Basketball aficionados and analysts across all platforms have preached that the Gregg Popovich-led Spurs are always a contender to pull off an upset in the first round, even with the odds stacked against them. Besides the Spurs/Nuggets series, the only other first-round series to reach this threshold is the Warriors/Clippers series that was pushed after Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell stole a victory in Oracle on Wednesday evening.
Even with uncertainty in the air, this Spurs unit has an opportunity to rally and defeat the second-seeded Nuggets in this series. With that in mind, it’s important to be aware of what’s going on in the rest of the playoff bracket, especially in regard to the Western Conference.