The 2005 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2004–05 season. This 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 for the third and final time in his career. This was the last playoffs until 2019 not to include LeBron James.
Teams that clinched a playoff spot[]
Eastern Conference[]
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[]
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)
Eastern Conference[]
First Round[]
(1) Miami Heat vs. (8) New Jersey Nets[]
| April 24 3:30 pm |
Recap | New Jersey Nets 98, Miami Heat 116 | American Airlines Arena, Miami Attendance: 20,212 Referees: Jess Kersey, Steve Javie, Tom Washington |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 23–32, 31–33, 25–29 | |||||||
| Pts: Vince Carter 27 Rebs: Vince Carter 10 Asts: Vince Carter 8 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade 32 Rebs: Haslem, O'Neal 11 each Asts: Dwyane Wade 8 | ||||||
| Heat leads series, 1-0 | |||||||
| April 26 8:00 pm |
Recap | New Jersey Nets 87, Miami Heat 104 | American Airlines Arena, Miami Attendance: 20,276 Referees: Bill Kennedy, Bill Spooner, Joe Crawford |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 23–22, 20–28, 28–28 | |||||||
| Pts: Nenad Krstić 27 Rebs: Collins, Krstić 8 each Asts: Best, Kidd 5 each |
Pts: Alonzo Mourning 21 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 10 Asts: Dwyane Wade 10 | ||||||
| Heat leads series, 2-0 | |||||||
| April 28 7:00 pm |
Recap | Miami Heat 108, New Jersey Nets 105 | 2OT | Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey Attendance: 20,174 Referees: Dick Bavetta, James Capers, Mike Callahan |
TNT | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 32–21, 25–24, 16–21, OT: 18–15 | |||||||
| Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 25 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 19 Asts: Dwyane Wade 8 |
Pts: Vince Carter 36 Rebs: Jason Kidd 16 Asts: Jason Kidd 13 | ||||||
| Heat leads series, 3-0 | |||||||
| May 1 3:30 pm |
Recap | Miami Heat 110, New Jersey Nets 97 | Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey Attendance: 20,174 Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Monty Mccutchen, Sean Corbin |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 21–30, 27–18, 35–34 | |||||||
| Pts: Dwyane Wade 34 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 11 Asts: Dwyane Wade 9 |
Pts: Jason Kidd 25 Rebs: Vince Carter 10 Asts: Jason Kidd 7 | ||||||
| Miami wins the series, 4–0 | |||||||
This was the first playoff meeting between the Nets and the Heat.
(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers[]
| April 23 3:00 pm |
Recap | Philadelphia 76ers 85, Detroit Pistons 106 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Greg Willard, Jack Nies |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 18–32, 24–32, 15–26 | |||||||
| Pts: Allen Iverson 30 Rebs: Samuel Dalembert 18 Asts: Allen Iverson 10 |
Pts: Rasheed Wallace 29 Rebs: B. Wallace, R. Wallace 10 each Asts: Richard Hamilton 5 | ||||||
| Pistons leads series, 1-0 | |||||||
| April 26 7:30 pm |
Recap | Philadelphia 76ers 84, Detroit Pistons 99 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Tony Brothers |
NBA TV | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 13–22, 21–27, 27–30 | |||||||
| Pts: Allen Iverson 19 Rebs: Samuel Dalembert 11 Asts: Allen Iverson 10 |
Pts: Richard Hamilton 23 Rebs: Ben Wallace 10 Asts: Chauncey Billups 8 | ||||||
| Pistons leads series, 2-0 | |||||||
| April 29 8:00 pm |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 104, Philadelphia 76ers 115 | Wachovia Center, Philadelphia Attendance: 16,907 Referees: Greg Willard, Monty Mccutchen, Ron Garretson |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–24, 22–27, 24–29, 26–35 | |||||||
| Pts: Ben Wallace 29 Rebs: Ben Wallace 16 Asts: Richard Hamilton 12 |
Pts: Allen Iverson 37 Rebs: Samuel Dalembert 10 Asts: Allen Iverson 15 | ||||||
| Pistons leads series, 2-1 | |||||||
| May 1 1:00 pm |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 97, Philadelphia 76ers 92 | OT | Wachovia Center, Philadelphia Attendance: 15,894 Referees: Bob Delaney, David Jones, Steve Javie |
ABC | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 20–14, 19–23, 23–22, OT: 14–9 | |||||||
| Pts: Chauncey Billups 25 Rebs: Ben Wallace 12 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 |
Pts: Allen Iverson 36 Rebs: Samuel Dalembert 15 Asts: Allen Iverson 8 | ||||||
| Pistons leads series, 3-1 | |||||||
| May 3 8:00 pm |
Recap | Philadelphia 76ers 78, Detroit Pistons 88 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Scott Foster, Sean Corbin |
NBA TV | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 20–22, 17–17, 17–28 | |||||||
| Pts: Allen Iverson 34 Rebs: Samuel Dalembert 10 Asts: Allen Iverson 7 |
Pts: Billups, Hamilton 23 each Rebs: Ben Wallace 13 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 | ||||||
| Detroit wins the series, 4–1 | |||||||
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.
