The NBA playoffs are down to two teams, with the Los Angeles Lakers having ended the Denver Nuggets' Cinderella run at Walt Disney World, advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010.
LeBron James will now face off against his former team, after the Miami Heat defeated the Boston Celtics in six games to win the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2014, when James was still in Miami.
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Eastern Conference Finals
Miami Heat (5) def. Boston Celtics (3), 4-2
The Miami Heat dribble out the clock and congratulate the Celtics on a tough Eastern Conference Finals.
Game 1: Heat 117, Celtics 114 | Highlights
Game 2: Heat 106, Celtics 101 | Highlights
Game 3: Celtics 117, Heat 106 | Highlights
Game 4: Heat 112, Celtics 109 | Highlights
Game 5: Celtics 121, Heat 108 | Highlights
Game 6: Heat 125, Celtics 113 | Highlights
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Western Conference Finals
Los Angeles Lakers (1) def. Denver Nuggets (3), 4-1
Game 1: Lakers 126, Nuggets 114 | Highlights
Game 2: Lakers 105, Nuggets 103 | Highlights
Game 3: Nuggets 114, Lakers 106 | Highlights
Game 4: Lakers 114, Nuggets 108 | Highlights
Game 5: Lakers 117, Nuggets 107 | Highlights
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