in the 2015-2016 season, the cavs won 73 games including the playoffs.
in the 2015-2016 season, how many games did the cavs win including the playoffs?
73
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.
2015 nba playoffs
in a pivotal game 3, lebron james got off to an awful start, going 0/9 in the first quarter as the hawks led 24–21. near the end of the second quarter, al horford and matthew dellavedova got tangled up on the floor. horford, who had scored 15 points on 7/10 shooting in the first half, swung his elbow at dellavedova. he received a flagrant 2 and was ejected. the hawks led 49–48 at halftime. however, the cavs would dominate the third quarter again, outscoring the hawks 33–27 to take a 5-point lead into the 4th quarter. the cavs led by as many 10 in the 4th quarter, leading 88–78. however, the hawks, led by jeff teague, would go on a 26–12 run, taking a four-point lead with just under 1:45 to play. the cavs scored the final four points of regulation to tie up the game. the hawks had the final possession of regulation. however, teague's potential game winning three missed at the buzzer, and the game went into overtime. with just under one minute to play in overtime, the hawks trailed 109–108. teague hit a three pointer over thompson to put the hawks up 111–109. on the cavs' next possession, james attempted a jumper that rimmed out. however, thompson grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it back to james. james went behind the three point line and shot a three that went down, putting the cavs back ahead 112–111. out of the timeout, the hawks turned it over on their next possession. on the cavs' next possession, james ran the shot clock down before driving into the paint and making a layup to put the cavs up 114–111. the hawks had two chances to tie the game and potentially force a second overtime, but shelvin mack missed both game tying three point attempts, sending the hawks to their third straight loss as the cavs went up 3–0 in the series. james recorded his 51st career triple-double (12th of the postseason) with 37 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists. teague led the hawks with 30 points.
2015 nba playoffs