SLAM names 2015-16 Cleveland Cavaliers No. 20 on all-time teams list

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The 2015-16 Cleveland Cavaliers have been named No. 20 in SLAM Journal’s checklist of Prime 75 NBA Groups of all time on Could 28.

The Cavaliers, with a 57-25 file that yr, was listed one spot increased than the 73-9 Golden State Warriors, their 2016 NBA Finals opponents, based on SLAM.

Tyronn Lue was hired to teach the crew in the course of the season following the firing of former coach David Blatt, regardless of a Finals berth within the 2014-15 season.

The Cavs, led by Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love and LeBron James, grew to become the one crew in NBA historical past to come back again from a 3-1 deficit within the Finals, securing the primary NBA championship in crew historical past, whereas concurrently bringing an expert championship to Cleveland for the primary time in over 50 years.

Throughout that yr, James was unanimously named Finals MVP for the third time in his profession after averaging 29.7 factors, 11.3 rebounds and eight.9 assists through the seven-game sequence.

James additionally recorded a triple-double in sport 7 of that yr’s finals after placing up 27 factors, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, becoming a member of Jerry West in 1969 and James Worthy in 1988 as the one gamers to realize this stat line.

James’ stats additionally included 3 blocks, one among which got here after chasing down Warriors F Andre Iguodala within the final two minutes of the sport.

James’s spotlight defensive play was adopted by a 3-point shot by Kyrie Irving over Stephen Curry to place the Cavaliers forward, ultimately profitable the sequence for Cleveland.

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