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The 2007 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2006–07 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. In this best-of-seven playoff series, the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs defeated the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers in a 4–0 sweep.
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers entered the 2007 Finals as newcomers. Game 1 was the first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history, and the first for each of its players (other than reserve point guard Eric Snow ).
The Cavaliers, led by superstar LeBron James, entered the 2007 Finals looking for their first franchise championship, as well as the first championship for a pro team based out of Cleveland since the Cleveland Browns won the 1964 National Football League Championship. However, the Cavs were considered heavy underdogs against the 3-time champion ...
James became just the third player to record a triple-double in an NBA Finals Game 7, [192] and behind series averages of 29.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 2.3 blocks, and 2.6 steals per game, [189] he also became the first player in league history to lead both teams in all five statistical categories for a playoff round, culminating in ...
LeBron James scored the Cavaliers’ final 25 points and 29 of their last 30 to defeat the heavily-favored Pistons in Game 5 of East finals.
2007–08: 2007–08: NBA Eastern 4th Central 2nd 45 37 .549 14 Won First round 4–2 Lost conference semifinals 4–3 LeBron James [50] 2008–09: 2008–09: NBA Eastern 1st Central: 1st: 66 16 .805 — Won First round 4–0 Won conference semifinals 4–0 Lost conference finals 4–2 LeBron James Mike Brown [51]
Despite a convincing win by underdog Miami Heat in Game 3, the Los Angeles Lakers are poised to bring a 17th NBA Championship home after a mismatched finals series against a depleted and so-far ...
LeBron James at 2007 ESPY AWARDS, The Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, July 11, 2007. ... In the early 2000s, Shaquille O’Neal dominated the NBA, winning the NBA Finals MVP in 2000, 2001 and 2002 ...