The long-suffering people of Cleveland are over the moon after the Cavaliers ended the city's 52-year title drought. But no one may be more emotional than the Cavs' J.R. Smith.
Series MVP LeBron James had 27 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds, and the Cavaliers shocked the Golden State Warriors, 93-89, in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals in Oakland on Sunday night, bringing a major sports championship to Cleveland for the first time in more than 50 years.
The Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers to take the opening game of the NBA Finals in a game where the most memorable highlight wasn't provided by a player.
The 2016 NBA Finals are set: the Golden State Warriors will face the Cleveland Cavaliers in a rematch of the 2015 finals. Here’s a preview of what to expect.
It used to be fans would only eat their words when their predictions didn't come true.
This Cavaliers fan was so confident the Thunder would finish off the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals (and for more than just a brief moment it sure looked like they would) that he pledged to eat his shirt if Golden State somehow rallied to win the series...
Kyle Lowry had 35 points and nine assists, and the Raptors routed the Miami Heat, 116-89, in Game 7 of the teams’ best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals series in Toronto on Sunday.
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Kevin Durant scored 37 points, and the Thunder defeated the San Antonio Spurs, 113-99, in Oklahoma City on Thursday in Game 6 of the teams’ best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals series.