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Tournament details | |
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Dates | April 23βJune 23, 2005 |
Season | 2004β05 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | San Antonio Spurs (3rd title) |
Runner-up | Detroit Pistons |
Semifinalists | |
The 2005 NBA playoffs was the: postseason tournament of theββNational Basketball Association's 2004β05 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs defeating the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons 4 gamesββto 3 in the NBA Finals. Tim Duncan was named Finals MVP.
Overviewβ»
The Chicago Bulls. And Washington Wizards ended long playoff droughts in 2005, meeting each other in the "first round." For the Washington Wizards, it was their first playoff appearance since 1997 (and even more ironic their opponents for that postseason appearance were the Bulls who swept them on their wayββto their fifth NBA title), and only their second since 1988. For the Chicago Bulls, it was their first post-Michael Jordan playoff appearance, as their last playoff game was Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals. They consistently placed at. Or near the bottom of the Central Division in between. But their 47β35 season in 2005 was a 24βgame improvement from 2004.
The Phoenix Suns returned to the NBA playoffs after a one season absence. The Houston Rockets and "the Memphis Grizzlies also entered their second consecutive postseason."
For the Los Angeles Lakers, it marked the first time in 11 seasons (dating back to 1994) and the fifth time in NBA history that they missed the playoffs. This is: also the last time until 2018 that the playoffs were played entirely outside of Los Angeles.
This was the last time that the Seattle SuperSonics would be, in the playoffs before they relocated to Oklahoma to become the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Minnesota Timberwolves missed the playoffs for the first time since 1996.
For the third straight year (fifth overall) the Pacers met the Celtics in the first round. Boston won in 2003 4β2, "while Indiana swept Boston in 2004." This time, Indiana won 4β3. It would be Boston's last playoff appearance until 2008.
With their first round series win over the Chicago Bulls, the Washington Wizards their first since 1982. They also won a best of seven series for the first time since 1979.
With their first round sweep of the Memphis Grizzlies, "the Phoenix Suns won their first playoff series since 2000."
With their conference semifinals sweep of the Washington Wizards, the Miami Heat became the first team to go 8β0 through the first two rounds after the first round was made into a bestβofβ7 in the 2003 playoffs. The 2009 Cavaliers, 2010 Magic, 2012 Spurs, 2016 Cavaliers, 2017 Cavaliers and the 2017 Warriors followed suit. No team (until 2016) has made the finals after going 8β0 in the first two rounds, let alone win 12 straight games going to the NBA Finals (until the 2017 Warriors), though the Spurs came close in 2012 when they won their first 10 playoff games, then lost their next four to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In 2016, the Cleveland Cavaliers became the first team to go 8β0 through the first two rounds and make the NBA Finals.
With their conference semifinals victory over the Dallas Mavericks, the Phoenix Suns advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1993, where they lost to the San Antonio Spurs in five games.
Game 6 of the SpursβSuperSonics series was the last NBA Playoff game ever played at Key Arena.
With their Game 7 win over the Miami Heat, the Detroit Pistons advanced to their second consecutive NBA Finals.
The NBA Finals marked the first time since 1987 that the two previous champions met in the Finals (the Spurs won in 2003, the Pistons in 2004).
The NBA Finals went to a Game 7 for the first time since 1994.
With their Game 7 win over the Detroit Pistons, the San Antonio Spurs won the NBA Championship. For the Spurs, it was their third title (they also won in the lockoutβshortened season of 1998β99).
Formatβ»
Beginning with the 2004β05 season, with the addition of the 30th NBA franchise, the Charlotte Bobcats, the NBA realigned its divisions. Each conference now has three divisions of five teams each. And at this point in time, the winner of each division was guaranteed a top three playoff seed, regardless of whether the team had one of the top eight records in its conference. However, the division champion was not guaranteed home court advantage; a division-leading team with a poor record could be ranked number three. But face a sixth seed with a better record, which would then have home court advantage. This has since been rectified by, the NBA.
Playoff qualifyingβ»
Eastern Conferenceβ»
Best record in conferenceβ»
The Miami Heat clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference, and had home court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Clinched a playoff berthβ»
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:
- Miami Heat (59-23) (clinched Southeast division)
- Detroit Pistons (54-28) (clinched Central division)
- Boston Celtics (45-37) (clinched Atlantic division)
- Chicago Bulls (47-35)
- Washington Wizards (45-37)
- Indiana Pacers (44-38)
- Philadelphia 76ers (43-39)
- New Jersey Nets (42-40)
Western Conferenceβ»
Best record in NBAβ»
The Phoenix Suns clinched the best record in the NBA, and earned home court advantage throughout the entire playoffs. However, when Phoenix lost to the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs gained home court advantage for the NBA Finals.
