Head coach Larry Brown Owner(s) William Davidson | General manager Joe Dumars Record 54–28 (.659) | |
Arena The Palace of Auburn Hills Place Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern) | ||
The 2004–05 Detroit Pistons season was the 64th season of the franchise, the 57th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 48th in the Detroit area. The Pistons began the season as defending NBA Champions. After a lackluster start to the year that saw their entire season marred by a late November brawl with the Indiana Pacers, the Pistons eventually finished first overall in the Central Division, and second overall in the Eastern Conference. They narrowly missed out on repeating as NBA champions, losing to the San Antonio Spurs in the 2005 NBA Finals in seven games.
Contents
- East First Round
- East Conference Semifinals
- East Conference Finals
- NBA finals
- Player statistics
- Awards and records
- References
After the Finals defeat, Larry Brown was fired after spending only two seasons as head coach of the Detroit Pistons. He would later be the head coach of his hometown New York Knicks, but after winning only 23 games in his only season in New York, Brown was fired again. It was later announced in the off-season that Flip Saunders, who was fired as head coach of the Timberwolves mid-season, would be the Pistons head coach for next season.
East First Round
(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers
Last Playoffs meeting: 2003 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Detroit won 4–2)
East Conference Semifinals
(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (6) Indiana Pacers
Last Playoffs meeting: 2004 Eastern Conference Finals (Detroit won 4–2)
East Conference Finals
(1) Miami Heat vs. (2) Detroit Pistons
Last Playoffs meeting: 2000 Eastern Conference First Round (Miami won 3–0)
NBA finals
(W2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (E2) Detroit Pistons
All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)Last Playoffs Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Spurs and Pistons.