game 3 – Winner game 10 Winner game 15 – Winner game 2 Winner game 14 – Winner game 6 Winner game 8 – Winner game 11 Winner game 7 – Winner game 12 Games will take place over two legs, on 10 March and 16–17 March 2005. (UEFA) December 16, 2004 (Thursday) NBA: The Detroit Pistons rally from a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 81–69 at Detroit. Detroit allows a franchise-record low 6 points in the 3rd quarter, and Cleveland star LeBron James scores a season low of only 11 points in the game. Detroit's Larry Brown records his 945th win as an NBA coach, surpassing Bill Fitch for fourth-most in history. (NBA) The Chicago Bulls defeat the Milwaukee Bucks, 85–77, in Chicago. (NBA) The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Sacramento Kings, 115–99, in Sacramento. (NBA) Baseball: The Oakland Athletics trade Tim Hudson to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for another pitcher and two outfielders. (ESPN) Adrián Beltré signs a five-year US$64 million deal with the Seattle Mariners. (ESPN) Football (soccer): UEFA Cup Group Stage, Matchday 5 Group A: Hearts 0 – 1 Ferencváros Group A: FC Basel 1 – 0 Feyenoord Group B: Standard Liège 1 – 7 Athletic Bilbao Group B: Parma 3 – 2 Beşiktaş Group C: Club Brugge 1 – 1 Real Zaragoza Group C: FC Utrecht 1 – 2 Austria Vienna Group D: Newcastle United 1 – 1 Sporting Lisbon Group D: Sochaux 1 – 0 Panionios Teams in bold qualify for the knock-out round (3 from each group). In Group A Schalke 04 have already qualified. In Group B Steaua Bucharest have already qualified. In Group C Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk have already qualified. The draw for the knock-out stages of the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League will take place on 17 December. (UEFA.com) 2004 Tiger Cup, First Round Myanmar 3 – 1 Timor Leste Thailand 3 – 1 Philippines December 15, 2004 (Wednesday) NBA: Carmelo Anthony makes a shot with 3.6 seconds left in the game, and Paul Pierce misses a subsequent three-point shot attempt, as the Denver Nuggets defeat the Boston Celtics, 100–99. Andre Miller of the Nuggets made a shot from the opponent's free throw line as time expired during the first quarter, but the shot was discounted because it was apparently taken after time had expired in that quarter.(NBA) The defending-champion Detroit Pistons defeat the New York