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Mon Jan 3, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Los Angeles ClippersClippers
96
away
Chemistry Hot
Denver NuggetsNuggets
93
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Los Angeles ClippersClippers 23 24 27 22 96
Denver NuggetsNuggets 26 18 26 23 93

After Action Report

The Clippers snuck past the Nuggets 96-93. Ugly basketball, but the Clippers did just enough. Second-chance points piled up for the Clippers; Clippers' shot-blockers turned the paint into a no-fly zone. The Clippers bench chemistry carried them. Survive-and-advance type win.

What tipped it

  • Nuggets · Statement Win Last time out, a 20+ point beating sent a message.
  • Nuggets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Clippers · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Clippers · Block Party Multiple shot-blockers turn the paint into a no-fly zone.
  • Clippers · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.