Kobe Bryant scored 35 points to lead the L.A. Lakers past the Denver Nuggets to advance to the NBA Finals.
The game was a complete route for the Lakers with a final score of 119 to 92.
The Lakers now wait to see who their opponent will be from the Eastern Conference.
The Orlando Magic lead in their series with the Cleveland Cavaliers 3 games to 2.
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Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinal series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets was the most watched basketball game ever on ESPN.
The Rockets' 95-80 victory on Thursday drew 7.35 million viewers, topping the 6.6 million that watched Miami beat Detroit in Game 6 of the 2006 Eastern Conference finals.
The game earned a 5.4 national rating and a 16.0 rating in Houston, ESPN's highest local rating for an NBA telecast. ESPN's audience for its six conference semifinal games is up 16 percent from last year.
The rating is the percentage of all homes with televisions tuned into a program, while the share is the percentage of all TVs in use at the time.
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