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2005 NBA Finals Thread; San Antonio Spurs vs. Detroit Pistons
Topic Started: Jun 6 2005, 11:07 PM (1,181 Views)
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McGrady and Howard... What could have been
MAGICMANEVAN
Jun 20 2005 02:12 PM
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Is it just me, or is the Pistons announcer really, really annoying?
i thought that announcer guy was awesome!

:lol: announcer guy........ Will Smith Made the Big game winner that really counted..... And Chris Webber Was a brain fart........
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Game 6! Spurs should finish the Pistons now - I hope they are not a little too high on the Game 5 win to get it done.
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PISTONS 95 - SPURS 86

Series: Pistons 3 - Spurs 3
Game 6 Recap:
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With 23 points from Rip Hamilton and 21 from Chauncey Billups, the Detroit Pistons defeated the Spurs by a final score of 95-86, forcing a game 7 to be played on Thursday.

The Spurs only scored 19 4th quarter points, as they were unable to find a scorer with Robert Horry being closely guarded by the Pistons' defense.

Manu Ginobili had 21 points, but suffered a block shot by Ben Wallace in the closing minutes that came off his foot and turned the ball over.

Tim Duncan had 21 points as well, along with 15 rebounds, but missed several layups down the stretch and also shot poorly from the free throw line, missing 5 of his 10 attempts.

Rasheed Wallace only played 23 minutes due to foul trouble, but scored 16 points, while Antonio McDyess had 10 points off the bench.

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/363...o_defend_title/

I really didn't expect Detroit to win tonight. Still, considering they're playing a team that was so great at home all year, I expect the Spurs to win game 7. What a great series this has been so far.
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Oh well...There goes my prediction. Had it right up until Detroit winning Game 6. I dont want them winning tonight!! Come on San Antonio!!

Oh and Tim Duncan......MAKE YOUR DAMN FREE THROWS WOULD YA!?!?!?!?!
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Turns our you were 1 game off NYCMagicFan. Not too shabby. I was 2 games off.

Yeah! Game 7. Show us your stuff Timmy!!
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Spurs are gonna win this game..they are playing with more balls right now
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SPURS!!! 2005 NBA World Champions!!! WOOOHHOO!!! :yes: :yes:

Tim Duncan Finals MVP! Man, imagine if we got his guy....
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Jun 24 2005 12:03 AM
Tim Duncan Finals MVP! Man, imagine if we got his guy....

3 of our 5 starters right now would be....Tmac, Hill & Duncan!!!! Man how I wished we could have gotten Duncan as well that summer!! X0
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Good Job Spurs..... and a hats off to the pistons, they had a good series.... But this night belongs to the spurs....

San Antonio Spurs, NBA's 2004-2005 Champions

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Congrats!!!!!

And Tim Duncan For his 3rd NBA Finals win and MVP award
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Timmy wining the MVP is crap to me.. His team had to carry his ass too much in the finals.. Manu should have won MVP, but that's how it works in the NBA.. the biggest star always wins MVP in the finals, even if he CHOKES in a few of the games.. Dont get me wrong I really like the Spurs, they are a classy team (MINUS BOWEN) and do things the "RIGHT WAY", but I dont think that Tim should be the MVP or have talks about being the "BEST PF EVER" he has yet to carry a team on his back for years on end, could he be the best ever SURE.. but lets hold off till he has been out of the NBA for a few years to give him that mark.. For now Karl Malone is still the all time great.. even though he is my MOST hated player ever...
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I agree. While Malone never did win a title, I feel like he was a better PF overall than Duncan and was more of a powerful team leader.

Don't get me wrong though, Duncan has been one of the greats for awhile now. But I think he sometimes gets a bit overhyped as "the best PF ever" and I don't think he deserves that title just yet.
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Jun 24 2005 08:23 AM
Timmy wining the MVP is crap to me.. His team had to carry his ass too much in the finals.. Manu should have won MVP, but that's how it works in the NBA.. the biggest star always wins MVP in the finals, even if he CHOKES in a few of the games.. Dont get me wrong I really like the Spurs, they are a classy team (MINUS BOWEN) and do things the "RIGHT WAY", but I dont think that Tim should be the MVP or have talks about being the "BEST PF EVER" he has yet to carry a team on his back for years on end, could he be the best ever SURE.. but lets hold off till he has been out of the NBA for a few years to give him that mark.. For now Karl Malone is still the all time great.. even though he is my MOST hated player ever...

I have to disagree with you on this one. I watched most of the games in the Finals, (except Game 6) and I agree that TD struggled, but he still deserves the Finals MVP.

If it wasn't for his 2nd half play, Detroit will be the ones celebrating right now. Granted that Manu made some plays, but it all starts with Duncan. Remove Duncan from that line-up and the Spurs will become the Lakers. It is his team, and everyone responds to him. He is the anchor of this team.

* The key 3s of the Spurs came from Duncan's pass from double team. If you watched the game, you could see Detroit's players collapsing on him freeing up the Spurs perimeter players for open looks. Detroit's defense is focused on him during the Finals, allowing Manu and the rest to be able to drive and spot up. The inside-outside game that has been key to the Spurs starts with him.
* On that decisive 4th quarter 14-4 run, 10 pts came from him. It was his plays, offensive rebounds, and diving for loose balls that got the momentum back to the Spurs (and the crowd back into the game).
* He sucked in Game 5 and 6 at the FT, and in Game 7 he was 5 of 6. Now that is mental toughness for you. He is a bad FT shooter, but he rises up to the occasion. The opposite of Malone ( a good FT shooter, but chokes on pressure situations). He also missed 8 straight shots due to tough defense by Detroit's bigs and he still managed to come back and score 25. If that is not toughness, I don't know what is.
*TD's struggles is not only because of his performance but also due to the really good defenders that Detroit is throwing at him. You got Ben and Rasheed tag team, and McDyess. All 3 of them are really good defenders and any mortal PF will have fits going up against them.

The NBA Finals theme says "Where Legends are Born", and Tim Duncan has surely claimed his place. And I wouldn't be too surprised if they win it all again next year - they own the Western Conference......and the only thing that stands between them and the 2006 Finals trophy is the Orlando Magic :yes: .

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All good points, but the underlining numbers tell the tale...

10 for 27 Shooting DAMN THAT"S BAD!!

He had 5 Turnovers BY HIMSELF in this last game.. one less than ALL OF the Pistons

Free throws.. I not even going to go there, we all know what Tim did on the line durring the finals..

You did see the cover of the sports page of USA Today right.. If you didnt this is what Tims Picture looked like..
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Tim had to bank on his team bailing his ass out too many times, why does that get the MPV nod?

I don’t consider him getting doubled reason to give him the MVP.. he only had 3 assists in the last game and 15 overall.. While Manu had 9 by himself in one game..

Plus Rasheed had how many blocks on Tims ass during the finals??

MVP, not in my book....the better player OVERALL was Manu..
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Oh well, those doubter are the ones who are now retracting what they said. The line now goes "We're out like doubting Duncan.".

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[Photo from USA Today]
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