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Fri Dec 17, 2004 · 9:00 PM
Denver NuggetsNuggets
116
away
Chemistry Steady
Miami HeatHeat
96
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Chemistry Tense

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Denver NuggetsNuggets 27 30 34 25 116
Miami HeatHeat 23 29 23 21 96

After Action Report

The Nuggets buried the Heat 116-96. Nuggets torched the Heat on the offensive end. Nuggets' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; Nuggets' veteran poise eliminated the costly mistakes. The Nuggets bench chemistry carried them. The Heat rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. The second half turned a coin-flip into a runaway.

What tipped it

  • Heat · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
  • Heat · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.
  • Nuggets · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Nuggets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.