.
The gentleman's sweep sent Golden State to its sixth Finals appearance in the last eight seasons, and social media was in awe of the Warriors' playoff resurgence after missing out on the postseason the last two years.
They reveled in the excellence of the team's dynastic trio of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, too, who couldn't be stopped on Thursday.
And for that reason, the Mavs are out 😂 pic.twitter.com/N9QwtIdwZ8
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) May 27, 2022
NIGHT, NIGHT pic.twitter.com/G8DyplaVCz
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) May 27, 2022
That's now six straight NBA Finals appearances for the Warriors when Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are all healthy
An absolutely iconic trio— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) May 27, 2022
The Warriors are back in the Finals. Keep talking.
— Fast Break (@GSWFastBreak) May 27, 2022
Draymond just knows how to play big games!!! #GSWvsMAVS ðŸ€
— Bogdan Bogdanovic (@LeaderOfHorde) May 27, 2022
Curry, Klay and Draymond have now gone to the NBA Finals as many times as Michael Jordan. Rarified Air. #DubNation #GoldBlooded
— Casey Pratt (@CaseyPrattABC7) May 27, 2022
Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors are headed back to the NBA Finals.
Their 6th trip in the last 8 seasons.
They are now 18-0 in all Western Conference postseason series in the Kerr era— Grant Liffmann (@GrantLiffmann) May 27, 2022
CLOSEOUT KLAY 😈
32 PTS
12/25 FG
8/16 3PM
FINALS BOUND.pic.twitter.com/o1Crv7whBi— Overtime (@overtime) May 27, 2022
Beep beep pic.twitter.com/3Z38nz7lZO
— KNBR (@KNBR) May 27, 2022
Congrats to the @warriors for another trip to the finals. Great team effortâ€¼ï¸ So glad to see @KlayThompson break out and have a great game. Happy for @StephenCurry30 getting MVP
— Rick Barry (@Rick24Barry) May 27, 2022
The scariest part for the rest of the NBA is that the Warriors are going to be soooo much better next season than they are right now. #NBAConferenceFinals #NBAonTNT
— Jared Greenberg (@JaredSGreenberg) May 27, 2022
The moment the @warriors won the Western Conference Finals at Chase Center 🥹 pic.twitter.com/ha58LRCccS
— Chase Center (@ChaseCenter) May 27, 2022
Soak it in, #DubNation
Four more to go. pic.twitter.com/wmqINkhs4M— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) May 27, 2022
From an injury-plagued season to a playoff ascension, the Warriors were able to close it out on their home court and prove their doubters wrong.
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Now, they'll rest up as they wait to see if they face the Miami Heat or the Boston Celtics in the Finals, with Game 1 set for Thursday, June 2 at Chase Center.
