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2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season

The 2004–05 season was the Spurs' 29th season in the National Basketball Association, the 32nd in San Antonio, and 38th season as a franchise.[1] During the offseason, the Spurs signed free agent Brent Barry. The Spurs got off to a solid start, winning 16 of their first 20 games, entering the New Year with a 25–6 record. In February 2005, the Spurs traded longtime Spur Malik Rose and two draft choices to the New York Knicks for Jamison Brewer and center Nazr Mohammed.[2] Late in the season, the team signed free agent forward Glenn Robinson. The Spurs finished first place in the Southwest Division, and second in the Western Conference with a 59–23 record. Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili were both voted to play in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game, which was hosted in Denver. This was Ginobili's first All-Star appearance.

2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachGregg Popovich
OwnersPeter Holt
ArenaSBC Center
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Pistons 4–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFSN Southwest, KENS, KRRT
RadioKLEY
< 2003–04 2005–06 >

In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs lost Game 1 at home to the Denver Nuggets 93–87, but would beat them in five games. In the semifinals, they defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in six games, then upset the top-seeded Phoenix Suns, which featured regular season MVP Steve Nash, Amar'e Stoudemire and Shawn Marion in five games in the Western Conference Finals. In the Finals, the Spurs would win their third NBA championship, defeating the 2004 NBA champions, the Detroit Pistons, in a seven-game series.[3] Following the season, Glenn Robinson retired.

Draft picks

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Main article: 2004 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 28 Beno Udrih G   Slovenia
2 52 Romain Sato G/F   Central African Republic Xavier
2 57 Sergei Karaulov C   Russia

Roster

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2004–05 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 17 Barry, Brent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1971-12-31 Oregon State
SF 12 Bowen, Bruce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1971-06-14 Cal State Fullerton
SG 23 Brown, Devin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978-12-30 Texas–San Antonio
F/C 21 Duncan, Tim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1976-04-25 Wake Forest
SG 20 Ginóbili, Manu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1977-07-28 Argentina
PF 5 Horry, Robert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970-08-25 Alabama
SF 43 Johnson, Linton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1980-06-13 Tulane
PF 4 Marks, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1975-08-23 California
PF 34 Massenburg, Tony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1967-07-31 Maryland
C 2 Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1977-09-05 Kentucky
C 8 Nesterović, Rasho 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1976-05-30 Slovenia
PG 9 Parker, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982-05-17 France
SF 3 Robinson, Glenn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1973-01-10 Purdue
PG 14 Udrih, Beno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1982-07-05 Slovenia
PG 11 Wilks, Mike 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979-05-07 Rice
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 4, 2005

Regular season

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Overview

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After their disappointing second round collapse to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Spurs looked to regain the NBA crown. They would get off to a quick start, posting a 12–3 record in November. The Spurs would stay hot through December as they established a 25–6 record entering the New Year. The Spurs would be near the top in the Western Conference all season battling the Phoenix Suns for the best record in the NBA. Just as it appeared the Spurs would cruise toward the playoffs, their season suddenly hit a bump in the road when Tim Duncan went down in a March 20 loss to the Detroit Pistons with a sprained ankle. The rest of the way, the Spurs would limp home winning 9 of their last 17 as they held on to the Southwest Division by just 1 game with a 59–23 record. The Spurs leading scorer during the season was Tim Duncan with 20.3 PPG.

Standings

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Southwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 59 23 .720 – 38–3 21–20 10–6
x-Dallas Mavericks 58 24 .707 1 29–12 29–12 11–5
x-Houston Rockets 51 31 .622 8 26–15 25–16 10–6
x-Memphis Grizzlies 45 37 .549 14 26–15 19–22 7–9
New Orleans Hornets 18 64 .220 41 11–30 7–34 2–14
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Phoenix Suns 62 20 .756 —
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 59 23 .720 3
3 y-Seattle SuperSonics 52 30 .634 10
4 x-Dallas Mavericks 58 24 .707 4
5 x-Houston Rockets 51 31 .622 11
6 x-Sacramento Kings 50 32 .610 12
7 x-Denver Nuggets 49 33 .598 13
8 x-Memphis Grizzlies 45 37 .549 17
9 Minnesota Timberwolves 44 38 .537 18
10 Los Angeles Clippers 37 45 .451 25
11 Los Angeles Lakers 34 48 .415 28
12 Golden State Warriors 34 48 .415 28
13 Portland Trail Blazers 27 55 .329 35
14 Utah Jazz 26 56 .317 36
15 New Orleans Hornets 18 64 .220 44

