The 2005 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 2004-05 National Basketball Association season. The San Antonio Spurs of the Western Conference took on the Detroit Pistons of the Eastern Conference for the title, with the Spurs holding home court advantage. The series was played under a best-of-seven format.
The Spurs won the series 4 games to 3 in the first NBA Finals to go to a Game 7 since 1994 and the Finals ahead haven't have a Game 7 ...
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The 2005 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 2004-05 National Basketball Association season. The San Antonio Spurs of the Western Conference took on the Detroit Pistons of the Eastern Conference for the title, with the Spurs holding home court advantage. The series was played under a best-of-seven format.
The Spurs won the series 4 games to 3 in the first NBA Finals to go to a Game 7 since 1994 and the Finals ahead haven't have a Game 7 of the Finals Since. The games were broadcast on ABC, with Al Michaels and Hubie Brown commentating.
Both teams competing were considered to be defensively-oriented. The San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons ranked first and second, respectively, in the fewest points allowed during the regular season. Although the Spurs are also considered to be capable of high-scoring games, the Pistons recorded few high-scoring games during the regular season.
This series was the first Finals to feature the previous two champions since the 1987 Finals. In...
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