Ladies and gentleman, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers are the 2015-16 NBA Champions. After being down (3-1) to the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals, the Larry O’Brien trophy is headed to Cleveland, Ohio.
Last night, the Cleveland Cavs defeated the Golden State Warriors (93-89) to win the 2015-16 NBA championship earning the first NBA title in Cavs history. LeBron James finished the game 7 of the NBA finals with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assist. Kyrie Irving was huge as well averaging 27 points and the series and dropping 17 points in the second half of game 7 including the game winner.
.@KingJames led all Finals players in:
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
BlocksFirst player in any series to do so. pic.twitter.com/1LGiW4PINB
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) June 20, 2016
We did it, Cleveland. #NBAChampions | #OneForTheLand pic.twitter.com/7Hndm6YaB1
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) June 20, 2016
LeBron James was named the 2016 NBA Finals MVP after dropping back to back 41 points in Game 5 and 6 and recording a triple double in game 7.
Congrats to the Cavs and the city of Cleveland. Checkout a few highlights from Game 7 below. Stay tuned to HHS1987 for all your NBA news. Follow @eldorado2452 on Twitter and Instagram for all your sports news.
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