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Shumpert could have offered up a cheesy response like, “Curry is one of the best in the game right now and it’s hard to defend a guy like that. But at the end of the day, if you give a 110 percent, you can do anything you put your mind to.” Instead, he went for the cutthroat response.

His teammate, Kyrie Irving, isn’t shy about expressing his happiness, either.

You can’t fault them for relishing their accomplishments. They earned this victory, and they can parade around as champions for the next year.