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Fri Mar 18, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Los Angeles ClippersClippers
94
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Chemistry Tense
Denver NuggetsNuggets
100
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Chemistry Tense

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Los Angeles ClippersClippers 26 22 24 22 94
Denver NuggetsNuggets 23 23 30 24 100

After Action Report

The Nuggets fended off the Clippers 100-94. Nuggets' scorers couldn't be contained. The Nuggets carried the swagger of a recent blowout into this one; Nuggets' Lockdown identity stifled the opposing offense. The Nuggets locker room is humming, and it showed. The Clippers rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Survive-and-advance type win.

What tipped it

  • Nuggets · Statement Win Last time out, a 20+ point beating sent a message.
  • Nuggets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Clippers · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Clippers · Statement Win Last time out, a 20+ point beating sent a message.