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Fri Jan 14, 2005 · 9:30 PM
Minnesota TimberwolvesWolves
85
away
Chemistry Tense
Denver NuggetsNuggets
118
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Chemistry Steady

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Minnesota TimberwolvesWolves 24 16 21 24 85
Denver NuggetsNuggets 28 27 29 34 118

After Action Report

The Nuggets rolled past the Timberwolves 118-85. Nuggets torched the Timberwolves on the offensive end. Second-chance points piled up for the Nuggets; Timberwolves' old heads steadied the ship in the swings. The Nuggets locker room is humming, and it showed. The Timberwolves rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Garbage time started early.

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.