NBA season
2015–16 NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers won the 2016 NBA title, beating the Golden State Warriors in the Finals.
The season in brief
The Golden State Warriors went 73–9 in 2015–16, breaking the record set by the 1995–96 Bulls, and Stephen Curry became the first unanimous MVP. In the Finals they led the Cleveland Cavaliers 3–1. Then Draymond Green was suspended for Game 5, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving scored 41 points each, James added another 41 in Game 6, and Cleveland won Game 7 in Oakland 93–89. It was the first comeback from 3–1 in Finals history and Cleveland's first major championship in 52 years.
Finals
- Champion
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Runner-up
- Golden State Warriors
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Stephen Curry
- Finals MVP
- LeBron James
- Rookie of the Year
- Karl-Anthony Towns
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Kawhi Leonard
- Sixth Man of the Year
- Jamal Crawford
- Most Improved Player
- CJ McCollum