Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Vakadziviriri vemakwikwi vaitarisira kudzivirira zita ravo mumwaka wa2004-05, asi mwaka uyu waizotora kamwe kamwe kumagumo emutambo waNovember neIndiana Pacers, umo Wallace naRon Artest vakarwisana pamberi pevakakurumbira
Kurwisana kwepacers nePistons kwaibatanidza vatambi nevatariri kwakaitika. Wallace akamiswa pamitambo mitanhatu, uye munun'una wake David Wallace akagamuchira gore rokuedzwa nebasa renzanga nokuda kwokurova vatambi veIndiana mumatanda. Wallace akaramba achitonga pakudzivirira (2.4 mabhuroko pamutambo) uye kudzorera (12.2 pamutambo), uye akawedzera kugadzira kwake zvibodzwa munzira yake yekuhwina imwe Defensive Player yeGore Mubairo pamwe nekumwe kusarudzwa kuAll-Defensive Yekutanga Chikwata uye All-NBA Yechitatu Chikwata. Mumakwikwi ekupedzisa, maPistons akatonga maPhiladelphia 76ers vasati vakunda vavengi vavo maPacers mumasemifainari mumitambo mitanhatu. The Conference Finals yaizova nemutambo neMiami Heat, iyo yakanga yawana Shaquille O'Neal kubva kuLakers, uye yakatungamirirwa muzvibodzwa naDwyane Wade. Zvikwata zvakatengesa kukunda pamberi peMiami yakunda mutambo 5 kutora 3 <unk> 2 mutsara unotungamira, asi maPistons akapindura uye akashandisa kukuvara kwaWade mumutambo 6 asati agadzira zvakaoma 88 <unk> 82 mutambo 7 kukunda mumugwagwa muMiami kuti vafambire mberi kune yavo yechipiri yakatwasuka Fainari. Wallace akadzivisazve O'Neal munhevedzano yose.