The 73-win Warriors entered the Finals as the winningest team in NBA history, while Cleveland carried a 52-year championship drought.
On this day in 2016, Cleveland completed the first 3-1 comeback in NBA Finals history, winning three straight to capture its first championship 🏆
18 years ago today, Lil Wayne dropped his classic album 'Tha Carter III' 💿
▫️GRAMMY winning
▫️1M+ sold first-week
▫️300+ weeks on Billboard
▫️2.5B+ Spotify streams
▫️9.5M+ total US sales
• More career points than Shaq
• More career rebounds than Magic
• More career assists than Rondo
• More career triple doubles than Wilt
• More career 3PM than Ray Allen
• More career 50 point games than KD
• More career 60 point games than LeBron
Harden’s greatness doesn’t get appreciated enough.
“No Ceilings” marked the end of Lil Wayne’s mixtape peak…
with Rikers Island looming, he wasn’t letting up.
even songs like “I’m Single” ended up becoming real records
you really had to be there for this run.
FEAR. THE. BEARD.
James Harden (30 PTS in Game 5 OT win) is the 4th player to record 50 career 30+ point Playoff games since 2012, joining LeBron James (83), Kevin Durant (69), and Stephen Curry (60)!
FEAR. THE. BEARD. 🔥
James Harden is the first Cavs player with 30+ PTS, 5+ REB, 5+ AST & 3+ BLK in a playoff game since LeBron James did it in Game 6 of the 2016 NBA Finals vs. the Warriors.