in the 2015-2016 season, the cavs won 57 games in the regular season.
in the 2015-2016 season, how many games did the cavs win in the regular season?
57
their first-round match-up with cleveland was widely seen as the most evenly matched series in the 2006 nba playoffs. the teams exchanged wins during the first two games in cleveland, with game 2 highlighted by the wizards holding lebron james to 7–25 shooting from the floor while brendan haywood gave james a hard foul in the first quarter that many cited as the key to shaking up the rest of james's game. in game 3 at the verizon center, james hit a 4-footer on the way down with 5.7 seconds left to take the game and the series lead for the cavs with a 97–96 win. arenas missed a potential game-winning three-pointer on the other end to seal the win for the cavs. game 4 saw the wizards heat up again, as arenas scored 20 in the fourth quarter after claiming he changed his jersey, shorts, shoes and tights in the room and the wizards won 106–96. yet in games 5 and 6, the cavs would take control of the series, both games decided by one point in overtime.
washington wizards
looking to go up 3–1 and take complete control of the series, the bulls went up 37–29 early in the second quarter. however, the cavs scored 16 unanswered points to go up 45-37 before settling for a 49–45 halftime lead. the bulls dominated the third quarter, outscoring the cavs 23–12. they led by as many as 11 points before settling for a 68–61 lead heading into the 4th quarter. led by j.r. smith and timofey mozgov, the cavs would rally, opening the 4th quarter on a 19–5 run to take an 80–73 lead with just under 5 minutes to play. with just under 40 seconds to play, lebron hit two consecutive free throws to put the cavs up 84–79. butler hit a three on the bulls' next possession, cutting the deficit to 84–82. the cavs were forced to burn three consecutive timeouts as they were unable to inbound the ball. once they inbounded the ball, james tried to burn the clock down as he was double teamed by rose and dunleavy. however, james swung his arm at dunleavy and committed an offensive foul, giving the ball back to the bulls with 14 seconds remaining. rose tied the game with a layup to even the game at 84–84 with 8 seconds remaining. james rushed down the court and tried to score the go-ahead layup but was blocked. the ball went out of bounds with 1.5 seconds remaining. on the cavs' final possession, matthew dellavedova inbounded the ball to james. james fired a jumper over butler that went through the hoop as the buzzer sounded, giving the cavs an 86–84 win. the cavs regained homecourt advantage as they evened up the series at 2–2. james led the team with 25 points (10/30 shooting) while rose led the bulls with 31 points on 11/23 shooting.
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