Phew.
It took a great defensive effort, a couple clutch shots by Jamal Murray and some questionable clock management by the Spurs down the stretch, but the Denver Nuggets are on to Round 2.
They hadn’t made it past the first round since 2009 — when they made it to the Western Conference Finals.
Nikola Jokic looked like an MVP candidate, averaging a near-triple-double for the series and Murray looked like a legitimate crunchtime scorer at times — but a non-factor just as often.
Gary Harris and Paul Millsap both seemed to keep the ship afloat when the Nuggets were taking on water.