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2003–04 Detroit Pistons season
2003–04 Detroit Pistons season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Head coach	Larry Brown
General manager	Joe Dumars
Owners	William Davidson
Arena	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record	54–28 (.659)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central); Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions; (Defeated Lakers 4-1)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net Detroit, WKBD
Radio	WDFN
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The 2003–04 NBA season was the 63rd season for the Pistons, the 56th in the National Basketball Association, and the 47th in the Detroit area.^[1] Despite a solid year last season, the Pistons received the second overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft, which they obtained from the Memphis Grizzlies. They selected Darko Miličić as their top pick, but only used him as a reserve as he played limited minutes off the bench. After their first trip to the Conference Finals since 1991, the Pistons hired Larry Brown as head coach. Under Brown, the Pistons were once again a tough defensive team as they went on a 13-game winning streak between December and January. However, after a solid 33–16 start, they struggled in February losing six straight games. At midseason, the team acquired All-Star forward Rasheed Wallace from the Atlanta Hawks after playing just one game for them.^[2] With the addition of Wallace, the Pistons won 16 of their final 19 games finishing second in the Central Division with a 54–28 record. Ben Wallace was selected for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game.The Pistons went on to win the NBA Championship for the third time in franchise history.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Pistons defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in five games despite losing Game 2 at home. In the semifinals, they faced the New Jersey Nets. The Pistons would win the first two games at home, but the Nets jumped out to a 3–2 series lead, which included a triple overtime win in Game 5. However, the Pistons managed to win the next two games to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they defeated the top-seeded Indiana Pacers in six games to advance to the NBA Finals. In the Finals, the Pistons defeated the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers in four games to one, winning their third overall championship and first since 1990. Chauncey Billups was named Finals MVP.^[3] Following the season, Corliss Williamson was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, and second-year center Mehmet Okur signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Darko Miličić	Forward/Center	Serbia and Montenegro	Hemofarm Vrsac (Serbia and Montenegro and Adriatic League)
1	25	Carlos Delfino	Guard	Argentina	Unión de Santa Fe (Argentina)
2	58	Andreas Glyniadakis	Center	Greece	AEK

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB
PG	1	Billups, Chauncey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Colorado
C	41	Campbell, Elden	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	279 lb (127 kg)	Clemson
SF	24	Fowlkes, Tremaine	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fresno State
SF	8	Ham, Darvin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Texas Tech
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
PG	7	James, Mike	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Duquesne
C	31	Miličić, Darko	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Serbia
PF	13	Okur, Mehmet	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	Turkey
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	30	Wallace, Rasheed	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	North Carolina
SF	34	Williamson, Corliss	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Arkansas

Head coach

Larry Brown (North Carolina)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2004–02–26

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Indiana Pacers	61	21	.744	–	34–7	27–14	20–8
x-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	7	31–10	23–18	17–11
x-New Orleans Hornets	41	41	.500	20	25–16	16–25	14–14
x-Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	20	27–14	14–27	15–13
Cleveland Cavaliers	35	47	.427	26	23–18	12–29	14–14
Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	28	18–23	15–26	11–17
Atlanta Hawks	28	54	.341	33	18–23	10–31	10–18
Chicago Bulls	23	59	.280	38	14–27	9–32	11–17

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Indiana Pacers	61	21	.744	–
2	y-New Jersey Nets	47	35	.573	14
3	x-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	7
4	x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	19
5	x-New Orleans Hornets	41	41	.500	20
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	20
7	x-New York Knicks	39	43	.476	22
8	x-Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	25

9	Cleveland Cavaliers	35	47	.427	26
10	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	28
11	Philadelphia 76ers	33	49	.402	28
12	Atlanta Hawks	28	54	.341	33
13	Washington Wizards	25	57	.305	36
14	Chicago Bulls	23	59	.280	38
15	Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	40

