In this season's NBA Western Conference Finals, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Lakers 113-111 away, advancing to the NBA Finals with a total score of 4-0. This is also the first time the Denver Nuggets have stepped onto the NBA Finals stage since their merger into the 1975-76 season! And the entire season of ups and downs for the Los Angeles Lakers came to an end.

As a replica of the 2020 NBA Park, this season's Eastern and Western Conference Finals match is exactly the same as three years ago. However, that year's Nuggets spent too much physical energy in the Western Conference first round and Western Conference semifinals, facing both the Jazz and Clippers with a 1-3 deficit. They ultimately reversed their opponents 4-3 and won the series. However, in the Western Conference Finals, they faced the Lakers, who vowed to win the championship for the recently deceased Kobe Bryant that year, The Denver soldiers ultimately lost 1-4 to their opponents.

2020 NBA playoffs Western Conference Finals G5 Lakers 117-107 Nuggets

In the history of the Denver Nuggets, they have reached the NBA Western Conference Finals four times after merging into the NBA, but without exception, they have all been eliminated. It is worth mentioning that except for losing to the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1977 78 Western Conference Finals, the other three opponents were the Lakers, who won the NBA championship rings in the 84-85, 08-09, and 19-20 seasons, It can be said that during the Lakers' showtime, Kobe's, and Jamie's eras, the Nuggets became the backdrop for the opposing team

But this time, the Nuggets no longer gave their opponents any chance. Although they had already taken a 3-0 lead to three game points, and the Lakers had a total of 8 times in series history, trailing 0-3 and ultimately being swept 0-4 with a 0% win rate in the G4, they faced a team led by James, and any script could play in Los Angeles, Even the home crypto center played a video on the big screen of the 2004 Boston Red Sox winning the MLB American League championship 4-3 behind the New York Yankees, and everyone still had more expectations for this series.

The fact is that James, who did his best, had a full firepower in the first half, making 11 out of 13 shots while also making 4 out of 4 runs, achieving a career high of 31 points in the playoffs! Considering that Cameron Anthony, also known as the "03 Golden Generation", announced his retirement early this morning, it is truly amazing that 38 year old James can still perform like this. Before the end of half time, 4.3 seconds later, James returned to the locker room to rest, which was also his only rest time of the game. He played a total of 47 minutes and 55.7 seconds in the entire game.