'The Block'
LeBron James's chase-down block in Game 7 of the 2016 Finals sealed Cleveland's first championship.
With the score tied late in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals, LeBron James raced back on defense to block a layup attempt by Golden State's Andre Iguodala, preserving the tie in a game the Cavaliers would go on to win.
The play, simply known as 'The Block,' came in a series where Cleveland became the first team to erase a 3-1 Finals deficit, delivering the city's first major professional sports championship since 1964.
The moment is frequently paired with the Warriors' record-setting season it happened against, illustrating how the same series produced one team's historic regular season and another team's historic comeback.
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