Schedule and 2007 Results
Regular Season Records: San Antonio 58-24, Cleveland 50-32
Game 1 on Thursday, 07 June: Cleveland loses at San Antonio, 85-pts-76
Game 2 on Sunday, 10 June: Cleveland loses at San Antonio, 103-pts-92
Game 3 on Tuesday, 12 June: San Antonio wins at Cleveland, 75-pts-72
Game 4 on Thursday, 14 June: San Antonio wins at Cleveland, 83-pts-82

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 4: The San Antonio Spurs visited and defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 83-pts-82 to sweep best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1019, 4-games-nil. San Antonio thus becomes the 2007 NBA champions. With the series 1019 win, San Antonio improves its best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 22-14 overall and 4-0 in the Finals. With the series 1019 loss, Cleveland has its best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 6-5 overall and 0-1 in the Finals. The four-game sweep is the eighth in the NBA Finals (and the first since 2002, when the Los Angeles Lakers disposed of the New Jersey Nets in four straight), the 50th in the NBA (all rounds), and the 170th in MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 play. With the win by San Antonio, the 2007 best-of-7 NBA playoff series comes to a close after 79 games. Since the NBA adopted a best-of-7 format for its Preliminary round, its playoff seasons have featured 88 games in 2003, 82 in 2004, 84 in 2005, 89 in 2006.

After Game 3: With best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1019 in Ohio for Games 3-5, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 75-pts-72 to take a 3-games-nil lead in the 2007 NBA Finals. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-nil, the San Antonio Spurs have a series record 6-0 and a Game 4 record of 3-3. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-nil, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a series record of 0-1 and a Game 4 record of 0-1 (with both the series and the Game 4 loss occurring in series 642, to the Chicago Bulls in the 1993 NBA Quarterfinals). In the history of best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, teams such as San Antonio that lead 3-games-nil have a 257-3 series record.

After Game 2: The San Antonio Spurs hosted and defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-pts-92 to take a 2-games-nil lead in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1019, the 2007 NBA Finals. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-nil, the San Antonio Spurs have a series record of 14-1 and a Game 3 record of 6-9 with a three-Game 3 losing streak. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-nil, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a series record of 1-3 and a Game 3 record of 3-1. The sole San Antonio series loss upon having led a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-nil occurred in series 932, in which the Spurs lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2004 NBA Quarterfinals.

After Game 1: The San Antonio Spurs hosted and defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 85-pts-76 to take a 1-game-nil lead in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1019, the 2007 NBA Finals. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil, the San Antonio Spurs have a series record of 17-4 and a Game 2 record of 15-6. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a series record of 2-4 and a Game 2 record of 2-4 with an active three-Game 2 losing streak. The last three NBA teams to win Game 1 at home in the NBA Finals but lose the series were the Dallas Mavericks (in series 986, to the Miami Heat in 2006), the Utah Jazz (in series 769, to the Chicago Bulls in 1998), and the Boston Celtics (in series 455, to the Los Angeles Lakers in 1985).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2006-07 regular season, the San Antonio Spurs finished eight games ahead of the Cleveland Cavaliers. From 1947 through the 2007 NBA Semifinals, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by eight regular-season games, they have posted an 18-5 (.783) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. Best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1019 is the eleventh best-of-7 NBA playoff series for Cleveland, and the 36th for San Antonio. In best-of-7 playoff series, Cleveland has a 6-4 series record, a 0-0 Finals-round series record, and a 4-6 Game 1 record, while San Antonio has a 21-14 series record, a 3-0 Finals-round record, and a 21-14 Game 1 record. Series 1019 is the first best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between Cleveland and San Antonio.