The 2005 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2004–05 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs defeating the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. Tim Duncan was named Finals MVP.
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| Dates | April 23–June 23, 2005 |
| Season | 2004–05 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | San Antonio Spurs (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Detroit Pistons |
| Semifinalists |
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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 way to 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 47–35 season in 2005 was a 24–game 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 4–2, while Indiana swept Boston in 2004. This time, Indiana won 4–3. 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 8–0 through the first two rounds after the first round was made into a best–of–7 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 8–0 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 8–0 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 Spurs–SuperSonics 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 lockout–shortened season of 1998–99).
Beginning with the 2004–05 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.
The Miami Heat clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference, and had home court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:
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.
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
April 24 |
| New Jersey Nets 98, Miami Heat 116 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 23–32, 31–33, 25–29 | ||
| Pts: Vince Carter27 Rebs: Vince Carter10 Asts: Vince Carter8 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade32 Rebs: Haslem, O'Neal 11 each Asts: Dwyane Wade8 | |
| Miami leads series, 1–0 | ||
American Airlines Arena, Miami |
April 26 |
| New Jersey Nets 87, Miami Heat 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 23–22, 20–28, 28–28 | ||
| Pts: Nenad Krstić27 Rebs: Collins, Krstić 8 each Asts: Best, Kidd 5 each |
Pts: Alonzo Mourning21 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal10 Asts: Dwyane Wade10 | |
| Miami leads series, 2–0 | ||
American Airlines Arena, Miami |
April 28 |
| Miami Heat 108, New Jersey Nets 105 (2OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 32–21, 25–24, 16–21, Overtime: 9–9, 9–6 | ||
| Pts: Shaquille O'Neal25 Rebs: Udonis Haslem19 Asts: Dwyane Wade8 |
Pts: Vince Carter36 Rebs: Jason Kidd16 Asts: Jason Kidd13 | |
| Miami leads series, 3–0 | ||
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
May 1 |
| Miami Heat 110, New Jersey Nets97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 21–30, 27–18, 35–34 | ||
| Pts: Dwyane Wade34 Rebs: Udonis Haslem11 Asts: Dwyane Wade9 |
Pts: Jason Kidd25 Rebs: Vince Carter10 Asts: Jason Kidd7 | |
| Miami wins series, 4–0 | ||
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Miami won 3–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Nets and the Heat.[1]
April 23 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 85, Detroit Pistons 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 18–32, 24–32, 15–26 | ||
| Pts: Allen Iverson30 Rebs: Samuel Dalembert18 Asts: Allen Iverson10 |
Pts: Rasheed Wallace29 Rebs: B. Wallace, R. Wallace 10 each Asts: Richard Hamilton5 | |
| Detroit leads series, 1–0 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
April 26 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 84, Detroit Pistons 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 13–22, 21–27, 27–30 | ||
| Pts: Allen Iverson19 Rebs: Samuel Dalembert11 Asts: Allen Iverson10 |
Pts: Richard Hamilton23 Rebs: Ben Wallace10 Asts: Chauncey Billups8 | |
| Detroit leads series, 2–0 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
April 29 |
| Detroit Pistons 104, Philadelphia 76ers 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–24, 22–27, 24–29, 26–35 | ||
| Pts: Ben Wallace29 Rebs: Ben Wallace16 Asts: Richard Hamilton12 |
Pts: Allen Iverson37 Rebs: Samuel Dalembert10 Asts: Allen Iverson15 | |
| Detroit leads series, 2–1 | ||
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia |
May 1 |
| Detroit Pistons 97, Philadelphia 76ers 92 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 20–14, 19–23, 23–22, Overtime: 14–9 | ||
