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Cavs End Cleveland’s 52-Year Championship Drought

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With greatest NBA Finals comeback ever.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers completed the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history Sunday evening, defeating the Golden State Warriors in a tight Game 7 and winning their first franchise championship. Cavs point guard Kyrie Irving sank a three-pointer with less than a minute left in the game, breaking an 89-89 tie and giving the Cavs the lead to go to win 93-89. With the series victory, the Cavaliers became the first team in NBA history to complete a comeback from down 3-1 in the Finals.

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