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Wed Apr 13, 2005 · 7:00 PM
New Orleans HornetsHornets
117
away
Chemistry Steady
Denver NuggetsNuggets
134
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Chemistry Steady

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
New Orleans HornetsHornets 30 26 30 31 117
Denver NuggetsNuggets 35 39 31 29 134

After Action Report

In Denver, the Nuggets outlasted the Hornets 134-117. The tempo dragged the Hornets into a rhythm they couldn't survive. Nuggets' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; second-chance points piled up for the Nuggets.

What tipped it

  • Nuggets · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Nuggets · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Nuggets · Block Party Multiple shot-blockers turn the paint into a no-fly zone.
  • Hornets · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.