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LeBron James crowned Finals MVP as Lakers capture 17th NBA title

Agence France-Presse
LeBron James crowned Finals MVP as Lakers capture 17th NBA title
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts with his MVP trophy after winning the 2020 NBA Championship over the Miami Heat in Game Six of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on October 11, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
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ORLANDO – LeBron James was named Most Valuable Player of the 2020 NBA Finals after powering the Los Angeles Lakers to their 17th championship with a 106-96 victory over the Miami Heat in Game Six Sunday (Monday, Manila time).

James added another chapter to an epic career, fueling the Lakers with a triple-double of 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists and capturing his fourth NBA title with a third different team,.

It's the fourth time in four championship runs that James has captured MVP honors, after he did so with Miami in 2012 and 2013 and with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.

"It means a lot to represent this franchise," James said, recalling that he told team owner Jeanie Buss when he arrived in Los Angeles in 2018, "I wanted to put this franchise back where it belongs.

"For me to be a part of such a historical franchise is an unbelievable feeling," he added.

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