Record vs. opponents

2003-04 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–1	3–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–3	1–3	1–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–2
Boston	1–3	—	1–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	3–1
Chicago	1–3	2–1	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	1–3
Cleveland	3–1	1–3	2–2	—	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–2	3–1	4–0	2–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–2
Dallas	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–1
Denver	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	—	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	3–1	2–0
Detroit	3–1	3–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	3–0
Golden State	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	—	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–1
Houston	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	3–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–0
Indiana	4–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–1
L.A. Clippers	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	—	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–0	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	—	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–0
Memphis	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	—	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–0	1–3	2–0
Miami	3–1	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–3	2–0	0–2	1–1	—	1–2	0–2	3–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	4–0
Milwaukee	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–1	—	0–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0
New Jersey	3–1	2–2	3–0	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–3	1–3	1–1	—	2–1	3–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	4–0
New Orleans	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–2	—	1–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	3–1
New York	3–0	3–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–1	—	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	4–0
Orlando	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	—	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–2	1–1	4–0
Philadelphia	2–1	1–3	4–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	—	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–2
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	1–1
Portland	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	—	3–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	—	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	4–0	4–0	2–2	—	4–0	2–0	4–0	2–0
Seattle	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	4–0	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	—	1–1	1–3	1–1
Toronto	3–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	—	1–1	1–3
Utah	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–1	—	1–1
Washington	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	—

Game log

2003–04 game log
Total: 54–28 (Home: 31–10; Road: 23–18)

October: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

November : 11–5 (home: 6–1; road: 5–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

December : 7–7 (home: 5–3; road: 2–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

January : 13–3 (home: 8–1; road: 5–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

February : 6–8 (home: 2–4; road: 4–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

March : 10–3 (home: 5–0; road: 5–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

April : 6–1 (home: 5–0; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

2003–04 schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Detroit Pistons vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks: Pistons win series 4–1

Game 1 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit: Detroit 108, Milwaukee 82
Game 2 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit: Milwaukee 92, Detroit 88
Game 3 @ Bradley Center, Milwaukee: Detroit 95, Milwaukee 85
Game 4 @ Bradley Center, Milwaukee: Detroit 109, Milwaukee 92
Game 5 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit: Detroit 91, Milwaukee 77

Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Detroit won 4-0)

East Conference Semifinals

(2) New Jersey Nets vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: Pistons win series 4–3

Game 1 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit: Detroit 78, New Jersey 56
Game 2 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit: Detroit 95, New Jersey 80
Game 3 @ Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford: New Jersey 82, Detroit 64
Game 4 @ Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford: New Jersey 94, Detroit 79
Game 5 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit: New Jersey 127, Detroit 120 (3OT)
Game 6 @ Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford: Detroit 81, New Jersey 75
Game 7 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit: Detroit 90, New Jersey 69

Last Playoff Meeting: 2003 Eastern Conference Finals (New Jersey won 4-0)

East Conference Finals

(1) Indiana Pacers vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: Pistons win series 4–2

Game 1 @ Conseco Fieldhouse, Indiana: Indiana 78, Detroit 74 ESPN 8:00pm/7:00ct
Game 2 @ Conseco Fieldhouse, Indiana: Detroit 72, Indiana 67 ESPN 8:00pm/7:00ct
Game 3 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit: Detroit 85, Indiana 78 ESPN 8:00pm
Game 4 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit: Indiana 83, Detroit 68 ESPN 8:00pm
Game 5 @ Conseco Fieldhouse, Indiana: Detroit 83, Indiana 65 ESPN 8:00pm/7:00ct
Game 6 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit: Detroit 69, Indiana 65 ESPN 8:00pm

Last Playoff Meeting: 1990 Eastern Conference First Round (Detroit won 3-0)

NBA Finals

Series summary

Team/Game	1	2 (OT)	3	4	5	Wins
Los Angeles (West)	75	99	68	80	87	1
Detroit (East)	87	91	88	88	100	4

(OT) denotes a game that required overtime.

The Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. This was only used in the Finals, all other playoff series are held in a 2-2-1-1-1 format (the team with home court advantage starts).^[4]

Aspects

The Lakers had a lineup of stars such as Karl Malone, Gary Payton, Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, and Shaquille O'Neal – their offensive capability was expected to overpower Detroit's defensive-based gameplan.

Payton and Malone also added to the publicity of the Finals. Perennial All-Stars who had both previously reached the Finals, Payton had led the Seattle SuperSonics there in 1996, while Malone had led the Utah Jazz there in 1997 and 1998.^[5] However, Michael Jordan and the Bulls denied their championship rings a total of three times. By the time of Jordan's retirement in 2003, the two veterans were aged and failed to lead their teams deep into the playoffs.^[5]^[6] Thus, this Finals series was seen as the last chance for two of the greatest players in NBA history to finally become NBA champions (Later on, Malone retired while Payton became a champion as a key bench player for the Miami Heat).

Game One

Sunday, June 6, 2004, 14:30 at the Staples Center.

Considered to be a stunning upset by most of the NBA world, the Detroit Pistons managed to defeat the Lakers with imposing defense.^[7] Defensively clamping down on everyone but Bryant and O'Neal, the Pistons managed to hold everyone else to a total of 16 points.

