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Thu Mar 3, 2005 · 7:00 PM
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125
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Chemistry Tense

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL
Indiana PacersPacers 28 27 35 28 7 125
Denver NuggetsNuggets 28 31 24 35 14 132

After Action Report

The Nuggets held off the Pacers 132-125 in overtime. The Nuggets got every break — every loose ball, every bounce. The Pacers owned the glass, generating extra possessions; Pacers' old heads steadied the ship in the swings. The Nuggets locker room is humming, and it showed. Pacers' per-player workload didn't match the gameplan.

What tipped it

  • Nuggets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Pacers · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Pacers · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.