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Sat Dec 4, 2004 · 8:00 PM
Miami HeatHeat
99
away
Chemistry Steady
Denver NuggetsNuggets
113
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Miami HeatHeat 25 24 28 22 99
Denver NuggetsNuggets 33 29 23 28 113

After Action Report

The Nuggets outlasted the Heat 113-99. Nuggets' offense had its way with the Heat. The Heat owned the glass, generating extra possessions; the Heat played with the chip of a recent gutting loss. The Nuggets locker room is humming, and it showed. The Nuggets rotation plan paid off — leaning into the right spots created real lift.

What tipped it

  • Nuggets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Heat · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Heat · Heartbreak A gutting last-second loss — revenge is on the menu.