Tue Apr 19, 2005 · 7:00 PM
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers
96
away
Chemistry
Tense
Denver NuggetsNuggets
101
home
Chemistry
Hot
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Trail BlazersBlazers | 27 | 15 | 28 | 26 | 96 |
| Denver NuggetsNuggets | 21 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 101 |
After Action Report
The Nuggets survived the Trail Blazers 101-96. Nuggets torched the Trail Blazers on the offensive end. The Nuggets owned the glass, generating extra possessions; the Nuggets steamroller is in full effect right now. The Nuggets locker room is humming, and it showed. Ugly, but it counts the same in the standings.
What tipped it
- Nuggets · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
- Nuggets · Buzzsaw An 8+ game winning streak — they cannot be stopped (until the league catches up).
- Nuggets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.