2005 NBA playoffs
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 23–June 23, 2005 |
| Season | 2004–05 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | San Antonio Spurs (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Detroit Pistons |
| Semifinalists | |
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.
Overview
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).
Format
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.
Playoff qualifying
Eastern Conference
Best record in conference
The Miami Heat clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference, and had home court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Clinched a playoff berth
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 Conference
Best record in NBA
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 berth
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)
Bracket
| 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 round
- All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
Eastern Conference first round
(1) Miami Heat vs. (8) New Jersey Nets
April 24
3:30 pm |
| New Jersey Nets 98, Miami Heat 116 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 23–32, 31–33, 25–29 | ||
| 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, 1–0 | ||
April 26
8:00 pm |
| New Jersey Nets 87, Miami Heat 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 23–22, 20–28, 28–28 | ||
| Pts: Nenad Krstić 27 Rebs: Collins, Krstić 8 each Asts: Best, Kidd 5 each |
Pts: Alonzo Mourning 21 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 10 Asts: Dwyane Wade 10 | |
| Miami leads series, 2–0 | ||
April 28
7:00 pm |
| 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'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, 3–0 | ||
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: 27–15, 21–30, 27–18, 35–34 | ||
| 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, 4–0 | ||
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 20,174 Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Monty Mccutchen, Sean Corbin |
| 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]
(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers
April 23
3:00 pm |
| Philadelphia 76ers 85, Detroit Pistons 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 18–32, 24–32, 15–26 | ||
| 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, 1–0 | ||
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: 23–20, 13–22, 21–27, 27–30 | ||
| 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, 2–0 | ||
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: 32–24, 22–27, 24–29, 26–35 | ||
| 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, 2–1 | ||
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: 21–24, 20–14, 19–23, 23–22, Overtime: 14–9 | ||
| 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, 3–1 | ||
May 3
8:00 pm |
| Philadelphia 76ers 78, Detroit Pistons 88 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 20–22, 17–17, 17–28 | ||
| 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, 4–1 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Scott Foster, Sean Corbin |
| 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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(3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) Indiana Pacers
April 23
8:00 pm |
| Indiana Pacers 82, Boston Celtics 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 11–39, 25–29, 26–16 | ||
| 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, 1–0 | ||
April 25
7:00 pm |
| Indiana Pacers 82, Boston Celtics 79 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 17–20, 17–27, 18–10 | ||
| 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, 1–1 | ||
April 28
7:30 pm |
| Boston Celtics 76, Indiana Pacers 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 19–31, 21–16, 17–28 | ||
| 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, 2–1 | ||
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: 31–20, 25–27, 22–16, 32–16 | ||
| 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, 2–2 | ||
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: 23–21, 27–21, 20–23, 20–20 | ||
| 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, 3–2 | ||
May 5
7:00 pm |
| Boston Celtics 92, Indiana Pacers 89 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 29–16, 21–19, 14–22, Overtime: 8–5 | ||
| 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, 3–3 | ||
May 7
7:00 pm |
| Indiana Pacers 97, Boston Celtics 70 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 13–12, 29–18, 33–20 | ||
| 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, 4–3 | ||
| 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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(4) Chicago Bulls vs. (5) Washington Wizards
April 24
4:30 pm |
| Washington Wizards 94, Chicago Bulls 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 26–29, 30–24, 12–26 | ||
| Pts: Larry Hughes 31 Rebs: Kwame Brown 9 Asts: Gilbert Arenas 8 |
Pts: Ben Gordon 30 Rebs: Andrés Nocioni 18 Asts: Kirk Hinrich 7 | |
| Chicago leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 27
7:30 pm |
| Washington Wizards 103, Chicago Bulls 113 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 21–38, 20–24, 33–32 | ||
| 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, 2–0 | ||
April 30
3:00 pm |
| Chicago Bulls 99, Washington Wizards 117 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 32–26, 22–33, 22–27 | ||
| 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, 2–1 | ||
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: 15–29, 22–32, 23–19, 39–26 | ||
| 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, 2–2 | ||
May 4
6:00 pm |
| Washington Wizards 112, Chicago Bulls 110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–28, 29–21, 23–24, 26–37 | ||
| 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, 3–2 | ||
May 6
8:00 pm |
| Chicago Bulls 91, Washington Wizards 94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 28–29, 20–16, 17–26 | ||
| 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, 4–2 | ||
- Gilbert Arenas hits the game-winning buzzer beater in Game 5.