(3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) Indiana Pacers[]
| April 23 8:00 pm |
Recap | Indiana Pacers 82, Boston Celtics 102 | FleetCenter, Boston Attendance: 18,624 Referees: Dan Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Tim Donaghy |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 11–39, 25–29, 26–16 | |||||||
| Pts: Stephen Jackson 25 Rebs: Dale Davis 10 Asts: Anthony Johnson 5 |
Pts: Raef LaFrentz 21 Rebs: Paul Pierce 9 Asts: Gary Payton 7 | ||||||
| Celtics leads series, 1-0 | |||||||
| April 25 7:00 pm |
Recap | Indiana Pacers 82, Boston Celtics 79 | FleetCenter, Boston Attendance: 18,624 Referees: Jack Nies, Joe Forte, Scott Wall |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 17–20, 17–27, 18–10 | |||||||
| Pts: Reggie Miller 28 Rebs: Anthony Johnson 7 Asts: Anthony Johnson 7 |
Pts: Paul Pierce 32 Rebs: Pierce, Walker 7 each Asts: Paul Pierce 5 | ||||||
| Series tied at, 1-1 | |||||||
| April 28 7:30 pm |
Recap | Boston Celtics 76, Indiana Pacers 99 | Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 18,345 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bill Kennedy, Tom Washington |
NBA TV | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 19–31, 21–16, 17–28 | |||||||
| Pts: Paul Pierce 19 Rebs: Antoine Walker 9 Asts: Gary Payton 6 |
Pts: Reggie Miller 33 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal 11 Asts: Anthony Johnson 8 | ||||||
| Pacers leads series, 2-1 | |||||||
| April 30 7:00 pm |
Recap | Boston Celtics 110, Indiana Pacers 79 | Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 18,345 Referees: Derrick Stafford, Michael Smith, Mike Callahan |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–20, 25–27, 22–16, 32–16 | |||||||
| Pts: Paul Pierce 30 Rebs: Jefferson, Pierce 7 Asts: Paul Pierce 8 |
Pts: Stephen Jackson 24 Rebs: James Jones 9 Asts: Anthony Johnson 7 | ||||||
| Series tied at, 2-2 | |||||||
| May 3 7:30 pm |
Recap | Indiana Pacers 90, Boston Celtics 85 | FleetCenter, Boston Attendance: 18,624 Referees: Ken Mauer, Monty Mccutchen, Ron Garretson |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 27–21, 20–23, 20–20 | |||||||
| Pts: Jermaine O'Neal 19 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal 10 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley 7 |
Pts: Paul Pierce 27 Rebs: Davis, Pierce, Walker 7 each Asts: Davis, Payton, Pierce, Walker 3 each | ||||||
| Pacers leads series, 3-2 | |||||||
| May 5 7:00 pm |
Recap | Boston Celtics 92, Indiana Pacers 89 | OT | Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 18,345 Referees: Bill Spooner, Scott Foster, Steve Javie |
TNT | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 29–16, 21–19, 14–22, OT: 8–5 | |||||||
| Pts: Antoine Walker 24 Rebs: Al Jefferson 14 Asts: Paul Pierce 6 |
Pts: Jermaine O'Neal 26 Rebs: Dale Davis 14 Asts: Anthony Johnson 4 | ||||||
| Series tied at, 3-3 | |||||||
| May 7 7:00 pm |
Recap | Indiana Pacers 97, Boston Celtics 70 | FleetCenter, Boston Attendance: 18,624 Referees: Bob Delaney, Dan Crawford, Greg Willard |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 13–12, 29–18, 33–20 | |||||||
| Pts: Stephen Jackson 24 Rebs: Jeff Foster 12 Asts: Jermaine O'Neal 6 |
Pts: Antoine Walker 20 Rebs: LaFrentz, Jefferson, Pierce 7 each Asts: Gary Payton 7 | ||||||
| Indiana wins the series, 4–3 | |||||||
This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning three of the first four meetings.
(4) Chicago Bulls vs. (5) Washington Wizards[]
| April 24 4:30 pm |
Recap | Washington Wizards 94, Chicago Bulls 103 | United Center, Chicago Attendance: 22,655 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Michael Smith, Mike Callahan |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 26–29, 30–24, 12–26 | |||||||
| Pts: Larry Hughes 31 Rebs: Kwame Brown 9 Asts: Gilbert Arenas 8 |
Pts: Ben Gordon 30 Rebs: Andrés Nocioni 18 Asts: Kirk Hinrich 7 | ||||||
| Bulls leads series, 1-0 | |||||||
| April 27 7:30 pm |
Recap | Washington Wizards 103, Chicago Bulls 113 | United Center, Chicago Attendance: 22,605 Referees: David Jones, Monty Mccutchen, Ron Garretson |
NBA TV | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 21–38, 20–24, 33–32 | |||||||
| Pts: Gilbert Arenas 39 Rebs: Larry Hughes 10 Asts: Larry Hughes 5 |
Pts: Kirk Hinrich 34 Rebs: Chris Duhon 8 Asts: Chris Duhon 7 | ||||||
| Bulls leads series, 2-0 | |||||||
| April 30 3:00 pm |
Recap | Chicago Bulls 99, Washington Wizards 117 | MCI Center, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 20,173 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Tom Washington, Tony Brothers |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 32–26, 22–33, 22–27 | |||||||
| Pts: Tyson Chandler 15 Rebs: Antonio Davis 11 Asts: Duhon, Hinric, Pargo 4 each |
Pts: Gilbert Arenas 32 Rebs: Haywood, Thomas 9 each Asts: Gilbert Arenas 7 | ||||||
| Bulls leads series, 2-1 | |||||||
| May 2 7:00 pm |
Recap | Chicago Bulls 99, Washington Wizards 106 | MCI Center, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 20,173 Referees: Dan Crawford, James Capers, Joe Forte |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 22–32, 23–19, 39–26 | |||||||
| Pts: Hinrich, Pargo 18 each Rebs: Tyson Chandler 13 Asts: Gordon, Hinrich 5 each |
Pts: Juan Dixon 35 Rebs: Etan Thomas 9 Asts: Gilbert Arenas 5 | ||||||
| Series tied at, 2-2 | |||||||
| May 4 6:00 pm |
