This will be the first warriorscavaliers nba finals since 2017, and only the fourth since 2015. Five of those have come in this years playoffs, and four of them have come in the 2015 finals. Ranking warriors nba finals teams, best to worst, since bay area move nbc sports 2020 nba mock draft. For those stats and his role in leading the warriors to 73 wins, curry also became the nbas first unanimous mvp winner. The 2015 nba finals between the cleveland cavaliers and golden state warriors has shifted back to the west coast for game 5 on sunday night. Lebron james becomes 1st player to average tripledouble. Lebron james sets nba finals record in losing effort to warriors. Golden state warriors news, scores, schedule, stats. Here are his stats for the first three games of the series. Golden state warriors forward draymond green 23 tries to take the ball from toronto raptors forward kawhi leonard 2 during the second half of game 2.
Steph curry posted his best stat line in the nba finals, pouring in 37 points to give golden state a 32 series lead over the cleveland cavaliers. Warriors vs cavaliers, 42 2015 nba finals team and players stats from the nba finals series played between the golden state warriors and the cleveland cavaliers in the 2015 playoffs. They swept the cavaliers in the 2018 nba finals with a 10885 game 4 victory. The western conference champion golden state warriors defeated the eastern conference champion cleveland cavaliers in six games for the warriors first title in 40 years and their fourth in franchise history, becoming the first team since the 199091 chicago bulls to win a championship without any prior finals experience from any player. Primary data provided by the official stats partner of the nba.
Iguodala took on the most important and thankless task in the series. The warriors regained homecourt advantage with a game. Golden state beat cleveland to win nba title as bogut becomes fifth aussie winner. Series schedules, results, tv info and playoff bracket the nba finals are set and will open june 4 with the golden state warriors playing host to the cleveland cavaliers in game 1. Keep track of every nba playoff series all postseason long. The 2015 nba finals was the championship series of the 201415 season of the national basketball association and the conclusion of the seasons playoffs. It is, though, the way to end up with one of the least productive championship series by an mvp in modern nba history. Oklahoma city thunder scores, news, schedule, players, stats, rumors, depth charts and more on. While iguodala posted decent stats in the playoffs, it was in the finals that he truly shined. Steph curry had the worst finals performance by an mvp in. The 2019 nba finals start on thursday in toronto, but before we get into that, here is a look at some under the radar finals stats and facts, that im sure some of you never knew. The 2015 nba playoffs was the postseason tournament of the national basketball associations 201415 season. Basketballreference utilizes official nba data for.
Lebron james sets nba finals record in losing effort to. Jason gay joked that this is only the fourth golden statecleveland finals since 2015. For the first time in 40 years, the golden state warriors are nba champions. Watch warriorscavaliers 2015 nba finals game 4 online. The final steps in the journey to become 2015 nba champions was a sixgame series victory over cleveland in the nba finals. The 2015 nba finals was the championship series of the 201415 season of the national basketball association nba and the conclusion of the seasons. Lebrons nba finals stats are incredible business insider.
A gamebygame recap of the warriors defeating the cavs. How the cavs and warriors stack up the 201415 season will end with either the cavaliers or warriors taking home the larry obrien trophy. Lebron james is the first player in nba finals history to lead both teams in points, assists and rebounds for the entire series. The star of the finals so far is the player charged with guarding james. Lebron has taken 34 or more shots in a game 11 times in his career. Conference semi finals conference finals nba finals. Stephen curry and finals mvp andre iguodala close out cleveland in game 6 to give the warriors their first title since. In his second nba finals appearance, durant dominated lebron james and the cavs, putting up over 35 points per game and dominating on both ends of the. Draymond green led the warriors with 28 points and 7 rebounds as stephen curry. Dellavedova, who starred earlier in the series, had finished with his worst performance of. Home of nba advanced stats official nba statistics and advanced analytics. According to nielsen, the 2015 nba finals averaged 19. Season record results opponent record results opponent record results opponent record results opponent.
The golden state warriors clinched the nba championship by beating the cleveland cavaliers, 129120. Summary and statistics for the 2015 nba finals cleveland cavaliers vs. Andre iguodala is worst nba finals mvp in last 30 years the. Although steph currys overall performance has been considered less than mediocre. While those numbers are atypical of a finals mvp, the counting. Summary and statistics for the 2015 nba eastern conference semifinals chicago bulls vs. Andre iguodala was named the most valuable player of the 2015 nba finals, beating lebron james by a vote of 74. The tournament concluded with the western conference champion golden state warriors defeating the eastern conference champion cleveland cavaliers 4 games to 2 in the nba finals. The golden state warriors defeated the cleveland cavaliers 11077 in game 2 of the finals to take a 20 series lead. Watch cavalierswarriors 2015 nba finals game 5 online. Cleveland cavaliers forward lebron james is the first player in nba finals history to lead both teams in points, assists and rebounds for the entire series, according to espn james averaged 35. The cleveland cavaliers can take a 31 series lead over the golden state warriors in the 2015 nba finals when the series resumes thursday night for game 4.
Andre iguodala is worst nba finals mvp in last 30 years. Golden state warriors 10 the warriors are just the 10th team in nba history to win 67 games in the regular season. Heres an allaccess pass to the warriors seriesclinching game 6, highlighted by a teamhightying 25 points from. May 12 conference finals conf finals may 14 25 finals finals may 30 jun conference finals conf finals may 14. Team and players stats from the nba finals series played between the golden state warriors and the cleveland cavaliers in the 2015 playoffs.