“I want to congratulate the Cleveland Cavaliers organization, coaching staff, players, and fans on an unprecedented National Basketball Association finals victory”, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said.
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The Akron native and now three time MVP fell to the floor Sunday night in a moment that many will never forget after the team defied the odds by coming back to beat the Golden State Warriors.
“The game always gives back to people that’s true to the game”, James said.
The party will continue all week – and maybe beyond – with a downtown parade planned for Wednesday, a celebration few thought they would ever witness. VIDEO: 7 records broken by the Warriors this seasonWhen Warriors’ Klay Thompson was asked how he get beyond the disappointment, he said: “It’s hard for me to answer right now, I don’t have a good answer for that right now to be honest”, he said. LeBron James was carrying the championship trophy, Kevin Love had a title belt and JR Smith remained shirtless.
Now, having won a championship with the Cavs, LeBron finally opened up on his secret motivation to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin and Brian Windhorst after Game 7.
The game also drew a whopping 7.4 million Tweets from 1.7 million unique Twitter users, according to Nielsen’s Twitter TV Ratings.
Even without those NBA All-Stars, Team USA will still have plenty of talent in its quest for a third straight Olympic gold medal.
“Everybody counted us out and that’s when we strived the most and that’s definitely when I strived the most when everybody counted me out”.
James, 3-3 in six consecutive Finals appearances, led the series with 29.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 8.7 assists a game plus more than two steals and two blocked shots a game – the greatest all-around numbers ever produced with a crown on the line.
“I didn’t see it. I was on the bench crying myself”.
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“Best player on the planet”, Cavs teammate Kyrie Irving said. Yes, the Colts used to be in Baltimore before they moved to Indianapolis. And at the end-after overcoming major deficits in the second half-LeBron put up a triple-double, played the game of his life, and brought the championship to Cleveland that he promised when he returned to his hometown after leaving Miami.
