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NBA history happened tonight between the defending NBA Champions (Golden State Warriors) and the runners up last year (Cleveland Cavaliers) at the Oracle Arena, when Kyrie Irving made this three point shot with less than a minute to go.
Video: Kyrie's 3 Pointer
89 All, One Minute To Go
This broke the 89 all tie and eventually pushed the Cleveland Cavaliers ahead with the cushion to win the 2016 NBA Finals and be the first team in the NBA Finals history to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win it all.
This amazing shot came after LeBron James appeared from nowhere to block a sure two points at the other end, from the previous offensive play of the Warriors (a 5 point swing).
Legal or Not, It was a Tremendous Effort
The Best Player In the World
Wit, grit, nerves of steel and pure athleticism won it for the Cavs who finally won an NBA title for the first time in its franchise history and more importantly it also marks the first major sports championship for the city since 1964. The final score was 93 to 89.
Hats off to LeBron (arguably the best player in the world), Kyrie and the rest of the unsung heroes of the Cavaliers who did the impossible. Of course they did get a boast due to "coaching lapses" by Steve Kerr, a "little help" from the league, a few calls, and a few breaks that went their way. But we can take nothing away from the win. The Cavs won fair and square and in the Warriors home court to boot -- a fitting payback for last year's final game which the Warriors won on the Cavalier's home court.
Vegas Odds
For any Warriors fan out there, if it is any consolation, their team is still the top favorites to win next year's finals according to Vegas odds, with the Cavs as second favorite. And it should definitely be another great rematch if both teams do come back to play it one more time.
Talking of history, the Warriors did make NBA History in the regular season by winning 73 games, the most by any NBA team and Stephen Curry for being the first unanimous MVP.
One more history that we can be pretty sure of is that LeBron is the unanimous MVP of this finals. He was the man, played all positions, played both ends of the court and was the de facto coach and team leader.
Need To Even Things Out
Most people have predicted that the mighty Warriors would win and repeat this year, even though the NBA placed mostly Lebron apologists in as ABC 7 Finals sportscasters (not to mention a handful of Cavs apologists broadcasting in SoCal radio sports shows), I guess to kind of balance things out.
At any rate, a lot of history was made and game 7 will come down in history as probably the only real championship game of this series, as let's face it, all the previous six games were decided by more than 10 points (and the better team, down the stretch won it).
Photo Credit: NBA Media Central, Wikimedia Commons
Video: LeBron's Block of Igoudala's Layup
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