NBA Finals Schedule 2016: Complete TV Coverage for Championship Series

No matter who wins the Western Conference, LeBron James will face a familiar foe in the 2016 NBA Finals.

The Cleveland Cavaliers secured their second straight Finals appearance with a 113-87 win Friday night, closing out the Toronto Raptors in six games. Although the Eastern Conference champions lost their perfect postseason record, they outscored the Raptors by a combined 114 points during their four victories.

Cleveland can now turn its attention to Saturday night’s showdown between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors. If the Thunder seal the deal with a Game 6 win, they’ll get another crack at James four years after falling to his Miami Heat in the 2012 Finals. If the Warriors wiggle out two wins, the Cavaliers can amend last year’s championship loss with a healthier cast.

While the venues and start times remain undetermined, the NBA Finals will commence Thursday night. Here’s a look at the dates for the championship series, which will air exclusively on ABC:

Will Warriors Pull Off Ultimate Comeback?

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The Warriors are done. Those 73 wins mean nothing now—and some worthless sentiment about how the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls would have never lost a basketball game.

Oh wait, the best regular-season team of all time is still alive after beating the Thunder in Game 5. If they seize Game 6 on the road, an epic meltdown would turn into an even slate.

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