nba finals

Michael Jordan is finalizing a deal to sell the majority share of the Charlotte Hornets, a move that will end his 13-year run overseeing the organization.

Jonathan Marchessault scored twice as the Vegas Golden Knights seized control of the Stanley Cup Final with a 7-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 2.

Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each scored 21 as the Miami Heat evened up the NBA Finals by beating the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2.

Nikola Jokic got a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93 win in Game 1 of the title series

The Miami Heat, champions of the Eastern Conference even after getting in as only the No. 8 seed, will take on the Western Conference champion Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

The Denver Nuggets are going to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. Nikola Jokic had 30 points, as the Nuggets swept the Lakers with a 113-111 victory.

Jamal Murray scored 37 points, Nikola Jokic added 24 points and eight assists, and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a 3-0 lead in the West Conf. finals with a 119-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Jamal Murray scored 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, propelling the Denver Nuggets to a 108-103 come-from-behind win over the LA Lakers for a 2-0 lead in the West. Conf. finals.

Andrew Wiggins had 26 points and 13 rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 21 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 104-94 on Monday night for a 3-2 NBA Finals lead.

Jaylen Brown scored 27 points, Jayson Tatum added 26 to beat back another third-quarter onslaught by Golden State in a 116-100 victory that gave them a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.