<P> This was Cleveland's second consecutive trip to the NBA Finals, and third overall, seeking to win their first ever NBA championship . This would also be the sixth consecutive NBA Finals appearance for LeBron James, the most for any player not part of the 1960s Boston Celtics, and the fifth for James Jones (who technically qualified for the 2011 NBA Finals along with James, but did not play). </P> <P> Despite holding the best record in the Eastern Conference at 30--11 midway through the season on January 22, 2016, the Cavaliers fired head coach David Blatt . Associate head coach Tyronn Lue was then promoted to replace Blatt . General Manager David Griffin cited "a lack of fit with our personnel and our vision" as the reason for Blatt's firing . </P> <P> Cleveland finished the regular season with a 57--25 record, capturing the Central Division title and the top playoff seed in the Eastern Conference . They then advanced to the Finals after sweeping both the Detroit Pistons in the first round and the Atlanta Hawks in the second round, and defeating the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference Finals in six games . The Cavaliers were the first team in history to go to two consecutive NBA Finals with rookie head coaches . </P> <P> This was the defending NBA Champions Golden State Warriors' second consecutive trip to the NBA Finals and eighth overall . The Warriors broke the record set by the 1995--96 Chicago Bulls by finishing the regular season with a 73--9 record . In addition, the Warriors broke numerous other NBA records, including most road wins (34), best start to a season (24--0) and longest regular - season home win streak (54 dating back to the 2014--15 season). They also became the first team to make over 1,000 three - pointers in the regular - season with 1,077, eclipsing the previous record of 933 set by the 2014--15 Houston Rockets . </P>

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