NBA Finals 2015
The NBA Finals are a series of games played in best-of-seven mode to determine the champion of a season in the North American professional basketball league NBA . In the 2014/15 season , the Cleveland Cavaliers , winners of the Eastern Conference, met the Golden State Warriors , winners of the Western Conference. The Warriors around Stephen Curry defeated the Cavaliers around LeBron James and Kyrie Irving with 4: 2 games . With the NBA Finals MVP Award was Andre Iguodala excellent. For the first time in the history of the finals, the first two games had to be decided in extra time.
The way to the final
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Golden State Warriors | ||
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| Balance: 53-29 division ranking 1st conference ranking 2nd |
Regular season | Balance: 67-15 division ranking 1st conference ranking 1st |
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| vs. Boston Celtics , 4-0 113 : 100 (April 19, 2015 Quicken Loans Arena , top scorer: Kyrie Irving 30 / Isaiah Thomas 22) 99 : 90 (April 21, 2015 Quicken Loans Arena , top scorer: LeBron James 30 / Isaiah Thomas 22) 103 : 95 (April 23, 2015 TD Garden , Boston, top scorer: LeBron James 30 / Isaiah Thomas 22) 101 : 93 (April 23, 2015 TD Garden , Boston, top scorer: LeBron James 27 / Sullinger , Thomas 21 each) |
First round | vs. New Orleans Pelicans , 4-0 106 : 99 (April 18, 2015 Oracle Arena , Oakland, top scorer: Stephen Curry 34 / Anthony Davis 35) 97 : 87 (April 20, 2015 Oracle Arena , Oakland, top scorer: Klay Thompson 26 / Anthony Davis 26) 123 : 119 * (April 23, 2015 Smoothie King Center , top scorer: Stephen Curry 40 / Anthony Davis 29) 109 : 98 (April 25, 2015 Smoothie King Center , top scorer: Stephen Curry 39 / Anthony Davis 36) |
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| vs. Chicago Bulls , 4-2 92: 99 (May 4, 2015 Quicken Loans Arena , top scorer: Kyrie Irving 30 / Derrick Rose 25) 106 : 91 (May 6, 2015 Quicken Loans Arena , top scorer: LeBron James 33 / Jimmy Butler 18) 96: 99 (May 8, 2015 United Center , Chicago, top scorer: LeBron James 27 / Derrick Rose 30) 86 : 84 (May 10, 2015 United Center , Chicago, top scorer: LeBron James 25 / Derrick Rose 31) 106 : 101 ( May 12, 2015 Quicken Loans Arena , top scorer: LeBron James 38 / Jimmy Butler 29) 94 : 73 (May 14, 2015 United Center , Chicago, top scorer: Matthew Dellavedova 19 / Jimmy Butler 20) |
Conference semifinals | vs. Memphis Grizzlies , 4-2 101 : 86 (May 3, 2015 Oracle Arena , top scorer: Stephen Curry 22 / Marc Gasol 21) 90: 97 (May 5, 2015 Oracle Arena , top scorer: Stephen Curry 19 / Mike Conley Jr. 22) 89: 99 (May 9, 2015 FedExForum , Memphis, top scorer: Stephen Curry 23 / Zach Randolph 22) 101 : 84 (May 11, 2015 FedExForum , Memphis, top scorer: Stephen Curry 33 / Marc Gasol 22) 98 : 78 (13 May 2015 ) May 2015 Oracle Arena , top scorer: Klay Thompson 21 / Marc Gasol 18) 108 : 95 (May 15, 2015 FedExForum , Memphis, top scorer: Stephen Curry 32 / Marc Gasol 21) |
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| vs. Atlanta Hawks , 4-0 97 : 89 (May 20, 2015 Philips Arena , Atlanta, scorer: LeBron James 31 / Jeff Teague 27) 94 : 82 (May 22, 2015 Philips Arena , Atlanta, scorer: LeBron James 30 / Dennis Schroeder 13) 114 : 111 * (May 24, 2015 Quicken Loans Arena , top scorer: LeBron James 37 / Jeff Teague 30) 118 : 88 (May 26, 2015 Quicken Loans Arena , top scorer: LeBron James 23 / Jeff Teague 17) |
Conference Finals | vs. Houston Rockets , 4-1 110 : 106 (May 19, 2015 Oracle Arena , top scorer: Stephen Curry 34 / James Harden 28) 99 : 98 (May 21, 2015 Oracle Arena , top scorer: Stephen Curry 33 / James Harden 38) 115 : 80 (May 23, 2015 Toyota Center , Houston, top scorer: Stephen Curry 40 / James Harden 17) 115: 128 (May 25, 2015 Toyota Center , Houston, top scorer: Klay Thompson 24 / James Harden 45) 104 : 90 (27 May 2015 ) May 2015 Oracle Arena , top scorer: Stephen Curry 26 / Dwight Howard 18) |
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Games marked with * were decided in extra time.
