2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season

March 2026 August 2023 San Antonio Spurs 2005 yes yes yes 59 23 Southwest 1 2 Gregg Popovich R. C. Buford Gregg Popovich Peter Holt SBC Center FSN Southwest, KENS, KRRT KLEY NBA champions(Defeated Pistons 4–3) SASThe 2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season was the Spurs' 29th season in the National Basketball Association, the 32nd in San Antonio, and 38th season as a franchise.2003-04 San Antonio Spurs Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/2004.html 2025-03-19 Basketball-Reference.com en 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.https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/2005_transactions.html 2004-05 San Antonio Spurs Transactions 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. In Final Hour, Duncan Carries Spurs to Title New York Times June 24, 2005 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/24/sports/basketball/in-final-hour-star-shines-brightest.html October 11, 2017 Following the season, Glenn Robinson retired. Draft picks 2004 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 28 Beno Udrih G 2 52 Romain Sato G/F Xavier 2 57 Sergei Karaulov C Roster San Antonio Spurs 2004–05 17 Brent Barry SG 6 6 185 1971-12-31 Oregon State 12 Bruce Bowen SF 6 7 200 1971-06-14 Cal State Fullerton 23 Devin Brown SG 6 5 210 1978-12-30 UTSA 21 Tim Duncan FC 6 11 255 1976-04-25 Wake Forest 20 Manu Ginóbili SG 6 6 200 1977-07-28 Argentina 5 Robert Horry PF 6 10 240 1970-08-25 Alabama 43 Linton Johnson SF 6 8 205 1980-06-13 Tulane 4 Sean Marks PF 6 10 250 1975-08-23 California 34 Tony Massenburg PF 6 9 220 1967-07-31 Maryland 2 Nazr Mohammed C 6 10 221 1977-09-05 Kentucky 8 Rasho Nesterović Radoslav Nesterović C 7 0 255 1976-05-30 Slovenia 9 Tony Parker PG 6 2 185 1982-05-17 France 3 Glenn Robinson SF 6 7 225 1973-01-10 Purdue 14 Beno Udrih PG 6 3 205 1982-07-05 Slovenia 11 Mike Wilks basketball PG 5 10 185 1979-05-07 Rice Gregg Popovich Brett Brown Mike Budenholzer P. J. Carlesimo Don Newman Joe Prunty Will Sevening (trainer) https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/2005.html 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 SAS SAS Game log San Antonio Spurs 2005 Total: 59–23 (home: 38–3; road: 21–20) San Antonio Spurs November yes 6 0 6 3 |- | 1 | November 3 | Sacramento | 20041103 SAS 101 85 | Tim Duncan (30) | Tim Duncan (14) | Tony Parker (4) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–0 |- | 2 | November 5 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20041105 LAL 105 96 | Tim Duncan (26) | Tim Duncan (16) | Parker, Ginóbili (6) | Staples Center18,997 | 2–0 |- | 3 | November 7 | @ Seattle | 20041107 SEA 94 113 | Parker, Ginóbili (21) | Tim Duncan (10) | Tony Parker (6) | KeyArena15,851 | 2–1 |- | 4 | November 10 | Golden State | 20041110 SAS 91 71 | Tim Duncan (23) | Tim Duncan (18) | Tony Parker (4) | SBC Center16,826 | 3–1 |- | 5 | November 12 | Miami | 20041112 SAS 93 84 | Manu Ginóbili (29) | Tim Duncan (13) | Manu Ginóbili (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 4–1 |- | 6 | November 13 | @ Atlanta | 20041113 ATL 103 88 | Tim Duncan (26) | Tim Duncan (18) | Manu Ginóbili (9) | Philips Arena11,326 | 5–1 |- | 7 | November 16 | New York | 20041116 SAS 99 81 | Tony Parker (18) | Tim Duncan (10) | Tony Parker (9) | SBC Center17,705 | 6–1 |- | 8 | November 18 | @ Philadelphia | 20041118 PHI 88 80 | Tim Duncan (34) | Tim Duncan (13) | Manu Ginóbili (9) | Wachovia Center16,446 | 7–1 |- | 9 | November 19 | @ Boston | 20041119 BOS 92 84 | Tim Duncan (26) | Tim Duncan (6) | Brent Barry (6) | FleetCenter15,586 | 8–1 |- | 10 | November 21 | @ Toronto | 20041121 TOR 91 96 | Tim Duncan (26) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tony Parker (6) | Air Canada Centre17,264 | 8–2 |- | 11 | November 22 | @ Memphis | 20041122 MEM 90 93 | Tim Duncan (26) | Tim Duncan (9) | Ginóbili, Barry (4) | FedExForum16,127 | 8–3 |- | 12 | November 24 | Dallas | 20041124 SAS 94 80 | Tim Duncan (27) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tony Parker (9) | SBC Center18,797 | 9–3 |- | 13 | November 26 | @ Denver | 20041126 DEN 89 75 | Tim Duncan (23) | Tim Duncan (13) | Parker, Ginóbili (5) | Pepsi Center19,099 | 10–3 |- | 14 | November 27 | Utah | 20041127 SAS 109 76 | Malik Rose (16) | Tim Duncan (13) | Parker, Barry (4) | SBC Center17,543 | 11–3 |- | 15 | November 30 | @ Dallas | 20041130 DAL 107 89 | Tim Duncan (20) | Tim Duncan (13) | three players tied (4) | American Airlines Center19,455 | 12–3 San Antonio Spurs December 8 1 5 2 |- | 16 | December 1 | Philadelphia | 20041201 SAS 105 72 | Duncan, Brown (24) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (5) | SBC Center17,566 | 13–3 |- | 17 | December 3 | Detroit | 20041203 SAS 80 77 | Tony Parker (20) | Tim Duncan (18) | Manu Ginóbili (4) | SBC Center18,797 | 14–3 |- | 18 | December 4 | @ Milwaukee | 20041204 MIL 104 83 | Tim Duncan (20) | Duncan, Nesterović (7) | Tony Parker (8) | Bradley Center17,812 | 15–3 |- | 19 | December 6 | @ Chicago | 20041206 CHI 91 75 | Tony Parker (17) | Tim Duncan (10) | Parker, Ginóbili (5) | United Center16,353 | 16–3 |- | 20 | December 8 | Seattle | 20041208 SAS 96 102 | Tim Duncan (39) | Tim Duncan (10) | Tony Parker (4) | SBC Center18,797 | 16–4 |- | 21 | December 9 | @ Houston | 20041209 HOU 80 81 | Tim Duncan (26) | Tim Duncan (18) | Tony Parker (9) | Toyota Center16,170 | 16–5 |- | 22 | December 11 | Cleveland | 20041211 SAS 116 97 | Tim Duncan (34) | Tim Duncan (7) | Tony Parker (13) | SBC Center18,797 | 17–5 |- | 23 | December 15 | Orlando | 20041215 SAS 94 91 | Tim Duncan (24) | Tim Duncan (14) | Beno Udrih (7) | SBC Center17,384 | 18–5 |- | 24 | December 17 | @ New Orleans | 20041217 NOH 83 67 | Tim Duncan (19) | Tim Duncan (12) | three players tied (5) | New Orleans Arena13,071 | 19–5 |- | 25 | December 18 | Golden State | 20041218 SAS 104 85 | Ginóbili, Parker (21) | three players tied (7) | Tony Parker (9) | SBC Center17,467 | 20–5 |- | 26 | December 22 | @ Orlando | 20041222 ORL 87 93 | Tim Duncan (24) | Rasho Nesterović (11) | Tony Parker (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre16,325 | 20–6 |- | 27 | December 23 | Minnesota | 20041223 SAS 96 82 | Manu