this season's finals marked the first time in nba history in which both teams entered game 7 with the same total points scored through six games (610 points each). the cavaliers defeated the warriors 93–89 in game 7 to win the series 4–3. game 7 was close, with 20 lead changes and 11 ties. this was the only game in the series to have a final margin of fewer than 10 points. at halftime, the warriors were ahead 49–42. 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. in the closing minutes of the 4th quarter, lebron james delivered what became known as "the block" on a layup attempt by andre iguodala with the score tied at 89 and 1:50 remaining in the game. kyrie irving made a go-ahead 3-point field goal over stephen curry to give cleveland a 92–89 lead with 0:53 remaining in the game. before kyrie irving's 3-point field goal, both teams were tied at 699 points scored apiece in this series. immediately after irving's 3-pointer, golden state brought the ball up-court, opting not to call a timeout, and although golden state got a preferred switch and matchup of curry on kevin love, love made arguably "the biggest defensive stop of the entire nba season", and forced curry into a contested 3-pointer, which he missed. after lebron james hurt his right wrist on a dunk attempt in which he was fouled, he nearly clinched the title for the cavaliers by making one of two free throws with 10.6 seconds left in the game. the cavaliers fouled draymond green with 6.5 seconds remaining. stephen curry received the ensuing inbounds pass, pump faked and shot a three-pointer over cavaliers guard iman shumpert. the attempt missed, and was rebounded by marreese speights of the warriors who attempted a three-pointer as time expired and missed. love immediately hugged the finals mvp lebron james. draymond green led all scorers with 32 points, including 6 of 8 from three-point range to go along with 15 rebounds and 9 assists. stephen curry and klay thompson added 17 and 14 points, respectively. lebron james led all cavaliers with 27 points and became only the 3rd player ever in nba history to record a triple double in an nba finals game 7 by adding 11 assists and 11 rebounds. kyrie irving added 26 points for cleveland.