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 San
Antonio Spurs |
 Detroit
Pistons |
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West Quarter Finals |
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West: (2) San Antonio
vs. (7) Denver |
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Gm |
Result |
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1 |
DEN 93,
SA 87 |
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2 |
DEN 76,
SA 104 |
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3 |
DEN 78,
SA 86 |
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4 |
DEN 115,
SA 126 (1OT) |
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5 |
DEN 89,
SA 99 |
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SA wins (4-1) |
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West Semi Finals |
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West: (2) San Antonio vs. (3) Seattle |
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Gm |
Result |
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SEA 81, SA 103 |
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2 |
SEA 91, SA 108 |
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3 |
SEA 92, SA 91 |
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4 |
SEA 101, SA 89 |
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5 |
SEA 90, SA 103 |
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6 |
SEA 96, SA 98 |
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SA wins (4-2) |
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East Quarter Finals |
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East: (2) Detroit vs. (7) Philadelphia |
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Gm |
Result |
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1 |
PHI 85, DET 106 |
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2 |
PHI 84, DET 99 |
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3 |
PHI 115, DET 104 |
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4 |
PHI 92, DET 97 (1OT) |
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5 |
PHI 78, DET 88 |
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DET wins (4-1) |
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East Semi Finals |
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East: (2) Detroit vs. (6) Indiana |
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Gm |
Result |
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IND 81, DET 96 |
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2 |
IND 92, DET 83 |
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3 |
IND 79, DET 74 |
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4 |
IND 76, DET 89 |
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5 |
IND 67, DET 86 |
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6 |
IND 79, DET 88 |
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DET wins (4-2) |
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West Finals |
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West: (1) Phoenix vs.
(2) San Antonio |
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Gm |
Result |
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1 |
SA 121,
PHO 114 |
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2 |
SA 111,
PHO 108 |
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3 |
SA 102,
PHO 92 |
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4 |
SA 106,
PHO 111 |
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5 |
SA 101,
PHO 95 |
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SA wins (4-1) |
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East Finals |
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East: (1) Miami vs. (2) Detroit |
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Gm |
Result |
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1 |
DET 90, MIA 81 |
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2 |
DET 86, MIA 92 |
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3 |
DET 104, MIA 113 |
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4 |
DET 106, MIA 96 |
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5 |
DET 76, MIA 88 |
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6 |
DET 91, MIA 66 |
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7 |
DET 88, MIA 82 |
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DET wins (4-3) |
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Spurs - Pistons Tidbits: |
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The Spurs held opponents to only 88.4 points a game, which was
tops in the league. |
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Six years after they won their first championship, the
Spurs are back in the finals. The Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago
Bulls are the only other teams to make at least three finals
appearances in the past 15 years. |
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Tim Duncan looks to claim his 3rd NBA
Championship... None of his teammates from the first Championship
team of 1999 remain – David Robinson, along with Avery Johnson,
Sean Elliott and Mario Elie has all retired. Of the players who
helped Duncan win the 2003 championship, only three are still with
him - Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Bruce Bowen. |
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Duncan was the MVP of his first NBA Finals, was the MVP
again in 2003 when the Spurs won their second league championship…
Can he do it one more time? |
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The Pistons are gunning for back-to-back
titles. |
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The season series was split 1-1 |
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The Pistons' regular starting lineup (Chauncey
Billups, Richard Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Rasheed Wallace and
Ben Wallace) played 1,397 minutes together this season – more than
any other five-man combination on any NBA team. |
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Detroit has held six opponents to 66 points or
fewer in playoff games over the last five years. All other teams
combined have done so three times during that span. |
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Team
Championship History |
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San Antonio History |
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Post Season Play |
Championships |
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League
Championships |
2 - 1999 (NBA), 2003 (NBA) |
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Conference
Championships |
2 - 1999 (Western), 2003 (Western) |
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Division
Championships |
12 - 1978 (Midwest), 1979 (Central), 1981 (Central), 1982
(Central), 1983 (Central), 1991 (Midwest), 1995 (Midwest),
1996 (Midwest), 1999 (Midwest), 2001 (Midwest), 2002 (Midwest) |
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Playoff
Appearances |
32 - 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977,
1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990,
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004 |
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Detroit History |
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Post Season Play |
Championships |
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League
Championships |
5 - 1944 (NBL), 1945 (NBL), 1989 (NBA), 1990 (NBA), 2004 (NBA) |
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Conference
Championships |
4 - 1988 (Eastern), 1989 (Eastern), 1990 (Eastern), 2004
(Eastern) |
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Division
Championships |
8 - 1945 (Eastern), 1955 (Western), 1956 (Eastern), 1988
(Central), 1989 (Central), 1990 (Central), 2002 (Central),
2003 (Central) |
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Playoff
Appearances |
41 - 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952,
1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962,
1963, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987,
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002,
2003, 2004 |
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Series Schedule |
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Gm |
Day |
Date |
TV |
Site |
Time |
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1 |
Thur. |
June 9 |
ABC |
@ SA |
9:00pm |
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2 |
Sun. |
June 12 |
ABC |
@ SA |
9:00pm |
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3 |
Tue. |
June 14 |
ABC |
@ DET |
9:00pm |
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4 |
Thur. |
June 16 |
ABC |
@ DET |
9:00pm |
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5 |
Sun |
June 19 |
ABC |
@ DET |
9:00pm* |
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6 |
Tue. |
June 21 |
ABC |
@ SA |
9:00pm* |
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7 |
Thur. |
June 23 |
ABC |
@ SA |
9:00pm* |
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* - If necessary |
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NO |
PLAYER |
POS |
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34 |
Tony Massenburg |
C |
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2 |
Nazr Mohammed |
C |
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8 |
Rasho Nesterovic |
C |
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21 |
Tim Duncan |
PF |
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5 |
Robert Horry |
PF |
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4 |
Sean Marks |
PF |
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12 |
Bruce Bowen |
SF |
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43 |
Linton Johnson |
SF |
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3 |
Glenn Robinson |
SF |
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9 |
Tony Parker |
PG |
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14 |
Beno Udrih |
PG |
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11 |
Mike Wilks |
PG |
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17 |
Brent Barry |
SG |
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23 |
Devin Brown |
SG |
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20 |
Manu Ginobili |
SG |
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1 |
Dion Glover |
SG |
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Head Coach
Gregg Popovich |
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Pistons Roster |
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NO |
PLAYER |
POS |
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41 |
Elden Campbell |
C |
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3 |
Ben Wallace |
C |
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44 |
Derrick Coleman |
PF |
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24 |
Antonio McDyess |
PF |
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31 |
Darko Milicic |
PF |
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36 |
Rasheed Wallace |
PF |
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12 |
Ronald Dupree |
SF |
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8 |
Darvin Ham |
SF |
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22 |
Tayshaun Prince |
SF |
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30 |
Carlos Arroyo |
PG |
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1 |
Chauncey Billups |
PG |
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20 |
Carlos Delfino |
PG |
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5 |
Horace Jenkins |
PG |
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32 |
Richard Hamilton |
SG |
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