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Sun Dec 26, 2004 · 8:00 PM
Dallas MavericksMavs
126
away
Chemistry Steady
Denver NuggetsNuggets
88
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Chemistry Steady

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Dallas MavericksMavs 30 36 29 31 126
Denver NuggetsNuggets 33 13 23 19 88

After Action Report

In Denver, the Mavericks blew the doors off the Nuggets 126-88. The Nuggets had no answer for the variance gods tonight. Mavericks' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; Nuggets' Rim Wreckers got loose for easy buckets in transition. The Mavericks bench chemistry carried them. It was over by halftime.

What tipped it

  • Nuggets · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • 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.
  • Mavericks · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Mavericks · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.