The 2016 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA) 2015–16 year and conclusion of this 2016 playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors 4–3 in a rematch of the 2015 NBA Finals. It was the 14th rematch of the previous NBA Finals in history, and also the first Finals since 2008 where the number one seed in each conference fulfilled. This was the second straight rematch in back-to-back decades, as the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs played each other in 2013 and 2014.
Golden State, which made home-court benefit with establishing the NBA regular season wins record (73–9), jumped into a two –0 lead to the series whilst recording the largest combined margin of success (48) through two matches in NBA Finals history. Cleveland returned home and responded with a 120–90 triumph in Game 3, but the Warriors won Game 4 to take a 3–1 series lead. The Cavaliers won the next 3 games to become the first team in Finals history to successfully defeat a 3–1 deficit. It also marked the first time since 1978 the Game 7 was won by the road team.
For the first time since 2004, a new scheduling format was assessed for the Finals. In prior decades, the Finals were played at a Thursday–Sunday–Tuesday scheme. However, the league changed its scheduling to ensure an extra day off for the two groups, which have to journey from 1 city to another throughout the collection. This, along with the designated travel day, took place after Games 2, 5, 4, and 6.
The triumph 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. NBA Finals MVP winner LeBron James propelled the Cavaliers to the historical recovery. James had a historically great Finals performance, becoming the first player in NBA history to lead all players in a playoff series in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks

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