Nuggets sweep aside Lakers to reach first NBA finals in club’s 56-year history

• Nuggets beat Lakers 113-111 in Game 4 to clinch West finals
• Denver advance to first NBA finals in franchise history
• Joki sets NBA playoff record with eighth triple-double

Nikola Joki is a player unlike almost anything the NBA has ever seen, and now he's taking his Denver Nuggets somewhere they've never been.

Joki had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Nuggets advanced to the NBA finals for the first time in team history Monday night, sweeping the Western Conference finals with a 113-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.