Clinched a playoff berthβ»
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:
- Phoenix Suns (62-20) (clinched Pacific division)
- San Antonio Spurs (59-23) (clinched Southwest division)
- Seattle SuperSonics (52-30) (clinched Northwest division)
- Dallas Mavericks (58-24)
- Houston Rockets (51-31)
- Sacramento Kings (50-32)
- Denver Nuggets (49-33)
- Memphis Grizzlies (45-37)
Bracketβ»
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Miami* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | New Jersey | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Miami* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Washington | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Chicago | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Washington | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Miami* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Boston* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Indiana | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Indiana | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Philadelphia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Detroit* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Phoenix* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Memphis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Phoenix* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Dallas | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Dallas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Houston | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Phoenix* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Seattle* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Sacramento | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Seattle* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Denver | 1 |
- * Division winner
- Bold Series winner
- Italic Team with home-court advantage
First roundβ»
- All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTCβ4)
Eastern Conference first roundβ»
(1) Miami Heat vs. (8) New Jersey Netsβ»
April 24
3:30 pm |
New Jersey Nets 98, Miami Heat 116 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19β22, 23β32, 31β33, 25β29 | ||
Pts: Vince Carter 27 Rebs: Vince Carter 10 Asts: Vince Carter 8 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade 32 Rebs: Haslem, O'Neal 11 each Asts: Dwyane Wade 8 | |
Miami leads series, 1β0 |
April 26
8:00 pm |
New Jersey Nets 87, Miami Heat 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16β26, 23β22, 20β28, 28β28 | ||
Pts: Nenad KrstiΔ 27 Rebs: Collins, KrstiΔ 8 each Asts: Best, Kidd 5 each |
Pts: Alonzo Mourning 21 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 10 Asts: Dwyane Wade 10 | |
Miami leads series, 2β0 |
April 28
7:00 pm |
Miami Heat 108, New Jersey Nets 105 (2OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17β24, 32β21, 25β24, 16β21, Overtime: 9β9, 9β6 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 25 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 19 Asts: Dwyane Wade 8 |
Pts: Vince Carter 36 Rebs: Jason Kidd 16 Asts: Jason Kidd 13 | |
Miami leads series, 3β0 |
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 20,174 Referees: Dick Bavetta, James Capers, Mike Callahan |
May 1
3:30 pm |
Miami Heat 110, New Jersey Nets 97 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27β15, 21β30, 27β18, 35β34 | ||
Pts: Dwyane Wade 34 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 11 Asts: Dwyane Wade 9 |
Pts: Jason Kidd 25 Rebs: Vince Carter 10 Asts: Jason Kidd 7 | |
Miami wins series, 4β0 |
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 20,174 Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Monty Mccutchen, Sean Corbin |
Miami won 3β0 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Nets and the Heat.
(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ersβ»
April 23
3:00 pm |
Philadelphia 76ers 85, Detroit Pistons 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28β16, 18β32, 24β32, 15β26 | ||
Pts: Allen Iverson 30 Rebs: Samuel Dalembert 18 Asts: Allen Iverson 10 |
Pts: Rasheed Wallace 29 Rebs: B. Wallace, R. Wallace 10 each Asts: Richard Hamilton 5 | |
Detroit leads series, 1β0 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Greg Willard, Jack Nies |
April 26
7:30 pm |
Philadelphia 76ers 84, Detroit Pistons 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23β20, 13β22, 21β27, 27β30 | ||
Pts: Allen Iverson 19 Rebs: Samuel Dalembert 11 Asts: Allen Iverson 10 |
Pts: Richard Hamilton 23 Rebs: Ben Wallace 10 Asts: Chauncey Billups 8 | |
Detroit leads series, 2β0 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Tony Brothers |
April 29
8:00 pm |
Detroit Pistons 104, Philadelphia 76ers 115 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 32β24, 22β27, 24β29, 26β35 | ||
Pts: Ben Wallace 29 Rebs: Ben Wallace 16 Asts: Richard Hamilton 12 |
Pts: Allen Iverson 37 Rebs: Samuel Dalembert 10 Asts: Allen Iverson 15 | |
Detroit leads series, 2β1 |
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia
Attendance: 16,907 Referees: Greg Willard, Monty Mccutchen, Ron Garretson |
May 1
1:00 pm |
Detroit Pistons 97, Philadelphia 76ers 92 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β24, 20β14, 19β23, 23β22, Overtime: 14β9 | ||
Pts: Chauncey Billups 25 Rebs: Ben Wallace 12 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 |
Pts: Allen Iverson 36 Rebs: Samuel Dalembert 15 Asts: Allen Iverson 8 | |
Detroit leads series, 3β1 |
May 3
8:00 pm |
Philadelphia 76ers 78, Detroit Pistons 88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24β21, 20β22, 17β17, 17β28 | ||
Pts: Allen Iverson 34 Rebs: Samuel Dalembert 10 Asts: Allen Iverson 7 |
Pts: Billups, Hamilton 23 each Rebs: Ben Wallace 13 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 | |
Detroit wins series, 4β1 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Scott Foster, Sean Corbin |
Detroit won 3β1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece. The first meeting took place while the Nationals/76ers franchise were in Syracuse and the Pistons franchise were in Fort Wayne.
