2005 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament August 2023 NBA playoffs 2005 2005NBAPlayoffsofficiallogo.gif 2004–05 April 23–June 23, 2005 16 San Antonio Spurs 3 Detroit Pistons Miami Heat Phoenix Suns Scoring leader(s) Tim Duncan (Spurs) 23.6 PPG MVP Tim Duncan (Spurs) 2004 2006 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 and defending 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 — even more ironic their opponents for that postseason appearance were the Bulls who swept them on their way to their fifth NBA title. 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, and 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 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 was thus the last time until 2018 that the playoffs would be played entirely outside of Los Angeles. The Minnesota Timberwolves missed the playoffs for the first time since 1996. 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. 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 won their first playoff series since 1982, and first playoff game since 1988. 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 NBA Playoffs 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 Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 Miami* 4 E8 New Jersey 0 E4 Chicago 2 E5 Washington 4 E3 Boston* 3 E6 Indiana 4 E2 Detroit* 4 E7 Philadelphia 1 W1 Phoenix* 4 W8 Memphis 0 W4 Dallas 4 W5 Houston 3 W3 Seattle* 4 W6 Sacramento 1 W2 San Antonio* 4 W7 Denver 1 E1 Miami* 4 E5 Washington 0 E6 Indiana 2 E2 Detroit* 4 W1 Phoenix* 4 W4 Dallas 2 W3 Seattle* 2 W2 San Antonio* 4 E1 Miami* 3 E2 Detroit* 4 W1 Phoenix* 1 W2 San Antonio* 4 E2 Detroit* 3 W2 San Antonio* 4* 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 #eee April 24 3:30 pm American Airlines Arena, Miami ABC New Jersey Nets 98 Miami Heat 116 Recap 19–22 23–32 31–33 25–29 Vince Carter 27 Dwyane Wade 32 Vince Carter 10 Haslem, O'Neal 11 each Vince Carter 8 Dwyane Wade 8 20,212 Jess Kersey, Steve Javie, Tom Washington Miami leads series, 1–0 April 26 8:00 pm American Airlines Arena, Miami TNT New Jersey Nets 87 Miami Heat 104 Recap 16–26 23–22 20–28 28–28 Nenad Krstić 27 Alonzo Mourning 21 Collins, Krstić 8 each Shaquille O'Neal 10 Best, Kidd 5 each Dwyane Wade 10 20,276 Bill Kennedy, Bill Spooner, Joe Crawford Miami leads series, 2–0 #eee April 28 7:00 pm Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey TNT Miami Heat |score1=108 New Jersey Nets 105 2OT Recap 17–24 32–21 25–24 16–21 9–9, 9–6 Shaquille O'Neal 25 Vince Carter 36 Udonis Haslem 19 Jason Kidd 16 Dwyane Wade 8 Jason Kidd 13 20,174 Dick Bavetta, James Capers, Mike Callahan Miami leads series, 3–0 May 1 3:30 pm Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey ABC Miami Heat |score1=110 New Jersey Nets 97 Recap 27–15 21–30 27–18 35–34 Dwyane Wade 34 Jason Kidd 25 Udonis Haslem 11 Vince Carter 10 Dwyane Wade 9 Jason Kidd 7 20,174 Eddie F. Rush, Monty Mccutchen, Sean Corbin Miami wins series, 4–0 +Regular-season seriesMiami won 3–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 3, 2004 Recap Miami Heat 100 New Jersey Nets 77 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey March 3, 2005 Recap Miami Heat 106 New Jersey Nets 90 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey #fff March 12, 2005 Recap New Jersey Nets 65 Miami Heat 90 American Airlines Arena, Miami This was the first playoff meeting between the Heat and the Nets.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=MIA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus Miami Heat (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 16, 2016 (2) Detroit Pistons vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers #eee April 23 3:00 pm The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan ABC Philadelphia 76ers 85 Detroit Pistons 106 Recap 28–16 18–32 24–32 15–26 Allen Iverson 30 Rasheed Wallace 29 Samuel Dalembert 18 B. Wallace, R. Wallace 10 each Allen Iverson 10 Richard Hamilton 5 22,076 Bernie Fryer, Greg Willard, Jack Nies Detroit leads series, 1–0 April 26 7:30 pm The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan NBA TV Philadelphia 76ers 84 Detroit Pistons 99 Recap 23–20 13–22 21–27 27–30 Allen Iverson 19 Richard Hamilton 23 Samuel Dalembert 11 Ben Wallace 10 Allen Iverson 10 Chauncey Billups 8 22,076 Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Tony Brothers Detroit leads series, 2–0 #eee April 29 8:00 pm Wachovia Center, Philadelphia ESPN Detroit Pistons 104 Philadelphia 76ers 115 Recap 32–24 22–27 24–29 26–35 Ben Wallace 29 Allen Iverson 37 Ben Wallace 16 Samuel Dalembert 10 Richard Hamilton 12 Allen Iverson 15 16,907 Greg Willard, Monty Mccutchen, Ron Garretson Detroit leads series, 2–1 May 1 1:00 pm Wachovia Center, Philadelphia ABC Detroit Pistons 97 Philadelphia 76ers 92 OT Recap 21–24 20–14 19–23 23–22 14–9 Chauncey Billups 25 Allen Iverson 36 Ben Wallace 12 Samuel Dalembert 15 Chauncey Billups 7 Allen Iverson 8 15,894 Bob Delaney, David Jones, Steve Javie Detroit leads series, 3–1 #eee May 3 8:00 pm The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan NBA TV Philadelphia 76ers 78 Detroit Pistons 88 Recap 24–21 20–22 17–17 17–28 Allen Iverson 34 Billups, Hamilton 23 each Samuel Dalembert 10 Ben Wallace 13 Allen Iverson 7 Chauncey Billups 7 22,076 Eddie F. Rush, Scott Foster, Sean Corbin Detroit wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesDetroit won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 6, 2004 Recap Philadelphia 76ers 91 Detroit Pistons 99 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan January 15, 2005 Recap Philadelphia 76ers 95 Detroit Pistons 99 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan #fff February 16, 2005 Recap Detroit Pistons 93 Philadelphia 76ers 75 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia March 23, 2005 Recap Detroit Pistons 84 Philadelphia 76ers 107 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia 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. