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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 .
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.
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.
They proved it in Game 1 of NBA Finals. Members of the Detroit Pistons' 2004 NBA championship team are recognized during halftime at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Sunday, March 17, 2024.
The 2004 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2003–04 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers four games to one in the NBA Finals .
The team featured just one All-NBA selection (Duncan) and two All-Stars (Duncan and Iverson) [11] from the prior NBA season, which are both all-time lows for a U.S. Olympic team since NBA players were first allowed in 1992. [12] [13] Team USA was coached by Larry Brown, who was coming off a championship in the 2004 NBA Finals. [10]
The 2004 team, known as the "Goin' to Work" squad, rode one of the best defenses in NBA history to a 54-28 record and the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The Boston Celtics have won the most championships of any NBA team. Shown are the championship banners hanging in their home arena, TD Garden. The NBA Finals is the championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason.