2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season, first championship March 2026 August 2023 Cleveland Cavaliers 2016 yes yes yes 57 25 Central 1 1 Tyronn Lue David Griffin Dan Gilbert Quicken Loans Arena NBA champions(Defeated Warriors 4–3) CLE Fox Sports Ohio WTAM WMMS The 2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 46th season of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers won the 2016 NBA championship, the first NBA championship in franchise history. During the regular season, the Cavaliers had the third best team offensive rating and were tenth in team defensive rating in the NBA. During the playoffs, the Cavaliers had the best team offensive rating and were eighth in team defensive rating in the NBA. In the playoffs, the Cavaliers swept the Detroit Pistons in four games in the first round, then swept the Atlanta Hawks in four games in the Semi-finals, before finally defeating the Toronto Raptors in six games in the Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for a second consecutive year. There, the Cavaliers faced off against the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors, the team that defeated them in the previous year's NBA Finals in six games, and were coming off of the best regular-season record in NBA history at 73–9. The Cavaliers would go on to defeat the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals in seven games, coming back from a 3–1 series deficit to avenge their loss from the prior year. The Cavaliers became the first team in NBA Finals history to recover from a 3–1 series deficit and win.2016-06-27 Cavaliers become first team to rally from 3–1 series deficit in NBA Finals https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400878160 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160627180622/http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400878160 2016-06-27 ESPN Associated Press mdy The Cavaliers' victory also marked the first championship win by a major professional sports team from Cleveland since 1964, ending a 52–year championship drought dating back to the 1964 NFL title won by the Cleveland Browns. In addition, the Cleveland Cavaliers became the first NBA champion to represent the Central Division since the 2003–04 Detroit Pistons. Regular season summary The Cavaliers started the season strong and rose to the top of the Eastern Conference. However, despite having the best record in their conference, the team fired head coach David Blatt on January 22, 2016.https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14629892/nba-final-unraveling-david-blatt David Blatt and the unwinding of his Cleveland tenure Brian Windhorst 2016-01-23 ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20180502001504/http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/14629892/nba-final-unraveling-david-blatt 2018-05-02 McMenamin Dave live Brian Windhorst Assistant coach Tyronn Lue took over for the remainder of the season.https://www.si.com/nba/2016/01/22/cavaliers-david-blatt-fired-lebron-james-tyronn-lue-disconnect LeBron James-David Blatt disconnect forced Cavs to make coaching change Golliver Ben 2016-01-22 Sports Illustrated https://web.archive.org/web/20180502001631/https://www.si.com/nba/2016/01/22/cavaliers-david-blatt-fired-lebron-james-tyronn-lue-disconnect 2018-05-02 en The Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 57–25 record and obtained the number one seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2010.http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2016/04/lebron_james_atlanta_hawks_joe_3.html LeBron James clearly coveted the No. 1 seed for the Cleveland Cavaliers Vardon Joe 2016-04-11 cleveland.com https://web.archive.org/web/20180502001809/http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2016/04/lebron_james_atlanta_hawks_joe_3.html 2018-05-02 en-US thumb|Team captain guard Kyrie Irving played his fifth season with Cleveland and hit the go-ahead shot in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Postseason summary In the 2016 NBA Playoffs' first round, the Cleveland Cavaliers matched up against the 8th seed Detroit Pistons. In the first game of their series, Cleveland's point guard Kyrie Irving led the way scoring 31 points and sealing a win for the Cavaliers, 106–101.Pistons vs. Cavaliers - Game Summary - April 17, 2016 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/400874343 2022-02-17 ESPN.com en The Cavs swept the rest of the series, winning 107–90 in Game 2, 101–91 in Game 3, and 100–98 in Game 4.2016 NBA Eastern Conference First Round - Pistons vs. Cavaliers https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2016-nba-eastern-conference-first-round-pistons-vs-cavaliers.html 2022-02-17 Basketball-Reference.com en Kyrie Irving was the top scorer of the series averaging 27.5 points per game,Zillgitt Jeff Kyrie Irving leads Cavs in first-round sweep over Pistons https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/playoffs/2016/04/24/kyrie-irving-leads-cavs-first-round-sweep-over-pistons/83485182/ 2022-02-17 USA TODAY en-US LeBron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers in this series in assist and steals, averaging 6.8 assists and 1.8 steals,2016 NBA Eastern Conference First Round - Pistons vs. Cavaliers https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2016-nba-eastern-conference-first-round-pistons-vs-cavaliers.html 2022-02-17 Basketball-Reference.com en and big man Kevin Love led Cleveland in rebounds averaging 12 total rebounds per game.2016 NBA Eastern Conference First Round - Pistons vs. Cavaliers https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2016-nba-eastern-conference-first-round-pistons-vs-cavaliers.html 2022-02-17 Basketball-Reference.com en The Cavaliers were matched with the number four seed, Atlanta Hawks, for their second series in the 2015-2016 post-season. Similar to their last series, they swept their opponents 4–0.LeBron James, Cavs sweep Hawks to return to Eastern Conference Finals Sporting News