5. Cavaliers Lose to the Warriors in Six Games 2015-16
LeBron James came home prior to the 2015 season, leaving Miami to return to the team that drafted him in the Cavaliers, and right away he said it would take awhile to bring home a title. Little did he or the fans know it was close to happening in his first season back, and James and the Cavs, despite a number of bumps in the road, cruised through the East and made it to the NBA Finals where they took on Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors in a classic best-of-7 showdown.
The Cavs were already without Kevin Love, who was hurt in the first round against the Celtics, and then lost point guard Kyrie Irving in the first game of the Finals with a knee injury that required surgery. The ‘never say die’ Cavs fought to a huge OT win in game two, and then won game three at home, taking a 2-1 series lead. The tank though was about on empty by the time game four reached the fourth quarter.
Golden State led by three at the end of three in game four, and turned on the gas, eventually winning 103-82. Game five in Oakland saw the Cavs lose by 13, and game six in Cleveland was never much of a game it felt like, as the Warriors outscored the Cavaliers 28–15 in the 1st quarter, and while the Cavs closed it to two at half, the Warriors did more then enough for the 105-97 win and title. Of course we all know the conclusion of this story a year later, and it feels like there’s yet another chapter to be written this season between the two.
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