The Miami Heat are NBA champions for the second straight season and LeBron James is the finals MVP once again and now he is on the path to all-time greatness and at 28-years-old, he has the chance to tackle Michael Jordan as one of the best players ever.

His performance down the stretch in Game 7 was amazing and he hit the shot at the end of the fourth quarter that sealed the game, putting the Heat up by four with less than 30 seconds to go. He won the MVP during the regular season as well, joining a small class that has done both and now he is working on cementing himself as one of the best players in the history of the sport.

Miami Heat forward LeBron James won his second successive NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) award after leading his team to victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Thursday's championship decider.

James, undisputed as the sport's best current player, scored a game-high 37 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in Miami's 95-88 Game Seven win.

The 28-year-old also won the award last year when Miami beat the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the championship and he has swept all the major awards in the past two seasons.

Four times in the last five seasons, including each of the last two, he has been named MVP during the regular season, elevating him among the greatest players the game has seen.

James, who was widely criticized in the United States after leaving his former team Cleveland Cavaliers for Miami in search NBA championship rings, received the award from Boston Celtics great Bill Russell.

"I'm blessed," James said at the trophy presentation. "What everyone says about me off the floor doesn't matter."

(Reuters Quotes)