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DET&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 16, 2016Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 3 Syracuse Nationals 4 1955 NBA Finals #fff 2003 Detroit Pistons 4 Philadelphia 76ers 2 2003 Eastern Conference Semifinals (3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) Indiana Pacers #eee April 23 8:00 pm FleetCenter, Boston ESPN Indiana Pacers 82 Boston Celtics 102 Recap 20–18 11–39 25–29 26–16 Stephen Jackson 25 Raef LaFrentz 21 Dale Davis 10 Paul Pierce 9 Anthony Johnson 5 Gary Payton 7 18,624 Dan Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Tim Donaghy Boston leads series, 1–0 April 25 7:00 pm FleetCenter, Boston TNT Indiana Pacers |score1=82 Boston Celtics 79 Recap 30–22 17–20 17–27 18–10 Reggie Miller 28 Paul Pierce 32 Anthony Johnson 7 Pierce, Walker 7 each Anthony Johnson 7 Paul Pierce 5 18,624 Jack Nies, Joe Forte, Scott Wall Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 28 7:30 pm Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis NBA TV Boston Celtics 76 Indiana Pacers |score2=99 Recap 19–24 19–31 21–16 17–28 Paul Pierce 19 Reggie Miller 33 Antoine Walker 9 Jermaine O'Neal 11 Gary Payton 6 Anthony Johnson 8 18,345 Bennett Salvatore, Bill Kennedy, Tom Washington Indiana leads series, 2–1 April 30 7:00 pm Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis ESPN Boston Celtics |score1=110 Indiana Pacers 79 Recap 31–20 25–27 22–16 32–16 Paul Pierce 30 Stephen Jackson 24 Jefferson, Pierce 7 James Jones 9 Paul Pierce 8 Anthony Johnson 7 18,345 Derrick Stafford, Michael Smith, Mike Callahan Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 3 7:30 pm FleetCenter, Boston TNT Indiana Pacers |score1=90 Boston Celtics 85 Recap 23–21 27–21 20–23 20–20 Jermaine O'Neal 19 Paul Pierce 27 Jermaine O'Neal 10 three players 7 each Jamaal Tinsley 7 four players 3 each 18,624 Ken Mauer, Monty Mccutchen, Ron Garretson Indiana leads series, 3–2 May 5 7:00 pm Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis TNT Boston Celtics |score1=92 Indiana Pacers 89 OT Recap 20–27 29–16 21–19 14–22 8–5 Antoine Walker 24 Jermaine O'Neal 26 Al Jefferson 14 Dale Davis 14 Paul Pierce 6 Anthony Johnson 4 18,345 Bill Spooner, Scott Foster, Steve Javie Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 7 7:00 pm FleetCenter, Boston TNT Indiana Pacers |score1=97 Boston Celtics 70 Recap 22–20 13–12 29–18 33–20 Stephen Jackson 24 Antoine Walker 20 Jeff Foster 12 three players 7 each Jermaine O'Neal 6 Gary Payton 7 18,624 Bob Delaney, Dan Crawford, Greg Willard Indiana wins series, 4–3 This would be the Celtics last loss in the First Round until 2013. As of 2026, this remains the Pacers last playoff series win against the Celtics. +Regular-season seriesIndiana won 2–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 5, 2004 Recap Indiana Pacers 100 Boston Celtics 94 FleetCenter, Boston November 23, 2004 https://archive.today/20130124123758/http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=241123011 Recap Boston Celtics 96 Indiana Pacers 106 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis #fff January 26, 2005 Recap Indiana Pacers 86 Boston Celtics 100 FleetCenter, Boston This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning three of the first four meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=IND&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Indiana Pacers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 16, 2016Boston leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1991 Boston Celtics 3 Indiana Pacers 2 1991 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1992 Boston Celtics 3 Indiana Pacers 0 1992 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 2003 Boston Celtics 4 Indiana Pacers 2 2003 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 2004 Boston Celtics 0 Indiana Pacers 4 2004 Eastern Conference First Round (4) Chicago Bulls vs. (5) Washington Wizards #eee April 24 4:30 pm United Center, Chicago TNT Washington Wizards 94 Chicago Bulls 103 Recap 26–24 26–29 30–24 12–26 Larry Hughes 31 Ben Gordon 30 Kwame Brown 9 Andrés Nocioni 18 Gilbert Arenas 8 Kirk Hinrich 7 22,655 Dick Bavetta, Michael Smith, Mike Callahan Chicago leads series, 1–0 April 27 7:30 pm United Center, Chicago NBA TV Washington Wizards 103 Chicago Bulls 113 Recap 29–19 21–38 20–24 33–32 Gilbert Arenas 39 Kirk Hinrich 34 Larry Hughes 10 Chris Duhon 8 Larry Hughes 5 Chris Duhon 7 22,605 David Jones, Monty Mccutchen, Ron Garretson Chicago leads series, 2–0 #eee April 30 3:00 pm MCI Center, Washington, D.C. TNT Chicago Bulls 99 Washington Wizards 117 Recap 23–31 32–26 22–33 22–27 Tyson Chandler 15 Gilbert Arenas 32 Antonio Davis 11 Haywood, Thomas 9 each three players 4 each Gilbert Arenas 7 20,173 Bennett Salvatore, Tom Washington, Tony Brothers Chicago leads series, 2–1 May 2 7:00 pm