NBA Final 2005: Spurs beat tough Pistons
In the 2005 NBA, an exciting final was played between two great teams, the San Antonio Spurs against the Detroit Pistons. It was a power to power final, match after match, only resolved by small differences and a maximum equality, until finally the Spurs asserted in the last match their field factor, thus getting the title. 4-3 for the San Antonio in one of the best finals of recent years
San Antonio Spurs *Parker – 13.8p, 3.4a. *Ginobili – 18.7p, 5.8r. *Bowen – 7.8p, 2.7r. *Duncan – 19.1p, 14.1r. *Mohammed – 4.8p, 6.0r. Udrih – 2.4p, 1.0r. (5) Brown – 1.8p, 1.0r. (6) Barry – 4.5p, 1.8a. Horry – 10.5p, 4.8r. Nesterovic – 0.5p, 2.0r. (4) Robinson – 0.6p, 1.0r. (3) Massenburg – 0.0p, 1.5r. (2)
Detroit Pistons *Billups – 20.4p, 6.2a. *Hamilton – 17.0p, 5.2r. *Prince – 10.1p, 4.8r. *R.Wallace – 10.8p, 5.5r. *B. Wallace – 10.7p, 10.2r. Hunter – 5.5p, 2.5a. Arroyo – 2.2p. (5) Ham – 0.4p. (5) Dupree – 0.0p. (5) McDyess – 10.1p, 7.2r. Milicic – 0.5p. (4) Campbell – 0p. (1)
To reach the final, they won … San Antonio Spurs – Denver Nuggets (4-1), Seattle Supersonics (4-2), Phoenix Suns (4-1) Detroit Pistons – Philadelphia Sixers (4-1), Indiana Pacers (4-2), Miami Heat (4-3)
