LEBRON JAMES AND SPRINT KYRIE IRVING CLEVELAND ON TOP OF THE WORLD
The Finals Stat: Game 7
The Cavaliers have won the first title in their history by beating the Warriors last night, in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. LeBron James was named MVP of the series.
OAKLAND- The Ceveland Cavaliers made history, becoming the first team to come back from a 3-1 deficit in The Finals to win a championship. It's Cleveland's First to major-sport championship in 52 years, and it came against the best regular season team in the history of the league.
LeBron James led the way with triple-double and Kyrie lrving hit the biggest shot of the Cavs' 93-89 victory in Game 7. But one stat stood out as the Cavs'became just the fourth team to win a Finals Game 7 on the road.
The stat
9- Shots the Warriors missed to close Game 7.
Game 7 basics
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CLE
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GSW
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Pace
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93.4
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OffRtg
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97.9
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97.0
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eFG%
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43.9%
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47.6%
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OREB%
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22.0%
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15.2%
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TO Ratio
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11.6
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10.9
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FTA Rate
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0.305
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0.157
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The warriors had the third best offense of the last 30 years (and the best in the last 11), scoring 8.6 points per 100 possessions more than the league average in the regular season.
But with their historic season on the line, the came up empty, shooting 0-for-9 from the field and going scoreless on their final eight possesssions. The first team to make 1,000 3s in a season missed their last seven.
Klay Thompson tied the game at 89 on a drive with 4:39 to go the fourth quarter. But after that, the Warriors couldn't buy a bucket, with Stephen Curry shooting 0-for-4 down the stretch, and James blockin Andre lguodala's fast-break layup on what was the game's second-biggest play.
And who came up with another big defensive stop? None other than Kevin Love, the noted defensive liability who defended Curry one-on-one for several seconds agter lrving's 3-pointer and forced the MVP into a tough 3 from the top of the key.
The Cavs were not a great defensive team this season. They ranked 10th defensive efficiency and are the first team since the 2005-06 Miami Heat to win a championship after ranking that low. But they got the stops they needed with the season on the line. Golden State shot just 17-for-42 from inside the 3- point line on Sundy and scored just 97.3 points per 100 possessions over the last three games of the Finals.
That was their worst? three-game offensive stretch of the entire season.
Pace = Possessions per 48 minutes
OffRtg = Points scored per 100 possessions
EFG% = (FGM+(0.5*3PM))/FGA
OREB% = Percentage of available offensive rebounds obtained
To Ratio = Turnovers per 100 possessions
FTA Rate = FTA/FGA
NBA Finals 2016 results:
Game 1: Golden State, Cleveland 104-89
Game 2: Golden State, Cleveland 110-77
Game 3: Cleveland Golden State 120-90
Game 4: Cleveland Golden State 97-108
Game 5: Golden State Cleveland-97-112
Game 6: Cleveland Golden State 115-101
Game 7: 89-93 Golden State, Cleveland (Cleveland won the series 4-3)
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