The 2004 Detroit Pistons are the championship exceptions of the last 45 NBA seasons. And as the NBA moves forward, there might never be another champion like them.

Hands in faces and fists full of gold and purple jerseys, the Pistons shut down everyone not named Bryant or O’Neal in the 2004 NBA Finals. The rest of the Lakers combined for 16 points in Game 1.

The Pistons shocked the basketball world by defeating the Lakers 4-1 in the 2004 Finals. From NBA.com Staff Top Moments: 1940s & 50s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s NBA.com takes a ...

It has been 20 — yes, 20 — years since the Pistons won their last championship in 2004. The organization honored the "Goin' To Work" era before and during the team’s 104-101 loss at the ...

Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace and Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal battle under the Lakers' basket during the first half in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Sunday, June 13, 2004, at the ...

Even Chauncey Billups and Darvin Ham, head coaches in the NBA, joined the celebration as the Detroit Pistons honored the 2004 title team on Sunday. Search query. Search. News. Finance.

Even Chauncey Billups and Darvin Ham, head coaches in the NBA, joined the celebration as the Detroit Pistons honored the 2004 title team on Sunday. Detroit Pistons 2004 NBA championship team still ...