The Pistons trailed the Lakers 41–40 at halftime, but a 10–4 surge capped by Billups's 3-pointer gave the Pistons the lead. O'Neal's foul trouble furthered the scoring gap, with the Pistons leading by 13 points early in the fourth quarter.

Team	1st Qt.	2nd Qt.	3rd Qt.	4th Qt.	Total
Detroit	22	18	24	23	87
Los Angeles	19	22	17	17	75

Game Two

Tuesday, June 8, 2004, 15:04 at the Staples Center.

The second game was close throughout the first half, but in the third quarter Detroit would score 30 points, cutting the deficit 68–66. However, at the end of the fourth quarter, Kobe Bryant's 3-point shot at 2.1 seconds to go would tie the game at 89–89. The Lakers and Pistons would then go to overtime, with the Lakers outscoring the Pistons 10–2.

Team	1st Qt.	2nd Qt.	3rd Qt.	4th Qt.	OT	Total
Detroit	16	20	30	23	2	91
Los Angeles	18	26	24	21	10	99

Game Three

Thursday, June 10, 2004, 14:31 at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

The Pistons beat Los Angeles by 20 in their first NBA Finals appearance together at The Palace of Auburn Hills since 1989^[8] to take a 2–1 lead in the series. The 68 points scored by the Lakers set a (post-shot clock) franchise record for the fewest number of points scored in a finals game. (Even Jay Leno was upset, saying in his Tonight Show monologue: "68 points? 68 is a great score...if you're playing golf!")

Team	1st Qt.	2nd Qt.	3rd Qt.	4th Qt.	Total
Los Angeles	16	16	19	17	68
Detroit	24	15	24	25	88

Game Four

Sunday, June 13, 2004, 14:49 at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Again, the Pistons defeated the Lakers, although this time by eight, to take a 3–1 series advantage.

Team	1st Qt.	2nd Qt.	3rd Qt.	4th Qt.	Total
Los Angeles	22	17	17	24	80
Detroit	21	20	15	32	88

Game Five

Tuesday, June 15, 2004, 14:32 at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

In Game 5, the Pistons won their first championship since 1990, and Larry Brown finally won a title as an NBA head coach. The Pistons defense had overcome the high-scoring Laker offense, winning the game by 13, winning the series 4-1, and also ending a long Laker dynasty that lasted for many years. The game saw the end of Phil Jackson's first run as the coach (he returned for the 2005-06 season), and saw O'Neal, Payton, and Malone's last games in Laker uniforms (O'Neal and Payton were both acquired by the soon-to-be NBA Champions Miami Heat and Malone retired).

Team	1st Qt.	2nd Qt.	3rd Qt.	4th Qt.	Total
Los Angeles	24	21	14	28	87
Detroit	25	30	27	18	100

NBA Playoff Defensive Records

As a result of their incredible defensive dominance, the 2004 Pistons set a number of notable shot-clock era (1955-Present) defensive Playoff records

Allowed under 90 points in 18 playoff games ^[9]
Allowed under 85 points in 17 playoff games ^[10]
Allowed under 80 points in 11 playoff games ^[11]
Allowed under 75 points in 8 playoff games ^[12]
Allowed under 70 points in 6 playoff games ^[13]
One of 2 teams (1998 Bulls) to allow under 60 points in a playoff game ^[14]
Allowed under 40% FG in 12 playoff games ^[15]
Allowed under 35% FG in 5 playoff games ^[16] (Tied with 1999 Knicks)
Allowed under 30% FG in 2 playoff games ^[17] (Tied with 1999 Knicks)

Least Points Per Game (PPG) allowed in a shot-clock era Playoff run of any length

The 2004 Pistons allowed 80.696 PPG, ^[18] slightly lower than the 2000 Heat at 80.700 PPG allowed ^[19]
Excluding Overtime periods, the 2004 Pistons allowed 78.6 PPG for the Playoffs in regulation compared to 79.9 PPG for the 2000 Heat

The 2004 Pistons had a Defensive Rating of 92.0 in the Playoffs ^[20]

This is the lowest Defensive Rating any team has had in a Post-1st Round Playoff run in the 3-point era (1980-present)
The 2000 Spurs had a 91.4 DRTG, ^[21] but this was in a 1st Round loss of only 4 games

