The
2004–05 NBA season
The 2004–05 NBA season was the 59th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It began on November 2, 2004 and ended June 23, 2005. The season ended with the San Antonio Spurs defeating the defending-champion Detroit Pistons, 4–3, i ...
was the
64th season for the Pistons, the 57th in the
National Basketball Association
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, and the 48th in the
Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...
area. During the offseason, the Pistons signed free agent
Antonio McDyess
Antonio Keithflen McDyess (born September 7, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. Listed at 6'9" (2.06 m) and 245 lb (111 kg), McDyess played as a power forward.
Early life
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. Coming off their upset victory over the
Los Angeles Lakers in the
NBA Finals
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, the Pistons began the season playing around .500. However, things would get out of hand at the end of a November 19 game against the
Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The Pacers were first est ...
, when
a huge brawl occurred between Pacers players and Pistons fans after
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and
Ron Artest got into a shoving match. As the season progressed, the Pistons would post an 11-game winning streak near the end of the season, and would eventually finish first overall in the Central Division, and second overall in the Eastern Conference with a 54–28 record. Ben Wallace was named Defensive Player of the Year for the third time, and was selected for the
2005 NBA All-Star Game
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.
In the first round of the
playoffs
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, the Pistons defeated the
Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Ea ...
in five games, then defeated the 6th-seeded Pacers in six games in the second round. The Pistons would then defeat the top-seeded
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The club plays its home games at FT ...
in a full seven game series after trailing 3–2 to advance to the Finals for the second straight year. However, they narrowly missed out on repeating as NBA champions, losing to the
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home ...
in the
2005 NBA Finals in seven games.
After the Finals defeat,
Larry Brown and the Pistons parted ways after spending two seasons as head coach. He would later be the head coach of his hometown
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associa ...
, but after winning only 23 games in his only season in New York, Brown was fired again before returning to coaching with the
Charlotte Bobcats
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.
It was later announced in the off-season that
Flip Saunders
Philip Daniel "Flip" Saunders (February 23, 1955 – October 25, 2015) was an American basketball player and coach. During his career, he coached the La Crosse Catbirds, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, and Washington Wizards.
High schoo ...
, who was fired as head coach of the
Minnesota Timberwolves
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at midseason, would be the Pistons head coach for next season.
Draft picks
Roster
Regular season
Standings
Record vs. opponents
Playoffs
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NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
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Ben Wallace Ben Wallace most commonly refers to:
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All-NBA Third Team
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NBA All-Defensive First Team
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Chauncey Billups
Chauncey Ray Billups (born September 25, 1976) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 17 seasons in the NBA. Afte ...
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NBA All-Defensive Second Team
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NBA All-Defensive Second Team
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Detroit
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...