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Sam Okafor@fourthquarter·Jun 19, 2024
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2016 NBA Finals Game 7 · Jun 19, 2016
A winner-take-all Finals matchup between Cleveland and Golden State, loaded with legacy pressure and late-game stakes.
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Golden State had won a record 73 games and taken a 3–1 Finals lead before Cleveland forced the series back to Oakland. No team had ever completed a 3–1 comeback in the Finals, and no Cleveland major men's team had won a championship in 52 years.
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4.33 · 6 reviews
The rare game where every possession feels like it belongs in the final scene of a movie. Even knowing the history, the tension never loosens.
A decade later and the final four minutes still feel impossible. Defense, exhaustion and legacy all colliding at once.
Messy offense, unbelievable pressure, perfect ending. This is what a Game 7 is supposed to look and feel like.
Not the cleanest basketball game, but maybe the purest pressure game. Every miss somehow makes the next possession feel larger.
Historically enormous and defensively gripping, though the half-court offense gets rough enough to make the middle stretch drag.
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