The final score of the 2016 NBA Finals Game 7 was Cleveland Cavaliers 93, Golden State Warriors 89. Cleveland won the series 4–3 and became the first team to overcome a 3–1 deficit in the Finals.
The deciding game was played on June 19, 2016, at Oracle Arena in Oakland. The Cavaliers led 23–22 after the first quarter, but the game remained extremely tight throughout. Neither team scored 90 points until the closing moments, creating one of the most tense finishes in Finals history.
LeBron James led Cleveland with 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists, recording a triple-double. Kyrie Irving added 26 points, including the decisive three-pointer over Stephen Curry with less than a minute remaining. The Warriors’ Draymond Green scored 32 points, but Golden State could not complete its bid for back-to-back championships.
The victory gave Cleveland its first major professional sports championship since 1964, making the 93–89 score inseparable from the city’s long-awaited celebration.