NBA Finals: Cleveland Cavaliers Led By LeBron James, Up (2-1)

Though the city of Cleveland was much closer to ending its title drought when the baseball Indians led the Florida Marlins by a run going to the bottom of the ninth inning in game seven of the 1997 World Series, (only to lose), this is the first time a Cleveland team has led in a championship series since the Cleveland Browns football team won the NFL  in 1964.

This is because LeBron James scored 40 points and Matthew Dellavedova’s offensive rebound and subsequent two free throws put Cleveland ahead to stay in the waning seconds of this all important Cavs’ game two triumph in Oakland.

Cleveland leads the NBA finals two games to one and it is the first time that a Cleveland team has led a finals series since the Indians led the then Boston Braves by a similar two games to one margin in the 1948 World Series. The Indians won that series in six games.

The football Browns, who as far as I am concerned are now the Baltimore Ravens, won one game league (NFL) finals in 1950, 1954, 1955 and the last Cleveland title in 1964.

Speaking of the 1964 Browns, that team’s great player, Jim Brown was in attendance at last night’s Cavaliers’ win vs the Golden State Warriors.

LeBron James