Kyrie x Nike LeBron Four Wins 'Game 5: Forty-Ones'
Colorway: multi-color/multi-color · Style code: 925430-900 · Release date: October 22, 2016 · Price: $1147 · Availability: Available now
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Game 5 of the 2016 Finals is the one that made the rest of the series possible. Cleveland were down 3-1 and playing in Oakland; they won 112-97, and James and Irving each put up 41 points, the first time two teammates had scored 40 or more in the same Finals game. The Cavaliers took the next two and the title.
Nike's Four Wins collection commemorated each of those four victories, and the Game 5 release, nicknamed for the twin 41-point nights, shipped two shoes in a single box: a LeBron Soldier 10 for James and a Kyrie 2 for Irving. The Soldier takes a black and gold treatment, while the Kyrie pairs a black mesh upper with a gradient running through the midsole in the team's wine and gold. Both carry gold player branding, which is the visual link between them.
As a package it is unusual: a commemorative release tied to one night rather than to a season or a signature line.