CLEVELAND — On a night that finally put a cap on the Cleveland Cavaliers' four-month long championship party, there appeared to be no immediate hangover.
The Cavaliers cruised past the New York Knicks, 117-88, showing an offensive explosion as bright as their new 400-plus diamond rings.
"This is for you guys. This is all for you," LeBron James announced to the 20,562 fans who arrived early for the title festivities. "This night, none of us will ever forget. Anybody in this building, this community, this state. Anybody with ties to Cleveland or Northeast Ohio. Cleveland against the world."
"It's an experience I can tell my kids about," rookie point guard Kay Felder told Bleacher Report. "Most people will never get to be in this position, getting [championship] rings. It's a memory we'll have in our history books."
The 52-year championship drought is dead, and it could be buried completely if the next-door Cleveland Indians can capture their first World Series title since 1948.
"There's been a lot of talk about the past lately, but tonight is about the present," NBA Commissioner Adam S ...
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