The Cleveland Cavaliers' Closest Wins in 2015-16

The Past Season in Review: the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Closest Wins in 2015-2016

Jun 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) shoots the the game winning shot during the fourth quarter against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) in game seven of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

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3. Cleveland vs. Detroit Pistons

Not one month later, the Cavs had another close call winning by two points again. This time it was in the playoffs against the Detroit Pistons on April 24, 2016 in Game 4 of the quarterfinals. The Cavs wanted to put the Pistons away and close out the series and fortunately, they were able to do so.

Kyrie scored the most points on the team at 31 on 12-of-25 shooting and added three rebounds, five assists and one steal. LeBron followed with 22 points on 9-of-19 shooting, 11 rebounds, six assists and two steals. Love had 11 points, 13 rebounds, two assists and one steal, while Smith added 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting (5-of-7 on threes).

It was a one possession game and the Pistons could not connect on the last play, ending the series with a final score of 100-98 and a sweep.

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