I watched the game tonight. I so wanted Cleveland to win. It was a goooooood game!

By Steve Ginsburg

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs edged out the Cleveland Cavaliers 83-82 on Thursday to capture their third NBA championship in five years with a 4-0 finals series sweep.

With the score tied at 66-66 and four minutes on the clock, San Antonio went on a decisive 8-0 run that was capped by Fabricio Oberto’s basket from underneath with 2:01 remaining.

San Antonio shooting guard Manu Ginobili hit all six of his free throws in the final 24 seconds, including two with 1.9 seconds left that gave the Spurs an 83-79 lead.

A 25-foot, three-pointer by Cleveland guard Damon Jones at the buzzer provided the final margin but by that time, the pro-Cleveland crowd of 21,000 was silently leaving the arena.

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