| Washington won 2–1 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 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Conference first round
(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (8) Memphis Grizzlies
April 24
9:30 pm |
| Memphis Grizzlies 103, Phoenix Suns 114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–39, 22–20, 28–28, 25–27 | ||
| 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, 1–0 | ||
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: 31–29, 23–31, 23–22, 26–26 | ||
| 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, 2–0 | ||
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: 31–30, 26–17, 26–20, 27–23 | ||
| 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, 3–0 | ||
May 1
7:00 pm |
| Phoenix Suns 123, Memphis Grizzlies 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 39–20, 24–36, 28–26, 32–33 | ||
| 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, 4–0 | ||
| 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]
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Denver Nuggets
April 24
7:00 pm |
| Denver Nuggets 93, San Antonio Spurs 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 29–25, 21–23, 20–12 | ||
| Pts: Andre Miller 31 Rebs: Marcus Camby 12 Asts: Andre Miller 5 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 23 Rebs: Nazr Mohammed 15 Asts: Tony Parker 6 | |
| Denver leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 27
7:00 pm |
| Denver Nuggets 76, San Antonio Spurs 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 14–34, 30–23, 14–18 | ||
| 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, 1–1 | ||
April 30
8:30 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 86, Denver Nuggets 78 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 26–21, 11–17, 25–20 | ||
| Pts: Manu Ginóbili 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, 2–1 | ||
May 2
8:00 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 126, Denver Nuggets 115 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 29–24, 30–29, 20–27, Overtime: 19–8 | ||
| 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, 3–1 | ||
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: 21–25, 22–20, 24–26, 22–28 | ||
| 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, 4–1 | ||
| Tied 2–2 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 3–1 in all-time playoff series |
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(3) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (6) Sacramento Kings
April 23
5:30 pm |
| Sacramento Kings 82, Seattle SuperSonics 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 18–25, 24–15, 18–17 | ||
| Pts: Peja Stojaković 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, 1–0 | ||
April 26
7:30 pm |
| Sacramento Kings 93, Seattle SuperSonics 105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 22–29, 18–33, 31–17 | ||
| Pts: Bobby Jackson 17 Rebs: Peja Stojaković 10 Asts: Mike Bibby 8 |
Pts: Ray Allen 26 Rebs: Jerome James 9 Asts: Allen, Ridnour 6 each | |
| Seattle leads series, 2–0 | ||
April 29
7:30 pm |
| Seattle SuperSonics 104, Sacramento Kings 116 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–31, 26–23, 36–38, 23–24 | ||
| 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, 2–1 | ||
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: 20–31, 36–37, 24–16, 35–18 | ||
| Pts: Ray Allen 45 Rebs: James, Lewis 8 each Asts: Allen, Daniels 6 each |
Pts: Peja Stojaković 25 Rebs: Kenny Thomas 14 Asts: Mike Bibby 7 | |
| Seattle leads series, 3–1 | ||
May 3
10:00 pm |
| Sacramento Kings 118, Seattle SuperSonics 122 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 33–31, 36–30, 25–32 | ||
| Pts: Peja Stojaković 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, 4–1 | ||
| Seattle won 3–1 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 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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(4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Houston Rockets
April 23
12:30 pm |
| Houston Rockets 98, Dallas Mavericks 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 26–24, 18–23, 28–23 | ||
| 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, 1–0 | ||
April 25
9:30 pm |
| Houston Rockets 113, Dallas Mavericks 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–30, 26–26, 24–32, 29–23 | ||
| 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, 2–0 | ||
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: 32–27, 22–22, 24–34, 28–19 | ||
| 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, 2–1 | ||
April 30
4:30 pm |
| Dallas Mavericks 97, Houston Rockets 93 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 22–29, 29–26, 20–16 | ||
| 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, 2–2 | ||
May 2
9:30 pm |
| Houston Rockets 100, Dallas Mavericks 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 22–28, 24–24, 32–27 | ||
| 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, 3–2 | ||
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: 26–18, 19–34, 25–17, 13–32 | ||
| 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, 3–3 | ||
May 7
9:30 pm |
| Houston Rockets 76, Dallas Mavericks 116 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–32, 24–27, 20–33, 12–24 | ||
| 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, 4–3 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas
Attendance: 20,884 Referees: Bill Spooner, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie |
| Tied 2–2 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 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference semifinals
(1) Miami Heat vs. (5) Washington Wizards
May 8
3:30 pm |
