LeBron James helps Cleveland Cavaliers win first NBA championship

LeBron James and the Cavaliers pulled off an improbable NBA Finals comeback, giving Cleveland a title again at long last. James delivered on a promise from two years ago to bring a championship to his native north east Ohio and he and the Cavs became the first team to rally from a 3-1 Finals deficit by beating the defending champions Golden State Warriors 93-89 on Sunday night to end a 52-year major sports championship drought in Cleveland.

 Almost single-handedly, James 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.

An emotional James fell to the floor when this one ended with a second win in six days on Golden State's imposing home floor, surrounded by his team-mates. 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.

History was against Cleveland Cavaliers as no team in an NBA Finals series had come back from 3-1 down to win.

All 32 previous teams who had been in that situation lost after falling behind while only two teams had forced a Game 7. Cleveland, however, made it lucky 33.

Green had 32 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists, but the Warriors' record-setting season ended without the only prize this close-knit 'Strength In Numbers' crew cared about from way back in the beginning - through the record 24-0 start as Coach of the Year Steve Kerr was out, Curry's second consecutive MVP campaign, and the 73 regular-season wins to break the 199

5-96 Chicago Bulls' mark.

They might always be remembered as one of the best teams ever that couldn't close it out.

Named the Most Valuable Player of the NBA Finals following his team's 93-89 championship-clinching win over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday - James, who was the catalyst behind his Cavs' remarkable rally from a 3-1 series deficit, marks the third time he has captured the award after winning it with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013.

'I gave it everything that I had. I poured my heart, my blood, my sweat and my tears into this game,' an emotional James said after the game.