Cavaliers claim crown thanks to King James

LeBron makes good on promise to bring long-awaited championship to Cleveland

LeBron James cradled the shiny gold trophy and struggled to sum up what might be his sweetest championship yet - the one he is so proudly bringing home to his native northeast Ohio just as he promised to do when he returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers two summers ago.

James and his relentless, never-count-them-out Cavs pulled off an improbable NBA Finals comeback, and Cleveland is a title town again, at long last.