Record vs. opponents

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2004-05 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta — 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–4
Boston 3–1 — 4–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–1
Charlotte 3–1 0–4 — 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–4
Chicago 4–0 2–2 4–0 — 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 0–4 1–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–2
Cleveland 4–0 2–1 4–0 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–3 3–1 0–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–2
Dallas 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0
Denver 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 — 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0
Detroit 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–0
Golden State 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 — 1–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 — 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1
Indiana 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–2
L.A. Clippers 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 4–0 0–3 2–0 — 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 — 0–3 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–2
Memphis 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 2–0 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 3–0 — 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 0–3 3–1 0–3 2–0 3–0 0–2
Miami 4–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 4–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 4–0
Milwaukee 2–1 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 — 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3
Minnesota 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–1
New Jersey 3–0 3–1 4–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 0–2 — 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–3
New Orleans 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–2 0–4 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–1
New York 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–4 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 — 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 2–1
Orlando 3–1 0–3 1–3 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 — 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–2
Philadelphia 3–1 3–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 4–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–2 — 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 — 3–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1
Portland 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–4 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 — 1–3 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–2
Sacramento 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 — 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–0
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 — 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1
Seattle 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 — 2–0 3–1 0–2
Toronto 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 1–3
Utah 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 — 0–2
Washington 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–4 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 —

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November

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Record: 12–3; Home: 6–0; Road: 6–3

  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates loss.
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Record
1 3 November 2004 Kings 101-85 Spurs NA Tim Duncan (30) 1–0
2 5 November 2004 Spurs 105–96 Lakers NA Tim Duncan (26) 2–0
3 7 November 2004 Spurs 94–113 SuperSonics NA Two-way tie (21) 2–1
4 10 November 2004 Warriors 91-71 Spurs NA Tim Duncan (23) 3–1
5 12 November 2004 Heat 93-84 Spurs NA Manu Ginóbili (29) 4–1
6 13 November 2004 Spurs 103–88 Hawks NA Tim Duncan (26) 5–1
7 16 November 2004 Knicks 99-81 Spurs NA Tony Parker (18) 6–1
8 18 November 2004 Spurs 88–80 76ers NA Tim Duncan (34) 7–1
9 19 November 2004 Spurs 92–84 Celtics NA Tim Duncan (26) 8–1
10 21 November 2004 Spurs 91–96 Raptors NA Tim Duncan (26) 8–2
11 22 November 2004 Spurs 90–93 Grizzlies NA Tim Duncan (26) 8–3
12 24 November 2004 Mavericks 94-80 Spurs NA Tim Duncan (27) 9–3
13 26 November 2004 Spurs 89–75 Nuggets NA Tim Duncan (23) 10–3
14 27 November 2004 Jazz 109-76 Spurs NA Malik Rose (16) 11–3
15 30 November 2004 Spurs 107–89 Mavericks NA Tim Duncan (20) 12–3

December

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Record: 13–3; Home: 8–1; Road: 5–2

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Record
16 1 December 2004 76ers 105-72 Spurs NA Two-way tie (24) 13–3
17 3 December 2004 Pistons 80-77 Spurs NA Tony Parker (20) 14–3
18 4 December 2004 Spurs 104–83 Bucks NA Tim Duncan (20) 15–3
19 6 December 2004 Spurs 91–75 Bulls NA Tony Parker (17) 16–3
20 8 December 2004 SuperSonics 96-102 Spurs NA Tim Duncan (39) 16–4
21 9 December 2004 Spurs 80–81 Rockets NA Tim Duncan (26) 16–5
22 11 December 2004 Cavaliers 116-97 Spurs NA Tim Duncan (34) 17–5
23 15 December 2004 Magic 94-91 Spurs NA Tim Duncan (24) 18–5
24 17 December 2004 Spurs 83–67 Hornets NA Tim Duncan (19) 19–5
25 18 December 2004 Warriors 104-85 Spurs NA Two-way tie (21) 20–5
26 22 December 2004 Spurs 87–93 Magic NA Tim Duncan (24) 20–6
27 23 December 2004 Timberwolves 94-82 Spurs NA Manu Ginóbili (22) 21–6
28 26 December 2004 Celtics 107-90 Spurs NA Tony Parker (27) 22–6
29 28 December 2004 Suns 115-94 Spurs NA Tony Parker (29) 23–6
30 30 December 2004 Spurs 114–80 Trail Blazers NA Tim Duncan (19) 24–6
31 31 December 2004 Spurs 98–79 Clippers NA Tim Duncan (23) 25–6

