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2004–05 Detroit Pistons season

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Conference champions

Division champions

Head coach

Larry Brown

General manager

Joe Dumars

President

Joe Dumars

Owner(s)

Bill Davidson

Arena

The Palace of Auburn Hills

Results

Record

54–28 (.659)

Place

Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)

Playoff finish

NBA Finals
(lost to Spurs 3–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Local media

Television

Radio

WDFN

< 2003–04

2005–06 >

The 2004–05 NBA season was the 64th season for the Pistons, the 57th in the National Basketball Association, and the 48th in the Detroit area.^[1] During the offseason, the Pistons signed free agent Antonio McDyess. Coming off their upset victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, the Pistons began the season playing around .500. However, things would get out of control at the end of a November 19 game against the Indiana Pacers, when a huge brawl occurred between Pacers players and Pistons fans after Ben Wallace and Ron Artest got into a shoving match.^[2] As the season progressed, the Pistons would post an 11-game winning streak near the end of the season, and would eventually finish first overall in the Central Division, and second overall in the Eastern Conference with a 54–28 record. Ben Wallace was named Defensive Player of the Year for the third time, and was selected for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Pistons defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in five games, then defeated the 6th-seeded Pacers in six games in the second round. The Pistons would then defeat the top-seeded Miami Heat in a full seven game series after trailing 3–2 to advance to the Finals for the second straight year. However, they narrowly missed out on repeating as NBA champions, losing to the San Antonio Spurs in the 2005 NBA Finals in seven games.^[3]

After the Finals defeat, Larry Brown and the Pistons parted ways after spending two seasons as head coach. He would later be the head coach of his hometown New York Knicks, but after winning only 23 games in his only season in New York, Brown was fired again before returning to coaching with the Charlotte Bobcats.^[4] It was later announced in the off-season that Flip Saunders, who was fired as head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves at midseason, would be the Pistons head coach for next season.

As of 2024^[update], this marks the last time the Pistons had reached the NBA Finals.

Draft picks[edit]

Draft picks for the 2004–05 Detroit Pistons season
Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	54	Rickey Paulding	Guard	United States	Missouri

Roster[edit]

2004–05 Detroit Pistons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
PG	30	Arroyo, Carlos	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1979-07-30	FIU
PG	1	Billups, Chauncey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1976-09-25	Colorado
C	41	Campbell, Elden	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	279 lb (127 kg)	1968-07-23	Clemson
SG	20	Delfino, Carlos	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1982-08-29	Argentina
SF	12	Dupree, Ronald	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1981-01-26	LSU
SF	8	Ham, Darvin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1973-07-23	Texas Tech
SG	32	Hamilton, Richard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1978-02-14	Connecticut
SG	10	Hunter, Lindsey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1970-12-03	Jackson State
PG	5	Jenkins, Horace	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1974-10-14	William Paterson
PF	24	McDyess, Antonio	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1974-09-07	Alabama
C	31	Miličić, Darko	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	1985-06-20	Serbia
SF	22	Prince, Tayshaun	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1980-02-28	Kentucky
C	3	Wallace, Ben	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1974-09-10	Virginia Union
PF	36	Wallace, Rasheed	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1974-09-17	North Carolina
C	44	Coleman, Derrick	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	1967-06-21	Syracuse

Head coach

Larry Brown

Assistant coach(es)

Phil Ford
Dave Hanners
Gar Heard
Igor Kokoškov
Pat Sullivan
Mike Abdenour (trainer)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 4, 2005

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	–	32–9	22–19	8–8
x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	7	27–14	20–21	8–8
x-Indiana Pacers	44	38	.537	10	25–16	19–22	9–7
Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	12	29–12	13–28	7–9
Milwaukee Bucks	30	52	.366	24	23–18	7–34	8–8

Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Miami Heat	59	23	.720	–
2	y-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	5
3	y-Boston Celtics	45	37	.549	14
4	x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	12
5	x-Washington Wizards	45	37	.549	14
6	x-Indiana Pacers	44	38	.537	15
7	x-Philadelphia 76ers	43	39	.524	16
8	x-New Jersey Nets	42	40	.512	17

