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