Whoever faces them in the first round won’t find them easy to deal with at all. This game just showed how much mental fortitude the Hawks have. They nearly went to a fifth overtime, but Courtney Lee came up short on a 3-point attempt. The Hawks and Knicks couldn’t match the Indianapolis Olympians and Rochester Royals’ record of six overtimes played, but after four hours, they were spent. Carmelo Anthony had an outstanding game too, scoring 45 points and extending the game twice in a losing effort.
His stat line was epic, as he finished with 37 points and 19 rebounds, falling three assists shy of a triple-double, while also adding a steal and a block. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. ALL AUDIO TRACKS ARE PROPERTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS.ALL RIGHTS. Well done to the mighty Cleveland Cavaliers.
Millsap paced everybody in minutes, logging a full hour of playing time. The 2016 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 201516 season.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. Best dunks, blocks, assists, steals and clutch moments from the 2016 NBA Playoffs. At a time when Millsap was the subject of rampant trade speculation, this might’ve been the game where the Hawks decided to keep him and let other teams try to pry him away from their cold, dead fingers. The 2016 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 14, 2016, during the National Basketball Associations (NBA) 201516 season.It was the 65th edition of the NBA All-Star Game, and was played at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, home of the Toronto Raptors.The Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference, 196173. “The curse is over,” Adam Silver said after the game - a game that even kept Barack Obama glued to his TV.Īnd it couldn’t have been done in a better fashion.5. Steph Curry was still Steph Curry, making shots like this:Īnd Draymond Green made a case for himself as the MVP should the Warriors have won in the end.īut it wasn’t enough to overcome the Cavaliers, who were on a mission. James himself was facing the questions of his legacy and if he would ever do what seemed like his final goal of his career of winning a title for his hometown.ĭespite all that, the Warriors never let it come easy. Boys really like the games where they can prove their superiority and beat the strong rivals. And they were facing decades of bad history in Cleveland. Choosing the best game for boys, it is pretty logical to stop on something competitive and energetic. Share this article 296 shares share tweet text email link. They were behind to a team that had won a record number of times in the regular season and looked ready to waltz to a second consecutive title. This was the best Game 7 NBA fans could have possibly wished for. Even reigning two-time NBA MVPs have an off night. The Cavaliers became the first team to come back from a 3-1 drought to win the title. We've compiled a list of the worst performances by the game's best players, like Curry's woeful Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals.
In an NBA Finals where the teams were so evenly matched that this stat was true with three minutes to go in the series, both teams had put up exactly 699 points each, in a game where the lead changed more than 20 times and a series that truly ended when LeBron James made a free throw after injuring his wrist, the NBA Finals gave us more than just a great game - it gave one that we’ll remember for a long time. Where those games felt like the same old formula (but in 3D), Sun and Moon feel. For about 24 minutes (well 30 if you count timeouts and commercials), it felt like nobody watching basketball could breathe.Īnd with about five minutes to go in the game, it seemed like the scoring had stopped:Īnd then resumed again with this ridiculousness from Kyrie Irving: In many ways, Pokemon Sun and Moon feel like the games that fans wanted Pokemon X and Y to be.