2004 Detroit Pistons Championship Celebration (Full)

[@golions13579]

This was the most underrated team in NBA History. 6 straight conference finals appearances.

[@andrethomas6183]

Right

[@Marlzb0238]

But 1 finals appearance is bad

[@golions13579]

@@Marlzb0238 they were in the finals the following season and lost in 7 to the Spurs.

[@twite5462]

@@Marlzb0238 it would be but they were in the finals 2 times

[@Marlzb0238]

@@twite5462 yeah I’m forgot my bad but Carmelo should have been on those teams

[@mike3571]

Absolutely the most underrated team in NBA history.

[@russeljuerra7463]

Until the championship of Milwaukee Bucks in 2021

[@danieljackson8265]

@@russeljuerra7463 Milwaukee had a huge megastar along with 2 other all stars. Detroit had no superstars. Just a great cohesive team

[@deelewis8061]

The 6th seed 1995 Houston Rockets are the most underrated team in NBA History.

[@andrethomas6183]

Right

[@andrethomas6183]

@@russeljuerra7463 right

[@MrEOM41]

This Pistons teams was one of the all time best

[@davidborik3475]

I was a huge fan of this team back then and im a chicago guy

[@basvanlangerak8423]

@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C nobody cares, shut up

[@timmysullivan2515]

@M Get a job

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

@M So why are you watching and posting on this video?

[@Trip1eIsHim]

@@Jon.A.Scholt he’s always on basketball stuff. He pisses me off

[@hdubscrub]

I miss having a owner who actually cares about the team

[@andrethomas6183]

Right

[@janjones690]

Yes so true !! ❤

[@tslomka6272]

Came here after watching the Rasheed and Bonzi Wells podcast. You can absolutely tell that Stern was pissed. His 1st comment was about the Lakers when given the microphone

[@JJ-fg2wd]

He's in a frozen envelope in hell now

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

Ben lifting that trophy and then Chauncey having the greatest moment of hisife lifting the MVP trophy still gives me chills. After watching that team get closer and closer for years it was unbelievable as a fan.

[@joejudge1193]

That ‘04 Detroit team was one of my favorite teams, chemistry was on point

[@Trip1eIsHim]

That’s my mom and my favorite team

[@donmike5844]

Big Ben finally in the hall of Fame 💪🏾

[@Trip1eIsHim]

Who misses the old Detroit Pistons and Kobe?

[@andrethomas6183]

Right

[@derrickthompson5736]

1 out of 2

[@Terror832]

I miss those simpler times.

[@jeffleary1598]

The look on stern’s face😂 Even said no one thought they could do it

[@Ninja0492]

Even though I am still a loyal Chicago Bulls fan from 1992 - to the present day of the here & now, Everyone should admit that the Detroit Pistons were the best defensive team that wouldn't give the heavily favored L.A. Lakers absolutely no chance to rally back from being down a 3-1 deficit of game 5 in the 2004 NBA Finals. - Still dislike & hated to see the Kobe/Shaq era came to an end by the Spurs at the 03 western semi-finals then the Pistons of the 04 Finals & afterwards the Los Angeles Lakers would never be the same again when the 05 season began but sadly, they did not make it to qualify for the playoffs. The Lakers return for redemption to the NBA Finals in 2009, 2010 & 2020 & have achieved 17 titles in franchise history matching amongst the Celtics of 2008...... Actually Scratch That!!!! The Boston Celtics won banner championship number 18 of 2024. Heroes come & go, But legends are forever remembered from the 1980's, 1990's to early 2000's era. Nowadays it's about 3's, money & the league as we all know it is just too soft. And this was way back when superstars don't need to be jumping around to form super teams at all whatsoever. If you want to be the next best player, Remain loyal to your squad considerably no matter what happens & not switching from team after team by chasing for cheap rings.

[@andrethomas6183]

Right

[@jaymesina6538]

Remembering watching this on tv i think nobody believe that the pistons will beat the lakers that year this 2004 pistons team for me is the best underdog champion in history #salute #respect

[@jasonmilly3320]

I'm not a Pistons fan but man it's long overdue for them to be winning again. I feel for Detroit sports fans. I'd love to see the Pistons winning again.

[@janjones690]

Thank you !! ❤ I hope we start winning too !! ❤

[@Dr.MarvelousGarcia-Martinez]

Television has come so far in the last 20 Years.