9	Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	17
10	Orlando Magic	36	46	.439	23
11	New York Knicks	33	49	.402	26
12	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	26
13	Milwaukee Bucks	30	52	.366	29
14	Charlotte Bobcats	18	64	.220	41
15	Atlanta Hawks	13	69	.159	46

Record vs. opponents[edit]

2004-05 NBA records of the Detroit Pistons
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–3	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–2	0–2	0–4
Boston	3–1	—	4–0	2–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	3–1
Charlotte	3–1	0–4	—	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–2	1–1	0–4
Chicago	4–0	2–2	4–0	—	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–0	0–4	1–1	4–0	3–0	2–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–2
Cleveland	4–0	2–1	4–0	2–2	—	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–3	3–1	0–3	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–2
Dallas	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	—	2–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	4–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	3–0	2–0
Denver	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	—	1–1	2–2	1–2	2–0	2–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–0
Detroit	3–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	3–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	4–0
Golden State	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	—	1–2	1–1	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–2	2–0	1–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–3	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–1	0–2	2–1	—	1–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–1
Indiana	3–0	2–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–1	2–0	2–2
L.A. Clippers	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–2	0–2	4–0	0–3	2–0	—	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–4	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–2	1–1
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	—	0–3	0–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	3–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–2
Memphis	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	2–0	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	3–0	—	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	0–3	3–1	0–3	2–0	3–0	0–2
Miami	4–0	2–1	3–1	3–1	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	4–0	1–1	3–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	4–0
Milwaukee	2–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	—	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–1	2–1	0–2	3–1	1–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–2	1–3	0–2	3–1	1–1
New Jersey	3–0	3–1	4–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–2	0–2	—	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–3
New Orleans	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–1	1–2	0–4	0–3	0–2	2–2	1–1
New York	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–4	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	—	1–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–0	2–1
Orlando	3–1	0–3	1–3	0–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–1	—	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–2
Philadelphia	3–1	3–1	3–0	1–2	3–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	4–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	2–2	—	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	—	3–0	2–2	1–2	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–1
Portland	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–4	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–3	—	1–3	1–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–2
Sacramento	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	3–0	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	—	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–1	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–1	3–1	—	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1
Seattle	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	2–0	1–2	3–1	3–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	—	2–0	3–1	0–2
Toronto	2–1	1–3	2–1	0–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–3
Utah	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–3	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	—	0–2
Washington	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–1	2–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–4	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	—

Playoffs[edit]

2005 playoff game log

First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 23	Philadelphia	W 106–85	Rasheed Wallace (29)	B. Wallace, R. Wallace (10)	Richard Hamilton (5)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	1–0
2	April 26	Philadelphia	W 99–84	Richard Hamilton (23)	Ben Wallace (10)	Chauncey Billups (8)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	2–0
3	April 29	@ Philadelphia	L 104–115	Ben Wallace (29)	Ben Wallace (16)	Richard Hamilton (12)	Wachovia Center 16,907	2–1
4	May 1	@ Philadelphia	W 97–92 (OT)	Chauncey Billups (25)	Ben Wallace (12)	Chauncey Billups (7)	Wachovia Center 15,894	3–1
5	May 3	Philadelphia	W 88–78	Billups, Hamilton (23)	Ben Wallace (13)	Chauncey Billups (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	4–1

Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 9	Indiana	W 96–81	Richard Hamilton (28)	Ben Wallace (15)	Chauncey Billups (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	1–0
2	May 11	Indiana	L 83–92	Tayshaun Prince (24)	Ben Wallace (16)	Chauncey Billups (10)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	1–1
3	May 13	@ Indiana	L 74–79	Chauncey Billups (23)	Ben Wallace (14)	Tayshaun Prince (6)	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345	1–2
4	May 15	@ Indiana	W 89–76	Chauncey Billups (29)	Rasheed Wallace (12)	Richard Hamilton (7)	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345	2–2
5	May 17	Indiana	W 86–67	Ben Wallace (19)	Tayshaun Prince (9)	Chauncey Billups (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	3–2
6	May 19	@ Indiana	W 88–79	Richard Hamilton (28)	B. Wallace, R. Wallace (11)	Chauncey Billups (8)	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345	4–2