| Pts: Chauncey Billups25 Rebs: Ben Wallace12 Asts: Chauncey Billups7 |
Pts: Allen Iverson36 Rebs: Samuel Dalembert15 Asts: Allen Iverson8 | |
| Detroit leads series, 3–1 | ||
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia |
May 3 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 78, Detroit Pistons 88 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 20–22, 17–17, 17–28 | ||
| Pts: Allen Iverson34 Rebs: Samuel Dalembert10 Asts: Allen Iverson7 |
Pts: Billups, Hamilton 23 each Rebs: Ben Wallace13 Asts: Chauncey Billups7 | |
| Detroit wins series, 4–1 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Detroit won 3–1 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 1–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||
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April 23 |
| Indiana Pacers 82, Boston Celtics 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 11–39, 25–29, 26–16 | ||
| Pts: Stephen Jackson25 Rebs: Dale Davis10 Asts: Anthony Johnson5 |
Pts: Raef LaFrentz21 Rebs: Paul Pierce9 Asts: Gary Payton7 | |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | ||
FleetCenter, Boston |
April 25 |
| Indiana Pacers82, Boston Celtics79 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 17–20, 17–27, 18–10 | ||
| Pts: Reggie Miller28 Rebs: Anthony Johnson7 Asts: Anthony Johnson7 |
Pts: Paul Pierce32 Rebs: Pierce, Walker 7 each Asts: Paul Pierce5 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
FleetCenter, Boston |
April 28 |
| Boston Celtics 76, Indiana Pacers99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 19–31, 21–16, 17–28 | ||
| Pts: Paul Pierce19 Rebs: Antoine Walker9 Asts: Gary Payton6 |
Pts: Reggie Miller33 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal11 Asts: Anthony Johnson8 | |
| Indiana leads series, 2–1 | ||
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis |
April 30 |
| Boston Celtics 110, Indiana Pacers79 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–20, 25–27, 22–16, 32–16 | ||
| Pts: Paul Pierce30 Rebs: Jefferson, Pierce7 Asts: Paul Pierce8 |
Pts: Stephen Jackson24 Rebs: James Jones9 Asts: Anthony Johnson7 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis |
May 3 |
| Indiana Pacers90, Boston Celtics85 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 27–21, 20–23, 20–20 | ||
| Pts: Jermaine O'Neal19 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal10 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley7 |
Pts: Paul Pierce27 Rebs: three players 7 each Asts: four players 3 each | |
| Indiana leads series, 3–2 | ||
FleetCenter, Boston |
May 5 |
| Boston Celtics92, Indiana Pacers 89 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 29–16, 21–19, 14–22, Overtime: 8–5 | ||
| Pts: Antoine Walker24 Rebs: Al Jefferson14 Asts: Paul Pierce6 |
Pts: Jermaine O'Neal26 Rebs: Dale Davis14 Asts: Anthony Johnson4 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis |
May 7 |
| Indiana Pacers97, Boston Celtics70 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 13–12, 29–18, 33–20 | ||
| Pts: Stephen Jackson24 Rebs: Jeff Foster12 Asts: Jermaine O'Neal6 |
Pts: Antoine Walker20 Rebs: three players 7 each Asts: Gary Payton7 | |
| Indiana wins series, 4–3 | ||
FleetCenter, Boston |
| Indiana won 2–1 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 3–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 24 |
| Washington Wizards 94, Chicago Bulls 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 26–29, 30–24, 12–26 | ||
| Pts: Larry Hughes31 Rebs: Kwame Brown9 Asts: Gilbert Arenas8 |
Pts: Ben Gordon30 Rebs: Andrés Nocioni18 Asts: Kirk Hinrich7 | |
| Chicago leads series, 1–0 | ||
United Center, Chicago |
April 27 |
| Washington Wizards 103, Chicago Bulls 113 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 21–38, 20–24, 33–32 | ||
| Pts: Gilbert Arenas39 Rebs: Larry Hughes10 Asts: Larry Hughes5 |
Pts: Kirk Hinrich34 Rebs: Chris Duhon8 Asts: Chris Duhon7 | |
| Chicago leads series, 2–0 | ||
United Center, Chicago |
April 30 |
| Chicago Bulls 99, Washington Wizards 117 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 32–26, 22–33, 22–27 | ||
| Pts: Tyson Chandler15 Rebs: Antonio Davis11 Asts: three players 4 each |
Pts: Gilbert Arenas32 Rebs: Haywood, Thomas 9 each Asts: Gilbert Arenas7 | |
| Chicago leads series, 2–1 | ||
MCI Center, Washington, D.C. |
