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Thu Mar 24, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Los Angeles LakersLakers
111
away
Chemistry Steady
Denver NuggetsNuggets
115
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT FINAL
Los Angeles LakersLakers 34 27 17 27 6 111
Denver NuggetsNuggets 24 24 28 29 10 115

After Action Report

In Denver, the Nuggets snuck past the Lakers 115-111 in overtime. Nuggets' scorers couldn't be contained. Nuggets' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; second-chance points piled up for the Lakers. The Nuggets locker room is humming, and it showed.

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.
  • Lakers · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Lakers · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.