2005–06 Detroit Pistons season

2005–06 Detroit Pistons season
Division champions
Head coach	Flip Saunders
General manager	Joe Dumars
Owners	William Davidson
Arena	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record	64–18 (.780)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Eastern Conference Finals (Lost to Heat 2–4)
Local media
Television	FSN Detroit, WMYD
Radio	WDFN

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. The 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 defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in five games in the first round, and the Cleveland Cavaliers in a tough, hard-fought seven-game series to 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.

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.

Ben Wallace won his fourth and final Defensive Player of the Year award and he along with Rasheed Wallace, Richard Hamilton, and Chauncey Billups were selected as reserves for the 2006 NBA All-Star Game.

Draft Picks

Main article: 2005 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	26	Jason Maxiell	PF	United States	Cincinnati
2	56	Amir Johnson	PF	United States
2	60	Alex Acker	SG	United States	Pepperdine

Roster

Detroit Pistons roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SG 6 Acker, Alex 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Pepperdine PG 1 Billups, Chauncey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Colorado C 13 Cato, Kelvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Iowa State C 34 Davis, Dale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Clemson SG 20 Delfino, Carlos 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Argentina PG 00 Delk, Tony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Kentucky SG 5 Evans, Maurice 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Texas SG 32 Hamilton, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Connecticut PG 10 Hunter, Lindsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jackson State PF 25 Johnson, Amir 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Westchester HS (CA) PF 54 Maxiell, Jason 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Cincinnati C 24 McDyess, Antonio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Alabama SF 22 Prince, Tayshaun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Kentucky C 3 Wallace, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Virginia Union PF 36 Wallace, Rasheed 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina

Head coach Flip Saunders Assistant coach(es) Igor Kokoškov (University of Belgrade) Sidney Lowe (NC State) Don Zierden (Mount Senario) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	64	18	.780	-	37–4	27–14	13–3
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	14	31–10	19–22	11–5
x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	23	27–14	14–27	6–10
x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	23	21–20	20–21	4–12
x-Milwaukee Bucks	40	42	.488	24	25–16	15–26	6–10

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Detroit Pistons	64	18	.780	-
2	y-Miami Heat	52	30	.634	12
3	y-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	15
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	14
5	x-Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	22
6	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	23
7	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	23
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	40	42	.488	24
9	Philadelphia 76ers	38	44	.463	26
10	Orlando Magic	36	46	.439	28
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	31
12	Toronto Raptors	27	55	.329	37
13	Charlotte Bobcats	26	56	.317	38
14	Atlanta Hawks	26	56	.317	38
15	New York Knicks	23	59	.280	41

Record vs. opponents

2005-06 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOK	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–1	1–3	0–3	1–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–3
Boston	1–2	—	2–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–3
Charlotte	3–1	1–2	—	2–2	0–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–3	1–1	1–3	0–2	3–0	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–3
Chicago	3–0	4–0	2–2	—	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	3–1
Cleveland	2–1	4–0	3–0	4–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–3
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	3–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	2–1	2–2	3–0	2–0	3–1	2–0
Denver	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	—	1–1	2–1	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–1
Detroit	3–1	3–0	4–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–1	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–3
Golden State	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–2	0–2	—	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	0–4	2–1	2–0	1–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	3–1	—	1–1	2–2	1–2	0–4	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–3	2–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	0–2	1–2	2–0
Indiana	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–2	3–0	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–2
L.A. Clippers	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–0	0–4	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–1	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	1–1	4–0	2–1	1–1	2–2	—	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–1	2–0	2–2	1–1
Memphis	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–2	0–2	3–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–1	2–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–0
Miami	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	3–0	2–2	3–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	4–0
Milwaukee	3–1	3–0	3–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	—	1–1	1–3	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	2–1
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	2–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	1–1
New Jersey	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	—	2–0	3–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–2	0–2	2–1	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	1–3	1–1
New York	2–2	1–3	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–2	—	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–3
Orlando	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	3–1	—	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	2–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–3	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	—	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–2
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	0–2	3–1	3–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–1	1–1
Portland	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	1–2	0–2	0–3	2–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	—	1–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–1	—	1–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–2
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	4–0	4–0	2–0	2–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	2–1	—	2–1	2–0	3–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–3	2–2	0–2	1–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–2	—	1–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–4	0–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	3–1	2–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–2
Utah	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–2	4–0	1–3	0–3	1–3	2–0	—	1–1
Washington	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–2	1–1	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	—

