In a year with numerous contenders, lebron james emerged as the 2016 nba finals mvp to win the honor for the third time in his career sunday. The nba finals is the annual championship series of the national basketball association nba. Its also available for football, hockey and baseball. Lebron james led the cleveland cavaliers to their first ever nba championship in a historic upset over the golden state warriors. The cleveland cavaliers will face the golden state warriors in the 2016 nba finals, a rematch of last years matchup. The eastern conference champion cleveland cavaliers defeated the defending nba champion and western conference champion golden state warriors 43 in a rematch of the 2015 nba finals. More impressively, they did so over the golden state warriors who had just completed the best regular season record of all time, going 739 that season. Ranking all eight of warriors nba finals teams since 1962. The golden state warriors rode a record shooting performance to a 10897 win and 31 series lead over the. Personally, id say the absence of andrew bogut who got injured in game 5 and missed the reminder of nba finals 2016 was a significantly much more impactful for gsw blowing away their 31 lead.
Warriors vs cavaliers, 34 2016 nba finals team and players stats from the nba finals series played between the golden state warriors and the cleveland cavaliers in the 2016 playoffs. Dont forget the statistcals leaders of the playoffs and of the nba finals. Eight different players on the spurs bring a combined 103 games of nba finals experience into this series. Matchups, schedules, stats, news, features, video highlights and playoff bracket. After the golden state warriors became just the 10th team in nba history to overcome a 31 series deficit to defeat the thunder in the western conference finals, they will once again face the cleveland cavaliers for the nba championship. What went wrong for steph curry in the 2016 nba finals. All the best highlights from game 4 of the nba finals. All the series from the 2016 playoffs with results for all the games played, date, location, series winner and more information. I dont know why people are using draymond greens suspension in game 5 as a reason why gsw lost the series. Smith and jay williams clash over draymond greens comments about kevin durants lack of commitment to golden state.
The 2016 nba finals was the championship series of the national basketball association nba 201516 season and conclusion of the 2016 playoffs. King james nearly averaged a triple double in the series with a. The winners of the finals are awarded the larry obrien championship trophy, which replaced the walter a. Summary and statistics for the 2016 nba western conference first round houston rockets vs. Game 7 of the 2016 nba finals registered the networks highest rated and most watched nba game with an average 15. But hes taking his game to another level during the nba finals 2016. I think this is an interesting matchup, defensively the raptors would give them way more trouble than the 2016 cavs did, but the raptors didnt have the offense of lebron and kyrie.
The first unanimous mvp played more like a rookie in the 2016 finals. Basketballreference utilizes official nba data for. The warriors won games 1 and 2 in oakland before the series moved to cleveland. The top eight teams in each conference east and west, ranked in order by winloss records, qualify for the playoffs. The regular season began on october 25, 2016, with the 2016 nba champion cleveland cavaliers hosting a game against the new york knicks. Lebron james nba finals full series highlights youtube.
Curry had the worst finals performance by an mvp in nba history. The tournament ended with the eastern conference champion cleveland cavaliers defeating the western conference champion golden state warriors 4 games to 3 after the warriors led the series 3 games to 1. Summary and statistics for the 2017 nba finals cleveland cavaliers vs. The fourtime league mvp led all players in the finals in points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals the first player to do so in a playoff series. They wouldnt be confused with their steph curryled successors, ranking seventh out of nine nba teams in offensive rating, but chamberlain led a defensive juggernaut 88. The 2017 nba finals was the championship series of the national basketball association nbas 201617 season and conclusion of the seasons playoffs. The warriors, meanwhile, rallied from a 31 series deficit, capping the.
The 201617 nba season was the 71st season of the national basketball association. In the nba finals, lebron james was named nba finals mvp. In september 2015, the nba announced changes to the format of the nba playoffs that would begin with the 2016 nba playoffs. The 2016 nba finals saw the cavaliers and warriors meet for the second straight season. Steph curry had the worst finals performance by an mvp in. How does jamess 2016 series stack up with the rest of finals appearances. We already knew lebron james is one of if not, the greatest basketball players in the world. Lebron james was named the 2016 nba finals mvp after the cavaliers. Was draymond greens suspension in nba finals 2016 a. How the cavs battled back down 31 to beat the warriors, giving cleveland its first pro sports championship since 1964. The eastern and western conference champions play a bestofseven game series to determine the league champion. In the 2016 nba finals, lebron james led the cleveland cavaliers to their first ever nba championship. Cleveland, ohio if you forgot to dvr the 2016 nba finals or somebody erased it, heres your chance. The 2017 nba finals featuring the same two teams was the most watched nba final series on abc averaging an 11.
Kyrie irvings game 7 stats in the nba finals 2016, including points, 3pointers made, assists, steals, rebounds and blocks. Following the cleveland cavaliers historic 9389 win over the golden state warriors in game 7 of the 2016 nba finals, lebron james shared his thoughts on the accomplishment in his postgame press. The 2019 nba finals start on thursday in toronto, but before we get into that, here is a look at some under the radar finals stats and facts, that im sure some of you never knew. While cleveland won game 3 at home in convincing fashion, the warriors took game 4 to set up a potential seriesclincher at home. The 2017 nba allstar game was played at the smoothie king center in new orleans, louisiana, on february 19, 2017, with the west defeating the east 192182. Ahead of the 2018 finals between cleveland and golden state, heres a look back at the odds from the last 14 seasons. The 2016 nba finals begin thursday june 2 with a potential game 7 on june 19, and its a rematch of 2015. Golden state warriors scores, matchups, playoff bracket, schedules, news, stats, analysis and video highlights. Covered the lakers and nba for from 200914, the cavaliers from 201418 for and the nba for from 200509. Warriors rout cavaliers in game 2, maintain control in nba. Warriors rout cavaliers in game 2, maintain control in nba finals. Ultimately, this series will come down to whether the skyforces stout defense 98. Cleveland cavaliers over golden state warriors 43 series stats. Complete the missing boxes with the good teams for this nba season.
Lebron james comments on winning 2016 nba finals, series. James and the cavaliers became the first team in nba history to come back from a seemingly insurmountable 31 deficit in the nba finals, winning the. Espn will replay game 5 and game 7 from that memorable series backtoback wednesday night. The warriors won 48 games in 196364, losing in five games in the finals to bill russell and the boston celtics at. Who wins in a finals series between the 2016 warriors and the 2019 raptors. Nba finals series prices have varied significantly through the years.