Mon Mar 7, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers
104
away
Chemistry
Cold
Denver NuggetsNuggets
110
home
Chemistry
Hot
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Trail BlazersBlazers | 18 | 33 | 24 | 29 | 104 |
| Denver NuggetsNuggets | 20 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 110 |
After Action Report
In Denver, the Nuggets held off the Trail Blazers 110-104. The better team simply showed up tonight. The Trail Blazers owned the glass, generating extra possessions; the Trail Blazers played with the chip of a recent gutting loss. The Nuggets locker room is humming, and it showed. The Trail Blazers rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night.
What tipped it
- Nuggets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
- Trail Blazers · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
- Trail Blazers · Heartbreak A gutting last-second loss — revenge is on the menu.