Recap | Washington Wizards 112, Chicago Bulls 110 | United Center, Chicago Attendance: 22,250 Referees: Bob Delaney, Derrick Stafford, Greg Willard |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–28, 29–21, 23–24, 26–37 | |||||||
| Pts: Larry Hughes 33 Rebs: Antawn Jamison 10 Asts: Gilbert Arenas 8 |
Pts: Ben Gordon 27 Rebs: Tyson Chandler 10 Asts: Kirk Hinrich 7 | ||||||
| Wizards leads series, 3-2 | |||||||
| May 6 8:00 pm |
Recap | Chicago Bulls 91, Washington Wizards 94 | MCI Center, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 20,173 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Jack Nies, Jim Clark |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 28–29, 20–16, 17–26 | |||||||
| Pts: Hinrich, Nocioni 22 each Rebs: Tyson Chandler 11 Asts: Kirk Hinrich 9 |
Pts: Larry Hughes 21 Rebs: Ruffin, Haywood 8 each Asts: Gilbert Arenas 7 | ||||||
| Washington wins the series, 4–2 | |||||||
Conference Semifinals[]
(1) Miami Heat vs. (5) Washington Wizards[]
| May 8 3:30 pm |
Recap | Washington Wizards 86, Miami Heat 105 | American Airlines Arena, Miami Attendance: 20,151 Referees: Blane Reichelt, Dick Bavetta, Tom Washington |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 29–23, 17–33, 22–23 | |||||||
| Pts: Gilbert Arenas 25 Rebs: Antawn Jamison 8 Asts: Larry Hughes 3 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade 20 Rebs: Eddie Jones 8 Asts: Dwyane Wade 7 | ||||||
| Heat leads series, 1-0 | |||||||
| May 10 7:00 pm |
Recap | Washington Wizards 102, Miami Heat 108 | American Airlines Arena, Miami Attendance: 20,205 Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Joe DeRosa, Scott Foster |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 27–24, 24–26, 31–28 | |||||||
| Pts: Antawn Jamison 32 Rebs: Hughes, Ruffin 8 each Asts: Gilbert Arenas 5 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade 31 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 13 Asts: Dwyane Wade 15 | ||||||
| Heat leads series, 2-0 | |||||||
| May 12 8:00 pm |
Recap | Miami Heat 102, Washington Wizards 95 | MCI Center, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 20,173 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Jess Kersey, Ken Mauer | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 28–27, 30–19, 23–25 | ||||||
| Pts: Dwyane Wade 31 Rebs: Alonzo Mourning 13 Asts: D. Jones, Wade 6 each |
Pts: Antawn Jamison 21 Rebs: Brendan Haywood 8 Asts: Gilbert Arenas 14 | |||||
| Heat leads series, 3-0 | ||||||
| May 14 8:00 pm |
Recap | Miami Heat 99, Washington Wizards 95 | MCI Center, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 20,173 Referees: Dan Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Monty Mccutchen |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 24–25, 40–25, 12–19 | |||||||
| Pts: Dwyane Wade 42 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 13 Asts: Damon Jones 6 |
Pts: Gilbert Arenas 25 Rebs: Brendan Haywood 15 Asts: Larry Hughes 5 | ||||||
| Miami wins the series, 4–0 | |||||||
(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (6) Indiana Pacers[]
| May 9 8:00 pm |
Recap | Indiana Pacers 81, Detroit Pistons 96 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Jess Kersey, Jim Clark |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 18–29, 19–20, 24–24 | |||||||
| Pts: Jermaine O'Neal 22 Rebs: Jeff Foster 13 Asts: Johnson, Miller 3 each |
Pts: Richard Hamilton 28 Rebs: Ben Wallace 15 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 | ||||||
| Pistons leads series, 1-0 | |||||||
| May 11 8:00 pm |
Recap | Indiana Pacers 92, Detroit Pistons 83 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson, Sean Corbin |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–33, 22–17, 28–19, 24–14 | |||||||
| Pts: Jermaine O'Neal 22 Rebs: Jeff Foster 20 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley 12 |
Pts: Tayshaun Prince 24 Rebs: Ben Wallace 16 Asts: Chauncey Billups 10 | ||||||
| Series tied at, 1-1 | |||||||
| May 13 6:00 pm |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 74, Indiana Pacers 79 | Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 18,345 Referees: Dan Crawford, Joe Forte, Tom Washington | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 17–25, 17–16, 29–21 | ||||||
| Pts: Chauncey Billups 23 Rebs: Ben Wallace 14 Asts: Tayshaun Prince 6 |
Pts: Reggie Miller 17 Rebs: Jeff Foster 12 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley 6 | |||||
| Pacers leads series, 2-1 | ||||||
| May 15 2:30 pm |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 89, Indiana Pacers 76 | Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 18,345 Referees: Bob Delaney, Luis Grillo, Steve Javie |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 26–21, 25–22, 17–20 | |||||||
| Pts: Chauncey Billups 29 Rebs: Rasheed Wallace 12 Asts: Richard Hamilton 7 |
Pts: Stephen Jackson 23 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal 13 Asts: Anthony Johnson 6 | ||||||
| Series tied at, 2-2 | |||||||
| May 17 7:00 pm |
Recap | Indiana Pacers 67, Detroit Pistons 86 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Jack Nies, Joe Crawford | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 14–19, 11–27, 21–17 | ||||||
| Pts: Jermaine O'Neal 14 Rebs: Dale Davis 12 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley 5 |
Pts: Ben Wallace 19 Rebs: Tayshaun Prince 9 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 | |||||
| Pistons leads series, 3-2 | ||||||