[@mbp7060]

Got a chance to see this team play and they delivered. This was a well coached, humble team who won this without a superstar.

[@chrisgrissom3610]

I remember this day like it was yesterday...

[@bulldog2447]

This prolly my favorite Pistons team of all time RIP Kobe tho

[@Trip1eIsHim]

My favorite Piston of all time was Tayshaun Prince because he was great and my name is Tayshaun too

[@moonoink]

R.I.P. Bill Davidson R.I.P. Stuart Scott R.I.P. David Stern R.I.P. Kobe Bryant

[@cjvaye99]

nope not David Stern

[@moonoink]

@@cjvaye99 Yeah, David Stern Passed away 2 years ago on January 1 (New Years' Day and 4 weeks before Kobe in that helicopter crash on January 26)

[@Sakamoshi]

Sheed brought me here. He wasn't lying. Listen to stern lmmfao

[@Blktxdom2004]

Showing Rasheed Wallace some love. ‘Sheed graduated from Simon Gratz High School in Philly (also my alma mater), and is an alum of North Carolina (2022 NCAA Final Four and national champion finalists.)

[@theicchamp06]

2004 was a year to cherish for Bill Davidson. Not only did the Detroit Pistons when the NBA championship that year, he was also the owner of a Tampa Bay Lightning team who won the Stanley Cup that same year.

[@pls2726]

Greatest defensive team of all time.

[@tmac0725]

Literally

[@ryanjade6556]

0:01 - the last time we see SHAQ played as a LAKER.

[@Shinuchiha_99]

Billups went to college 20 min north of where I live in golden and was born and raised in Colorado.. I have his championship Detroit jersey from 2004 and his nuggets jersey from 09.. The guy was a sports legend here in Colorado as much as basketball is concerned.. what a time this was still sends chills down my spine watching this today

[@dannybo6495]

RIP Steward Scott well missed

[@Evil33-]

I was literally playing nba live 2004 when this happened waitin on my 13th bday on the 23rd of June, I even had a pistons cake,

[@jamalwalker04]

Damn there are so many people in this clip who aren't here anymore R.I.P to the ogs

[@tri3pleagent]

This was unbelievably satisfying....

[@taylorharding8004]

Lakers had destiny on their side in the 04 playoffs but the Pistons had the frontcourt and the defense and the team to beat them

[@mrbdx]

Man that whole entire organization was like one big FAMILY. Those from Detroit and Michigan KNOW. Look at all their kids out there with them. No one man was bigger than the whole TEAM. Watch it and reminisce because you won’t see this again for a LONG TIME.

[@VenomousSoup14]

2004 was such a year for Bill Davidson. He owned the Detroit Pistons who won the nba finals and the Tampa Bay Lightning who won the Stanley Cup

[@tylerlaforte6561]

God, watching this in 2019 after watching the last 10 years unfold... makes me sad. Blake is still working on his game to be a complete player who will probably still be good for another 5 years. Pistons need to put the right pieces around him, like they put around Ben Wallace and a championship will come. Took them 4 years since Big Ben got there, hit the reset button and we will be championship contenders in the same time. Deeeetroit Basketball

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

And now Griffin is on the Brooklyn All Star team (I typed NJ Nets before correcting myself; even years later I still say New Jersey Nets). Anyway, back to rebuilding...sigh... Hopefully this young talent can grow, we can grab a few vets and make a go of this. But with the way the league is with ridiculous superteams I don't see much more than "low playoff seed" style of "success" at best for the near future....

[@NZbo-.-.-614]

People really don’t really enough about how Ben Wallace worked Shaq in multiple play off series.

[@derrickthompson5736]

Just as it should be. GO PISTONS!

[@Zenki8118]

Man, I still can't get over about the might be, the biggest "what if" in NBA history, what if this 04 Pistons drafted Carmelo? A 3-peat was not far-fetched, maybe a 4-peat even. Damn.

[@killadez3511]

I miss this team frfr

[@diwasneupane7756]

Much LOVE from NEPAL!!!

[@Qweston1978]

Gentleman's sweep to Kobe and Shaq in their Prime but no one bashes Kobe or Shaq for this wow this was big the Pistons did not follow David Sterns program and he was mad

[@kevincoulter9610]

That's how we do it up here in MOTOWN !!!

