<P> During the 2015--16 season, the Warriors broke the record for most wins in a season with a record of 73--9 and Curry won his second straight MVP award, as well as becoming the first unanimous MVP in history and shattering his own record for three - pointers made in a single season by over one hundred in the process . The Warriors fell to a 3 - 1 deficit in the Western Conference Finals against a Kevin Durant - led Oklahoma City Thunder team, but won three straight elimination games to take the series and advance to a second straight Finals . The Cavaliers finished the season as the top - seed in the Eastern Conference and won their first 10 straight playoff games, ultimately defeating the Toronto Raptors 4--2 in the Eastern Conference Finals to ensure the rematch of last year's Finals . In the 2016 NBA Finals, the Warriors got out to a 3 - 1 lead, but James and Irving led the Cavs to two straight victories to force a deciding Game 7 . In a key sequence with two minutes remaining in Game 7, LeBron James made a memorable chase - down block on Iguodala to keep the game tied, while Irving hit a 3 - point shot a minute later to take the lead . Cleveland managed to hold on to the lead to win the title and end the city's 52 - year championship drought, with James earning his third Finals MVP honor . </P> <P> In the summer of 2016, the Warriors acquired Kevin Durant through free agency . After finishing 67--15, they became the first team in history to win 67 + games in three straight seasons, marching to the Finals with a 12--0 sweep of the West, the first team to do so since the first round changed to best - of - seven in 2003 . Meanwhile, though the Cavaliers slipped to the second seed going into the playoffs, they only lost one game en route to defeating the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, setting up another match against the Warriors in the 2017 NBA Finals . This marks the first time in NBA history that the same two teams have met in three straight NBA Finals . The Warriors started strong with a 3 - 0 lead over the Cavs, eventually winning the series in five games with Durant being named Finals MVP . The Warriors set a playoffs record of 15 consecutive wins and a 16 - 1 final record, as well as a 13.5 - point differential in the Finals . </P> <P> During the 2017--18 season, the Cavaliers and the Warriors did not get the top - seed in their respective conferences . The Cavaliers ended the season as the 4 - seed team in the East and the Warriors the 2 - seed in the West . Both the Cavaliers and the Warriors were down 3 - 2 in their respective conference finals before winning two straight games to advance to their 4th consecutive NBA Finals meeting . This marks the first time in NBA history that the same two teams have met in four straight NBA Finals . The Warriors later swept the Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals, and Durant was again named Finals MVP . </P> <P> The statistics below refer to series wins and losses, not individual games won and lost . For individual game statistics, scroll further downwards . </P>

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