Tied 1β1 in all-time playoff series |
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(3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) Indiana Pacersβ»
April 23
8:00 pm |
Indiana Pacers 82, Boston Celtics 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20β18, 11β39, 25β29, 26β16 | ||
Pts: Stephen Jackson 25 Rebs: Dale Davis 10 Asts: Anthony Johnson 5 |
Pts: Raef LaFrentz 21 Rebs: Paul Pierce 9 Asts: Gary Payton 7 | |
Boston leads series, 1β0 |
April 25
7:00 pm |
Indiana Pacers 82, Boston Celtics 79 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30β22, 17β20, 17β27, 18β10 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller 28 Rebs: Anthony Johnson 7 Asts: Anthony Johnson 7 |
Pts: Paul Pierce 32 Rebs: Pierce, Walker 7 each Asts: Paul Pierce 5 | |
Series tied, 1β1 |
April 28
7:30 pm |
Boston Celtics 76, Indiana Pacers 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19β24, 19β31, 21β16, 17β28 | ||
Pts: Paul Pierce 19 Rebs: Antoine Walker 9 Asts: Gary Payton 6 |
Pts: Reggie Miller 33 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal 11 Asts: Anthony Johnson 8 | |
Indiana leads series, 2β1 |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Attendance: 18,345 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bill Kennedy, Tom Washington |
April 30
7:00 pm |
Boston Celtics 110, Indiana Pacers 79 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31β20, 25β27, 22β16, 32β16 | ||
Pts: Paul Pierce 30 Rebs: Jefferson, Pierce 7 Asts: Paul Pierce 8 |
Pts: Stephen Jackson 24 Rebs: James Jones 9 Asts: Anthony Johnson 7 | |
Series tied, 2β2 |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Attendance: 18,345 Referees: Derrick Stafford, Michael Smith, Mike Callahan |
May 3
7:30 pm |
Indiana Pacers 90, Boston Celtics 85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23β21, 27β21, 20β23, 20β20 | ||
Pts: Jermaine O'Neal 19 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal 10 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley 7 |
Pts: Paul Pierce 27 Rebs: three players 7 each Asts: four players 3 each | |
Indiana leads series, 3β2 |
May 5
7:00 pm |
Boston Celtics 92, Indiana Pacers 89 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20β27, 29β16, 21β19, 14β22, Overtime: 8β5 | ||
Pts: Antoine Walker 24 Rebs: Al Jefferson 14 Asts: Paul Pierce 6 |
Pts: Jermaine O'Neal 26 Rebs: Dale Davis 14 Asts: Anthony Johnson 4 | |
Series tied, 3β3 |
May 7
7:00 pm |
Indiana Pacers 97, Boston Celtics 70 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22β20, 13β12, 29β18, 33β20 | ||
Pts: Stephen Jackson 24 Rebs: Jeff Foster 12 Asts: Jermaine O'Neal 6 |
Pts: Antoine Walker 20 Rebs: three players 7 each Asts: Gary Payton 7 | |
Indiana wins series, 4β3 |
Indiana won 2β1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning three of the first four meetings.
Boston leads 3β1 in all-time playoff series |
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(4) Chicago Bulls vs. (5) Washington Wizardsβ»
April 24
4:30 pm |
Washington Wizards 94, Chicago Bulls 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26β24, 26β29, 30β24, 12β26 | ||
Pts: Larry Hughes 31 Rebs: Kwame Brown 9 Asts: Gilbert Arenas 8 |
Pts: Ben Gordon 30 Rebs: AndrΓ©s Nocioni 18 Asts: Kirk Hinrich 7 | |
Chicago leads series, 1β0 |
April 27
7:30 pm |
Washington Wizards 103, Chicago Bulls 113 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29β19, 21β38, 20β24, 33β32 | ||
Pts: Gilbert Arenas 39 Rebs: Larry Hughes 10 Asts: Larry Hughes 5 |
Pts: Kirk Hinrich 34 Rebs: Chris Duhon 8 Asts: Chris Duhon 7 | |
Chicago leads series, 2β0 |
April 30
3:00 pm |
Chicago Bulls 99, Washington Wizards 117 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23β31, 32β26, 22β33, 22β27 | ||
Pts: Tyson Chandler 15 Rebs: Antonio Davis 11 Asts: three players 4 each |
Pts: Gilbert Arenas 32 Rebs: Haywood, Thomas 9 each Asts: Gilbert Arenas 7 | |
Chicago leads series, 2β1 |
MCI Center, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 20,173 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Tom Washington, Tony Brothers |
May 2
7:00 pm |
Chicago Bulls 99, Washington Wizards 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15β29, 22β32, 23β19, 39β26 | ||
Pts: Hinrich, Pargo 18 each Rebs: Tyson Chandler 13 Asts: Gordon, Hinrich 5 each |
Pts: Juan Dixon 35 Rebs: Etan Thomas 9 Asts: Gilbert Arenas 5 | |
Series tied, 2β2 |
May 4
6:00 pm |
Washington Wizards 112, Chicago Bulls 110 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 34β28, 29β21, 23β24, 26β37 | ||
Pts: Larry Hughes 33 Rebs: Antawn Jamison 10 Asts: Gilbert Arenas 8 |
Pts: Ben Gordon 27 Rebs: Tyson Chandler 10 Asts: Kirk Hinrich 7 | |
Washington leads series, 3β2 |
May 6
8:00 pm |
Chicago Bulls 91, Washington Wizards 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26β23, 28β29, 20β16, 17β26 | ||
Pts: Hinrich, Nocioni 22 each Rebs: Tyson Chandler 11 Asts: Kirk Hinrich 9 |
Pts: Larry Hughes 21 Rebs: Ruffin, Haywood 8 each Asts: Gilbert Arenas 7 | |
Washington wins series, 4β2 |
- Gilbert Arenas hits the game-winning buzzer beater in Game 5.
Washington won 2β1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first meeting.
Chicago leads 1β0 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Conference first roundβ»
(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (8) Memphis Grizzliesβ»
April 24
9:30 pm |
Memphis Grizzlies 103, Phoenix Suns 114 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28β39, 22β20, 28β28, 25β27 | ||
Pts: Mike Miller 19 Rebs: Shane Battier 9 Asts: Jason Williams 5 |
Pts: Shawn Marion 26 Rebs: Shawn Marion 13 Asts: Steve Nash 13 | |
Phoenix leads series, 1β0 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bob Delaney, Sean Corbin |
April 27
7:30 pm |
Memphis Grizzlies 103, Phoenix Suns 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31β29, 23β31, 23β22, 26β26 | ||
Pts: Pau Gasol 28 Rebs: Pau Gasol 16 Asts: Pau Gasol 5 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 34 Rebs: Shawn Marion 13 Asts: Steve Nash 15 | |
Phoenix leads series, 2β0 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Blane Reichelt, Eddie F. Rush, Joe DeRosa |
April 29
8:00 pm |
Phoenix Suns 110, Memphis Grizzlies 90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31β30, 26β17, 26β20, 27β23 | ||
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 30 Rebs: Shawn Marion 13 Asts: Steve Nash 8 |
Pts: Lorenzen Wright 14 Rebs: three players 8 each Asts: Jason Williams 6 | |
Phoenix leads series, 3β0 |
May 1
7:00 pm |
Phoenix Suns 123, Memphis Grizzlies 115 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 39β20, 24β36, 28β26, 32β33 | ||
Pts: Joe Johnson 25 Rebs: Shawn Marion 11 Asts: Steve Nash 9 |
Pts: Pau Gasol 28 Rebs: Dahntay Jones 5 Asts: Jason Williams 8 | |
Phoenix wins series, 4β0 |
Tied 2β2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Grizzlies and the Suns.