https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/lebron-james-cavaliers-sweep-hawks-eastern-conference-finals-nba-news/fh5s0oa8od2n1qkzahi1zr8yd 2022-02-24 www.sportingnews.com en LeBron James led the way in scoring, averaging 24.3 points per game. He also led his team in assists and steals, averaging 7.8 assists and 3 steals per game.2016 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals - Hawks vs. Cavaliers https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2016-nba-eastern-conference-semifinals-hawks-vs-cavaliers.html 2022-02-24 Basketball-Reference.com en Kevin Love was the rebound leader for the series averaging 13 rebounds per game.2016 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals - Hawks vs. Cavaliers https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2016-nba-eastern-conference-semifinals-hawks-vs-cavaliers.html 2022-02-24 Basketball-Reference.com en The Cavaliers were now facing the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference Finals. The series between the Raptors and the Cavaliers took 6 games to finish with Cleveland winning 4 to 2. This was the first time in their 2015-2016 playoff run that they lost a game.Cato Tim 2016-05-27 LeBron goes to 6th straight Finals with Game 6 win https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/5/27/11804174/raptors-cavaliers-2016-results-nba-playoffs-scores-lebron-james-finals 2022-03-01 SBNation.com en LeBron James led his team in all major stats against the Toronto Raptors. He averaged 26 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 6.7 assists in the 6-game series.2016 NBA Eastern Conference Finals - Raptors vs. Cavaliers https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2016-nba-eastern-conference-finals-raptors-vs-cavaliers.html 2022-03-01 Basketball-Reference.com en The Cavaliers were off to face the Golden State Warriors in the NBA finals. They were considered huge underdogs because the Warriors had accomplished an incredible feat in the regular season, seventy-three wins and nine losses, the best record ever in the NBA.Warriors reach 73 wins in blowout to set new single-season record http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/warriors-reach-73-wins-in-blowout-to-set-new-single-season-record-043721552.html 2022-03-01 sports.yahoo.com en-US The Cavaliers lost three of the first four games of the 2016 NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors, who had defeated Cleveland in the Finals the year before.https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/17/sports/basketball/nba-finals-2015-warriors-win-title-beating-cavaliers.html Golden State Warriors End N.B.A. Title Drought With Victory Over Cavaliers Cacciola Scott 2015-06-17 The New York Times 2018-05-12 en-US 0362-4331 The first two games were blowouts for Golden State, 104–89 and 110–77 respectively, combining for a total winning margin of 48. Cleveland would respond with a 120–90 blowout of their own to cut the series deficit to 2–1, but the Warriors would pull away late in Game 4 to take a decisive 3–1 series lead. In turn, the Cavaliers won Games 5 and 6 of the series to bring about a climactic Game 7 at Oracle Arena.https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/20/sports/basketball/golden-state-warriors-cleveland-cavaliers-nba-championship.html Cavaliers Defeat Warriors to Win Their First N.B.A. Title Cacciola Scott 2016-06-19 The New York Times 2018-05-12 en-US 0362-4331 With Game 7 tied at 89–89, LeBron James chased down and blocked Andre Iguodala's attempted lay-up in a play that became known as "The Block."https://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs/2016/story/_/id/16351029/lebron-james-cleveland-cavaliers-named-unanimous-nba-finals-mvp LeBron James named unanimous Finals MVP after Cavs' Game 7 win Arnovitz Kevin 2016-06-20 ESPN live https://web.archive.org/web/20180512183246/http://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs/2016/story/_/id/16351029/lebron-james-cleveland-cavaliers-named-unanimous-nba-finals-mvp 2018-05-12https://www.si.com/nba/2017/09/19/open-floor-podcast-best-games-warriors-cavaliers-lebron-james-block-game-7 Reliving LeBron James's Block in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals Sharp Andrew 2017-09-19 Sports Illustrated https://web.archive.org/web/20180512184036/https://www.si.com/nba/2017/09/19/open-floor-podcast-best-games-warriors-cavaliers-lebron-james-block-game-7 2018-05-12 Golliver Ben en The Cavaliers ultimately won Game 7, 93–89, for the first NBA championship in franchise history. Until then, no team had recovered from a 3–1 deficit in an NBA Finals series. James was named the unanimous NBA Finals MVP, receiving the award for the third time in his career. This win ended a fifty-two year championship drought in the city of Cleveland, with the last championship that any major sports team had won there being in 1964 when the Cleveland Browns won an NFL season.McLaughlin Eliott C. 2016-06-20 'Finally, we did it!': Cavs' title ends 52 years of Cleveland sports agony https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/20/sport/cleveland-cavaliers-nba-championship-ends-drought/index.html 2022-03-01 CNN en In addition, this championship was LeBron's first to not be with the Miami Heat. Draft picks 2015 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team 1 24 Tyus Jones PG Duke 2 53 Sir'Dominic Pointer SG / SF St. John's Roster Cleveland Cavaliers 2015–16 #860038 #FFFFFF #FDBB30 #860038 9 Channing Frye C 6 11 255 1983-05-17 Arizona 8 Matthew Dellavedova PG 6 4 198 1990-09-08 Saint Mary’s 2 Kyrie Irving PG 6 3 193 1992-03-23 Duke 23 LeBron James SF 6 8 250 1984-12-30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH) 24 Richard Jefferson SF 6 7 233 1980-06-21 Arizona 30 Dahntay Jones SF 6 6 225 1980-12-27 Duke 1 James Jones basketball, born 1980 SF 6 8 218 1980-10-04 Miami (Florida) 14 Sasha Kaun C 6 11 260 1985-05-08 Kansas 0 Kevin Love PF 6 10 251 1988-09-07 UCLA 12 Jordan McRae PG 6 5 179 1991-03-28 Tennessee 20 