The home uniform was white, with the word "Cavaliers" in wine lettering with gold trim on the front, the player's name in wine lettering with gold trim on the back, the player's numbers in navy blue, and wine and gold trim on the sides. The Cavaliers Are 2016 NBA Champions. The logo used was a gold sword piercing to the words 'Cleveland Cavaliers' in white and navy trim, with a wine basketball surrounding it. The official site of the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was the 14th rematch of the previous NBA Finals in history, and the first Finals since 2008 in which the number one seed in each conference met. In this case, the team retains the player's draft rights in the NBA until one year after the player's contract with the non-NBA team ends.The following is a list of past Cavaliers players and other personnel who have been honored as "Cavs Legends" either by retiring their number or having commemorative banners placed in the rafters at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.In 2019, the Cavaliers introduced the Wall of Honor, which honors former players and other personnel, and is located in the newly added North Atrium of the renovated Rocket Mortage FieldHouse.The inaugural class of Wall of Honor inductees includes all personnel (players, coaches, executives, etc.) The 2016 NBA Championship marked the Cavaliers' first title in franchise history, as they became the first team to come back from a 3–1 deficit to win the Finals.

The Cavaliers scored the game's first nine points en route to outscoring the Warriors 33–16 after one quarter. The team won their first Central Division title in 1976, which also marked the first winning season and playoff appearance in franchise history, where they advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. Golden State rallied to trim Cleveland's lead as low as eight points on a couple of occasions before the Cavs settled for a 59–43 halftime lead, with Tristan Thompson having his best performance of the series, registering a double-double in the first half alone. In the second half, Cleveland continued to extend their lead and tied the series.James scored 18 straight points for Cleveland from the end of the third quarter to the 7:00 mark of the fourth.

The orange version of the uniform was used again in the 2006–07 and 2016–17 seasons, as part of the respective 20th and 30th anniversaries of the 1986–87 team.Coinciding with the move to Gund Arena in the 1994–95 season, the Cavaliers changed logos and uniforms, adding black in addition to the already existing blue, orange and white colors. The Warriors broke the record set by the 1995–96 The Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 104–89 in Game 1 to take a 1–0 series lead. In the second half, the Cavaliers outscored the Warriors 51–40 as the Warriors failed to score a basket during the last 4:39 of the game. During the run, the Cavaliers' With their victory, the Warriors posted the highest winning margin in the first two Finals games with a 48-point differential.The Cavaliers avenged their lopsided defeat to Golden State by routing the Warriors 120–90 in Game 3 to cut the series deficit to 2–1.
The checkerboard trim was a tribute to the original Cavaliers uniforms from the 1970s.
The Cavaliers opened their inaugural season losing their first 15 games and struggled in their early years, placing no better than sixth in the Eastern Conference during their first five seasons. The team's third/alternate uniform was navy blue with the word "Cleveland", the player's name, and the player's numbers all in white lettering with gold trim, as well as a wine, gold, and navy blue checkerboard trim. To commemorate the Cavs' 50th anniversary season in 2019–2020, Nike provided a fifth uniform known as the "Classic Edition", which was a modified version of the team's mid 1990s era black, blue, and orange uniforms.Cleveland Clinic Courts, the team's practice facility and team headquarters, is located in suburban The Cavaliers hold the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA. The Cavaliers' Statement uniform is black with dark gray pinstripes, a wine colored "C" trimmed in gold on the front, names in gold letters on the back, wine colored/gold trimmed numbers on the front and back, and gold colored Nike and Goodyear logos on the front. James and Irving each scored 41 points to become the first teammates in Finals history to score 40 or more in the same game. who have had their number retired or were honored with similar banners in the rafters, as well as the following: In The Cavaliers' luck changed as they landed the number 1 pick in the With the Cavaliers out of the playoffs, the focus turned to James' impending free agency. He still makes occasional appearances throughout the season at Cavaliers games. It was also Cleveland's first championship in major professional sports since the 1964 Browns, signaling the end of the so-called Cleveland …

They then advanced to the Finals after sweeping both the This was the defending NBA Champions Golden State Warriors' second consecutive trip to the NBA Finals and eighth overall. While the Heat had a 224–88 record during James' four-year tenure and won NBA titles in 2012 and 2013, the Cavaliers went 97–215 and missed the playoffs each season.The Cavaliers' roster went through many changes in the When the Cleveland Cavaliers debuted in the NBA in 1970, the team's original jersey colors were The original logo was that of swashbuckling cavalier looking right with a sword pointing, surrounded by the team name and a basketball.

The Cavaliers defeated the Warriors 93–89 in Game 7 to win the series 4–3.