LeBron James and the
Cavaliers have won their first NBA title, making it also the city's first
championship in any sports in 52 years, in an epic battle against Stephen Curry
and the Golden State Warriors.
James delivered on a
promise from two years ago to bring a championship to his native northeast
Ohio, and he and the Cavs became the first team to rally from a 3-1 finals
deficit by beating the defending champion Golden State Warriors 93-89 on Sunday
night to end a 52-year major sports championship drought in Cleveland.
The Cavs star almost
single-handedly carried his team back into this series and finished with 27
points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds as the Cavs captured their first
championship in franchise history and gave their city its first major sports
winner since the Browns won the NFL title in 1964.
An
emotional James fell to the floor surrounded by his teammates after their epic
battle ended.
Only seconds earlier, he
went down in pain with 10.6 seconds left after being fouled by Draymond Green
while going for a dunk, then came back out to make the second of two free
throws.
But James and his
relentless, never-count-them-out Cavaliers pulled off an improbable NBA Finals
comeback, and Cleveland is title town again at long last.
The teams remained
neck-in-neck and tied for much of the fourth quarter as both teams played their
hearts out in one of the most watched NBA Finals games in history.
An emotional James was
awarded a much-deserved MVP as his teammates and fans cheered him on, saying
that he is the 'greatest player' in the NBA.
'I'm happy to be a part
of history,' James said, then added, 'I'm home. I'm home. ... I'm at a loss for
words. This is unbelievable.'
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