<P> LeBron James returned to the Cavs in 2014 -- 15 and led the team back to the playoffs for the first time since 2010 , where they claimed their second Eastern Conference championship . The following season , Cleveland again won the Eastern Conference and returned to the NBA Finals , where they won their first NBA championship and first major sports title in the city since 1964 . The 2016 NBA Finals victory over the Golden State Warriors marked the first time in Finals history a team had come back to win the series after trailing three games to one . Through the 2016 -- 17 season , the Cavs have made 21 playoff appearances , and won six Central Division titles , four Eastern Conference titles , and one NBA title . </P>
<P> LeBron James returned to the Cavs in 2014 -- 15 and led the team back to the playoffs for the first time since 2010 , where they claimed their second Eastern Conference championship . The following season , Cleveland again won the Eastern Conference and returned to the NBA Finals , where they won their first NBA championship and first major sports title in the city since 1964 . The 2016 NBA Finals victory over the Golden State Warriors marked the first time in Finals history a team had come back to win the series after trailing three games to one . Through the 2016 -- 17 season , the Cavs have made 21 playoff appearances , and won six Central Division titles , four Eastern Conference titles , and one NBA title . </P>
when did the cavaliers win the nba finals
when did the cavaliers win the nba finals
2016
2016