[@doctorslayer2106]

Man, Fun Fact Darko got his First NBA Ring while Anthony is still chasing the moment he will get is First NBA Ring till today.

[@alecromero3003]

That's not fun, that's just sad.

[@Ninja0492]

The once great going to work era detroit pistons were absolutely so close at achieving for back to back championships making history but unfortunately, the spurs of san antonio have annihilated their hopes & dreams of being a potential dynasty through games 5 & 7 of the 2005 NBA Finals but still though, both teams played very well way back then. This squad have made 6 trips to the eastern conference finals from 2003, 04, 05, 06, 07 - 08, made two NBA Finals appearances at 04 to 05 in the mid 2000's of the league & then we all fast forward to that 2010 era many years later, they were turned into a laughingstock without winning a single postseason series, missing the playoffs thanks to their devastating yet spectacular & disappointing collapse of the franchise..... & rebuilding 23 years later. (3 × Time NBA World Champions - (1989, 1990 & 2004). The Pistons were once known as the Going to Work Era from 2001 - 09 & now they are the trying to rebuild era of 2010 - present day. Only to make the playoffs twice in 2016 to 19, Annihilated & swept from the 1st round.

[@whatthehellfindings2936]

It was kinda fixed, like how the rockets lost in the WC 1st Rd in 2005 cuz it was fixed by Tim Dounaghy

[@justainternetwonderer1273]

What The Hell Findings I don’t think so they would have still lost

[@Trip1eIsHim]

I was born in 2007 but my mom told me about the championship a few years ago and loved it. I still hate the Spurs to this day

[@golions13579]

Dumars built and destroyed a championship caliber team.

[@joshuafult84]

Fluke Championship that's why they only got 1 in 6 ECF appearances

[@roderickyisrael9468]

The city went crazy wen they won DETROIT BASKETBALL 🏀🫡💯🥃

[@TheJeremie247]

🥹🥹 childhood memory

[@kimberlycrossley6134]

True. DETROIT PISTONS Had the Greatest Defensive Team of All Time. Even Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan would admit it themselves, and they played against DETROIT PISTONS.

[@cjvaye99]

Im a Lakers fan but I hated this pistons team and this loss hurt even more than 2008. Even though the Celtics were rivals. That team was absolutely stacked and a defensive juggernaut. I knew the Lakers would lose. Besides the big 3 were all players I liked before Allen, Pierce and KG. Also I liked Doc Rivers because I remembered him when he was the coach of the magic with tmac another player I liked. But this pistons team full of nobodies beat my Lakers with 4 future HOFers that made me so mad because I felt bad for Gary Payton and Karl Malone especially. I hated them so much I even rooted for the spurs next year lmao. But now I'm older I can appreciate how good this team was. They played as a team and that's why they were good as long as they were.

[@lousanto1054]

I feel the same about the 1987 Minnesota Twins. I thought the Tigers would make light work of them. Boy was I wrong: the 85-77 Twins, with Puckett Gary Gietti, Viola, Reardon, Blyleven, Gladden, and Co, were a very good team. Hated them back in 87, but can really appreciate them now.

[@kylereno5383]

They were far from a team of "nobodies". Just because they didnt have huge egos and were selfish, like Shaq and Kobe, doesnt make them nobodies. All besides Tayshaun these were veterans and if you followed this team you knew before the series even started that theyd damn near sweep the Lakers. One of the best NBA teams of all time, easily.

[@stephanieblackley9037]

Tayshaun Prince Is My Favorite Basketball Player He’s My Hero I’m His Biggest Fan.

[@SamuelJ888]

This would be the last game Shaq would play for the Lakers. And this would be Karl Malone's last game in his career.

[@CEE662]

Damn Lakers had everybody that year!!🤣🤣🤣

[@TapiwaMunyanyi]

I didn't know AL Micheals announced this game

[@ashonpar3]

Don’t forget the number of conference finals they went to.

[@mehmetakp7350]

TRIPLE M. MONEY MAN =MEMO OKUR.

[@flow-techpublishing1933]

DEEEE-TROIT BASKET BALLLLL!!!!!!

[@sukhmitrandhawa1136]

Raptors 2019

[@FayesFood]

Not quite. Who's the top 5 player in the world on the Pistons? That was a much bigger feat.

