Facing a 3-0 deficit, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers got off to a hot start on their home floor. But their effort just wasn’t enough to avoid getting swept by the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals. 

Thanks to a 36-16 third quarter, the Nuggets stormed back from a 15-point deficit at halftime to beat the Lakers, 113-111, in Game 4 to win the conference and cement their place in the 2023 NBA Finals. 

It’s a historic victory for the top seed in the West, as the franchise has never made it to the NBA Finals, let alone won the Larry O’Brien Trophy. 

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