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May
The Denver Nuggets reached the NBA finals for the first time in their history after Nikola Jokic led a second-half fightback to complete a 4-0 Western Conference championship sweep over the Los Angeles Lakers. The Nuggets overturned a 15-point half-time deficit to win 113-111. Jokic, the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, finished with 30 points. The Nuggets will face either the Miami Heat or Boston Celtics in the finals from 1-18 June. The Heat lead the Eastern Conference 3-0 and can secure the series with a win in game four on Tuesday (01:30 BST Wednesday). LeBron James had looked to…