NBA
2015-16 Season
Champions: Cleveland Cavaliers (4-3)
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The 2015-16 NBA season featured 30 teams across 1316 recorded games. Golden State Warriors posted the league's best record at 73-9. Cleveland Cavaliers won the championship, defeating Golden State Warriors 4-3 in the Finals. LeBron James was named Finals MVP; Stephen Curry took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Western Conference
- Golden State Warriors 73-9 0.890
- San Antonio Spurs 67-15 0.817
- Oklahoma City Thunder 55-27 0.671
- LA Clippers 53-29 0.646
- Portland Trail Blazers 44-38 0.537
- Dallas Mavericks 42-40 0.512
- Memphis Grizzlies 42-40 0.512
- Houston Rockets 41-41 0.500
- Utah Jazz 40-42 0.488
- Sacramento Kings 33-49 0.402
- Denver Nuggets 33-49 0.402
- New Orleans Pelicans 30-52 0.366
- Minnesota Timberwolves 29-53 0.354
- Phoenix Suns 23-59 0.280
- Los Angeles Lakers 17-65 0.207
Eastern Conference
- Cleveland Cavaliers 🏆 57-25 0.695
- Toronto Raptors 56-26 0.683
- Miami Heat 48-34 0.585
- Atlanta Hawks 48-34 0.585
- Boston Celtics 48-34 0.585
- Charlotte Hornets 48-34 0.585
- Indiana Pacers 45-37 0.549
- Detroit Pistons 44-38 0.537
- Chicago Bulls 42-40 0.512
- Washington Wizards 41-41 0.500
- Orlando Magic 35-47 0.427
- Milwaukee Bucks 33-49 0.402
- New York Knicks 32-50 0.390
- Brooklyn Nets 21-61 0.256
- Philadelphia 76ers 10-72 0.122
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Stephen Curry GSW 30.1 PPG
- 2 James Harden HOU 29.0 PPG
- 3 Kevin Durant OKC 28.2 PPG
- 4 DeMarcus Cousins SAC 26.9 PPG
- 5 LeBron James CLE 25.3 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Andre Drummond DET 14.8 RPG
- 2 DeAndre Jordan LAC 13.8 RPG
- 3 Hassan Whiteside MIA 11.8 RPG
- 4 Dwight Howard HOU 11.8 RPG
- 5 DeMarcus Cousins SAC 11.5 RPG
Assists
- 1 Rajon Rondo SAC 11.7 APG
- 2 Russell Westbrook OKC 10.4 APG
- 3 John Wall WAS 10.2 APG
- 4 Chris Paul LAC 10.0 APG
- 5 Ricky Rubio MIN 8.7 APG
2015 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Karl-Anthony Towns Minnesota Timberwolves
- #2 D'Angelo Russell Los Angeles Lakers
- #3 Jahlil Okafor Philadelphia 76ers