The Cleveland Cavaliers ended a long title drought by beating the Golden State Warriors in a dramatic game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals.
The Cavs, led by its superstars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, snatched a tight, see-sawing contest against the Warriors and their “Splash Brothers” guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.
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The Cavs prevailed 93-89 in the final contest Sunday night in Oakland, completing a remarkable comeback against a team coming off the all-time regular season best record of 73 wins and 9 losses.
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Musicians and celebs lit up social media to pay tribute to the champs, which become the first team to storm back from a 3-1 Finals deficit.
— #CavsVsWarriors pic.twitter.com/SZtZhqQzo3
— Ciara (@ciara) June 20, 2016
Wow. One of the best finals ever. So proud of King James. Salute Warriors Happy Father’s Day to all.
— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) June 20, 2016
Every time I see Tyronn Lue I think of Iverson stepping over him #NBAFinals
— MeeZy?? (@MeeZyEyeBe) June 20, 2016
Lebron making the finals 10 years in a row and passing Jordan for GOAT is in play. He’s currently #2.
— Stephen Amell (@StephenAmell) June 20, 2016
Congratulations to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on winning the NBA Championship!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 20, 2016
Lebron did it. Everybody be quiet.
Goodnight.
— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) June 20, 2016
Make sure you celebrate responsibly #Cleveland. But get LIT for me, ya hear?!
—————-— yvette nicole brown (@YNB) June 20, 2016
Congrats to the Cavaliers and the city of Cleveland. Also can’t wait till @nbcsnl spoofs Doris Burke’s monotone interviewing style.—-
— Johnny Knoxville (@realjknoxville) June 20, 2016
Great for both teams & cities CLEVELAND and OAKLAND 1-1 sounds like a @nba rivalry NOW like I said 2 days ago. Congrats to the champ @CAVS
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) June 20, 2016
Seeing Cleveland this happy makes me that much more sad that the entire city is going to burn down in four weeks.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) June 20, 2016
CONGRATULATIONS CLEVELAND! A real win with a homegrown champion! ————#1 pic.twitter.com/htp81DL5by
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) June 20, 2016
Congrats @cavs and the city of Cleveland!!! See you soon with your other Champ @stipemiocicufc pic.twitter.com/lvdpatezqd
— Dana White (@danawhite) June 20, 2016
What a game and what a series for the @Cavs. Happy to see @KingJames bring it home for Cleveland!
— President Obama (@POTUS) June 20, 2016