2016 NBA Finals

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2016 NBA Finals
NBA Finals logo
Team Coach Wins
Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr 0
Cleveland Cavaliers Tyronn Lue 0
Dates June 2–19, 2016
Television U.S.:
English: ESPN on ABC
Spanish: ESPN Latin America
Canada: TSN
Philippines: ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN Sports+Action, Basketball TV, NBA Premium TV
Announcers ABC - Mike Breen, Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy
Radio network ESPN Radio
Eastern Finals Cavaliers defeated Raptors, 4–2
Western Finals Warriors defeated Thunder, 4–3
NBA Finals

The 2016 NBA Finals will be the championship series of the 2015–16 season of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and will end the season's playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers and the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors will contest for the title in a best-of-7 showdown. This will be the 14th rematch of the previous NBA Finals in history, and will be the first Finals since 2008 in which the number one seed in each conference meet. It will also be the second straight rematch in back-to-back years, as the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs played each other between 2013 and 2014.

For the first time since 2004, a new scheduling format will be instituted for the Finals. In previous years, the Finals was played in a Thursday–Sunday–Tuesday scheme. However, the league changed its scheduling to ensure an extra day off for teams traveling from one city to another. This, along with the designated travel day, will take place after Games 2, 4, 5, and 6.

Background

Cleveland Cavaliers

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Main article: 2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season

This will be Cleveland's second consecutive trip to the NBA Finals, and third overall, as they seek to win their first ever NBA championship. This will also be the sixth consecutive NBA Finals appearance for LeBron James, the most for any player not part of the 1960s Boston Celtics, and the fifth for James Jones (who technically qualified for the 2011 NBA Finals along with James, but did not play).[1]

Despite holding the best record in the Eastern Conference at 30–11 midway through the season on January 22, 2016, the Cavaliers fired head coach David Blatt.[2] Associate head coach Tyronn Lue was then promoted to replace Blatt. General Manager David Griffin cited "a lack of fit with our personnel and our vision" as the reason for Blatt's firing.[3]

Cleveland finished the regular season with a 57–25 record, capturing the Central Division title and the top playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. They then advanced to the Finals after sweeping both the Detroit Pistons in the first round and the Atlanta Hawks in the second round, and defeating the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference Finals in six games.

Golden State Warriors

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Main article: 2015–16 Golden State Warriors season

This will be the defending NBA Champions Golden State Warriors' second consecutive trip to the NBA Finals and eigth overall. The Warriors broke the record set by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls by finishing the regular season with a 73–9 record. In addition, the Warriors broke numerous other NBA records, including most road wins (34), best start to a season (24–0) and longest home win streak (54 dating back to the 2014-15 season). They also became the first team to make over 1,000 three-pointers in the regular-season with 1,077, eclipsing the previous record of 933 set by the 2014–15 Houston Rockets.

Head coach Steve Kerr missed the first 43 regular season games because of a back injury. Assistant coach Luke Walton served as interim head coach during Kerr's absence and he led the Warriors to a 39–4 start.[4]

In the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets in the first round and the Portland Trail Blazers in the conference semifinals in five games each. 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.

Road to the Finals

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Main article: 2016 NBA Playoffs
Cleveland Cavaliers (Eastern Conference Champion) Golden State Warriors (Western Conference Champion)
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Cleveland Cavaliers * 57 25 .695 – 82
2 y – Toronto Raptors * 56 26 .683 1.0 82
3 y – Miami Heat * 48 34 .585 9.0 82
4 x – Atlanta Hawks 48 34 .585 9.0 82
5 x – Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 9.0 82
6 x – Charlotte Hornets 48 34 .585 9.0 82
7 x – Indiana Pacers 45 37 .549 12.0 82
8 x – Detroit Pistons 44 38 .537 13.0 82
9 Chicago Bulls 42 40 .512 15.0 82
10 Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 16.0 82
11 Orlando Magic 35 47 .427 22.0 82
12 Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 24.0 82
13 New York Knicks 32 50 .390 25.0 82
14 Brooklyn Nets 21 61 .256 36.0 82
15 Philadelphia 76ers 10 72 .122 47.0 82
1st seed in the East, 3rd best league record		 Regular season
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Golden State Warriors * 73 9 .890 – 82
2 y – San Antonio Spurs * 67 15 .817 6.0 82
3 y – Oklahoma City Thunder * 55 27 .671 18.0 82
4 x – Los Angeles Clippers 53 29 .646 20.0 82
5 x – Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 29.0 82
6 x – Dallas Mavericks 42 40 .512 31.0 82
7 x – Memphis Grizzlies 42 40 .512 31.0 82
8 x – Houston Rockets 41 41 .500 32.0 82
9 Utah Jazz 40 42 .488 33.0 82
10 Sacramento Kings 33 49 .402 40.0 82
11 Denver Nuggets 33 49 .402 40.0 82
12 New Orleans Pelicans 30 52 .366 43.0 82
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 29 53 .354 44.0 82
14 Phoenix Suns 23 59 .280 50.0 82
15 Los Angeles Lakers 17 65 .207 56.0 82
1st seed in the West, best league record
Defeated the 8th seeded Detroit Pistons, 4–0 First round Defeated the 8th seeded Houston Rockets, 4–1
Defeated the 4th seeded Atlanta Hawks, 4–0 Conference Semifinals Defeated the 5th seeded Portland Trail Blazers, 4–1
Defeated the 2nd seeded Toronto Raptors, 4–2 Conference Finals Defeated the 3rd seeded Oklahoma City Thunder, 4–3