January

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Record: 12–4; Home: 9–0; Road: 3–4

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Record
32 2 January 2005 Spurs 81–86 Kings NA Manu Ginóbili (18) 25–7
33 4 January 2005 Lakers 100-83 Spurs NA Bruce Bowen (24) 26–7
34 6 January 2005 Pacers 111-98 Spurs NA Tim Duncan (27) 27–7
35 8 January 2005 Nuggets 99-90 Spurs NA Manu Ginóbili (22) 28–7
36 10 January 2005 Spurs 96–97 Jazz NA Tim Duncan (24) 28–8
37 12 January 2005 Bucks 94-79 Spurs NA Tim Duncan (21) 29–8
38 14 January 2005 Mavericks 98-95 Spurs NA Tim Duncan (25) 30–8
39 15 January 2005 Spurs 67–73 Rockets NA Tony Parker (21) 30–9
40 17 January 2005 Wizards 101-73 Spurs NA Devin Brown (24) 31–9
41 19 January 2005 Clippers 80-79 Spurs NA Tony Parker (25) 32–9
42 21 January 2005 Spurs 128–123 Suns 1 Manu Ginóbili (48) 33–9
43 23 January 2005 Spurs 103–73 Kings NA Tim Duncan (23) 34–9
44 24 January 2005 Spurs 99–107 Trail Blazers NA Tim Duncan (24) 34–10
45 27 January 2005 Kings 90-80 Spurs NA Manu Ginóbili (25) 35–10
46 29 January 2005 Hornets 93-83 Spurs NA Tony Parker (23) 36–10
47 31 January 2005 Spurs 103–84 SuperSonics NA Manu Ginóbili (23) 37–10

February

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Record: 6–3; Home: 1–1; Road: 5–2

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Record
48 2 February 2005 Spurs 103–91 Lakers NA Tony Parker (22) 38–10
49 8 February 2005 Spurs 104–85 Bobcats NA Tony Parker (20) 39–10
50 9 February 2005 Spurs 87–95 Wizards NA Tony Parker (22) 39–11
51 11 February 2005 Spurs 101–91 Nets NA Tony Parker (27) 40–11
52 13 February 2005 Spurs 92–96 Heat NA Manu Ginóbili (24) 40–12
53 16 February 2005 Spurs 101–78 Hornets NA Tim Duncan (19) 41–12
All-Star Break
54 23 February 2005 Rockets 99-81 Spurs NA Tim Duncan (30) 42–12
55 26 February 2005 Grizzlies 82-84 Spurs NA Tim Duncan (27) 42–13
56 28 February 2005 Spurs 94–92 Cavaliers NA Tim Duncan (20) 43–13

March

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Record: 10–5; Home: 10–1; Road: 0–4

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Record
57 2 March 2005 Raptors 92-86 Spurs NA Manu Ginóbili (17) 44–13
58 4 March 2005 Bulls 102-99 Spurs NA Tim Duncan (31) 45–13
59 6 March 2005 Jazz 101-94 Spurs NA Manu Ginóbili (31) 46–13
60 8 March 2005 Nets 90-74 Spurs NA Devin Brown (22) 47–13
61 9 March 2005 Spurs 101–107 Suns NA Tony Parker (30) 47–14
62 12 March 2005 Nuggets 87-90 Spurs NA Tony Parker (25) 47–15
63 14 March 2005 Hornets 112-89 Spurs NA Beno Udrih (25) 48–15
64 16 March 2005 Timberwolves 89-73 Spurs NA Tim Duncan (25) 49–15
65 18 March 2005 Bobcats 93-76 Spurs NA Tony Parker (24) 50–15
66 20 March 2005 Spurs 101–110 Pistons NA Devin Brown (18) 50–16
67 21 March 2005 Spurs 75–88 Knicks NA Devin Brown (22) 50–17
68 23 March 2005 Spurs 93–100 Pacers NA Brent Barry (17) 50–18
69 25 March 2005 Hawks 111-95 Spurs NA Two-way tie (23) 51–18
70 27 March 2005 Rockets 83-70 Spurs NA Manu Ginóbili (18) 52–18
71 30 March 2005 SuperSonics 89-76 Spurs NA Tony Parker (28) 53–18

