While there have been 14 rematches in NBA Finals history, this year’s meeting between LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers and Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors will be the first trilogy in league history.
There have been three trilogies in U.S. pro sports history and two of them involved Detroit teams – the Red Wings vs. the Montreal Canadiens, the Lions vs. the Cleveland Browns and the New York Yankees vs. the New York Giants (1921-23).
Red Wings vs. Canadiens (1954-56): The first matchup of this trilogy started with one of the most memorable in 1954.