Regular season games
| January 9, 2015 | Golden State Warriors 112 , Cleveland Cavaliers 94 | Oracle Arena , Oakland | NBA TV | |||
| February 26, 2015 | Cleveland Cavaliers 110 , Golden State Warriors 99 | Quicken Loans Arena | NBA TV | |||
game schedule
general overview
| team | game | Victories | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | ||
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 100 | 95 | 96 | 82 | 91 | 97 | 2 |
| Golden State Warriors | 108 | 93 | 91 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 4th |
Game 1
| June 4th 9:00 p.m. (EST) |
Golden State Warriors 108 , Cleveland Cavaliers 100 |
Oracle Arena , Oakland Visitors: 19596 Referees: # 19 James Capers, # 13 Monty McCutchen, # 23 Jason Phillips |
NBA TV | |||
| Points per quarter: 19:29, 29:22, 25:22, 25:25. Overtime / s: 10: 2 | ||||||
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Points: Stephen Curry 26 rebounds: Andrew Bogut 7 assists: Stephen Curry 8 |
Points: LeBron James 44 rebounds: Tristan Thompson 15 assists: Kyrie Irving 6 |
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Game 2
| June 7th 8:00 p.m. (EST) |
Golden State Warriors 93, Cleveland Cavaliers 95 |
Oracle Arena , Oakland Visitors: 19596 Referees: # 48 Scott Foster, # 25 Tony Brothers, # 28 Zach Zarba |
NBA TV | |||
| Points per quarter: 20:20, 25:27, 14:15, 28:25. Overtime / s: 6: 8 | ||||||
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Points: Klay Thompson 34 rebounds: Andrew Bogut 10 assists: Stephen Curry 5 |
Points: LeBron James 39 rebounds: LeBron James 16 assists: LeBron James 11 |
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Game 3
| June 9, 9:00 p.m. (EST) |
Cleveland Cavaliers 96 , Golden State Warriors 91 |
Quicken Loans Arena , Cleveland Visitors: 20562 Umpires: # 43 Dan Crawford, # 9 Derrick Stafford, # 8 Marc Davis, # 14 Ed Malloy |
NBA TV | |||
| Points per quarter: 24:20, 20:17, 28:18, 24:36 | ||||||
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Points: LeBron James 40 rebounds: Tristan Thompson 13 assists: LeBron James 8 |
Points: Stephen Curry 27 rebounds: Festus Ezeli 7 assists: Stephen Curry 6 |
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Game 4
| Jun 11 9:00 p.m. EST |
Cleveland Cavaliers 82, Golden State Warriors 103 |
Quicken Loans Arena , Cleveland Visitors: 20562 Referees: # 17 Joe Crawford, # 24 Mike Callahan, # 41 Ken Mauer, # 23 Jason Phillips |
NBA TV | |||
| Points per quarter: 24:31, 18:23, 28:22, 12:27 | ||||||
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Points: Timofey Mozgov 28 rebounds: Tristan Thompson 13 assists: LeBron James 8 |
Points: Stephen Curry 22 rebounds: Harrison Barnes 8 assists: Stephen Curry 6 |
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Game 5
| June 14 8:00 p.m. EST |
Golden State Warriors 104 , Cleveland Cavaliers 91 |
Oracle Arena , Oakland Visitors: 19596 Referees: # 19 James Capers, # 13 Monty McCutchen, # 23 Jason Phillips |
NBA TV | |||
| Points per quarter: 22:22, 29:28, 22:17, 31:24 | ||||||
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Points: Stephen Curry 37 rebounds: Harrison Barnes 10 assists: Andre Iguodala 7 |
Points: LeBron James 40 rebounds: LeBron James 14 assists: LeBron James 11 |
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Game 6
| June 16, 9:00 p.m. (EST) |
Cleveland Cavaliers 97, Golden State Warriors 105 |
Quicken Loans Arena , Cleveland Visitors: 20562 Referees: # 48 Scott Foster, # 8 Marc Davis, # 28 Zach Zarba |
NBA TV | |||
| Points per quarter: 15:28, 28:17, 18:28, 36:32 | ||||||
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Points: LeBron James 32 rebounds: LeBron James 18 assists: LeBron James 9 |
Points: Curry, Iguodala 25 rebounds each : Draymond Green 11 Assists: Draymond Green 10 |
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