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LeBron James holds the NBA MVP and the Larry O'Brien
Championship Trophies after the Miami Heat defeat the San Antonio Spurs in Game
7.
LeBron James score 37 points and Dwyane Wade scored 23 to
win the NBA Chapionship in Game 7.
    
LeBron James celebrates with a cigar at post game press conference.
Al Diaz and Cindy Seip will do anything to get ahead.
BY JOSEPH GOODMANJGOODMAN@MIAMIHERALD.COM
That’s three titles for a town and two crowns for its king.
With a season, a playoffs, an NBA Finals and a Game 7 that will echo for years to come, the Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 on Thursday night at AmericanAirlines Arena to win its second NBA championship in a row and cap the most exciting two weeks in South Florida sports history.
LeBron James played stunning, brilliant basketball to earn the NBA Finals MVP for the second straight year and Dwyane Wade, who played throughout the playoffs despite knee problems, saved his best for the final game of a grueling postseason. James finished with 37 points, 12 rebounds and four assists, going 12 of 23 from the field, 5 of 10 from three-point range and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line. Wade had 23 points, 10 rebounds and an assist and made 11 of his 21 attempts.
“This team is amazing, and the vision that I had when I decided to come here is all coming true,” James said. “Through adversity, through everything we’ve been through, we’ve been able to persevere and to win back-to-back championships. It’s an unbelievable feeling. I’m happy to be part of such a first-class organization.”
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