A beaming Stephen Curry raised his arms in the air with both index fingers pointed to the sky. Seconds later, the NBA MVP received a congratulatory handshake from LeBron James.

After the final buzzer sounded, NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala retrieved the game ball, clenched it tightly against his hip and joyfully began to jump up and down.

The 40-year drought is over.

Curry had 25 points, eight assists and six rebounds, Iguodala added a season- high 25 points and the Warriors claimed their first NBA title since 1975 with a 105-97 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 on Tuesday night.

Draymond Green posted the franchise's first playoff triple-double since Guy Rodgers in 1962 with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

It's the franchise's fourth NBA championship.

James had 32 points, 18 boards and nine helpers for Cleveland and averaged a staggering 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game in the series.

Thrust into the starting lineup for the first time all season in Game 4, Iguodala helped Golden State win the final three games after trailing 2-1 in the series.

Kerr boldly took Andrew Bogut out of the starting lineup and elected to insert his super-small lineup to begin Game 4. The 6-foot-7 Green started at center.

Not only did Kerr make the move for pace purposes, Iguodala is also Golden State's best wing defender.

Iguodala, who poured in 22 points in the 102-83 Game 4 rout, averaged 16.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and four assists per game in his first NBA Finals appearance.

The first-year coach Kerr took over for Mark Jackson, who led Golden State to playoff appearances in two of his three years as the headman, but never got past the conference semis.

James, meanwhile, will have to wait until next year to end the 51-year misery of title-starved Cleveland. The city's three pro teams have gone a combined 144 seasons without winning a championship.