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The Warriors opened the 2015–16 season going 24–0, the most wins without a loss to start a season in NBA history and the second-longest winning streak in NBA history (33, by the 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers). By the All-Star break, the Warriors' record was a stellar 48–4, including a pair of regular season victories against Cleveland.
The Bulls–Cavaliers rivalry [1] is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers.The teams have played each other since the Cavaliers joined the NBA as an expansion team in 1970, but the rivalry did not begin in earnest until the Bulls drafted Michael Jordan with the third overall pick in 1984.
Notes: 1 In total, Wilkens was inducted into the Hall of Fame three times – as player, as coach and as a member of the 1992 Olympic team. 2 In total, Daly was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice – as a coach and as a member of the 1992 Olympic team. 3 Inducted as contributor for being the first African American to manage a team in the NBA.
Oklahoma City has outscored opponents by a monstrous 14.1 points per 100 non-garbage-time possessions, according to Cleaning the Glass — not only the best net rating in the NBA this season, but ...
The influence of Black NBA stars goes beyond basketball and into fashion, music and youth culture. The journey of Black players in the NBA began with Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper and Nat “Sweetwater ...
The Cleveland Cavaliers first began play in the NBA in 1970 as an expansion team under the ownership of Nick Mileti.Jerry Tomko, the father of future Major League Baseball pitcher Brett Tomko, submitted the winning entry to name the team the "Cavaliers" through a competition sponsored by The Plain Dealer; supporters preferred it to "Jays", "Foresters" and "Presidents".
The 2016 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2015–16 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs.The Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors four games to three in a rematch of the previous year's Finals.
Kendrick Perkins and J.J. Redick, two former NBA players, were on ESPN recently arguing about the NBA MVP race. Perkins, a brother, suggested that there’s racial bias in the voting for NBA MVP.