Cleveland Cavaliers beat Golden State for NBA title

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LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrate the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history after dethroning defending champion Golden State 93-89 to capture their first NBA title

LeBron James makes a slam dunk, propelling the Cleveland Cavaliers to the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history after dethroning defending champion Golden State 93-89 to capture their first NBA title. Photo by AFP

OAKLAND: Powered by an amazing effort from LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers completed the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history Sunday, dethroning defending champion Golden State 93-89 to capture their first NBA title.

The Cavaliers won the best-of-seven series 4-3 to claim the first league crown in their 46-season history and deliver the first major sports champion to Cleveland since the 1964 NFL Browns, ending the longest such title drought for any American city. – AFP