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#4 Cleveland Cavaliers writing history

The Cavaliers climbed out of a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals

The Cleveland Cavaliers faced tremendous pressure to win and win now. It would be hard to figure who faced more pressure, the Cavaliers or LeBron James. Having lost in the Finals last year, they could not afford consecutive defeats if they wanted to hold on to LeBron James for long.

The Cavaliers faced a relatively easy road to the NBA Finals. They swept the first two rounds against the Pistons and Hawks. In the Conference Finals, the Raptors only took 2 games before being eliminated. The Cavs were supposed to be well rested and ready to pounce on the Warriors who were coming off a 7 game series with the Thunder.

Instead, they found themselves down 3-1, facing a hole which no team had ever climbed out of in the NBA Finals. What happened over the next three games was nothing short of amazing.

The Cavs wrestled away Game 5 112-97 on the backs of LeBron James and Kyrie Irving as they both scored 41 points each. James nearly had a triple double with 16 rebounds and 7 assists as he helped keep the Cavs' hopes alive by sheer force of will. In Game 6, LeBron would not let the story end. His 41 points propelled the Cavs to a 115-101 lead.

Game 7 of the NBA Finals was a nail-biter. LeBron James' block on Andre Iguodala in the final few minutes was the signature play of the Finals. His 27 points and 11 assists ensured that the Cavs had a fighting chance. An off the dribble three-pointer by Kyrie Irving with a minute left in the game helped the Cavs pull away with the NBA Championship.

Never has a title which was seemingly lost, wrested back in such a gritty fashion. We probably will never again see another superhuman effort like LeBron's on the highest stage of the game.