April

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Record: 6–5; Home: 4–0; Road: 2–5

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Record
72 1 April 2005 Spurs 84–102 Nuggets NA Tony Parker (17) 53–19
73 2 April 2005 Lakers 95-94 Spurs NA Brent Barry (20) 54–19
74 6 April 2005 Clippers 91-82 Spurs NA Manu Ginóbili (16) 55–19
75 7 April 2005 Spurs 68–104 Mavericks NA Brent Barry (12) 55–20
76 9 April 2005 Spurs 125–124 Clippers 2 Manu Ginóbili (40) 56–20
77 10 April 2005 Spurs 136–134 Warriors 2 Tony Parker (35) 57–20
78 12 April 2005 Trail Blazers 95-89 Spurs NA Manu Ginóbili (30) 58–20
79 13 April 2005 Spurs 91–93 Jazz NA Manu Ginóbili (21) 58–21
80 16 April 2005 Grizzlies 97-75 Spurs NA Bruce Bowen (15) 59–21
81 18 April 2005 Spurs 92–94 Grizzlies NA Glenn Robinson (23) 59–22
82 20 April 2005 Spurs 73–95 Timberwolves NA Glenn Robinson (16) 59–23

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bruce Bowen SF 82 82 2,627 285 126 55 39 675 32.0 3.5 1.5 .7 .5 8.2
Brent Barry SG 81 8 1,742 190 178 39 20 601 21.5 2.3 2.2 .5 .2 7.4
Tony Parker PG 80 80 2,735 298 491 98 4 1,331 34.2 3.7 6.1 1.2 .1 16.6
Beno Udrih PG 80 2 1,149 83 150 41 10 471 14.4 1.0 1.9 .5 .1 5.9
Robert Horry PF 75 16 1,396 268 80 67 60 451 18.6 3.6 1.1 .9 .8 6.0
Manu Ginóbili SG 74 74 2,193 329 288 119 27 1,186 29.6 4.4 3.9 1.6 .4 16.0
Rasho Nesterović C 70 70 1,785 459 71 31 117 410 25.5 6.6 1.0 .4 1.7 5.9
Devin Brown SG 67 0 1,238 176 92 39 12 494 18.5 2.6 1.4 .6 .2 7.4
Tim Duncan PF 66 66 2,203 732 179 45 174 1,342 33.4 11.1 2.7 .7 2.6 20.3
Tony Massenburg PF 61 6 699 163 14 18 20 196 11.5 2.7 .2 .3 .3 3.2
Malik Rose† PF 50 1 862 227 41 31 9 317 17.2 4.5 .8 .6 .2 6.3
Mike Wilks PG 48 0 278 25 33 14 1 81 5.8 .5 .7 .3 .0 1.7
Nazr Mohammed† C 23 5 414 147 8 5 33 142 18.0 6.4 .3 .2 1.4 6.2
Sean Marks PF 23 0 244 56 8 3 11 76 10.6 2.4 .3 .1 .5 3.3
Glenn Robinson SF 9 0 157 24 8 4 3 90 17.4 2.7 .9 .4 .3 10.0
Dion Glover SG 7 0 68 11 4 3 3 25 9.7 1.6 .6 .4 .4 3.6
Linton Johnson SF 2 0 15 3 0 1 0 0 7.5 1.5 .0 .5 .0 .0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

