2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season

2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Gregg Popovich
Owners	Peter Holt
Arena	SBC Center
Results
Record	59–23 (.720)
Place	Division: 1st (Southwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions (Defeated Pistons 4–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FSN Southwest, KENS, KRRT
Radio	KLEY
< 2003–04 2005–06 >

The 2004–05 season was the Spurs' 29th season in the National Basketball Association, the 32nd in San Antonio, and 38th season as a franchise.^[1] During the offseason, the Spurs signed free agent Brent Barry. The Spurs got off to a solid start, winning 16 of their first 20 games, entering the New Year with a 25–6 record. In February 2005, the Spurs traded longtime Spur Malik Rose and two draft choices to the New York Knicks for Jamison Brewer and center Nazr Mohammed.^[2] Late in the season, the team signed free agent forward Glenn Robinson. The Spurs finished first place in the Southwest Division, and second in the Western Conference with a 59–23 record. Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili were both voted to play in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game, which was hosted in Denver. This was Ginobili's first All-Star appearance.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs lost Game 1 at home to the Denver Nuggets 93–87, but would beat them in five games. In the semifinals, they defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in six games, then upset the top-seeded Phoenix Suns, which featured regular season MVP Steve Nash, Amar'e Stoudemire and Shawn Marion in five games in the Western Conference Finals. In the Finals, the Spurs would win their third NBA championship, defeating the 2004 NBA champions, the Detroit Pistons, in a seven-game series.^[3] Following the season, Glenn Robinson retired.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	28	Beno Udrih	G	Slovenia
2	52	Romain Sato	G/F	Central African Republic	Xavier
2	57	Sergei Karaulov	C	Russia

Roster

2004–05 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SG 17 Barry, Brent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1971-12-31 Oregon State SF 12 Bowen, Bruce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1971-06-14 Cal State Fullerton SG 23 Brown, Devin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978-12-30 Texas–San Antonio F/C 21 Duncan, Tim (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1976-04-25 Wake Forest SG 20 Ginóbili, Manu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1977-07-28 Argentina PF 5 Horry, Robert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970-08-25 Alabama SF 43 Johnson, Linton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1980-06-13 Tulane PF 4 Marks, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1975-08-23 California PF 34 Massenburg, Tony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1967-07-31 Maryland C 2 Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1977-09-05 Kentucky C 8 Nesterović, Rasho 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1976-05-30 Slovenia PG 9 Parker, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982-05-17 France SF 3 Robinson, Glenn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1973-01-10 Purdue PG 14 Udrih, Beno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1982-07-05 Slovenia PG 11 Wilks, Mike 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979-05-07 Rice	Head coach Gregg Popovich Assistant coach(es) Brett Brown Mike Budenholzer P. J. Carlesimo Don Newman Joe Prunty Will Sevening (trainer) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: April 4, 2005

Regular season

Overview

After their disappointing second round collapse to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Spurs looked to regain the NBA crown. They would get off to a quick start, posting a 12-3 record in November. The Spurs would stay hot through December as they established a 25-6 record entering the New Year. The Spurs would be near the top in the Western Conference all season battling the Phoenix Suns for the best record in the NBA. Just as it appeared the Spurs would cruise toward the playoffs, their season suddenly hit a bump in the road when Tim Duncan went down in a March 20 loss to the Detroit Pistons with a sprained ankle. The rest of the way, the Spurs would limp home winning 9 of their last 17 as they held on to the Southwest Division by just 1 game with a 59-23 record. The Spurs leading scorer during the season was Tim Duncan with 20.3 PPG.