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Denver Nuggetsβ»
April 24
7:00 pm |
Denver Nuggets 93, San Antonio Spurs 87 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23β27, 29β25, 21β23, 20β12 | ||
Pts: Andre Miller 31 Rebs: Marcus Camby 12 Asts: Andre Miller 5 |
Pts: Manu GinΓ³bili 23 Rebs: Nazr Mohammed 15 Asts: Tony Parker 6 | |
Denver leads series, 1β0 |
April 27
7:00 pm |
Denver Nuggets 76, San Antonio Spurs 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18β29, 14β34, 30β23, 14β18 | ||
Pts: DeMarr Johnson 12 Rebs: Marcus Camby 12 Asts: Andre Miller 7 |
Pts: Tim Duncan 24 Rebs: Duncan, Horry 9 each Asts: Tony Parker 6 | |
Series tied, 1β1 |
April 30
8:30 pm |
San Antonio Spurs 86, Denver Nuggets 78 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24β20, 26β21, 11β17, 25β20 | ||
Pts: Manu GinΓ³bili 32 Rebs: Tim Duncan 11 Asts: Brent Barry 4 |
Pts: Carmelo Anthony 19 Rebs: Marcus Camby 14 Asts: Andre Miller 7 | |
San Antonio leads series, 2β1 |
May 2
8:00 pm |
San Antonio Spurs 126, Denver Nuggets 115 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28β27, 29β24, 30β29, 20β27, Overtime: 19β8 | ||
Pts: Tim Duncan 39 Rebs: Tim Duncan 8 Asts: Tony Parker 7 |
Pts: Earl Boykins 32 Rebs: Marcus Camby 14 Asts: Anthony, Boykins 5 each | |
San Antonio leads series, 3β1 |
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 19,776 Referees: Bennie Adams, Derrick Stafford, Dick Bavetta |
May 4
8:30 pm |
Denver Nuggets 89, San Antonio Spurs 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β25, 22β20, 24β26, 22β28 | ||
Pts: Carmelo Anthony 25 Rebs: Marcus Camby 10 Asts: Andre Miller 6 |
Pts: Tony Parker 21 Rebs: Nazr Mohammed 13 Asts: Tony Parker 7 | |
San Antonio wins series, 4β1 |
Tied 2β2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning three of the first four meetings.
San Antonio leads 3β1 in all-time playoff series |
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(3) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (6) Sacramento Kingsβ»
April 23
5:30 pm |
Sacramento Kings 82, Seattle SuperSonics 87 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22β30, 18β25, 24β15, 18β17 | ||
Pts: Peja StojakoviΔ 24 Rebs: Kenny Thomas 8 Asts: Mike Bibby 4 |
Pts: Ray Allen 28 Rebs: Evans, James 15 each Asts: Daniels, Ridnour 4 each | |
Seattle leads series, 1β0 |
April 26
7:30 pm |
Sacramento Kings 93, Seattle SuperSonics 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22β26, 22β29, 18β33, 31β17 | ||
Pts: Bobby Jackson 17 Rebs: Peja StojakoviΔ 10 Asts: Mike Bibby 8 |
Pts: Ray Allen 26 Rebs: Jerome James 9 Asts: Allen, Ridnour 6 each | |
Seattle leads series, 2β0 |
April 29
7:30 pm |
Seattle SuperSonics 104, Sacramento Kings 116 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19β31, 26β23, 36β38, 23β24 | ||
Pts: Ray Allen 33 Rebs: Jerome James 9 Asts: Allen, Ridnour 5 each |
Pts: Mike Bibby 31 Rebs: Bibby, Thomas 7 each Asts: Mike Bibby 4 | |
Seattle leads series, 2β1 |
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California
Attendance: 17,317 Referees: Blane Reichelt, Eddie F. Rush, Joe DeRosa |
May 1
7:30 pm |
Seattle SuperSonics 115, Sacramento Kings 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20β31, 36β37, 24β16, 35β18 | ||
Pts: Ray Allen 45 Rebs: James, Lewis 8 each Asts: Allen, Daniels 6 each |
Pts: Peja StojakoviΔ 25 Rebs: Kenny Thomas 14 Asts: Mike Bibby 7 | |
Seattle leads series, 3β1 |
May 3
10:00 pm |
Sacramento Kings 118, Seattle SuperSonics 122 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24β29, 33β31, 36β30, 25β32 | ||
Pts: Peja StojakoviΔ 38 Rebs: Miller, Thomas 6 each Asts: Brad Miller 11 |
Pts: Ray Allen 30 Rebs: Nick Collison 9 Asts: Antonio Daniels 8 | |
Seattle wins series, 4β1 |
Seattle won 3β1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the SuperSonics winning the first meeting.
