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Mon Jan 3, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Los Angeles ClippersClippers
135
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Chemistry Steady
Denver NuggetsNuggets
131
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Chemistry Steady

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Los Angeles ClippersClippers 33 25 34 43 135
Denver NuggetsNuggets 33 32 32 34 131

After Action Report

In Denver, the Clippers snuck past the Nuggets 135-131. The breakneck pace played right into Clippers' hands. Clippers' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; Clippers' old heads steadied the ship in the swings. The Clippers bench chemistry carried them.

What tipped it

  • Nuggets · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Nuggets · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Clippers · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Clippers · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.