Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A matsayin na biyu a cikin wasan, Detroit ta doke Philadelphia kafin wani sakewa tare da Indiana. A cikin wani wasa-up overshadowed da
gwagwarmaya tsakanin kungiyoyin biyu a farkon kakar, zakarun sun shawo kan raunin 2 zuwa 1 tare da Hamilton ya zira kwallaye 28 a wasan da ya yanke hukunci na shida. A wasan karshe na taron da aka yi da Miami Heat karkashin jagorancin Shaquille O'Neal, wanda ya isa ta hanyar cinikayya daga Los Angeles, da Dwyane Wade, Pistons sun mayar da martani ga raunin 3<unk>2 tare da nasarori biyu a jere kuma sun ci gaba zuwa wasan karshe na NBA a shekara ta biyu a jere. Hamilton ya ci 24 a wasa na 7.