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Warriors victory rally and parade to be held in Oakland

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People celebrate in downtown Oakland, Calif., after the Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-97 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to win the championship, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

OAKLAND, Calif. >> The Warriors and the city of Oakland are gearing up for a victory rally and parade.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports Wednesday that the festivities will start at 10 a.m. Friday in downtown Oakland.

The team won their first NBA title in 40 years Tuesday night.

The parade will begin on Broadway at 11th Street and end at the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center.

Fans can begin lining up for the rally at 5 a.m. at Lakeshore Avenue and 12th Street.

Bay Area Rapid Transit will run extra trains for the event.

Warriors’ fans honked their horns and danced in streets throughout the San Francisco Bay Area Tuesday night to celebrate their team’s first NBA title in 40 years.

The party began as soon as the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers to claim the title in six games Tuesday night.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported that revelers packed Mission Street around 24th Street so full they shut down traffic while police looked warily on — and then around midnight, officers had to sweep in to quell a bottle-tossing contingent. Two people were arrested.

The paper said that the celebrations in Oakland and San Francisco appeared to have petered out by about 1 a.m. There were no immediate reports of serious problems.

Police hoped to avoid a scene like the one that followed the San Francisco Giants’ World Series victory in October. That celebration started off peaceful but turned raucous and violent, as revelers vandalized police cars and businesses and pelted officers with bottles.

The Oakland Police Department tweeted out congratulations to the team and urged revelers to celebrate safely and responsibly.

“#Believe teamwork wins championships! Let’s all work to keep #Oakland safe! Celebrate safely and responsibly,” the department tweeted.

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