LeBron James will seal 10th NBA Finals appearance if Lakers close out Nuggets in Game 5

<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhT0kZjVlz3_2eJiVycpZ3TV64XJKD81-vuUQy8g1de6Ndc8SqKIo5GUqb5eTP8Pw7JLlkbp1K-8BjdkeYRc6FfwikHfmISNbk4Tbz2bp7Apt1Gpbepf3fdTdeGOg-gAUO75cwHP17ss/s696/skysports-lebron-james-los-angeles-lakers_5108983-696x392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="696" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhT0kZjVlz3_2eJiVycpZ3TV64XJKD81-vuUQy8g1de6Ndc8SqKIo5GUqb5eTP8Pw7JLlkbp1K-8BjdkeYRc6FfwikHfmISNbk4Tbz2bp7Apt1Gpbepf3fdTdeGOg-gAUO75cwHP17ss/s320/skysports-lebron-james-los-angeles-lakers_5108983-696x392.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">LeBron James can reach a landmark only achieved by three players in NBA Finals history if the Los Angeles Lakers can close out their Western Conference Finals series against the Denver Nuggets.</span></p><div class="sdc-site-live-on-sky sdc-article-widget sdc-site-live-on-sky--default" data-component-name="sdc-site-live-on-sky" data-sport="" data-type="" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="sdc-site-live-on-sky__inner" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="sdc-site-live-on-sky__wrap" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="mnet_plugin codeblock" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><div id="378298415" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div></div><h3 class="sdc-site-live-on-sky__title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 30px; margin: 27px 0px 17px;"><span class="sdc-site-live-on-sky__title-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Live NBA: Denver @ LA Lakers GM 5<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></h3><div class="sdc-site-live-on-sky__col sdc-site-live-on-sky__col2" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="sdc-site-live-on-sky__time " data-type="Sunday 27th September 2:00am" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Sunday 27th September 2:00am<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><div class="sdc-site-live-on-sky__action" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div></div></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">James has the chance to reach the NBA Finals for a 10th time, a feat achieved by only three greats of the game. Anthony Davis is on the verge of his first. The final step for the Lakers shapes up as the toughest.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">They have to knock out the Denver Nuggets, who have been on the brink of dismissal from the NBA bubble six times and every time refused to go.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">“You can never be comfortable around this team,” Davis said. “They have been in this situation twice. We have been in the situation twice. But both teams are familiar with these situations, but this team is not going to go away.”</p><div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-video callfn" data-amp-iframe-embed="" data-clip-type="" data-competition="" data-component-name="sdc-article-video" data-fn="sdc-article-video" data-lite="true" data-originator-id="23" data-package="" data-provider="ooyala" data-role="roadblock-success" data-sdc-video-id="Zmb3FvajE6leWll_hTtIi-mmScJGlwUv" data-sport-category="" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids="" data-video-id="5107589" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="sdc-article-video__inner" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><figure class="sdc-article-video__content" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span class="sdc-article-video__media-container" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="sdc-article-video__preload-poster" data-role="preload-poster" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><img alt="Anthony Davis" class="sdc-article-video__media" intrinsicsize="768x432" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" src="https://e0.365dm.com/20/09/768x432/promo425280611_5107590.jpg?20200925063535" srcset="https://e0.365dm.com/20/09/384x216/promo425280611_5107590.jpg?20200925063535 380w, https://e0.365dm.com/20/09/768x432/promo425280611_5107590.jpg?20200925063535 760w, https://e0.365dm.com/20/09/1600x900/promo425280611_5107590.jpg?20200925063535 1024w, https://e0.365dm.com/20/09/2048x1152/promo425280611_5107590.jpg?20200925063535 2048w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" /><span class="sdc-article-video__media-icon" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="sdc-article-video__media-icon-body" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><svg data-role="icon-play" viewbox="0 0 384 384" width="0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M192 24.001c92.641 0 167.998 75.358 167.998 167.995s-75.357 168.002-167.998 168.002c-92.636 0-167.999-75.365-167.999-168.002 0-92.636 75.363-167.995 167.999-167.995m0-24.001c-106.036 0-192 85.957-192 191.996 0 106.047 85.964 192.004 192 192.004 106.035 0 192-85.957 192-192.004 0-106.039-85.965-191.996-192-191.996z"></path><path d="M255.725 182.848l-66.186-65.91c-10.206-10.173-25.115-22.229-38.009-9.36v168.844c12.894 12.861 27.803.807 38.009-9.367l66.186-65.902c5.068-5.055 5.068-13.258 0-18.305z"></path></svg><svg data-role="icon-load" viewbox="0 0 34 34" width="0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path class="svg-spinner" d="M29.392 17.847c-.125.01-.25.018-.373.02-.36 0-.618-.093-.795-.28-.053-.058-.097-.12-.132-.185h-.062l-.05-.192-.01-.24c0-2.934-1.138-5.683-3.2-7.746-2.064-2.062-4.81-3.198-7.736-3.198S11.36 7.162 9.3 9.226c-2.065 2.062-3.2 4.81-3.2 7.734 0 2.926 1.135 5.674 3.2 7.735 2.06 2.062 4.806 3.197 7.73 3.197l.44-.002v.007h.388l.083.333c.02.075.035.18.05.31.01.13.018.253.018.376 0 .356-.093.615-.283.79-.178.166-.397.25-.652.25l-.362-.008c-3.353-.082-6.502-1.43-8.87-3.797-2.453-2.452-3.806-5.717-3.806-9.19s1.353-6.736 3.808-9.19c2.455-2.455 5.72-3.808 9.19-3.808s6.738 1.354 9.192 3.81c2.383 2.38 3.733 5.547 3.803 8.914l.007 1.03-.337.084c-.075.018-.178.034-.308.05z" fill="#fff"></path></svg></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="sdc-article-video__duration" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />2:03<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"></p><figcaption class="sdc-article-video__caption" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="sdc-article-video__caption-text" data-role="caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Anthony Davis dropped 34 points in the Lakers’ Game 4 win over the Nuggets, moving them within one win of the NBA Finals</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></figcaption></span></figure></div></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Game 5 takes place in the early hours of Sunday morning (2am), live on Sky Sports Mix (Ch 416).