| Washington Wizards 86, Miami Heat 105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 29–23, 17–33, 22–23 | ||
| 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, 1–0 | ||
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: 20–30, 27–24, 24–26, 31–28 | ||
| 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, 2–0 | ||
May 12
8:00 pm |
| Miami Heat 102, Washington Wizards 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 28–27, 30–19, 23–25 | ||
| 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, 3–0 | ||
May 14
8:00 pm |
| Miami Heat 99, Washington Wizards 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 24–25, 40–25, 12–19 | ||
| 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, 4–0 | ||
MCI Center, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 20,173 Referees: Dan Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Monty Mccutchen |
| 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]
(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (6) Indiana Pacers
May 9
8:00 pm |
| Indiana Pacers 81, Detroit Pistons 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 18–29, 19–20, 24–24 | ||
| 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, 1–0 | ||
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: 18–33, 22–17, 28–19, 24–14 | ||
| 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, 1–1 | ||
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: 11–17, 17–25, 17–16, 29–21 | ||
| 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, 2–1 | ||
May 15
2:30 pm |
| Detroit Pistons 89, Indiana Pacers 76 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 26–21, 25–22, 17–20 | ||
| 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, 2–2 | ||
May 17
7:00 pm |
| Indiana Pacers 67, Detroit Pistons 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 14–19, 11–27, 21–17 | ||
| 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, 3–2 | ||
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: 19–21, 20–25, 23–17, 26–16 | ||
| 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, 4–2 | ||
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Attendance: 18,345 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bill Spooner, Ken Mauer |
- Game 6 is Reggie Miller's final NBA game.
| Tied 2–2 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 2–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Conference semifinals
(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks
May 9
10:30 pm |
| Dallas Mavericks 102, Phoenix Suns 127 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 25–34, 26–36, 29–28 | ||
| 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, 1–0 | ||
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: 34–22, 20–24, 26–36, 28–24 | ||
| 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, 1–1 | ||
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: 27–31, 33–28, 27–23, 32–20 | ||
| 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, 2–1 | ||
May 15
8:30 pm |
| Phoenix Suns 109, Dallas Mavericks 119 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 28–36, 29–27, 30–26 | ||
| 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, 2–2 | ||
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: 29–25, 26–23, 22–28, 31–38 | ||
| 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, 3–2 | ||
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: 28–32, 25–30, 24–22, 34–27, Overtime: 19–15 | ||
| 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, 4–2 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas
Attendance: 20,915 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Derrick Stafford, Ron Garretson |
| 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]
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics
May 8
8:00 pm |
| Seattle SuperSonics 81, San Antonio Spurs 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–35, 13–27, 22–13, 24–28 | ||
| 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, 1–0 | ||
May 10
9:30 pm |
| Seattle SuperSonics 91, San Antonio Spurs 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 26–26, 23–25, 26–29 | ||
| Pts: Ray Allen 25 Rebs: Reggie Evans 12 Asts: Antonio Daniels 6 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 28 Rebs: Nazr Mohammed 10 Asts: Tony Parker 7 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–0 | ||
May 12
7:30 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 91, Seattle SuperSonics 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 22–28, 24–26, 16–17 | ||
| 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, 2–1 | ||
May 15
4:00 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 89, Seattle SuperSonics 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 14–18, 26–36, 23–19 | ||
| 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, 2–2 | ||
May 17
8:30 pm |
| Seattle SuperSonics 90, San Antonio Spurs 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 32–25, 18–28, 22–25 | ||
| Pts: Ray Allen 19 Rebs: Danny Fortson 9 Asts: Ray Allen 6 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 39 Rebs: Tim Duncan 14 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 6 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–2 | ||
May 19
7:30 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 98, Seattle SuperSonics 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 32–22, 20–26, 26–23 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 26 Rebs: Tim Duncan 9 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 7 |
Pts: Ray Allen 25 Rebs: Reggie Evans 9 Asts: Antonio Daniels 5 | |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–2 | ||
- Tim Duncan made the series-winning shot with 0.5 seconds left in Game 6.
