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The 2003–04 Detroit Pistons season was the 63rd season for the Pistons, the 56th in the National Basketball Association, and the 47th in the Detroit area.2003-04 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DET/2004.html 2025-03-19 Basketball-Reference.com en Despite a solid year the previous season, the Pistons received the second overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft, which they obtained from the Memphis Grizzlies. They selected Darko Miličić as their top pick but only used him as a reserve, as he played limited minutes off the bench; he would later be regarded as one of the most suboptimal picks in the history of the NBA draft. After their first trip to the Conference Finals since 1991, the Pistons hired Larry Brown as head coach. Under Brown, the Pistons were once again a tough defensive team, as they went on a 13-game winning streak between December and January. However, after a solid 33–16 start, they struggled in February, losing six straight games. At midseason, the team acquired All-Star forward Rasheed Wallace from the Atlanta Hawks after playing just one game for them. PRO BASKETBALL; Giving Up Little, Pistons Pull Off Deal for Wallace The New York Times February 20, 2004 https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/20/sports/pro-basketball-giving-up-little-pistons-pull-off-deal-for-wallace.html?mcubz=1 August 29, 2017 With the addition of Wallace, the Pistons won 16 of their final 19 games, finishing second in the Central Division with a 54–28 record. Ben Wallace was selected for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game. The Pistons went on to win the NBA Championship for the third time in franchise history, with Miličić being the youngest player to win said championship.
In the first round of the playoffs, the Pistons defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in five games despite losing Game 2 at home. In the semifinals, they faced the New Jersey Nets who swept them in the Eastern Conference Finals in the previous year. The Pistons would win the first two games at home, but the Nets would put up a fight against the Pistons by winning 3 straight games to take a 3–2 series lead, which included a triple overtime win in Game 5 at The Palace. However, with the Pistons facing elimination, the Pistons were digging an early hole in Game 6, but the Pistons were able to erase a 13–2 deficit and never trailed for the remainder of the game as they would refuse to relinquish the lead to the Nets and win Game 6 81–75. In Game 7, the Pistons stingy defense held Jason Kidd to 0 points to beat the Nets 90–69 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they defeated the top-seeded Indiana Pacers in a defensive six game series to earn their first appearance in the NBA Finals since 1990. In the Finals, the Pistons would pull off one of the greatest upsets in NBA Finals history by defeating the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers four games to one, winning their third overall championship and first since 1990. Chauncey Billups was named Finals MVP. PRO BASKETBALL; Teamwork Thumps Star Power New York Times June 16, 2004 https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/16/sports/pro-basketball-teamwork-thumps-star-power.html October 10, 2017 The 2004 Pistons are one of only three teams, alongside the 1951 Rochester Royals and 1979 Seattle Supersonics, to win an NBA title before 2021 without a single player named to the 2021 NBA 75th Anniversary Team.Warfle Jacob 2022-02-24 2026-07-19 2004 Detroit Pistons snubbed from the NBA’s top 75 list https://pistonpowered.com/2022/02/24/2004-detroit-pistons-top-75/ Piston PoweredJuly 2026
Draft picks
2003 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team 1 2 Darko Miličić Forward/Center Hemofarm Vrsac (Serbia and Montenegro and Adriatic League) 1 25 Carlos Delfino Guard Unión de Santa Fe (Argentina) 2 58 Andreas Glyniadakis Center AEK Athens (Greece)
Roster
Detroit Pistons 2003–04 #006BB7 #FFFFFF #B50000 #FFFFFF
1 Chauncey Billups PG 6 3 202 1976-09-25 Colorado
41 Elden Campbell C 6 11 279 1968-07-23 Clemson
24 Tremaine Fowlkes SF 6 7 212 1976-04-11 Fresno State
8 Darvin Ham SF 6 7 240 1973-07-23 Texas Tech
32 Richard Hamilton basketball SG 6 7 193 1978-02-14 Connecticut
10 Lindsey Hunter SG 6 2 195 1970-12-03 Jackson State
7 Mike James basketball, born 1975 PG 6 2 188 1975-06-23 Duquesne
31 Darko Miličić C 7 0 275 1985-06-20 Serbia and Montenegro
13 Mehmet Okur PF 6 11 290 1979-05-26 Turkey
22 Tayshaun Prince SF 6 9 215 1980-02-28 Kentucky
3 Ben Wallace basketball C 6 9 245 1974-09-10 Virginia Union
30 Rasheed Wallace PF 6 11 230 1974-09-17 North Carolina
34 Corliss Williamson PF 6 7 245 1973-12-04 Arkansas
Larry Brown Herb Brown
Dave Hanners
Igor Kokoškov
John Kuester
Mike Woodson
Mike Abdenour (trainer) https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DET/2004.html February 26, 2004
Regular season
Season standings
DET
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Game log
Detroit Pistons 2004 #006BB7 #ED164B Total: 54–28 (Home: 31–10; Road: 23–18)
Detroit Pistons October yes #ED164B #FFFFFF 0 1 1 0
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 1
| October 29
| Indiana
| 20031029 DET 87 89
| Wallace, Prince (16)
| Ben Wallace (17)
| Chauncey Billups (7)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 0–1
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 2
| October 31
| @ Miami
| 20031031 MIA 93 81
| Chauncey Billups (27)
| Ben Wallace (15)
| Tayshaun Prince (5)
| American Airlines Arena15,825
| 1–1
