Denver beat San Antonio 4-3 to move past the Western Conference First Round, after overpowering San Antonio. Most around the league expected this kind of result, but San Antonio head coach Bob was defiant until game time. "Underdogs, my ----. We've got enough talent and enough heart to play with anybody in the league." Afterwards, his tune had changed significantly. "We've got some work ahead of us before we can play at their level."

The only bright point for San Antonio was the great play by Mudd, and Bob was quick to praise his star. "If the whole team had played with his energy, we'd have been able to play with Denver. The bright side is that we know what he can do against them, and we'll try to build on that for our next meeting."

Denver was led by Simmons (12 points, 10 boards, 0 assists, a steal, 3 blocks), Beard (16 points, 2 assists, 2 steals), Stanford (12 points, 13 boards, 0 assists). San Antonio was led by Mudd (12 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, a block), Almanzar (9 points, 2 steals), Duncan (12 points, 5 boards, 1 assists, a steal, a block).

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