Playoffs

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tim Duncan PF 23 23 869 286 63 8 52 542 37.8 12.4 2.7 .3 2.3 23.6
Tony Parker PG 23 23 858 66 100 17 2 396 37.3 2.9 4.3 .7 .1 17.2
Bruce Bowen SF 23 23 814 66 36 11 13 132 35.4 2.9 1.6 .5 .6 5.7
Nazr Mohammed C 23 23 528 154 8 14 23 163 23.0 6.7 .3 .6 1.0 7.1
Manu Ginóbili SG 23 15 772 133 97 28 6 479 33.6 5.8 4.2 1.2 .3 20.8
Brent Barry SG 23 8 555 56 44 15 4 141 24.1 2.4 1.9 .7 .2 6.1
Robert Horry PF 23 0 618 125 47 21 20 214 26.9 5.4 2.0 .9 .9 9.3
Beno Udrih PG 21 0 241 17 22 9 1 78 11.5 .8 1.0 .4 .0 3.7
Rasho Nesterović C 15 0 114 26 2 1 5 10 7.6 1.7 .1 .1 .3 .7
Glenn Robinson SF 13 0 113 21 1 3 7 50 8.7 1.6 .1 .2 .5 3.8
Devin Brown SG 12 0 60 7 3 1 0 21 5.0 .6 .3 .1 .0 1.8
Tony Massenburg PF 9 0 28 11 0 0 0 3 3.1 1.2 .0 .0 .0 .3

Playoffs

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2005 playoff game log
First Round: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 24 Denver L 87–93 Manu Ginóbili (23) Nazr Mohammed (15) Tony Parker (6) SBC Center
18,797 		0–1
2 April 27 Denver W 104–76 Tim Duncan (24) Duncan, Horry (9) Tony Parker (6) SBC Center
18,797 		1–1
3 April 30 @ Denver W 86–78 Manu Ginóbili (32) Tim Duncan (11) Brent Barry (4) Pepsi Center
19,913 		2–1
4 May 2 @ Denver W 126–115 (OT) Tim Duncan (39) Tim Duncan (8) Tony Parker (7) Pepsi Center
19,776 		3–1
5 May 4 Denver W 99–89 Tony Parker (21) Nazr Mohammed (13) Tony Parker (7) SBC Center
18,797 		4–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 8 Seattle W 103–81 Tony Parker (29) Tim Duncan (9) Tim Duncan (5) SBC Center
18,797 		1–0
2 May 10 Seattle W 108–91 Manu Ginóbili (28) Nazr Mohammed (10) Tony Parker (7) SBC Center
18,797 		2–0
3 May 12 @ Seattle L 91–92 Tim Duncan (23) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (8) KeyArena
17,072 		2–1
4 May 15 @ Seattle L 89–101 Tim Duncan (35) Tim Duncan (10) Bowen, Parker (3) KeyArena
17,072 		2–2
5 May 17 Seattle W 103–90 Manu Ginóbili (39) Tim Duncan (14) Manu Ginóbili (6) SBC Center
18,797 		3–2
6 May 19 @ Seattle W 98–96 Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (9) Manu Ginóbili (7) KeyArena
17,072 		4–2
Conference Finals: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 22 @ Phoenix W 121–114 Tony Parker (29) Tim Duncan (15) Manu Ginóbili (5) America West Arena
18,422 		1–0
2 May 24 @ Phoenix W 111–108 Tim Duncan (30) Duncan, Mohammed (8) Tony Parker (5) America West Arena
18,422 		2–0
3 May 28 Phoenix W 102–92 Tim Duncan (33) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (7) SBC Center
18,797 		3–0
4 May 30 Phoenix L 106–111 Manu Ginóbili (28) Tim Duncan (16) Manu Ginóbili (7) SBC Center
18,797 		3–1
5 June 1 @ Phoenix W 101–95 Tim Duncan (31) Tim Duncan (15) Manu Ginóbili (6) America West Arena
18,422 		4–1
NBA Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 9 Detroit W 84–69 Manu Ginóbili (26) Tim Duncan (17) Horry, Parker (3) SBC Center
18,797 		1–0
2 June 12 Detroit W 97–76 Manu Ginóbili (27) Tim Duncan (11) Manu Ginóbili (7) SBC Center
18,797 		2–0
3 June 14 @ Detroit L 79–96 Tony Parker (21) Tim Duncan (10) Bowen, Parker (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		2–1
4 June 16 @ Detroit L 71–102 Tim Duncan (16) Tim Duncan (16) Bowen, Parker (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		2–2
5 June 19 @ Detroit W 96–95 (OT) Tim Duncan (26) Tim Duncan (19) Manu Ginóbili (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		3–2
6 June 21 Detroit L 86–95 Duncan, Ginóbili (21) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (5) SBC Center
18,797 		3–3
7 June 23 Detroit W 81–74 Tim Duncan (25) Tim Duncan (11) Manu Ginóbili (4) SBC Center
18,797 		4–3
2005 schedule