Detroit Pistons November #ED164B #FFFFFF 6 1 5 4
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 3
| November 1
| @ Orlando
| 20031101 ORL 96 85
| Richard Hamilton (20)
| Ben Wallace (17)
| Chauncey Billups (4)
| TD Waterhouse Centre14,588
| 2–1
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 4
| November 5
| Boston
| 20031105 DET 96 88
| Chauncey Billups (27)
| Ben Wallace (13)
| Chauncey Billups (6)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills17,376
| 3–1
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 5
| November 7
| Milwaukee
| 20031107 DET 105 99
| Chauncey Billups (27)
| Ben Wallace (15)
| Chauncey Billups (7)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills20,204
| 4–1
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 6
| November 9
| New Jersey
| 20031109 DET 98 84
| Richard Hamilton (24)
| Ben Wallace (11)
| Chauncey Billups (7)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills20,664
| 5–1
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 7
| November 11
| @ Sacramento
| 20031111 SAC 91 97
| Richard Hamilton (19)
| Mehmet Okur (9)
| Hamilton, Billups (3)
| ARCO Arena17,317
| 5–2
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 8
| November 12
| @ Golden State
| 20031112 GSW 85 87 1
| Chauncey Billups (19)
| Ben Wallace (11)
| Chauncey Billups (12)
| The Arena in Oakland14,382
| 5–3
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 9
| November 14
| @ L.A. Lakers
| 20031114 LAL 89 94
| Chauncey Billups (29)
| Mehmet Okur (9)
| Billups, Hamilton (5)
| Staples Center18,997
| 5–4
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 10
| November 15
| @ Phoenix
| 20031115 PHO 100 91
| Richard Hamilton (27)
| Ben Wallace (16)
| Tayshaun Prince (5)
| America West Arena15,681
| 6–4
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 11
| November 18
| L.A. Lakers
| 20031118 DET 106 96
| Chauncey Billups (25)
| Ben Wallace (15)
| Chauncey Billups (8)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 7–4
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 12
| November 19
| @ Memphis
| 20031119 MEM 99 92
| Chauncey Billups (33)
| Mehmet Okur (9)
| Tayshaun Prince (6)
| Pyramid Arena13,340
| 8–4
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 13
| November 21
| New York
| 20031121 DET 94 85
| Chauncey Billups (23)
| B. Wallace, Okur (9)
| Chauncey Billups (3)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 9–4
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 14
| November 23
| New Orleans
| 20031123 DET 80 81
| Prince, Hamilton (13)
| Mehmet Okur (18)
| Chauncey Billups (9)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 9–5
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 15
| November 24
| @ Atlanta
| 20031124 ATL 94 89
| Chauncey Billups (24)
| Ben Wallace (15)
| Billups, Sura (4)
| Philips Arena18,255
| 10–5
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 16
| November 26
| @ Philadelphia
| 20031126 PHI 86 90
| Richard Hamilton (19)
| Ben Wallace (8)
| Richard Hamilton (6)
| Wachovia Center20,512
| 10–6
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 17
| November 28
| Cleveland
| 20031128 DET 92 88
| Richard Hamilton (44)
| Ben Wallace (15)
| Tayshaun Prince (7)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 11–6
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 18
| November 29
| @ Washington
| 20031129 WAS 80 69
| Richard Hamilton (25)
| Ben Wallace (11)
| Chauncey Billups (6)
| MCI Center16,853
| 12–6
Detroit Pistons December #ED164B #FFFFFF 5 3 2 4
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 19
| December 1
| @ New York
| 20031201 NYK 79 78 1
| Chauncey Billups (24)
| Ben Wallace (14)
| Richard Hamilton (6)
| Madison Square Garden17,082
| 13–6
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 20
| December 3
| Miami
| 20031203 DET 87 73
| Richard Hamilton (18)
| Ben Wallace (21)
| B. Wallace, Billups, Prince (3)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills17,703
| 14–6
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 21
| December 6
| @ Houston
| 20031206 HOU 80 86
| Richard Hamilton (17)
| Ben Wallace (10)
| Chauncey Billups (4)
| Toyota Center18,144
| 14–7
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 22
| December 9
| Philadelphia
| 20031209 DET 76 78
| Chauncey Billups (29)
| Ben Wallace (9)
| Richard Hamilton (5)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills20,166
| 14–8
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 23
| December 11
| @ Cleveland
| 20031211 CLE 86 95
| Richard Hamilton (19)
| Ben Wallace (9)
| Richard Hamiton (8)
| Gund Arena15,115
| 14–9
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 24
| December 12
| Seattle
| 20031212 DET 72 93
| Ben Wallace (14)
| Ben Wallace (11)
| Chauncey Billups (6)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills20,244
| 14–10
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 25
| December 17
| Chicago
| 20031217 DET 77 73
| Richaed Hamilton (20)
| Ben Wallace (15)
| Prince, Hamilton, Atkins (5)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills17,041
| 15–10
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 26
| December 19
| @ Indiana
| 20031219 IND 75 80
| Chauncey Billups (13)
| Ben Wallace (11)
| Chauncey Billups (3)
| Conseco Fieldhouse16,383
| 15–11
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 27
| December 21
| Utah
| 20031221 DET 96 75
| Chauncey Billups (19)
| Ben Wallace (13)
| Chauncey Billups (6)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 16–11
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 28
| December 23
| @ Milwaukee
| 20031223 MIL 78 83
