It took ten years of suffering and rebuilding to get there but the Los Angeles Lakers are finally back to the NBA Finals.
Sporting an assuring 3-1 lead, the Lakers entered Game 5 showdown self-confident but aware that it was not done yet, especially against the comeback kids, the Denver Nuggets that had already recovered a 1-3 deficit twice in these playoffs.
LeBron James knew he could not give them a chance to come back into the series, he should not grant them the minimum glimmer of hope to make another miraculous recovery.