Sat Dec 4, 2004 · 8:00 PM
Miami HeatHeat
102
away
Chemistry
Cold
Denver NuggetsNuggets
108
home
Chemistry
Steady
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami HeatHeat | 28 | 22 | 33 | 19 | 102 |
| Denver NuggetsNuggets | 27 | 30 | 22 | 29 | 108 |
After Action Report
The Nuggets outlasted the Heat 108-102. The Nuggets won despite a cold shooting night — grit beat polish. The Nuggets owned the glass, generating extra possessions. The Nuggets locker room is humming, and it showed. The Heat rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Ugly, but it counts the same in the standings.
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.
- Heat · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.