Timofey Mozgov C 7 3 275 1986-07-16 Russia 4 Iman Shumpert SG 6 5 220 1990-06-26 Georgia Tech 5 J. R. Smith SG 6 6 225 1985-09-09 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) 13 Tristan Thompson FC 6 9 238 1991-03-13 Texas 52 Mo Williams PG 6 1 198 1982-12-19 Alabama David Blatt (fired) Tyronn Lue Jim Boylan Bret Brielmaier Larry Drew Phil Handy (player development) Mike Longabardi James Posey Vitaly Potapenko (player development) https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2016.html April 13, 2016 Player statistics Regular season Player GP GS MIN FG% FT% 3FG% STL BLK AST REB PTSLeBron James 76 76 35.6 52.0% 73.1% 30.9% 1.4 .60 6.8 7.4 25.3Kyrie Irving 53 53 31.5 44.8% 88.5% 32.1% 1.1 .30 4.7 3.0 19.6Kevin Love 77 77 31.5 41.9% 82.2% 36.0% .80 .50 2.4 9.9 16.0J.R. Smith 77 77 30.7 41.5% 63.4% 40.0% 1.1 .30 1.7 2.8 12.4Tristan Thompson 82 34 27.7 58.8% 61.6% 0% .50 .60 .6 9.0 7.8Matthew Dellavedova 76 14 24.6 40.5% 86.4% 41.0% .60 .10 4.4 2.1 7.5Iman Shumpert 54 5 24.4 37.4% 78.4% 29.5% 1.0 .40 1.7 3.8 5.8Mo Williams 41 14 18.2 43.7% 90.5% 35.3% .30 .10 2.4 1.9 8.2Richard Jefferson 74 5 17.9 45.8% 66.7% 38.2% .40 .20 .8 1.7 5.5Timofey Mozgov 76 48 17.4 56.5% 71.6% 14.3% .30 .80 .4 4.4 6.3Channing Frye 26 3 17.2 44.1% 78.6% 37.7% .30 .30 1.0 3.6 7.5Anderson Varejao 31 0 10.0 42.1% 76.2% 0% .40 .20 .6 2.9 2.6James Jones 48 0 9.6 40.8% 80.8% 39.4% .20 .20 .3 1.0 3.7Jared Cunningham 40 3 8.9 35.2% 62.5% 31.3% .30 .10 .5 0.7 2.6Jordan McRae 15 1 7.5 44.2% 69.2% 63.6% .00 .10 1.0 0.8 4.1Sasha Kaun 25 0 3.8 52.9% 45.5% 0% .20 .20 .10 1.0 0.9Joe Harris 5 0 3.0 25.0% 0% 25.0% .00 .00 0.4 .6 0.6https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2016.html 2015-16 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats Standings CLE CLE Preseason Cleveland Cavaliers yes 2016 Total: 1–6 (Home: 1–4; Road: 0–2) Cleveland Cavaliers Pre-season yes no 1 4 0 2 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 1 | October 77:00 pm | Atlanta | 96–98 | J. R. Smith (15) | LeBron James (7) | LeBron James (5) | Cintas Center10,250 | 0–1 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 2 | October 87:00 pm | @ Philadelphia | 114–115 | Jared Cunningham (31) | Austin Daye (9) | Matthew Dellavedova (5) | Wells Fargo Center8,229 | 0–2 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 3 | October 127:00 pm | Memphis | 81–91 | LeBron James (14) | Anderson Varejão (7) | Matthew Dellavedova (4) | Schottenstein Center18,073 | 0–3 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 4 | October 137:00 pm | Milwaukee | 101–110 | Mo Williams (18) | Kaun, Williams (6) | Cook, Williams (4) | Quicken Loans Arena18,624 | 0–4 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 5 | October 157:00 pm | Indiana | 85–107 | Timofey Mozgov (16) | Anderson Varejão (7) | Jared Cunningham (6) | Quicken Loans Arena18,774 | 0–5 |- style="background-color:#fbb;" | 6 | October 188:00 pm | @ Toronto | 81–87 | Mo Williams (13) | Timofey Mozgov (11) | Dellavedova, Varejão (5) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 0–6 |- style="background-color:#bfb;" | 7 | October 197:00 pm | Dallas | 103–97 | J. R. Smith (19) | Jack Cooley (15) | Cunningham, Dellavedova (5) | Quicken Loans Arena18,768 | 1–6 bkn 2016 Regular season game log Cleveland Cavaliers 2016 Total: 57–25 (Home: 33–8; Road: 24–17) Cleveland Cavaliers October yes no 1 0 1 1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | October 27 | @ Chicago | 20151027 CLECHI 95 97 | LeBron James (25) | Tristan Thompson (12) | Mo Williams (7) | United Center21,957 | 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | October 28 | @ Memphis | 20151028 CLEMEM 106 76 | Kevin Love (17) | Kevin Love (13) | J. R. Smith (7) | FedExForum18,119 | 1–1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | October 30 | Miami | 20151030 MIACLE 102 92 | LeBron James (29) | Kevin Love (14) | Matthew Dellavedova (10) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 2–1 Cleveland Cavaliers November 8 0 3 3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | November 2 | @ Philadelphia | 20151102 CLEPHI 107 100 | LeBron James (22) | James, Thompson (9) | LeBron James (11) | Wells Fargo Center18,094 | 3–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | November 4 | New York | 20151104 NYKCLE 96 86 | LeBron James (23) | Tristan Thompson (13) | Matthew Dellavedova (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 4–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | November 6 | Philadelphia | 20151106 PHICLE 108 102 | LeBron James (31) | Kevin Love (14) | LeBron James (13) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 5–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 | November 8 | Indiana | 20151108 INDCLE 101 97 | LeBron James (29) | Kevin Love (15) | Matthew Dellavedova (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 6–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 8 | November 10 | Utah | 20151110 UTACLE 118 114 | LeBron James (31) | Kevin Love (8) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 7–1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 | November 13 | @ New York | 20151113 CLENYK 90 84 | LeBron James (31) | Kevin Love (11) | LeBron James (6) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 8–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 | November 14 | @ Milwaukee | 20151114 CLEMIL 105 108 2 | LeBron James (37) | Kevin Love (14) | Matthew Dellavedova (7) | BMO Harris Bradley Center18,717 | 8–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 | November 17 | @ Detroit | 20151117 CLEDET 99 104 | LeBron James (30) | Love, Thompson (9) | Mo Williams (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills18,442 | 8–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 12 | November 19 | Milwaukee | 20151119 MILCLE 115 100 | LeBron James (27) | Kevin Love (15) | Matthew Dellavedova (13) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 9–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 | November 21 | Atlanta | 20151121 ATLCLE 