The Golden State Warriors are through to their fifth straight NBA Finals after a 119-117 overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
Stephen Curry and Draymond Green combined to claim the game-clinching score in Portland.
The pair produced triple-double performances as the defending champions ensured they swept the best-of-seven Western Conference Finals series 4-0.
They will face either the Milwaukee Bucks or Toronto Raptors in the Finals.
Golden State join the Boston Celtics – who made 10 straight NBA Finals between 1957-66, winning nine of them – as the only team ever to reach at least five consecutive NBA Finals after winning their 11th consecutive play-off series.
“I hope it doesn’t go unnoticed,” said Warriors coach Steve Kerr. “Five straight Finals hasn’t been done since the ’60s, hasn’t been done for a reason. It’s very, very difficult.”
Curry finished with 37 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, while Green chipped in with 18 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists as the Warriors eased past Portland.
Their triple-doubles (double-digit total in three of the following categories: points, total rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks) were the first posted by team-mates in an NBA play-off game as the Warriors again fought back from a half-time deficit, as they did in games two and three.
