NBA Playoffs 2020: What you still need to know about the conference finals
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
- 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
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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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