| Richard Hamilton (17)
| Ben Wallace (20)
| Hamilton, Billups (4)
| Bradley Center15,081
| 16–12
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 29
| December 26
| New Jersey
| 20031226 DET 79 82
| Richard Hamilton (20)
| Ben Wallace (18)
| Ben Wallace (5)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 16–13
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 30
| December 27
| @ Atlanta
| 20031227 ATL 87 84
| Richard Hamilton (28)
| Ben Wallace (10)
| Chauncey Billups (4)
| Philips Arena19,445
| 17–13
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 31
| December 29
| New Orleans
| 20031229 DET 108 99
| Chauncey Billups (31)
| Ben Wallace (18)
| Richard Hamilton (7)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 18–13
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 32
| December 31
| Portland
| 20031231 DET 78 71
| Chauncey Billups (22)
| Ben Wallace (15)
| Chauncey Billups (7)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills20,458
| 19–13
Detroit Pistons January #ED164B #FFFFFF 8 1 5 2
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 33
| January 2
| Phoenix
| 20040102 DET 93 81
| Richard Hamilton (26)
| Ben Wallace (22)
| Hamilton, Billups (6)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 20–13
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 34
| January 3
| Golden State
| 20040103 DET 99 93
| Tayshaun Prince (20)
| Tayshaun Prince (9)
| Chauncey Billups (10)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills20,719
| 21–13
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 35
| January 5
| @ Boston
| 20040105 BOS 78 68
| Richard Hamilton (15)
| Ben Wallace (16)
| Ben Wallace (5)
| FleetCenter13,015
| 22–13
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 36
| January 7
| Houston
| 20040107 DET 85 66
| Richard Hamilton (16)
| Ben Wallace (15)
| Chauncey Billups (5)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills19,111
| 23–13
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 37
| January 11
| Dallas
| 20040111 DET 115 102
| Chauncey Billups (27)
| Ben Wallace (13)
| Prince, Billups (5)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 24–13
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 38
| January 13
| @ Chicago
| 20040113 CHI 105 89
| Richard Hamilton (24)
| Ben Wallace (17)
| Prince, Billups (7)
| United Center17,295
| 25–13
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 39
| January 14
| Toronto
| 20040114 DET 95 91
| Hamilton, Okur (27)
| Mehmet Okur (14)
| Chauncey Billups (6)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills18,473
| 26–13
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 40
| January 16
| Washington
| 20040116 DET 98 77
| Richard Hamilton (17)
| Mehmet Okur (9)
| Chauncey Billups (10)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills20,539
| 27–13
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 41
| January 17
| @ Milwaukee
| 20040117 MIL 99 94
| Chauncey Billups (26)
| Ben Wallace (11)
| Chaucney Billups (6)
| Bradley Center18,717
| 28–13
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 42
| January 19
| San Antonio
| 20040119 DET 85 77
| Chauncey Billups (18)
| Ben Wallace (16)
| Richard Hamilton (6)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 29–13
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 43
| January 20
| @ Indiana
| 20040120 IND 69 81
| Richard Hamilton (15)
| Ben Wallace (10)
| Chucky Atkins (4)
| Conseco Fieldhouse15,848
| 29–14
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 44
| January 23
| @ Minnesota
| 20040123 MIN 79 80
| Mehmet Okur (21)
| B. Wallace, Hamilton (10)
| Chucky Atkins (5)
| Target Center19,006
| 29–15
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 45
| January 25
| Atlanta
| 20040125 DET 82 91
| Ben Wallace (14)
| Ben Wallace (15)
| Ben Wallace (5)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 29–16
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 46
| January 28
| @ Boston
| 20040128 BOS 106 103
| Billups, Okur (21)
| Ben Wallace (15)
| B. Wallace, Atkins (4)
| FleetCenter14,042
| 30–16
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 47
| January 30
| @ Toronto
| 20040130 TOR 90 89 1
| Richard Hamilton (28)
| Ben Wallace (18)
| Chauncey Billups (4)
| Air Canada Centre19,555
| 31–16
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 48
| January 31
| Memphis
| 20040131 DET 80 78
| Richard Hamilton (20)
| Ben Wallace (13)
| Chauncey Billups (5)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 32–16
Detroit Pistons February #ED164B #FFFFFF 2 4 4 4
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 49
| February 2
| @ Miami
| 20040202 MIA 102 100 1
| Tayshaun Prince (24)
| Ben Wallace (12)
| Richard Hamilton (7)
| American Airlines Arena15,438
| 33–16
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 50
| February 3
| Cleveland
| 20040203 DET 82 85
| Chauncey Billups (19)
| Ben Wallace (17)
| Chauncey Billups (5)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 33–17
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 51
| February 6
| @ New Orleans
| 20040206 NOH 81 92
| Ben Wallace (14)
| Ben Wallace (13)
| Richard Hamilton (5)
| New Orleans Arena14,016
| 33–18
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 52
| February 7
| @ Dallas
| 20040207 DAL 108 111
| Chauncey Billups (17)
| Ben Wallace (8)
| Richard Hamilton (6)
| American Airlines Center20,357
| 33–19
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 53
| February 10
| @ New Jersey
| 20040210 NJN 78 89
| Chauncey Billups (23)
| Ben Wallace (12)
| Chauncey Billups (5)
| Continental Airlines Arena13,781
| 33–20
