Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Pistons nwere ụzọ siri ike karị ịlaghachi na Finals. Oge mmeghe bụ mmeri dị mfe nke egwuregwu ise n'elu Philadelphia. Ọzọ, ndị Pistons zutere ndị Indiana Pacers, otu n'ime ndị otu NBA kachasị ike. Ọtụtụ ndị ọkachamara na-atụ anya na Indiana ga-ada ada ma hapụ egwuregwu playoff mgbe
Pacers  Pistons na-alụ ọgụ; agbanyeghị, nke onye isi Pacers lara ezumike nká Reggie Miller duziri, ndị Pacers ka mere egwuregwu egwuregwu wee merie n'ụzọ a na-atụghị anya ya na usoro nke mbụ ha megide onye mmeri nke Atlantic Boston Celtics. Ndị Pacers mere ihe ịma aka dị egwu mana mgbe ha meriri n'egwuregwu nke isii, ọrụ Reggie Miller dị afọ iri na itoolu agwụla. Mgbe usoro ahụ kwụsịrị na Indianapolis, a na-emeso Miller ka ọ na-eguzo ogologo oge site n'aka ìgwè mmadụ Conseco Fieldhouse. Onye na-esote Detroit na-emegide bụ East #1 seed Miami, nke ndị superstars Dwyane Wade na Shaquille O'Neal na-edu. Mgbe ha meriri egwuregwu nke mbụ, ndị Pistons dara n'azụ 2-1 mgbe egwuregwu atọ na 3-2 mgbe egwuregwu ise gasịrị. Site n'imeri egwuregwu nke isii n'ụlọ ha, ndị Pistons meriri egwuregwu nke asaa. N'egwuregwu asaa, Detroit meriri ihe isi ike iji merie Heat na American Airlines Arena, wee si otú a gaa NBA Finals maka afọ nke abụọ n'usoro.