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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.