<P> Kyrie Irving and LeBron James both scored 41 points in Game 5 to stay alive on the road, becoming the first pair of teammates to score at least 40 points in a Finals game . Back in Cleveland, LeBron James continued his explosive scoring, tallying another 41 - point game in a Game 6 rout of the Warriors that saw a dominating 31--9 opening sequence and a late - game ejection of Stephen Curry . James became the first player since Shaquille O'Neal to score over 40 points in back - to - back NBA Finals games . </P> <P> With the series shifting back to Oracle Arena for the championship decider, the Warriors and the Cavaliers were neck - and - neck for most of Game 7 . Late in the 4th quarter, with the score tied 89--89, LeBron James made a memorable chasedown block on Andre Iguodala to save a go - ahead basket . Soon after, Kyrie Irving hit a 3 - pointer to give Cleveland the lead, and they held on to win the game 93--89 . This was Cleveland's first franchise title and made them first team in NBA Finals history to come back from a 3--1 deficit . LeBron James became only the third player in NBA history to have a triple double in a Finals Game 7 and became the first unanimous Finals MVP after leading in all five categories of points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks . </P> <P> On July 4, 2016, Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant signed with the Warriors in free agency . He averaged 25.1 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 4.8 APG, 1.1 SPG, and 1.6 BPG . After finishing 67--15, the first team in NBA history to win at least 67 games in three straight seasons, the Warriors went 12--0 in the Western Conference playoffs . They became the third team in league history to sweep all three rounds after the Los Angeles Lakers (1988--89 and 2000--01), doing it against the Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz, and San Antonio Spurs, and the first to do so going 12--0 (the previous teams went 11--0 when the first round was best - of - five). Curry and Durant became the only players in NBA history to enter the NBA Finals averaging at least 25 PPG and shooting 50% from the field . </P> <P> In the Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers willfully made it to the Finals, going 12--1, cruising past the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors in convincing series sweeps . In the Conference Finals, the Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics in five games . James was considered to be playing his best basketball of his career, entering the Finals averaging 32.5 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 7.0 APG, 2.2 SPG, and 1.4 BPG . He shot 57% from the field and 42% from three . James averaged a triple double in the finals . Kevin Love also played his best basketball as a Cavalier, averaging 17.2 PPG 10.4 RPG, 1.9 APG, shooting 46% from the field, and 44% from behind the arc . Kyrie Irving set a career playoff - high 42 points during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against Boston . The Warriors and Cavaliers had a combined 24--1 record entering the Finals, the fewest amount of combined losses entering the Finals ever . </P>

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