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 54
| February 11
| Sacramento
| 20040211 DET 94 96
| Richard Hamilton (27)
| Ben Wallace (19)
| Chauncey Billups (7)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 33–21
|- align="center"
|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 55
| February 17
| @ New York
| 20040217 NYK 88 92
| Chauncey Billups (26)
| Ben Wallace (13)
| Okur, Sura (3)
| Madison Square Garden19,763
| 33–22
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 56
| February 18
| Milwaukee
| 20040218 DET 102 98
| Richard Hamilton (23)
| Ben Wallace (15)
| Chauncey Billups (7)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 34–22
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 57
| February 20
| Minnesota
| 20040220 DET 87 88
| Richard Hamilton (24)
| Ben Wallace (12)
| Chauncey Billups (11)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 34–23
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 58
| February 22
| Orlando
| 20040222 DET 86 87
| Richard Hamilton (23)
| Ben Wallace (13)
| Chauncey Billups (8)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 34–24
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 59
| February 23
| @ Philadelphia
| 20040223 PHI 76 66
| Richard Hamilton (15)
| Ben Wallace (13)
| Chauncey Billups (4)
| Wachovia Center19,972
| 35–24
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 60
| February 25
| @ Chicago
| 20040225 CHI 107 88
| Richard Hamilton (21)
| Ben Wallace (8)
| Billips, Hamilton (6)
| United Center19,814
| 36–24
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 61
| February 27
| Atlanta
| 20040227 DET 105 83
| Billups, Hamilton (20)
| Ben Wallace (15)
| Chauncey Billups (8)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 37–24
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 62
| February 29
| @ L.A. Clippers
| 20040229 LAC 100 88
| Chauncey Billups (28)
| Ben Wallace (13)
| Chauncey Billups (7)
| Staples Center18,775
| 38–24
Detroit Pistons March #ED164B #FFFFFF 5 0 5 3
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 63
| March 1
| @ Utah
| 20040301 UTA 86 94
| Rasheed Wallace (27)
| Ben Wallace (16)
| Billups, Prince (3)
| Delta Center19,911
| 38–25
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 64
| March 4
| @ Portland
| 20040304 POR 83 68
| Chauncey Billups (16)
| Ben Wallace (19)
| Tayshaun Prince (6)
| Rose Garden20,243
| 39–25
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 65
| March 6
| @ Denver
| 20040306 DEN 97 66
| Rasheed Wallace (20)
| Rasheed Wallace (10)
| Chauncey Billups (13)
| Pepsi Center19,681
| 40–25
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 66
| March 7
| @ Seattle
| 20040307 SEA 86 65
| Rasheed Wallace (18)
| Ben Wallace (13)
| Mike James (6)
| KeyArena14,739
| 41–25
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 67
| March 10
| Chicago
| 20040310 DET 98 65
| Chauncey Billups (19)
| Ben Wallace (9)
| Hamilton, Billups, James (6)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 42–25
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 68
| March 14
| Philadelphia
| 20040314 DET 85 69
| Rasheed Wallace (14)
| Rasheed Wallace (8)
| Chauncey Billups (9)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 43–25
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 69
| March 18
| @ New Jersey
| 20040318 NJN 89 71
| Chauncey Billups (20)
| Richard Hamilton (9)
| Chauncey Billups (8)
| Continental Airlines Arena14,799
| 44–25
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 70
| March 19
| Denver
| 20040319 DET 94 75
| R. Wallace, Hamilton (20)
| Ben Wallace (9)
| Chauncey Billups (12)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 45–25
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 71
| March 21
| @ Cleveland
| 20040321 CLE 96 76
| Chauncey Billups (18)
| Ben Wallace (10)
| Chauncey Billups (6)
| Gund Arena20,562
| 46–25
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 72
| March 23
| @ New Orleans
| 20040323 NOH 81 82
| Richard Hamilton (17)
| Ben Wallace (15)
| Chauncey Billups (7)
| New Orleans Arena14,377
| 46–26
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 73
| March 25
| @ San Antonio
| 20040325 SAS 75 84
| Rasheed Wallace (17)
| Rasheed Wallace (14)
| Hamilton, Hunter (5)
| SBC Center17,695
| 46–27
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 74
| March 27
| New York
| 20040327 DET 100 85
| Tayshaun Prince (20)
| Ben Wallace (12)
| Chauncey Billups (13)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 47–27
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 75
| March 31
| L.A. Clippers
| 20040331 DET 108 99
| Richard Hamilton (28)
| Ben Wallace (8)
| Mike James (8)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 48–27
Detroit Pistons April #ED164B #FFFFFF 5 0 1 1
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 76
| April 2
| Miami
| 20040402 DET 92 84
| Chauncey Billups (31)
| Ben Wallace (8)
| Chauncey Billups (7)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 49–27
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 77
| April 4
| Indiana
| 20040404 DET 79 61
| Richard Hamilton (24)
| Ben Wallace (11)
| Chauncey Billups (7)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 50–27
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 78
| April 6
| Orlando
| 20040406 DET 102 86
| Rasheed Wallace (17)
| Rasheed Wallace (11)
| Mike James (9)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 51–27
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 79
| April 9
| Toronto
| 20040409 DET 74 66
| Richard Hamilton (20)
| Ben Wallace (16)
| Lindsey Hunter (6)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 52–27
