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Wed Feb 9, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Denver NuggetsNuggets
94
away
Chemistry Steady
Minnesota TimberwolvesWolves
105
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Denver NuggetsNuggets 32 20 21 21 94
Minnesota TimberwolvesWolves 36 19 25 25 105

After Action Report

The Timberwolves handled the Nuggets 105-94. Ugly basketball, but the Timberwolves did just enough. Timberwolves' defenders refused to give up clean looks; the Nuggets are in a full-on tailspin. The Timberwolves locker room is humming, and it showed. The Nuggets rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Style points be damned.

What tipped it

  • Timberwolves · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • 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.