NBA Finals Schedule 2016: Known Dates, Game Times and TV Guide

May 30th, 2016 by Ryan McCrystal Leave a reply »

The Cleveland Cavaliers have already punched their ticket to the NBA Finals and now await the result of Monday's Game 7 between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder. 

The NBA released the dates and schedule format for the NBA Finals, with the exact times and locations to be determined based on the result of the Western Conference Finals. 

Here's a look at the NBA Finals schedule, which will follow a 2-2-1-1-1 format:



 

Home-Court Advantage

LeBron James and the Cavaliers might not publicly address their rooting interest in the Western Conference Finals, but there's no question Cleveland is rooting for Oklahoma City.

If the Thunder win the West, the Cavaliers will earn home-court advantage and host Game 1 on Thursday night. Home court for the NBA Finals is determined by regular-season winning percentage, which gives the edge to Cleveland despite Oklahoma City's impressive playoff run.

If Golden State wins, however, Game 1 will be out West, as the Warriors wrapped up home-court advantage throughout the playoffs on the strengt ...

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