Ginóbili (22) | Tim Duncan (10) | Parker, Bowen (8) | SBC Center18,797 | 21–6 |- | 28 | December 26 | Boston | 20041226 SAS 107 90 | Tony Parker (27) | Tim Duncan (11) | Tony Parker (6) | SBC Center17,541 | 22–6 |- | 29 | December 28 | Phoenix | 20041228 SAS 115 94 | Tony Parker (29) | Tim Duncan (12) | three players tied (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 23–6 |- | 30 | December 30 | @ Portland | 20041230 POR 114 80 | Tim Duncan (19) | Tim Duncan (9) | Beno Udrih (10) | Rose Garden Arena18,677 | 24–6 |- | 31 | December 31 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20041231 LAC 98 79 | Tim Duncan (23) | Tim Duncan (8) | Tony Parker (11) | Staples Center17,115 | 25–6 San Antonio Spurs January 9 0 3 4 |- | 32 | January 2 | @ Sacramento | 20050102 SAC 81 86 | Manu Ginóbili (18) | Rasho Nesterović (12) | Duncan, Ginóbili (4) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 25–7 |- | 33 | January 4 | L.A. Lakers | 20050104 SAS 100 83 | Bruce Bowen (24) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tony Parker (10) | SBC Center18,797 | 26–7 |- | 34 | January 6 | Indiana | 20050106 SAS 111 98 | Tim Duncan (27) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (6) | SBC Center17,549 | 27–7 |- | 35 | January 8 | Denver | 20050108 SAS 99 90 | Manu Ginóbili (22) | Rasho Nesterović (11) | Tony Parker (8) | SBC Center18,797 | 28–7 |- | 36 | January 10 | @ Utah | 20050110 UTA 96 97 | Tim Duncan (24) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tony Parker (5) | Delta Center18,325 | 28–8 |- | 37 | January 12 | Milwaukee | 20050112 SAS 94 79 | Tim Duncan (21) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tony Parker (8) | SBC Center16,754 | 29–8 |- | 38 | January 14 | Dallas | 20050114 SAS 98 95 | Tim Duncan (25) | Rasho Nesterović (12) | Tony Parker (9) | SBC Center17,897 | 30–8 |- | 39 | January 15 | @ Houston | 20050115 HOU 67 73 | Tony Parker (21) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (6) | Toyota Center18,290 | 30–9 |- | 40 | January 17 | Washington | 20050117 SAS 101 73 | Devin Brown (24) | Rasho Nesterović (12) | Tony Parker (8) | SBC Center17,232 | 31–9 |- | 41 | January 19 | L.A. Clippers | 20050119 SAS 80 79 | Tony Parker (25) | Tim Duncan (14) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center17,603 | 32–9 |- | 42 | January 21 | @ Phoenix | 20050121 PHO 128 123 1 | Manu Ginóbili (48) | Tim Duncan (19) | Manu Ginóbili (6) | America West Arena18,422 | 33–9 |- | 43 | January 23 | @ Sacramento | 20050123 SAC 103 73 | Tim Duncan (23) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tony Parker (8) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 34–9 |- | 44 | January 24 | @ Portland | 20050124 POR 99 107 | Tim Duncan (24) | Tim Duncan (11) | Tony Parker (7) | Rose Garden Arena15,575 | 34–10 |- | 45 | January 27 | Sacramento | 20050127 SAS 90 80 | Manu Ginóbili (25) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 35–10 |- | 46 | January 29 | New Orleans | 20050129 SAS 93 83 | Tony Parker (23) | Tim Duncan (14) | Tony Parker (10) | SBC Center18,797 | 36–10 |- | 47 | January 31 | @ Seattle | 20050131 