May 2 |
| Chicago Bulls 99, Washington Wizards 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 22–32, 23–19, 39–26 | ||
| Pts: Hinrich, Pargo 18 each Rebs: Tyson Chandler13 Asts: Gordon, Hinrich 5 each |
Pts: Juan Dixon35 Rebs: Etan Thomas9 Asts: Gilbert Arenas5 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
MCI Center, Washington, D.C. |
May 4 |
| Washington Wizards 112, Chicago Bulls 110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–28, 29–21, 23–24, 26–37 | ||
| Pts: Larry Hughes33 Rebs: Antawn Jamison10 Asts: Gilbert Arenas8 |
Pts: Ben Gordon27 Rebs: Tyson Chandler10 Asts: Kirk Hinrich7 | |
| Washington leads series, 3–2 | ||
United Center, Chicago |
May 6 |
| Chicago Bulls 91, Washington Wizards 94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 28–29, 20–16, 17–26 | ||
| Pts: Hinrich, Nocioni 22 each Rebs: Tyson Chandler11 Asts: Kirk Hinrich9 |
Pts: Larry Hughes21 Rebs: Ruffin, Haywood 8 each Asts: Gilbert Arenas7 | |
| Washington wins series, 4–2 | ||
MCI Center, Washington, D.C. |
| Washington won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Chicago leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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April 24 |
| Memphis Grizzlies 103, Phoenix Suns 114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–39, 22–20, 28–28, 25–27 | ||
| Pts: Mike Miller19 Rebs: Shane Battier9 Asts: Jason Williams5 |
Pts: Shawn Marion26 Rebs: Shawn Marion13 Asts: Steve Nash13 | |
| Phoenix leads series, 1–0 | ||
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
April 27 |
| Memphis Grizzlies 103, Phoenix Suns 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–29, 23–31, 23–22, 26–26 | ||
| Pts: Pau Gasol28 Rebs: Pau Gasol16 Asts: Pau Gasol5 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire34 Rebs: Shawn Marion13 Asts: Steve Nash15 | |
| Phoenix leads series, 2–0 | ||
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
April 29 |
| Phoenix Suns 110, Memphis Grizzlies90 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–30, 26–17, 26–20, 27–23 | ||
| Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire30 Rebs: Shawn Marion13 Asts: Steve Nash8 |
Pts: Lorenzen Wright14 Rebs: three players 8 each Asts: Jason Williams6 | |
| Phoenix leads series, 3–0 | ||
FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee |
May 1 |
| Phoenix Suns 123, Memphis Grizzlies 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 39–20, 24–36, 28–26, 32–33 | ||
| Pts: Joe Johnson25 Rebs: Shawn Marion11 Asts: Steve Nash9 |
Pts: Pau Gasol28 Rebs: Dahntay Jones5 Asts: Jason Williams8 | |
| Phoenix wins series, 4–0 | ||
FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee |
| Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Grizzlies and the Suns.[5]
April 24 |
| Denver Nuggets 93, San Antonio Spurs87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 29–25, 21–23, 20–12 | ||
| Pts: Andre Miller31 Rebs: Marcus Camby12 Asts: Andre Miller5 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili23 Rebs: Nazr Mohammed15 Asts: Tony Parker6 | |
| Denver leads series, 1–0 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio |
April 27 |
| Denver Nuggets 76, San Antonio Spurs 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 14–34, 30–23, 14–18 | ||
| Pts: DeMarr Johnson12 Rebs: Marcus Camby12 Asts: Andre Miller7 |
Pts: Tim Duncan24 Rebs: Duncan, Horry 9 each Asts: Tony Parker6 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio |
April 30 |
| San Antonio Spurs 86, Denver Nuggets78 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 26–21, 11–17, 25–20 | ||
| Pts: Manu Ginóbili32 Rebs: Tim Duncan11 Asts: Brent Barry4 |
Pts: Carmelo Anthony19 Rebs: Marcus Camby14 Asts: Andre Miller7 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–1 | ||
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado |
May 2 |
| San Antonio Spurs 126, Denver Nuggets 115 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 29–24, 30–29, 20–27, Overtime: 19–8 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan39 Rebs: Tim Duncan8 Asts: Tony Parker7 |
Pts: Earl Boykins32 Rebs: Marcus Camby14 Asts: Anthony, Boykins 5 each | |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–1 | ||
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado |
May 4 |
| Denver Nuggets 89, San Antonio Spurs 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 22–20, 24–26, 22–28 | ||