[@N8veJay]

Faye's Food plus with the Warriors injuries on Klay... KD injured still gave the series a more fair shot but Klay & Looney going down gutted them. still.... it had a similar feeling of the defending champs going down by another team that does play better defense led by a 2x DPOY... Kawhi

[@toytulog576]

@@FayesFood Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace were All-Star NBA. Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince...all 5 of them were in 04 Piston now compare those 5 to Raptors 2019.

[@zaynrivers7433]

If they can pull it off again I think the 2020 Raptors are a better comparison

[@JThom-yh3ef]

A group of nobodies that had a slim chance of winning the title per the papers and nearly getting sent home in the eastern conference semis, this was indeed a roller coaster 🎢 ride season.

[@ElliottCasazza2.0]

When you made this video the pistans where in the playoffs

[@CEE662]

The last big ass trophy!✌🏾

[@toshe67]

tayshaun prince should have been an all star atleast twice.

[@levoykaner8821]

you can tell al michaels had money on the lakers lol

[@mistanderson]

They all did lol

[@taylorharding8004]

It was about time that someone stepped up against the lakers, the Spurs did it in 03. but this took the cake

[@paulsantos914]

The end of the Shaq-Kobe era

[@southy98]

This was just full on destruction of the Lakers. Fantastic.

[@marsaillecanty765]

Oh yeah David Stern was big mad😂 one year later Tim Donaghy fixing NBA games

[@lizard_man6947]

i was born on this day!

[@taylorharding4996]

This pistons team had a lot of class

[@joshuafult84]

1 Fluke championship in 6 Eastern Conference Finals appearances LMAOOOO. Only Chip they won was when Kobe purposely shot the Lakers out the series so Shaq didn't get finals MVP.

[@KJSCalderon]

0:50 stop being a killjoy Al

[@Angel-nz3uo]

David Stern disappeared 😂 he hated Sheed.

[@OnlyUkno1]

Its funny i was super sick when this happened and this is the exsact part i woke up 2.

[@CJMacN1990]

I wanted my lakers to sweep them. Ben Wallace versus Shaq we should have dominated. No disrespect to motown but I hated the Pistons ever since but I got my revenge when the spurs beat them in the 05 finals in 7

[@jeffreysc3051]

Ben wallace 💪

[@TK_Scott]

Kobe was a true man.

[@hbk.talasi3579]

I’m a Bulls fan but we’re 6-0 in the finals💯👊🏾

[@c.jachmann1185]

So what. The Pistons are 3-0. Hahahaha

[@mike3571]

Sean Collins actually Pistons are 3-2 in the finals.

[@mistanderson]

@@c.jachmann1185 3-2 dumb ass

[@brandonmorris92]

​@@c.jachmann1185Jokes on you

[@xavierwilliams2228]

That baby Ben Wallace picked up is 19 …damn I’m old

[@alihakantas3964]

Mehmet Okur için gelenler bir beğensin :D

[@glenknapke6771]

I remember DENNIS RODMAN'S VODKA CIGARS

[@supremocontentsofficial]

Who's here for Darko Milicic? Rookie Champ.

[@albiongashi4805]

Goat

[@humor1095]

Still the bad boyz are best💪💪💪

[@Bull1908]

For a guy that waited 21 years to win NBA Title he didnt look to eager to try and hold trophy lol. Granted hes holding his kids but still haha.

[@Ravensfan842]

Who

[@Bull1908]

Larry Brown haha

[@MSU-DetroitFan]

DEEETROIT BASKETBALL

[@drummeralbertrivera9577]

How 'bout dem Lakers?!

[@tavonburns6426]

They was not ready rest up KOBE

[@tab7madeup]

Chauncey Billups, Wallace and Hamilton should have been selected in USA 2004 Olympic squad instead of Bron, Mello and Wade

[@tankmanZ]

They didn't just win as an underdog, they annihilated the Lakers and proved they were clearly a superior team. The Laker's never had a chance.

[@albertestrada8825]

Respect to the Pistons but they had NO CHEMISTRY(or otherwise)to repeat/ThreePeat.#NOTENOUGH

[@janjones690]

They had chemistry the front office broke up that 04 team too soon !!

[@cegrant5982]

Go pistons okay by 🌚 👍

[@neetrab]

I'm sorry, but I must've been living under a rock. I don't ever remember Detroit winning no doggone nba championship in my lifetime, and I'm 40. I stumbled upon this when watching the kobe, shaq interview and they mentioned it. I couldn't believe it so much that I had to look this up. Only thing Detroit has won, i thought, was Stanley cups. I can't stand Michigan teams.

