NBA Finals 2013: Relive Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs Game 7 As LeBron James Nets Second Title - Stats, Video Highlights, Recap

The Miami Heat silenced their critics one more time Thursday night following their 95-88 epic victory over the San Antonio Spurs in an epic seven-game NBA Finals series.

The Heat nabbed their second straight world championship in the process and third in franchise history, paving the way to what looks like a dominant dynasty in the making.

Once again, LeBron James is in the forefront of the Heat's finals success. James, whose jump shooting has been heavily dissected throughout his career, gave the Spurs and everybody watching on Thursday a shooting display to remember.

The Chosen One lived up to his hype, knocking down 12 of his 23 shots (including 5 of 10 from beyond the arc) to tie Boston Celtics great Tom Heinsohn's record of 37 points in Game 7 of an NBA Finals. James also upped in the process his Game 7 average to 33.8 points - the highest scoring average when a postseason series went to the limit.

Meanwhile, the Spurs had no one to blame but themselves after gambling to live and die on James' jumpers. The Spurs made sure the interior would be tight for James and dared him to take his midrange jumpers instead since Game 1. It worked wonders for the Spurs at least in the first five games, until James finally recaptured his shooting groove in Game 6 and 7.

With the Spurs threatening to tie the game late, James knocked down a huge jumper just behind the three-point line to give the Heat a crucial four point lead, 92-88, with 27 seconds remaining on the clock. That proved to be the dagger for the Spurs, who missed a number of chances to control the match.

The Spurs, who could have won their fifth title had Ray Allen failed to convert his game-tying three point shot that sent the game to overtime in Game 7, suffered their NBA Finals series loss since going four-for-four in a championship series.

James was named the NBA Finals MVP for the second straight season and steadily narrowed the gap between him and the most-recognized greatest basketball player of all-time - Michael Jordan.

After 10 seasons in the NBA, James already hauled four regular-season MVPs, two NBA championships and two NBA Finals MVPs. Jordan, on the other hand, had three regular-season MVPs, three championship and three finals MVPs. Moreover, James hasn't yet reached his prime, so the possibility of winning more championships and supplanting the achievements of Jordan is very much likely.