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Wed Apr 6, 2005 · 7:00 PM
Denver NuggetsNuggets
119
away
Chemistry Tense
New Orleans HornetsHornets
95
home
Chemistry Steady

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Denver NuggetsNuggets 35 28 29 27 119
New Orleans HornetsHornets 29 26 6 34 95

After Action Report

The Nuggets ran roughshod over the Hornets 119-95. The Nuggets got every break — every loose ball, every bounce. Nuggets' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; the Nuggets played with the chip of a recent gutting loss. Whispers of a Hornets locker-room rift aren't helping. The second half turned a coin-flip into a runaway.

What tipped it

  • Hornets · Ice Cold On a 4+ game losing streak — shots aren't falling.
  • Hornets · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.
  • Nuggets · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Nuggets · Heartbreak A gutting last-second loss — revenge is on the menu.