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Warriors and Lakers rightfully beat out by sustained excellence

The Denver Nuggets are off to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, capping off a dominant 4-0 sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.

The first-seed Nuggets closed out the seventh-seed Lakers at Crypto.com Arena on Monday night, with LeBron James, Anthony Davis and company having previously beaten the Golden State Warriors in the second-round to advance to the Conference Finals.

Turbulent seasons for the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers meant they never truly deserved to come out of the Western Conference and reach the NBA Finals.