LeBron James gave the Denver Nuggets his best shot on Monday. It wasn't enough.
Powered by a history-making Nikola Jokic triple-double, the Nuggets rallied for a 113-111 win to complete a 4-0 sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals. The victory continued a remarkable postseason run by the Nuggets while securing their-ever first trip to the NBA Finals. They did so while overcoming the best effort of the postseason by one of the game's all-time greats.
James started the game on fire, scoring 21 points in the first quarter as the Lakers took a 34-26 lead.