NBA Finals

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Game One

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June 9, 2005
8:00 p.m. EST
Detroit Pistons 69, San Antonio Spurs 84
Pts: Billups 25; Hamilton 14; Prince 11
Rebs: B. Wallace 8; R. Wallace 7; McDyess 7
Asts: Billups 6; Prince 4
Blocks: R. Wallace 6		 Pts: Ginobili 26; Duncan 24; Parker 15
Rebs: Duncan 17; Ginobili 9; Mohammed 7
Asts: Parker 3; Horry 3; Bowen 2
San Antonio leads series, 1–0

Manu Ginóbili was widely considered the star of the night, scoring in a virtuoso performance near the end of the game to lead the Spurs to victory. The Pistons were then left 'in the dust', the NBA website reported. Ginobili scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to complement a huge game by Tim Duncan.

Ginobili, a famous Argentine All-Star, already with championship rings from the NBA and Euroleague and an Olympic gold medal (the only player in history with all three), got to work on his second NBA title by taking over in the final period. He scored eight points in a decisive 12-2 surge that gave the Spurs a 67–55 lead, then throttled a push by the Pistons with a swooping dunk, 3-pointer and running hook for an 81–67 advantage with less than two minutes to go.

Having been idle for a week, the Spurs looked weak. With their defense, however, they were able to overcome adversity. Tim Duncan, who had 24 points and 17 rebounds, also contributed. Although the Pistons tend to suddenly come alive in the fourth quarter, the converse was true this game as San Antonio put together a big quarter to take a commanding lead in the game.

Team 1 2 3 4 Tot.
Detroit 20 17 14 18 69
San Antonio 17 18 20 29 84

Game Two

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June 12, 2005
8:00 p.m. EST
Detroit Pistons 76, San Antonio Spurs 97
Pts: McDyess 15; Hamilton 14; Billups 13
Rebs: B. Wallace 8; R. Wallace 8; Hamilton 7
Asts: R. Wallace 4; Three others at 3		 Pts: Ginobili 27; Duncan 18; Bowen 12
Rebs: Duncan 11; Horry 6; Mohammed 5
Asts: Ginobili- 7; Horry 5; Barry 5
Blocks: Duncan 4
San Antonio leads series, 2–0

Coming into the game, it seemed as if the resilient Pistons, who survived two elimination games against Miami in the Eastern Finals, would come out strong and give the Spurs a challenge. However, it was the Spurs who came out with a sense of urgency, as they did not want the Pistons to steal a game in San Antonio and take home court advantage away from them. From the opening tip, Game 2 was all San Antonio as the Spurs got out to a quick lead and never looked back.

The Spurs took advantage of Detroit's uncharacteristic mistakes throughout the night, which included missing 9 shots from inside four feet from the basket. While the Pistons went cold from behind the arc, not scoring a single 3-point basket, the Spurs made 11 3-pointers, including 4 each by Manu Ginóbili and Bruce Bowen, who did not score a point in game 1. Ginobili finished the game with a game-high 27 points, while Tim Duncan finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Antonio McDyess was the high scorer for Detroit, scoring 15 points off the bench.

The 2–0 lead proved a daunting challenge to Detroit, historically. In the history of the NBA, in the 153 times when a team with home court advantage was up 2–0 in a series, only seven times has the other team rebounded to win the series.

Team 1 2 3 4 Tot.
Detroit 19 23 21 13 76
San Antonio 30 28 21 18 97

Game Three

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June 14, 2005
9:00 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs 79, Detroit Pistons 96
Pts: Parker 21; Duncan 14; Bowen 13
Rebs: Duncan 10; Mohammed 7; Horry 5
Asts: Parker 4; Duncan 4; three others at 2		 Pts: Hamilton 24; Billups 20; B. Wallace 15
Rebs: B. Wallace 11; McDyess 9 R. Wallace 7
Asts: Billups 7; Prince 5
Blocks: B. Wallace 5
San Antonio leads series, 2–1

Going into this game, the Pistons were looking to rebound from the deficit.