MCI Center, Washington, D.C. TNT Chicago Bulls 99 Washington Wizards 106 Recap 15–29 22–32 23–19 39–26 Hinrich, Pargo 18 each Juan Dixon 35 Tyson Chandler 13 Etan Thomas 9 Gordon, Hinrich 5 each Gilbert Arenas 5 20,173 Dan Crawford, James Capers, Joe Forte Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 4 6:00 pm United Center, Chicago TNT Washington Wizards |score1=112 Chicago Bulls 110 Recap 34–28 29–21 23–24 26–37 Larry Hughes 33 Ben Gordon 27 Antawn Jamison 10 Tyson Chandler 10 Gilbert Arenas 8 Kirk Hinrich 7 22,250 Bob Delaney, Derrick Stafford, Greg Willard Washington leads series, 3–2 May 6 8:00 pm MCI Center, Washington, D.C. ESPN Chicago Bulls 91 Washington Wizards 94 Recap 26–23 28–29 20–16 17–26 Hinrich, Nocioni 22 each Larry Hughes 21 Tyson Chandler 11 Ruffin, Haywood 8 each Kirk Hinrich 9 Gilbert Arenas 7 20,173 Bernie Fryer, Jack Nies, Jim Clark Washington wins series, 4–2 Gilbert Arenas hits the game-winning buzzer beater in Game 5. +Regular-season seriesWashington won 2–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 4, 2004 Recap Chicago Bulls 88 Washington Wizards 95 MCI Center, Washington, D.C. February 25, 2005 https://archive.today/20130124094039/http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=250225004 Recap Washington Wizards 90 Chicago Bulls 97 United Center, Chicago, Illinois #fff April 13, 2005 Recap Chicago Bulls 82 Washington Wizards 93 MCI Center, Washington, D.C. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHI&opp_id=WAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Chicago Bulls versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 16, 2016Chicago leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1997 Chicago Bulls 3 Washington Bullets 0 1997 Eastern Conference First Round Western Conference first round (1) Phoenix Suns vs. (8) Memphis Grizzlies #eee April 24 9:30 pm America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona TNT Memphis Grizzlies 103 Phoenix Suns 114 Recap 28–39 22–20 28–28 25–27 Mike Miller 19 Shawn Marion 26 Shane Battier 9 Shawn Marion 13 Jason Williams 5 Steve Nash 13 18,422 Bennett Salvatore, Bob Delaney, Sean Corbin Phoenix leads series, 1–0 April 27 7:30 pm America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona TNT Memphis Grizzlies 103 Phoenix Suns 108 Recap 31–29 23–31 23–22 26–26 Pau Gasol 28 Amar'e Stoudemire 34 Pau Gasol 16 Shawn Marion 13 Pau Gasol 5 Steve Nash 15 18,422 Blane Reichelt, Eddie F. Rush, Joe DeRosa Phoenix leads series, 2–0 #eee April 29 8:00 pm FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee ESPN2 Phoenix Suns |score1=110 Memphis Grizzlies 90 Recap 31–30 26–17 26–20 27–23 Amar'e Stoudemire 30 Lorenzen Wright 14 Shawn Marion 13 three players 8 each Steve Nash 8 Jason Williams 6 18,119 Joe Forte, Steve Javie, Tim Donaghy Phoenix leads series, 3–0 May 1 7:00 pm FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee TNT Phoenix Suns |score1=123 Memphis Grizzlies 115 Recap 39–20 24–36 28–26 32–33 Joe Johnson 25 Pau Gasol 28 Shawn Marion 11 Dahntay Jones 5 Steve Nash 9 Jason Williams 8 17,243 Ken Mauer, Mark Wunderlich, Ron Garretson Phoenix wins series, 4–0 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff December 23, 2004 Recap Memphis Grizzlies 102 Phoenix Suns 109 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona January 19, 2005 Recap Memphis Grizzlies 88 Phoenix Suns 79 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona #fff February 1, 2005 Recap Phoenix Suns 97 Memphis Grizzlies 108 FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee March 20, 2005 Recap Phoenix Suns 97 Memphis Grizzlies 91 FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee This was the first playoff meeting between the Suns and the Grizzlies.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MEM&opp_id=PHO&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Memphis Grizzlies versus Phoenix Suns (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 16, 2016 (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Denver Nuggets #eee April 24 7:00 pm SBC Center, San Antonio TNT Denver Nuggets 93 San Antonio Spurs 87 Recap 23–27 29–25 21–23 20–12 Andre Miller 31 Manu Ginóbili 23 Marcus Camby 12 Nazr Mohammed 15 Andre Miller 5 Tony Parker 6 18,797 Bill Spooner, David Jones, Eddie F. Rush Denver leads series, 1–0 #fff April 27 7:00 pm SBC Center, San Antonio TNT Denver Nuggets 76 San Antonio Spurs 104 Recap 18–29 14–34 30–23 14–18 DeMarr Johnson 12 Tim Duncan 24 Marcus Camby 12 Duncan, Horry 9 each Andre Miller 7 Tony Parker 6 18,797 Greg Willard, Mark Wunderlich, Steve Javie Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 30 8:30 pm Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado ESPN San Antonio Spurs 86 Denver Nuggets 78 Recap 24–20 26–21 11–17 25–20 Manu Ginóbili 32 Carmelo Anthony 19 Tim Duncan 11 Marcus Camby 14 Brent Barry 4 Andre Miller 7 19,913 Dan Crawford, Leon Wood, Scott Foster San Antonio leads series, 2–1 #fff May 2 8:00 pm Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado NBA TV San Antonio Spurs 126 Denver Nuggets 115 OT Recap 28–27 29–24 30–29 20–27 19–8 Tim Duncan 39 Earl Boykins 32 Tim Duncan 8 Marcus Camby 14 Tony Parker 7 Anthony, Boykins 5 each 19,776 Bennie Adams, Derrick Stafford, Dick Bavetta San Antonio leads series, 3–1 #eee May 4 8:30 pm SBC Center, San Antonio TNT Denver Nuggets 89 San Antonio Spurs 99 Recap 21–25 22–20 24–26 22–28 Carmelo Anthony 25 Tony Parker 21 