Eight Players Tie for Denver's Scoring Lead
On March 6, 2004, the defending Eastern Conference finalist
Detroit Pistons overwhelmed the Denver Nuggets 97-66 at the
Pepsi Center. The 31-point loss was memorable for an extremely
unusual reason: Denver played 12 players and not one of them
scored 10 points.
Even more remarkably, eight different Nuggets tied for the
team scoring lead with exactly 8 points. Voshon Lenard,
Carmelo Anthony, Marcus Camby, Earl Boykins, Rodney White
and Jon Barry each scored 8, joining Andre Miller and the
rest of a Denver offense that never established a primary
scorer.
Detroit broke open a tied game in the second quarter,
outscoring Denver 35-16. The Pistons then held the Nuggets
to only 10 points in the third quarter, extending the lead
to 75-47 before finishing off the 97-66 victory.
Rasheed Wallace led Detroit with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Corliss Williamson scored 14 points off the bench, Lindsey
Hunter added 13, and Tayshaun Prince finished with 11.
Chauncey Billups scored only 2 points but distributed
13 assists.
Game Information
| Date |
Matchup |
Location |
Final Score |
Attendance |
| March 6, 2004 |
Detroit Pistons at Denver Nuggets |
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado |
Detroit 97, Denver 66 |
19,681 |
Detroit Pistons Box Score
| Player |
Pos |
MIN |
FG |
3PT |
FT |
OFF |
DEF |
REB |
AST |
PF |
STL |
TO |
BLK |
PTS |
| Chauncey Billups |
G |
35 |
1-5 |
0-3 |
0-0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
| Lindsey Hunter |
G |
32 |
6-9 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
| Ben Wallace |
F |
26 |
3-6 |
0-0 |
1-3 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
| Tayshaun Prince |
F |
23 |
4-8 |
1-1 |
2-2 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
| Rasheed Wallace |
C |
32 |
8-17 |
2-7 |
2-2 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
| Mike James |
|
28 |
3-11 |
0-2 |
2-2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
| Darvin Ham |
|
22 |
4-4 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
| Tremaine Fowlkes |
|
15 |
1-6 |
0-1 |
2-2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Corliss Williamson |
|
14 |
7-11 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
| Darko Milicic |
|
9 |
2-5 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| Elden Campbell |
|
4 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
4-4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Richard Hamilton |
DNP |
| Team Totals |
|
240 |
40-83 |
4-15 |
13-17 |
22 |
34 |
56 |
33 |
17 |
10 |
18 |
8 |
97 |
Detroit shooting: 48.2% FG, 26.7% 3PT,
76.5% FT. Team rebounds: 5. Total turnovers: 18.
Denver Nuggets Box Score
| Player |
Pos |
MIN |
FG |
3PT |
FT |
OFF |
DEF |
REB |
AST |
PF |
STL |
TO |
BLK |
PTS |
| Andre Miller |
G |
26 |
3-8 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| Voshon Lenard |
G |
26 |
3-8 |
0-3 |
2-2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
| Nenê |
F |
32 |
2-8 |
0-1 |
1-2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
| Carmelo Anthony |
F |
28 |
3-17 |
1-1 |
1-2 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
| Marcus Camby |
C |
26 |
3-9 |
0-0 |
2-3 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
| Earl Boykins |
|
26 |
4-13 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
| Rodney White |
|
23 |
3-7 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
| Jon Barry |
|
15 |
3-6 |
2-4 |
0-0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili |
|
12 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Chris Andersen |
|
11 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| Francisco Elson |
|
11 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
1-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Michael Doleac |
|
4 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team Totals |
|
240 |
26-81 |
3-11 |
11-15 |
16 |
21 |
37 |
17 |
15 |
11 |
18 |
4 |
66 |
Denver shooting: 32.1% FG, 27.3% 3PT,
73.3% FT. Team rebounds: 8. Total turnovers: 18.
Scoring by Quarter
| Team |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
| Detroit Pistons |
21 |
35 |
19 |
22 |
97 |
| Denver Nuggets |
21 |
16 |
10 |
19 |
66 |
Team Statistics
| Statistic |
Detroit Pistons |
Denver Nuggets |
| Fast Break Points |
22 |
14 |
| Points in the Paint |
60 |
18 |
| Biggest Lead |
38 |
3 |
Why This Box Score Is Unusual
Denver's scoring distribution is what makes this game worthy
of preservation. The Nuggets scored only 66 points, and no
individual player reached double figures.
Six Nuggets — Voshon Lenard, Carmelo Anthony, Marcus Camby,
Earl Boykins, Rodney White and Jon Barry — each finished with
8 points. Andre Miller scored 6, Nenê had 5, Chris Andersen
scored 4, Francisco Elson had 3, and Nikoloz Tskitishvili
and Michael Doleac were held scoreless.
Carmelo Anthony, Denver's leading scorer during his rookie
season, endured an especially difficult night. He made only
3 of 17 field-goal attempts and finished with 8 points.
Marcus Camby also scored 8 but collected a team-high
10 rebounds.
Detroit's defense held Denver to 26 field goals on 81
attempts, a 32.1 percent shooting performance. The Pistons
also dominated the paint 60-18 and outrebounded Denver
56-37.
Game Details
Date: March 6, 2004
Arena: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 19,681
Time of Game: 2:05
Officials: Sean Corbin (#33), Bob Delaney (#26)
and Derrick Collins (#54).
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