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Spurs and Nuggets game 7 on Saturday. Who's got the most pressure on them?

I was watching[ this Inside the NBA segment](https://youtu.be/1ML6pm2val4) postgame after the Spurs beat the Nuggets and the crew brought up the question of who has more pressure on them this game 7. Chuck argued it's the Spurs, and Shaq/Kenny argued it's the Nuggets. Where do you fall?

Personally I think the Nuggets have much more pressure to win. They're at home, in front of a billion fans with expectations. Expectations is the big one here. They're more talented than the Spurs and are the 2 seed for a reason. You gotta think that the thought of "We're going to game 7 with a 7 seed?" has maybe crossed their minds a couple times.

Sure they're a young team, but a vast majority of people felt before the series that the Nuggets had the upper hand here. I personally picked Denver in 6.

I think the Spurs may have the advantage of playing loose and just leaving it all out there. I mean, this team was pretty much held at figurative gunpoint and had to trade away a top 5 player and one of their best defenders and lost their starting point guard during preseason. Months later, they're giving the 2 seed fits with a 7 game series. That's truly incredible.

I just think it'll be up to the nuggets to stick to the game plan, defend at a (mile) high level, and make shots to survive and advance. Thoughts?

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