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Path to the starting five: How the Nuggets and Heat built NBA Finals contenders

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill is joined by the NBA on TNT’s Stan Van Gundy to discuss this season’s championship series and why it will be completely unlike each team’s conference finals matchup. Hear the full conversation on the Ball Don’t Lie podcast and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen.

This is the first time in franchise history the Denver Nuggets are competing for an NBA title. As the Miami Heat needed a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals to defeat the Boston Celtics, the Nuggets have had nine days off and plenty of rest after sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals.