Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ndị na-agbachitere agbachitere na-atụ anya ịgbachitere aha ha na 2004/05 oge, ma oge ahụ ga-eme ka ọ bụrụ na mberede na njedebe nke egwuregwu November megide Indiana Pacers, nke Wallace na Ron Artest na-agbagha na ibe ha tupu ndị a ma ama
Pacers na Pistons na-alụ ọgụ na-agụnye ma ndị egwuregwu ma ndị na-ekiri ihe nkiri. A kwụsịrị Wallace egwuregwu isii, nwanne ya nwoke bụ David Wallace natara otu afọ nke nnwale na ọrụ obodo maka ịkụ ndị egwuregwu Indiana aka n'ebe a na-ekiri ihe nkiri. Wallace gara n'ihu na-achịkwa na nchekwa (2.4 blocks kwa egwuregwu) na rebounding (12.2 kwa egwuregwu), ma mụbaa mmepụta akara ya na ụzọ ya iji merie onye ọzọ na-agbachitere Player nke Afọ Award tinyere nhọrọ ọzọ na All-Defensive First Team na All-NBA Third Team. Na egwuregwu playoff, ndị Pistons chịrị ndị Philadelphia 76ers tupu ha emerie ndị Pacers na ọkara ikpeazu na egwuregwu 6. Njedebe nke Nzukọ ga-egosipụta egwuregwu na Miami Heat na-ebili ọzọ, bụ ndị nwetara Shaquille O'Neal site na Lakers, Dwyane Wade na-eduzi ha. Ndị otu ahụ gbanwere mmeri tupu Miami merie egwuregwu 5 iji bute ụzọ 3x2, mana Pistons zara ma jiri mmerụ ahụ Wade merie egwuregwu 6 tupu ha enweta mmeri siri ike 88x82 egwuregwu 7 n'okporo ụzọ na Miami iji gaa na nke abụọ ha na-aga. Wallace megidere O'Neal ọzọ n'usoro ahụ dum.