Standings

Southwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	59	23	.720	–	38–3	21–20	10–6
x-Dallas Mavericks	58	24	.707	1	29–12	29–12	11–5
x-Houston Rockets	51	31	.622	8	26–15	25–16	10–6
x-Memphis Grizzlies	45	37	.549	14	26–15	19–22	7–9
New Orleans Hornets	18	64	.220	41	11–30	7–34	2–14

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Phoenix Suns	62	20	.756	—
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	59	23	.720	3
3	y-Seattle SuperSonics	52	30	.634	10
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	58	24	.707	4
5	x-Houston Rockets	51	31	.622	11
6	x-Sacramento Kings	50	32	.610	12
7	x-Denver Nuggets	49	33	.598	13
8	x-Memphis Grizzlies	45	37	.549	17
9	Minnesota Timberwolves	44	38	.537	18
10	Los Angeles Clippers	37	45	.451	25
11	Los Angeles Lakers	34	48	.415	28
12	Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	28
13	Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	35
14	Utah Jazz	26	56	.317	36
15	New Orleans Hornets	18	64	.220	44

Record vs. opponents

2004-05 NBA Records
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	—

Game log

November

Record: 12–3; Home: 6–0; Road: 6–3

• Green background indicates win.
• Red background indicates loss.

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Record
1	3 November 2004	Kings	101-85	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (30)	1–0
2	5 November 2004	Spurs	105–96	Lakers	NA	Tim Duncan (26)	2–0
3	7 November 2004	Spurs	94–113	SuperSonics	NA	Two-way tie (21)	2–1
4	10 November 2004	Warriors	91-71	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (23)	3–1
5	12 November 2004	Heat	93-84	Spurs	NA	Manu Ginóbili (29)	4–1
6	13 November 2004	Spurs	103–88	Hawks	NA	Tim Duncan (26)	5–1
7	16 November 2004	Knicks	99-81	Spurs	NA	Tony Parker (18)	6–1
8	18 November 2004	Spurs	88–80	76ers	NA	Tim Duncan (34)	7–1
9	19 November 2004	Spurs	92–84	Celtics	NA	Tim Duncan (26)	8–1
10	21 November 2004	Spurs	91–96	Raptors	NA	Tim Duncan (26)	8–2
11	22 November 2004	Spurs	90–93	Grizzlies	NA	Tim Duncan (26)	8–3
12	24 November 2004	Mavericks	94-80	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (27)	9–3
13	26 November 2004	Spurs	89–75	Nuggets	NA	Tim Duncan (23)	10–3
14	27 November 2004	Jazz	109-76	Spurs	NA	Malik Rose (16)	11–3
15	30 November 2004	Spurs	107–89	Mavericks	NA	Tim Duncan (20)	12–3

December

Record: 13–3; Home: 8–1; Road: 5–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Record
16	1 December 2004	76ers	105-72	Spurs	NA	Two-way tie (24)	13–3
17	3 December 2004	Pistons	80-77	Spurs	NA	Tony Parker (20)	14–3
18	4 December 2004	Spurs	104–83	Bucks	NA	Tim Duncan (20)	15–3
19	6 December 2004	Spurs	91–75	Bulls	NA	Tony Parker (17)	16–3
20	8 December 2004	SuperSonics	96-102	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (39)	16–4
21	9 December 2004	Spurs	80–81	Rockets	NA	Tim Duncan (26)	16–5
22	11 December 2004	Cavaliers	116-97	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (34)	17–5
23	15 December 2004	Magic	94-91	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (24)	18–5
24	17 December 2004	Spurs	83–67	Hornets	NA	Tim Duncan (19)	19–5
25	18 December 2004	Warriors	104-85	Spurs	NA	Two-way tie (21)	20–5
26	22 December 2004	Spurs	87–93	Magic	NA	Tim Duncan (24)	20–6
27	23 December 2004	Timberwolves	94-82	Spurs	NA	Manu Ginóbili (22)	21–6
28	26 December 2004	Celtics	107-90	Spurs	NA	Tony Parker (27)	22–6
29	28 December 2004	Suns	115-94	Spurs	NA	Tony Parker (29)	23–6
30	30 December 2004	Spurs	114–80	Trail Blazers	NA	Tim Duncan (19)	24–6
31	31 December 2004	Spurs	98–79	Clippers	NA	Tim Duncan (23)	25–6

