Who was in the NBA Finals in 2016?
2016 NBA Finals. The 2016 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA) 2015–16 season and conclusion of the 2016 playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors 4–3 in a rematch of the 2015 NBA Finals.
What was the Cleveland Cavaliers regular season record?
The Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 57–25 record and obtained the number one seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2010. Team captain guard Kyrie Irving played his fifth season with Cleveland and hit the go-ahead shot in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
When did the Cavs win the NBA Finals?
The Cavs won the 2016 NBA Finals, ending the city’s 52-year championship drought. LeBron James made a key play called The Block during Game 7 of the NBA Finals, which was blocking a shot on Andre Iguodala. This was one of his best plays in his whole career.
What was LeBron James Last Interview on TV?
— As his last on-court television interview of the night wrapped up, LeBron James walked off the finally silent Oracle Arena floor where he’d put up a triple-double in the clinching Game 7.
What’s the record for most wins in a NBA season?
Klay Thompson added 25 points and four three-pointers for Golden State. It was the Warriors’ 88th win of the season, which broke the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls record of 87 for most wins in an NBA season (regular-season and postseason combined).
Who was the 4th team to win the NBA Finals?
The Cavaliers became the fourth team to win the championship after losing the first two games, joining the 1969 Boston Celtics, 1977 Portland Trail Blazers, and 2006 Miami Heat. It was the 14th rematch of the previous NBA Finals in history, and the first Finals since 2008 in which the number one seed in each conference met.
What was the score of Game 7 of the NBA Finals?
In Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, 96–88, becoming only the 10th team in NBA history to overcome a 3–1 series deficit, and advancing to a second straight NBA Finals for the first time since 1947 and 1948.