Marcus Camby 10 Nazr Mohammed 13 Andre Miller 6 Tony Parker 7 18,797 Jim Clark, Luis Grillo, Mike Callahan San Antonio wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 26, 2004 Recap San Antonio Spurs 89 Denver Nuggets 75 Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado January 8, 2005 Recap Denver Nuggets 90 San Antonio Spurs 99 SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas #fff March 12, 2005 Recap Denver Nuggets 90 San Antonio Spurs 87 SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas April 1, 2005 Recap San Antonio Spurs 84 Denver Nuggets 102 Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning three of the first four meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DEN&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 16, 2016San Antonio leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1983 Denver Nuggets 1 San Antonio Spurs 4 1983 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1985 Denver Nuggets 3 San Antonio Spurs 2 1985 Western Conference First Round #fff 1990 Denver Nuggets 0 San Antonio Spurs 3 1990 Western Conference First Round #fff 1995 Denver Nuggets 0 San Antonio Spurs 3 1995 Western Conference First Round (3) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (6) Sacramento Kings #eee April 23 5:30 pm KeyArena, Seattle ESPN Sacramento Kings 82 Seattle SuperSonics 87 Recap 22–30 18–25 24–15 18–17 Peja Stojaković 24 Ray Allen 28 Kenny Thomas 8 Evans, James 15 each Mike Bibby 4 Daniels, Ridnour 4 each 17,072 Bennie Adams, Jim Clark, Ron Garretson Seattle leads series, 1–0 April 26 7:30 pm KeyArena, Seattle TNT Sacramento Kings 93 Seattle SuperSonics 105 Recap 22–26 22–29 18–33 31–17 Bobby Jackson 17 Ray Allen 26 Peja Stojaković 10 Jerome James 9 Mike Bibby 8 Allen, Ridnour 6 each 17,072 Bennett Salvatore, Bob Delaney, Sean Corbin Seattle leads series, 2–0 #eee April 29 7:30 pm ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California ESPN Seattle SuperSonics 104 Sacramento Kings 116 Recap 19–31 26–23 36–38 23–24 Ray Allen 33 Mike Bibby 31 Jerome James 9 Bibby, Thomas 7 each Allen, Ridnour 5 each Mike Bibby 4 17,317 Blane Reichelt, Eddie F. Rush, Joe DeRosa Seattle leads series, 2–1 May 1 7:30 pm ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California TNT Seattle SuperSonics |score1=115 Sacramento Kings 102 Recap 20–31 36–37 24–16 35–18 Ray Allen 45 Peja Stojaković 25 James, Lewis 8 each Kenny Thomas 14 Allen, Daniels 6 each Mike Bibby 7 17,317 Bernie Fryer, Bill Spooner, Jack Nies Seattle leads series, 3–1 #eee May 3 10:00 pm KeyArena, Seattle TNT Sacramento Kings 118 Seattle SuperSonics 122 Recap 24–29 33–31 36–30 25–32 Peja Stojaković 38 Ray Allen 30 Miller, Thomas 6 each Nick Collison 9 Brad Miller 11 Antonio Daniels 8 17,072 Mark Wunderlich, Steve Javie, Tom Washington Seattle wins series, 4–1 This marked the Sonics last playoffs series win until 2011, when they had already moved to Oklahoma City & was renamed as the Oklahoma City Thunder. +Regular-season seriesSeattle won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 10, 2004 Recap Sacramento Kings 78 Seattle SuperSonics 108 KeyArena, Seattle February 1, 2005 Recap Seattle SuperSonics 106 Sacramento Kings 101 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California #fff February 10, 2005 Recap Sacramento Kings 107 Seattle SuperSonics 115 KeyArena, Seattle April 5, 2005 Recap Seattle SuperSonics 101 Sacramento Kings 122 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the SuperSonics winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=OKC&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Oklahoma City Thunder versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 16, 2016Seattle leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1996 Sacramento Kings 1 Seattle SuperSonics 3 1996 Western Conference First Round (4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Houston Rockets #eee April 23 12:30 pm American Airlines Center, Dallas ESPN Houston Rockets |score1=98 Dallas Mavericks 86 Recap 26–16 26–24 18–23 28–23 Tracy McGrady 34 Dirk Nowitzki 21 Mutombo, Yao 8 each Josh Howard 10 Tracy McGrady 6 Nowitzki, Terry 3 each 20,678 Dan Crawford, James Capers, Ken Mauer Houston leads series, 1–0 April 25 9:30 pm American Airlines Center, Dallas TNT Houston Rockets |score1=113 Dallas Mavericks 111 Recap 34–30 26–26 24–32 29–23 Yao Ming 33 Dirk Nowitzki 26 McGrady, Yao 8 each Erick Dampier 9 Tracy McGrady 10 Jason Terry 6 20,884 Dan Crawford, Greg Willard, Mark Wunderlich Houston leads series, 2–0 #eee April 28 8:30 pm Toyota Center, Houston, Texas TNT Dallas Mavericks |score1=106 Houston Rockets 102 Recap 32–27 22–22 24–34 28–19 Dirk Nowitzki 28 Tracy McGrady 28 three players 6 each Bob Sura 11 Daniels, Terry 4 each McGrady, Sura 6 each 18,199 Bernie Fryer, Jess Kersey, Scott Foster Houston leads series, 2–1 April 30 4:30 pm Toyota Center, Houston, Texas TNT Dallas Mavericks |score1=97 Houston Rockets 93 Recap 26–22 22–29 29–26 20–16 Jason Terry 32 Tracy McGrady 36 Dirk Nowitzki 7 Dikembe Mutombo 7 Dirk Nowitzki 6 Tracy McGrady 5 18,211 Dick Bavetta, Jim Clark, Luis Grillo Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 2 9:30 pm American Airlines Center, Dallas TNT Houston Rockets 100 Dallas Mavericks |score2=103 Recap 22–24 22–28 24–24 32–27 Yao Ming 30 Dirk Nowitzki 23 Tracy McGrady 9 Dirk Nowitzki 13 Tracy McGrady 6 Jason Terry 7 20,894 Bennett Salvatore, Joe DeRosa, Tony