January

Record: 12–4; Home: 9–0; Road: 3–4

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Record
32	2 January 2005	Spurs	81–86	Kings	NA	Manu Ginóbili (18)	25–7
33	4 January 2005	Lakers	100-83	Spurs	NA	Bruce Bowen (24)	26–7
34	6 January 2005	Pacers	111-98	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (27)	27–7
35	8 January 2005	Nuggets	99-90	Spurs	NA	Manu Ginóbili (22)	28–7
36	10 January 2005	Spurs	96–97	Jazz	NA	Tim Duncan (24)	28–8
37	12 January 2005	Bucks	94-79	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (21)	29–8
38	14 January 2005	Mavericks	98-95	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (25)	30–8
39	15 January 2005	Spurs	67–73	Rockets	NA	Tony Parker (21)	30–9
40	17 January 2005	Wizards	101-73	Spurs	NA	Devin Brown (24)	31–9
41	19 January 2005	Clippers	80-79	Spurs	NA	Tony Parker (25)	32–9
42	21 January 2005	Spurs	128–123	Suns	1	Manu Ginóbili (48)	33–9
43	23 January 2005	Spurs	103–73	Kings	NA	Tim Duncan (23)	34–9
44	24 January 2005	Spurs	99–107	Trail Blazers	NA	Tim Duncan (24)	34–10
45	27 January 2005	Kings	90-80	Spurs	NA	Manu Ginóbili (25)	35–10
46	29 January 2005	Hornets	93-83	Spurs	NA	Tony Parker (23)	36–10
47	31 January 2005	Spurs	103–84	SuperSonics	NA	Manu Ginóbili (23)	37–10

February

Record: 6–3; Home: 1–1; Road: 5–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Record
48	2 February 2005	Spurs	103–91	Lakers	NA	Tony Parker (22)	38–10
49	8 February 2005	Spurs	104–85	Bobcats	NA	Tony Parker (20)	39–10
50	9 February 2005	Spurs	87–95	Wizards	NA	Tony Parker (22)	39–11
51	11 February 2005	Spurs	101–91	Nets	NA	Tony Parker (27)	40–11
52	13 February 2005	Spurs	92–96	Heat	NA	Manu Ginóbili (24)	40–12
53	16 February 2005	Spurs	101–78	Hornets	NA	Tim Duncan (19)	41-12
All-Star Break
54	23 February 2005	Rockets	99-81	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (30)	42-12
55	26 February 2005	Grizzlies	82-84	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (27)	42-13
56	28 February 2005	Spurs	94–92	Cavaliers	NA	Tim Duncan (20)	43-13

March

Record: 10-5; Home: 10-1; Road: 0-4

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Record
57	2 March 2005	Raptors	92-86	Spurs	NA	Manu Ginóbili (17)	44-13
58	4 March 2005	Bulls	102-99	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (31)	45-13
59	6 March 2005	Jazz	101-94	Spurs	NA	Manu Ginóbili (31)	46-13
60	8 March 2005	Nets	90-74	Spurs	NA	Devin Brown (22)	47-13
61	9 March 2005	Spurs	101–107	Suns	NA	Tony Parker (30)	47-14
62	12 March 2005	Nuggets	87-90	Spurs	NA	Tony Parker (25)	47-15
63	14 March 2005	Hornets	112-89	Spurs	NA	Beno Udrih (25)	48-15
64	16 March 2005	Timberwolves	89-73	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (25)	49-15
65	18 March 2005	Bobcats	93-76	Spurs	NA	Tony Parker (24)	50-15
66	20 March 2005	Spurs	101–110	Pistons	NA	Devin Brown (18)	50-16
67	21 March 2005	Spurs	75–88	Knicks	NA	Devin Brown (22)	50-17
68	23 March 2005	Spurs	93–100	Pacers	NA	Brent Barry (17)	50-18
69	25 March 2005	Hawks	111-95	Spurs	NA	Two-way tie (23)	51-18
70	27 March 2005	Rockets	83-70	Spurs	NA	Manu Ginóbili (18)	52-18
71	30 March 2005	SuperSonics	89-76	Spurs	NA	Tony Parker (28)	53-18

