NBA Finals 2016: 5 things we learned from Cleveland's win

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History was made by the Cavs

5) Cometh the moment, cometh the ‘Bron!

LeBron James
James is probably the best player in the world

Take nothing away from the Cavs, their coaching staff or the stupendous play and hustle of Kyrie Irving, but when the moment came, the ‘King’ took his rightful place, on the throne!

LeBron averaged a monster 29.7 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 8.9 apg, 2.6 spg and 2.3 bpg, and led the Finals in all 5 of these stats, obviously the first of its kind feat in Finals history. Like Phil Jackson said, he had to play like a man possessed and he did; taking over games and still assisting his teammates on key plays.

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The chase-down block was back in action, and his emotions were probably at an all-time high. For a kid from Akron, Ohio, who was raised by a single mom, what a return gift to give to his kids on Father’s Day.

LeBron has always symbolised the passing of the torch to the next generation, from Jordan to possibly Kobe and onwards to him, this Father’s Day wasn’t about the previous generation, it was about the next.

Not your usual, ‘Won it for my Father on Father’s Day’, but won it as Super-Dad for his kids on Father’s Day. This may not go down as his best ever, considering he doesn’t have many more seasons to play, it will definitely be one of his finest ever!

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