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 80
| April 10
| @ Orlando
| 20040410 ORL 101 89
| Tayshaun Prince (25)
| Williamson, Miličić (6)
| Mike James (8)
| TD Waterhouse Centre15,571
| 53–27
|-style="background:#cfc;"
| 81
| April 12
| Washington
| 20040412 DET 101 79
| Richard Hamilton (24)
| Ben Wallace (12)
| Richard Hamilton (12)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 54–27
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 82
| April 13
| @ Toronto
| 20040413 TOR 78 87
| Tayshaun Prince (21)
| Ben Wallace (7)
| Richard Hamilton (10)
| Air Canada Centre18,273
| 54–28
DET 2004
Playoffs
Detroit Pistons 2004 yes #006BB7 #ED164B
Detroit Pistons First Round yes yes no #ED164B #FFFFFF 2 1 2 0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1
| April 18
| Milwaukee
| 20040418 DET 108 82
| Richard Hamilton (21)
| Ben Wallace (14)
| Richard Hamilton (8)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 2
| April 21
| Milwaukee
| 20040421 DET 88 92
| Chauncey Billups (20)
| Ben Wallace (12)
| Chauncey Billups (8)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 1–1
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| 3
| April 24
| @ Milwaukee
| 20040424 MIL 95 85
| Chauncey Billups (21)
| Ben Wallace (21)
| Chauncey Billups (7)
| Bradley Center18,717
| 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4
| April 26
| @ Milwaukee
| 20040426 MIL 109 92
| Richard Hamilton (27)
| B. Wallace, R. Wallace (9)
| Chauncey Billups (9)
| Bradley Center17,316
| 3–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5
| April 29
| Milwaukee
| 20040429 DET 91 77
| Tayshaun Prince (24)
| Ben Wallace (12)
| Tayshaun Prince (8)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 4–1
|-
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|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1
| May 3
| New Jersey
| 20040503 DET 78 56
| Hamilton, Prince (15)
| Ben Wallace (11)
| Richard Hamilton (7)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| May 7
| New Jersey
| 20040507 DET 95 80
| Billups, Hamilton (28)
| Ben Wallace (11)
| Chauncey Billups (13)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 2–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3
| May 9
| @ New Jersey
| 20040509 NJN 64 82
| Hamilton, B. Wallace (15)
| Ben Wallace (24)
| Ben Wallace (4)
| Continental Airlines Arena19,000
| 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 4
| May 11
| @ New Jersey
| 20040511 NJN 79 94
| Richard Hamilton (30)
| Ben Wallace (15)
| Chauncey Billups (5)
| Continental Airlines Arena19,860
| 2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 5
| May 14
| New Jersey
| 20040514 DET 120 127 3
| Chauncey Billups (31)
| Ben Wallace (11)
| Richard Hamilton (11)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 2–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6
| May 16
| @ New Jersey
| 20040516 NJN 81 75
| Richard Hamilton (24)
| Ben Wallace (20)
| Richard Hamilton (4)
| Continental Airlines Arena19,968
| 3–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 7
| May 20
| New Jersey
| 20040520 DET 90 69
| Chauncey Billups (22)
| Ben Wallace (8)
| Chauncey Billups (7)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 4–3
|-
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| 1
| May 22
| @ Indiana
| 20040522 IND 74 78
| Richard Hamilton (23)
| Ben Wallace (22)
| Ben Wallace (5)
| Conseco Fieldhouse18,345
| 0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| May 24
| @ Indiana
| 20040524 IND 72 67
| Richard Hamilton (23)
| three players tied (8)
| Chauncey Billups (6)
| Conseco Fieldhouse18,345
| 1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3
| May 26
| Indiana
| 20040526 DET 85 78
| Hamilton, R. Wallace (20)
| Ben Wallace (16)
| Chauncey Billups (8)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 4
| May 28
| Indiana
| 20040528 DET 68 83
| Richard Hamilton (22)
| Ben Wallace (19)
| Chauncey Billups (5)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5
| May 30
| @ Indiana
| 20040530 IND 83 65
| Richard Hamilton (33)
| Ben Wallace (12)
| Chauncey Billups (7)
| Conseco Fieldhouse18,345
| 3–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6
| June 1
| Indiana
| 20040601 DET 69 65
| Richard Hamilton (21)
| Ben Wallace (16)
| Richard Hamilton (5)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 4–2
|-
Detroit Pistons NBA Finals yes no #ED164B #FFFFFF 3 0 1 1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1
| June 6
| @ L.A. Lakers
| 20040606 LAL 87 75
| Chauncey Billups (22)
| B. Wallace, R. Wallace (8)
| Richard Hamilton (5)
| Staples Center18,997
| 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 2
| June 8
| @ L.A. Lakers
| 20040608 LAL 91 99 1
| Chauncey Billups (27)
| Ben Wallace (14)
| Chauncey Billups (9)
| Staples Center18,997
| 1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3
| June 10
| L.A. Lakers
| 20040610 DET 88 68
| Richard Hamilton (31)
| Ben Wallace (11)
| three players tied (3)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4
| June 13
| L.A. Lakers
| 20040613 DET 88 80
| Rasheed Wallace (26)
| B. Wallace, R. Wallace (13)
| Richard Hamilton (6)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 3–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5
| June 15
| L.A. Lakers
| 20040615 DET 100 87
| Richard Hamilton (21)
| Ben Wallace (22)
| Chauncey Billups (6)
| The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076
| 4–1
|-
DET 2004 yes
NBA Finals
Series summary
Team/Game12 (OT)3 4 5WinsLos Angeles (West)75996880871Detroit (East)879188881004
(OT) denotes a game that required overtime.
