NBA Finals: (W2) San Antonio Spurs Vs. (E2) Detroit Pistons
- All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
| June 9 |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 69, San Antonio Spurs 84 | SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Steve Javie, Ron Garretson, Mike Callahan |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 17–18, 14–20, 18–29 | |||||||
| Pts: Chauncey Billups 25 Rebs: Ben Wallace 8 Asts: Chauncey Billups 6 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 26 Rebs: Tim Duncan 17 Asts: Horry, Parker 3 each |
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| June 12 |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 76, San Antonio Spurs 97 | SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Dan Crawford, Jack Nies |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 23–28, 21–21, 13–18 | |||||||
| Pts: Chauncey Billups 25 Rebs: Ben Wallace 8 Asts: Chauncey Billups 6 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 26 Rebs: Tim Duncan 17 Asts: Horry, Parker 3 each |
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| June 14 |
Recap | San Antonio Spurs 79, Detroit Pistons 96 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bob Delaney, Joe Crawford |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 15–20, 23–29, 14–26 | |||||||
| Pts: Tony Parker 21 Rebs: Tim Duncan 10 Asts: Duncan, Parker 4 each |
Pts: Richard Hamilton 24 Rebs: Ben Wallace 11 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 |
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| June 16 |
Recap | San Antonio Spurs 71, Detroit Pistons 102 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Joe DeRosa |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 19–28, 21–23, 14–28 | |||||||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 16 Rebs: Tim Duncan 16 Asts: Bowen, Parker 4 each |
Pts: Billups, Hunter 17 each Rebs: Ben Wallace 13 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 |
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| June 19 |
Recap | San Antonio Spurs 96, Detroit Pistons 95 | OT | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie |
ABC | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 21–19, 22–21, 25–26, OT: 7–6 | |||||||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 26 Rebs: Tim Duncan 19 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 9 |
Pts: Chauncey Billups 34 Rebs: Ben Wallace 12 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 |
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| June 21 |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 95, San Antonio Spurs 86 | SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bernie Fryer, Dan Crawford |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 23–24, 25–20, 24–19 | |||||||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton 23 Rebs: Ben Wallace 9 Asts: Chauncey Billups 6 |
Pts: Duncan, Ginóbili 21 each Rebs: Tim Duncan 15 Asts: Tony Parker 5 |
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| June 23 |
Recap | Detroit Pistons 74, San Antonio Spurs 81 | SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,797 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Joe Crawford |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 23–20, 18–19, 17–24 | |||||||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton 15 Rebs: Ben Wallace 11 Asts: Chauncey Billups 8 |
Pts: Tim Duncan 25 Rebs: Tim Duncan 11 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 4 |
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| San Antonio wins the NBA Finals, 4–3 | |||||||
Last Playoffs Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Spurs and Pistons.
- Robert Horry hit the game-winning shot with 5.9 seconds left in Game 5.
The Finals were broadcast in the United States on ABC and in Canada on TSN. For a list of international broadcasters see the NBA international TV site. Jennifer Lopez's "Get Right" music video became the anthem song for the playoffs and the conclusion song at the end of the regular season.
Read more about this topic: 2005 NBA Playoffs
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