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King James finally gets his crown
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Much to the delight of many Seattle SuperSonics fans still stinging from the loss of their team to Oklahoma City, LeBron James and the Miami Heat defeated the Thunder on 121-106 June 21 to win the NBA Finals. Miami won the series 4 – 1. James became only the fifth player in NBA history to record a triple-double in a title-clinching game. He scored 26 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and had 13 assists.
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