April

Record: 6-5; Home: 4-0; Road: 2-5

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Record
72	1 April 2005	Spurs	84–102	Nuggets	NA	Tony Parker (17)	53-19
73	2 April 2005	Lakers	95-94	Spurs	NA	Brent Barry (20)	54-19
74	6 April 2005	Clippers	91-82	Spurs	NA	Manu Ginóbili (16)	55-19
75	7 April 2005	Spurs	68–104	Mavericks	NA	Brent Barry (12)	55-20
76	9 April 2005	Spurs	125–124	Clippers	2	Manu Ginóbili (40)	56-20
77	10 April 2005	Spurs	136–134	Warriors	2	Tony Parker (35)	57-20
78	12 April 2005	Trail Blazers	95-89	Spurs	NA	Manu Ginóbili (30)	58-20
79	13 April 2005	Spurs	91–93	Jazz	NA	Manu Ginóbili (21)	58-21
80	16 April 2005	Grizzlies	97-75	Spurs	NA	Bruce Bowen (15)	59-21
81	18 April 2005	Spurs	92–94	Grizzlies	NA	Glenn Robinson (23)	59-22
82	20 April 2005	Spurs	73–95	Timberwolves	NA	Glenn Robinson (16)	59-23

Player stats

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Brent Barry	81	8	21.5	.423	.357	.837	2.3	2.2	.48	.25	7.4
Bruce Bowen	82	82	32.0	.420	.403	.634	3.5	1.5	.67	.48	8.2
Devin Brown	67	0	18.5	.423	.372	.792	2.6	1.4	.58	.18	7.4
Tim Duncan	66	66	33.4	.496	.333	.670	11.1	2.7	.68	2.64	20.3
Manu Ginóbili	74	74	29.6	.471	.376	.803	4.4	3.9	1.61	.36	16.0
Dion Glover	7	0	9.7	.364	.125	.800	1.6	.6	.43	.43	3.6
Robert Horry	75	16	18.6	.419	.370	.789	3.6	1.1	.89	.80	6.0
Linton Johnson III	2	0	7.5	.000	.000	.000	1.5	.0	.50	.00	.0
Sean Marks	23	0	10.6	.338	.000	.786	2.4	.3	.13	.48	3.3
Tony Massenburg	61	6	11.5	.407	.000	.762	2.7	.2	.30	.33	3.2
Nazr Mohammed*	23	5	18.0	.387	.000	.571	6.4	.3	.22	1.43	6.2
Rasho Nesterović	70	70	25.5	.460	.000	.467	6.6	1.0	.44	1.67	5.9
Tony Parker	80	80	34.2	.482	.276	.650	3.7	6.1	1.23	.05	16.6
Glenn Robinson	9	0	17.4	.442	.333	.870	2.7	.9	.44	.33	10.0
Beno Udrih	80	2	14.4	.444	.408	.753	1.0	1.9	.51	.13	5.9
Mike Wilks	48	0	5.8	.416	.313	.750	.5	.7	.29	.02	1.7

* Statistics include only games with the Spurs

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Brent Barry	23	8	24.1	.457	.424	.810	2.4	1.9	.65	.17	6.1
Bruce Bowen	23	23	35.4	.359	.433	.647	2.9	1.6	.48	.57	5.7
Devin Brown	12	0	5.0	.350	.429	.571	.6	.3	.08	.00	1.8
Tim Duncan	23	23	37.8	.464	.200	.717	12.4	2.7	.35	2.26	23.6
Manu Ginóbili	23	15	33.6	.507	.438	.795	5.8	4.2	1.22	.26	20.8
Robert Horry	23	0	26.9	.448	.447	.732	5.4	2.0	.91	.87	9.3
Tony Massenburg	9	0	3.1	.167	.000	.500	1.2	.0	.00	.00	.3
Nazr Mohammed	23	23	23.0	.528	1.000	.638	6.7	.3	.61	1.00	7.1
Rasho Nesterović	15	0	7.6	.417	.000	.000	1.7	.1	.07	.33	.7
Tony Parker	23	23	37.3	.454	.188	.632	2.9	4.3	.74	.09	17.2
Glenn Robinson	13	0	8.7	.356	.300	.882	1.6	.1	.23	.54	3.8
Beno Udrih	21	0	11.5	.359	.270	.857	.8	1.0	.43	.05	3.7