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (8) Milwaukee Bucks

TNT

April 23 5:30 pm

Recap

Milwaukee Bucks 74, Detroit Pistons 92
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 18–24, 19–25, 18–24
Pts: Charlie Bell 13 Rebs: Jamaal Magloire 9 Asts: Ford, Bogut 3 each		Pts: Rasheed Wallace 22 Rebs: Ben Wallace 17 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Eddie Rush, David Jones, Bill Spooner, Bennie Adams

NBA TV

April 26 7:30 pm

Recap

Milwaukee Bucks 98, Detroit Pistons 109
Scoring by quarter: 23–32, 25–29, 27–31, 23–17
Pts: Michael Redd 29 Rebs: Andrew Bogut 13 Asts: Andrew Bogut 4		Pts: Tayshaun Prince 22 Rebs: Ben Wallace 11 Asts: Richard Hamilton 8

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Tony Brothers, Don Garretson, Derrick Stafford

ESPN

April 29 8:00 pm

Recap

Detroit Pistons 104, Milwaukee Bucks 124
Scoring by quarter: 27–30, 27–31, 20–29, 30–34
Pts: Chauncey Billups 26 Rebs: Antonio McDyess 8 Asts: Chauncey Billups 6		Pts: Michael Redd 40 Rebs: Ford, Magloire, Smith 7 each Asts: T. J. Ford 15

Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 18,717 Referees: Dan Crawford, Joe Forte, Scott Wall

NBA TV

May 1 7:30 pm

Recap

Detroit Pistons 109, Milwaukee Bucks 99
Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 24–25, 23–31, 35–23
Pts: Chauncey Billups 34 Rebs: Antonio McDyess 11 Asts: Tayshaun Prince 7		Pts: Michael Redd 33 Rebs: Jamaal Magloire 12 Asts: Andrew Bogut 6

Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 16,296 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Tom Washington, Mark Wunderlich

TNT

May 3 6:00 pm

Recap

Milwaukee Bucks 93, Detroit Pistons 122
Scoring by quarter: 23–39, 26–23, 17–35, 27–25
Pts: Michael Redd 23 Rebs: Michael Redd 9 Asts: T. J. Ford 6		Pts: Richard Hamilton 40 Rebs: Ben Wallace 14 Asts: Chauncey Billups 8
Detroit wins series, 4–1

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Sean Corbin, Ken Mauer, Bennett Salvatore

Last Playoffs meeting: 2004 Eastern Conference First Round (Detroit won 4–1)

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers

ABC

May 7 3:30 pm

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 86, Detroit Pistons 113
Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 32–43, 15–25, 23–19
Pts: LeBron James 22 Rebs: Anderson Varejão 8 Asts: James, Murray 4 each		Pts: Tayshaun Prince 24 Rebs: Ben Wallace 11 Asts: Chauncey Billups 10

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: James Capers, Joe Crawford, Bill Spooner

TNT

May 9 7:00 pm

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 91, Detroit Pistons 97
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 20–29, 24–26, 31–19
Pts: LeBron James 30 Rebs: LeBron James 14 Asts: LeBron James 7		Pts: Rasheed Wallace 29 Rebs: Ben Wallace 15 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Derrick Stafford, Jess Kersey

ESPN

May 13 5:00 pm

Recap

Detroit Pistons 77, Cleveland Cavaliers 86
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 25–18, 14–17, 21–33
Pts: Richard Hamilton 22 Rebs: Ben Wallace 13 Asts: Billups, Hamilton 5 each		Pts: LeBron James 21 Rebs: LeBron James 10 Asts: LeBron James 10

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance: 20,562 Referees: Bob Delaney, Steve Javie, Tom Washington

TNT

May 15 7:00 pm

Recap

Detroit Pistons 72, Cleveland Cavaliers 74
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 19–20, 21–17, 13–21
Pts: Richard Hamilton 30 Rebs: Ben Wallace 10 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7		Pts: LeBron James 22 Rebs: LeBron James 8 Asts: LeBron James 9

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance: 20,562 Referees: Monty McCutchen, Eddie F. Rush, Bennett Salvatore