SEA 103 84 | Manu Ginóbili (23) | Duncan, Parker (10) | Manu Ginóbili (7) | KeyArena17,072 | 37–10 San Antonio Spurs February 1 1 5 2 |- | 48 | February 3 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20050203 LAL 103 91 | Tony Parker (22) | Malik Rose (11) | Parker, Ginóbili (9) | Staples Center18,997 | 38–10 |- | 49 | February 8 | @ Charlotte | 20050208 CHA 104 85 | Tony Parker (20) | Malik Rose (10) | Tony Parker (6) | Charlotte Coliseum12,985 | 39–10 |- | 50 | February 9 | @ Washington | 20050209 WAS 87 95 | Tony Parker (22) | Parker, Nesterović (8) | Tony Parker (9) | MCI Center20,173 | 39–11 |- | 51 | February 11 | @ New Jersey | 20050211 NJN 101 91 | Tony Parker (27) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tim Duncan (9) | Continental Airlines Arena17,121 | 40–11 |- | 52 | February 13 | @ Miami | 20050213 MIA 92 96 | Manu Ginóbili (24) | Rasho Nesterović (11) | Devin Brown (4) | American Airlines Arena20,258 | 40–12 |- | 53 | February 16 | @ New Orleans | 20050216 NOH 101 78 | Tim Duncan (19) | Malik Rose (15) | Manu Ginóbili (10) | New Orleans Arena13,105 | 41–12 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- | 54 | February 23 | Houston | 20050223 SAS 99 81 | Tim Duncan (30) | Tim Duncan (11) | Tony Parker (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 42–12 |- | 55 | February 26 | Memphis | 20050226 SAS 82 84 | Tim Duncan (27) | Tim Duncan (19) | Tony Parker (5) | SBC Center18,797 | 42–13 |- | 56 | February 28 | @ Cleveland | 20050228 CLE 94 92 | Tim Duncan (20) | Tim Duncan (11) | Tony Parker (10) | Gund Arena18,216 | 43–13 San Antonio Spurs March 10 1 0 4 |- | 57 | March 2 | Toronto | 20050302 SAS 92 86 | Manu Ginóbili (17) | Tim Duncan (11) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center17,795 | 44–13 |- | 58 | March 4 | Chicago | 20050304 SAS 102 99 | Tim Duncan (31) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tony Parker (8) | SBC Center18,797 | 45–13 |- | 59 | March 6 | Utah | 20050306 SAS 101 94 | Manu Ginóbili (31) | Manu Ginóbili (8) | Manu Ginóbili (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 46–13 |- | 60 | March 8 | New Jersey | 20050308 SAS 90 74 | Devin Brown (22) | Devin Brown (9) | Tony Parker (6) | SBC Center17,588 | 47–13 |- | 61 | March 9 | @ Phoenix | 20050309 PHO 101 107 | Tony Parker (30) | three players tied (6) | Tony Parker (5) | America West Arena18,422 | 47–14 |- | 62 | March 12 | Denver | 20050312 SAS 87 90 | Tony Parker (25) | Nazr Mohammed (9) | Brent Barry (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 47–15 |- | 63 | March 14 | New Orleans | 20050314 SAS 112 89 | Beno Udrih (25) | Tim Duncan (13) | Brent Barry (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 48–15 |- | 64 | March 16 | Minnesota | 20050316 SAS 89 73 | Tim Duncan (25) | Tim Duncan (14) | three players tied (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 49–15 |- | 65 | March 18 | Charlotte | 20050318 SAS 93 76 | Tony Parker (24) | Robert Horry (9) | Beno Udrih (6) | SBC Center17,798 | 50–15 |- | 66 | March 20 | @ Detroit | 20050320 DET 101 110 | Devin Brown (18) | Nazr Mohammed (8) | Tony