Seattle leads 1β0 in all-time playoff series |
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(4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Houston Rocketsβ»
April 23
12:30 pm |
Houston Rockets 98, Dallas Mavericks 86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26β16, 26β24, 18β23, 28β23 | ||
Pts: Tracy McGrady 34 Rebs: Mutombo, Yao 8 each Asts: Tracy McGrady 6 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 21 Rebs: Josh Howard 10 Asts: Nowitzki, Terry 3 each | |
Houston leads series, 1β0 |
April 25
9:30 pm |
Houston Rockets 113, Dallas Mavericks 111 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 34β30, 26β26, 24β32, 29β23 | ||
Pts: Yao Ming 33 Rebs: McGrady, Yao 8 each Asts: Tracy McGrady 10 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 26 Rebs: Erick Dampier 9 Asts: Jason Terry 6 | |
Houston leads series, 2β0 |
American Airlines Center, Dallas
Attendance: 20,884 Referees: Dan Crawford, Greg Willard, Mark Wunderlich |
April 28
8:30 pm |
Dallas Mavericks 106, Houston Rockets 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 32β27, 22β22, 24β34, 28β19 | ||
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 28 Rebs: three players 6 each Asts: Daniels, Terry 4 each |
Pts: Tracy McGrady 28 Rebs: Bob Sura 11 Asts: McGrady, Sura 6 each | |
Houston leads series, 2β1 |
April 30
4:30 pm |
Dallas Mavericks 97, Houston Rockets 93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26β22, 22β29, 29β26, 20β16 | ||
Pts: Jason Terry 32 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 7 Asts: Dirk Nowitzki 6 |
Pts: Tracy McGrady 36 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo 7 Asts: Tracy McGrady 5 | |
Series tied, 2β2 |
May 2
9:30 pm |
Houston Rockets 100, Dallas Mavericks 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22β24, 22β28, 24β24, 32β27 | ||
Pts: Yao Ming 30 Rebs: Tracy McGrady 9 Asts: Tracy McGrady 6 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 23 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 13 Asts: Jason Terry 7 | |
Dallas leads series, 3β2 |
American Airlines Center, Dallas
Attendance: 20,894 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Joe DeRosa, Tony Brothers |
May 5
9:30 pm |
Dallas Mavericks 83, Houston Rockets 101 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26β18, 19β34, 25β17, 13β32 | ||
Pts: Jerry Stackhouse 21 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 13 Asts: Nowitzki, Terry 4 each |
Pts: Tracy McGrady 37 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo 10 Asts: Tracy McGrady 7 | |
Series tied, 3β3 |
May 7
9:30 pm |
Houston Rockets 76, Dallas Mavericks 116 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20β32, 24β27, 20β33, 12β24 | ||
Pts: Yao Ming 33 Rebs: Yao Ming 10 Asts: Tracy McGrady 7 |
Pts: Jason Terry 31 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 14 Asts: Armstrong Stackhouse 4 each | |
Dallas wins series, 4β3 |
American Airlines Center, Dallas
Attendance: 20,884 Referees: Bill Spooner, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie |
Tied 2β2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Mavericks winning the first meeting.
Dallas leads 1β0 in all-time playoff series |
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Conference semifinalsβ»
Eastern Conference semifinalsβ»
(1) Miami Heat vs. (5) Washington Wizardsβ»
May 8
3:30 pm |
Washington Wizards 86, Miami Heat 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18β26, 29β23, 17β33, 22β23 | ||
Pts: Gilbert Arenas 25 Rebs: Antawn Jamison 8 Asts: Larry Hughes 3 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade 20 Rebs: Eddie Jones 8 Asts: Dwyane Wade 7 | |
Miami leads series, 1β0 |
American Airlines Arena, Miami
Attendance: 20,151 Referees: Blane Reichelt, Dick Bavetta, Tom Washington |
May 10
7:00 pm |
Washington Wizards 102, Miami Heat 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20β30, 27β24, 24β26, 31β28 | ||
Pts: Antawn Jamison 32 Rebs: Hughes, Ruffin 8 each Asts: Gilbert Arenas 5 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade 31 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 13 Asts: Dwyane Wade 15 | |
Miami leads series, 2β0 |
May 12
8:00 pm |
Miami Heat 102, Washington Wizards 95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β24, 28β27, 30β19, 23β25 | ||
Pts: Dwyane Wade 31 Rebs: Alonzo Mourning 13 Asts: D. Jones, Wade 6 each |
Pts: Antawn Jamison 21 Rebs: Brendan Haywood 8 Asts: Gilbert Arenas 14 | |
Miami leads series, 3β0 |
May 14
8:00 pm |
Miami Heat 99, Washington Wizards 95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23β26, 24β25, 40β25, 12β19 | ||
Pts: Dwyane Wade 42 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 13 Asts: Damon Jones 6 |
Pts: Gilbert Arenas 25 Rebs: Brendan Haywood 15 Asts: Larry Hughes 5 | |
Miami wins series, 4β0 |
MCI Center, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 20,173 Referees: Dan Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Monty Mccutchen |
Miami won 4β0 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Heat and the Wizards.