TNT

May 17 7:00 pm

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 86, Detroit Pistons 84
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 30–25, 18–21, 18–18
Pts: LeBron James 32 Rebs: Donyell Marshall 13 Asts: Eric Snow 7		Pts: Tayshaun Prince 21 Rebs: Ben Wallace 13 Asts: Chauncey Billups 5

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Jimmy Clark, Dan Crawford, Ken Mauer

ESPN

May 19 7:00 pm

Recap

Detroit Pistons 84, Cleveland Cavaliers 82
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 18–18, 25–24, 21–21
Pts: Rasheed Wallace 24 Rebs: Ben Wallace 10 Asts: Billups, Wallace 4 each		Pts: LeBron James 32 Rebs: LeBron James 11 Asts: Eric Snow 7

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance: 20,562 Referees: Joe Forte, Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson

ABC

May 21 3:30 pm

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 61, Detroit Pistons 79
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 23–19, 10–18, 13–21
Pts: LeBron James 27 Rebs: LeBron James 8 Asts: Larry Hughes 5		Pts: Tayshaun Prince 20 Rebs: Ben Wallace 9 Asts: Billups, Prince 3 each
Detroit wins the series, 4–3

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Mike Callahan, Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa

Last Playoffs meeting: This is the first meeting between the Pistons and Cavaliers.

East Conference Finals

(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (2) Miami Heat

ESPN

May 23 8:00 pm

Recap

Miami Heat 91, Detroit Pistons 86
Scoring by quarter: 33–25, 15–19, 18–17, 25–25
Pts: Dwyane Wade 25 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 9 Asts: Dwyane Wade 5		Pts: Richard Hamilton 22 Rebs: Ben Wallace 14 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Ken Mauer, Bennett Salvatore, Bill Spooner

ESPN

May 25 8:00 pm

Recap

Miami Heat 88, Detroit Pistons 92
Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 25–23, 19–22, 32–22
Pts: Dwyane Wade 32 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 12 Asts: Payton, Wade 5 each		Pts: Tayshaun Prince 24 Rebs: Ben Wallace 12 Asts: Chauncey Billups 8

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Ron Garretson, Jack Nies

ESPN

May 27 8:00 pm

Recap

Detroit Pistons 83, Miami Heat 98
Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 14–23, 24–25, 21–24
Pts: Chauncey Billups 31 Rebs: Rasheed Wallace 10 Asts: Tayshaun Prince 4		Pts: Dwyane Wade 35 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 12 Asts: Antoine Walker 4

American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida Attendance: 20,245 Referees: Dan Crawford, Tom Washington, Mark Wunderlich

ABC

May 29 8:00 pm

Recap

Detroit Pistons 78, Miami Heat 89
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 21–21, 22–18, 18–27
Pts: Tayshaun Prince 15 Rebs: Ben Wallace 11 Asts: Chauncey Billups 7		Pts: Dwyane Wade 31 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 9 Asts: Antoine Walker 5

American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida Attendance: 20,248 Referees: Bob Delaney, Bernie Fryer, Greg Willard

ESPN

May 31 8:00 pm

Recap

Miami Heat 78, Detroit Pistons 91
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 23–22, 22–26, 13–18
Pts: Dwyane Wade 23 Rebs: Udonis Haslem 10 Asts: Jason Williams 6		Pts: Tayshaun Prince 29 Rebs: Richard Hamilton 10 Asts: Chauncey Billups 10

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Joe Forte

ESPN

June 2 8:00 pm

Recap

Detroit Pistons 78, Miami Heat 95
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 16–22, 17–25, 25–23
Pts: Richard Hamilton 33 Rebs: Rasheed Wallace 8 Asts: Chauncey Billups 8		Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 28 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 16 Asts: Dwyane Wade 10
Miami wins the series, 4–2

American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida Attendance: 20,258 Referees: Mike Callahan, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush

Last Playoffs meeting: 2005 Eastern Conference Finals (Detroit won 4–3)

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and records

• Ben Wallace, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
• Ben Wallace, All-NBA Second Team
• Chauncey Billups, All-NBA Second Team
• Ben Wallace, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Chauncey Billups, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Tayshaun Prince, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Ben Wallace, Allstar reserve
• Chauncey Billups, Allstar reserve
• Richard Hamilton, Allstar reserve
• Rasheed Wallace, Allstar reserve