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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Chauncey Billups	78	78	35.4	.394	.388	.878	3.5	5.7	1.08	0.10	16.9
Elden Campbell	65	27	13.7	.439	–	.685	3.2	0.7	0.32	0.77	5.6
Tremaine Fowlkes	36	0	7.3	.313	.125	.722	1.5	0.4	0.25	0.08	1.2
Darvin Ham	54	2	9.0	.493	.500	.600	1.7	0.3	0.24	0.15	1.8
Richard Hamilton	78	78	35.5	.455	.265	.868	3.6	4.0	1.32	0.22	17.6
Lindsey Hunter	33	8	20.0	.343	.280	.625	2.0	2.6	1.18	0.18	3.5
Mike James*	26	0	19.7	.405	.364	.844	2.2	3.7	1.00	0.04	6.3
Darko Miličić	34	0	4.7	.262	.000	.583	1.3	0.2	0.21	0.44	1.4
Mehmet Okur	71	33	22.3	.463	.375	.775	5.9	1.0	0.51	0.89	9.6
Tayshaun Prince	82	80	32.9	.467	.363	.766	4.8	2.3	0.77	0.84	10.3
Ben Wallace	81	81	37.7	.421	.125	.490	12.4	1.7	1.77	3.04	9.5
Rasheed Wallace*	22	21	30.6	.431	.319	.704	7.0	1.8	1.09	2.05	13.7
Corliss Williamson	79	0	19.9	.505	–	.731	3.2	0.7	0.38	0.25	9.5

* Statistics include only games with the Pistons

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Chauncey Billups	23	23	38.3	.385	.346	.890	3.0	5.9	1.35	0.09	16.4
Elden Campbell	14	0	8.9	.286	–	.556	1.8	0.7	0.43	0.64	2.1
Darvin Ham	22	0	4.9	.500	.000	–	0.6	0.0	0.14	0.18	0.7
Richard Hamilton	23	23	40.2	.447	.385	.848	4.6	4.2	1.17	0.04	21.5
Lindsey Hunter	23	0	11.9	.292	.233	.917	1.4	0.9	0.78	0.17	2.4
Mike James	22	0	8.9	.396	.429	.563	1.2	1.1	0.23	0.00	2.6
Darko Miličić	8	0	1.8	.000	–	.250	0.4	0.1	0.13	0.00	0.1
Mehmet Okur	22	0	11.5	.470	.400	.692	2.8	0.4	0.23	0.41	3.7
Tayshaun Prince	23	23	34.6	.410	.265	.745	6.0	2.3	1.09	1.35	9.9
Ben Wallace	23	23	40.2	.454	.000	.427	14.3	1.9	1.91	2.43	10.3
Rasheed Wallace	23	23	34.9	.413	.243	.767	7.8	1.6	0.57	1.96	13.0
Corliss Williamson	22	0	14.9	.364	.000	.809	2.2	0.7	0.27	0.14	5.7

Award winners

Transactions

Pistons trade for Rasheed Wallace

References

^ 2003-04 Detroit Pistons
^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Giving Up Little, Pistons Pull Off Deal for Wallace". New York Times. February 20, 2004. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Teamwork Thumps Star Power". New York Times. June 16, 2004. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
^ "Basketball: NBA Playoffs 2007 preview". betinf.com. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
^ ^a ^b "Utah Jazz". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
^ "Seattle Supersonics". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on 26 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Billups, Pistons Swipe Home-Court Advantage". NBA. Retrieved 2007-09-04. Led by their trademark daunting defense
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^ "Team Game Finder".
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^ "2004 NBA Playoffs Summary".
^ "2000 NBA Playoffs Summary".
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External links

[1] 2003-04 Detroit Pistons

[2] "PRO BASKETBALL; Giving Up Little, Pistons Pull Off Deal for Wallace". New York Times. February 20, 2004. Retrieved August 29, 2017.

[3] "PRO BASKETBALL; Teamwork Thumps Star Power". New York Times. June 16, 2004. Retrieved October 10, 2017.

[4] "Basketball: NBA Playoffs 2007 preview". betinf.com. Retrieved 2007-09-03.

[CBS_Jazz-5] "Utah Jazz". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2007-09-04.