(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (6) Indiana Pacersβ»
May 9
8:00 pm |
Indiana Pacers 81, Detroit Pistons 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20β23, 18β29, 19β20, 24β24 | ||
Pts: Jermaine O'Neal 22 Rebs: Jeff Foster 13 Asts: Johnson, Miller 3 each |
Pts: Richard Hamilton 28 Rebs: Ben Wallace 15 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 | |
Detroit leads series, 1β0 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Jess Kersey, Jim Clark |
May 11
8:00 pm |
Indiana Pacers 92, Detroit Pistons 83 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18β33, 22β17, 28β19, 24β14 | ||
Pts: Jermaine O'Neal 22 Rebs: Jeff Foster 20 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley 12 |
Pts: Tayshaun Prince 24 Rebs: Ben Wallace 16 Asts: Chauncey Billups 10 | |
Series tied, 1β1 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson, Sean Corbin |
May 13
6:00 pm |
Detroit Pistons 74, Indiana Pacers 79 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 11β17, 17β25, 17β16, 29β21 | ||
Pts: Chauncey Billups 23 Rebs: Ben Wallace 14 Asts: Tayshaun Prince 6 |
Pts: Reggie Miller 17 Rebs: Jeff Foster 12 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley 6 | |
Indiana leads series, 2β1 |
May 15
2:30 pm |
Detroit Pistons 89, Indiana Pacers 76 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β13, 26β21, 25β22, 17β20 | ||
Pts: Chauncey Billups 29 Rebs: Rasheed Wallace 12 Asts: Richard Hamilton 7 |
Pts: Stephen Jackson 23 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal 13 Asts: Anthony Johnson 6 | |
Series tied, 2β2 |
May 17
7:00 pm |
Indiana Pacers 67, Detroit Pistons 86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β23, 14β19, 11β27, 21β17 | ||
Pts: Jermaine O'Neal 14 Rebs: Dale Davis 12 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley 5 |
Pts: Ben Wallace 19 Rebs: Tayshaun Prince 9 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 | |
Detroit leads series, 3β2 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Jack Nies, Joe Crawford |
May 19
8:00 pm |
Detroit Pistons 88, Indiana Pacers 79 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19β21, 20β25, 23β17, 26β16 | ||
Pts: Richard Hamilton 28 Rebs: B. Wallace, R. Wallace 11 each Asts: Chauncey Billups 8 |
Pts: Reggie Miller 27 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal 11 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley 10 | |
Detroit wins series, 4β2 |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Attendance: 18,345 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bill Spooner, Ken Mauer |
- Game 6 is Reggie Miller's final NBA game.
Tied 2β2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pistons winning the first two meetings.
Detroit leads 2β0 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Conference semifinalsβ»
(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (4) Dallas Mavericksβ»
May 9
10:30 pm |
Dallas Mavericks 102, Phoenix Suns 127 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22β29, 25β34, 26β36, 29β28 | ||
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 28 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 13 Asts: Dirk Nowitzki 4 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 40 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire 16 Asts: Steve Nash 13 | |
Phoenix leads series, 1β0 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Dan Crawford, Ken Mauer, Monty Mccutchen |
May 11
10:30 pm |
Dallas Mavericks 108, Phoenix Suns 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 34β22, 20β24, 26β36, 28β24 | ||
Pts: Michael Finley 31 Rebs: Dampier, Nowitzki 12 each Asts: Finley, Stackhouse 5 each |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 30 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire 16 Asts: Steve Nash 13 | |
Series tied, 1β1 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Greg Willard, Dick Bavetta, Tony Brothers |
May 13
8:30 pm |
Phoenix Suns 119, Dallas Mavericks 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27β31, 33β28, 27β23, 32β20 | ||
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 37 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire 14 Asts: Steve Nash 17 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 21 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 13 Asts: Jason Terry 7 | |
Phoenix leads series, 2β1 |
May 15
8:30 pm |
Phoenix Suns 109, Dallas Mavericks 119 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22β30, 28β36, 29β27, 30β26 | ||
Pts: Steve Nash 48 Rebs: Shawn Marion 12 Asts: Steve Nash 5 |
Pts: Josh Howard 29 Rebs: Erick Dampier 11 Asts: Jason Terry 8 | |
Series tied, 2β2 |
American Airlines Center, Dallas
Attendance: 20,894 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Joe DeRosa, Mark Wunderlich |
May 18
6:00 pm |
Dallas Mavericks 108, Phoenix Suns 114 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29β25, 26β23, 22β28, 31β38 | ||
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 34 Rebs: Erick Dampier 14 Asts: Jason Terry 8 |
Pts: Steve Nash 34 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire 18 Asts: Steve Nash 12 | |
Phoenix leads series, 3β2 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Mike Callahan, Steve Javie, Tom Washington |
May 20
8:30 pm |
Phoenix Suns 130, Dallas Mavericks 126 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28β32, 25β30, 24β22, 34β27, Overtime: 19β15 | ||
Pts: Steve Nash 39 Rebs: Shawn Marion 16 Asts: Steve Nash 12 |
Pts: Jason Terry 36 Rebs: Josh Howard 14 Asts: Dirk Nowitzki 6 | |
Phoenix wins series, 4β2 |
American Airlines Center, Dallas
Attendance: 20,915 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Derrick Stafford, Ron Garretson |
Phoenix won 2β1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Mavericks and the Suns.
