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Fri Dec 17, 2004 · 9:00 PM
Denver NuggetsNuggets
112
away
Chemistry Steady
Miami HeatHeat
103
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Denver NuggetsNuggets 25 34 22 31 112
Miami HeatHeat 29 23 22 29 103

After Action Report

In Miami, the Nuggets outlasted the Heat 112-103. Nuggets controlled the tempo from tip to buzzer. Nuggets' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; Nuggets' veteran poise eliminated the costly mistakes.

What tipped it

  • Heat · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Heat · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Heat · 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.