Playoffs

2005 playoff game log
First Round: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 24 Denver L 87–93 Manu Ginóbili (23) Nazr Mohammed (15) Tony Parker (6) SBC Center 18,797 0–1 2 April 27 Denver W 104–76 Tim Duncan (24) Duncan, Horry (9) Tony Parker (6) SBC Center 18,797 1–1 3 April 30 @ Denver W 86–78 Manu Ginóbili (32) Tim Duncan (11) Brent Barry (4) Pepsi Center 19,913 2–1 4 May 2 @ Denver W 126–115 (OT) Tim Duncan (39) Tim Duncan (8) Tony Parker (7) Pepsi Center 19,776 3–1 5 May 4 Denver W 99–89 Tony Parker (21) Nazr Mohammed (13) Tony Parker (7) SBC Center 18,797 4–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 8 Seattle W 103–81 Tony Parker (29) Tim Duncan (9) Tim Duncan (5) SBC Center 18,797 1–0 2 May 10 Seattle W 108–91 Manu Ginóbili (28) Nazr Mohammed (10) Tony Parker (7) SBC Center 18,797 2–0 3 May 12 @ Seattle L 91–92 Tim Duncan (23) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (8) KeyArena 17,072 2–1 4 May 15 @ Seattle L 89–101 Tim Duncan (35) Tim Duncan (10) Bowen, Parker (3) KeyArena 17,072 2–2 5 May 17 Seattle W 103–90 Manu Ginóbili (39) Tim Duncan (14) Manu Ginóbili (6) SBC Center 18,797 3–2 6 May 19 @ Seattle W 98–96 Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (9) Manu Ginóbili (7) KeyArena 17,072 4–2
Conference Finals: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 22 @ Phoenix W 121–114 Tony Parker (29) Tim Duncan (15) Manu Ginóbili (5) America West Arena 18,422 1–0 2 May 24 @ Phoenix W 111–108 Tim Duncan (30) Duncan, Mohammed (8) Tony Parker (5) America West Arena 18,422 2–0 3 May 28 Phoenix W 102–92 Tim Duncan (33) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (7) SBC Center 18,797 3–0 4 May 30 Phoenix L 106–111 Manu Ginóbili (28) Tim Duncan (16) Manu Ginóbili (7) SBC Center 18,797 3–1 5 June 1 @ Phoenix W 101–95 Tim Duncan (31) Tim Duncan (15) Manu Ginóbili (6) America West Arena 18,422 4–1
NBA Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 9 Detroit W 84–69 Manu Ginóbili (26) Tim Duncan (17) Horry, Parker (3) SBC Center 18,797 1–0 2 June 12 Detroit W 97–76 Manu Ginóbili (27) Tim Duncan (11) Manu Ginóbili (7) SBC Center 18,797 2–0 3 June 14 @ Detroit L 79–96 Tony Parker (21) Tim Duncan (10) Bowen, Parker (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 2–1 4 June 16 @ Detroit L 71–102 Tim Duncan (16) Tim Duncan (16) Bowen, Parker (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 2–2 5 June 19 @ Detroit W 96–95 (OT) Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (19) Manu Ginóbili (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 3–2 6 June 21 Detroit L 86–95 Duncan, Ginóbili (21) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (5) SBC Center 18,797 3–3 7 June 23 Detroit W 81–74 Tim Duncan (25) Tim Duncan (11) Manu Ginóbili (4) SBC Center 18,797 4–3
2005 schedule

NBA Finals

Game One

Manu Ginóbili was widely considered the star of the night, scoring in a virtuoso performance near the end of the game to lead the Spurs to victory. The Pistons were then left 'in the dust', the NBA website reported. Ginobili scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to complement a huge game by Tim Duncan.

