NBA season
2003–04 NBA
Detroit Pistons won the 2004 NBA title, beating the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals.
The season in brief
The Los Angeles Lakers, with Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone and Gary Payton, lost the Finals 4–1 to the Detroit Pistons. Chauncey Billups was Finals MVP, and Mehmet Okur became the first Turkish player to win an NBA championship. Kevin Garnett was the league MVP.
Finals
- Champion
- Detroit Pistons
- Runner-up
- Los Angeles Lakers
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Kevin Garnett
- Finals MVP
- Chauncey Billups
- Rookie of the Year
- LeBron James
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Metta Sandiford-Artest
- Sixth Man of the Year
- Antawn Jamison
- Most Improved Player
- Zach Randolph