Regular season series

The Warriors won the regular season series 2–0.

December 25, 2015
Cleveland Cavaliers 83, Golden State Warriors 89
January 18, 2016
Golden State Warriors 132, Cleveland Cavaliers 98

Series

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Game 1

June 2
9:00 PM
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors

Game 2

June 5
8:00 PM
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors

Game 3

June 8
9:00 PM
Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Game 4

June 10
9:00 PM
Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Game 5

June 13
9:00 PM
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors*

Game 6

June 16
9:00 PM
Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers*

Game 7

June 19
8:00 PM
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors*

Rosters

Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 30 Agbaji, Ochai 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-04-20 Kansas
C 31 Allen, Jarrett 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1998-04-21 Texas
C 1 Diop, Khalifa 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 2002-01-15 CB Gran Canaria
G 10 Garland, Darius 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-26 Vanderbilt
G 3 LeVert, Caris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-08-25 Michigan
F/C 0 Love, Kevin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988-09-07 UCLA
C 33 Lopez, Robin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 281 lb (127 kg) 1988-04-01 Stanford
F 24 Markkanen, Lauri 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1997-05-22 Arizona
F/C 4 Mobley, Evan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-06-18 Southern California
F 15 Mobley, Isaiah (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1999-09-24 Southern California
G 5 Nembhard, RJ (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-03-22 Texas Christian
PG 19 Neto, Raul 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-05-19 Brazil
G/F 35 Okoro, Isaac 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-01-26 Auburn
F 16 Osman, Cedi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995-04-08 Turkey
PG 99 Rubio, Ricky 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-10-21 Spain
G 2 Sexton, Collin (FA-restricted) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-01-04 Alabama
F 8 Stevens, Lamar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1997-07-09 Penn State
F 32 Wade, Dean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1996-11-20 Kansas State
G/F 9 Windler, Dylan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996-09-22 Belmont
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: June 13, 2022

Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 19 Barbosa, Leandro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1982–11–28 Brazil
F 40 Barnes, Harrison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992–05–30 North Carolina
C 12 Bogut, Andrew 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1984–11–28 Utah
G 21 Clark, Ian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–03–07 Belmont
G 30 Curry, Stephen (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–03–14 Davidson
C 31 Ezeli, Festus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989–10–21 Vanderbilt
F 23 Green, Draymond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990–03–04 Michigan State
G/F 9 Iguodala, Andre (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984–01–28 Arizona
G 34 Livingston, Shaun 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1985–09–11 Peoria Central HS (IL)
F 36 Looney, Kevon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996–02–06 UCLA
F 20 McAdoo, James Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1993–01–04 North Carolina
G/F 4 Rush, Brandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–07–07 Kansas
F/C 5 Speights, Marreese 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1987–08–04 Florida
G 11 Thompson, Klay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–02–08 Washington State
C 18 Varejão, Anderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 273 lb (124 kg) 1982–09–28 Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–04–05


Broadcast

In the United States, the NBA Finals aired on ABC with Mike Breen as play-by-play commentator, and Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson serving as color commentators. ESPN Radio aired it as well and had Mike Tirico and Hubie Brown as commentators. ESPN Deportes provided exclusive Spanish-language coverage of The Finals, with a commentary team of Álvaro Martín and Carlos Morales.

Game Ratings
(households)		 American audience
(in millions)
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4
5
6
7

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External links

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