Cleveland Cavaliers Win NBA Championship As LeBron James Wins Finals MVP

LeBron James has written the chapter Cleveland has longed for since 1964 and he did it in spectacular action, leading the Cavaliers back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals to beat the Golden State Warriors, the team that won an NBA-record 73 regular-season games, on the road for the NBA championship— and won the finals MVP for the third time in his career.
James scored 27 points, collected 11 rebounds, delivered 11 assists, blocked three shots and had two steals. Cavs guard Kyrie Irving delivered the killer shot, a three-pointer with 53 seconds left giving Cleveland an 92-89 lead. James made a free throw with 10.6 seconds left to make it 93-89. Irving finished with 26 points.
“I’m home. I’m home, this is what I came back for. I’m at a loss for words. This is unbelievable. It doesn’t feel real right now. I understood what everybody in northeast Ohio had been through the last 50-plus years, and I’m happy to be a part of history. I can’t wait to get back home. I’m ready to get to you guys,” James said in an interview after the game.
“We’ve been through so much adversity these last two years. I just knew what we were capable of even being down 3-1 vs. the greatest regular-season team ever, you know, 73-9. Everybody counted us out, and that’s when we strived the most….I got a goal two years when I came back, to bring a championship to this city,” he said. “I gave everything that I had. I brought my heart, my blood, my sweat, my tears to this game. … Cleveland! This is for you!”
The Cavaliers led by LeBron James washed away the heartache of Cleveland with one improbable championship.