The wait is over. It took until the last night of the regular season, but the first round matchups in the West have been determined. After beating the Mavericks in their last game of the regular season the Spurs secured the seventh seed in the conference and a date with the second-seeded Nuggets in the opening round of the postseason.
In a way, the fact that San Antonio managed to avoid the Warriors feels like a win. Golden State is still the class of the league and it would have been hard to imagine a scenario in which the Spurs could have competed against them, much less pulled off the upset.