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Denver Nuggets Legendary Moments: 1994 upset of Seattle SuperSonics

On this day in 1994, the Denver Nuggets made NBA history with a shocking upset over the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs.

Despite sneaking into the postseason as the eighth seed with a 42-40 record, Denver shocked the nation by coming back from a 2-0 series deficit to defeat the top-seeded Sonics on their home court in Game 5.

The victory marked the first time a No. 8 seed had won a series against a No. 1 seed in the NBA playoffs.

After losing the first two games of the series by double-digits, the Nuggets responded with a comfortable victory in Game 3 before they pulled out an overtime victory in Game 4 to tie the series.