Brothers Dallas leads series, 3–2 May 5 9:30 pm Toyota Center, Houston, Texas TNT Dallas Mavericks 83 Houston Rockets |score2=101 Recap 26–18 19–34 25–17 13–32 Jerry Stackhouse 21 Tracy McGrady 37 Dirk Nowitzki 13 Dikembe Mutombo 10 Nowitzki, Terry 4 each Tracy McGrady 7 18,215 Eddie F. Rush, Joe Forte, Sean Corbin Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 7 9:30 pm American Airlines Center, Dallas TNT Houston Rockets 76 Dallas Mavericks |score2=116 Recap 20–32 24–27 20–33 12–24 Yao Ming 33 Jason Terry 31 Yao Ming 10 Dirk Nowitzki 14 Tracy McGrady 7 Armstrong Stackhouse 4 each 20,884 Bill Spooner, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie Dallas wins series, 4–3 The Mavericks become the third team to win a best-of-seven playoff series after losing the first 2 games at home. This is the last playoff match-up between Dallas & Houston until 2015. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff December 2, 2004 Recap Houston Rockets 106 Dallas Mavericks 113 OT American Airlines Center, Dallas December 11, 2004 Recap Dallas Mavericks 102 Houston Rockets 78 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas #fff January 12, 2005 Recap Houston Rockets 124 Dallas Mavericks 114 American Airlines Center, Dallas March 6, 2005 Recap Dallas Mavericks 69 Houston Rockets 90 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Mavericks winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=HOU&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus Houston Rockets (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 16, 2016Dallas leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1988 Dallas Mavericks 3 Houston Rockets 1 1988 Western Conference First Round Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Miami Heat vs. (5) Washington Wizards #eee May 8 3:30 pm American Airlines Arena, Miami ABC Washington Wizards 86 Miami Heat 105 Recap 18–26 29–23 17–33 22–23 Gilbert Arenas 25 Dwyane Wade 20 Antawn Jamison 8 Eddie Jones 8 Larry Hughes 3 Dwyane Wade 7 20,151 Blane Reichelt, Dick Bavetta, Tom Washington Miami leads series, 1–0 May 10 7:00 pm American Airlines Arena, Miami TNT Washington Wizards 102 Miami Heat 108 Recap 20–30 27–24 24–26 31–28 Antawn Jamison 32 Dwyane Wade 31 Hughes, Ruffin 8 each Udonis Haslem 13 Gilbert Arenas 5 Dwyane Wade 15 20,205 Eddie F. Rush, Joe DeRosa, Scott Foster Miami leads series, 2–0 #eee May 12 8:00 pm MCI Center, Washington, D.C. ESPN Miami Heat 102 Washington Wizards 95 Recap 21–24 28–27 30–19 23–25 Dwyane Wade 31 Antawn Jamison 21 Alonzo Mourning 13 Brendan Haywood 8 D. Jones, Wade 6 each Gilbert Arenas 14 20,173 Bennett Salvatore, Jess Kersey, Ken Mauer Miami leads series, 3–0 May 14 8:00 pm MCI Center, Washington, D.C. ABC Miami Heat 99 Washington Wizards 95 Recap 23–26 24–25 40–25 12–19 Dwyane Wade 42 Gilbert Arenas 25 Udonis Haslem 13 Brendan Haywood 15 Damon Jones 6 Larry Hughes 5 20,173 Dan Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Monty Mccutchen Miami wins series, 4–0 +Regular-season seriesMiami won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 6, 2004 Recap Miami Heat 118 Washington Wizards 106 MCI Center, Washington, D.C. November 9, 2004 Recap Washington Wizards 93 Miami Heat 103 American Airlines Arena, Miami #fff December 13, 2004 Recap Washington Wizards 83 Miami Heat 106 American Airlines Arena, Miami December 15, 2004 Recap Miami Heat 98 Washington Wizards 93 MCI Center, Washington, D.C. This was the first playoff meeting between the Wizards and the Heat.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MIA&opp_id=WAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Miami Heat versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 16, 2016 (2) Detroit Pistons vs. (6) Indiana Pacers #eee May 9 8:00 pm The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan TNT Indiana Pacers 81 Detroit Pistons 96 Recap 20–23 18–29 19–20 24–24 Jermaine O'Neal 22 Richard Hamilton 28 Jeff Foster 13 Ben Wallace 15 Johnson, Miller 3 each Chauncey Billups 7 22,076 Bernie Fryer, Jess Kersey, Jim Clark Detroit leads series, 1–0 May 11 8:00 pm The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan TNT Indiana Pacers 92 Detroit Pistons 83 Recap 18–33 22–17 28–19 24–14 Jermaine O'Neal 22 Tayshaun Prince 24 Jeff Foster 20 Ben Wallace 16 Jamaal Tinsley 12 Chauncey Billups 10 22,076 Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson, Sean Corbin Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 13 6:00 pm Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis ESPN Detroit Pistons 74 Indiana Pacers 79 Recap 11–17 17–25 17–16 29–21 Chauncey Billups 23 Reggie Miller 17 Ben Wallace 14 Jeff Foster 12 Tayshaun Prince 6 Jamaal Tinsley 6 18,345 Dan Crawford, Joe Forte, Tom Washington Indiana leads series, 2–1 May 15 2:30 pm Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis ABC Detroit Pistons 89 Indiana Pacers 76 Recap 21–13 26–21 25–22 17–20 Chauncey Billups 29 Stephen Jackson 23 Rasheed Wallace 12 Jermaine O'Neal 13 Richard Hamilton 7 Anthony Johnson 6 18,345 Bob Delaney, Luis Grillo, Steve Javie Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 17 7:00 pm The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan TNT Indiana Pacers 67 Detroit Pistons 86 Recap 21–23 14–19 11–27 21–17 Jermaine O'Neal 14 Ben Wallace 19 Dale Davis 12 Tayshaun Prince 9 Jamaal Tinsley 5 Chauncey Billups 7 22,076 Eddie F. Rush, Jack Nies, Joe Crawford Detroit leads series, 3–2 May 19 8:00 pm Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis ABC Detroit Pistons 88 Indiana Pacers 79 Recap 19–21 20–25 23–17 26–16 Richard Hamilton 28 Reggie Miller 27 B. Wallace, R. Wallace 11 each Jermaine O'Neal 11 Chauncey Billups 8 Jamaal Tinsley 10 18,345 Bennett Salvatore, Bill Spooner, Ken Mauer Detroit wins series, 4–2 Game 6 is Reggie Miller's final NBA game. As of 2026, this remains the most recent playoff match-up between the Pistons & the Pacers. