They prevailed by a thrilling 113-111 to sweep the series 4-0 and clinch the title. Jokic, relentless.
The Denver Nuggets this Monday they sealed the qualifying for his first NBA Finals thanks for a wonderful sweep over LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers 113-111 in the fourth game, to complete a 4-0 Western Conference run and get into the title series after four failed attempts.
The team led by Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murraywhich was the best in the West in the regular season, will look for the first ring in its history against the winner of the the Eastern final, led by the Miami Heat 3-0 against the Boston Celtics.
LeBron, in a titanic and unforgettable night where he rested only four seconds of 48 minutes of playhe had two options to force overtime but his first shot went off the edge of the board and the second, just over the buzzer, was blocked by Aaron Gordon.
In the match statistics since a 3-0 match in the NBA has not yet been trackedLeBron took charge in his team’s moment of greatest despair and, at the age of 38, gave an impressive recital of 40 points (15 of 25 shooting), 10 rebounds and nine assists. LeBron dazzled with 21 points in the first quarter and reached 31 before the break (a new record for him halfway through the playoffs).
But all the sweat, effort and epic they allowed the Lakers are resting 73-58 up they took their toll on him in a second half where he came with very little energy and in the end they were useless against some extraordinarily solid, compact and scary Nuggets. Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists and took the Magic Johnson award for MVP of the Western final. The Serbian genius added his eighth triple-double in these playoffs and thus achieved a new record, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain (seven in 1967).
Murray (25 points) and Gordon (22 points) also shined. to some overwhelming Nuggets in the third quarter (16-36) and prevailed in a fierce battle of very limited rotation (Mike Malone used only seven players and Darvin Ham used eight with the Lakers).
That’s why the Lakers ended their roller coaster of emotions this season after a disastrous start (2-10), an amazing comeback and exciting playoffs where they eliminated the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors.
The massive closing game 4 between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets
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Source: Tycsports
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