<P> 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 franchise history, becoming the first team since the 1990--91 Chicago Bulls to win a championship without any prior Finals experience from any player on their roster . Golden State's Andre Iguodala was named the Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP). </P> <P> The Warriors were led by 2014--15 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Stephen Curry, while the Cavaliers featured four - time league MVP LeBron James . Both teams entered the series with title droughts of four decades, with the Cavaliers having never won a title since their 1970--71 inception and the Warriors' last title having been in 1975 . This was also the first time that both participating teams had first - year head coaches since the inaugural league finals in 1947, when the NBA was known as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). It was the fifth consecutive finals appearance for James who played for the Miami Heat the previous four seasons, making him the first NBA player since the Boston Celtics dynasty of the 1960s to achieve this accomplishment . </P> <P> James also became the first player in NBA Finals history to lead both teams in points, assists and rebounds for the entire series . He averaged 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists for the series, although he shot 39.8% throughout the series . Kevin Love missed the entire series due to an injury, and Kyrie Irving missed the final five games of the series due to an injury in Game 1 . For the second straight year, the Finals was played in the 2--2--1--1--1 format (Games 1, 2, and 5 were at Golden State, games 3, 4, and 6 were at Cleveland . Had it been necessary, Game 7 would have been held at Golden State). The series began on June 4, 2015, and it ended on June 16, 2015, and in the United States, it was televised on ABC and in Canada, it was televised on TSN . </P> <P> The Cavaliers entered the 2014--15 season after firing Mike Brown and replacing him with David Blatt as head coach, signing free agent forward LeBron James, and trading for forward Kevin Love . James previously played for Cleveland from 2003 to 2010, leading the Cavaliers to their only previous Finals appearance in 2007 . James then played for the Miami Heat from 2010 to 2014, leading the Heat to two NBA championships in 2012 and 2013 . During the 2014 NBA draft on June 26, 2014, Cleveland held the first overall pick and used it to select Andrew Wiggins . Later on August 23, a three - team trade was completed involving the Cavaliers, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Philadelphia 76ers . As part of the deal, Cleveland dealt Wiggins and Anthony Bennett and received Love . </P>

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