Top 10 biggest upsets in NBA history

#1 Cleveland Cavaliers VS Golden State Warriors (2015-2016)

Cleveland Cavaliers roar back from a 3-1 deficit to win 2016 Finals

The Golden State Warriors had a record-breaking season, as they won 73 games behind their leader Steph Curry, who was named the MVP (unanimous) for the second time in two consecutive seasons. When Michael Jordan was asked about his record being broken by the Warriors, he had one simple thing to say; “73 wins don’t mean anything without a ring” and that statement proved to be true.

The Warriors were expected to repeat as back to back champs after the extraordinary season they had. As they headed into the playoffs, Steph Curry suffered a knee injury in game 1 and had to be sidelined for almost two weeks.

The Warriors were surprised by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Conference Finals, as they had found a way to play against the Warriors small ball lineup, that had tormented all teams all season. The Warriors came back from a 3-1 deficit behind of the exceptional record-breaking shooting from Klay Thompson in game 6 to reach the NBA Finals.

As the Warriors were on the cusp of finishing their dream season, with a 3-1 lead of their own this time in the series, and a chance to finish it at their home, Draymond Green got suspended for game 5. LeBron grabbed onto this opportunity (LeBron lead both the teams in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks and had one of the greatest Finals performances in NBA Playoff history) and rallied his team to come back from a 3-1 deficit (first team ever in NBA history to come back from a 3-1 deficit in the Finals) to give Cleveland its first championship in 50 years and the fans a Finals for the ages.