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 a record-breaking regular season, where the team posted a league-best 73–9 record. 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. During the playoffs, the Cavaliers had the best team offensive rating and were eighth in team defensive rating in the NBA. During the regular season, the Cavaliers had the third best team offensive rating and were tenth in team defensive rating in the NBA. The Cavaliers won the 2016 NBA championship, the first NBA championship in franchise history. The 2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 46th season of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was an All-Star for the twelfth time in his career, was named to the All-NBA First Team, and was named Finals MVP after leading the Cavaliers back from a 3-1 deficit against the Golden State Warriors for the franchise's first NBA title. (Photo from 2016-17 season) Team captain forward LeBron James played his ninth season with Cleveland (and the second of his second stint).
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