Cavs end Cleveland's title drought with Game 7 win over Warriors

LeBron James delivered on a promise from two years ago to bring a championship to his native northeast Ohio.

The Cavaliers won their first championship in franchise history, gave Cleveland its first major sports title in 52 years, and became the first team ever to rally from a 3-1 series deficit in the NBA finals with a 93-89 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 7.

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 the Larry O'Brien Trophy and gave their city its first 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 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.

Kyrie Irving scored 26 points to cap his brilliant finals, including a 3-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.

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 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' mark.

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