

Golden State was then forced to play rookie Draymond Green who would go on to become one of the greatest playmakers/tough-guys/third-wheels/heels ever. They were forced to lean on Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson who were good young shooters at the time, but they weren’t the Splash Brothers just yet. However, Lee got hurt in the playoffs and what seemed like the end for Golden State turned into maybe the greatest accident in NBA history. The Warriors that season won 47 games led by all-star David Lee. They didn’t have steak to so go with all those potatoes and the NBA playoffs are about superstars. It was a solid group of guys but what they didn’t have was a star. The hodgepodge Nuggets led by George Karl had eight different players who all averaged over nine points per game on a roster that featured Ty Lawson, Danilo Gallinari, JaVale McGee, Andre Miller, Wilson Chandler, Kenneth Faried, Evan Fournier and Corey Brewer. That season the improbable Nuggets post-Carmelo Anthony won a franchise-record 57 games after acquiring Andre Iguodala. 6 seed Warriors in the first round of the 2012-13 playoffs. Go back in time nearly 10 years ago and you had the No. It might depend on if you believe in The Basketball Gods or not.

3 seed Golden State Warriors than just another first-round playoff series.

There could be something more to the sixth-seeded Denver Nuggets playing the No.
