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Fri Jan 28, 2005 · 8:30 PM
Denver NuggetsNuggets
86
away
Chemistry Tense
Milwaukee BucksBucks
97
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Chemistry Steady

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Denver NuggetsNuggets 26 21 18 21 86
Milwaukee BucksBucks 15 24 29 29 97

After Action Report

The Bucks outlasted the Nuggets 97-86. Bucks' scorers couldn't be contained. Bucks' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; the Nuggets are in a full-on tailspin. The Bucks locker room is humming, and it showed. The Nuggets rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Style points be damned.

What tipped it

  • Bucks · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Bucks · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Nuggets · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
  • Nuggets · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.