Cavaliers Become 1st Team to Overcome 3-1 Deficit in NBA Finals

June 20th, 2016 by Bleacher Report Milestones Leave a reply »
When the final buzzer sounded at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, following their 93-89 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, the Cleveland Cavaliers officially became the first team to overcome a 3-1 series deficit in the Finals, also becoming just the fourth team to come back from a 2-0 deficit, per Sportsnet Stats.

The only other teams to bounce back from a 2-0 hole and emerge victorious were the 2005-06 Miami Heat, 1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers and 1968-69 Boston Celtics.

Taking a broader look across the sports landscape, only seven teams have won an NBA, NHL or MLB title after trailing 3-1 in the championship series, per Sportsnet Stats.

MLB accounts for five of those teams, with the 2015-16 Cavaliers and 1941-42 Toronto Maple Leafs being the only squads to accomplish the feat in their respective leagues.

Sunday's win also ended Cleveland's remarkable 52-year drought without a major sports title, stretching back to the Cleveland Browns' NFL championship in 1964—two seasons before the Super Bowl was first played.

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