This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. The Finals matchup is nearly set, the best player in the world is having an historic post-season, one of the all-time greats is contemplating retirement and a couple of Canadians are making headlines.
Here's what to know: The Denver Nuggets advanced to their first NBA Finals. Last night's 113-111 victory gave Denver a stunning sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference title series and the first NBA Finals berth in franchise history.
The Nuggets' playoff success isn't exactly a shock. They're the No. 1 seed in the West and they feature the world's best player in Nikola Jokic, who probably would have won his third straight MVP award this season if not for voter fatigue.
But a lot of pundits overlooked them, falling for flashier West contenders like Steph Curry's defending-champion Warriors, Kevin Durant and Devin Booker's Suns and even LeBron James' seventh-seeded Lakers, who caught fire late in the season.