109 97 | Kevin Love (25) | Tristan Thompson (16) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 10–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 14 | November 23 | Orlando | 20151123 ORLCLE 117 103 | Kevin Love (34) | Tristan Thompson (14) | LeBron James (13) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 11–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 | November 25 | @ Toronto | 20151125 CLETOR 99 103 | LeBron James (24) | Kevin Love (13) | LeBron James (8) | Air Canada Centre20,140 | 11–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 16 | November 27 | @ Charlotte | 20151127 CLECHA 95 90 | LeBron James (25) | Kevin Love (16) | James, Dellavedova (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,093 | 12–4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 17 | November 28 | Brooklyn | 20151128 BKNCLE 90 88 | James, Love (26) | Tristan Thompson (11) | Matthew Dellavedova (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 13–4 Cleveland Cavaliers December 4 1 4 4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 | December 1 | Washington | 20151201 WASCLE 85 97 | LeBron James (24) | LeBron James (13) | LeBron James (4) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 13–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 | December 4 | @ New Orleans | 20151204 CLENOP 108 114 1 | LeBron James (37) | Love, Thompson (10) | LeBron James (8) | Smoothie King Center17,906 | 13–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 | December 5 | @ Miami | 20151205 CLEMIA 84 99 | Richard Jefferson (18) | Kevin Love (8) | Matthew Dellavedova (5) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 13–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 21 | December 8 | Portland | 20151208 PORCLE 105 100 | LeBron James (33) | LeBron James (10) | Kevin Love (4) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 14–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 22 | December 11 | @ Orlando | 20151211 CLEORL 111 76 | LeBron James (25) | Kevin Love (13) | LeBron James (8) | Amway Center17,239 | 15–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 23 | December 15 | @ Boston | 20151215 CLEBOS 89 77 | LeBron James (24) | Timofey Mozgov (10) | Kevin Love (5) | TD Garden18,624 | 16–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 24 | December 17 | Oklahoma City | 20151217 OKCCLE 104 100 | LeBron James (33) | Tristan Thompson (15) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 17–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 25 | December 20 | Philadelphia | 20151220 PHICLE 108 86 | LeBron James (23) | Timofey Mozgov (8) | Irving, James, Smith, Shumpert (4) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 18–7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 26 | December 23 | New York | 20151223 NYKCLE 91 84 | LeBron James (24) | Kevin Love (13) | Matthew Dellavedova (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 19–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 | December 25 | @ Golden State | 20151225 CLEGSW 83 89 | LeBron James (25) | Kevin Love (18) | Kevin Love (4) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 19–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 | December 26 | @ Portland | 20151226 CLEPOR 76 105 | Kevin Love (13) | Tristan Thompson (11) | Matthew Dellavedova (6) | Moda Center19,393 | 19–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 29 | December 28 | @ Phoenix | 20151228 CLEPHX 101 97 | Kyrie Irving (22) | Tristan Thompson (10) | LeBron James (7) | Talking Stick Resort Arena18,319 | 20–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 30 | December 29 | @ Denver | 20151229 CLEDEN 93 87 | LeBron James (34) | Kevin Love (14) | Matthew Dellavedova (5) | Pepsi Center17,523 | 21–9 Cleveland Cavaliers January 6 2 7 1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 31 | January 2 | Orlando | 20160102 ORLCLE 104 79 | LeBron James (29) | Kevin Love (13) | Matthew Dellavedova (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 22–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 32 | January 4 | Toronto | 20160104 TORCLE 122 100 | Kyrie Irving (25) | Tristan Thompson (11) | Kyrie Irving (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 23–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 33 | January 6 | @ Washington | 20160106 CLEWAS 121 115 | LeBron James (34) | LeBron James (10) | LeBron James (4) | Verizon Center20,356 | 24–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 34 | January 8 | @ Minnesota | 20160108 CLEMIN 125 99 | J.R. Smith (27) | LeBron James (12) | LeBron James (8) | Target Center16,768 | 25–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 35 | January 10 | @ Philadelphia | 20160110 CLEPHI 95 85 | LeBron James (37) | Kevin Love (15) | LeBron James (9) | Wells Fargo Center19,226 | 26–9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 36 | January 12 | @ Dallas | 20160112 CLEDAL 110 107 1 | LeBron James (27) | Kevin Love (11) | Kyrie Irving (9) | American Airlines Center20,347 | 27–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 | January 14 | @ San Antonio | 20160114 CLESAS 95 99 | LeBron James (22) | Tristan Thompson (11) | LeBron James (4) | AT&T Center18,418 | 27–10 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 38 | January 15 | @ Houston | 20160115 CLEHOU 91 77 | Kyrie Irving (23) | Kevin Love (13) | LeBron James (7) | Toyota Center18,320 | 28–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 | January 18 | Golden State | 20160118 GSWCLE 98 132 | LeBron James (16) | Kevin Love (6) | Matthew Dellavedova (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 28–11 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 40 | January 20 | @ Brooklyn | 20160120 CLEBKN 91 78 | James, Love (17) | Kevin Love (18) | Irving, James (5) | Barclays Center17,732 | 29–11 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 41 | January 21 | L.A. Clippers | 20160121 LACCLE 115 102 | James, Smith (22) | Kevin Love (16) | LeBron James (12) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 30–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 | January 23 | Chicago | 20160123 CHICLE 83 96 | LeBron James (26) | LeBron James (13) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 30–12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 43 | January 25 | Minnesota | 20160125 MINCLE 114 107 | LeBron James (25) | Tristan Thompson (12) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 31–12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 44 | January 27 | Phoenix | 20160127 PHXCLE 115 93 | James, Love (21) | Kevin Love (11) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 32–12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 45 | January 29 | @ Detroit | 20160129 CLEDET 114 106 | Kevin Love (29) | Tristan Thompson (14) | LeBron James (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills21,012 | 33–12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 46 | January 30 | San Antonio | 20160130 SASCLE 117 103 | LeBron James (29) | Kevin Love (11) | LeBron James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 34–12 Cleveland Cavaliers February 6 2 2 3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 47 | February 1 | @ Indiana | 20160201 CLEIND 111 106 1 | Kyrie Irving (25) | James, Thompson (12) | Kyrie Irving (7) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse17,283 | 35–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 | February 3 | @ Charlotte | 20160203 CLECHA 97 106 | Kyrie Irving (26) | Kevin Love (12) | LeBron James (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena19,189 | 35–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 | February 5 | Boston | 20160205 BOSCLE 103 104 | LeBron James (30) | Tristan Thompson (10) | Kyrie Irving (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 35–14 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 50 | February 6 | New Orleans | 20160206 NOPCLE 99 84 | Kyrie Irving (29) | Tristan Thompson (15) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 36–14 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 51 | February 8 | Sacramento | 20160208 SACCLE 120 100 | Kyrie Irving (32) | James, Thompson (10) | Kyrie Irving (12) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 37–14 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 52 | February 10 | L.A. Lakers | 20160210 LALCLE 120 111 | Kyrie Irving (35) | Tristan Thompson (13) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 38–14 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#bfb;" | 53 | February 18 | Chicago | 20160218 CHICLE 106 95 | LeBron James (25) | Kevin Love (12) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 39–14 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 54 | February 21 | @ Oklahoma City | 20160221 CLEOKC 115 92 | Kevin Love (29) | Tristan Thompson (11) | LeBron James (9) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 40–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 55 | February 22 | Detroit | 20160222 DETCLE 88 96 | Kyrie Irving (30) | LeBron James (8) | Irving, James (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 40–15 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 56 | February 24 | Charlotte | 20160224 CHACLE 114 103 | Irving, James (23) | Tristan Thompson (10) | Dellavedova, James (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 41–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 | February 26 | @ Toronto | 20160226 CLETOR 97 99 | LeBron James (25) | Tristan Thompson (9) | LeBron James (7) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 41–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 | February 28 | @ Washington | 20160228 CLEWAS 99 115 | Kyrie Irving (28) | Timofey Mozgov (10) | Kyrie Irving (6) | Verizon Center20,356 | 41–17 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 59 | February 29 | Indiana | 20160229 INDCLE 100 96 | LeBron James (33) | Tristan Thompson (11) | Irving, Love (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 42–17 Cleveland Cavaliers March 6 2 5 3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 60 | March 4 | Washington | 20160304 WASCLE 108 83 | Kyrie Irving (21) | LeBron James (13) | Kyrie Irving (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 43–17 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 61 | March 5 | Boston | 20160305 BOSCLE 120 103 | LeBron James (28) | Iman Shumpert (16) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 44–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 | March 7 | Memphis | 20160307 MEMCLE 103 106 | LeBron James (28) | Kevin Love (11) | Irving, James (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 44–18 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 63 | March 9 | @ Sacramento | 20160309 CLESAC 120 111 | Kyrie Irving (30) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (6) | Sleep Train Arena17,317 | 45–18 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 64 | March 10 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20160310 CLELAL 120 108 | Kyrie Irving (26) | Tristan Thompson (14) | Kyrie Irving (9) | Staples Center18,997 | 46–18 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 65 | March 13 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20160313 CLELAC 114 90 | LeBron James (27) | Tristan Thompson (14) | Irving, James (5) | Staples Center19,342 | 47–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 | March 14 | @ Utah | 20160314 CLEUTA 85 94 | LeBron James (23) | LeBron James (12) | Matthew Dellavedova (5) | Vivint Smart Home Arena19,911 | 47–19 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 67 | March 16 | Dallas | 20160316 DALCLE 99 98 | Kyrie Irving (33) | Kevin Love (18) | Matthew Dellavedova (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 48–19 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 68 | March 18 | @ Orlando | 20160318 CLEORL 109 103 | Kyrie Irving (26) | Tristan Thompson (15) | LeBron James (8) | Amway Center18,046 | 49–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 | March 19 | @ Miami | 20160319 CLEMIA 101 122 | LeBron James (26) | Frye, Jefferson, Mozgov (4) | Irving, Shumpert (4) | American Airlines Arena19,737 | 49–20 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 70 | March 21 | Denver | 20160321 DENCLE 124 91 | LeBron James (33) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 50–20 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 71 | March 23 | Milwaukee | 20160323 MILCLE 113 104 | LeBron James (26) | Kevin Love (10) | Irving, James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 51–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 | March 24 | @ Brooklyn | 20160324 CLEBKN 95 104 | LeBron James (30) | Kevin Love (12) | LeBron James (5) | Barclays Center17,732 | 51–21 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 73 | March 26 | @ New York | 20160326 CLENYK 107 93 | Kevin Love (28) | Kevin Love (12) | LeBron James (10) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 52–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 | March 29 | Houston | 20160329 HOUCLE 100 106 | Kyrie Irving (31) | Kevin Love (11) | Kyrie Irving (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 52–22 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 75 | March 31 | Brooklyn | 20160331 BKNCLE 107 87 | LeBron James (24) | Kevin Love (10) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 53–22 Cleveland Cavaliers April 2 1 2 2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 76 | April 1 | @ Atlanta | 20160401 CLEATL 110 108 1 | LeBron James (29) | LeBron James (16) | LeBron James (9) | Philips Arena19,427 | 54–22 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 77 | April 3 | Charlotte | 20160403 CHACLE 112 103 | LeBron James (31) | Kevin Love (9) | LeBron James (12) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 55–22 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 78 | April 5 | @ Milwaukee | 20160405 CLEMIL 109 80 | J. R. Smith (21) | Kevin Love (9) | LeBron James (9) | BMO Harris Bradley Center15,061 | 56–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 | April 6 | @ Indiana | 20160406 CLEIND 109 123 | Kyrie Irving (26) | Kevin Love (5) | Kyrie Irving (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse18,165 | 56–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 80 | April 9 | @ Chicago | 20160409 CLECHI 102 105 | LeBron James (33) | Kevin Love (13) | Kyrie Irving (8) | United Center22,186 | 56–24 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 81 | April 11 | Atlanta | 20160411 ATLCLE 109 94 | Kyrie Irving (35) | Kevin Love (14) | LeBron James (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 57–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 82 | April 13 | Detroit | 20160413 DETCLE 110 112 1 | Jordan McRae (36) | Timofey Mozgov (12) | Jordan McRae (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 57–25 cle 2016 Playoffs Game log Cleveland Cavaliers yes 2016 Total: 16–5 (Home: 9–1; Road: 7–4) Cleveland Cavaliers First Round yes yes no 2 0 2 0 |- bgcolor=bbffbb | 1 | April 17 | Detroit | 20160417 DETCLE 106 101 | Kyrie Irving (31) | Kevin Love (13) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=bbffbb | 2 | April 20 | Detroit | 20160420 DETCLE 107 90 | LeBron James (27) | Kevin Love (10) | Matthew Dellavedova (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 2–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | April 22 | @ Detroit | 20160422 CLEDET 101 91 | Kyrie Irving (26) | LeBron James (13) | LeBron James (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills21,584 | 3–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | April 24 | @ Detroit | 20160424 CLEDET 100 98 | Kyrie Irving (31) | Kevin Love (13) | LeBron James (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills21,584 | 4–0 Cleveland Cavaliers Conference Semifinals yes yes no 2 0 2 0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | May 2 | Atlanta | 20160502 ATLCLE 104 93 | LeBron James (25) | Tristan Thompson (14) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | May 4 | Atlanta | 20160504 ATLCLE 123 98 | LeBron James (27) | Kevin Love (13) | Dellavedova, Irving (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 2–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | May 6 | @ Atlanta | 20160506 CLEATL 121 108 | Channing Frye (27) | Kevin Love (15) | LeBron James (8) | Philips Arena19,089 | 3–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | May 8 | @ Atlanta | 20160508 CLEATL 100 99 | Kevin Love (27) | Kevin Love (13) | LeBron James (9) | Philips Arena19,031 | 4–0 Cleveland Cavaliers Conference Finals yes yes 3 0 1 2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 | May 17 | Toronto | 20160517 TORCLE 115 84 | Kyrie Irving (27) | Richard Jefferson (11) | Kyrie Irving (5) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–0 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | May 19 | Toronto | 20160519 TORCLE 108 89 | Kyrie Irving (26) | Tristan Thompson (12) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 2–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 | May 21 | @ Toronto | 20160521 CLETOR 84 99 | LeBron James (24) | James, Thompson (8) | LeBron James (5) | Air Canada Centre20,207 | 2–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | May 23 | @ Toronto | 20160523 CLETOR 99 105 | LeBron James (29) | James, Thompson (9) | Irving, James (6) | Air Canada Centre20,367 | 2–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | May 25 | Toronto | 20160525 TORCLE 116 78 | Kevin Love (25) | Tristan Thompson (10) | LeBron James (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 3–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | May 27 | @ Toronto | 20160527 CLETOR 113 87 | LeBron James (33) | Kevin Love (12) | Kyrie Irving (9) | Air Canada Centre20,605 | 4–2 Cleveland Cavaliers #000000 NBA Finals yes yes no 2 1 2 2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | June 2 | @ Golden State | 20160602 CLEGSW 89 104 | Kyrie Irving (26) | Kevin Love (13) | LeBron James (9) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 | June 5 | @ Golden State | 20160605 CLEGSW 77 110 | LeBron James (19) | LeBron James (8) | LeBron James (9) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 0–2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | June 8 | Golden State | 20160608 GSWCLE 120 90 | LeBron James (32) | Tristan Thompson (13) | Kyrie Irving (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 | June 10 | Golden State | 20160610 GSWCLE 97 108 | Kyrie Irving (34) | LeBron James (13) | LeBron James (9) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | June 13 | @ Golden State | 20160613 CLEGSW 112 97 | James, Irving (41) | LeBron James (16) | LeBron James (7) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 2–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 | June 16 | Golden State | 20160616 GSWCLE 115 101 | LeBron James (41) | Tristan Thompson (16) | LeBron James (11) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 3–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 | June 19 | @ Golden State | 20160619 CLEGSW 93 89 | LeBron James (27) | Kevin Love (14) | LeBron James (11) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 4–3 |- style="background:#bfb;" cle yes 2016 Transactions Trades June 25, 2015 To Cleveland Cavaliershttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/draft-picks-150625 Cavaliers Acquire Draft Rights to Cedi Osman and Rakeem Christmas from Minnesota nba.com/cavaliers June 25, 2015 June 25, 2015Rakeem ChristmasCedi Osman2019 Second Round Pick To Minnesota TimberwolvesTyus Jones July 23, 2015 To Cleveland Cavaliershttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/cavs-acquire-second-round-pick-150723 Cavs Acquire Second Round Pick from Pacers nba.com/cavaliers July 23, 2015 June 23, 20152019 Second Round Pick To Indiana PacersRakeem Christmas July 27, 2015 To Cleveland Cavaliershttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/cavs-blazers-trade-150727 Cavaliers Complete Trade with Portland nba.com/cavaliers July 27, 2015 June 27, 2015Two Trade Exceptions To Portland Trail BlazersMike MillerBrendan Haywood2019 & 2020 Second Round Pick January 12, 2016 To Cleveland Cavaliershttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/cavs-trade-160112 Cavaliers Acquire Protected Second Round Pick From Orlando nba.com/cavaliers January 12, 2016 January 12, 20162020 Second Round Pick To Orlando MagicJoe Harris2017 Second Round Pick February 18, 2016 To Cleveland CavaliersSecond Round Pick To Portland Trail BlazersAnderson VarejãoAndyFirst Round Pick February 18, 2016 To Cleveland Cavaliershttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/frye-trade-160218 Cavaliers Acquire Channing Frye nba.com/cavaliers February 18, 2016 September 15, 2016Channing Frye To Orlando MagicJared CunninghamSecond Round Pick Free agents Re-signed Player Signed Former Team Iman Shumperthttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/shumpert-signing-150709 Cavaliers Re-sign Guard Iman Shumpert nba.com/cavs July 9, 2015 July 9, 2015 Signed 4-year contract worth $40 million Cleveland Cavaliers Kevin Lovehttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/love-signing-150709 Cavaliers Re-sign Forward Kevin Love nba.com/cavaliers July 9, 2015 July 9, 2015 Signed 5-year contract worth $110 million Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron Jameshttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/james-signing-150710 Cavaliers Re-sign Forward LeBron James nba.com/cavaliers July 10, 2015 July 25, 2015 Signed 2-year contract worth $47.9 million Cleveland Cavaliers James Joneshttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/jones-re-sign-150725 Cavaliers Re-sign James Jones nba.com/cavaliers July 25, 2015 July 25, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160627175422/http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/jones-re-sign-150725 June 27, 2016 Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million Cleveland Cavaliers Matthew Dellavedovahttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/dellavedova-signing-150727 Cavs Re-sign Guard Matthew Dellavedova nba.com/cavaliers July 27, 2015 July 27, 2015 Signed 1-year contract worth $1.2 million Cleveland Cavaliers J. R. Smithhttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/smith-signing-2015 Cavs Re-sign Guard J.R. Smith nba.com/cavaliers September 2, 2015 September 2, 2015 Signed 2-year contract worth $10 million Cleveland Cavaliers Tristan Thompsonhttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/thompson-signing-2015 Cavs Re-Sign Forward Tristan Thompson nba.com/cavaliers October 22, 2015 October 22, 2015 Signed 5-year contract worth $82 million Cleveland Cavaliers Additions Player Signed Former Team Mo Williamshttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/williams-signing-150710 Cavs Sign guard Mo Williams nba.com/cavs July 10, 2015 July 10, 2015 Signed 2-year contract worth $4 million Charlotte Hornets Richard Jeffersonhttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/jefferson-signing-2015 Cavs Sign Forward Richard Jefferson nba.com/cavs August 5, 2015 August 5, 2015 Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million Dallas Mavericks Sasha Kaunhttp://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/kaun-signing-2015 Cavs Sign Center Sasha Kaun nba.com/cavs September 9, 2015 October 22, 2015 Signed 2-year contract CSKA Moscow Jordan McRae Signed 2-year contract Delaware 87ers / Phoenix Suns Subtractions Player Reason Left New Team Shawn Marionhttps://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/12208680/cleveland-cavaliers-forward-shawn-marion-says-retire-end-season Marion to retire at end of season ESPN January 21, 2015 January 21, 2015 Retired (Retired) Kendrick Perkinshttp://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/pelicans-sign-kendrick-perkins Pelicans Sign Kendrick Perkins nba.com/pelicans July 28, 2015 July 28, 2015 Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million