NBA Finals History: The 10 Best NBA Finals series of all time

#2 2016 - Cavaliers beat the Warriors 4-3

James with the signature block of his career on Andre Iguodala in Game 7

Undisputedly the greatest NBA Finals comeback of all time, this series pit LeBron James, possibly the greatest baller of all time, against the team with the greatest regular season team of all time, the 73-9 Golden State Warriors.

The Cavaliers had an easier road to the Finals this time around than in 2015, when they were seeded second and faced tough challenges from the Bulls and the 60-win Hawks. They owned a 12-2 record, sweeping both the Hornets and the Hawks in the first two rounds before winning the Conference Finals against the Raptors 4-2. They also had Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love available this time around, making them much more of a challenge for the Warriors.

However, the Warriors entered this series as heavy favourites, and they proved their mettle by blowing the Cavs out in the first 2 games of the series at home, 104-89 and 110-77. The Cavs hit back with a 120-90 blowout of their own in Game 3 at the Quicken Loans Arena, but the Warriors took a commanding 3-1 lead with a 108-97 victory in Game 4.

There were extenuating circumstances which led to the Warriors being below full strength for Game 5 as Draymond Green was retroactively handed a suspension for accumulating too many flagrant foul points by the end of Game 4. That proved to be the momentum-reverter for the Cavs, as twin 41-point performances from James and Kyrie Irving rained fire on the Warriors' defense.

Things turned from bad to worse for the Warriors as Andrew Bogut suffered a left knee injury and was ruled out for what left of the series. Steve Kerr was left with no real rim protector for Games 6 & 7, and LeBron's second 41-point game in succession gave the Cavaliers 115-101 victory in Game 6.

Game 7 of these Finals proved to be a nerve-wracking affair. LeBron turned it up as he's wont to in elimination games, finishing with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. But he was met with stout opposition from Draymond Green, whose statline of 32 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists would have won the Warriors on a day when their shooters played at their usual level.

However, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were off the mark, going a combined 12-of-36 from the field and finishing with only 31 points together. Harrison Barnes continued his rough patch, going 3-of-10 from the field.

Neither team was able to score well in this game, and the deadlock late in the 4th quarter was broken by Kyrie Irving's clutch 3-pointer while being guarded by Steph Curry. Curry missed his shot attempt with Kevin Love guarding him. The Warriors had to foul LeBron, who made a free throw and put the game beyond their reach to cap off a historic Finals MVP performance in which he led both teams in all 5 major statistical categories!