</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The Lakers have ended both their series thus far in five games. But the Nuggets were also down 3-1 against both Utah and the LA Clippers, fell far behind in Game 5, and then battled back to not only win the game but eventually the series.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">No team had ever erased two 3-1 deficits in one postseason and now the Nuggets need to do it for a third time. It’s a predicament they could have avoided, if they had made one more defensive stop in Game 2 or given up a few less second-chance points in Game 4.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">“These are all close games we are playing,” guard Jamal Murray said. “Going to keep battling it out.”</p><div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-video callfn" data-amp-iframe-embed="" data-clip-type="" data-competition="" data-component-name="sdc-article-video" data-fn="sdc-article-video" data-lite="true" data-originator-id="23" data-package="" data-provider="ooyala" data-role="roadblock-success" data-sdc-video-id="92cXFvajE6knY8ssGTFguSq2wQxnukxU" data-sport-category="" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids="" data-video-id="5107642" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="sdc-article-video__inner" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><figure class="sdc-article-video__content" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"></p><figcaption class="sdc-article-video__caption" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="sdc-article-video__caption-text" data-role="caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Lebron James said he wanted the challenge of guarding Jamal Murray late on after helping the Lakers to a Game 4 win over the Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></figcaption></span></figure></div></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Murray was sensational again in Game 4, though James slowed him enough down the stretch after taking on the defensive assignment to help the Lakers pull out a 114-108 victory.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">One more win, and James ties NBA career scoring leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for third on the career list with 10 NBA Finals appearances. Only Hall of Famers Bill Russell (12) and Sam Jones (11) of the Boston Celtics have gone to more.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">It would be James’ first with the Lakers after five appearances in Cleveland and four in Miami, and the Lakers’ first trip to the finals since winning the last of their 16 championships in 2010.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">James and Davis have been the unquestioned catalysts of this run, and they have had good strong support from some playoff-tested veterans.</p><div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-video callfn" data-amp-iframe-embed="" data-clip-type="" data-competition="" data-component-name="sdc-article-video" data-fn="sdc-article-video" data-lite="true" data-originator-id="23" data-package="" data-provider="ooyala" data-role="roadblock-success" data-sdc-video-id="ExcXFvajE64NTd6Rqd9AlGk2D2cIl16y" data-sport-category="" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids="" data-video-id="5107615" style="background-color: white; 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margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"></p><figcaption class="sdc-article-video__caption" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="sdc-article-video__caption-text" data-role="caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Dwight Howard rocked the rim with a muscular put-back slam during the Los Angeles Lakers’ Game 4 win over Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></figcaption></span></figure></div></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Dwight Howard had 12 points and 11 rebounds on Thursday night in his first start of this postseason, helping send Los Angeles to their overwhelming 25-6 advantage in second-chance points. Rajon Rondo contributed 11 points and moved into eighth place on the career list with seven more assists.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">“In the postseason, every possession is so important,” James said. “When you can have guys that have been in the moments and can understand and also be able to make adjustments on the fly, and know that you can count on them down the stretch, it just makes the team and you individually feel so much more confident in the outcome.”</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The younger Nuggets don’t have those type of veterans, but they have the experience of this historic postseason run that could have ended on August 25, the night of Game 5 against Utah. A month later, they are still at Disney World, still trying to prove that hope is not lost until four games are.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">“I think people out there probably think this is exactly where we want them. It’s not. We would much rather be up 3-1, but it is what it is. We put ourselves in this position,” Denver coach Michael Malone said.