Parker (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 50–16 |- | 67 | March 21 | @ New York | 20050321 NYK 75 88 | Devin Brown (22) | Rasho Nesterović (11) | Tony Parker (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 50–17 |- | 68 | March 23 | @ Indiana | 20050323 IND 93 100 | Brent Barry (17) | Bruce Bowen (7) | Tony Parker (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse16,560 | 50–18 |- | 69 | March 25 | Atlanta | 20050325 SAS 111 95 | Ginóbili, Barry (23) | Manu Ginóbili (8) | Parker, Ginóbili (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 51–18 |- | 70 | March 27 | Houston | 20050327 SAS 83 70 | Manu Ginóbili (18) | Tony Parker (8) | Tony Parker (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 52–18 |- | 71 | March 30 | Seattle | 20050330 SAS 89 76 | Tony Parker (28) | Rasho Nesterović (9) | Tony Parker (5) | SBC Center18,797 | 53–18 San Antonio Spurs April 4 0 2 5 |- | 72 | April 1 | @ Denver | 20050401 DEN 84 102 | Tony Parker (17) | Horry, Ginóbili (9) | Tony Parker (7) | Pepsi Center19,730 | 53–19 |- | 73 | April 2 | L.A. Lakers | 20050402 SAS 95 94 | Brent Barry (20) | three players tied (8) | Tony Parker (9) | SBC Center18,797 | 54–19 |- | 74 | April 6 | L.A. Clippers | 20050406 SAS 91 82 | Manu Ginóbili (16) | Sean Marks (10) | Beno Udrih (5) | SBC Center18,797 | 55–19 |- | 75 | April 7 | @ Dallas | 20050407 DAL 68 104 | Brent Barry (12) | Rasho Nesterović (6) | Mike Wilks (3) | American Airlines Center20,418 | 55–20 |- | 76 | April 9 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20050409 LAC 125 124 2 | Manu Ginóbili (40) | Tony Massenburg (9) | Parker, Ginóbili (9) | Staples Center19,748 | 56–20 |- | 77 | April 10 | @ Golden State | 20050410 GSW 136 134 2 | Tony Parker (35) | Nazr Mohammed (15) | Tony Parker (12) | Oakland Arena16,324 | 57–20 |- | 78 | April 12 | Portland | 20050412 SAS 95 89 | Manu Ginóbili (30) | Nazr Mohammed (14) | Tony Parker (5) | SBC Center18,797 | 58–20 |- | 79 | April 13 | @ Utah | 20050413 UTA 91 93 | Manu Ginóbili (21) | Nazr Mohammed (10) | Tony Parker (5) | Delta Center17,014 | 58–21 |- | 80 | April 16 | Memphis | 20050416 SAS 97 75 | Bruce Bowen (15) | Mohammed, Duncan (8) | Tony Parker (10) | SBC Center18,797 | 59–21 |- | 81 | April 18 | @ Memphis | 20050418 MEM 92 94 | Glenn Robinson (23) | Nazr Mohammed (15) | Manu Ginóbili (8) | FedExForum17,183 | 59–22 |- | 82 | April 20 | @ Minnesota | 20050420 MIN 73 95 | Glenn Robinson (16) | Nazr Mohammed (8) | three players tied (3) | Target Center18,122 | 59–23 SAS 2005 Player statistics Regular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameBruce BowenSF82 82 2,627 285 126 55 39 675 32.0 3.5 1.5 .7 .5 8.2Brent BarrySG 81 8 1,742 190 178 39 20 601 21.5 2.3 2.2 .5 .2 7.4Tony ParkerPG 80 80 2,735 298 491 98 4 1,331 34.2 3.7 6.1 1.2 .1 16.6Beno UdrihPG 80 2 1,149 83 150 41 10 471 14.4 1.0 1.9 .5 .1 5.9Robert HorryPF 75 16 1,396 268 80 67 60 451 18.6 3.6 1.1 .9 .8 6.0Manu GinóbiliSG 74 74 2,193 329 288 119 27 1,186 29.6 4.4 3.9 1.6 .4 16.0Rasho NesterovićC 70 70 1,785 459 71 31 117 410 25.5 6.6 1.0 .4 1.7 5.9Devin BrownSG 67 0 1,238 176 92 39 12 