Big comeback
First team to come back from 3-1 deficit
Cavs down Warriors 93-89 in Game 7 of NBA finals S1, thespec.com
OAKLAND, CALIF. — LeBron James and his relentless, never-count-them-out Cavaliers pulled off an improbable National Basketball Association final series comeback, and Cleveland is title town again at long last.
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.
James almost single-handedly carried the Cavs 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.
“CLEVELAND! This is for you!” James bellowed in his postgame interview before being announced as the NBA final MVP.
An emotional James fell to the floor when this one ended with a second win in six days in Oakland, Calif., surrounded by his teammates. 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.
“We made history tonight,” Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said. “Cleveland, Ohio, we’re coming back, baby!”
Kyrie Irving scored 26 points to cap his brilliant finals, including a three-pointer over MVP Stephen Curry with 53 seconds left.
Curry sat briefly on the bench to take in the scene after the Warriors made their last basket with 4:39 left.