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Thu Mar 3, 2005 · 8:30 PM
Miami HeatHeat
115
away
Chemistry Tense
New Jersey NetsNets
121
home
Chemistry Steady

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Miami HeatHeat 27 28 28 32 115
New Jersey NetsNets 31 38 31 21 121

After Action Report

In New Jersey, the Nets held off the Heat 121-115. Nets' offense had its way with the Heat. Heat's Rim Wreckers got loose for easy buckets in transition; the Heat owned the glass, generating extra possessions. The Nets locker room is humming, and it showed. Nets' rotation plan looked deliberate, and the right guys made the most of their roles.

What tipped it

  • Nets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Heat · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Heat · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Heat · Heartbreak A gutting last-second loss — revenge is on the menu.