Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry
Four straight NBA Finals, 2015 to 2018: three Warriors titles and Cleveland's 2016 comeback.
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors met in four consecutive NBA Finals from 2015 to 2018, the defining rivalry of the mid-to-late 2010s. Golden State won three of those series and Cleveland won one.
Quick Facts
- First meeting
- October 17
- 1970; GSW 128
- CLE 108
- Latest meeting
- April 2
- 2026; CLE 118
- GSW 111
- Total meetings
- 147
- Current win streak
- CLE W1
- Longest win streak
- GSW W19
- Regular season
- 69–57 (GSW)
- Postseason
- 16–6 (GSW)
- Section header
- Postseason history
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Background
Golden State won the 2015 Finals in six games against a Cleveland side without the injured Kevin Love. In 2016 the Cavaliers became the first team to win the Finals after trailing 3-1, taking Game 7 in Oakland. The Warriors won again in five games in 2017 and swept Cleveland in 2018, after which LeBron James left for the Lakers.
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