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Sun Feb 27, 2005 · 7:00 PM
Denver NuggetsNuggets
96
away
Chemistry Steady
New Orleans HornetsHornets
101
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Denver NuggetsNuggets 26 32 15 23 96
New Orleans HornetsHornets 29 28 25 19 101

After Action Report

In New Orleans, the Hornets survived the Nuggets 101-96. Ugly basketball, but the Hornets did just enough. Hornets' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; the Hornets ride keeps rolling — they're catching fire. The Hornets locker room is humming, and it showed. Survive-and-advance type win.

What tipped it

  • Hornets · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Hornets · Catching Fire Riding a 4+ game winning streak — confidence is high.
  • Hornets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Nuggets · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Nuggets · Bouncing Back A winning team just got tripped up — expect a response.