Nuggets

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.

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.

Chris Paul had 17 points and 15 assists without a turnover, Devin Booker added 18 points and 10 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns routed the Denver Nuggets 123-98.

Nikola Jokic scored 38 points to overcome a 3-point shooting barrage from Damian Lillard and the Denver Nuggets evened the series by beating the Portland Trail Blazers 128-109.

Nikola Jokic had 17 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his 15th triple-double of the season to lead the Denver Nuggets over the Miami Heat 123-106.

Nikola Jokic scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half to help Denver overcome Stephen Curry's sharp shooting as the Nuggets beat the Golden State Warriors 114-104.

The Toronto Raptors are up two games to none in their NBA first-round series against Brooklyn.

LeBron James' 12th triple-double of the season and Anthony Davis' hot hand led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 120-116 overtime win at Denver.

Nikola Jokic finished an assist shy of a triple-double, Gary Harris kept hot-shooting Damian Lillard in check as the Nuggets routed the Trail Blazers 127-99.