</p><div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-video callfn" data-amp-iframe-embed="" data-clip-type="" data-competition="" data-component-name="sdc-article-video" data-fn="sdc-article-video" data-lite="true" data-originator-id="23" data-package="" data-provider="ooyala" data-role="roadblock-success" data-sdc-video-id="AycHFvajE6zK2R0vjM9gM7NsvtuVyJGw" data-sport-category="" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids="" data-video-id="5107591" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="sdc-article-video__inner" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><figure class="sdc-article-video__content" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span class="sdc-article-video__media-container" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="sdc-article-video__preload-poster" data-role="preload-poster" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><img alt="Jamal Murray attacks the basket during Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals" class="sdc-article-video__media" intrinsicsize="768x432" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw" src="https://e0.365dm.com/20/09/768x432/skysports-jamal-murray-denver-nuggets_5107552.jpg?20200925052100" srcset="https://e0.365dm.com/20/09/384x216/skysports-jamal-murray-denver-nuggets_5107552.jpg?20200925052100 380w, https://e0.365dm.com/20/09/768x432/skysports-jamal-murray-denver-nuggets_5107552.jpg?20200925052100 760w, https://e0.365dm.com/20/09/1600x900/skysports-jamal-murray-denver-nuggets_5107552.jpg?20200925052100 1024w, https://e0.365dm.com/20/09/2048x1152/skysports-jamal-murray-denver-nuggets_5107552.jpg?20200925052100 2048w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" /><span class="sdc-article-video__media-icon" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="sdc-article-video__media-icon-body" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><svg data-role="icon-play" viewbox="0 0 384 384" width="0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M192 24.001c92.641 0 167.998 75.358 167.998 167.995s-75.357 168.002-167.998 168.002c-92.636 0-167.999-75.365-167.999-168.002 0-92.636 75.363-167.995 167.999-167.995m0-24.001c-106.036 0-192 85.957-192 191.996 0 106.047 85.964 192.004 192 192.004 106.035 0 192-85.957 192-192.004 0-106.039-85.965-191.996-192-191.996z"></path><path d="M255.725 182.848l-66.186-65.91c-10.206-10.173-25.115-22.229-38.009-9.36v168.844c12.894 12.861 27.803.807 38.009-9.367l66.186-65.902c5.068-5.055 5.068-13.258 0-18.305z"></path></svg><svg data-role="icon-load" viewbox="0 0 34 34" width="0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path class="svg-spinner" d="M29.392 17.847c-.125.01-.25.018-.373.02-.36 0-.618-.093-.795-.28-.053-.058-.097-.12-.132-.185h-.062l-.05-.192-.01-.24c0-2.934-1.138-5.683-3.2-7.746-2.064-2.062-4.81-3.198-7.736-3.198S11.36 7.162 9.3 9.226c-2.065 2.062-3.2 4.81-3.2 7.734 0 2.926 1.135 5.674 3.2 7.735 2.06 2.062 4.806 3.197 7.73 3.197l.44-.002v.007h.388l.083.333c.02.075.035.18.05.31.01.13.018.253.018.376 0 .356-.093.615-.283.79-.178.166-.397.25-.652.25l-.362-.008c-3.353-.082-6.502-1.43-8.87-3.797-2.453-2.452-3.806-5.717-3.806-9.19s1.353-6.736 3.808-9.19c2.455-2.455 5.72-3.808 9.19-3.808s6.738 1.354 9.192 3.81c2.383 2.38 3.733 5.547 3.803 8.914l.007 1.03-.337.084c-.075.018-.178.034-.308.05z" fill="#fff"></path></svg></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span class="sdc-article-video__duration" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />0:10<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"></p><figcaption class="sdc-article-video__caption" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="sdc-article-video__caption-text" data-role="caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Jamal Murray bamboozled the Lakers’ defense with a spectacular circus shot during the Nuggets’ Game 4 loss in the Western Conference Finals</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></figcaption></span></figure></div></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">“Our team has shown tremendous resiliency and grit in getting out of these before. I have no doubt that we’ll bring that same fight to (Game 5) and hopefully we can keep this series alive.”</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">If they do, Game 6 would take place in the early hours of Tuesday morning.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">If not, the Lakers will be preparing to face Miami, in their first appearance since James left in 2014, or the Celtics, their greatest rival whose record of 17 NBA titles they could equal by winning the 2020 title.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The Lakers won’t think about any of that until the Nuggets are finally gone.</p><div class="sdc-article-widget sdc-article-video callfn" data-amp-iframe-embed="" data-clip-type="" data-competition="" data-component-name="sdc-article-video" data-fn="sdc-article-video" data-lite="true" data-originator-id="23" data-package="" data-provider="ooyala" data-role="roadblock-success" data-sdc-video-id="R1bXJvajE6C9X4itQ_KbyRjet6rfZVm1" data-sport-category="" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids="" data-video-id="5107722" style="background-color: white; 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margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"></p><figcaption class="sdc-article-video__caption" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="sdc-article-video__caption-text" data-role="caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Relive all the action as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals to take a 3-1 series lead</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></figcaption></span></figure></div></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">“Like I said last game, we have got to put them away,” Davis said. “They are going to continue to fight, no matter what the score is, no matter what the situation is. We just have to make sure we counter everything they do.”</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 21px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Watch Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Lakers Game 5 live on Sky Sports Mix (Ch 416) and Main Event in the early hours of Sunday morning (2am); TNT pre-game build up live from 1am, also on Mix</strong></p>

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