Head coach Flip Saunders Owner(s) William Davidson | General manager Joe Dumars Record 64–18 (.780) | |
Arena The Palace of Auburn Hills Place Division: 1st
Conference: 1st | ||
The 2005–06 Detroit Pistons season was the 65th season of the franchise, the 58th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 49th in the Detroit area. They Pistons began the season hoping to improve upon their 54–28 output from the previous season and have another chance of going to the NBA Finals after losing to the San Antonio Spurs in last season's NBA Finals in seven games. They bested it by ten games, finishing 64–18—their best record in franchise history—and qualifying for the playoffs for the fifth straight season. The Pistons reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the fourth consecutive year before losing to the eventual NBA champions Miami Heat, whom they had beaten in a seven-game playoff series the year before. Detroit's offseason was soon marked by the departure of star defensive player Ben Wallace, who signed a free-agent deal with the Chicago Bulls.
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For the season, the Pistons had a new logo and though they kept the uniforms, the horse logo was replaced by the letter 'P' on the left side of the shorts.
East First Round
(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (8) Milwaukee Bucks
Last Playoffs meeting: 2004 Eastern Conference First Round (Detroit won 4–1)
East Conference Semifinals
(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers
Last Playoffs meeting: This is the first meeting between the Pistons and Cavaliers.
East Conference Finals
(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (2) Miami Heat
Last Playoffs meeting: 2005 Eastern Conference Finals (Detroit won 4–3)