In the past, only two teams in NBA history had ever won a Finals series after facing a 2–0 deficit — the Boston Celtics in the 1969 NBA Finals and the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1977 NBA Finals — however, the Miami Heat would later accomplish this feat against the Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 NBA Finals.

Despite the tough challenge, the Pistons pulled through, and came out with several key steals and two scoring runs in the third quarter, then netted many insurance points in the fourth to win a big game which was a de facto must-win. Ben Wallace was lauded and commended by many for stepping up to the challenge.

When the end of the game came, and the 96–79 final score flashed upon the screens, many Pistons fans, celebrating in jubilation, started filling the air with confetti and conducted other celebratory customs. That was the first time that the Spurs have given up more than 90 points in a Finals game.

Team 1 2 3 4 Tot.
San Antonio 27 15 23 14 79
Detroit 21 20 29 26 96

Game Four

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Thursday, June 16, 2005, 21:00, at The Palace.

June 16, 2005
9:00 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs 71, Detroit Pistons 102
Pts: Duncan 16; Parker 12; Ginobili 12
Rebs: Duncan 16; Mohammed 5; three others at 4
Asts: Parker 4; Bowen 4; Ginobili 3		 Pts: Billups 17; Hunter 17; R. Wallace -14
Rebs: B. Wallace 13; Hamilton 9; R. Wallace 8
Asts: Billups 7; McDyess 5
Note: 7 Pistons players in double point figures
Series tied, 2–2

In this game also, as was previously observed in Game 3, the Pistons dominated the Spurs. Reporters began to remark about the tendency in this series for the home team to produce a blowout. Thus far, no game had been decided by less than 15 points.

Seven Pistons scored in double figures, and big games were collected from Rasheed Wallace, Chauncey Billups, Ben Wallace, and all the other élite stars of the franchise.

The outcome was never really in doubt, and the Pistons committed a Finals-record low four turnovers, but even this is often deemed an underestimation of the Pistons' defensive power. The deciding factor appears to have been the lack of possession time for the Spurs. This led to infrequent opportunities to score, and combined with an uncharacteristic scoring slump, the Spurs were only able to manage 71 points. For the second straight game, the Pistons scored more than 90 points against the Spurs.

Team 1 2 3 4 Tot.
San Antonio 17 19 21 14 71
Detroit 23 28 23 28 102

Game Five

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June 19, 2005
9:00 p.m.
San Antonio Spurs 96, Detroit Pistons 95 (OT)
Pts: Duncan 26; Horry 21; Ginobili 15
Rebs: Duncan 19; Horry 7; Ginobili 6
Asts: Ginobili 9; Parker 3; Bowen 3;		 Pts: Billups 34; Hamilton 15; B. Wallace 13
Rebs: B. Wallace 12; Prince 9; McDyess 6
Asts: Billups 7; Prince 3
San Antonio leads series, 3–2

With the first four games of the 2005 Finals being blowouts by the home team, Game 5 was the close game everyone was waiting for, and it went down as one of the more memorable games in Finals history.

The game was closely contested by the two teams throughout the night as the lead changed 12 separate times, and the game was tied on 18 occasions. Regulation was not enough to settle this game, so the game went into overtime. The Pistons streaked out to a quick lead in the first few minutes of overtime, and seemed to have the game in hand. However, a missed opportunity with Detroit up 2 with 9 seconds to go opened the door for San Antonio. On the Spurs' next possession, Robert Horry inbounded the ball to Ginobili, who then gave it back to Horry, who was left wide open, to sink the game winning basket. Horry had previously already been famous for nailing the winning shot in Game 4 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and Kings.

Horry went 5 for 6 from beyond the arc, including the game-winner, and scored 21 points coming off the bench, after not scoring until the final play of the 3rd quarter. He carried the team in the latter stages of the game as his teammates struggled with nerves that came with the weight of a must-win game on the road against an accomplished adversary. In addition to the game winning three pointer Horry made a spectacular left-handed dunk as the shot clock was winding in one possession, that is one of the highlights of the series. Incidentally, Horry happened to have the most NBA championships of any active player five, and looked to extend that to six.

