On the lowly Denver Nuggets’ stunning victory over the 63-19 Seattle SuperSonics in the first round of the 1994 playoffs, the first time a #8 seed defeated a #1 seed in NBA history. Detlef Schrempf! Dikembe Mutombo! Shawn Kemp! Gary Payton II’s dad! This episode has it all. --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference and NBA.com. Transaction info from prosportstransactions.com and Basketball Reference. Betting odds info from Sports Odds History. Intro music: “How To Save A Life” by The Fray performed by Pau Gasol. Outro music: “Detlef Schrempf” by Band of Horses, copyright Sub Pop Records (on behalf of SUB POP). Dikembe Mutombo audio from a GEICO commercial Sources: Akron Beacon-Journal, Associated Press, Bellingham Herald, Charlotte Observer, Fremont News-Messenger, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Sportscasting, Tacoma News Tribune, The Olympian