2016 NBA Finals

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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

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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