Thu Mar 3, 2005 · 7:00 PM
Indiana PacersPacers
79
away
Chemistry
Steady
Denver NuggetsNuggets
123
home
Chemistry
Hot
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana PacersPacers | 22 | 11 | 24 | 22 | 79 |
| Denver NuggetsNuggets | 28 | 27 | 31 | 37 | 123 |
After Action Report
The Nuggets blew the doors off the Pacers 123-79. Nuggets' offense had its way with the Pacers. Nuggets' defenders refused to give up clean looks; Pacers' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim. The Nuggets locker room is humming, and it showed. The Nuggets rotation plan paid off — leaning into the right spots created real lift. It was over by halftime.
What tipped it
- Nuggets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
- Pacers · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
- Pacers · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
- Pacers · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.