Cleveland Cavaliers became the first team to overturn a 3-1 deficit in the best-of-seven NBA finals as they beat Golden State Warriors to win the title.
A LeBron James-inspired Cavaliers won the deciding game 93-89 to complete their comeback against the defending champions - who had won a record 73 games out of 82 in the regular season.
James scored 27 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds to help Cleveland to their first NBA title.
"I gave it everything I had," he said.
Kyrie Irving scored 26 points for the Cavaliers including a three-pointer with 52 seconds remaining that gave Cleveland a decisive lead in the game with the sides tied at 89-89.
The history makers
The Cavaliers' historic comeback from 3-1 down was completed against the best regular season team in history.
Led by Most Valuable Player Steph Curry, the Warriors set a new record in the regular season as they won 73 games to beat the record set by Michael Jordan's all-conquering Chicago Bulls side in 1995-96.
The first title in the Cavaliers' history also ended a 52-year drought in the city of Cleveland for any major sporting title.
Cleveland's last significant success was an NFL crown for Cleveland Browns in 1964 and the gap between victories represented the longest sporting barren spell for any US city.
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