The 2004 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 2003—04 National Basketball Association season.

This Finals was contested between the Los Angeles Lakers of the Convention and the Detroit Pistons of the Eastern Conference; home court edge was held by the Lakers. The show was played under a best-of-seven format.
Although the Lakers, headed by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal, were considered the heavy favorites, the Pistons handily won the series in five matches. This win marked the Pistons’ fifth triumph as a franchise in addition to its first title since the 1990-1991 NBA period fifteen decades. The show finally featured the perceived underdog Pistons, controlling a Lakers team composed of four Hall of Famers.
Pistons’ owner William Davidson became the first owner in American sports history to win two championships in 1 calendar year; eight days earlier, the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League had won the Stanley Cup Finals in seven games over the Calgary Flames.
The Lakers had won three consecutive championships from 2000 to 2002, but lost to the eventual champions, the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Semifinals in 2003 to finish their series at three. The Spurs beat the Lakers in 6 matches.
The Lakers made major alterations, with originally varying results. Needing to discover a point guard and a power forward to shield against Tim Duncan and the Spurs, the Lakers signed veteran stars Gary Payton and Karl Malone for well below market value; they also hoped to provide both veterans their first championship ring. The Lakers were afterwards considered the favorites to win the NBA title.
Throughout the regular season, after beginning the year 18—3, the Lakers were suffering from numerous injuries and stumbled into a 56—26 record to finish the season with the next seed in the Western Convention.
The Lakers breezed past their first-round opponent, the Houston Rockets, headlining a matchup between Shaquille O’Neal and a youthful Yao Ming, defeating the group 4-1 but then dropped the first two matches in their series against the Spurs before a dramatic comeback which saw them win 4—2. [3] Thenthey confronted the Minnesota Timberwolves and league MVP Kevin Garnett. The Lakers won the series 4—two. [4]

Read more: sporttobet.com