54 28 finished 1st in nba central division.

Detroit pistons nba championships 2004. I would like to say thank you to all of you especially all players. The pistons were able to finish 2nd overall in the central division behind the indiana pacers led by new coach larry brown and boosted by the trade deadline acquisition of forward rasheed wallace the pistons advanced to the 2004 nba finals where they defeated the heavily favored los angeles lakers in four games to one winning their third overall championship and first since 1990. The detroit pistons returned to the finals after a 14 year absence. Player pos ht wt birth date exp college 7 chucky atkins pg 5 11 160 august 14 1974 4 university of south florida 1 chauncey billups pg 6 3 202 september 25 1976 6 university of colorado 41 elden campbell c 6 11 215 july 23 1968 13 clemson university 44 hubert davis sg 6 5 183 may 17 1970 11 university of north carolina 24 tremaine fowlkes sf 6 8 220.

2004 05 detroit pistons roster and stats. The 2004 nba finals was the championship round of the 2003 04 national basketball association nba 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 lakers held home court advantage and the series was played under a best. It figured to be over quickly. The 2004 nba finals were heralded as a david vs.

During the offseason the pistons signed free agent antonio mcdyess coming off their upset victory over the los angeles lakers in the nba finals the pistons began the season playing around 500 however things would get worse on november 19 in a game. The 2004 05 nba season was the 64th season for the pistons the 57th in the national basketball association and the 48th in the detroit area. Summary and statistics for the 2004 nba finals pistons vs. 2004 nba champion detroit pistons.

First dumars hired hall of fame coach larry brown to take over for the fired rick carlisle. June 15 2004 completing what many considered to be the league s first five game sweep the 2004 detroit pistons earned the third nba title in franchise. The final pieces of the pistons improbable run to a championship came in 2004 though.

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