494 18.5 2.6 1.4 .6 .2 7.4Tim DuncanPF 66 66 2,203 732 179 45 174 1,342 33.4 11.1 2.7 .7 2.6 20.3Tony MassenburgPF 61 6 699 163 14 18 20 196 11.5 2.7 .2 .3 .3 3.2Malik Rose†PF 50 1 862 227 41 31 9 317 17.2 4.5 .8 .6 .2 6.3Mike Wilks basketballPG 48 0 278 25 33 14 1 81 5.8 .5 .7 .3 .0 1.7Nazr Mohammed†C 23 5 414 147 8 5 33 142 18.0 6.4 .3 .2 1.4 6.2Sean MarksPF 23 0 244 56 8 3 11 76 10.6 2.4 .3 .1 .5 3.3Glenn RobinsonSF 9 0 157 24 8 4 3 90 17.4 2.7 .9 .4 .3 10.0Dion GloverSG 7 0 68 11 4 3 3 25 9.7 1.6 .6 .4 .4 3.6Linton JohnsonSF 2 0 15 3 0 1 0 0 7.5 1.5 .0 .5 .0 .0 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only. Playoffs Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameTim DuncanPF23 23 869 286 63 8 52 542 37.8 12.4 2.7 .3 2.3 23.6Tony ParkerPG23 23 858 66 100 17 2 396 37.3 2.9 4.3 .7 .1 17.2Bruce BowenSF23 23 814 66 36 11 13 132 35.4 2.9 1.6 .5 .6 5.7Nazr MohammedC23 23 528 154 8 14 23 163 23.0 6.7 .3 .6 1.0 7.1Manu GinóbiliSG23 15 772 133 97 28 6 479 33.6 5.8 4.2 1.2 .3 20.8Brent BarrySG23 8 555 56 44 15 4 141 24.1 2.4 1.9 .7 .2 6.1Robert HorryPF23 0 618 125 47 21 20 214 26.9 5.4 2.0 .9 .9 9.3Beno UdrihPG 21 0 241 17 22 9 1 78 11.5 .8 1.0 .4 .0 3.7Rasho NesterovićC 15 0 114 26 2 1 5 10 7.6 1.7 .1 .1 .3 .7Glenn RobinsonSF 13 0 113 21 1 3 7 50 8.7 1.6 .1 .2 .5 3.8Devin BrownSG 12 0 60 7 3 1 0 21 5.0 .6 .3 .1 .0 1.8Tony MassenburgPF 9 0 28 11 0 0 0 3 3.1 1.2 .0 .0 .0 .3 Playoffs San Antonio Spurs 2005 yes San Antonio Spurs First Round yes no yes 2 1 2 0 |- | 1 | April 24 | Denver | 20050424 SAS 87 93 | Manu Ginóbili (23) | Nazr Mohammed (15) | Tony Parker (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 0–1 |- | 2 | April 27 | Denver | 20050427 SAS 104 76 | Tim Duncan (24) | Duncan, Horry (9) | Tony Parker (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–1 |- | 3 | April 30 | @ Denver | 20050430 DEN 86 78 | Manu Ginóbili (32) | Tim Duncan (11) | Brent Barry (4) | Pepsi Center19,913 | 2–1 |- | 4 | May 2 | @ Denver | 20050502 DEN 126 115 1 | Tim Duncan (39) | Tim Duncan (8) | Tony Parker (7) | Pepsi Center19,776 | 3–1 |- | 5 | May 4 | Denver | 20050504 SAS 99 89 | Tony Parker (21) | Nazr Mohammed (13) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 4–1 |- San Antonio Spurs Conference Semifinals no yes 3 0 1 2 |- | 1 | May 8 | Seattle | 20050508 SAS 103 81 | Tony Parker (29) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tim Duncan (5) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–0 |- | 2 | May 10 | Seattle | 20050510 SAS 108 91 | Manu Ginóbili (28) | Nazr Mohammed (10) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 2–0 |- | 3 | May 12 | @ Seattle | 20050512 SEA 91 92 | Tim Duncan (23) | Tim Duncan (11) | Tony Parker (8) | KeyArena17,072 | 2–1 |- | 4 | May 15 | @ Seattle | 20050515 SEA 89 101 | Tim Duncan (35) | Tim Duncan (10) | Bowen, Parker (3) | KeyArena17,072 | 2–2 |- | 5 | May 17 | Seattle | 20050517 SAS 103 90 | Manu Ginóbili (39) | Tim Duncan (14) | Manu Ginóbili (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 3–2 |- | 6 | May 19 | @ Seattle | 20050519 SEA 98 96 | Tim Duncan (26) | Tim Duncan (9) | Manu Ginóbili (7) | KeyArena17,072 | 4–2 |- San Antonio Spurs Conference Finals no yes 1 1 3 0 |- | 1 | May 22 | @ Phoenix | 20050522 PHO 121 114 | Tony Parker (29) | Tim Duncan (15) | Manu Ginóbili (5) | America West Arena18,422 | 1–0 |- | 2 | May 24 | @ Phoenix | 20050524 PHO 111 108 | Tim Duncan (30) | Duncan, Mohammed (8) | Tony Parker (5) | America West Arena18,422 | 2–0 |- | 3 | May 28 | Phoenix | 20050528 SAS 102 92 | Tim Duncan (33) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 3–0 |- | 4 | May 30 | Phoenix | 20050530 SAS 106 111 | Manu Ginóbili (28) | Tim Duncan (16) | Manu Ginóbili (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 3–1 |- | 5 | June 1 | @ Phoenix | 20050601 PHO 101 95 | Tim Duncan (31) | Tim Duncan (15) | Manu Ginóbili (6) | America West Arena18,422 | 4–1 |- San Antonio Spurs NBA Finals no yes 3 1 1 2 |- | 1 | June 9 | Detroit | 20050609 SAS 84 69 | Manu Ginóbili (26) | Tim Duncan (17) | Horry, Parker (3) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–0 |- | 2 | June 12 | Detroit | 20050612 SAS 97 76 | Manu Ginóbili (27) | Tim Duncan (11) | Manu Ginóbili (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 2–0 |- | 3 | June 14 | @ Detroit | 20050614 DET 79 96 | Tony Parker (21) | Tim Duncan (10) | Bowen, Parker (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 16 | @ Detroit | 20050616 DET 71 102 | Tim Duncan (16) | Tim Duncan (16) | Bowen, Parker (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 2–2 |- | 5 | June 19 | @ Detroit | 20050619 DET 96 95 1 | Tim Duncan (26) | Tim Duncan (19) | Manu Ginóbili (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 3–2 |- | 6 | June 21 | Detroit | 20050621 SAS 86 95 | Duncan, Ginóbili (21) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tony Parker (5) | SBC Center18,797 | 3–3 |- | 7 | June 23 | Detroit | 20050623 SAS 81 74 | Tim Duncan (25) | Tim Duncan (11) | Manu Ginóbili (4) | SBC Center18,797 | 4–3 |- SAS 2005 yes NBA Finals Game One #eee June 9, 2005 8:00 p.m. EST Recap Detroit Pistons 69 84 San Antonio Spurs Billups 25; Hamilton 14; Prince 11 B. Wallace 8; R. Wallace 7; McDyess 7 Billups 6; Prince 4 Blocks: R. Wallace 6 Ginobili 26; Duncan 24; Parker 15 Duncan 17; Ginobili 9; Mohammed 7 Parker 3; Horry 3; Bowen 2 SBC Center San Antonio 18,797 Mike Callahan; Ron Garretson; Steve Javie ABC San Antonio leads series, 1–0 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. +Team1234Tot.Detroit2017141869San Antonio1718202984 Game Two #eee June 12, 2005 8:00 p.m. EST Recap Detroit Pistons 76 97 San Antonio Spurs McDyess 15; Hamilton 14; Billups 13 B. Wallace 8; R. Wallace 8; Hamilton 7 R. Wallace 4; Three others at 3 Ginobili 27; Duncan 18; Bowen 12 Duncan 11; Horry 6; Mohammed 5 Ginobili- 7; Horry 5; Barry 5 Blocks: Duncan 4 SBC Center San Antonio 18,797 Dan Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Jack Nies ABC San Antonio leads series, 2–0 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. +Team1234Tot.Detroit1923211376San Antonio3028211897 Game Three #eee June 14, 2005 9:00 p.m. Recap San Antonio Spurs 79 96 Detroit Pistons Parker 21; Duncan 14; Bowen 13 Duncan 10; Mohammed 