2016 NBA Finals (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "2016 NBA Finals" in English language version.

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bleacherreport.com

Chiari, Mike. "Stephen Curry, Steve Kerr Fined for Game 6 Incidents in NBA Finals". bleacherreport.com.

books.google.com

Thompson, Marcus II (2021). Dynasties: The 10 G.O.A.T. Teams That Changed the NBA Forever. Running Press. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-7624-9628-0. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Google Books.

boston.com

Greenberg, Chris (June 20, 2016). "LeBron James gave Cleveland an iconic sports moment it wants to remember: 'The Block'". Boston.com. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2016. Cleveland, no matter how hard it may have tried, couldn't forget 'The Drive' or 'The Fumble' or 'The Shot.' But now, thanks to LeBron James, it has a sports moment requiring the definite article that it will want to remember forever: The Block.

cbssports.com

DeArdo, Bryan (June 2, 2022). "Top 20 NBA Finals, ranked: Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Magic Johnson leave lasting marks in epic matchups". CBS.

cleveland.com

Fedor, Chris (January 22, 2016). "David Blatt fired by Cleveland Cavaliers; Tyronn Lue elevated to head coach". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
Vardon, Joe (June 22, 2016). "LeBron James and the next part of the greatest American sports story ever told". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 3, 2016.

csnbayarea.com

Poole, Monte. "Curry flips out in Game 6 of finals, takes first NBA ejection". csnbayarea.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.

espn.com

"David Blatt fired as Cavaliers coach; Tyronn Lue to take over team". ESPN. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
Strauss, Ethan (April 14, 2016). "Epic history: Stephen Curry, Warriors surpass Bulls' win record". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
Shelburne, Ramona (February 10, 2016). "Kerr battles lingering spinal-fluid issues, but coaches through pain". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
"Warriors up 1–0 as Draymond Green, supporting cast key win". ESPN.com. June 3, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
"Warriors whip Cavaliers 110–77 to take 2–0 NBA Finals lead". ESPN. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
"LeBron James scores 32 as Cavs wallop Warriors, pull to 2–1". ESPN.com. June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
"Three charts on a record-setting night for Curry and the Warriors". ESPN.com. June 10, 2016. Archived from the original on June 12, 2016.
Windhorst, Brian (June 11, 2016). "Sources: Ruling on Green-LeBron incident could come Sunday". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2016.
"LeBron goes for 41 as Cavs drop Warriors, force Game 7 of Finals". ESPN.com. June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
McMenamin, Dave (June 27, 2016). "When LeBron swooped in and changed the course of Cavs' history". ESPN. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
Dave McMenamin; Brian Windhorst (June 21, 2016). "Champion Cavs drink it all in after lifting Cleveland's title drought". ESPN. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
"Warriors' Curry voted NBA's first unanimous MVP". May 10, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
"Cavaliers vs. Warriors - Game Recap - June 19, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
"Cavaliers become first team to rally from 3–1 series deficit in NBA Finals". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
"LeBron James named unanimous Finals MVP after Cavs' Game 7 win". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 19, 2016.

espnmediazone.com

Carafdo, Ben (May 31, 2016). "2016 NBA Finals Tip Off June 2 Exclusively on ABC: Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers". Retrieved June 1, 2016.
Teri Couch (June 3, 2016). "NBA Finals Was Most-Watched & Highest-Rated Game 1 Ever on ABC". ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved June 3, 2016.

eurweb.com

"Suspended Draymond Green to Watch Game 5 from Oakland A's Coliseum, Declines 1st Pitch Offer". Lee Bailey's EURWeb. June 13, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

fox8.com

Ziegler, P.J (June 19, 2016). "Curse broken: Cleveland Cavaliers win NBA Championship". FOX 8 Cleveland. Retrieved June 19, 2016.

foxsports.com

Connor Kiesel (June 20, 2016). "UNANIMOUS: LeBron gets all the NBA Finals MVP votes". Fox Sports. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
"This unbelievable stat illustrates just how great LeBron James was in the Finals".
Lynch, Andrew (June 6, 2016). "The Warriors are setting NBA Finals records by crushing the Cavs". FoxSports.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016.
"LeBron James is the Cleveland Cavaliers". FOX Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
Ingrassia, Nunzio (June 19, 2016). "This unbelievable stat illustrates just how great LeBron James was in the Finals". Fox Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2016.

hailvarsity.com

Vogel, Brandon (June 20, 2016). "Hot Reads: Tryonn". Hail Varsity. Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.

