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Tue Apr 19, 2005 · 7:00 PM
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers
84
away
Chemistry Cold
Denver NuggetsNuggets
97
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers 27 21 19 17 84
Denver NuggetsNuggets 27 28 21 21 97

After Action Report

The Nuggets downed the Trail Blazers 97-84. Ugly basketball, but the Nuggets did just enough. The Nuggets steamroller is in full effect right now; Trail Blazers' skid keeps deepening — heads down on both ends. The Nuggets locker room is humming, and it showed. Tonight's Trail Blazers utilization choices clashed with the team identity. Survive-and-advance type win.

What tipped it

  • Nuggets · Buzzsaw An 8+ game winning streak — they cannot be stopped (until the league catches up).
  • Nuggets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Trail Blazers · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
  • Trail Blazers · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.