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in this series — and he wants to keep growing.

He can't be guarded now — and he wants to keep growing.

Ask the 29 other NBA teams their reaction to that statement and they would likely say some form of "welp."

"They move at such a pace, and they have five guys on the floor that can dribble, pass and shoot," Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue said Friday night, a few minutes after the season ended and a few minutes into the Warriors' celebration down the hall. "They can make plays. So if you make a mistake, they're going to make you pay. That's the beauty of their team."

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver marvels at how the Warriors have put themselves in this position. They drafted well. They drafted lucky, too — Draymond Green as a second-rounder is an all-time bargain. They spend a ton of money, but they do it smartly. They are built for the long haul. And they are having more than their share of fun along the way.

"Klay just Googled himself and it says three-time champion already," Green said as he sat next to Klay Thompson after Game 4, the Wikipedia world having already updated pages with the Warriors' latest championship accomplishment. "That's dope."

Every other team this summer will try to figure out how to beat Golden State. Some will try to do so in 2019. Others will wait for a more opportune time, a few years from now. Not many teams are in position to even think about knocking the Warriors off their perch.

Plus, Golden State will get better. Durant has already challenged some of the Warriors' young and promising players to raise their games. They will retool their roster this summer, change the look of the bench a bit. They will add pieces.

"When you get on the podium and you realize all the hard work that you put into it and all that you've been through led to that moment, it never gets dull," Curry said. "It never gets boring. It's always a freshness about that moment."

This is why Curry does what he does. This is why he'll be back in the gym in a couple weeks, restarting the process. Opening night is four months away, after all.

"I've got a big smile on my face right now," Curry said. "I'm going to try to hold onto it for as long as I can."

It might be there for years.