Cleveland's fifty-two year sports curse

The greatest comeback in NBA Finals history

Chapter 1

The unstoppable force meets the cursed city

Chapter 2

Down but not out at three to one

Chapter 3

The back-to-back forty point masterpieces

Chapter 4

The block, the shot, and the stop

Ch 1 · The unstoppable force meets the cursed city

dave 2016 NBA Finals

3-1 down, they turned it around! Cleveland won the title for its town!

dave The historic seventy-three win Warriors

Bounce Back Believeland

BETA

dave Sequence key plays to discover how Believeland bounced back for history.

dave Cleveland's fifty-two year sports curse

dave A rematch of the previous finals

The promise of the returning king

dave LeBron James returned to his home state with a singular mission to deliver a championship.

Fun Fact

Regular season perfection: In their historic 73-win season, the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors never lost consecutive games until the Western Conference Finals.

Cleveland's fifty-two year sports curse

dave The city of Cleveland carried a painful multi-decade drought across all major professional sports.

Glossary

curse (noun)
An appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something. Cleveland sports franchises suffered a legendary championship curse until the Cavaliers won the NBA Finals in 2016.

Quiz

Which head coach led the 73-win Warriors during the 2015-16 season?

Gossip

Who would you cheer for in a historic mismatch?

Quiz

In what year did Cleveland last win a major sports championship before 2016?

Quiz

Who was the first unanimous Most Valuable Player (MVP) in NBA history?

Quiz

Which team did LeBron James play for right before returning to Cleveland in 2014?

Quiz

Which NFL team's late-game drive contributed to Cleveland's sports curse reputation?

Quiz

Who did the Golden State Warriors defeat in the 2015 NBA Finals?

Quiz

What was the regular-season record of the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors?

Quiz

In what draft year did LeBron James first enter the NBA with Cleveland?