The 2015–16 NBA season was the 70th season of the National Basketball Association. The regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls, with their game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The regular season ended on April 13, 2016. Golden State’s Stephen Curry became the first unanimous MVP in league history. The playoffs started on April 16, 2016 and ended with the 2016 NBA Finals on June 19, 2016, with the Cleveland Cavaliers becoming NBA Champions for the first time in franchise history after defeating the Golden State Warriors in seven games and ending the city's 52-year sports drought. This would also be the final season for Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett.
The regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls, who hosted a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at 8:00 p.m. EDT, then the Atlanta Hawks hosted the Detroit Pistons at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Finally, the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors hosted the New Orleans Pelicans at 10:30 p.m. EDT at the Oracle Arena. Christmas Day games were played on Friday, December 25, 2015. The regular season ended on Wednesday, April 13, 2016. The schedule was released at 6:00 p.m. EDT on August 12, 2015
The 2016 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2015–16 season. The tournament ended with the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers defeating the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors 4 games to 3 after the Warriors led the series 3 games to 1. In the NBA Finals, LeBron James was named NBA Finals MVP.
The Cavaliers swept their first two series and won the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Raptors to become the fourth team in NBA history to open a post-season with 10 straight victories. They matched the 2012 San Antonio Spurs, though the 1989 and 2001 Los Angeles Lakers had won their first eleven games en route to sweeping the first three rounds of the playoffs. Cleveland wound up repeating this feat the next year when they swept the conference opening round, semifinal round, and winning the first 2 conference final games. However, this feat would be surpassed by the 2017 Golden State Warriors who won 15 straight games.
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| Year | Season | League | Berth | Champ | Place | Logo | Team | Team | W | L | Conf | G | Age | Pts | PPG | Opp | ±PPG | AST | Opp | ±A/G | REB | Opp | ±R/G | Elig |
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 4 | 2 |  | Atlanta | atlanta-hawks | 48 | 34 | Eastern Conference | 82 | 28.2 | 8433 | 102.8 | 99.2 | 3.6 | 25.6 | 22.0 | 3.6 | 42.1 | 46.5 | -4.4 | ||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 5 | 2 |  | Boston | boston-celtics | 48 | 34 | Eastern Conference | 82 | 25.2 | 8669 | 105.7 | 102.5 | 3.2 | 24.2 | 20.9 | 3.2 | 44.9 | 46.0 | -1.1 | ||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 4 |  | Brooklyn | brooklyn-nets | 21 | 61 | Eastern Conference | 82 | 26.9 | 8089 | 98.6 | 106.0 | -7.4 | 22.3 | 24.5 | -2.2 | 42.4 | 43.4 | -1.0 | |||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 6 | 3 |  | Charlotte | charlotte-hornets | 48 | 34 | Eastern Conference | 82 | 26.0 | 8479 | 103.4 | 100.7 | 2.7 | 21.7 | 23.2 | -1.5 | 43.9 | 44.7 | -0.7 | ||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 4 |  | Chicago | chicago-bulls | 42 | 40 | Eastern Conference | 82 | 27.6 | 8335 | 101.6 | 103.1 | -1.5 | 22.8 | 22.5 | 0.3 | 46.3 | 45.9 | 0.4 | |||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 1 | 1 | 1 |  | Cleveland | cleveland-cavaliers | 57 | 25 | Eastern Conference | 82 | 28.1 | 8555 | 104.3 | 98.3 | 6.0 | 22.7 | 21.4 | 1.3 | 44.5 | 41.0 | 3.5 | |
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 6 | 2 |  | Dallas | dallas-mavericks | 42 | 40 | Western Conference | 82 | 30.3 | 8388 | 102.3 | 102.6 | -0.3 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 0.2 | 43.1 | 45.8 | -2.7 | ||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 4 |  | Denver | denver-nuggets | 33 | 49 | Western Conference | 82 | 24.7 | 8355 | 101.9 | 105.0 | -3.1 | 22.7 | 23.5 | -0.8 | 44.6 | 42.7 | 2.0 | |||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 8 | 3 |  | Detroit | detroit-pistons | 44 | 38 | Eastern Conference | 82 | 25.0 | 8361 | 102.0 | 101.4 | 0.6 | 19.4 | 21.5 | -2.1 | 46.3 | 42.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 1 | -1 | 1 |  | Golden State | golden-state-warriors | 73 | 9 | Western Conference | 82 | 27.4 | 9421 | 114.9 | 104.1 | 10.8 | 28.9 | 22.2 | 6.7 | 46.2 | 43.9 | 2.3 | |
