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Twenty-seven years ago, the eighth-seeded Denver Nuggets shocked the world by defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round of the 1994 playoffs.
The win marked the first time in NBA history that a No. 8 seed had defeated a No. 1 seed in a playoff series. The best part? The team rallied from the brink of elimination to pull it off.
Before 2003, the first round of the playoffs was a five-game series that heavily benefited the home team. With the first two games on the higher-seeded team’s home floor, the series could quickly turn into a single-elimination matchup.