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 19, 2004 Recap Indiana Pacers 97 Detroit Pistons 82 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan December 25, 2004 Recap Detroit Pistons 98 Indiana Pacers 93 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis #fff January 27, 2005 Recap Detroit Pistons 88 Indiana Pacers 76 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis March 23, 2005 Recap Indiana Pacers 94 Detroit Pistons 81 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pistons winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DET&opp_id=IND&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Indiana Pacers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 16, 2016Detroit leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1990 Detroit Pistons 3 Indiana Pacers 0 1990 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 2004 Detroit Pistons 4 Indiana Pacers 2 2004 Eastern Conference Finals Western Conference semifinals (1) Phoenix Suns vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks #eee May 9 10:30 pm America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona TNT Dallas Mavericks 102 Phoenix Suns 127 Recap 22–29 25–34 26–36 29–28 Dirk Nowitzki 28 Amar'e Stoudemire 40 Dirk Nowitzki 13 Amar'e Stoudemire 16 Dirk Nowitzki 4 Steve Nash 13 18,422 Dan Crawford, Ken Mauer, Monty Mccutchen Phoenix leads series, 1–0 May 11 10:30 pm America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona TNT Dallas Mavericks 108 Phoenix Suns 106 Recap 34–22 20–24 26–36 28–24 Michael Finley 31 Amar'e Stoudemire 30 Dampier, Nowitzki 12 each Amar'e Stoudemire 16 Finley, Stackhouse 5 each Steve Nash 13 18,422 Greg Willard, Dick Bavetta, Tony Brothers Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 13 8:30 pm American Airlines Center, Dallas ESPN Phoenix Suns 119 Dallas Mavericks 102 Recap 27–31 33–28 27–23 32–20 Amar'e Stoudemire 37 Dirk Nowitzki 21 Amar'e Stoudemire 14 Dirk Nowitzki 13 Steve Nash 17 Jason Terry 7 20,896 Eddie F. Rush, Jim Clark, Sean Corbin Phoenix leads series, 2–1 May 15 8:30 pm American Airlines Center, Dallas TNT Phoenix Suns 109 Dallas Mavericks 119 Recap 22–30 28–36 29–27 30–26 Steve Nash 48 Josh Howard 29 Shawn Marion 12 Erick Dampier 11 Steve Nash 5 Jason Terry 8 20,894 Bennett Salvatore, Joe DeRosa, Mark Wunderlich Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 18 6:00 pm America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona TNT Dallas Mavericks 108 Phoenix Suns 114 Recap 29–25 26–23 22–28 31–38 Dirk Nowitzki 34 Steve Nash 34 Erick Dampier 14 Amar'e Stoudemire 18 Jason Terry 8 Steve Nash 12 18,422 Mike Callahan, Steve Javie, Tom Washington Phoenix leads series, 3–2 May 20 8:30 pm American Airlines Center, Dallas ESPN Phoenix Suns 130 Dallas Mavericks 126 OT Recap 28–32 25–30 24–22 34–27 19–15 Steve Nash 39 Jason Terry 36 Shawn Marion 16 Josh Howard 14 Steve Nash 12 Dirk Nowitzki 6 20,915 Bernie Fryer, Derrick Stafford, Ron Garretson Phoenix wins series, 4–2 +Regular-season seriesPhoenix won 2–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 16, 2004 Recap Phoenix Suns 107 Dallas Mavericks 101 American Airlines Center, Dallas February 17, 2005 Recap Dallas Mavericks 119 Phoenix Suns 113 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona #fff February 26, 2005 Recap Phoenix Suns 124 Dallas Mavericks 123 American Airlines Center, Dallas This was the first playoff meeting between the Suns and the Mavericks.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=PHO&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus Phoenix Suns (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 16, 2016 (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics #eee May 8 8:00 pm SBC Center, San Antonio TNT Seattle SuperSonics 81 San Antonio Spurs 103 Recap 22–35 13–27 22–13 24–28 Rashard Lewis 19 Tony Parker 29 Collison, Evans 7 each Tim Duncan 9 Luke Ridnour 4 Tim Duncan 5 18,797 Bennett Salvatore, David Jones, Derrick Stafford San Antonio leads series, 1–0 May 10 9:30 pm SBC Center, San Antonio TNT Seattle SuperSonics 91 San Antonio Spurs 108 Recap 16–28 26–26 23–25 26–29 Ray Allen 25 Manu Ginóbili 28 Reggie Evans 12 Nazr Mohammed 10 Antonio Daniels 6 Tony Parker 7 18,797 Bob Delaney, Dan Crawford, James Capers San Antonio leads series, 2–0 #eee May 12 7:30 pm KeyArena, Seattle ESPN San Antonio Spurs 91 Seattle SuperSonics 92 Recap 29–21 22–28 24–26 16–17 Tim Duncan 23 Ray Allen 20 Tim Duncan 11 Rashard Lewis 10 Tony Parker 8 Ray Allen 7 17,072 Bernie Fryer, Jack Nies, Mark Wunderlich San Antonio leads series, 2–1 May 15 4:00 pm KeyArena, Seattle TNT San Antonio Spurs 89 Seattle SuperSonics 101 Recap 26–28 14–18 26–36 23–19 Tim Duncan 35 Ray Allen 32 Tim Duncan 10 three players 6 each Bowen, Parker 3 each Antonio Daniels 7 17,072 Bill Spooner, Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 17 8:30 pm SBC Center, San Antonio TNT Seattle SuperSonics 90 San Antonio Spurs 103 Recap 18–25 32–25 18–28 22–25 Ray Allen 19 Manu Ginóbili 39 Danny Fortson 9 Tim Duncan 14 Ray Allen 6 Manu Ginóbili 6 18,797 Blane Reichelt, Dick Bavetta, Luis Grillo San Antonio leads series, 3–2 May 19 7:30 pm KeyArena, Seattle ESPN San Antonio Spurs 98 Seattle SuperSonics 96 Recap 20–25 32–22 20–26 26–23 Tim Duncan 26 Ray Allen 25 Tim Duncan 9 Reggie Evans 9 Manu Ginóbili 7 Antonio Daniels 5 17,072 Dan Crawford, Gary Forest, Greg Willard San Antonio wins series, 4–2 Tim Duncan made the series-winning shot with 0.5 seconds left in Game 6. Game 6 would be the final NBA playoff game in Seattle. This would be the last playoff match-up between the Spurs & Sonics/Thunder until 2012. