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The 2016 NBA Finals

The reason I chose this article about the NBA because in 2016 I was a huge fan of the NBA and enjoyed the finals that year.


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Lead

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This article is about the end of the 2016 NBA Post-Season called the NBA Finals when the two conference champions go head to head until one of the two teams prevail as the NBA Finals Champions, the Golden State Warriors as the Western Conference Champions versus the Cleveland Cavaliers as the Eastern Conference Champions.


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 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
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Content

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The Cleveland Cavaliers go’s head to head versus the defending champions the Golden State Warriors and won the 2016 NBA Finals. The Cleveland Cavaliers beats the Golden State Warriors in a 4-3 rematch of the 2015 NBA Finals. It was the 14th rematch of the previous NBA Finals in history. The win by the Cleveland Cavaliers was their first and the first team based in Cleveland since 1964. The NBA Finals MVP LeBron James lead the team on points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks and propelled the Cavaliers to a historic comeback from a 3-1 lead from the Golden State Warriors.


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

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The article is neutral and only talks about facts that actually happened in the 2016 NBA Finals. I am a Golden State Warrior’s fan and as much as it hurts, I can say that things happened like they are written in that article. The article talks more about the Cleveland Cavaliers because they are the 2016 NBA Finals Champions. The article doesn’t try to persuade the reader because is about the history of the NBA Finals, the article is about how things happened.


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

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All the facts are backed with several and reliable secondary sources of information. The sources are current and it shows what actually happened in 2016 NBA Finals.


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

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The article is well-written, talks about facts and is well-organize in sections. Its easy to read and easy to remember how things happened back then in the 2016 NBA Finals.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media



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The article includes images on the Game summaries section under game 6, the picture is well-captioned and we can see LeBron James charging Stephen Curry.


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Checking the talk page

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This article is rated under the Category: C-Class Basketball articles. It doesn’t have any conversations but the information in the article is correct.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

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The strengths of the article are in the results of the statistics of each game. The article is complete in both ways, such as in the winning team as in the loosing team. For the winning team the Cleveland Cavaliers the information is abundant and it explains the trajectory of its team throughout the 2016 NBA Season, and for the loosing team the Golden State Warriors it explains the previous season and the following seasons after their loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers.


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

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