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This was Cleveland's first franchise title and made them first team in NBA Finals history to come back from a 1–3 deficit. LeBron James became only the third player in NBA history to have a triple double in a Finals Game 7 and was unanimously voted Finals MVP after leading in all five categories of points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks.
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.
Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Lakers: Pistons, 2–1 1988, 1989, 2004: 2 Seattle SuperSonics (Oklahoma City Thunder) vs Washington Bullets (Washington Wizards) Tied, 1–1 1978, 1979: 2 Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets: Celtics, 2–0 1981, 1986: 2 Chicago Bulls vs Utah Jazz: Bulls, 2–0 1997, 1998: 2 Dallas Mavericks vs Miami Heat: Tied, 1 ...
NBA Eastern 6th Central 3rd 40 42 .488 20 — — [12] 1975–76: 1975–76: NBA Eastern 2nd Central: 1st: 49 33 .598 — Won conference semifinals 4–3 Lost conference finals 4–2 Bill Fitch [13] 1976–77: 1976–77: NBA Eastern 6th Central 4th 43 39 .524 6 Lost First round 2–1 — [14] 1977–78: 1977–78: NBA Eastern 4th Central 3rd 43 ...
The Cleveland Cavaliers have raced out to a perfect 15-0 mark this season under new coach Kenny Atkinson, becoming the fourth team in NBA history to win their first 15 games of the season.
The total interdivisional games an NBA team plays is 36. Conference games are often important, as a team's record in common games, as well as its overall record against its conference, are sometimes used as tiebreakers for playoff seeding at the end of the regular season.
The 2016 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2015–16 season.The tournament ended with the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers defeating the defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors 4 games to 3 after the Warriors led the series 3 games to 1.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the major professional basketball league in North America. The league was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [ 1 ] The league adopted its current name at the start of 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). [ 2 ]