This was Cleveland's second consecutive trip to the NBA Finals, and third overall, seeking to win their first ever NBA championship. Main article: 2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season At the end of the series, the Cavaliers had a point differential of only 4 points. NBA Finals MVP winner LeBron James propelled the Cavaliers to the historic comeback, completing an all-time great Finals performance in which he became the first player in NBA history to lead all players in a playoff series in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. The win by the Cavaliers was the first major professional sports championship won by a team based in Cleveland since 1964, and the first-ever championship won by the Cavaliers franchise. This, along with the designated travel day, took place after Games 2, 4, 5, and 6. However, the league changed its scheduling to ensure an extra day off for both teams when traveling between the two cities. In previous years, the Finals were played in a Thursday–Sunday–Tuesday scheme. It also marked the first time since 1978 that Game 7 was won by the road team.įor the first time since 2004, a new scheduling format was instituted for the Finals. The Cavaliers won the next three games to become the first team in Finals history to successfully overcome a 3–1 deficit. Cleveland returned home and responded with a 120–90 win in Game 3, but the Warriors won Game 4 to take a 3–1 series lead. Golden State, who earned home-court advantage by setting the NBA regular season wins record (73–9), jumped to a 2–0 lead in the series while recording the largest combined margin of victory (48) through two games in NBA Finals history. James won the Finals MVP award unanimously, receiving all 11 Finals MVP votes. Cleveland's LeBron James was named the Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP). It was the second straight rematch in back-to-back years, as the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs played each other in 20. 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. 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. 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.

The 2016 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2015–16 season and conclusion of the 2016 playoffs.

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