Tue Apr 19, 2005 · 7:00 PM
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers
92
away
Chemistry
Cold
Denver NuggetsNuggets
103
home
Chemistry
Hot
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Trail BlazersBlazers | 27 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 92 |
| Denver NuggetsNuggets | 32 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 103 |
After Action Report
The Nuggets took care of the Trail Blazers 103-92. Ugly basketball, but the Nuggets did just enough. The Trail Blazers owned the glass, generating extra possessions; you could feel the revenge motivation from the Trail Blazers. The Nuggets locker room is humming, and it showed. The Trail Blazers rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Survive-and-advance type win.
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.
- Trail Blazers · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.