NBA: LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers beat Denver Nuggets to reach first Finals since 2010
- Kobe Bryant was Finals MVP last time LA giants played for the championship
- Triple-double James reaches his 10th Finals since first appearance with Cleveland Cavaliers in 2007
The Los Angeles Lakers, fuelled by a triple-double from superstar LeBron James, beat the Denver Nuggets 117-107 on Saturday to reach the NBA Finals.
With the win in the league’s quarantine bubble in Orlando, the Lakers completed a 4-1 victory over the Nuggets in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals.
James scored 16 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter as the Lakers remained perfect in elimination games this postseason.
Denver, already the first team to twice come back from 1-3 series deficits in the same playoffs, could not work the magic again.
James added 16 rebounds and 10 assists, and Anthony Davis scored 27 points for the Lakers, who are back in the championship series for the 32nd time – and the first time since they lifted the trophy for the 16th time in 2010.