[6] "Seattle Supersonics". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on 26 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[7] "Billups, Pistons Swipe Home-Court Advantage". NBA. Retrieved 2007-09-04. Led by their trademark daunting defense

[8] "DETROIT PISTONS HISTORY". Basketball Tickets. Archived from the original on 6 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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+===NBA Playoff Defensive Records===
+As a result of their incredible defensive dominance, the 2004 Pistons set a number of notable shot-clock era (1955-Present) defensive Playoff records
+* Allowed under 90 points in 18 playoff games <ref>{{cite web|title=Team Game Finder|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1947&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_pts&c1comp=lt&c1val=90&order_by=pts}}</ref>
+* Allowed under 85 points in 17 playoff games <ref>{{cite web|title=Team Game Finder|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1947&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_pts&c1comp=lt&c1val=85&order_by=pts}}</ref>
+* Allowed under 80 points in 11 playoff games <ref>{{cite web|title=Team Game Finder|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1947&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_pts&c1comp=lt&c1val=80&order_by=pts}}</ref>
+* Allowed under 75 points in 8 playoff games <ref>{{cite web|title=Team Game Finder|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1947&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_pts&c1comp=lt&c1val=75&order_by=pts}}</ref>
+* Allowed under 70 points in 6 playoff games <ref>{{cite web|title=Team Game Finder|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1947&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_pts&c1comp=lt&c1val=70&order_by=pts}}</ref>
+* One of 2 teams ([[1997–98 Chicago Bulls season|1998 Bulls]]) to allow under 60 points in a playoff game <ref>{{cite web|title=Team Game Finder|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1955&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_pts&c1comp=lt&c1val=70&order_by=pts}}</ref>
+* Allowed under 40% FG in 12 playoff games <ref>{{cite web|title=Team Game Finder|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1947&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_fg_pct&c1comp=lt&c1val=40&order_by=pts}}</ref>
+* Allowed under 35% FG in 5 playoff games <ref>{{cite web|title=Team Game Finder|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1947&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_fg_pct&c1comp=lt&c1val=35&order_by=pts}}</ref> (Tied with [[1998–99 New York Knicks season|1999 Knicks]])
+* Allowed under 30% FG in 2 playoff games <ref>{{cite web|title=Team Game Finder|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=Y&team_seed_cmp=eq&opp_seed_cmp=eq&year_min=1947&year_max=2018&is_range=N&game_num_type=team&c1stat=opp_fg_pct&c1comp=lt&c1val=30&order_by=pts}}</ref> (Tied with 1999 Knicks)
+Least Points Per Game (PPG) allowed in a shot-clock era Playoff run of any length
+* The 2004 Pistons allowed 80.696 PPG, <ref>{{cite web|title=2004 NBA Playoffs Summary|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2004.html}}</ref> slightly lower than the [[1999–2000 Miami Heat season|2000 Heat]] at 80.700 PPG allowed <ref>{{cite web|title=2000 NBA Playoffs Summary|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2000.html}}</ref>
+* Excluding Overtime periods, the 2004 Pistons allowed 78.6 PPG for the Playoffs in regulation compared to 79.9 PPG for the 2000 Heat
+The 2004 Pistons had a Defensive Rating of 92.0 in the Playoffs <ref>{{cite web|title=2004 NBA Playoffs Summary|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2004.html}}</ref>
+* This is the lowest Defensive Rating any team has had in a Post-1st Round Playoff run in the 3-point era (1980-present)
+* The [[1999–2000 San Antonio Spurs season|2000 Spurs]] had a 91.4 DRTG, <ref>{{cite web|title=2004 NBA Playoffs Summary|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2000.html}}</ref> but this was in a 1st Round loss of only 4 games
 ==Player statistics==

v t e Detroit Pistons 2003–04 NBA champions
1 Billups (Finals MVP) 3 B. Wallace 7 James 8 Ham 10 Hunter 13 Okur 22 Prince 24 Fowlkes 30 R. Wallace 31 Miličić 32 Hamilton 34 Williamson 41 Campbell
Head coach L. Brown
Assistant coaches H. Brown Hanners Kokoškov Kuester Woodson
Regular season Playoffs

v t e NBA champions
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v t e Detroit Pistons
Founded in 1937 Formerly the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1937–1948) and the Fort Wayne Pistons (1948–1957) Based in Detroit, Michigan
Franchise	All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	North Side High School Gym Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Detroit Olympia Memorial Building Cobo Arena Pontiac Silverdome The Palace of Auburn Hills Little Caesars Arena
Personnel	Owner(s) Tom Gores President Ed Stefanski General manager Vacant Head coach Monty Williams
G League affiliate	Motor City Cruise
Retired numbers	1 2 3 4 10 11 15 16 21 32 40
NBA championships	1989 1990 2004
Rivalries	Boston Celtics Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers
Culture and lore	Broadcasters Hooper Jordan Rules 1990 Detroit riot John Mason Malice at the Palace