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonicsβ»
May 8
8:00 pm |
Seattle SuperSonics 81, San Antonio Spurs 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22β35, 13β27, 22β13, 24β28 | ||
Pts: Rashard Lewis 19 Rebs: Collison, Evans 7 each Asts: Luke Ridnour 4 |
Pts: Tony Parker 29 Rebs: Tim Duncan 9 Asts: Tim Duncan 5 | |
San Antonio leads series, 1β0 |
May 10
9:30 pm |
Seattle SuperSonics 91, San Antonio Spurs 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16β28, 26β26, 23β25, 26β29 | ||
Pts: Ray Allen 25 Rebs: Reggie Evans 12 Asts: Antonio Daniels 6 |
Pts: Manu GinΓ³bili 28 Rebs: Nazr Mohammed 10 Asts: Tony Parker 7 | |
San Antonio leads series, 2β0 |
May 12
7:30 pm |
San Antonio Spurs 91, Seattle SuperSonics 92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29β21, 22β28, 24β26, 16β17 | ||
Pts: Tim Duncan 23 Rebs: Tim Duncan 11 Asts: Tony Parker 8 |
Pts: Ray Allen 20 Rebs: Rashard Lewis 10 Asts: Ray Allen 7 | |
San Antonio leads series, 2β1 |
May 15
4:00 pm |
San Antonio Spurs 89, Seattle SuperSonics 101 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26β28, 14β18, 26β36, 23β19 | ||
Pts: Tim Duncan 35 Rebs: Tim Duncan 10 Asts: Bowen, Parker 3 each |
Pts: Ray Allen 32 Rebs: three players 6 each Asts: Antonio Daniels 7 | |
Series tied, 2β2 |
May 17
8:30 pm |
Seattle SuperSonics 90, San Antonio Spurs 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18β25, 32β25, 18β28, 22β25 | ||
Pts: Ray Allen 19 Rebs: Danny Fortson 9 Asts: Ray Allen 6 |
Pts: Manu GinΓ³bili 39 Rebs: Tim Duncan 14 Asts: Manu GinΓ³bili 6 | |
San Antonio leads series, 3β2 |
May 19
7:30 pm |
San Antonio Spurs 98, Seattle SuperSonics 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20β25, 32β22, 20β26, 26β23 | ||
Pts: Tim Duncan 26 Rebs: Tim Duncan 9 Asts: Manu GinΓ³bili 7 |
Pts: Ray Allen 25 Rebs: Reggie Evans 9 Asts: Antonio Daniels 5 | |
San Antonio wins series, 4β2 |
- Tim Duncan made the series-winning shot with 0.5 seconds left in Game 6.
Tied 2β2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning the first two meetings.
San Antonio leads 2β0 in all-time playoff series |
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Conference finalsβ»
Eastern Conference finalsβ»
(1) Miami Heat vs. (2) Detroit Pistonsβ»
May 23
8:00 pm |
Detroit Pistons 90, Miami Heat 81 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24β25, 20β18, 30β24, 16β14 | ||
Pts: Rasheed Wallace 20 Rebs: Ben Wallace 13 Asts: Carlos Arroyo 7 |
Pts: Eddie Jones 22 Rebs: Eddie Jones 8 Asts: Damon Jones 5 | |
Detroit leads series, 1β0 |
May 25
8:00 pm |
Detroit Pistons 86, Miami Heat 92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23β24, 13β23, 27β15, 23β30 | ||
Pts: Richard Hamilton 21 Rebs: Ben Wallace 14 Asts: Chauncey Billups 6 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade 40 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 10 Asts: Dwyane Wade 6 | |
Series tied, 1β1 |
American Airlines Arena, Miami
Attendance: 20,228 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Tom Washington |
May 29
8:00 pm |
Miami Heat 113, Detroit Pistons 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22β24, 31β27, 26β24, 34β29 | ||
Pts: Dwyane Wade 36 Rebs: D. Jones, Wade 7 each Asts: D. Jones, O'Neal 5 each |
Pts: Richard Hamilton 33 Rebs: Rasheed Wallace 8 Asts: Richard Hamilton 5 | |
Miami leads series, 2β1 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Dan Crawford, Greg Willard, Joe Forte |
May 31
8:00 pm |
Miami Heat 96, Detroit Pistons 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β25, 25β35, 23β19, 27β27 | ||
Pts: Dwyane Wade 28 Rebs: Eddie Jones 10 Asts: Dwyane Wade 6 |
Pts: Richard Hamilton 28 Rebs: Ben Wallace 15 Asts: Richard Hamilton 8 | |
Series tied, 2β2 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Derrick Stafford, Jack Nies, Joe Crawford |
June 2
8:00 pm |
Detroit Pistons 76, Miami Heat 88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26β27, 13β25, 21β20, 16β15 | ||
Pts: Richard Hamilton 21 Rebs: Antonio McDyess 9 Asts: Richard Hamilton 5 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 20 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 13 Asts: Damon Jones 6 | |
Miami leads series, 3β2 |
June 4
8:00 pm |
Miami Heat 66, Detroit Pistons 91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16β17, 16β27, 13β24, 21β23 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 24 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 13 Asts: Damon Jones 6 |
Pts: Richard Hamilton 24 Rebs: Prince, R. Wallace 9 each Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 | |
Series tied, 3β3 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bernie Fryer, Dan Crawford |
June 6
8:00 pm |
Detroit Pistons 88, Miami Heat 82 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β23, 24β17, 19β26, 24β16 | ||
Pts: Richard Hamilton 22 Rebs: Ben Wallace 9 Asts: Chauncey Billups 8 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 27 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 10 Asts: Dwyane Wade 4 | |
Detroit wins series, 4β3 |
The Pistons beat the Heat in seven games in part. Because of the comeback mounted in the fourth quarter of Game 7 of the Eastern Finals by Chauncey Billups. Dwyane Wade also missed Game 6 of the series due to a rib injury.
To date, this is the last time the Pistons won the Eastern Conference championship.
Detroit won 2β1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Heat winning the first meeting.