The Finals were played using a 2–3–2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. This was only used in the Finals, all other playoff series are held in a 2–2–1–1–1 format (the team with home court advantage starts).http://www.betinf.com/nba_playoffs.htm betinf.com Basketball: NBA Playoffs 2007 preview 2007-09-03
Aspects
The Lakers had a lineup of stars such as Karl Malone, Gary Payton, Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, and Shaquille O'Neal – their offensive capability was expected to overpower Detroit's defensive-based gameplan.
Payton and Malone also added to the publicity of the Finals. Perennial All-Stars who had both previously reached the Finals, Payton had led the Seattle SuperSonics there in 1996, while Malone had led the Utah Jazz there in 1997 and 1998.http://www.sportsline.com/nba/teams/history/UTA CBS Sports Utah Jazz 2007-09-04 However, Michael Jordan and the Bulls denied their championship rings a total of three times. By the time of Jordan's retirement in 2003, the two veterans were aged and failed to lead their teams deep into the playoffs.http://www.sportsline.com/nba/teams/history/SEA CBS Sports Seattle Supersonics 2007-09-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20070826231320/http://www.sportsline.com/nba/teams/history/SEA 26 August 2007 live Thus, this Finals series was seen as the last chance for two of the greatest players in NBA history to finally become NBA champions (Later on, Malone retired while Payton became a champion as a key bench player for the Miami Heat).
Game One
Sunday, June 6, 2004, 14:30 at the Staples Center.
Considered to be an upset by most of the NBA world, the Detroit Pistons managed to defeat the Lakers with defense.NBA Billups, Pistons Swipe Home-Court Advantage http://www.nba.com/games/20040606/DETLAL/recap.html Led by their trademark daunting defense 2007-09-04 Clamping down on everyone but Bryant and O'Neal, the Pistons managed to hold everyone else to a total of 16 points.
The Pistons trailed the Lakers 41–40 at halftime, but a 10–4 surge capped by Billups's 3-pointer gave the Pistons the lead. O'Neal's foul trouble furthered the scoring gap, with the Pistons leading by 13 points early in the fourth quarter.
Team1st Qt.2nd Qt.3rd Qt.4th Qt.TotalDetroit2218242387Los Angeles1922171775
Game Two
Tuesday, June 8, 2004, 15:04 at the Staples Center.
The second game was close throughout the first half, but in the third quarter Detroit would score 30 points, cutting the deficit 68–66. However, at the end of the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant's 3-point shot at 2.1 seconds to go would tie the game at 89–89. The Lakers and Pistons would then go to overtime, with the Lakers outscoring the Pistons 10–2.
Team1st Qt.2nd Qt.3rd Qt.4th Qt.OTTotalDetroit16203023291Los Angeles182624211099
Game Three
Thursday, June 10, 2004, 14:31 at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
The Pistons beat Los Angeles by 20 in their first NBA Finals appearance together at The Palace of Auburn Hills since 1989http://www.tickets-nba-basketball.com/pistons/history.htm DETROIT PISTONS HISTORY Basketball Tickets 2007-09-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20070806215319/http://www.tickets-nba-basketball.com/pistons/history.htm 2007-08-06 dead to take a 2–1 lead in the series. The 68 points scored by the Lakers set a (post-shot clock) franchise record for the fewest points scored in a Finals game. (Even Jay Leno was upset, saying in his Tonight Show monologue: "68 points? 68 is a great score...if you're playing golf!")
Team1st Qt.2nd Qt.3rd Qt.4th Qt.TotalLos Angeles1616191768Detroit2415242588
Game Four
Sunday, June 13, 2004, 14:49 at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Again, the Pistons defeated the Lakers, although this time by eight, to take a 3–1 series advantage.
Team1st Qt.2nd Qt.3rd Qt.4th Qt.TotalLos Angeles2217172480Detroit2120153288
Game Five
Tuesday, June 15, 2004, 14:32 at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
In Game 5, the Pistons won their first championship since 1990, and Larry Brown finally won a title as an NBA head coach. The Pistons defense had overcome the high-scoring Laker offense, winning the game by 13, winning the series 4–1, and also ending a long Laker dynasty that lasted for many years. The game saw the end of Phil Jackson's first run as the coach (he returned for the 2005–06 season), and saw O'Neal, Payton, and Malone's last games in Laker uniforms (O'Neal and Payton were both acquired by the soon-to-be NBA Champions Miami Heat and Malone retired).