| Pts: Carmelo Anthony25 Rebs: Marcus Camby10 Asts: Andre Miller6 |
Pts: Tony Parker21 Rebs: Nazr Mohammed13 Asts: Tony Parker7 | |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–1 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio |
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April 23 |
| Sacramento Kings 82, Seattle SuperSonics 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 18–25, 24–15, 18–17 | ||
| Pts: Peja Stojaković24 Rebs: Kenny Thomas8 Asts: Mike Bibby4 |
Pts: Ray Allen28 Rebs: Evans, James 15 each Asts: Daniels, Ridnour 4 each | |
| Seattle leads series, 1–0 | ||
KeyArena, Seattle |
April 26 |
| Sacramento Kings 93, Seattle SuperSonics 105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 22–29, 18–33, 31–17 | ||
| Pts: Bobby Jackson17 Rebs: Peja Stojaković10 Asts: Mike Bibby8 |
Pts: Ray Allen26 Rebs: Jerome James9 Asts: Allen, Ridnour 6 each | |
| Seattle leads series, 2–0 | ||
KeyArena, Seattle |
April 29 |
| Seattle SuperSonics 104, Sacramento Kings 116 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–31, 26–23, 36–38, 23–24 | ||
| Pts: Ray Allen33 Rebs: Jerome James9 Asts: Allen, Ridnour 5 each |
Pts: Mike Bibby31 Rebs: Bibby, Thomas 7 each Asts: Mike Bibby4 | |
| Seattle leads series, 2–1 | ||
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California |
May 1 |
| Seattle SuperSonics 115, Sacramento Kings 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 36–37, 24–16, 35–18 | ||
| Pts: Ray Allen45 Rebs: James, Lewis 8 each Asts: Allen, Daniels 6 each |
Pts: Peja Stojaković25 Rebs: Kenny Thomas14 Asts: Mike Bibby7 | |
| Seattle leads series, 3–1 | ||
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California |
May 3 |
| Sacramento Kings 118, Seattle SuperSonics 122 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 33–31, 36–30, 25–32 | ||
| Pts: Peja Stojaković38 Rebs: Miller, Thomas 6 each Asts: Brad Miller11 |
Pts: Ray Allen30 Rebs: Nick Collison9 Asts: Antonio Daniels8 | |
| Seattle wins series, 4–1 | ||
KeyArena, Seattle |
| Seattle won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 23 |
| Houston Rockets98, Dallas Mavericks86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 26–24, 18–23, 28–23 | ||
| Pts: Tracy McGrady34 Rebs: Mutombo, Yao 8 each Asts: Tracy McGrady6 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki21 Rebs: Josh Howard10 Asts: Nowitzki, Terry 3 each | |
| Houston leads series, 1–0 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas |
April 25 |
| Houston Rockets 113, Dallas Mavericks 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–30, 26–26, 24–32, 29–23 | ||
| Pts: Yao Ming33 Rebs: McGrady, Yao 8 each Asts: Tracy McGrady10 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki26 Rebs: Erick Dampier9 Asts: Jason Terry6 | |
| Houston leads series, 2–0 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas |
April 28 |
| Dallas Mavericks 106, Houston Rockets 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–27, 22–22, 24–34, 28–19 | ||
| Pts: Dirk Nowitzki28 Rebs: three players 6 each Asts: Daniels, Terry 4 each |
Pts: Tracy McGrady28 Rebs: Bob Sura11 Asts: McGrady, Sura 6 each | |
| Houston leads series, 2–1 | ||
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |
April 30 |
| Dallas Mavericks97, Houston Rockets93 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 22–29, 29–26, 20–16 | ||
| Pts: Jason Terry32 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki7 Asts: Dirk Nowitzki6 |
Pts: Tracy McGrady36 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo7 Asts: Tracy McGrady5 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |
May 2 |
| Houston Rockets 100, Dallas Mavericks 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 22–28, 24–24, 32–27 | ||
| Pts: Yao Ming30 Rebs: Tracy McGrady9 Asts: Tracy McGrady6 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki23 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki13 Asts: Jason Terry7 | |
| Dallas leads series, 3–2 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas |
May 5 |
| Dallas Mavericks 83, Houston Rockets 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 19–34, 25–17, 13–32 | ||
| Pts: Jerry Stackhouse21 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki13 Asts: Nowitzki, Terry 4 each |