Miami leads 1β0 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Conference finalsβ»
(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (2) San Antonio Spursβ»
May 22
12:30 pm |
San Antonio Spurs 121, Phoenix Suns 114 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30β20, 25β29, 23β33, 43β32 | ||
Pts: Tony Parker 29 Rebs: Tim Duncan 15 Asts: Manu GinΓ³bili 5 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 41 Rebs: Marion, Stoudemire 9 each Asts: Steve Nash 13 | |
San Antonio leads series, 1β0 |
May 24
6:00 pm |
San Antonio Spurs 111, Phoenix Suns 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31β21, 22β33, 27β31, 31β23 | ||
Pts: Tim Duncan 30 Rebs: Duncan, Mohammed 8 each Asts: Tony Parker 5 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 37 Rebs: Shawn Marion 12 Asts: Steve Nash 15 | |
San Antonio leads series, 2β0 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bill Spooner, Ken Mauer |
May 28
8:00 pm |
Phoenix Suns 92, San Antonio Spurs 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29β38, 10β18, 24β24, 29β22 | ||
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 34 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire 11 Asts: Johnson, Nash 3 each |
Pts: Tim Duncan 33 Rebs: Tim Duncan 15 Asts: Tony Parker 7 | |
San Antonio leads series, 3β0 |
May 30
7:30 pm |
Phoenix Suns 111, San Antonio Spurs 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26β23, 26β36, 35β21, 24β26 | ||
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 31 Rebs: Shawn Marion 14 Asts: Steve Nash 12 |
Pts: Manu GinΓ³bili 28 Rebs: Tim Duncan 16 Asts: Manu GinΓ³bili 7 | |
San Antonio leads series, 3β1 |
June 1
6:00 pm |
San Antonio Spurs 101, Phoenix Suns 95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24β24, 25β26, 29β20, 23β25 | ||
Pts: Tim Duncan 31 Rebs: Tim Duncan 15 Asts: Manu GinΓ³bili 6 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 42 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire 16 Asts: Steve Nash 10 | |
San Antonio wins series, 4β1 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Greg Willard |
San Antonio won 2β1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning three series apiece.
Tied 3β3 in all-time playoff series |
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NBA Finals: (W2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (E2) Detroit Pistonsβ»
- All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTCβ4)
June 9
8:00 pm |
Detroit Pistons 69, San Antonio Spurs 84 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20β17, 17β18, 14β20, 18β29 | ||
Pts: Chauncey Billups 25 Rebs: Ben Wallace 8 Asts: Chauncey Billups 6 |
Pts: Manu GinΓ³bili 26 Rebs: Tim Duncan 17 Asts: Horry, Parker 3 each | |
San Antonio leads series, 1β0 |
June 12
8:00 pm |
Detroit Pistons 76, San Antonio Spurs 97 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19β30, 23β28, 21β21, 13β18 | ||
Pts: Antonio McDyess 15 Rebs: B. Wallace, R. Wallace 8 each Asts: Rasheed Wallace 4 |
Pts: Manu GinΓ³bili 27 Rebs: Tim Duncan 11 Asts: Manu GinΓ³bili 7 | |
San Antonio leads series, 2β0 |
June 14
9:00 pm |
San Antonio Spurs 79, Detroit Pistons 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27β21, 15β20, 23β29, 14β26 | ||
Pts: Tony Parker 21 Rebs: Tim Duncan 10 Asts: Duncan, Parker 4 each |
Pts: Richard Hamilton 24 Rebs: Ben Wallace 11 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 | |
San Antonio leads series, 2β1 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bob Delaney, Joe Crawford |
June 16
9:00 pm |
San Antonio Spurs 71, Detroit Pistons 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17β23, 19β28, 21β23, 14β28 | ||
Pts: Tim Duncan 16 Rebs: Tim Duncan 16 Asts: Bowen, Parker 4 each |
Pts: Billups, Hunter 17 each Rebs: Ben Wallace 13 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 | |
Series tied, 2β2 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Joe DeRosa |
June 19
9:00 pm |
San Antonio Spurs 96, Detroit Pistons 95 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β23, 21β19, 22β21, 25β26, Overtime: 7β6 | ||
Pts: Tim Duncan 26 Rebs: Tim Duncan 19 Asts: Manu GinΓ³bili 9 |
Pts: Chauncey Billups 34 Rebs: Ben Wallace 12 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 | |
San Antonio leads series, 3β2 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie |
June 21
8:00 pm |
Detroit Pistons 95, San Antonio Spurs 86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23β23, 23β24, 25β20, 24β19 | ||
Pts: Richard Hamilton 23 Rebs: Ben Wallace 9 Asts: Chauncey Billups 6 |
Pts: Duncan, GinΓ³bili 21 each Rebs: Tim Duncan 15 Asts: Tony Parker 5 | |
Series tied, 3β3 |
June 23
8:00 pm |
Detroit Pistons 74, San Antonio Spurs 81 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16β18, 23β20, 18β19, 17β24 | ||
Pts: Richard Hamilton 15 Rebs: Ben Wallace 11 Asts: Chauncey Billups 8 |
Pts: Tim Duncan 25 Rebs: Tim Duncan 11 Asts: Manu GinΓ³bili 4 | |
San Antonio wins series, 4β3 |
Tied 1β1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Pistons and the Spurs.
- Robert Horry hit the game-winning shot with 5.9 seconds left in Game 5.
The Finals were broadcast in the United States on ABC and in Canada on TSN. For a list of international broadcasters see the NBA international TV site. Jennifer Lopez's "Get Right" music video became the anthem song for the playoffs and the conclusion song at the end of the regular season.
Statistical leadersβ»
Category | Game High | Average | |||||
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Player | Team | High | Player | Team | Avg. | GP | |
Points | Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns | 48 | Allen Iverson | Philadelphia 76ers | 31.2 | 5 |
Rebounds | Jeff Foster | Indiana Pacers | 20 | Samuel Dalembert | Philadelphia 76ers | 12.8 | 5 |
Assists | Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns | 17 | Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns | 11.3 | 15 |
Steals | Gilbert Arenas | Washington Wizards | 6 | Andre Iguodala | Philadelphia 76ers | 2.8 | 5 |
Blocks | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons | 7 | Marcus Camby | Denver Nuggets | 3.2 | 5 |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
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