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Tue Mar 1, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Atlanta HawksHawks
116
away
Chemistry Steady
Denver NuggetsNuggets
84
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Chemistry Tense

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Atlanta HawksHawks 34 24 26 32 116
Denver NuggetsNuggets 31 19 11 23 84

After Action Report

In Denver, the Hawks buried the Nuggets 116-84. The Nuggets had no answer for the variance gods tonight. The Hawks owned the glass, generating extra possessions; Nuggets' Rim Wreckers got loose for easy buckets in transition. The Hawks bench chemistry carried them. One bad quarter was all it took to crack this one open.

What tipped it

  • Nuggets · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Nuggets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Hawks · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Hawks · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.