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James who can t escape! Is the strongest NBA champion the 11-year Mavericks or the Cavaliers in 2016?

10:40am, 5 June 2025【Basketball】

As we all know, the NBA has had two championships since the 21st century, which is impressive and most discussed. Coincidentally, both championships were related to one player. Once, he helped his opponent win the first NBA championship in team history, and the other time he led the team to the first NBA championship in team history. I believe that old fans have already guessed who it is. That's right, he is the NBA's historical scoring champion - LeBron James.

I will compare the two championships in this issue to see which one has a higher value?

1. In 2011, the Mavericks won the first championship in the history of the Mavericks 4-2.

The Mavericks' 2011 championship road is definitely unexpected. At first I never thought that the Mavericks could rush out of the West. After all, Nowitzki, the Mavericks' star in the past, was a famous "soft ball player".

Match process:

1. The first round of the Western Conference, against the Trail Blazers. Nowitzki performed well, and the Mavericks defeated the Trail Blazers 4-2 and advanced to the Western Conference semi-finals.

2. In the Western Conference semi-finals, against the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers led by Kobe. The two teams had the same regular season record. They thought it was a game of fighting against each other, but they did not expect that the Mavericks would sweep the Lakers 4-0. Break into the Western Finals.

3. Western Conference Finals, against the young Thunder. Although he lost the second game, the Mavericks still beat the Thunder 4-1 and advanced to the NBA Finals.

4. In the finals, the Mavericks competed against the three Heats at the historical level. The Mavericks led by Nowitzki fought tenaciously when everyone was not optimistic about it. In the end, he defeated the Heat 4-2 and won the first NBA championship trophy in the history of the Dallas Mavericks. Nowitzki also won the Finals FMVP with his outstanding performance on both offense and defense, averaging 26 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. At the same time, the reversal of life has been achieved, from a "soft egg player" to a "King of No Heaven".

2. In 2016, the Cavaliers achieved a 4-3 Warriors, achieving a shocking reversal, winning the first championship in the history of the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers in 2016 will definitely be full of legendary colors to win the championship. Under the Finals' 1-3, he won three consecutive games to beat the Warriors, which had the first record in the NBA's regular season history (73 wins and 9 losses). James has confirmed the throne of the Cavaliers' first player in history, and has also completed the historic role transformation from "team traitor" to "team hero".

Match process:

1. In the first round of the Eastern Conference, facing the Pistons, which are not strong and ranked eighth, the Cavaliers swept the Pacers 4-0 and easily advanced to the semi-finals.

2. In the Eastern Conference semi-finals, facing the Eagles with average strength. The Cavaliers opened their firepower and swept 4-0 again, continuing to make great progress.

3. In the Eastern Conference Finals, facing the Raptors, which ranked second in the regular season. The two sides tied 2-2 in the first four games. But then the Cavaliers began to exert their strength and won two consecutive games. He defeated the Raptors 4-2 and advanced to the finals.

4. In the finals, the Cavaliers faced the Golden State Warriors, who just broke the first record in the NBA regular season history with 73 wins and 9 losses. Sure enough, the game situation was one-sided. The Warriors easily led the Cavaliers 3-1, and Curry could be the gods with only one victory left. At that time, Warriors fans had already opened Champagne in advance, and no one outside was optimistic about the Cavaliers. After all, there was no team in NBA history that made a comeback when they were behind 1-3 in the Finals.

At that time, no one expected an epic super reversal and was about to take place. The Cavaliers' Gemini suddenly broke out, and in the G5 game, James and Irving scored 41 points at the same time to save the match point. In the G6 game, James continued to explode and dragged the game into tiebreak. In the G7 game, at the last moment, Irving hit a key three-pointer against Curry's defense. The Cavaliers achieved a shocking reversal and won the first championship in team history.

These two games can be considered as classic cases of defeating the weak and defeating the strong with the weak. As for which team has a higher value in winning the championship? Over the years, it has been debated by fans.

However, it is undeniable that the finals of those two years were really good. The ratings are also really high.