Who Won The 2015 Nba Championship?
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The 2015 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2014–15 season of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs.
The Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors won the 2015 NBA Championship after an amazing season. They had a 67-15 record and were the best team in the league. They were led by their star players, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. The Warriors won the championship in six games and it was a very close series.
The Regular Season
The Golden State Warriors had a historic 2015 NBA season. They finished the regular season with a record of 73-9, breaking the 1996 Chicago Bulls’ record of 72-10. They also became the first team in NBA history to start the season 20-0.
The Playoffs
The Warriors entered the playoffs as the league’s top seed for the second consecutive year. In the first round, they faced the eighth-seeded Houston Rockets, winning the series in five games. The Warriors then defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in six games in the second round. In the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors faced the Houston Rockets again and won the series in five games to advance to their first NBA Finals since 1975.
The Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers became the first team in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 Finals deficit as they defeated the Golden State Warriors 93-89 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night. LeBron James was named Finals MVP for the second straight year as he led the Cavaliers to their first ever NBA title.
The Regular Season
The Cleveland Cavaliers had a remarkable regular season. They finished with a record of 67-15, which was the best record in the Eastern Conference and the second best record in the NBA behind only the Golden State Warriors. They were led by MVP LeBron James, who averaged 25.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 6.8 assists per game. Other key contributors included Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, and J.R. Smith.
The Playoffs
In the 2015 NBA Playoffs, the Cavs went 12-2. They breezed past the Celtics in the first round, swept the Hawks in the second round, and then took down the Bulls in six games in the Conference Finals. The Cavs faced off against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.
The Finals
Game 1
The 2015 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2014–15 season of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the conclusion of the season’s playoffs. The Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors defeated the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers in six games (4–2), for the Warriors’ first title in 40 years and their fourth in team history, becoming the first team since 1977 to win a championship after losing in the Finals the previous year. Golden State’s Andre Iguodala was named the Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP).
The Warriors were led by 2014–15 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Stephen Curry, while the Cavaliers featured four-time league MVP LeBron James. These two players broke numerous NBA Finals records throughout the series. James became the first player in NBA history to average at least 35 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists per game in a Finals series. He also set an NBA Finals record for most consecutive games with 20 or more points, doing so in all six games of this year’s Finals. Curry set an NBA record for three-pointers made in a single game and improved upon his previous record for most three-pointers made in an entire postseason. He also set an NBA Finals record for most free throws made without a miss.
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Game 2
The Golden State Warriors evened the series at 1-1 with a 103-97 home victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night.
Steph Curry scored 22 points, Klay Thompson had 20 and Andre Iguodala added 15 for the Warriors, who squandered an early 16-point lead before pulling away late in the fourth quarter.
Draymond Green had 12 points and 10 rebounds, Harrison Barnes scored 11 and Shaun Livingston added 10 for Golden State.
LeBron James finished with 39 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists for his sixth triple-double in the Finals, but he also turned the ball over six times as Cleveland’s offense sputtered at times. Kyrie Irving scored 21 points and Kevin Love had 15 for the Cavaliers.
Game 3
The Warriors win again in Cleveland to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the Finals. Steph Curry led the way with 38 points, and the Golden State bench outscored the Cavaliers reserves, 41-10.
Game 4
The Cleveland Cavaliers are the 2015 NBA Champions! They beat the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, 93-89. The Warriors had won Games 4 and 5 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series, but the Cavs came back to win the final two games. This is the first time in franchise history that the Cavaliers have won the NBA title.
Game 5
The Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to win the championship.