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 7, 2004 Recap San Antonio Spurs 94 Seattle SuperSonics 113 KeyArena, Seattle December 8, 2004 Recap Seattle SuperSonics 102 San Antonio Spurs 96 SBC Center, San Antonio #fff January 31, 2005 Recap San Antonio Spurs 103 Seattle SuperSonics 84 KeyArena, Seattle March 30, 2005 Recap Seattle SuperSonics 76 San Antonio Spurs 89 SBC Center, San Antonio This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=OKC&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Oklahoma City Thunder versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 16, 2016San Antonio leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1982 San Antonio Spurs 4 Seattle SuperSonics 1 1982 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 2002 San Antonio Spurs 3 Seattle SuperSonics 2 2002 Western Conference First Round Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (1) Miami Heat vs. (2) Detroit Pistons #eee May 23 8:00 pm American Airlines Arena, Miami TNT Detroit Pistons 90 Miami Heat 81 Recap 24–25 20–18 30–24 16–14 Rasheed Wallace 20 Eddie Jones 22 Ben Wallace 13 Eddie Jones 8 Carlos Arroyo 7 Damon Jones 5 20,203 Bernie Fryer, Bob Delaney, Mike Callahan Detroit leads series, 1–0 May 25 8:00 pm American Airlines Arena, Miami TNT Detroit Pistons 86 Miami Heat 92 Recap 23–24 13–23 27–15 23–30 Richard Hamilton 21 Dwyane Wade 40 Ben Wallace 14 Shaquille O'Neal 10 Chauncey Billups 6 Dwyane Wade 6 20,228 Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Tom Washington Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 29 8:00 pm The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan TNT Miami Heat 113 Detroit Pistons 104 Recap 22–24 31–27 26–24 34–29 Dwyane Wade 36 Richard Hamilton 33 D. Jones, Wade 7 each Rasheed Wallace 8 D. Jones, O'Neal 5 each Richard Hamilton 5 22,076 Dan Crawford, Greg Willard, Joe Forte Miami leads series, 2–1 May 31 8:00 pm The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan TNT Miami Heat 96 Detroit Pistons 106 Recap 21–25 25–35 23–19 27–27 Dwyane Wade 28 Richard Hamilton 28 Eddie Jones 10 Ben Wallace 15 Dwyane Wade 6 Richard Hamilton 8 22,076 Derrick Stafford, Jack Nies, Joe Crawford Series tied, 2–2 #eee June 2 8:00 pm American Airlines Arena, Miami TNT Detroit Pistons 76 Miami Heat 88 Recap 26–27 13–25 21–20 16–15 Richard Hamilton 21 Shaquille O'Neal 20 Antonio McDyess 9 Udonis Haslem 13 Richard Hamilton 5 Damon Jones 6 20,225 Ken Mauer, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie Miami leads series, 3–2 June 4 8:00 pm The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan TNT Miami Heat 66 Detroit Pistons 91 Recap 16–17 16–27 13–24 21–23 Shaquille O'Neal 24 Richard Hamilton 24 Shaquille O'Neal 13 Prince, R. Wallace 9 each Damon Jones 6 Chauncey Billups 7 22,076 Bennett Salvatore, Bernie Fryer, Dan Crawford Series tied, 3–3 #eee June 6 8:00 pm American Airlines Arena, Miami TNT Detroit Pistons 88 Miami Heat 82 Recap 21–23 24–17 19–26 24–16 Richard Hamilton 22 Shaquille O'Neal 27 Ben Wallace 9 Udonis Haslem 10 Chauncey Billups 8 Dwyane Wade 4 20,241 Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Joe Crawford Detroit wins series, 4–3 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. +Regular-season seriesDetroit won 2–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 26, 2004 Recap Miami Heat 77 Detroit Pistons 78 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan December 30, 2004 Recap Miami Heat 89 Detroit Pistons 78 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan #fff April 10, 2005 Recap Detroit Pistons 80 Miami Heat 72 American Airlines Arena, Miami This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Heat winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DET&opp_id=MIA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Miami Heat (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 16, 2016Miami leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 2000 Detroit Pistons 0 Miami Heat 3 2000 Eastern Conference First Round Western Conference finals (1) Phoenix Suns vs. (2) San Antonio Spurs #eee May 22 12:30 pm America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona ABC San Antonio Spurs |score1=121 Phoenix Suns 114 Recap 30–20 25–29 23–33 43–32 Tony Parker 29 Amar'e Stoudemire 41 Tim Duncan 15 Marion, Stoudemire 9 each Manu Ginóbili 5 Steve Nash 13 18,422 Jack Nies, Jim Clark, Joe Crawford San Antonio leads series, 1–0 May 24 6:00 pm America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona ESPN San Antonio Spurs |score1=111 Phoenix Suns 108 Recap 31–21 22–33 27–31 31–23 Tim Duncan 30 Amar'e Stoudemire 37 Duncan, Mohammed 8 each Shawn Marion 12 Tony Parker 5 Steve Nash 15 18,422 Bennett Salvatore, Bill Spooner, Ken Mauer San Antonio leads