New Orleans Pelicans David Blatt (Head coach)http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/varejao-signing-20160222 Warriors Sign Free Agent Center Anderson Varejao NBA.com February 22, 2016 February 22, 2016 Fired Darüşşafaka Doğuş Awards, records and milestones Awards Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.LeBron JamesEastern Conference Player of the WeekNovember 23, 2015https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/lbj-player-of-the-week-151123 LeBron James Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week - November 23, 2015 NBA.com July 23, 2020LeBron JamesEastern Conference Player of the WeekJanuary 11, 2016https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/lbj-player-of-the-week-160111 LeBron James Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week - January 11, 2016 NBA.com July 23, 2020LeBron JamesNBA All-Star starter (12th appearance)January 21, 2016https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/james-all-star-starters-160121 LeBron James Named 2016 NBA All-Star Starter NBA.com July 23, 2020Tyronn LueNBA All-Star Game head coachJanuary 27, 2016https://www.si.com/nba/2016/01/27/tyronn-lue-all-star-game-coach-cavaliers-east-david-blatt Tyronn Lue will coach the Eastern Conference All-Stars July 23, 2020LeBron JamesEastern Conference Player of the Month (February)March 3, 2016https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/james-player-of-the-month-feb-2016 LeBron James Named Kia NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month: February 2016 NBA.com July 23, 2020LeBron JamesEastern Conference Player of the WeekMarch 7, 2016https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/lbj-player-of-the-week-160307 LeBron James Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week - March 7, 2016 NBA.com July 23, 2020LeBron JamesEastern Conference Player of the WeekMarch 28, 2016James, Thompson named Players of the Week http://www.nba.com/2016/news/03/28/lebron-james-klay-thompson-players-of-the-week/index.html NBA.com March 28, 2016 July 23, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20160505024701/http://www.nba.com/2016/news/03/28/lebron-james-klay-thompson-players-of-the-week/index.html May 5, 2016 deadLeBron JamesEastern Conference Player of the WeekApril 4, 2016https://www.si.com/nba/cavaliers/news/for-53rd-time-yes-lebron-player-of-week For the 53rd time, yes, LeBron player of week July 23, 2020LeBron JamesEastern Conference Player of the Month (March)April 5, 2016https://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/james-player-of-the-month-march-2016 LeBron James Named Kia NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month: March 2016 NBA.com July 23, 2020LeBron JamesEastern Conference Player of the Month (April)April 15, 2016https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2016/04/lebron_james_wins_east_player.html LeBron James wins East player of the month for April, making it three in a row 15 April 2016 July 23, 2020LeBron JamesAll-NBA First TeamMay 26, 2016Curry, James lead 2015-16 All-NBA First Team http://www.nba.com/2016/news/05/26/lebron-james-stephen-curry-kawhi-leonard-russell-westbrook-deandre-jordan-lead-2015-16-all-nba-teams-official-release/index.html NBA.com May 26, 2016 July 23, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20160528150451/http://www.nba.com/2016/news/05/26/lebron-james-stephen-curry-kawhi-leonard-russell-westbrook-deandre-jordan-lead-2015-16-all-nba-teams-official-release/index.html May 28, 2016 deadLeBron JamesNBA Finals Most Valuable Player AwardJune 19, 2016https://www.si.com/nba/2016/06/17/2016-nba-finals-mvp-lebron-james-cavaliers#:~:text=LeBron%20James%20was%20named%20the,7%20of%20the%20NBA%20Finals.&text=LeBron%20James%20was%20named%20the%20unanimous%202016%20NBA%20Finals%20MVP,93%E2%80%9389%20in%20Game%207. LeBron James named 2016 NBA Finals MVP July 23, 2020LeBron JamesSports Illustrated Sportsperson of the YearDecember 1, 2016https://www.si.com/sportsperson/2016/12/01/lebron-james-sportsperson-of-the-year-sports-illustrated Crowning The King: LeBron James is Sports Illustrated's 2016 Sportsperson of the Year July 23, 2020LeBron JamesAssociated Press Male Athlete of the YearDecember 27, 2016https://www.news-herald.com/sports/cleveland-cavaliers-lebron-james-named-ap-male-athlete-of-year/article_cc8f8494-6210-5041-8dfe-055fc1c49639.html Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James named AP Male Athlete of Year July 23, 2020 March 15, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190315193528/https://www.news-herald.com/sports/cleveland-cavaliers-lebron-james-named-ap-male-athlete-of-year/article_cc8f8494-6210-5041-8dfe-055fc1c49639.html dead Records JR Smith set franchise records in: Three-point field goals in a season: (204) Three-point field goal attempts in a season: (510) Turnover percentage in a season: (6.3%) Three-point field goals in a postseason: (65) Tristan Thompson set a franchise record in: Offensive rating in a season: (129.8) Milestones On March 29, Tristan Thompson broke the franchise record of consecutive games with the Cavs, appearing in his 362nd consecutive game. The Cavs finished the season first in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2010. The Cavs finished first in the Central Division for the second straight season. The Cavs became the first team in NBA history to come back from a 3–1 deficit and win the NBA Finals. The Cavs won the 2016 NBA Finals, ending the city's 52-year championship drought. LeBron James famously blocked Andre Iguodala in Game 7. This has been called one of the best plays of his career. LeBron James became the third player in NBA history to record a triple-double in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. James also became the first player in NBA history to lead both NBA Finals teams in all five statistical categories for the round. References 30em Notes 1. Andy Varejão never played a single game for Portland. 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