Pts: Tracy McGrady37 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo10 Asts: Tracy McGrady7 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |
May 7 |
| Houston Rockets 76, Dallas Mavericks 116 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–32, 24–27, 20–33, 12–24 | ||
| Pts: Yao Ming33 Rebs: Yao Ming10 Asts: Tracy McGrady7 |
Pts: Jason Terry31 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki14 Asts: Armstrong Stackhouse 4 each | |
| Dallas wins series, 4–3 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas |
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May 8 |
| Washington Wizards 86, Miami Heat 105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 29–23, 17–33, 22–23 | ||
| Pts: Gilbert Arenas25 Rebs: Antawn Jamison8 Asts: Larry Hughes3 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade20 Rebs: Eddie Jones8 Asts: Dwyane Wade7 | |
| Miami leads series, 1–0 | ||
American Airlines Arena, Miami |
May 10 |
| Washington Wizards 102, Miami Heat 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 27–24, 24–26, 31–28 | ||
| Pts: Antawn Jamison32 Rebs: Hughes, Ruffin 8 each Asts: Gilbert Arenas5 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade31 Rebs: Udonis Haslem13 Asts: Dwyane Wade15 | |
| Miami leads series, 2–0 | ||
American Airlines Arena, Miami |
May 12 |
| Miami Heat 102, Washington Wizards95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 28–27, 30–19, 23–25 | ||
| Pts: Dwyane Wade31 Rebs: Alonzo Mourning13 Asts: D. Jones, Wade 6 each |
Pts: Antawn Jamison21 Rebs: Brendan Haywood8 Asts: Gilbert Arenas14 | |
| Miami leads series, 3–0 | ||
MCI Center, Washington, D.C. |
May 14 |
| Miami Heat 99, Washington Wizards95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 24–25, 40–25, 12–19 | ||
| Pts: Dwyane Wade42 Rebs: Udonis Haslem13 Asts: Damon Jones6 |
Pts: Gilbert Arenas25 Rebs: Brendan Haywood15 Asts: Larry Hughes5 | |
| Miami wins series, 4–0 | ||
MCI Center, Washington, D.C. |
| Miami won 4–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Heat and the Wizards.[9]
May 9 |
| Indiana Pacers 81, Detroit Pistons 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 18–29, 19–20, 24–24 | ||
| Pts: Jermaine O'Neal22 Rebs: Jeff Foster13 Asts: Johnson, Miller 3 each |
Pts: Richard Hamilton28 Rebs: Ben Wallace15 Asts: Chauncey Billups7 | |
| Detroit leads series, 1–0 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
May 11 |
| Indiana Pacers 92, Detroit Pistons83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–33, 22–17, 28–19, 24–14 | ||
| Pts: Jermaine O'Neal22 Rebs: Jeff Foster20 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley12 |
Pts: Tayshaun Prince24 Rebs: Ben Wallace16 Asts: Chauncey Billups10 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
May 13 |
| Detroit Pistons 74, Indiana Pacers 79 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 17–25, 17–16, 29–21 | ||
| Pts: Chauncey Billups23 Rebs: Ben Wallace14 Asts: Tayshaun Prince6 |
Pts: Reggie Miller17 Rebs: Jeff Foster12 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley6 | |
| Indiana leads series, 2–1 | ||
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis |
May 15 |
| Detroit Pistons 89, Indiana Pacers76 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 26–21, 25–22, 17–20 | ||
| Pts: Chauncey Billups29 Rebs: Rasheed Wallace12 Asts: Richard Hamilton7 |
Pts: Stephen Jackson23 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal13 Asts: Anthony Johnson6 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis |
May 17 |
| Indiana Pacers 67, Detroit Pistons 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 14–19, 11–27, 21–17 | ||
| Pts: Jermaine O'Neal14 Rebs: Dale Davis12 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley5 |
Pts: Ben Wallace19 Rebs: Tayshaun Prince9 Asts: Chauncey Billups7 | |
| Detroit leads series, 3–2 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
May 19 |
| Detroit Pistons 88, Indiana Pacers79 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 20–25, 23–17, 26–16 | ||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton28 Rebs: B. Wallace, R. Wallace 11 each Asts: Chauncey Billups8 |
Pts: Reggie Miller27 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal11 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley10 | |
| Detroit wins series, 4–2 | ||
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis |
| Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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May 9 |
| Dallas Mavericks 102, Phoenix Suns 127 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 25–34, 26–36, 29–28 | ||
| Pts: Dirk Nowitzki28 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki13 Asts: Dirk Nowitzki4 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire40 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire16 Asts: Steve Nash13 | |
| Phoenix leads series, 1–0 | ||
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
May 11 |
| Dallas Mavericks 108, Phoenix Suns 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–22, 20–24, 26–36, 28–24 | ||
| Pts: Michael Finley31 Rebs: Dampier, Nowitzki 12 each Asts: Finley, Stackhouse 5 each |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire30 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire16 Asts: Steve Nash13 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
May 13 |
| Phoenix Suns 119, Dallas Mavericks 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–31, 33–28, 27–23, 32–20 | ||
| Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire37 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire14 Asts: Steve Nash17 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki21 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki13 Asts: Jason Terry7 | |
| Phoenix leads series, 2–1 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas |
May 15 |
| Phoenix Suns 109, Dallas Mavericks 119 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 28–36, 29–27, 30–26 | ||
| Pts: Steve Nash48 Rebs: Shawn Marion12 Asts: Steve Nash5 |
Pts: Josh Howard29 Rebs: Erick Dampier11 Asts: Jason Terry8 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas |
May 18 |
| Dallas Mavericks 108, Phoenix Suns 114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 26–23, 22–28, 31–38 | ||
| Pts: Dirk Nowitzki34 Rebs: Erick Dampier14 Asts: Jason Terry8 |
Pts: Steve Nash34 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire18 Asts: Steve Nash12 | |
| Phoenix leads series, 3–2 | ||
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
May 20 |
| Phoenix Suns 130, Dallas Mavericks 126 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–32, 25–30, 24–22, 34–27, Overtime: 19–15 | ||
| Pts: Steve Nash39 Rebs: Shawn Marion16 Asts: Steve Nash12 |
Pts: Jason Terry36 Rebs: Josh Howard14 Asts: Dirk Nowitzki6 | |
| Phoenix wins series, 4–2 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas |
| Phoenix won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Mavericks and the Suns.[11]
May 8 |
| Seattle SuperSonics 81, San Antonio Spurs 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–35, 13–27, 22–13, 24–28 | ||
| Pts: Rashard Lewis19 Rebs: Collison, Evans 7 each Asts: Luke Ridnour4 |
Pts: Tony Parker29 Rebs: Tim Duncan9 Asts: Tim Duncan5 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 1–0 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio |
May 10 |
| Seattle SuperSonics 91, San Antonio Spurs 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 26–26, 23–25, 26–29 | ||
| Pts: Ray Allen25 Rebs: Reggie Evans12 Asts: Antonio Daniels6 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili28 Rebs: Nazr Mohammed10 Asts: Tony Parker7 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–0 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio |
May 12 |
| San Antonio Spurs 91, Seattle SuperSonics 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 22–28, 24–26, 16–17 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan23 Rebs: Tim Duncan11 Asts: Tony Parker8 |
Pts: Ray Allen20 Rebs: Rashard Lewis10 Asts: Ray Allen7 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–1 | ||
KeyArena, Seattle |
May 15 |
| San Antonio Spurs 89, Seattle SuperSonics 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 14–18, 26–36, 23–19 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan35 Rebs: Tim Duncan10 Asts: Bowen, Parker 3 each |
Pts: Ray Allen32 Rebs: three players 6 each Asts: Antonio Daniels7 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
KeyArena, Seattle |
May 17 |
| Seattle SuperSonics 90, San Antonio Spurs 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 32–25, 18–28, 22–25 | ||
