Will Spurs REGRET Giving Nuggets #3 Seed?!?
On April 13, 2026 episode of ‘Run It Back’ on FanDuel TV, co-hosts Michelle Beadle, Boogie Cousins, Chandler Parsons, and Lou Williams react to the Nuggets lining the #3 seed after beating the Spurs
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44 Comments
Like they give them on purpose 😅😅😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉 Ridiculous 😂😂😂😂😂
'giving' lmao they tried to win having 4 starters out there vs Jokic the g-league squad lmao
Turns out worst seed to be in the west are 3rd (Nuggets) and 6th (Wolves). They have to beat both spurs and okc. And on top of it play against each other. That's like Road to the finals: superhard mode.
Lou has been making less and less sense. Portland? Warriors? Suns? No, those are not equally difficult or even close to the Wolves, Spurs, etc. Denver will have to go through the best 3 other teams. That is the hardest path. Not …the Clippers? :)v I know that is your team, but come on, Lou.
You do NOT want to see the Rockets led by Udoka. Remember how they beat up Steph and Butler last year? Bruised hip, torn hamstring after a 7 game all out war. Of course there is no 'easy' out, but come on. Some of these series will be MUCH easier than others.
Nuggets took the 3 seed. Beat the brakes off them with there bench against the Spurs starters. 💪🏽
Giving????😂
You want a legend defining run? Well here it is. And Denver is beatable. One Fox foul and this is a different convo so I know the Spurs aren't worried.
The Spurs did not give Denver this game. They tried as hard as they possibly could, but still lost. the spurs starters lost against the Nuggets bench players.
You have to go through it one way or the other. The past two NBA champs. No other way around it. In FACT if you're a Spurs fan this is AWESOME !! Into the FIRE BABY !!! Let's do it!!!
Spurs did not " give " Nuggets the #3 seed, Denver took it.
If Nuggets cannot beat Minnesota while they enjoy the
homefield advantage , maybe they do not deserve the
chance to advance.
In order to be the best you have to beat the best. No ducking smoke. Goooooo Spurssssss Goooooo 🎉
Sorry, but the Spurs were not the team that sat all of their starters besides the one that needed it for the awards. They only rested Wemby because he's banged up. They were clearly trying to win the game, so saying they "gave the game away" is trying to rewrite history. They won't regret "allowing" Nuggets to get the 3rd seed – they will regret not being able to avoid it.
If you are a Team who "TRY" to avoid certain teams, you don't deserve the Championship. If you wanna be the BEST you gotta BEAT THE BEST. GO SPURS GO!!!
The spurs should have started their 2nd unit and then played their. 3rd unit the rest of game 😊
Spurs running through whoever in front of us. Stay tuned
Go spurs go!!
TO BE THE BEST YOU HAVE TO BEAT THE BEST!!!!!
Spurs lost this one… Nuggets players trying to earn a spot played better. Spurs wanted that one. 🤷♀️
Denver has to play both OKC and SA. There was no chess being played. Denver chose health and let the chips fall where they may. 🤷♀️
… Denver in 5 😂
Spurs were trying to win that last game, you can tell by their intensity and Wemby encouraging them on the bench. They definitely wanted to avoid nuggets 2nd round, whoever is saying they didn’t care is lying to themselves!
Lol. In 2 of the games we lost Victor didn't play and the one he did we lost by 3 in Denver. We had no reason to play like a playoff game. We will be just fine. GO SPURS GO
I didn't get this part when the Spurs were "allowing" the Denver to get this 3-seed…
Did I miss something?
They should have played them with full force. Denver would have had a very hard time with Houston and you pass that problem to OKC. Spurs really fuked up.
Spurs did not give them the third seed. They played majority of their starters and thought they could pull it off. Wemby is hurt so he couldn’t play.
Probably if you could chose LeBron over jokic , but Wemby wants everything the hardest way so no crying
Lmaooo they played all their starters aside from wemby.. "regret" they where trying to win as the spurs coach played most of their starters players over 30 mins maybe one played like 28 or 29 mins.
In the long run, facing a team like Nuggets lead by Jokic is very good for the Spurs. No skipping steps.
Give it to them! That is crazy 4 starters for Spurs vs 1 for Nuggets for 18 minutes that classifies as a give away really?? If that's the case just give Nuggets the Series now! Spurs went up against the Nuggets bench and not even the full 2nd bench and manged to lose by 10 points. I guess giving it away justified there performance and loss.
Nuggets not going 7 games with the wolves
Ultimately it just really doesn't matter because nobody is beating OKC in a 7 game playoff series, especially now that they have homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs. I will have to see that to believe it.
The world is about to witness playoff Wemby
Chicken Nugets, Mcnuggets, Denver Nuggets, Spurs in 5!!!
KFC, UFC, OKC, Spurs in 6!!!!
LFG!!!
What makes a team being a champion? It's the winner defeating everyone on the path, better than everyone during the run. If Spurs wants to be the champion, playing against Nuggets/Wolves/OKC/Celtics/Knicks either team would be a must and inevitable. There's nothing to be regret about, they have just got to focus and give everything to get the Win.
Regular season is over, all records are meaningless now and whoever Spurs facing, Nuggets facing, or OKC facing, would be a brand new opponent team which they have to do their best to win all becoming the Champion.
Yep
Denver in 5 against Minnesota is a hot take, sure. But I had them in 6. The only starting position where Minnesota has an advantage is Ant over Murray. You could argue McDaniels over Cam Johnson but it's marginal either way and Denver's bench is far better.
Wemby has watched the highlights of Jokic and heard you guys talk about Gordan being able to guard him. We Spurs fans know Wemby's petty. I'm sorry Denver, Wemby wants you guys to prove a point
Denver ganaría a los spurs en semifinales o en final de conferencia.
SPUR path to nba final must win ex nba champ DEN 2nd round / OKC west final / might be BOS final very very hard if u can do u deserve it that it.. i predict they like okc 2024 great regular season but lost dallas in 2nd round
Spurs need playoff experience… Nuggets can give them a tough series and tons of experience in the 2nd round. It’s all about team strategy. Joker’s tough to guard, but Spurs might unleash French Vanilla when they face them. Mitch will likely use that strategy against him, though Nuggets have their hands full against the Wolves.
Spurs could have played Blazers, then Rockets/Lakers, THEN Thunder.
OKC could not have an easier path to the WCF 😂
They don't understand mentality of spurs. Spurs don't care whom they face. Enemy of spurs are themselves, turn over or low success ratio of 3pt,, in this season, spurs focus their rhythm only.
Secondly, don't exaggerate denver nuggetd, we can't be sure if nuggets win minesota. Minrsota was hard enemy for denver.
PHIL JACKSON
viewed the playoffs like a CHESS MATCH…where the board was set in April.
His "AVOINDANCE" wasn't about a lack of confidence, but rather ENERGY CONSERVATION. He understood that winning a NBA Championship required 16 wins, and he wanted those 16 wins to come against the path of LEAST "physical resistance" whenever possible.
Not playing WEMBY in this last game against Denver to get them off your 2nd round path……..may go down as a tactical blunder.