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 8 | 4 |  | Houston | houston-rockets | 41 | 41 | Western Conference | 82 | 27.8 | 8737 | 106.5 | 106.4 | 0.2 | 22.2 | 24.6 | -2.4 | 43.1 | 44.6 | -1.6 | ||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 7 | 2 |  | Indiana | indiana-pacers | 45 | 37 | Eastern Conference | 82 | 26.9 | 8377 | 102.2 | 100.5 | 1.7 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 0.4 | 44.2 | 44.5 | -0.3 | ||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 4 | 2 |  | LA Clippers | los-angeles-clippers | 53 | 29 | Western Conference | 82 | 29.7 | 8569 | 104.5 | 100.2 | 4.3 | 22.8 | 21.2 | 1.6 | 42.0 | 46.7 | -4.6 | ||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 5 |  | LA Lakers | los-angeles-lakers | 17 | 65 | Western Conference | 82 | 26.5 | 7982 | 97.3 | 106.9 | -9.6 | 18.0 | 24.7 | -6.6 | 43.0 | 46.5 | -3.5 | |||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 7 | 3 |  | Memphis | memphis-grizzlies | 42 | 40 | Western Conference | 82 | 30.5 | 8126 | 99.1 | 101.3 | -2.2 | 20.7 | 21.9 | -1.2 | 41.6 | 43.2 | -1.6 | ||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 3 | 1 |  | Miami | miami-heat | 48 | 34 | Eastern Conference | 82 | 28.4 | 8204 | 100.0 | 98.4 | 1.6 | 20.8 | 20.2 | 0.6 | 44.1 | 41.3 | 2.9 | ||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 5 |  | Milwaukee | milwaukee-bucks | 33 | 49 | Eastern Conference | 82 | 23.5 | 8122 | 99.0 | 103.2 | -4.2 | 23.1 | 24.5 | -1.4 | 41.7 | 43.0 | -1.3 | |||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 5 |  | Minnesota | minnesota-timberwolves | 29 | 53 | Western Conference | 82 | 24.6 | 8398 | 102.4 | 106.0 | -3.5 | 23.4 | 22.6 | 0.7 | 41.6 | 41.9 | -0.3 | |||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 5 |  | New Orleans | new-orleans-pelicans | 30 | 52 | Western Conference | 82 | 26.6 | 8423 | 102.7 | 106.5 | -3.8 | 22.2 | 23.2 | -1.0 | 42.6 | 44.4 | -1.8 | |||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 3 |  | New York | new-york-knicks | 32 | 50 | Eastern Conference | 82 | 27.2 | 8065 | 98.4 | 101.1 | -2.7 | 20.5 | 20.8 | -0.3 | 44.4 | 44.2 | 0.2 | |||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 3 | 1 |  | Oklahoma City | oklahoma-city-thunder | 55 | 27 | Western Conference | 82 | 25.8 | 9038 | 110.2 | 102.9 | 7.3 | 23.0 | 21.5 | 1.4 | 48.6 | 40.2 | 8.4 | ||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 5 |  | Orlando | orlando-magic | 35 | 47 | Eastern Conference | 82 | 23.9 | 8369 | 102.1 | 103.7 | -1.6 | 23.6 | 23.2 | 0.4 | 43.3 | 44.3 | -1.0 | |||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 5 |  | Philadelphia | philadelphia-76ers | 10 | 72 | Eastern Conference | 82 | 23.3 | 7988 | 97.4 | 107.6 | -10.2 | 21.5 | 23.4 | -1.9 | 41.2 | 47.6 | -6.3 | |||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 4 |  | Phoenix | phoenix-suns | 23 | 59 | Western Conference | 82 | 26.0 | 8271 | 100.9 | 107.5 | -6.7 | 20.7 | 22.4 | -1.7 | 44.8 | 43.7 | 1.1 | |||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 5 | 2 |  | Portland | portland-trail-blazers | 44 | 38 | Western Conference | 82 | 24.3 | 8622 | 105.1 | 104.3 | 0.8 | 21.3 | 21.6 | -0.3 | 45.5 | 43.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 3 |  | Sacramento | sacramento-kings | 33 | 49 | Western Conference | 82 | 26.6 | 8740 | 106.6 | 109.1 | -2.5 | 24.5 | 24.2 | 0.3 | 44.2 | 45.0 | -0.8 | |||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 2 | 1 |  | San Antonio | san-antonio-spurs | 67 | 15 | Western Conference | 82 | 30.3 | 8490 | 103.5 | 92.9 | 10.6 | 24.5 | 20.8 | 3.7 | 43.9 | 40.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 2 | 1 |  | Toronto | toronto-raptors | 56 | 26 | Eastern Conference | 82 | 26.3 | 8422 | 102.7 | 98.2 | 4.5 | 18.7 | 21.7 | -3.0 | 43.4 | 40.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 3 |  | Utah | utah-jazz | 40 | 42 | Western Conference | 82 | 24.2 | 8010 | 97.7 | 95.9 | 1.8 | 19.0 | 19.1 | -0.2 | 43.2 | 40.1 | 3.2 | |||
| 2016 | 2015-16 | NBA | 4 |  | Washington | washington-wizards | 41 | 41 | Eastern Conference | 82 | 27.3 | 8534 | 104.1 | 104.6 | -0.5 | 24.5 | 22.5 | 1.9 | 41.8 | 44.3 | -2.4 | |||
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