Ginobili, a famous Argentine All-Star, already with championship rings from the NBA and Euroleague and an Olympic gold medal (the only player in history with all three), got to work on his second NBA title by taking over in the final period. He scored eight points in a decisive 12-2 surge that gave the Spurs a 67-55 lead, then throttled a push by the Pistons with a swooping dunk, 3-pointer and running hook for an 81-67 advantage with less than two minutes to go.

Having been idle for a week, the Spurs looked weak. With their defense, however, they were able to overcome adversity. Tim Duncan, who had 24 points and 17 rebounds, also contributed. Although the Pistons tend to suddenly come alive in the fourth quarter, the converse was true this game as San Antonio put together a big quarter to take a commanding lead in the game.

Team	1	2	3	4	Tot.
Detroit	20	17	14	18	69
San Antonio	17	18	20	29	84

Game Two

Coming into the game, it seemed as if the resilient Pistons, who survived two elimination games against Miami in the Eastern Finals, would come out strong and give the Spurs a challenge. However, it was the Spurs who came out with a sense of urgency, as they did not want the Pistons to steal a game in San Antonio and take home court advantage away from them. From the opening tip, Game 2 was all San Antonio as the Spurs got out to a quick lead and never looked back.

The Spurs took advantage of Detroit's uncharacteristic mistakes throughout the night, which included missing 9 shots from inside four feet from the basket. While the Pistons went cold from behind the arc, not scoring a single 3-point basket, the Spurs made 11 3-pointers, including 4 each by Manu Ginóbili and Bruce Bowen, who did not score a point in game 1. Ginobili finished the game with a game-high 27 points, while Tim Duncan finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Antonio McDyess was the high scorer for Detroit, scoring 15 points off the bench.

The 2-0 lead proved a daunting challenge to Detroit, historically. In the history of the NBA, in the 153 times when a team with home court advantage was up 2-0 in a series, only seven times has the other team rebounded to win the series.

Team	1	2	3	4	Tot.
Detroit	19	23	21	13	76
San Antonio	30	28	21	18	97

Game Three

Going into this game, the Pistons were looking to rebound from the deficit.

In the past, only two teams in NBA history had ever won a Finals series after facing a 2-0 deficit — the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA Finals and the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1977 NBA Finals — however, the Miami Heat would later accomplish this feat against the Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 NBA Finals.

Despite the tough challenge, the Pistons pulled through, and came out with several key steals and two scoring runs in the third quarter, then netted many insurance points in the fourth to win a big game which was a de facto must-win. Ben Wallace was lauded and commended by many for stepping up to the challenge.

When the end of the game came, and the 96-79 final score flashed upon the screens, many Pistons fans, celebrating in jubilation, started filling the air with confetti and conducted other celebratory customs. That was the first time that the Spurs have given up more than 90 points in a Finals game.

Team	1	2	3	4	Tot.
San Antonio	27	15	23	14	79
Detroit	21	20	29	26	96

Game Four

Thursday, June 16, 2005, 21:00, at The Palace.

In this game also, as was previously observed in Game 3, the Pistons dominated the Spurs. Reporters began to remark about the tendency in this series for the home team to produce a blowout. Thus far, no game had been decided by less than 15 points.

Seven Pistons scored in double figures, and big games were collected from Rasheed Wallace, Chauncey Billups, Ben Wallace, and all the other élite stars of the franchise.

The outcome was never really in doubt, and the Pistons committed a Finals-record low four turnovers, but even this is often deemed an underestimation of the Pistons' defensive power. The deciding factor appears to have been the lack of possession time for the Spurs. This led to infrequent opportunities to score, and combined with an uncharacteristic scoring slump, the Spurs were only able to manage 71 points. For the second straight game, the Pistons scored more than 90 points against the Spurs.

Team	1	2	3	4	Tot.
San Antonio	17	19	21	14	71
Detroit	23	28	23	28	102

Game Five

With the first four games of the 2005 Finals being blowouts by the home team, Game 5 was the close game everyone was waiting for, and it went down as one of the more memorable games in Finals history.

