Jabbawockeez, one of the most successful dance groups in the world, conquered the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California last Monday (Tuesday in Manila) to perform during the halftime of Game 5 of the 2017 NBA Finals.
The crew did their popular mime -style dance which wowed not just the audience in the arena but also netizens.
The group uploaded their full performance on their official YouTube page the following day.
The Jabbawockeez won the contest "America's Best Dance Crew" in 2007. Several members of the group are Filipino-Americans.
Watch their halftime performance during the NBA Finals.
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OAKLAND, Calif. - Kevin Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors hoping to win an elusive title and on Monday he not only reached his goal but was also named the unanimous Most Valuable Player of the NBA Finals.
Durant, in his first season with the Warriors, led the way in a 4-1 series win over the Cleveland Cavaliers to capture his maiden NBA title and the team's second in three seasons.
The 28-year-old American averaged 35.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists in the best-of-seven Finals, which the Warriors wrapped up in five games.
To win his first NBA title, Durant had to overcome Cavaliers forward LeBron James, whose former Miami Heat team defeated Durant's Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2012 Finals.
"He's the only person that I was looking at since 2012," Durant said after the game. "I knew it was going to be a battle I just tried to challenge him ... you can't stop the guy. But we battled.
"I told him we're tied up now and we're going to try to do this thing again but I'm going to celebrate this one tonight."
(Additional reporting by Jahmal Corner; Editing by Frank Pingue)
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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates with forward
Draymond Green (23) in the fourth quarter against the Cleveland
Cavaliers in Game 5 of the 2017 NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Golden State
Warriors won the championship, 129-120.
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When LeBron James’ path to the basket was immediately sealed off in one play in the 2nd quarter, he somehow found JR Smith lingering near the half-court circle.
James then whipped a pass to Smith, who buried the 3-pointer off-balance as 2 defenders charged at him.
In one sequence, that was the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 — when it seems like there’s nowhere to go, they find a way to pull off a win.
Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 40 points with 7 3-pointers, and James added 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists as the Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors 137-116 in Cleveland on Friday (Saturday, Manila time) for their first win of the NBA finals, a game that was testy, emotionally charged and a lot of times dizzying.
And it took a high-powered performance in the 1st half led by James and torrid shooting never before seen at this stage of the season led by Irving and Love to put this series in eerily familiar territory — it’s now 3-1.
Game 5 is in Oakland on Monday (Tuesday, Manila time)
The Cavaliers made the Warriors work on every possession, and on offense they made shots — a ton of them, from everywhere on the floor and however which way.
By the end of the 1st quarter, Cleveland scored 49 points, the most in NBA finals history. The Cavaliers’ 86 points at the half were a record, too.
When the game was done, Cleveland finished with 24 3-pointers, 6 more than the previous record made by the Warriors earlier this series.
A history-making night like this wouldn’t be complete without James leaving a personal mark. His 9th career triple-double in the NBA finals overtook Magic Johnson in the all-time list.
Kevin Love contributed 23 points and 6 3-pointers for Cleveland, while JR Smith, largely quiet this series, finally awoke making 5 3-pointers for 15 points.
While James and co. found the net with ease, the Warriors shooters slumped, making only 11 of 39 3-pointers (28.2%).
Kevin Durant finished with 35 points, while Steph Curry settled for only 14 making just 4 of 13 from the field.
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