| May 19 7:00 pm |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 88, Indiana Pacers 79 | Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 18,345 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bill Spooner, Ken Mauer | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 20–25, 23–17, 26–16 | ||||||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton 28 Rebs: B. Wallace, R. Wallace 11 each Asts: Chauncey Billups 8 |
Pts: Reggie Miller 27 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal 11 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley 10 | |||||
| Detroit wins the series, 4–2 | ||||||
Conference Finals: (1) Miami Heat vs. (2) Detroit Pistons[]
| May 23 8:00 pm |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 90, Miami Heat 81 | American Airlines Arena, Miami Attendance: 20,203 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Bob Delaney, Mike Callahan |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 20–18, 30–24, 16–14 | |||||||
| Pts: Rasheed Wallace 20 Rebs: Ben Wallace 13 Asts: Carlos Arroyo 7 |
Pts: Eddie Jones 22 Rebs: Eddie Jones 8 Asts: Damon Jones 5 | ||||||
| Pistons leads series, 1-0 | |||||||
| May 25 8:00 pm |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 86, Miami Heat 92 | American Airlines Arena, Miami Attendance: 20,228 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Tom Washington |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 13–23, 27–15, 23–30 | |||||||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton 21 Rebs: Ben Wallace 14 Asts: Chauncey Billups 6 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade 40 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 10 Asts: Dwyane Wade 6 | ||||||
| Series tied at, 1-1 | |||||||
| May 29 8:00 pm |
Recap | Miami Heat 113, Detroit Pistons 104 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Dan Crawford, Greg Willard, Joe Forte |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 31–27, 26–24, 34–29 | |||||||
| Pts: Dwyane Wade 36 Rebs: D. Jones, Wade 7 each Asts: D. Jones, O'Neal 5 each |
Pts: Richard Hamilton 33 Rebs: Rasheed Wallace 8 Asts: Richard Hamilton 5 | ||||||
| Heat leads series, 2-1 | |||||||
| May 31 8:00 pm |
Recap | Miami Heat 96, Detroit Pistons 106 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Derrick Stafford, Jack Nies, Joe Crawford |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 25–35, 23–19, 27–27 | |||||||
| Pts: Dwyane Wade 28 Rebs: Eddie Jones 10 Asts: Dwyane Wade 6 |
Pts: Richard Hamilton 28 Rebs: Ben Wallace 15 Asts: Richard Hamilton 8 | ||||||
| Series tied at, 2-2 | |||||||
| June 2 8:00 pm |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 76, Miami Heat 88 | American Airlines Arena, Miami Attendance: 20,225 Referees: Ken Mauer, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 13–25, 21–20, 16–15 | |||||||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton 21 Rebs: Antonio McDyess 9 Asts: Richard Hamilton 5 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 20 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 13 Asts: Damon Jones 6 | ||||||
| Heat leads series, 3-2 | |||||||
| June 4 8:00 pm |
Recap | Miami Heat 66, Detroit Pistons 91 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bernie Fryer, Dan Crawford |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 16–27, 13–24, 21–23 | |||||||
| Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 24 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 13 Asts: Damon Jones 6 |
Pts: Richard Hamilton 24 Rebs: Prince, R. Wallace 9 each Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 | ||||||
| Series tied at, 3-3 | |||||||
| June 6 8:00 pm |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 88, Miami Heat 82 | American Airlines Arena, Miami Attendance: 20,241 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Joe Crawford |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 24–17, 19–26, 24–16 | |||||||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton 22 Rebs: Ben Wallace 9 Asts: Chauncey Billups 8 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 27 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 10 Asts: Dwyane Wade 4 | ||||||
| Detroit wins the series, 4–3 | |||||||
Western Conference[]
First Round[]
(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (8) Memphis Grizzlies[]
| April 24 9:30 pm |
Recap | Memphis Grizzlies 103, Phoenix Suns 114 | America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bob Delaney, Sean Corbin |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–39, 22–20, 28–28, 25–27 | |||||||
| Pts: Mike Miller 19 Rebs: Shane Battier 9 Asts: Jason Williams 5 |
Pts: Shawn Marion 26 Rebs: Shawn Marion 13 Asts: Steve Nash 13 | ||||||
| Suns leads series, 1-0 | |||||||
| April 27 7:30 pm |
Recap | Memphis Grizzlies 103, Phoenix Suns 108 | America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Blane Reichelt, Eddie F. Rush, Joe DeRosa |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–29, 23–31, 23–22, 26–26 | |||||||
| Pts: Pau Gasol 28 Rebs: Pau Gasol 16 Asts: Pau Gasol 5 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 34 Rebs: Shawn Marion 13 Asts: Steve Nash 15 | ||||||
| Suns leads series, 2-0 | |||||||
| April 29 8:00 pm |
Recap | Phoenix Suns 110, Memphis Grizzlies 90 | FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee Attendance: 18,119 Referees: Joe Forte, Steve Javie, Tim Donaghy |