Team1st Qt.2nd Qt.3rd Qt.4th Qt.TotalLos Angeles2421142887Detroit25302718100
Playoff defensive records
As a result of their incredible defensive dominance, the 2004 Pistons set a number of notable shot-clock era (1955–present) defensive playoff records:
Allowed under 90 points in eighteen playoff games.Team Game Finder https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1947&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_pts&c1comp=lt&c1val=89&order_by=pts
Allowed under 85 points in sixteen playoff games.Team Game Finder https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1947&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_pts&c1comp=lt&c1val=84&order_by=pts
Allowed under 80 points in eleven playoff games.Team Game Finder https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1947&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_pts&c1comp=lt&c1val=79&order_by=pts
Allowed under 75 points in six playoff games.Team Game Finder https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1947&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_pts&c1comp=lt&c1val=74&order_by=pts
Allowed under 70 points in six playoff games.Team Game Finder https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1947&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_pts&c1comp=lt&c1val=69&order_by=pts
Allowed 65 or less points in three playoff games.Team Game Finder https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1955&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_pts&c1comp=lt&c1val=65&order_by=pts
One of two teams (1998 Bulls) to allow under 60 points in a playoff game.Team Game Finder https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1955&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_pts&c1comp=lt&c1val=60&order_by=pts
Allowed under 40% FG in twelve playoff games.Team Game Finder https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1947&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_fg_pct&c1comp=lt&c1val=40&order_by=pts
Allowed under 35% FG in five playoff games (tied with 1999 Knicks).Team Game Finder https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1947&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_fg_pct&c1comp=lt&c1val=35&order_by=pts
Allowed under 30% FG in two playoff games (tied with 1999 Knicks).Team Game Finder https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1947&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_fg_pct&c1comp=lt&c1val=30&order_by=pts
Least Points Per Game (PPG) allowed in a shot-clock era playoff run of any length:
The 2004 Pistons allowed 80.696 PPG,2004 NBA Playoffs Summary https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2004.html slightly lower than the 2000 Heat at 80.700 PPG allowed.2000 NBA Playoffs Summary https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2000.html Excluding overtime periods, the 2004 Pistons allowed 78.6 PPG during the playoffs in regulation compared to 79.9 PPG allowed for the 2000 Heat.
The 2004 Pistons had a Defensive Rating of 92.0 in the playoffs.2004 NBA Playoffs Summary https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2004.html This is the lowest Defensive Rating any team has had in a post-1st round playoff run in the 3-point era (1980–present). The 2000 Spurs had a 91.4 Defensive Rating, but this was in a 1st round loss of only four games.2004 NBA Playoffs Summary https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2000.html
Player statistics
Season
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Billups, Chauncey Chauncey Billups 78 78 35.4 .394 .388 .878 3.5 5.7 1.08 0.10 16.9 Campbell, Elden Elden Campbell 65 27 13.7 .439 – .685 3.2 0.7 0.32 0.77 5.6 Fowlkes, Tremaine Tremaine Fowlkes 36 0 7.3 .313 .125 .722 1.5 0.4 0.25 0.08 1.2 Ham, Darvin Darvin Ham 54 2 9.0 .493 .500 .600 1.7 0.3 0.24 0.15 1.8 Hamilton, Richard Richard Hamilton 78 78 35.5 .455 .265 .868 3.6 4.0 1.32 0.22 17.6 Hunter, Lindsey Lindsey Hunter 33 8 20.0 .343 .280 .625 2.0 2.6 1.18 0.18 3.5 James, Mike Mike James* 26 0 19.7 .405 .364 .844 2.2 3.7 1.00 0.04 6.3 Milicic, Darko Darko Miličić 34 0 4.7 .262 .000 .583 1.3 0.2 0.21 0.44 1.4 Okur, Mehmet Mehmet Okur 71 33 22.3 .463 .375 .775 5.9 1.0 0.51 0.89 9.6 Prince, Tayshaun Tayshaun Prince 82 80 32.9 .467 .363 .766 4.8 2.3 0.77 0.84 10.3 Wallace, Ben Ben Wallace 81 81 37.7 .421 .125 .490 12.4 1.7 1.77 3.04 9.5 Wallace, Rasheed Rasheed Wallace* 22 21 30.6 .431 .319 .704 7.0 1.8 1.09 2.05 13.7 Williamson, Corliss Corliss Williamson 79 0 19.9 .505 – .731 3.2 0.7 0.38 0.25 9.5
* Statistics include only games with the Pistons
Playoffs
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Billups, Chauncey Chauncey Billups 23 23 38.3 .385 .346 .890 3.0 5.9 1.35 0.09 16.4 Campbell, Elden Elden Campbell 14 0 8.9 .286 – .556 1.8 0.7 0.43 0.64 2.1 Ham, Darvin Darvin Ham 22 0 4.9 .500 .000 – 0.6 0.0 0.14 0.18 0.7 Hamilton, Richard Richard Hamilton 23 23 40.2 .447 .385 .848 4.6 4.2 1.17 0.04 21.5 Hunter, Lindsey Lindsey Hunter 23 0 11.9 .292 .233 .917 1.4 0.9 0.78 0.17 2.4 James, Mike Mike James 22 0 8.9 .396 .429 .563 1.2 1.1 0.23 0.00 2.6 Milicic, Darko Darko Miličić 8 0 1.8 .000 – .250 0.4 0.1 0.13 0.00 0.1 Okur, Mehmet Mehmet Okur 22 0 11.5 .470 .400 .692 2.8 0.4 0.23 0.41 3.7 Prince, Tayshaun Tayshaun Prince 23 23 34.6 .410 .265 .745 6.0 2.3 1.09 1.35 9.9 Wallace, Ben Ben Wallace 23 23 40.2 .454 .000 .427 14.3 1.9 1.91 2.43 10.3 Wallace, Rasheed Rasheed Wallace 23 23 34.9 .413 .243 .767 7.8 1.6 0.57 1.96 13.0 Williamson, Corliss Corliss Williamson 22 0 14.9 .364 .000 .809 2.2 0.7 0.27 0.14 5.7
