Golden State appeared in their fourth consecutive postseason for the first time since making six straight appearances from 1947–52. The Warriors won 73 games, breaking the previous record of 72 wins set by the Chicago Bulls in the 1995–96 season. The Golden State Warriors entered the playoffs with the best regular-season record in NBA history. ![]() 8 NBA Finals: (E1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs.However, this feat would be surpassed by the 2017 Golden State Warriors who won 15 straight games. Cleveland wound up repeating this feat the next year when they swept the conference opening round, semifinal round, and winning the first 2 conference final games. They matched the 2012 San Antonio Spurs, though the 19 Los Angeles Lakers had won their first eleven games en route to sweeping the first three rounds of the playoffs. The Cavaliers swept their first two series and won the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Raptors to become the fourth team in NBA history to open a post-season with 10 straight victories. In the NBA Finals, LeBron James was named NBA Finals MVP. The tournament ended with the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers defeating the defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors 4 games to 3 after the Warriors led the series 3 games to 1. The 2016 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2015–16 season.
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