ESPN2 | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–30, 26–17, 26–20, 27–23 | |||||||
| Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 30 Rebs: Shawn Marion 13 Asts: Steve Nash 8 |
Pts: Lorenzen Wright 14 Rebs: Battier, Swift, Wright 8 each Asts: Jason Williams 6 | ||||||
| Suns leads series, 3-0 | |||||||
| May 1 7:00 pm |
Recap | Phoenix Suns 123, Memphis Grizzlies 115 | FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee Attendance: 17,243 Referees: Ken Mauer, Mark Wunderlich, Ron Garretson |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 39–20, 24–36, 28–26, 32–33 | |||||||
| Pts: Joe Johnson 25 Rebs: Shawn Marion 11 Asts: Steve Nash 9 |
Pts: Pau Gasol 28 Rebs: Dahntay Jones 5 Asts: Jason Williams 8 | ||||||
| Phoenix wins the series, 4–0 | |||||||
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Denver Nuggets[]
| April 24 7:00 pm |
Recap | Denver Nuggets 93, San Antonio Spurs 87 | SBC Center, San Antonio Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Bill Spooner, David Jones, Eddie F. Rush |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 29–25, 21–23, 20–12 | |||||||
| Pts: Andre Miller 31 Rebs: Marcus Camby 12 Asts: Andre Miller 5 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 23 Rebs: Nazr Mohammed 15 Asts: Tony Parker 6 | ||||||
| Nuggets leads series, 1-0 | |||||||
| April 27 7:00 pm |
Recap | Denver Nuggets 76, San Antonio Spurs 104 | SBC Center, San Antonio Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Greg Willard, Mark Wunderlich, Steve Javie |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 14–34, 30–23, 14–18 | |||||||
| Pts: DeMarr Johnson 12 Rebs: Marcus Camby 12 Asts: Andre Miller 7 |
Pts: Tim Duncan 24 Rebs: Duncan, Horry 9 each Asts: Tony Parker 6 | ||||||
| Series tied at, 1-1 | |||||||
| April 30 8:30 pm |
Recap | San Antonio Spurs 86, Denver Nuggets 78 | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 19,913 Referees: Dan Crawford, Leon Wood, Scott Foster |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 26–21, 11–17, 25–20 | |||||||
| Pts: Manu Ginóbili 32 Rebs: Tim Duncan 11 Asts: Brent Barry 4 |
Pts: Carmelo Anthony 19 Rebs: Marcus Camby 14 Asts: Andre Miller 7 | ||||||
| Spurs leads series, 2-1 | |||||||
| May 2 8:00 pm |
Recap | San Antonio Spurs 126, Denver Nuggets 115 | OT | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 19,776 Referees: Bennie Adams, Derrick Stafford, Dick Bavetta |
NBA TV | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 29–24, 30–29, 20–27, OT: 19–8 | |||||||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 39 Rebs: Tim Duncan 8 Asts: Tony Parker 7 |
Pts: Earl Boykins 32 Rebs: Marcus Camby 14 Asts: Anthony, Boykins 5 each | ||||||
| Spurs leads series, 3-1 | |||||||
| May 4 8:30 pm |
Recap | Denver Nuggets 89, San Antonio Spurs 99 | SBC Center, San Antonio Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Jim Clark, Luis Grillo, Mike Callahan |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 22–20, 24–26, 22–28 | |||||||
| Pts: Carmelo Anthony 25 Rebs: Marcus Camby 10 Asts: Andre Miller 6 |
Pts: Tony Parker 21 Rebs: Nazr Mohammed 13 Asts: Tony Parker 7 | ||||||
| San Antonio wins the series, 4–1 | |||||||
(3) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (6) Sacramento Kings[]
| April 23 5:30 pm |
Recap | Sacramento Kings 82, Seattle SuperSonics 87 | KeyArena, Seattle Attendance: 17,072 Referees: Bennie Adams, Jim Clark, Ron Garretson |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 18–25, 24–15, 18–17 | |||||||
| Pts: Peja Stojaković 24 Rebs: Kenny Thomas 8 Asts: Mike Bibby 4 |
Pts: Ray Allen 28 Rebs: Evans, James 15 each Asts: Daniels, Ridnour 4 each | ||||||
| SuperSonics leads series, 1-0 | |||||||
| April 26 7:30 pm |
Recap | Sacramento Kings 93, Seattle SuperSonics 105 | KeyArena, Seattle Attendance: 17,072 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bob Delaney, Sean Corbin |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 22–29, 18–33, 31–17 | |||||||
| Pts: Bobby Jackson 17 Rebs: Peja Stojaković 10 Asts: Mike Bibby 8 |
Pts: Ray Allen 26 Rebs: Jerome James 9 Asts: Allen, Ridnour 6 each | ||||||
| SuperSonics leads series, 2-0 | |||||||
| April 29 7:30 pm |
Recap | Seattle SuperSonics 104, Sacramento Kings 116 | ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California Attendance: 17,317 Referees: Blane Reichelt, Eddie F. Rush, Joe DeRosa |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–31, 26–23, 36–38, 23–24 | |||||||
| Pts: Ray Allen 33 Rebs: Jerome James 9 Asts: Allen, Ridnour 5 each |
Pts: Mike Bibby 31 Rebs: Bibby, Thomas 7 each Asts: Mike Bibby 4 | ||||||
| SuperSonics leads series, 2-1 | |||||||
| May 1 7:30 pm |
Recap | Seattle SuperSonics 115, Sacramento Kings 102 | ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California Attendance: 17,317 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Bill Spooner, Jack Nies |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 36–37, 24–16, 35–18 | |||||||
| Pts: Ray Allen 45 Rebs: James, Lewis 8 each Asts: Allen, Daniels 6 each |
Pts: Peja Stojaković 25 Rebs: Kenny Thomas 14 Asts: Mike Bibby 7 | ||||||
| SuperSonics leads series, 3-1 | |||||||
| May 3 10:00 pm |
Recap | Sacramento Kings 118, Seattle SuperSonics 122 | KeyArena, Seattle Attendance: 17,072 Referees: Mark Wunderlich, Steve Javie, Tom Washington |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 33–31, 36–30, 25–32 | |||||||
