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MVP LeBron James' virtuoso NBA Finals effort one for the ages

Oakland (United States) (AFP) - Just as Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci has the Mona Lisa and German composer Ludwig van Beethoven his Fifth Symphony, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James now has his immortal work -- Sunday's game seven of the NBA Finals.

James completed a virtuoso performance by scoring 27 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and passing off 11 assists to power Cleveland over the Golden State Warriors 93-89 and capture the best-of-seven series 4-3.

"I watched the Beethoven of right now, LeBron James, compose a game," Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving said. "He had a freaking triple-double in game seven of an NBA Finals.