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Mon Mar 7, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers
109
away
Chemistry
Steady
Denver NuggetsNuggets
101
home
Chemistry
Cold
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Trail BlazersBlazers | 30 | 39 | 7 | 33 | 109 |
| Denver NuggetsNuggets | 34 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 101 |
After Action Report
The Trail Blazers held off the Nuggets 109-101. Trail Blazers' scorers couldn't be contained. The Trail Blazers owned the glass, generating extra possessions; the Trail Blazers answered the bell with a bounce-back effort. The Trail Blazers bench chemistry carried them. Style points be damned.
What tipped it
- 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.
- Trail Blazers · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
- Trail Blazers · Bouncing Back A winning team just got tripped up — expect a response.
- Trail Blazers · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.