[@Swove2204]

The Detroit Pistons have one three championships in your lifetime (1989, 1990, 2004). The Red Wings have won four Stanley Cups over that timespan (1997, 1998, 2002, 2008) and the Detroit Tigers won a World Series in 1984. The Detroit Lions, however, are still just the Detroit Lions.

[@Curt_Will_]

you sound foolish. You never heard of the Bad Boy Pistons that won back to back titles against the Lakers and Trailblazers in 89 and 90? Not even this 04 team that's one of the greatest defensive teams in NBA history? They ended the Shaq/Kobe dynasty. How could you NOT know? You must don't watch basketball at all.

[@moneysaver204153]

Curt Will 💯👏

[@MSU-DetroitFan]

And Your Philadelphia teams... Eagles fall apart after Winning a SB Phillies spend 50K to be under .500 Flyers always get stopped by Pittsburgh or Washington 76ers can't win no matter how much they tank Villanova I'll give you 2018 because I hate Michigan (GO GREEN) but your just like them Overrated and fall apart after Winning

[@mistanderson]

You just slow AF

[@glizzy2237]

Lucky

[@Cody-sk2dr]

funny dude

[@joshuafult84]

@@Cody-sk2dr They only won 1 championship in 6 ECF appearances. Major Fluke and asterisk next to this chip. NBA circles don't even consider this detroit team legit champions. Kobe lost the series on purpose.

[@crujones4491]

@@joshuafult84 That’s pretty cool that you talked to Kobe, and he told you he lost the series on purpose.

[@joshuafult84]

@@crujones4491 Shaq did a sit down interview with Kobe in 2016 before Kobe died and Kobe literally says he lost the series on purpose lmao

[@Qweston1978]

Punished Kobe and Shaq in their Prime but no one talks about this chip

[@dec0y0ctopus62]

Poor Malone, he's just trying to get a ring lol

[@demitirusmcneal1327]

"Work to do" Isley Brothers

[@taylorharding2142]

NBA finals 2004, where the Lakers finally got what they deserved

[@smokinnplatez1426]

Lol luc walton forgot about that dude

[@taylorharding4996]

If I was watching nba basketball in 04, I would of said the Lakers got what they deserved

[@glenknapke6771]

Public Enemy Numero UNO

[@glenknapke6771]

I Voted for PRESIDENT GOERGE W. BUSH Larry Chester Thomas Aniel AKA Charles Anieu

[@glenknapke6771]

Australia the brownstone strangler LEONSKI voices AIRVOICE 3 6 D MAFIA

[@glenknapke6771]

Reparations For blacks and others

[@joshuafult84]

Fluke Championship

[@FayesFood]

No fluke. Six straight conference finals and a shot away from repeating back to back.

[@frankbj1152]

Somebody but hurt 😂😂😂

[@joshuafult84]

@@frankbj1152 How would I be butt hurt as a Spurs fan ? Roberty Horry a role player beat you guys in 2005 LMAO that's sad af. Biggest fluke team ever us Spurs proved that to the world.

[@Loganbub]

@@joshuafult84 if it was a fluke the Spurs should of blew Detroit out of the water but it took them 7 games and a clutch 3 from Horry to do it vs a team with no superstars. You’re Weird hater regardless of your team affiliation

[@brandonmorris92]

This was NO fluke. The Pistons simply outplayed the Lakers.

[@casperjones3455]

Detroit you should thank Kobe for winning this championship and all those teams who won rings following 2004 year should thank Kobe for them winning the championship because Kobe cost the lakers to lose and be dismantled. Those lakers were one of the greatest teams ever assembled. Nobody could beat those lakers. Thank Kobe for that guys. If u are from la u should definitely thank Kobe. Kobe cost la to lose multiple of championships. Your welcome free knowledge. All of a sudden people in comment section copy what I am saying without giving me props. As long as I can wake u guys up. Welcome

[@casperjones3455]

@casperjones3455 16 minutes ago Pistons won in 04 because Kobe ruined the lakers team and was causing beef with the whole team. Pistons got lucky. Kobe was a disease for any organization. Cost la multiple championships. All to prove he can win two without shaq. What a bum