Pobjedom nad Golden State Warriorsima, koji su branili naslov prvaka, Cleveland Cavaliersi su postali prva momčad koja je nadoknadila gubitak u finalnim utakmicama od 1-3 i osvojila naslov NBA prvaka.

Za MVP-a finala jednoglasno je izabran LeBron James koji je utakmicu završio s triple-double učinkom od 27 koševa te po 11 skokova i asistencija (imao je i tri blokade!), a veliku je pomoć imao u Kyrieju Irvingu koji je ubacio 26 koševa te pogodio odlučujuću tricu na ulazu u posljednju minutu dvoboja.

Utakmica je od prve minute bila dramatična, a dokaz tome je čak 20 promjena vodstva i 11 izjednačenih rezultata.

Kod Warriorsa je briljirao Draymond Green s 32 koša, 15 skokova i devet asistencija, ali je izostao učinak najvećih zvijezda Stephena Curryja (17 koševa, šut 6-19) i Klaya Thompsona (14 koševa, šut 6-17). Golden State je ostao bez ijednog poena u posljednje četiri i pol minute završnog dvoboja odigranog u njihovoj Oracle Areni.

Ovom pobjedom, Cavaliersi su stanovnicima Clevelanda donijeli prvi naslov u jednoj od četiri velika profesionalna sporta (američki nogomet, baseball, košarka, hokej na ledu) nakon 52 godine čekanja, od trijumfa nogometaša Cleveland Brownsa u NFL-u 1964.

Ishodi svih NBA finala od 1950. do 2016.

2016 - Cleveland Cavaliers - Golden State Warriors 4-3
2015 - Golden State Warriors - Cleveland Cavaliers 4-2
2014 - San Antonio Spurs - Miami Heat 4-1
2013 - Miami Heat - San Antonio Spurs 4-3
2012 - Miami Heat - Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1
2011 - Dallas Mavericks - Miami Heat 4-2
2010 - Los Angeles Lakers - Boston Celtic 4-3
2009 - Los Angeles Lakers - Orlando Magic 4-1
2008 - Boston Celtics - Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
2007 - San Antonio Spurs - Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0
2006 - Miami Heat - Dallas Mavericks 4-2
2005 - San Antonio Spurs - Detroit Pistons 4-3
2004 - Detroit Pistons - Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
2003 - San Antonio Spurs - New Jersey Nets 4-2
2002 - Los Angeles Lakers - New Jersey Nets 4-0
2001 - Los Angeles Lakers - Philadelphia 76ers 4-1
2000 - Los Angeles Lakers - Indiana Pacers 4-2
1999 - San Antonio Spurs - New York Knicks 4-1
1998 - Chicago Bulls - Utah Jazz 4-2
1997 - Chicago Bulls - Utah Jazz 4-2
1996 - Chicago Bulls - Seattle SuperSonics 4-2
1995 - Houston Rockets - Orlando Magic 4-0
1994 - Houston Rockets - New York Knicks 4-3
1993 - Chicago Bulls - Phoenix Suns 4-2
1992 - Chicago Bulls - Portland Trail Blazers 4-2
1991 - Chicago Bulls - Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
1990 - Detroit Pistons - Portland Trail Blazers 4-1
1989 - Detroit Pistons - Los Angeles Lakers 4-0
1988 - Los Angeles Lakers - Detroit Pistons 4-3
1987 - Los Angeles Lakers - Boston Celtics 4-2
1986 - Boston Celtics - Houston Rockets 4-2
1985 - Los Angeles Lakers - Boston Celtics 4-2
1984 - Boston Celtics - Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1983 - Philadelphia 76ers - Los Angeles Lakers 4-0
1982 - Los Angeles Lakers - Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
1981 - Boston Celtics - Houston Rockets 4-2
1980 - Los Angeles Lakers - Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
1979 - Seattle SuperSonics - Washington Bullets 4-1
1978 - Washington Bullets - Seattle SuperSonics 4-3
1977 - Portland Trail Blazers - Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
1976 - Boston Celtics - Phoenix Suns 4-2
1975 - Golden State Warriors - Washington Bullets 4-0
1974 - Boston Celtics - Milwaukee Bucks 4-3
1973 - New York Knicks - Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
1972 - Los Angeles Lakers - New York Knicks 4-1
1971 - Milwaukee Bucks - Baltimore Bullets 4-0
1970 - New York Knicks - Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1969 - Boston Celtics - Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1968 - Boston Celtics - Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
1967 - Philadelphia 76ers - San Francisco Warriors 4-2
1966 - Boston Celtics - Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1965 - Boston Celtics - Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
1964 - Boston Celtics - San Francisco Warriors 4-1
1963 - Boston Celtics - Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
1962 - Boston Celtics - Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
1961 - Boston Celtics - St. Louis Hawks 4-1
1960 - Boston Celtics - St. Louis Hawks 4-3
1959 - Boston Celtics - Minneapolis Lakers 4-0
1958 - St. Louis Hawks - Boston Celtics 4-2
1957 - Boston Celtics - St. Louis Hawks 4-3
1956 - Philadelphia Warriors - Fort Wayne Pistons 4-1
1955 - Syracuse Nationals - Fort Wayne Pistons 4-3
1954 - Minneapolis Lakers - Syracuse Nationals 4-3
1953 - Minneapolis Lakers - New York Knicks 4-1
1952 - Minneapolis Lakers - New York Knicks 4-3
1951 - Rochester Royals - New York Knicks 4-3
1950 - Minneapolis Lakers - Syracuse Nationals 4-2