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Kobe Bryant of the LA Lakers looks down in the last minutes of the fourth quarter of game five of the 2004 NBA Finals |
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Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons holds up with his MVP trophy |
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Richard Hamilton of the Detroit Pistons gets past Gary Payton of the LA Lakers in the first quarter of game 5 |
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Rasheed Wallace of the Detroit Pistons attempts a jumpshot over Devean George of the Los Angeles Lakers during the first quarter in game 5 |
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The Detroit Pistons hold up the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy after defeating the LA Lakers 100-87 in game 5 of the 2004 NBA Finals |
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Malone agreed a $17.5 million pay cut in the off-season to take a chance at winning his first NBA championship...... |
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LA Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is given instructions by coach Phil Jackson during second half action against the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 |
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Detroit Pistons Ben Wallace celebrates with the NBA Championship Larry O'Brien trophy with teammate Mehmet Okur after Game 5 of the NBA Finals |
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Shaq and Kobe talk during second quarter play in Game 5 of the NBA Finals |
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Ben Wallace and Richard Hamilton celebrate during the fourth quarter of Game 5 of the NBA Finals |
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Detroit Pistons Chauncey Billups holds the NBA MVP trophy |
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Detroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton dunks on LALakers guard Derek Fisher |
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Head coach Phil Jackson of the Los Angeles Lakers...... |
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Detroit Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace celebrates |
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Tayshaun Prince of the Detroit Pistons dunks the basketball against the LA Lakers during the second quarter in game 5 |
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Detroit Pistons owner William Davidson accepts the NBA Championship Larry O'Brien trophy from Ben Wallace |
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Detroit Pistons fans celebrate the 100-87 win for the NBA Championship over the Los Angeles Lakers |
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Rasheed Wallace holds up a championship sign after Game 5 of the NBA Finals |
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Shaq, Gary and Kobe sit on the bench in the dying minutes of their loss to the Detroit Pistons....... |
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The Detroit Pistons stand for a group photograph as NBA Champions at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich., Tuesday, June 15, 2004. |
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Mehmet Okur celebrates a Pistons basket against the Los Angeles Lakers |
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Chauncey Billups is all smiles as LA Lakers Derek Fisher is well....a Laker |
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Mehmet Okur and Tayshaun Prince shutting Kobe down during the second quarter of game 5 |
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Detroit Pistons coach Larry Brown talks to his players in the first half of Game 5 |
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