S&P _#4: Denver’s Most Heartbreaking Sports Losses – Game 1 of the 2009 WCF | Shapiro and Piro

At #4 on the list of Denver's most heartbreaking sports losses is Game 1 of the 2009 Western Conference Finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers. With a trip to the NBA Finals on the line, the Nuggets went toe-to-toe with Kobe Bryant and the defending Western Conference champions in a series that many Denver fans still believe could have gone differently. Game 1 set the tone for a hard-fought battle, but controversy, missed opportunities, and what some Nuggets fans viewed as questionable coaching left a lasting scar. What could have been a statement road victory instead...