Conference Finals: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 23	@ Miami	W 90–81	Rasheed Wallace (20)	Ben Wallace (13)	Carlos Arroyo (7)	American Airlines Arena 20,203	1–0
2	May 25	@ Miami	L 86–92	Richard Hamilton (21)	Ben Wallace (14)	Chauncey Billups (6)	American Airlines Arena 20,228	1–1
3	May 29	Miami	L 104–113	Richard Hamilton (33)	Rasheed Wallace (8)	Richard Hamilton (5)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	1–2
4	May 31	Miami	W 106–96	Richard Hamilton (28)	Ben Wallace (15)	Richard Hamilton (8)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	2–2
5	June 2	@ Miami	L 76–88	Richard Hamilton (21)	Antonio McDyess (9)	Richard Hamilton (5)	American Airlines Arena 20,225	2–3
6	June 4	Miami	W 91–66	Richard Hamilton (24)	Prince, R. Wallace99)	Chauncey Billups (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	3–3
7	June 6	@ Miami	W 88–82	Richard Hamilton (22)	Ben Wallace (9)	Chauncey Billups (8)	American Airlines Arena 20,241	4–3

NBA Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	June 9	@ San Antonio	L 69–84	Chauncey Billups (25)	Ben Wallace (8)	Chauncey Billups (6)	SBC Center 18,797	0–1
2	June 12	@ San Antonio	L 76–97	Antonio McDyess (15)	B. Wallace, R. Wallace (8)	Rasheed Wallace (4)	SBC Center 18,797	0–2
3	June 14	San Antonio	W 96–79	Richard Hamilton (24)	Ben Wallace (11)	Chauncey Billups (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	1–2
4	June 16	San Antonio	W 102–71	Billups, Hunter (17)	Ben Wallace (13)	Chauncey Billups (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	2–2
5	June 19	San Antonio	L 95–96 (OT)	Chauncey Billups (34)	Ben Wallace (12)	Chauncey Billups (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	2–3
6	June 21	@ San Antonio	W 95–86	Richard Hamilton (23)	Ben Wallace (9)	Chauncey Billups (6)	SBC Center 18,797	3–3
7	June 23	@ San Antonio	L 74–81	Richard Hamilton (15)	Ben Wallace (11)	Chauncey Billups (8)	SBC Center 18,797	3–4

2005 schedule

Awards and records[edit]

Transactions[edit]

References[edit]

^ 2004-05 Detroit Pistons

^ "5 Players, 7 Fans Charged in Brawl". Los Angeles Times. December 9, 2004. Retrieved August 29, 2017.

^ "PRO BASKETBALL; In Final Hour, Duncan Carries Spurs to Title". New York Times. June 24, 2005. Retrieved October 10, 2017.

^ "Brown Leaves the Pistons; Knicks Leave a Door Open". New York Times. July 20, 2005. Retrieved October 10, 2017.

External links[edit]

2004–05 NBA season by team

v t e Detroit Pistons
Founded in 1937 Formerly the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1937–1948) and the Fort Wayne Pistons (1948–1957) Based in Detroit, Michigan
Franchise	All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	North Side High School Gym Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Detroit Olympia Memorial Building Cobo Arena Pontiac Silverdome The Palace of Auburn Hills Little Caesars Arena
Personnel	Owner(s) Tom Gores President Ed Stefanski General manager Vacant Head coach Monty Williams
G League affiliate	Motor City Cruise
Retired numbers	1 2 3 4 10 11 15 16 21 32 40
NBA championships	1989 1990 2004
Rivalries	Boston Celtics Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers
Culture and lore	Broadcasters Hooper Jordan Rules 1990 Detroit riot John Mason Malice at the Palace