THE top-seeded Nuggets eliminated the seventh-seeded Lakers with a 113-111 victory in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals Monday and made franchise history.
It is the first time the Nuggets have advanced to the NBA Finals, and it was the first sweep for the franchise.
They reached the conference finals five previous times (2020, 2009, 1985, 1978) losing to the Lakers four times.
Down the stretch, the Nuggets executed better than the Lakers, just as they did throughout the series.
The games were close between the Lakers and Nuggets in the West finals.