Award winners
Chauncey Billups, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
Ben Wallace, All-NBA Second Team
Ben Wallace, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Transactions
List of 2003–04 NBA season transactions
Overview
Players Added
Via draft
Darko Miličić
Via trade
Mike James
Rasheed Wallace
Via free agency
Elden Campbell
Tremaine Fowlkes
Darvin Ham
Lindsey HunterPlayers Lost
Via trade
Chucky Atkins
Michael Curry
Željko Rebrača
Clifford Robinson
Pepe Sánchez
Bob Sura
Via retirement
Danny Manning
Waived
Hubert Davis
Ronald Dupree
Justin Hamilton
Derrick Zimmerman
Trades
August 21, 2003Robinson should be help to Dunleavy in frontcourt https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1600343 ESPN.com ESPN.com news services August 21, 2003 June 8, 2019 To Detroit PistonsBob Sura To Golden State WarriorsClifford RobinsonPepe Sánchez August 28, 2003Pistons trade Curry for Hunter https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1605003 ESPN.com Associated Press August 28, 2003 June 8, 2019 To Detroit PistonsLindsey Hunter To Toronto RaptorsMichael Curry February 19, 2004Pistons Acquire Forward/Center Rasheed Wallace From Hawks And Guard Mike James From Boston In Three-Way Deal https://www.nba.com/pistons/news/rwallace_040219.html Pistons.com February 19, 2004 June 8, 2019 Three-team trade To Atlanta Hawks
Chris Mills (from Boston)
Bob Sura (from Detroit)
Željko Rebrača (from Detroit)
2004 first-round pick (from Milwaukee via Denver and Detroit) To Boston Celtics
Chucky Atkins (from Detroit)
Lindsey Hunter (from Detroit)
2004 first-round pick (from Detroit)
Cash considerations To Detroit Pistons
Mike James (from Boston)
Rasheed Wallace (from Atlanta)
Free agency
Additions
Date Player Former team Ref.July 26 Elden Campbell Seattle SuperSonicsPistons Sign Free-Agent Center Elden Campbell https://www.nba.com/pistons/news/Pistons_Sign_FreeAgent_Center-81209-50.html Pistons.com July 26, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20101203092858/http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/Pistons_Sign_FreeAgent_Center-81209-50.html December 3, 2010 June 8, 2019Campbell signs with the Pistons https://www.deseret.com/2003/7/27/19737903/campbell-signs-with-the-pistons/ Deseret News Associated Press July 27, 2003 June 8, 2019 September 23 Darvin Ham Atlanta HawksPistons sign free agent F Darvin Ham http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/id/1622017 ESPN.com September 23, 2003 June 8, 2019 October 28 Tremaine Fowlkes Los Angeles ClippersPistons sign free-agent Tremaine Fowlkes http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/id/1649103 ESPN.com October 28, 2003 June 8, 2019 February 26 Lindsey Hunter Boston CelticsPistons Sign Lindsey Hunter http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/Pisutons_Sign_Lindsey_Hunter_040226.html Pistons.com February 26, 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20101203092718/http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/Pisutons_Sign_Lindsey_Hunter_040226.html December 3, 2010 June 8, 2019
Subtractions
Date Player Reason New team Ref. September 13 Danny Manning Retired Manning Retires After 15 Seasons in NBA https://www.nba.com/news/manning_030912.html NBA.com September 13, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20190608142557/https://www.nba.com/news/manning_030912.html June 8, 2019 October 31, 2019October 22 Justin Hamilton WaivedGreece IonikosPistons Waive Guards Derrick Zimmerman and Justin Hamilton https://www.nba.com/pistons/news/waive_zimmerman_hamilton.html Pistons.com October 22, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20101203092828/http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/waive_zimmerman_hamilton.html December 3, 2010 June 8, 2019HAMILTON, JUSTIN https://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=CSW&seasoncode=U2003 Euroleague.net July 13, 2019Brose Baskets signs Zimmerman at point https://admin.euroleague.net/eurocup/news/i/3187/brose-baskets-signs-zimmerman-at-point Euroleague.net November 8, 2006 July 13, 2019 Derrick Zimmerman WaivedColumbus Riverdragons October 23 Ronald Dupree Waived Chicago Bulls Pistons Waive Forward Ronald Dupree https://www.nba.com/pistons/news/Pistons_Waive_Forward_Ronald_D-87638-50.html Pistons.com October 23, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20101203092824/https://www.nba.com/pistons/news/Pistons_Waive_Forward_Ronald_D-87638-50.html December 3, 2010 June 8, 2019Transactions https://sportando.basketball/en/dwight-buycks-sign-with-shenzhen/ Deseret News January 8, 2004 June 8, 2019 May 1, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190501235755/https://sportando.basketball/en/dwight-buycks-sign-with-shenzhen/ dead January 20 Hubert Davis Waived New Jersey Nets Fred Kerber HUBERT'S GOT STREAK OF HIS OWN https://nypost.com/2004/02/22/huberts-got-streak-of-his-own/ New York Post February 22, 2004 June 8, 2019
References
External links
Detroit Pistons on Database Basketball
Detroit Pistons on Basketball Reference
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