December 2004 in Sports - December 16, 2004

December 16, 2004

• 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