Tim Duncan, despite struggling from the free-throw line, finished with 26 points and 19 rebounds for the Spurs. Chauncey Billups was the high scorer for the Pistons, finishing with a game high 34 points in the losing effort.

Team 1 2 3 4 OT Tot.
San Antonio 21 21 22 25 7 96
Detroit 23 19 21 26 6 95

Game Six

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June 21, 2005
8:00 p.m. EST
Detroit Pistons 95, San Antonio Spurs 86
Pts: Hamilton 23; Billups 21; R. Wallace 16
Rebs: B. Wallace 9; Prince 7; Billups 6
Asts: Billups 6; Prince 4		 Pts: Ginobili 21; Duncan 21; Parker 15
Rebs: Duncan 15; Ginobili 10; Mohammed 8
Asts: Parker 5; Ginobili 3
Series tied, 3–3

Game 6 was a close game all along, and the lead kept fluctuating between the two teams. Again, the leading stars on both teams played big games. Detroit pulled away early in the fourth for an 80–73 lead with five minutes to go, but the Spurs continued to threaten them. Soon, it was back to a one-point game.

Then, Rasheed Wallace planted a three-pointer to pull away, and even with a resilient game by the Spurs, the Pistons had clinched the victory.

Nevertheless, several Pistons free throws were necessary in the final moments of the game to put a win out of reach for the Spurs.

Rasheed Wallace had a big game to atone for the mistake he made for leaving Horry open in Game 5. Despite the fact that his mistake ultimately cost the Pistons the championship, Wallace was nonchalant about the play, even commenting incorrectly that he left Horry to guard Duncan.

Billups and Prince again led the Pistons with steady, unwavering defense, which is the key, as it is often said, to victory. Although Duncan and Ginobili finished with 21 points each, neither was able to seriously threaten the strong Pistons defense enough to win the game. Detroit thus won its fifth consecutive game facing elimination. The Pistons became the first road team to force a Game 7 in the NBA Finals.

Team 1 2 3 4 Tot.
Detroit 23 23 25 24 95
San Antonio 23 24 20 19 86

Game Seven

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June 23, 2005
8:00 p.m. EST
Detroit Pistons 74, San Antonio Spurs 81
Pts: Hamilton 15; Billups 13; B. Wallace 12
Rebs: B. Wallace 12; Hamilton 8; McDyess 7
Asts: Billups 8; McDyess 2		 Pts: Duncan 25; Ginobili 23; Horry 15
Rebs: Duncan 11; Mohammed 7; Ginobili 5
Asts: Ginobili 4; Duncan 3
San Antonio wins series, 4–3

For the first time in eleven years, the NBA Finals came down to a decisive game. Momentum was on Detroit's side, but the Spurs had home-court advantage. The Pistons were looking to become the first team to ever win the last 2 games on the road, after being down 3–2. The stats were, as expected, heavily in favor of the Spurs. NBA teams are 74-17 all-time at home in Game 7, and 9-0 when leading 3-2 going home.

The game, like the previous two games of the series, was closely contested for the first three quarters. But the Spurs took control in the fourth quarter and never looked back as for the second time in three years, the Spurs celebrated a championship on the SBC Center floor. The Spurs won Game Seven 81–74, winning the franchise's third Larry O'Brien Trophy. For the game, Tim Duncan finished with a game high 25 points and 11 rebounds, while teammate Manu Ginóbili pitched in with 23 points. Richard Hamilton, with 15 points, was the high scorer for the Pistons, who fell just short of winning back to back championships.

Tim Duncan averaged 20.6 PPG on his way to his 3rd NBA Finals MVP award. Manu Ginóbili, Tony Parker, and Bruce Bowen each received their second championship ring, while Robert Horry became only the second player in NBA history (John Salley being the first) to play on championship teams for three different franchises.

Team 1 2 3 4 Tot.
Detroit 16 23 18 17 74
San Antonio 18 20 19 24 81

Award winners

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References

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  1. ^ 2004–05 San Antonio Spurs
  2. ^ "2004-05 San Antonio Spurs Transactions".
  3. ^ "In Final Hour, Duncan Carries Spurs to Title". New York Times. June 24, 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
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