When Billups, who hit four first-quarter three pointers, went to the bench early in the second quarter, the Nuggets' lead all but disappeared. Dallas' bench players, led by guard Jose Berea, outscored the Nuggets' reserves 33-7 in the first half as Dallas climbed to within one point, to 59-58, at halftime.
Jose Berea (1959-1963), Michael Copeland (1954-1958), Michael Hoffman (1963-1965), Jose Rodena (1960-1964), Jake Gallegos (1962-1966), Gary Fichtner (1961-1965)