Kobe Bryant scored 31 points Monday night, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 107-101 victory over the Denver Nuggets and a sweep of their first-round NBA playoff series, as reported by the Associated Press.

The Nuggets became the first 50-win team to be swept in the first round of the playoffs.

The Lakers will meet the winner of the Utah Jazz-Houston Rockets series.

Via AP

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