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(Denver-CO) Today's date is November 2nd, and on this day in NBA history:
1946 - Red Auerbach made his professional coaching debut for the Washington Capitols in a 50-33 road win over the Detroit Falcons.
1949 - Slater Martin and Vern Mikkelsen made their debuts for the Minneapolis Lakers at the Philadelphia Warriors. The Lakers won 81-69.
1990 - The Golden State Warriors registered a 162-158 win over the Denver Nuggets at McNichols Arena, with the 320 points setting an NBA record for the most points scored by two teams in a non-overtime game.
1990 - The Phoenix Suns defeated the Utah Jazz 119-96 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Japan in the first regular season game played outside North America by any major professional sports league. The teams also met the next night in Tokyo, with the Jazz winning 102-101.
1996 - The Heat’s Pat Riley became the eighth coach to win 800 games in Miami’s 97-95 win at Indiana. Riley accomplished this feat two weeks shy of his 15th coaching anniversary -- quicker than any coach in NBA history.
1999 - Los Angeles Clippers’ rookie forward Lamar Odom scored 30 points in his NBA debut, a 104-92 loss to Seattle.
Happy Birthday, Nina!
Enjoy your day!

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