A 3-1 hole in June

Golden State have 73 wins. They lead 3-1. No team has come back from that in the NBA Finals. Kyrie Irving hits a go-ahead in Game 7. LeBron chases down Iguodala. The block. Cleveland 93-89. A city that had not won a major title since 1964 pours into the street.

James had left, come back, and promised. The promise had looked expensive after four games. The last three make the superteam era look beatable, once, if you have the best player on earth and a point guard who will shoot.

The Warriors will reload. This is Cleveland’s. The drought, the block, the shot — a Finals that was supposed to be a coronation becomes a heist.