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Sun Nov 21, 2004 · 8:00 PM
Dallas MavericksMavs
85
away
Chemistry Cold
Denver NuggetsNuggets
104
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Dallas MavericksMavs 16 16 27 26 85
Denver NuggetsNuggets 21 24 36 23 104

After Action Report

The Nuggets outlasted the Mavericks 104-85. Ugly basketball, but the Nuggets did just enough. Second-chance points piled up for the Nuggets; Mavericks' skid keeps deepening — heads down on both ends. The Nuggets locker room is humming, and it showed. The Mavericks rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Survive-and-advance type win.

What tipped it

  • Nuggets · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Nuggets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Mavericks · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
  • Mavericks · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.