| Pts: Ray Allen19 Rebs: Danny Fortson9 Asts: Ray Allen6 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili39 Rebs: Tim Duncan14 Asts: Manu Ginóbili6 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–2 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio |
May 19 |
| San Antonio Spurs 98, Seattle SuperSonics96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 32–22, 20–26, 26–23 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan26 Rebs: Tim Duncan9 Asts: Manu Ginóbili7 |
Pts: Ray Allen25 Rebs: Reggie Evans9 Asts: Antonio Daniels5 | |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–2 | ||
KeyArena, Seattle |
| Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| San Antonio leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||
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May 23 |
| Detroit Pistons 90, Miami Heat81 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 20–18, 30–24, 16–14 | ||
| Pts: Rasheed Wallace20 Rebs: Ben Wallace13 Asts: Carlos Arroyo7 |
Pts: Eddie Jones22 Rebs: Eddie Jones8 Asts: Damon Jones5 | |
| Detroit leads series, 1–0 | ||
American Airlines Arena, Miami |
May 25 |
| Detroit Pistons 86, Miami Heat 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 13–23, 27–15, 23–30 | ||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton21 Rebs: Ben Wallace14 Asts: Chauncey Billups6 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade40 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal10 Asts: Dwyane Wade6 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
American Airlines Arena, Miami |
May 29 |
| Miami Heat 113, Detroit Pistons 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 31–27, 26–24, 34–29 | ||
| Pts: Dwyane Wade36 Rebs: D. Jones, Wade 7 each Asts: D. Jones, O'Neal 5 each |
Pts: Richard Hamilton33 Rebs: Rasheed Wallace8 Asts: Richard Hamilton5 | |
| Miami leads series, 2–1 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
May 31 |
| Miami Heat 96, Detroit Pistons 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 25–35, 23–19, 27–27 | ||
| Pts: Dwyane Wade28 Rebs: Eddie Jones10 Asts: Dwyane Wade6 |
Pts: Richard Hamilton28 Rebs: Ben Wallace15 Asts: Richard Hamilton8 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
June 2 |
| Detroit Pistons 76, Miami Heat 88 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 13–25, 21–20, 16–15 | ||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton21 Rebs: Antonio McDyess9 Asts: Richard Hamilton5 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal20 Rebs: Udonis Haslem13 Asts: Damon Jones6 | |
| Miami leads series, 3–2 | ||
American Airlines Arena, Miami |
June 4 |
| Miami Heat 66, Detroit Pistons 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 16–27, 13–24, 21–23 | ||
| Pts: Shaquille O'Neal24 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal13 Asts: Damon Jones6 |
Pts: Richard Hamilton24 Rebs: Prince, R. Wallace 9 each Asts: Chauncey Billups7 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
June 6 |
| Detroit Pistons 88, Miami Heat82 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 24–17, 19–26, 24–16 | ||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton22 Rebs: Ben Wallace9 Asts: Chauncey Billups8 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal27 Rebs: Udonis Haslem10 Asts: Dwyane Wade4 | |
| Detroit wins series, 4–3 | ||
American Airlines Arena, Miami |
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 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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May 22 |
| San Antonio Spurs 121, Phoenix Suns 114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–20, 25–29, 23–33, 43–32 | ||
| Pts: Tony Parker29 Rebs: Tim Duncan15 Asts: Manu Ginóbili5 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire41 Rebs: Marion, Stoudemire 9 each Asts: Steve Nash13 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 1–0 | ||
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
May 24 |
| San Antonio Spurs 111, Phoenix Suns 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 22–33, 27–31, 31–23 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan30 Rebs: Duncan, Mohammed 8 each Asts: Tony Parker5 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire37 Rebs: Shawn Marion12 Asts: Steve Nash15 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–0 | ||
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
May 28 |
