The Denver Nuggets went into the 2019 postseason as newbies, with most of their roster untested in the intensity of the playoffs.
Two grueling series and a pair of Game 7s -- one win, one loss -- gave Denver valuable experience it hopes will pay off in this postseason. The Nuggets, the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, faces a familiar foe in the first round in the No. 6 seed Utah Jazz.
Game 1 of the best-of-seven series is Monday. This will be the fifth time the teams have met in the postseason, and the Jazz have won three of those series, most recently a 4-2 win in the first round of the 2010 playoffs.