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         San Antonio Spurs

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West Quarter Finals

West: (2) San Antonio vs. (7) Denver

Gm

Result

1 DEN 93, SA 87
2 DEN 76, SA 104
3 DEN 78, SA 86
4 DEN 115, SA 126 (1OT)
5 DEN 89, SA 99

SA wins (4-1)

West Semi Finals

West: (2) San Antonio vs. (3) Seattle

Gm

Result

1

SEA 81, SA 103

2

SEA 91, SA 108

3

SEA 92, SA 91

4

SEA 101, SA 89

5

SEA 90, SA 103

6

SEA 96, SA 98

SA wins (4-2)

East Quarter Finals

East: (2) Detroit vs. (7) Philadelphia

Gm

Result

1

PHI 85, DET 106

2

PHI 84, DET 99

3

PHI 115, DET 104

4

PHI 92, DET 97 (1OT)

5

PHI 78, DET 88

DET wins (4-1)

 

East Semi Finals

East: (2) Detroit vs. (6) Indiana

Gm

Result

1

IND 81, DET 96

2

IND 92, DET 83

3

IND 79, DET 74

4

IND 76, DET 89

5

IND 67, DET 86

6

IND 79, DET 88

DET wins (4-2)

West Finals

West: (1) Phoenix vs. (2) San Antonio

Gm

Result

1 SA 121, PHO 114
2 SA 111, PHO 108
3 SA 102, PHO 92
4 SA 106, PHO 111
5 SA 101, PHO 95

SA wins (4-1)

East Finals

East: (1) Miami vs. (2) Detroit

Gm

Result

1

DET 90, MIA 81

2

DET 86, MIA 92

3

DET 104, MIA 113

4

DET 106, MIA 96

5

DET 76, MIA 88

6

DET 91, MIA 66

7

DET 88, MIA 82

DET wins (4-3)

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.

Team Championship History

San Antonio History

Post Season Play

Championships

League
Championships

2 - 1999 (NBA), 2003 (NBA)

Conference
Championships

2 - 1999 (Western), 2003 (Western)

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)

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

 

Detroit  History

Post Season Play

Championships

League
Championships

5 - 1944 (NBL), 1945 (NBL), 1989 (NBA), 1990 (NBA), 2004 (NBA)

Conference
Championships

4 - 1988 (Eastern), 1989 (Eastern), 1990 (Eastern), 2004 (Eastern)

Division
Championships

8 - 1945 (Eastern), 1955 (Western), 1956 (Eastern), 1988 (Central), 1989 (Central), 1990 (Central), 2002 (Central), 2003 (Central)

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

Series Schedule

Gm

 Day

Date

TV

Site

Time

1

Thur.

June 9 ABC

@ SA

9:00pm

2

Sun. June 12 ABC

@ SA

9:00pm

3

Tue. June 14 ABC

@ DET

9:00pm

4

Thur. June 16 ABC

@ DET

9:00pm

5

Sun June 19 ABC

@ DET

9:00pm*

6

Tue. June 21 ABC

@ SA

9:00pm*

7

Thur. June 23 ABC

@ SA

9:00pm*

* - If necessary

 

Spurs Roster

NO

PLAYER

POS

34

Tony Massenburg

C

2

Nazr Mohammed

C

8

Rasho Nesterovic

C

21

Tim Duncan

PF

5

Robert Horry

PF

4

Sean Marks

PF

12

Bruce Bowen

SF

43

Linton Johnson

SF

3

Glenn Robinson

SF

9

Tony Parker

PG

14

Beno Udrih

PG

11

Mike Wilks

PG

17

Brent Barry

SG

23

Devin Brown

SG

20

Manu Ginobili

SG

1

Dion Glover

SG

Head Coach
Gregg Popovich

 

Pistons Roster

NO

PLAYER

POS

41

Elden Campbell

C

3

Ben Wallace

C

44

Derrick Coleman

PF

24

Antonio McDyess

PF

31

Darko Milicic

PF

36

Rasheed Wallace

PF

12

Ronald Dupree

SF

8

Darvin Ham

SF

22

Tayshaun Prince

SF

30

Carlos Arroyo

PG

1

Chauncey Billups

PG

20

Carlos Delfino

PG

5

Horace Jenkins

PG

32

Richard Hamilton

SG

10