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Mon Dec 20, 2004 · 8:00 PM
Phoenix SunsSuns
101
away
Chemistry Hot
Denver NuggetsNuggets
115
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Phoenix SunsSuns 24 21 22 34 101
Denver NuggetsNuggets 28 37 23 27 115

After Action Report

In Denver, the Nuggets pulled away from the Suns 115-101. The Suns had no answer for the variance gods tonight. The Nuggets owned the glass, generating extra possessions; Nuggets' Lockdown identity stifled the opposing offense. The Nuggets locker room is humming, and it showed. The Suns rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night.

What tipped it

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