<P> In the 2016 offseason , the Warriors acquired Durant through free agency . After finishing 67 -- 15 , they became the first team in history to win 67 + games in three straight seasons , they went to the Finals with a 12 -- 0 sweep of the West , the first team to do so since the first round changed to best - of - seven in 2003 . Meanwhile , though the Cavaliers slipped to the second seed going into the playoffs , they only lost one game en route to defeating the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals , setting up another match against the Warriors in the 2017 NBA Finals . The Warriors started strong with a 3 - 0 lead over the Cavs , eventually winning the series in five games with Durant being named Finals MVP . The Warriors set a playoffs record of 15 consecutive wins and a 16 - 1 final record , as well as a 13.5 - point differential in the Finals . The Cavaliers and Warriors met for a fourth consecutive Finals in 2018 . The Warriors went on to sweep the Cavaliers , and Durant was again named Finals MVP . </P>
<P> In the 2016 offseason , the Warriors acquired Durant through free agency . After finishing 67 -- 15 , they became the first team in history to win 67 + games in three straight seasons , they went to the Finals with a 12 -- 0 sweep of the West , the first team to do so since the first round changed to best - of - seven in 2003 . Meanwhile , though the Cavaliers slipped to the second seed going into the playoffs , they only lost one game en route to defeating the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals , setting up another match against the Warriors in the 2017 NBA Finals . The Warriors started strong with a 3 - 0 lead over the Cavs , eventually winning the series in five games with Durant being named Finals MVP . The Warriors set a playoffs record of 15 consecutive wins and a 16 - 1 final record , as well as a 13.5 - point differential in the Finals . The Cavaliers and Warriors met for a fourth consecutive Finals in 2018 . The Warriors went on to sweep the Cavaliers , and Durant was again named Finals MVP . </P>
when was the last time there was a nba finals sweep
when was the last time there was a nba finals sweep
2018
2018