2004 NBA Playoffs - NBA Finals

NBA Finals

(W2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E3) Detroit Pistons: Pistons win series 4–1

• Game 1 @ Staples Center, Los Angeles: Detroit 87, Los Angeles 75 ABC 9:00pm/6:00pt
• Game 2 @ Staples Center, Los Angeles: Los Angeles 99, Detroit 91 (OT) (Kobe Bryant hits the game-tying 3 with 2.1 seconds left to force OT) ABC 9:00pm/6:00pt
• Game 3 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit: Detroit 88, Los Angeles 68 ABC 9:00pm
• Game 4 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit: Detroit 88, Los Angeles 80 ABC 9:00pm
• Game 5 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit: Detroit 100, Los Angeles 87 ABC 9:00pm

Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 NBA Finals (Detroit won 4-0)