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The 2004 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2003–04 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. This season's NBA Finals was contested between the Western Conference playoff champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Eastern Conference playoff champion Detroit Pistons .
The 2004 playoffs was the first appearance for the Memphis Grizzlies in their nine-year history which began in Vancouver.However, they failed to win a single game in their first 3 playoff appearances (2004, 2005, 2006), before earning their first playoff game and series victories in 2011.
The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers, who won the NBA Finals, are not counted in the Eastern versus Western champions record above as they played in the Central Division. The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed. The second parentheses indicate the number of times that teams have ...
Detroit Pistons' Chauncey Billups holds his Finals MVP trophy after the 100-87 victory over the Lakers to win the NBA championship in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at the Palace ...
It has been 20 — yes, 20 — years since the Pistons won their last championship in 2004. ... THE CHAMPS: Pistons were flat-out better than Lakers in 2004. They proved it in Game 1 of NBA Finals.
The 2003–04 NBA season was the 58th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season ended with the Detroit Pistons defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 4–1 in the 2004 NBA Finals. [1] As of 2025, the only active player in the NBA who has played games in the 2003-04 season is LeBron James.
The 2004–05 NBA season was the 59th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It began on November 2, 2004, and ended on June 23, 2005. The season ended with the San Antonio Spurs defeating the defending-champion Detroit Pistons, 4–3, in the NBA Finals.
The 2022-23 NBA playoffs begin Saturday with Games 1 of four first-round series.Before the games tip off, Yahoo Sports' NBA writers made their picks for every series, who will hoist the Larry O ...