Previous Season. He carried the team in the latter stages of the game as his teammates struggled with nerves that came with the weight of a must-win game on the road against an accomplished adversary. Jan 23 @ PHO, SAS (29-15) beat PHO, 86-84, 45. Mar 6 @ PHO, SAS (42-21) beat PHO, 107-86, 64. Nevertheless, several Pistons free throws were necessary in the final moments of the game to put a win out of reach for the Spurs. That was the first time that the Spurs have given up more than 90 points in a Finals game. Dec 5 @ ORL, SAS (10-10) beat ORL, 105-94, 21. In February 2005, the Spurs traded longtime Spur Malik Rose and two draft choices to the New York Knicks for Jamison Brewer and center Nazr Mohammed. The 2004-05 San Antonio Spurs roster for the NBA regular season and playoffs Having been idle for a week, the Spurs looked weak. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 2003-04 San Antonio Spurs roster and season stats: Average stats by player in regular season and playoffs and team standings. Thursday, June 16, 2005, 21:00, at The Palace. Game 6 was a close game all along, and the lead kept fluctuating between the two teams. Nov 12 @ NJN, SAS (5-4) beat NJN, 85-71, 10. They would get off to a quick start, posting a 12-3 record in November. Coming into the game, it seemed as if the resilient Pistons, who survived two elimination games against Miami in the Eastern Finals, would come out strong and give the Spurs a challenge. 2002-2003 San Antonio Spurs Roster Composition Selected via Draft Tim Duncan was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. NBA.com is part of Turner Sports Digital, part of the Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. Manu Ginóbili, Tony Parker, and Bruce Bowen each received their second championship ring, while Robert Horry became only the second player in NBA history (John Salley being the first) to play on championship teams for three different franchises. From the opening tip, Game 2 was all San Antonio as the Spurs got out to a quick lead and never looked back. Mar 14 @ SAC, SAS (44-23) lost to SAC, 87-101, 68. Momentum was on Detroit's side, but the Spurs had home-court advantage. San Antonio Spurs 2003-04 Roster and Stats. Are you a Stathead, too? NBA.com is part of Turner Sports Digital, part of the Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. Tim Duncan, despite struggling from the free-throw line, finished with 26 points and 19 rebounds for the Spurs. Chauncey Billups was the high scorer for the Pistons, finishing with a game high 34 points in the losing effort. Feb 6 @ SAC, SAS (34-18) beat SAC, 102-94, 53. Just as it appeared the Spurs would cruise toward the playoffs, their season suddenly hit a bump in the road when Tim Duncan went down in a March 20 loss to the Detroit Pistons with a sprained ankle. Horry had previously already been famous for nailing the winning shot in Game 4 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and Kings. 2003-2004 San Antonio Spurs Roster Composition Selected via Draft Tim Duncan was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Do you have a sports website? 2004-05 Spurs Roster. NBA 2K19: 2004-2005 San Antonio Spurs Player Ratings and Roster admin. Feb 26 @ DAL, SAS (38-20) lost to DAL, 91-115, 60. Ginobili scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to complement a huge game by Tim Duncan. Jan 14, SAS (26-13) lost to MIN, 93-100, 40. We present them here for purely educational purposes. San Antonio Spurs 2003-2004 Schedule and Results All the scores of the games played by the Spurs in the NBA 2003-04 Regular Season and the 2004 Playoffs, with teams, results, winning and losing streaks, partial and final records and evolution of the playoff series. Despite the tough challenge, the Pistons pulled through, and came out with several key steals and two scoring runs in the third quarter, then netted many insurance points in the fourth to win a big game which was a de facto must-win. [1] During the offseason, the Spurs signed free agent Brent Barry. Visit ESPN to view the San Antonio Spurs team roster for the current season. San Antonio Spurs: Players stats for the 2004-05 regular season. Def Rtg: 94.1 (1st of 29) ... NBA 2K19 2004-2005 San Antonio Spurs Roster… In addition to the game winning three pointer Horry made a spectacular left-handed dunk as the shot clock was winding in one possession, that is one of the highlights of the series. Billups and Prince again led the Pistons with steady, unwavering defense, which is the key, as it is often said, to victory. Mar 15 @ GSW, SAS (44-24) lost to GSW, 80-97, 71. He was replaced by his assistant coach Martin Jol, whose first match in charge saw arch-rivals Arsenal win a thrilling North London derby 5–4. The Spurs got off to a solid start, winning 16 of their first 20 games, entering the New Year with a 25–6 record. The Pistons were then left 'in the dust', the NBA website reported. 91.5 (19th of 29) Jan 27 @ NYK, SAS (30-17) beat NYK, 77-67, 48. Ginobili finished the game with a game-high 27 points, while Tim Duncan finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Nov 14 @ PHI, SAS (5-5) lost to PHI, 96-100, 11. Join our linker program. In the history of the NBA, in the 153 times when a team with home court advantage was up 2-0 in a series, only seven times has the other team rebounded to win the series. NBA.com is part of Turner Sports Digital, part of the Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network. Nov 28 @ LAL, SAS (9-7) lost to LAL, 87-103, 17. Dec 1 @ LAC, SAS (9-9) lost to LAC, 83-91, 20. Although Duncan and Ginobili finished with 21 points each, neither was able to seriously threaten the strong Pistons defense enough to win the game. Attendance: Find out the latest on your favorite NBA players on CBSSports.com. The game was closely contested by the two teams throughout the night as the lead changed 12 separate times, and the game was tied on 18 occasions. Oct 29 @ DEN, SAS (1-1) lost to DEN, 72-80, 4. Jan 19 @ DET, SAS (27-15) lost to DET, 77-85, 44. Jan 13 @ ATL, SAS (26-12) lost to ATL, 77-86, 39.  (Series Stats), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 17, 4:21AM. In this game also, as was previously observed in Game 3, the Pistons dominated the Spurs. Pace: 89.2 (19th of 29), Off Rtg: 102.2 (16th of 29) SBC Center The 2004 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 2003–04 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.This season's NBA Finals was contested between the Western Conference playoff champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Eastern Conference playoff champion Detroit Pistons.The Lakers held home court advantage, and the series was played … Detroit thus won its fifth consecutive game facing elimination. Buford. Find out more. He scored eight points in a decisive 12-2 surge that gave the Spurs a 67-55 lead, then throttled a push by the Pistons with a swooping dunk, 3-pointer and running hook for an 81-67 advantage with less than two minutes to go. [2] Late in the season, the team signed free agent forward Glenn Robinson. The deciding factor appears to have been the lack of possession time for the Spurs. Mar 23 @ MIN, SAS (46-25) lost to MIN, 81-86, 76. Dec 19 @ SEA, SAS (18-10) beat SEA, 87-73, 29.