Full NBA season
2015-16
Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 2015-16 NBA season.
1316indexed games
15playoff series
The season, told as it happened
Seventy-three wins meet the impossible comeback
Golden State chased the best record ever, Kobe authored a final masterpiece, and Cleveland overturned 3–1 to end a 52-year championship drought.
Full-season spoilers ahead
Begin the guided season story
This walkthrough reveals trades, playoff results, injuries and the champion as they happened. The regular archive below remains spoiler-safe.
Editorial sources and methodology
Athlore season stories are written as chronological editorial guides, checked against the linked season sources, and connected to the app's verified games, series, awards and exact player-season archives.
Postseason map
Playoff bracket
Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.
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First round
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
NBA Finals
Season honors
Awards and leaders
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Midseason showcase
All-Star weekend
The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.
East vs West
The classic conference matchup
The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.
Selected rosters
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Regular season
Conference standings
Western Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden State Warriors | 73 | 9 | .890 | 114.9 | 104.1 |
| 2 | San Antonio Spurs | 67 | 15 | .817 | 103.5 | 92.9 |
| 3 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 55 | 27 | .671 | 110.2 | 102.9 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Clippers | 53 | 29 | .646 | 104.5 | 100.2 |
| 5 | Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 105.1 | 104.3 |
| 6 | Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 102.3 | 102.6 |
| 7 | Memphis Grizzlies | 42 | 40 | .512 | 99.1 | 101.3 |
| 8 | Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 106.5 | 106.4 |
| — | Utah Jazz | 40 | 42 | .488 | 97.7 | 95.9 |
| — | Denver Nuggets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 101.9 | 105.0 |
| — | Sacramento Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 106.6 | 109.1 |
| — | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 52 | .366 | 102.7 | 106.5 |
| — | Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 53 | .354 | 102.4 | 106.0 |
| — | Phoenix Suns | 23 | 59 | .280 | 100.9 | 107.5 |
| — | Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 97.3 | 106.9 |
Eastern Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 104.3 | 98.3 |
| 2 | Toronto Raptors | 56 | 26 | .683 | 102.7 | 98.2 |
| 4 | Miami Heat | 48 | 34 | .585 | 100.0 | 98.4 |
| 6 | Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 105.7 | 102.5 |
| 5 | Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 103.4 | 100.7 |
| 3 | Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 102.8 | 99.2 |
| 7 | Indiana Pacers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 102.2 | 100.5 |
| 8 | Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 102.0 | 101.4 |
| — | Chicago Bulls | 42 | 40 | .512 | 101.6 | 103.1 |
| — | Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 104.1 | 104.6 |
| — | Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 102.1 | 103.7 |
| — | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 99.0 | 103.2 |
| — | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 98.4 | 101.1 |
| — | Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 98.6 | 106.0 |
| — | Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 97.4 | 107.6 |
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