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Tue Nov 9, 2004 · 8:30 PM
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers
74
away
Chemistry Tense
New Jersey NetsNets
99
home
Chemistry Steady

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Portland Trail BlazersBlazers 19 24 17 14 74
New Jersey NetsNets 24 27 30 18 99

After Action Report

The Nets blew the doors off the Trail Blazers 99-74. Ugly basketball, but the Nets did just enough. The Nets owned the glass, generating extra possessions; Nets' old heads steadied the ship in the swings. The Nets locker room is humming, and it showed. Trail Blazers' per-player workload didn't match the gameplan. The second half turned a coin-flip into a runaway.

What tipped it

  • Nets · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Nets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Trail Blazers · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.