| Pts: Peja Stojaković 38 Rebs: Miller, Thomas 6 each Asts: Brad Miller 11 |
Pts: Ray Allen 30 Rebs: Nick Collison 9 Asts: Antonio Daniels 8 | ||||||
| Seattle wins the series, 4–1 | |||||||
(4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Houston Rockets[]
| April 23 12:30 pm |
Recap | Houston Rockets 98, Dallas Mavericks 86 | American Airlines Center, Dallas Attendance: 20,678 Referees: Dan Crawford, James Capers, Ken Mauer |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 26–24, 18–23, 28–23 | |||||||
| Pts: Tracy McGrady 34 Rebs: Mutombo, Yao 8 each Asts: Tracy McGrady 6 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 21 Rebs: Josh Howard 10 Asts: Nowitzki, Terry 3 each | ||||||
| Rockets leads series, 1-0 | |||||||
| April 25 9:30 pm |
Recap | Houston Rockets 113, Dallas Mavericks 111 | American Airlines Center, Dallas Attendance: 20,884 Referees: Dan Crawford, Greg Willard, Mark Wunderlich |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–30, 26–26, 24–32, 29–23 | |||||||
| Pts: Yao Ming 33 Rebs: McGrady, Yao 8 each Asts: Tracy McGrady 10 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 26 Rebs: Erick Dampier 9 Asts: Jason Terry 6 | ||||||
| Rockets leads series, 2-0 | |||||||
| April 28 8:30 pm |
Recap | Dallas Mavericks 106, Houston Rockets 102 | Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,199 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Jess Kersey, Scott Foster |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–27, 22–22, 24–34, 28–19 | |||||||
| Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 28 Rebs: Dampier, Nowitzki, Terry 6 each Asts: Daniels, Terry 4 each |
Pts: Tracy McGrady 28 Rebs: Bob Sura 11 Asts: McGrady, Sura 6 each | ||||||
| Rockets leads series, 2-1 | |||||||
| April 30 4:30 pm |
Recap | Dallas Mavericks 97, Houston Rockets 93 | Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,211 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Jim Clark, Luis Grillo |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 22–29, 29–26, 20–16 | |||||||
| Pts: Jason Terry 32 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 7 Asts: Dirk Nowitzki 6 |
Pts: Tracy McGrady 36 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo 7 Asts: Tracy McGrady 5 | ||||||
| Series tied at, 2-2 | |||||||
| May 2 9:30 pm |
Recap | Houston Rockets 100, Dallas Mavericks 103 | American Airlines Center, Dallas Attendance: 20,894 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Joe DeRosa, Tony Brothers |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 22–28, 24–24, 32–27 | |||||||
| Pts: Yao Ming 30 Rebs: Tracy McGrady 9 Asts: Tracy McGrady 6 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 23 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 13 Asts: Jason Terry 7 | ||||||
| Mavericks leads series, 3-2 | |||||||
| May 5 9:30 pm |
Recap | Dallas Mavericks 83, Houston Rockets 101 | Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,215 Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Joe Forte, Sean Corbin |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 19–34, 25–17, 13–32 | |||||||
| Pts: Jerry Stackhouse 21 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 13 Asts: Nowitzki, Terry 4 each |
Pts: Tracy McGrady 37 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo 10 Asts: Tracy McGrady 7 | ||||||
| Series tied at, 3-3 | |||||||
| May 7 9:30 pm |
Recap | Houston Rockets 76, Dallas Mavericks 116 | American Airlines Center, Dallas Attendance: 20,884 Referees: Bill Spooner, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–32, 24–27, 20–33, 12–24 | |||||||
| Pts: Yao Ming 33 Rebs: Yao Ming 10 Asts: Tracy McGrady 7 |
Pts: Jason Terry 31 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 14 Asts: Armstrong Stackhouse 4 each | ||||||
| Dallas wins the series, 4–3 | |||||||
Conference Semi-Finals[]
(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks[]
| May 9 10:30 pm |
Recap | Dallas Mavericks 102, Phoenix Suns 127 | America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Dan Crawford, Ken Mauer, Monty Mccutchen |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 25–34, 26–36, 29–28 | |||||||
| Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 28 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 13 Asts: Dirk Nowitzki 4 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 40 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire 16 Asts: Steve Nash 13 | ||||||
| Suns leads series, 1-0 | |||||||
| May 11 10:30 pm |
Recap | Dallas Mavericks 108, Phoenix Suns 106 | America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Greg Willard, Dick Bavetta, Tony Brothers |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–22, 20–24, 26–36, 28–24 | |||||||
| Pts: Michael Finley 31 Rebs: Dampier, Nowitzki 12 each Asts: Finley, Stackhouse 5 each |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 30 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire 16 Asts: Steve Nash 13 | ||||||
| Series tied at, 1-1 | |||||||
| May 13 8:30 pm |
Recap | Phoenix Suns 119, Dallas Mavericks 102 | American Airlines Center, Dallas Attendance: 20,896 Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Jim Clark, Sean Corbin | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–31, 33–28, 27–23, 32–20 | ||||||
| Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 37 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire 14 Asts: Steve Nash 17 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 21 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 13 Asts: Jason Terry 7 | |||||
| Suns leads series, 2-1 | ||||||
| May 15 8:30 pm |
Recap | Phoenix Suns 109, Dallas Mavericks 119 | American Airlines Center, Dallas Attendance: 20,894 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Joe DeRosa, Mark Wunderlich | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 28–36, 29–27, 30–26 | ||||||
| Pts: Steve Nash 48 Rebs: Shawn Marion 12 Asts: Steve Nash 5 |
Pts: Josh Howard 29 Rebs: Erick Dampier 11 Asts: Jason Terry 8 | |||||
| Series tied at, 2-2 | ||||||
| May 18 6:00 pm |
Recap | Dallas Mavericks 108, Phoenix Suns 114 | America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Mike Callahan, Steve Javie, Tom Washington | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 26–23, 22–28, 31–38 | ||||||
| Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 34 Rebs: Erick Dampier 14 Asts: Jason Terry 8 |
Pts: Steve Nash 34 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire 18 Asts: Steve Nash 12 | |||||
| Suns leads series, 3-2 | ||||||
| May 20 8:30 pm |
Recap | Phoenix Suns 130, Dallas Mavericks 126 | OT | American Airlines Center, Dallas Attendance: 20,915 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Derrick Stafford, Ron Garretson | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–32, 25–30, 24–22, 34–27, OT: 19–15 | ||||||
| Pts: Steve Nash 39 Rebs: Shawn Marion 16 Asts: Steve Nash 12 |
Pts: Jason Terry 36 Rebs: Josh Howard 14 Asts: Dirk Nowitzki 6 | |||||
| Phoenix wins the series, 4–2 | ||||||
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Seattle SuperSonics[]
| May 8 6:00 pm |
Recap | Seattle SuperSonics 81, San Antonio Spurs 103 | SBC Center, San Antonio Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, David Jones, Derrick Stafford |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–35, 13–27, 22–13, 24–28 | |||||||
| Pts: Rashard Lewis 19 Rebs: Collison, Evans 7 each Asts: Luke Ridnour 4 |
Pts: Tony Parker 29 Rebs: Tim Duncan 9 Asts: Tim Duncan 5 | ||||||
| Spurs leads series, 1-0 | |||||||
| May 10 9:30 pm |
Recap | Seattle SuperSonics 91, San Antonio Spurs 108 | SBC Center, San Antonio Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Bob Delaney, Dan Crawford, James Capers |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 26–26, 23–25, 26–29 | |||||||
| Pts: Ray Allen 25 Rebs: Reggie Evans 12 Asts: Antonio Daniels 6 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 28 Rebs: Nazr Mohammed 10 Asts: Tony Parker 7 | ||||||
| Spurs leads series, 2-0 | |||||||
| May 12 7:30 pm |
Recap | San Antonio Spurs 91, Seattle SuperSonics 92 | KeyArena, Seattle Attendance: 17,072 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Jack Nies, Mark Wunderlich | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 22–28, 24–26, 16–17 | ||||||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 23 Rebs: Tim Duncan 11 Asts: Tony Parker 8 |
Pts: Ray Allen 20 Rebs: Rashard Lewis 10 Asts: Ray Allen 7 | |||||
| Spurs leads series, 2-1 | ||||||
| May 15 4:00 pm |
Recap | San Antonio Spurs 89, Seattle SuperSonics 101 | KeyArena, Seattle Attendance: 17,072 Referees: Bill Spooner, Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 14–18, 26–36, 23–19 | ||||||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 35 Rebs: Tim Duncan 10 Asts: Bowen, Parker 3 each |
Pts: Ray Allen 32 Rebs: Collison, James, Wilkins 6 each Asts: Antonio Daniels 7 | |||||
| Series tied at, 2-2 | ||||||
| May 17 8:30 pm |
Recap | Seattle SuperSonics 90, San Antonio Spurs 103 | SBC Center, San Antonio Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Blane Reichelt, Dick Bavetta, Luis Grillo | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 32–25, 18–28, 22–25 | ||||||
| Pts: Ray Allen 19 Rebs: Danny Fortson 9 Asts: Ray Allen 6 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 39 Rebs: Tim Duncan 14 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 6 | |||||
| Spurs leads series, 3-2 | ||||||
| May 19 7:30 pm |
Recap | San Antonio Spurs 98, Seattle SuperSonics 96 | KeyArena, Seattle Attendance: 17,072 Referees: Dan Crawford, Gary Forest, Greg Willard | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 32–22, 20–26, 26–23 | ||||||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 26 Rebs: Tim Duncan 9 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 7 |
Pts: Ray Allen 25 Rebs: Reggie Evans 9 Asts: Antonio Daniels 5 | |||||
| San Antonio wins the series, 4–2 | ||||||
Conference Finals: (1) Phoenix Suns vs. (2) San Antonio Spurs[]
| May 22 12:30 pm |
Recap | San Antonio Spurs 121, Phoenix Suns 114 | America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Jack Nies, Jim Clark, Joe Crawford |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–20, 25–29, 23–33, 43–32 | |||||||
| Pts: Tony Parker 29 Rebs: Tim Duncan 15 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 5 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 41 Rebs: Marion, Stoudemire 9 each Asts: Steve Nash 13 | ||||||
| Spurs leads series, 1-0 | |||||||
| May 24 6:00 pm |
Recap | San Antonio Spurs 111, Phoenix Suns 108 | America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bill Spooner, Ken Mauer |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 22–33, 27–31, 31–23 | |||||||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 30 Rebs: Duncan, Mohammed 8 each Asts: Tony Parker 5 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 37 Rebs: Shawn Marion 12 Asts: Steve Nash 15 | ||||||