mercurynews.com

Leung, Diamond (June 12, 2016). "NBA Finals: Warriors' Draymond Green suspended for Game 5 by NBA". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on June 13, 2016.

nba.com

McCauley, Janie (June 19, 2016). "James and Cavaliers win thrilling NBA Finals Game 7, 93–89". National Basketball Association. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
McCauley, Janie (May 17, 2016). "Durant, Westbrook power Thunder past Warriors 108–102". NBA.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016.
"Warriors Silence the Thunder in Game 7, Series". NBA. May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
Withers, Tom (June 9, 2016). "Love not medically cleared, will not play in Game 3". NBA.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
"Splish, splash: Curry, Thompson lead Warriors to Game 4 win". NBA.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
"Warriors" (PDF). nba.com. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
Reynolds, Tim. "Curry gets ejected late in Warriors' Game 6 loss". NBA.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
Withers, Tom (June 19, 2016). "The End: Cleveland rocks as title drought ends in Finals". National Basketball Association. Associated Press. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
McCauley, Janie (June 20, 2016). "James and Cavaliers win thrilling NBA Finals Game 7, 93-89". National Basketball Association. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
"LeBron James wins NBA Finals MVP for 3rd time". National Basketball Association. Associated Press. June 19, 2016. Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.

nbcsports.com

"Was Curry hurt during Finals? Myers uses two different words". NBC Sports. June 26, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2022.

nytimes.com

Mather, Victor (May 5, 2016). "Move Over, Warriors. Cavs Can Shoot 3s, Too". NY Times. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
"Warriors, Resilient at Home, Cruise Against the Cavaliers". The New York Times. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
Cacciola, Scott (June 10, 2016). "Warriors Win and Move a Game Away From the N.B.A. Title". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
"Warriors Win and Move a Game Away From the N.B.A. Title". The New York Times. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
Branch, John (June 13, 2016). "Cavaliers Stave Off Elimination in N.B.A. Finals". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
Araton, Harvey (June 18, 2016). "With Swat of Stephen Curry, LeBron James Jolted a Debate". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
Stein, Marc (May 28, 2018). "Warriors Dispatch Rockets, Setting Up Fourth Finals Against Cavs". The New York Times. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

sbnation.com

Cato, Tim (May 27, 2016). "Cavaliers vs. Raptors 2016 results: LeBron James advances to 6th straight NBA Finals with Game 6 win". sbnation.com. Retrieved May 28, 2016.

si.com

Shapiro, Michael (September 16, 2019). "Ranking the Best NBA Finals of the Past Decade". SportsIllustrated. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
"Suspended Draymond Green to Watch at A's Game". SI Wire. June 13, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
"The Biggest Stop Of Kevin Love's Life? It Wasn't This One". October 20, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2017.

sportingnews.com

"Extra off days in NBA, NHL finals". www.sportingnews.com. Sporting News Holding Limited. October 19, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

sportsmediawatch.com

Paulsen (June 8, 2016). "Game 2 of NBA Finals Holds Up Well Despite Blowout". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
Paulsen (June 9, 2016). "Stinkers Sinking NBA Finals, But Numbers Still Big". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
Paulsen (June 14, 2016). "Closer Game, But No Cigar For NBA Finals". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
Paulsen (June 14, 2016). "NBA Finals Has Another Viewership Dip, But Nears Post-Jordan High". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
Paulsen (June 17, 2016). "Despite Fifth Straight Decline, NBA Finals Strong Entering Game 7". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
Paulsen (June 20, 2016). "LeBron, Cleveland's Game 7 Triumph Tops 30 Million Viewers". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved June 21, 2016.

theguardian.com

"NBA finals, Game 1: Golden State Warriors beat Cleveland Cavaliers – as it happened". Guardian. June 3, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
"Golden State Warriors humiliate Cleveland Cavaliers in NBA finals Game 2". Guardian. June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
"Golden State Warriors 90–120 Cleveland Cavaliers – as it happened". Guardian. June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
"Cavaliers roar back to crush Warriors as Steph Curry's struggles continue". Guardian. June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
"Golden State Warriors defeat Cleveland Cavaliers: NBA finals Game 4 – as it happened". Guardian. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
"Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors: NBA finals Game 5 – as it happened". Guardian. June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
"Cavaliers thrash Warriors to force winner-take-all Game 7 in NBA finals". Guardian. June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
"Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Golden State Warriors: NBA finals, Game 6 – as it happened!". Guardian. June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
Schilling, Dave (June 20, 2016). "LeBron James leads Cleveland Cavaliers to NBA title and ends 52-year drought". the Guardian. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
Gallo, D. J. (June 20, 2016). "Cleveland Cavaliers beat Golden State Warriors: NBA finals Game 7 – as it happened". the Guardian. Retrieved July 30, 2016.

thepostgame.com

"13 Greatest Game 7 Performances In NBA Finals History". June 17, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.

upi.com

"Draymond Green to Watch Game 5 from Oakland Athletics stadium". The Sports Xchange. June 13, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

usatoday.com

Amick, Sam (June 15, 2016). "Andrew Bogut will miss remainder of NBA Finals with left knee injury". USA Today. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016.

ftw.usatoday.com

"Kevin Love came up with the biggest defensive stop of the entire NBA season". June 20, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2017.

web.archive.org

McCauley, Janie (June 19, 2016). "James and Cavaliers win thrilling NBA Finals Game 7, 93–89". National Basketball Association. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
McCauley, Janie (May 17, 2016). "Durant, Westbrook power Thunder past Warriors 108–102". NBA.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016.
Shelburne, Ramona (February 10, 2016). "Kerr battles lingering spinal-fluid issues, but coaches through pain". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
Lynch, Andrew (June 6, 2016). "The Warriors are setting NBA Finals records by crushing the Cavs". FoxSports.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016.
Cacciola, Scott (June 10, 2016). "Warriors Win and Move a Game Away From the N.B.A. Title". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
"Splish, splash: Curry, Thompson lead Warriors to Game 4 win". NBA.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
"Three charts on a record-setting night for Curry and the Warriors". ESPN.com. June 10, 2016. Archived from the original on June 12, 2016.
Windhorst, Brian (June 11, 2016). "Sources: Ruling on Green-LeBron incident could come Sunday". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2016.
Leung, Diamond (June 12, 2016). "NBA Finals: Warriors' Draymond Green suspended for Game 5 by NBA". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on June 13, 2016.
Amick, Sam (June 15, 2016). "Andrew Bogut will miss remainder of NBA Finals with left knee injury". USA Today. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016.
Araton, Harvey (June 18, 2016). "With Swat of Stephen Curry, LeBron James Jolted a Debate". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
"Cavaliers vs. Warriors - Game Recap - June 19, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
"Cavaliers become first team to rally from 3–1 series deficit in NBA Finals". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
"LeBron James wins NBA Finals MVP for 3rd time". National Basketball Association. Associated Press. June 19, 2016. Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
Vogel, Brandon (June 20, 2016). "Hot Reads: Tryonn". Hail Varsity. Archived from the original on June 21, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
Rick Porter (June 3, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: NBA Finals tops 2015's Game 1, 'Big Bang' adjusts up, 'American Grit' down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
Rick Porter (June 8, 2016). "Sunday final ratings: Miss USA adjusts up, plus final NBA numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
Rick Porter (June 9, 2016). "Wednesday final ratings: NBA Finals adjust up but lowest of series so far". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
Rick Porter (June 13, 2016). "Friday final ratings: Final NBA and Copa America numbers, 'Masters of Illusion' adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
Rick Porter (June 14, 2016). "Monday final ratings: 'So You Think You Can Dance' adjusts up, 'Reign' and 'Whose Line' ajdust down, final NBA numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
Rick Porter (June 17, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: NBA Finals hits a high for 2016". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
Rick Porter (June 21, 2016). "Sunday final ratings: NBA Finals Game 7 adjusts up a little more". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.

yahoo.com

sports.yahoo.com

"Ranking the top NBA Finals Series of All-time". Yahoosports. MountainWestWire. June 7, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2023.

youtube.com

"Top Clutch Moments from LeBron James' Playoff Career". NBA. May 5, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.

zap2it.com

tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com

Rick Porter (June 3, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: NBA Finals tops 2015's Game 1, 'Big Bang' adjusts up, 'American Grit' down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
Rick Porter (June 8, 2016). "Sunday final ratings: Miss USA adjusts up, plus final NBA numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
Rick Porter (June 9, 2016). "Wednesday final ratings: NBA Finals adjust up but lowest of series so far". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
Rick Porter (June 13, 2016). "Friday final ratings: Final NBA and Copa America numbers, 'Masters of Illusion' adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
Rick Porter (June 14, 2016). "Monday final ratings: 'So You Think You Can Dance' adjusts up, 'Reign' and 'Whose Line' ajdust down, final NBA numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
Rick Porter (June 17, 2016). "Thursday final ratings: NBA Finals hits a high for 2016". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
Rick Porter (June 21, 2016). "Sunday final ratings: NBA Finals Game 7 adjusts up a little more". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.