| Tied 2–2 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 2–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Conference finals
Eastern Conference finals
(1) Miami Heat vs. (2) Detroit Pistons
May 23
8:00 pm |
| Detroit Pistons 90, Miami Heat 81 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 20–18, 30–24, 16–14 | ||
| 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, 1–0 | ||
May 25
8:00 pm |
| Detroit Pistons 86, Miami Heat 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 13–23, 27–15, 23–30 | ||
| 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, 1–1 | ||
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: 22–24, 31–27, 26–24, 34–29 | ||
| 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, 2–1 | ||
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: 21–25, 25–35, 23–19, 27–27 | ||
| 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, 2–2 | ||
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: 26–27, 13–25, 21–20, 16–15 | ||
| 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, 3–2 | ||
June 4
8:00 pm |
| Miami Heat 66, Detroit Pistons 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 16–27, 13–24, 21–23 | ||
| 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, 3–3 | ||
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: 21–23, 24–17, 19–26, 24–16 | ||
| 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, 4–3 | ||
The Pistons beat the Heat in this series 4-3 due much to the comeback mounted in the 4th 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.
| Detroit won 2–1 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 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Conference finals
(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (2) San Antonio Spurs
May 22
12:30 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 121, Phoenix Suns 114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–20, 25–29, 23–33, 43–32 | ||
| Pts: Tony Parker 29 Rebs: Tim Duncan 15 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 5 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 41 Rebs: Marion, Stoudemire 9 each Asts: Steve Nash 13 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 1–0 | ||
May 24
6:00 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 111, Phoenix Suns 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 22–33, 27–31, 31–23 | ||
| 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, 2–0 | ||
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: 29–38, 10–18, 24–24, 29–22 | ||
| 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, 3–0 | ||
May 30
7:30 pm |
| Phoenix Suns 111, San Antonio Spurs 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 26–36, 35–21, 24–26 | ||
| Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 31 Rebs: Shawn Marion 14 Asts: Steve Nash 12 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 28 Rebs: Tim Duncan 16 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 7 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–1 | ||
June 1
6:00 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 101, Phoenix Suns 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 25–26, 29–20, 23–25 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 31 Rebs: Tim Duncan 15 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 6 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 42 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire 16 Asts: Steve Nash 10 | |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–1 | ||
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Greg Willard |
| 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.
| Tied 3–3 in all-time playoff series |
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NBA Finals: (W2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (E2) Detroit Pistons
- All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
June 9
8:00 pm |
| Detroit Pistons 69, San Antonio Spurs 84 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 17–18, 14–20, 18–29 | ||
| Pts: Chauncey Billups 25 Rebs: Ben Wallace 8 Asts: Chauncey Billups 6 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 26 Rebs: Tim Duncan 17 Asts: Horry, Parker 3 each | |
| San Antonio leads series, 1–0 | ||
June 12
8:00 pm |
| Detroit Pistons 76, San Antonio Spurs 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 23–28, 21–21, 13–18 | ||
| Pts: Antonio McDyess 15 Rebs: B. Wallace, R. Wallace 8 each Asts: Rasheed Wallace 4 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 27 Rebs: Tim Duncan 11 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 7 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–0 | ||
June 14
9:00 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 79, Detroit Pistons 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 15–20, 23–29, 14–26 | ||
| 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, 2–1 | ||
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: 17–23, 19–28, 21–23, 14–28 | ||
| 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, 2–2 | ||
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: 21–23, 21–19, 22–21, 25–26, Overtime: 7–6 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 26 Rebs: Tim Duncan 19 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 9 |
Pts: Chauncey Billups 34 Rebs: Ben Wallace 12 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–2 | ||
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: 23–23, 23–24, 25–20, 24–19 | ||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton 23 Rebs: Ben Wallace 9 Asts: Chauncey Billups 6 |
Pts: Duncan, Ginóbili 21 each Rebs: Tim Duncan 15 Asts: Tony Parker 5 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
June 23
8:00 pm |
| Detroit Pistons 74, San Antonio Spurs 81 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 23–20, 18–19, 17–24 | ||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton 15 Rebs: Ben Wallace 11 Asts: Chauncey Billups 8 |
Pts: Tim Duncan 25 Rebs: Tim Duncan 11 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 4 | |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–3 | ||
| 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]
- 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 leaders
| Category | Game High | Average | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 also
References
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