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The 2005 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2004–05 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs.The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs played the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons for the title, [1] with the Spurs holding home court advantage and the Pistons as defending champions.
Game 6 of the Spurs–SuperSonics series was the last NBA Playoff game ever played at Key Arena. With their Game 7 win over the Miami Heat, the Detroit Pistons advanced to their second consecutive NBA Finals. The NBA Finals marked the first time since 1987 that the two previous champions met in the Finals (the Spurs won in 2003, the Pistons in ...
The 2005 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2005, at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, with the East winning, 125–115. Philadelphia's Allen Iverson was named the MVP of the game. During All-Star Weekend , Quentin Richardson won the Three-point Shootout , Steve Nash won the Skills Challenge , and Diana Taurasi , Dan Majerle and ...
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.
NBA: San Antonio Spurs over the Detroit Pistons 4-3. MVP: Tim Duncan. See also 2004–05 NBA season, 2005 NBA Playoffs, 2005 NBA Finals, 2005 NBA draft, 2005 NBA All-Star Game; EuroBasket 2005: Greece 78, Germany 62; EuroLeague: Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated TAU Cerámica 90-78 in the final; Philippine Basketball Association 2004–05 season:
L.A. eventually beat the Kings in 7 and went on to win their third straight NBA championship. [32] June 19, 2005, NBA Finals, Game 5, San Antonio Spurs at Detroit Pistons. Horry inbounded to Manu Ginóbili, who was cornered by two Pistons defenders. Ginóbili passed it back to Horry on the left wing, who then hit a three-pointer with 5.9 ...
Of course, the importance of Wiggins' defense underscores just how much Tatum had been propelling the Celtics entering the Finals. In 18 games, the 24-year-old averaged 27 points, 6.7 rebounds and ...
NBA Finals – San Antonio Spurs win their third NBA title in the past seven years, defeating the Detroit Pistons in the first seven-game NBA Finals in eleven years. WNBA Finals - Sacramento Monarchs defeat Connecticut Sun to win their only title. Men's Division I – North Carolina defeats Illinois, 75–70, in the Championship Game.