Hot-shooting Gibson leads Cavs to NBA FinalsAssociated Press
Cleveland, a city that hasn't celebrated a world championship since the Browns won an NFL title in 1964, has the next closest thing. And now the Cavs, who won only 17 games the year before James arrived from just down the Interstate in Akron, will meet the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the finals on Thursday night.
James, who scored 48 points in Cleveland's double-overtime win in Game 5, didn't have to carry the Cavs by himself.
Gibson gave him all the help he needed.
The slender second-round pick from Texas, who didn't become a major contributor until March, outshined his superstar teammate. Gibson made three 3-pointers in the first 2:16 of the fourth and drilled another long-range jumper with 6:52 left, setting off a massive celebration in Quicken Loans Arena.
"If I'm dreaming, please don't wake me up," Gibson said. "This was perfect, to win it for Cleveland."
The Cavaliers are only third team to come back from an 0-2 deficit in a conference finals, joining the 1971 Baltimore Bullets and 1993 Chicago Bulls. See: Game 6: Cavs finish off Pistons
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