| Spurs leads series, 2-0 | |||||||
| May 28 8:00 pm |
Recap | Phoenix Suns 92, San Antonio Spurs 102 | SBC Center, San Antonio Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Derrick Stafford, Ron Garretson Steve Javie |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–38, 10–18, 24–24, 29–22 | |||||||
| Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 34 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire 11 Asts: Johnson, Nash 3 each |
Pts: Tim Duncan 33 Rebs: Tim Duncan 15 Asts: Tony Parker 7 | ||||||
| Spurs leads series, 3-0 | |||||||
| May 30 7:30 pm |
Recap | Phoenix Suns 111, San Antonio Spurs 106 | SBC Center, San Antonio Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Joe DeRosa, Mike Callahan |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 26–36, 35–21, 24–26 | |||||||
| Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 31 Rebs: Shawn Marion 14 Asts: Steve Nash 12 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 28 Rebs: Tim Duncan 16 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 7 | ||||||
| Spurs leads series, 3-1 | |||||||
| June 1 6:00 pm |
Recap | San Antonio Spurs 101, Phoenix Suns 95 | America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Greg Willard |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 25–26, 29–20, 23–25 | |||||||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 31 Rebs: Tim Duncan 15 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 6 |
Pts: Amar'e Stoudemire 42 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire 16 Asts: Steve Nash 10 | ||||||
| San Antonio wins the series, 4–1 | |||||||
NBA Finals: (W2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (E2) Detroit Pistons[]
- All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
| June 9 8:00 pm |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 69, San Antonio Spurs 84 | SBC Center, San Antonio Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Steve Javie, Ron Garretson, Mike Callahan |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 17–18, 14–20, 18–29 | |||||||
| Pts: Chauncey Billups 25 Rebs: Ben Wallace 8 Asts: Chauncey Billups 6 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 26 Rebs: Tim Duncan 17 Asts: Horry, Parker 3 each | ||||||
| Spurs leads series, 1-0 | |||||||
| June 12 8:00 pm |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 76, San Antonio Spurs 97 | SBC Center, San Antonio Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Dan Crawford, Jack Nies |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 23–28, 21–21, 13–18 | |||||||
| Pts: Chauncey Billups 25 Rebs: Ben Wallace 8 Asts: Chauncey Billups 6 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 26 Rebs: Tim Duncan 17 Asts: Horry, Parker 3 each | ||||||
| Spurs leads series, 2-0 | |||||||
| June 14 9:00 pm |
Recap | San Antonio Spurs 79, Detroit Pistons 96 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bob Delaney, Joe Crawford |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 15–20, 23–29, 14–26 | |||||||
| Pts: Tony Parker 21 Rebs: Tim Duncan 10 Asts: Duncan, Parker 4 each |
Pts: Richard Hamilton 24 Rebs: Ben Wallace 11 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 | ||||||
| Spurs leads series, 2-1 | |||||||
| June 16 9:00 pm |
Recap | San Antonio Spurs 71, Detroit Pistons 102 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Joe DeRosa |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 19–28, 21–23, 14–28 | |||||||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 16 Rebs: Tim Duncan 16 Asts: Bowen, Parker 4 each |
Pts: Billups, Hunter 17 each Rebs: Ben Wallace 13 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 | ||||||
| Series tied at, 2-2 | |||||||
| June 19 9:00 pm |
Recap | San Antonio Spurs 96, Detroit Pistons 95 | OT | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie |
ABC | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 21–19, 22–21, 25–26, OT: 7–6 | |||||||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 26 Rebs: Tim Duncan 19 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 9 |
Pts: Chauncey Billups 34 Rebs: Ben Wallace 12 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 | ||||||
| Spurs leads series, 3-2 | |||||||
| June 21 8:00 pm |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 95, San Antonio Spurs 86 | SBC Center, San Antonio Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bernie Fryer, Dan Crawford |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 23–24, 25–20, 24–19 | |||||||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton 23 Rebs: Ben Wallace 9 Asts: Chauncey Billups 6 |
Pts: Duncan, Ginóbili 21 each Rebs: Tim Duncan 15 Asts: Tony Parker 5 | ||||||
| Series tied at, 3-3 | |||||||
| June 23 8:00 pm |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 74, San Antonio Spurs 81 | SBC Center, San Antonio Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Joe Crawford |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 23–20, 18–19, 17–24 | |||||||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton 15 Rebs: Ben Wallace 11 Asts: Chauncey Billups 8 |
Pts: Tim Duncan 25 Rebs: Tim Duncan 11 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 4 | ||||||
| San Antonio wins the series, 4–3 | |||||||