The Golden State Warriors ended their streak with the Dallas Mavericks 4-1, defeating them 120-110 on Thursday to advance to the NBA Finals for the sixth time in eight seasons.

After failing to even make the playoffs in the last two seasons with an injury, the Warriors deservedly returned to the Finals by beating the Mavericks in the West Region Finals in five out of seven games.

Coach Steve Kerr’s team owes their decisive fifth home game in San Francisco to Klay Thompson, whose absence due to injury has played a role in his team’s decline over the past two seasons.

Thompson had 32 points on Thursday, including 19 in the first half, which his team won by 17 points, while Canada’s Andrew Wiggins had 18 with 10 rebounds, Draymond Green with 17 and Stephen Curry with 15 to 9. assists in a match dominated by the hosts. until the difference between the two teams reached 25 points in the third quarter.

After a rocky start, Slovenian Mavericks star Luka Doncic ended the game with 28 points, while Spencer Dinwiddie added 26, including 17 in the first half, which kept his team in contention, but the Warriors’ dominance was clear, although the visitors managed to reduce 8 points difference 84-92 at the end of the third quarter, failing to take the team to the final for the first time since the 2010-2011 season, when it won its only title led by German star Dirk Nowitzki.

And the Warriors, who face off in the East Region League Finals victory over the Final Series between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat (the former lead 3-2 and play Game 6 at home on Friday), became the first team to reach the last six times. eight seasons after the Chicago Bulls, who won three consecutive championships twice between 1991 and 1993 and 1996 and 1998, led by legend Michael Jordan.

The Warriors have confirmed they are undefeated at their Chase Center after their ninth straight playoff win, equaling the record they set in 2017.

The Warriors are looking to continue their game at home when they play Game 1 of the Finals on June 2, looking to win the title for the seventh time in club history and the fourth in eight seasons since the win. led by the great Corey-Thompson-Green trio in 2015, 2017 and 2018, and before that in 1947 and 1956 when the team was in Philadelphia and in 1975 after moving to California under its current name.