series, 2–0 #eee May 28 8:00 pm SBC Center, San Antonio ESPN Phoenix Suns 92 San Antonio Spurs |score2=102 Recap 29–38 10–18 24–24 29–22 Amar'e Stoudemire 34 Tim Duncan 33 Amar'e Stoudemire 11 Tim Duncan 15 Johnson, Nash 3 each Tony Parker 7 18,797 Derrick Stafford, Ron Garretson Steve Javie San Antonio leads series, 3–0 May 30 7:30 pm SBC Center, San Antonio ABC Phoenix Suns |score1=111 San Antonio Spurs 106 Recap 26–23 26–36 35–21 24–26 Amar'e Stoudemire 31 Manu Ginóbili 28 Shawn Marion 14 Tim Duncan 16 Steve Nash 12 Manu Ginóbili 7 18,797 Bernie Fryer, Joe DeRosa, Mike Callahan San Antonio leads series, 3–1 #eee June 1 6:00 pm America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona ESPN San Antonio Spurs |score1=101 Phoenix Suns 95 Recap 24–24 25–26 29–20 23–25 Tim Duncan 31 Amar'e Stoudemire 42 Tim Duncan 15 Amar'e Stoudemire 16 Manu Ginóbili 6 Steve Nash 10 18,422 Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Greg Willard San Antonio wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesSan Antonio won 2–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 28, 2004 Recap Phoenix Suns 94 San Antonio Spurs 115 SBC Center, San Antonio January 21, 2005 Recap San Antonio Spurs 128 Phoenix Suns 123 OT America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona #fff March 9, 2005 Recap San Antonio Spurs 101 Phoenix Suns 107 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning three series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHO&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Phoenix Suns versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 16, 2016 Tied 3–3 in all-time playoff series#fff 1992 Phoenix Suns 3 San Antonio Spurs 0 1992 Western Conference First Round #fff 1993 Phoenix Suns 4 San Antonio Spurs 2 1993 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1996 Phoenix Suns 1 San Antonio Spurs 3 1996 Western Conference First Round #fff 1998 Phoenix Suns 1 San Antonio Spurs 3 1998 Western Conference First Round #fff 2000 Phoenix Suns 3 San Antonio Spurs 1 2000 Western Conference First Round #fff 2003 Phoenix Suns 2 San Antonio Spurs 4 2003 Western Conference First Round NBA Finals: (W2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (E2) Detroit Pistons 2005 NBA Finals All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) #eee June 9 8:00 pm SBC Center, San Antonio ABC Detroit Pistons 69 San Antonio Spurs |score2=84 Recap 20–17 17–18 14–20 18–29 Chauncey Billups 25 Manu Ginóbili 26 Ben Wallace 8 Tim Duncan 17 Chauncey Billups 6 Horry, Parker 3 each 18,797 Steve Javie, Ron Garretson, Mike Callahan San Antonio leads series, 1–0 June 12 8:00 pm SBC Center, San Antonio ABC Detroit Pistons 76 San Antonio Spurs |score2=97 Recap 19–30 23–28 21–21 13–18 Antonio McDyess 15 Manu Ginóbili 27 B. Wallace, R. Wallace 8 each Tim Duncan 11 Rasheed Wallace 4 Manu Ginóbili 7 18,797 Bernie Fryer, Dan Crawford, Jack Nies San Antonio leads series, 2–0 #eee June 14 9:00 pm The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan ABC San Antonio Spurs 79 Detroit Pistons |score2=96 Recap 27–21 15–20 23–29 14–26 Tony Parker 21 Richard Hamilton 24 Tim Duncan 10 Ben Wallace 11 Duncan, Parker 4 each Chauncey Billups 7 22,076 Bennett Salvatore, Bob Delaney, Joe Crawford San Antonio leads series, 2–1 June 16 9:00 pm The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan ABC San Antonio Spurs 71 Detroit Pistons |score2=102 Recap 17–23 19–28 21–23 14–28 Tim Duncan 16 Billups, Hunter 17 each Tim Duncan 16 Ben Wallace 13 Bowen, Parker 4 each Chauncey Billups 7 22,076 Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Joe DeRosa Series tied, 2–2 #eee June 19 9:00 pm The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan ABC San Antonio Spurs |score1=96 Detroit Pistons 95 OT Recap 21–23 21–19 22–21 25–26 7–6 Tim Duncan 26 Chauncey Billups 34 Tim Duncan 19 Ben Wallace 12 Manu Ginóbili 9 Chauncey Billups 7 22,076 Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie San Antonio leads series, 3–2 June 21 8:00 pm SBC Center, San Antonio ABC Detroit Pistons |score1=95 San Antonio Spurs 86 Recap 23–23 23–24 25–20 24–19 Richard Hamilton 23 Duncan, Ginóbili 21 each Ben Wallace 9 Tim Duncan 15 Chauncey Billups 6 Tony Parker 5 18,797 Bennett Salvatore, Bernie Fryer, Dan Crawford Series tied, 3–3 #eee June 23 8:00 pm SBC Center, San Antonio ABC Detroit Pistons 74 San Antonio Spurs |score2=81 Recap 16–18 23–20 18–19 17–24 Richard Hamilton 15 Tim Duncan 25 Ben Wallace 11 Tim Duncan 11 Chauncey Billups 8 Manu Ginóbili 4 18,797 Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Joe Crawford San Antonio wins series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesTied 1–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 3, 2004 Recap Detroit Pistons 77 San Antonio Spurs 80 SBC Center, San Antonio March 20, 2005 Recap San Antonio Spurs 101 Detroit Pistons 110 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan This was the first playoff meeting between the Pistons and the Spurs.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DET&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 16, 2016 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 Games played 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 References External links NBA.com's section for the 2005 NBA Playoffs NBA.com's section for the 2005 NBA Finals Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs fi:NBA-kausi 2004–2005#Pudotuspelit