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

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          Malika Andrews gets choked up talking about Breonna Taylor (2:56)

          Malika Andrews discusses how NBA players in the bubble are reacting to the Breonna Taylor verdict, and gets emotional when talking about how she is feeling. (2:56)

          • ESPN.com
          Sep 28, 2020, 02:00 AM

          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

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          Celtics, Heat hug it out after tough-fought series

          The Miami Heat dribble out the clock and congratulate the Celtics on a tough Eastern Conference Finals.

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          Los Angeles Lakers (1) def. Denver Nuggets (3), 4-1

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