The game was closely contested by the two teams throughout the night as the lead changed 12 separate times, and the game was tied on 18 occasions. Regulation was not enough to settle this game, so the game went into overtime. The Pistons streaked out to a quick lead in the first few minutes of overtime, and seemed to have the game in hand. However, a missed opportunity with Detroit up 2 with 9 seconds to go opened the door for San Antonio. On the Spurs' next possession, Robert Horry inbounded the ball to Ginobili, who then gave it back to Horry, who was left wide open, to sink the game winning basket. Horry had previously already been famous for nailing the winning shot in Game 4 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and Kings.

Horry went 5 for 6 from beyond the arc, including the game-winner, and scored 21 points coming off the bench, after not scoring until the final play of the 3rd quarter. He carried the team in the latter stages of the game as his teammates struggled with nerves that came with the weight of a must-win game on the road against an accomplished adversary. In addition to the game winning three pointer Horry made a spectacular left-handed dunk as the shot clock was winding in one possession, that is one of the highlights of the series. Incidentally, Horry happened to have the most NBA championships of any active player five, and looked to extend that to six.

Tim Duncan, despite struggling from the free-throw line, finished with 26 points and 19 rebounds for the Spurs. Chauncey Billups was the high scorer for the Pistons, finishing with a game high 34 points in the losing effort.

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Tot.
San Antonio	21	21	22	25	7	96
Detroit	23	19	21	26	6	95

Game Six

Game 6 was a close game all along, and the lead kept fluctuating between the two teams. Again, the leading stars on both teams played big games. Detroit pulled away early in the fourth for an 80-73 lead with five minutes to go, but the Spurs continued to threaten them. Soon, it was back to a one-point game.

Then, Rasheed Wallace planted a three-pointer to pull away, and even with a resilient game by the Spurs, the Pistons had clinched the victory.

Nevertheless, several Pistons free throws were necessary in the final moments of the game to put a win out of reach for the Spurs.

Rasheed Wallace had a big game to atone for the mistake he made for leaving Horry open in Game 5. Despite the fact that his mistake ultimately cost the Pistons the championship, Wallace was nonchalant about the play, even commenting incorrectly that he left Horry to guard Duncan.

Billups and Prince again led the Pistons with steady, unwavering defense, which is the key, as it is often said, to victory. Although Duncan and Ginobili finished with 21 points each, neither was able to seriously threaten the strong Pistons defense enough to win the game. Detroit thus won its fifth consecutive game facing elimination. The Pistons became the first road team to force a Game 7 in the NBA Finals.

Team	1	2	3	4	Tot.
Detroit	23	23	25	24	95
San Antonio	23	24	20	19	86

Game Seven

For the first time in eleven years, the NBA Finals came down to a decisive game. Momentum was on Detroit's side, but the Spurs had home-court advantage. The Pistons were looking to become the first team to ever win the last 2 games on the road, after being down 3-2. The stats were, as expected, heavily in favor of the Spurs. NBA teams are 74-17 all-time at home in Game 7, and 9-0 when leading 3-2 going home.

The game, like the previous two games of the series, was closely contested for the first three quarters. But the Spurs took control in the fourth quarter and never looked back as for the second time in three years, the Spurs celebrated a championship on the SBC Center floor. The Spurs won Game Seven 81-74, winning the franchise's third Larry O'Brien Trophy. For the game, Tim Duncan finished with a game high 25 points and 11 rebounds, while teammate Manu Ginóbili pitched in with 23 points. Richard Hamilton, with 15 points, was the high scorer for the Pistons, who fell just short of winning back to back championships.

Tim Duncan averaged 20.6 PPG on his way to his 3rd NBA Finals MVP award. Manu Ginóbili, Tony Parker, and Bruce Bowen each received their second championship ring, while Robert Horry became only the second player in NBA history (John Salley being the first) to play on championship teams for three different franchises.

Team	1	2	3	4	Tot.
Detroit	16	23	18	17	74
San Antonio	18	20	19	24	81

Award winners

• Tim Duncan, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
• Tim Duncan, All-NBA First Team
• Tim Duncan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Bruce Bowen, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Sam Quinn, NBA Assistant Coach of the Year

External links

• San Antonio Spurs on Database Basketball
• San Antonio Spurs on Basketball Reference

References