| Phoenix Suns 92, San Antonio Spurs 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–38, 10–18, 24–24, 29–22 | ||
| Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire34 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire11 Asts: Johnson, Nash 3 each |
Pts: Tim Duncan33 Rebs: Tim Duncan15 Asts: Tony Parker7 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–0 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio |
May 30 |
| Phoenix Suns 111, San Antonio Spurs 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 26–36, 35–21, 24–26 | ||
| Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire31 Rebs: Shawn Marion14 Asts: Steve Nash12 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili28 Rebs: Tim Duncan16 Asts: Manu Ginóbili7 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–1 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio |
June 1 |
| San Antonio Spurs 101, Phoenix Suns95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 25–26, 29–20, 23–25 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan31 Rebs: Tim Duncan15 Asts: Manu Ginóbili6 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire42 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire16 Asts: Steve Nash10 | |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–1 | ||
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
| San Antonio won 2–1 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.
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June 9 |
| Detroit Pistons 69, San Antonio Spurs84 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 17–18, 14–20, 18–29 | ||
| Pts: Chauncey Billups25 Rebs: Ben Wallace8 Asts: Chauncey Billups6 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili26 Rebs: Tim Duncan17 Asts: Horry, Parker 3 each | |
| San Antonio leads series, 1–0 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio |
June 12 |
| Detroit Pistons 76, San Antonio Spurs97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 23–28, 21–21, 13–18 | ||
| Pts: Antonio McDyess15 Rebs: B. Wallace, R. Wallace 8 each Asts: Rasheed Wallace4 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili27 Rebs: Tim Duncan11 Asts: Manu Ginóbili7 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–0 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio |
June 14 |
| San Antonio Spurs 79, Detroit Pistons96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 15–20, 23–29, 14–26 | ||
| Pts: Tony Parker21 Rebs: Tim Duncan10 Asts: Duncan, Parker 4 each |
Pts: Richard Hamilton24 Rebs: Ben Wallace11 Asts: Chauncey Billups7 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–1 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
June 16 |
| San Antonio Spurs 71, Detroit Pistons 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 19–28, 21–23, 14–28 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan16 Rebs: Tim Duncan16 Asts: Bowen, Parker 4 each |
Pts: Billups, Hunter 17 each Rebs: Ben Wallace13 Asts: Chauncey Billups7 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
June 19 |
| San Antonio Spurs96, Detroit Pistons 95 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 21–19, 22–21, 25–26, Overtime: 7–6 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan26 Rebs: Tim Duncan19 Asts: Manu Ginóbili9 |
Pts: Chauncey Billups34 Rebs: Ben Wallace12 Asts: Chauncey Billups7 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–2 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
June 21 |
| Detroit Pistons95, San Antonio Spurs86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 23–24, 25–20, 24–19 | ||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton23 Rebs: Ben Wallace9 Asts: Chauncey Billups6 |
Pts: Duncan, Ginóbili 21 each Rebs: Tim Duncan15 Asts: Tony Parker5 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio |
June 23 |
| Detroit Pistons 74, San Antonio Spurs81 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 23–20, 18–19, 17–24 | ||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton15 Rebs: Ben Wallace11 Asts: Chauncey Billups8 |
Pts: Tim Duncan25 Rebs: Tim Duncan11 Asts: Manu Ginóbili4 | |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–3 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio |
| Tied 1–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Pistons and the Spurs.[15]
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.
| 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 |