If Denver is to advance in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, Tuesday night’s 114-105 victory at the Pepsi Center will likely be remembered as the Jamal Murray game. Denver stared down a 2–0 hole trailing by 19 points with 4:28 to play in the third quarter, but the third-year guard scored 21 of his 29 points on the night in the fourth quarter. Tuesday was Murray’s second playoff game and his first playoff moment, saving Denver from a steep climb to the second round.
San Antonio snagging a game in Denver wasn’t a significant surprise, and many assumed a likely six or seven game series.