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2015 NBA playoffs
2015 NBA playoffs: Golden State Warriors beat Cleveland Cavaliers 4-2 in the Finals for their first title in 40 years; Andre Iguodala Finals MVP, Cavs missing Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love.
2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season
2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season: 57–25, first in the East; fired coach David Blatt at 30–11 for Tyronn Lue; won the 2016 NBA Finals 4–3 over the 73-win Warriors, the first 3–1 Finals comeback and Cleveland's first title in 52 years.
2015–16 Eurocup Basketball
2015-16 Eurocup Basketball, the Euroleague Basketball secondary club competition, was won by Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul, which beat SIG Strasbourg 140-133 on aggregate in a two-game final; Errick McCollum was season MVP, Stephane Lasme Finals MVP.
2015–16 Euroleague
The 2015–16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague was the 16th season of the modern era of Euroleague Basketball, Europe's top club competition, won by CSKA Moscow at the Final Four in Berlin.
2015–16 Golden State Warriors season
2015–16 Golden State Warriors season: NBA defending champions who finished 73-9, the best regular-season record in NBA history, breaking the 1995-96 Bulls' 72-10. Coached by Steve Kerr and interim Luke Walton; lost the Finals to Cleveland after a 3-1 lead.
2015–16 NBA season
The 2015–16 NBA season, the league's 70th, featured the Golden State Warriors' record 73–9 regular season, Stephen Curry's first unanimous MVP, and the Cleveland Cavaliers' historic 3–1 Finals comeback for the title.
2016 NBA All-Star Game
2016 NBA All-Star Game: 65th NBA All-Star, first held outside the United States, at Toronto's Air Canada Centre on Feb 14, 2016. West beat East 196-173; Russell Westbrook won a record second straight MVP with 31 points; Kobe Bryant's 18th and final All-Star Game.
2016 NBA draft
2016 NBA draft, held June 23, 2016 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn; 60 picks. Ben Simmons went first to Philadelphia, Brandon Ingram second to the Lakers, Jaylen Brown third to Boston; record 27 international players were selected.
2016 NBA Finals
2016 NBA Finals: Cleveland Cavaliers beat the 73-9 Golden State Warriors 4-3, the first team to erase a 3-1 Finals deficit; LeBron James unanimous MVP, Kyrie Irving's Game 7 shot ends Cleveland's 52-year title drought.
2016 NBA playoffs
2016 NBA playoffs (April 16–June 19, 2016): 16-team postseason in which the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the 73–9 Golden State Warriors 4–3 in the Finals, the first 3–1 Finals comeback, ending Cleveland's 52-year title drought; LeBron James Finals MVP.
2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, March Madness 2016: 68-team field won by No. 2 seed Villanova, which beat No. 1 North Carolina 77-74 in Houston on Kris Jenkins's buzzer-beating three.
2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team
2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team, the Rio-bound USA Basketball squad coached by Mike Krzyzewski; went 8-0, beat Serbia 96-66 for a third straight gold, with Carmelo Anthony a record fourth-time US male Olympian despite star withdrawals.
2016–17 Golden State Warriors season
2016-17 Golden State Warriors season: NBA team's 71st season, 67-15 (.817) best record with Kevin Durant added; went 16-1 in playoffs, beat Cleveland Cavaliers 4-1 in the 2017 Finals, Durant Finals MVP, fifth franchise title.
2016–17 NBA season
The 2016–17 NBA season, the league's 71st, ran October 25, 2016 to April 12, 2017. Kevin Durant's Warriors beat the Cavaliers 4–1 in the Finals; Russell Westbrook won MVP with a record 42 triple-doubles.
2017 FIBA Asia Cup
2017 FIBA Asia Cup, first Asia-Oceania edition, held in Lebanon 8-20 August 2017; 16 teams; Australia won the title in its debut, beating Iran 79-56 in the final; Hamed Haddadi named MVP.
2017 NBA All-Star Game
2017 NBA All-Star Game, 66th NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans (relocated from Charlotte). West beat East 192-182; Anthony Davis won MVP with a record 52 points, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's 42.
2017 NBA draft
2017 NBA draft, held June 22, 2017 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn: Markelle Fultz went No. 1 to the 76ers via trade-up, Lonzo Ball No. 2 to the Lakers, and the Bulls traded Jimmy Butler to Minnesota for Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn, and Lauri Markkanen.
2017 NBA Finals
2017 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors beat Cleveland Cavaliers 4-1 for their second title in three seasons; Kevin Durant named Finals MVP (35.2 ppg), LeBron James first to average a Finals triple-double.
2017 NBA playoffs
2017 NBA playoffs: postseason of the 2016-17 season, won 4-1 by the Golden State Warriors over the Cleveland Cavaliers in a third straight Finals; Warriors went 16-1, Kevin Durant Finals MVP.
2017 World Men's Handball Championship
2017 IHF Men's World Championship (25th edition), held in France 11-29 January 2017 with 24 teams; hosts France beat Norway 33:26 in the Paris final for a record sixth title, Norway's first medal, MVP Nikola Karabatic.
2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers season
2017-18 Cleveland Cavaliers season: NBA season in which Cleveland went 50-32, traded Kyrie Irving to Boston, overhauled the roster at the deadline, and was swept 4-0 by Golden State in the Finals.
2017–18 EuroLeague
2017–18 EuroLeague, 18th modern season, Turkish Airlines-sponsored 16-team round robin. CSKA Moscow led at 24-6, but fifth-seeded Real Madrid won its 10th title, beating Fenerbahçe Doğuş 85-80 in the Belgrade final; Luka Dončić was MVP.
2017–18 Golden State Warriors season
2017-18 Golden State Warriors season: defending NBA champions finished 58-24, second in the West, then swept Cleveland 4-0 for a third title in four years, with Kevin Durant winning back-to-back Finals MVP.
2017–18 NBA season
The 2017-18 NBA season, the league's 72nd, ran October 2017 to April 2018. The Golden State Warriors swept Cleveland for their third title in four years; James Harden won MVP as Houston took a franchise-record 65 wins.
2018 NBA All-Star Game
2018 NBA All-Star Game: 67th edition, February 18, 2018, Staples Center, Los Angeles. First captain-draft format (Team LeBron vs Team Stephen) replacing East vs. West; Team LeBron won 148-145, LeBron James MVP with 29 points.
2018 NBA draft
2018 NBA draft, held June 21, 2018 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn; Phoenix Suns won the lottery and drafted Deandre Ayton No. 1. Luka Doncic went third to Atlanta (traded to Dallas) and won Rookie of the Year; No. 11 pick Shai Gilgeous-Alexander later won MVP.
2018 NBA Finals
2018 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors swept the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0 (Game 4, 108-85, June 8, 2018) for a second straight title and third in four years; Durant won his second consecutive Finals MVP, James scored 51 in the Game 1 overtime loss.
2018 NBA playoffs
2018 NBA playoffs: postseason of the 2017-18 NBA season, April 14 to June 8, 2018. Golden State Warriors swept Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0 in the Finals; Kevin Durant Finals MVP; fourth straight Warriors-Cavaliers Finals.
2018–19 Golden State Warriors season
2018-19 Golden State Warriors season: defending NBA champions, 57-25, first in the West; beat Clippers, Rockets, Blazers, then lost the 2019 Finals 4-2 to Toronto amid Durant's Achilles rupture and Thompson's ACL tear.
2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 2018–19 Los Angeles Lakers season, LeBron James's first with the team under a $153.3 million contract, finished 37–45 and extended the franchise's playoff drought to six seasons.