Fri Dec 17, 2004 · 8:00 PM
San Antonio SpursSpurs
107
away
Chemistry
Tense
New Orleans HornetsHornets
108
home
Chemistry
Hot
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio SpursSpurs | 30 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 107 |
| New Orleans HornetsHornets | 27 | 34 | 29 | 18 | 108 |
After Action Report
The Hornets snuck past the Spurs 108-107. Hornets' scorers couldn't be contained. The Hornets answered the bell with a bounce-back effort; the Hornets bent the defense out of shape from deep. The Hornets locker room is humming, and it showed. The Spurs rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Ugly, but it counts the same in the standings.
What tipped it
- Hornets · Bouncing Back A winning team just got tripped up — expect a response.
- Hornets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
- Spurs · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.