Cavs rip Warriors; series returns to Cleveland
The Warriors and Cavaliers have met in the past two NBA Finals. Here is a comparison of Game 5 of the 2016 Finals and Game 5 of the 2015 Finals:
2016 Game 5
Score: Cavaliers 112, Warriors 97
(Warriors lead series 3-2)
Top scorers for the Cavaliers: LeBron James (41 points), Kyrie Irving (41 points)
Beasts of the East. #ALLin216 https://t.co/g6xNkAbvNO
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) June 14, 2016
Top scorers for the Warriors: Klay Thompson (37 points), Stephen Curry (25 points)
Klay - #SPLASH! pic.twitter.com/M9MlPkvEWM
— GoldenStateWarriors (@warriors) June 14, 2016
Top assist man for the Cavaliers: James (7)
Top assist man for the Warriors: Andre Iguodala (6)
Top rebounder for the Cavaliers: James (16)
Top rebounder for the Warriors: Iguodala (11)
Three-pointers for the Cavaliers: 10 (Irving 5, James 4)
Three-pointers for the Warriors: 14 (Thompson 11, Curry 8)
2015 Game 5
Score: Warriors 104, Cavaliers 91
(Warriors lead series 3-2)
Top scorers for the Cavaliers: LeBron James (40)
Top scorers for the Warriors: Stephen Curry (37)
Top assist man for the Cavaliers: James (11)
Top assist man for the Warriors: Andre Iguodala (7)
Top rebounder for the Cavaliers: James (14)
Top rebounder for the Warriors: Harrison Barnes (10)
Three-pointers for the Cavaliers: 12 (J.R. Smith 4, Iman Shumpert 3, James 3)
Three-pointers for the Warriors: 12 (Curry 7, Iguodala 2)
Compiled by Jeff Caraska
This story was originally published June 13, 2016 at 9:14 PM with the headline "Cavs rip Warriors; series returns to Cleveland."