2016 NBA Finals

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NBA Finals basketball championship series

The 2016 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Cleveland Cavaliers, led by LeBron James, made a historic comeback from a 3–1 deficit to defeat the record-setting 73-win Golden State Warriors.

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2016 NBA Finals canonical 2
2016 NBA championship 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA Finals ⓘ
basketball championship series ⓘ
broadcastNetworkUS ABC ⓘ
CavaliersOwner Dan Gilbert ⓘ
champion Cleveland Cavaliers ⓘ
coachCavaliers Tyronn Lue ⓘ
coachWarriors Steve Kerr ⓘ
conferenceChampionEast Cleveland Cavaliers ⓘ
conferenceChampionWest Golden State Warriors ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
decisivePlayDescription LeBron James made a late-game chase-down block on Andre Iguodala in Game 7 ⓘ
decisiveShotDescription Kyrie Irving hit a late three-point field goal over Stephen Curry in Game 7 ⓘ
endDate 2016-06-19 ⓘ
finalSeriesResult Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Golden State Warriors 4–3 ⓘ
format best-of-seven series ⓘ
game1Winner Golden State Warriors ⓘ
game2Winner Golden State Warriors ⓘ
game3Winner Cleveland Cavaliers ⓘ
game4Winner Golden State Warriors ⓘ
game5Winner Cleveland Cavaliers ⓘ
game6Winner Cleveland Cavaliers ⓘ
game7City Oakland ⓘ
surface form: Oakland, California
game7FinalScore Cleveland Cavaliers 93 – Golden State Warriors 89 ⓘ
game7Venue Oracle Arena ⓘ
game7Winner Cleveland Cavaliers ⓘ
homeCourtAdvantageTeam Golden State Warriors ⓘ
keyPlayerCavaliers Kevin Love ⓘ
Kyrie Irving ⓘ
LeBron James ⓘ
keyPlayerWarriors Draymond Green ⓘ
Klay Thompson ⓘ
Stephen Curry ⓘ
league National Basketball Association ⓘ
MVP LeBron James ⓘ
MVPPosition small forward ⓘ
MVPTeam Cleveland Cavaliers ⓘ
NBAFinalsEditionNumber 70 ⓘ
notableFeat Cleveland Cavaliers ⓘ
surface form: Cleveland Cavaliers won first NBA championship in franchise history

first major professional sports championship for Cleveland since 1964 ⓘ
first team in NBA Finals history to overcome a 3–1 deficit ⓘ
recordContextWarriors best regular-season record in NBA history ⓘ
regularSeasonRecordCavaliers 57–25 ⓘ
regularSeasonRecordWarriors 73–9 ⓘ
runnerUp Golden State Warriors ⓘ
season 2015–16 NBA season ⓘ
seasonNumber 2015–16 ⓘ
seriesOutcomeDescription Cavaliers won three straight elimination games to win the title ⓘ
seriesScoreAfterGame4 Golden State Warriors led 3–1 ⓘ
startDate 2016-06-02 ⓘ
WarriorsOwner Joe Lacob ⓘ

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2015–16 NBA season → finals → 2016 NBA Finals ⓘ
Tyronn Lue → ledTeamTo → 2016 NBA Finals ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2016 NBA championship
Iman Shumpert → playedInFinals → 2016 NBA Finals ⓘ