7; Horry 5 Parker 4; Duncan 4; three others at 2 Hamilton 24; Billups 20; B. Wallace 15 B. Wallace 11; McDyess 9 R. Wallace 7 Billups 7; Prince 5 Blocks: B. Wallace 5 The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan 22,076 Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Bennett Salvatore ABC San Antonio leads series, 2–1 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. +Team1234Tot.San Antonio2715231479Detroit2120292696 Game Four Thursday, June 16, 2005, 21:00, at The Palace. #eee June 16, 2005 9:00 p.m. Recap San Antonio Spurs 71 102 Detroit Pistons Duncan 16; Parker 12; Ginobili 12 Duncan 16; Mohammed 5; three others at 4 Parker 4; Bowen 4; Ginobili 3 Billups 17; Hunter 17; R. Wallace -14 B. Wallace 13; Hamilton 9; R. Wallace 8 Billups 7; McDyess 5 Note: 7 Pistons players in double point figures The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan 22,076 Dick Bavetta, Joe DeRosa, Eddie F. Rush ABC Series tied, 2–2 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. +Team1234Tot.San Antonio1719211471Detroit23282328102 Game Five #eee June 19, 2005 9:00 p.m. Recap San Antonio Spurs 96 95 (OT) Detroit Pistons Duncan 26; Horry 21; Ginobili 15 Duncan 19; Horry 7; Ginobili 6 Ginobili 9; Parker 3; Bowen 3; Billups 34; Hamilton 15; B. Wallace 13 B. Wallace 12; Prince 9; McDyess 6 Billups 7; Prince 3 The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan 22,076 Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie ABC San Antonio leads series, 3–2 After the first four games of the 2005 Finals being blowouts by the home team, Game 5 was the closest game of the series, and drew more national attention with the Spur's 1 point victory. It went down as one of the more memorable games in Finals history, giving the Spurs a 1 game lead in the series. 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. +Team1234OTTot.San Antonio21212225796Detroit23192126695 Game Six #eee June 21, 2005 8:00 p.m. EST Recap Detroit Pistons 95 86 San Antonio Spurs Hamilton 23; Billups 21; R. Wallace 16 B. Wallace 9; Prince 7; Billups 6 Billups 6; Prince 4 Ginobili 21; Duncan 21; Parker 15 Duncan 15; Ginobili 10; Mohammed 8 Parker 5; Ginobili 3 SBC Center San Antonio 18,797 Dan Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Bennett Salvatore ABC Series tied, 3–3 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. +Team1234Tot.Detroit2323252495San Antonio2324201986 Game Seven #eee June 23, 2005 8:00 p.m. EST Recap Detroit Pistons 74 81 San Antonio Spurs Hamilton 15; Billups 13; B. Wallace 12 B. Wallace 12; Hamilton 8; McDyess 7 Billups 8; McDyess 2 Duncan 25; Ginobili 23; Horry 15 Duncan 11; Mohammed 7; Ginobili 5 Ginobili 4; Duncan 3 SBC Center San Antonio 18,797 Dick Bavetta, Joe Crawford, Eddie F. Rush ABC San Antonio wins series, 4–3 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. +Team1234Tot.Detroit1623181774San Antonio1820192481 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 Category:San Antonio Spurs seasons Category:NBA championship seasons Category:Western Conference (NBA) championship seasons San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio