However, Durant was the more consistent star in the 2018 Finals, turning in a 40-point effort in Game 3, and a triple-double in Game 4, and after averaging 28.8 points per game to Curry's 27.5, Durant was awarded his second straight Finals MVP, which Cook said "accidentally" happened.

In the end, like so many "superteam" experiments from early in this decade, the Warriors' attempts to pull together a group of stars to establish a long-term dynasty came up short, as injuries torpedoed the team's chances in the 2019 Finals and the departure of an embittered Kevin Durant in free agency shortly thereafter set the group back considerably.