Kevin Durant and Steph Curry's moms adorably celebrated their sons' Game 3 win together

Moms are just the best.
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Sam Laird
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The Golden State Warriors took unquestioned command of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night by narrowly beating the Cleveland Cavaliers to take a 3-0 lead in the series.

But Warriors stars Steph Curry and Kevin Durant aren't the only ones pumped to be just one win from the title. So are their moms, who were caught in an adorable postgame celebration deep inside Cleveland's home arena after Wednesday's game.

On the left is Curry's mom, Sonya. On the right is Durant's mom, Wanda. (You may know her as "the real MVP.") Their moment of joy was captured by NBC Sports Bay Area, which shared it on Instagram.

All together now: Awwwwwwww.

Just goes to show moms never stop being awesome, no matter how big-time you become.

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Sam Laird

Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.

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