May 18: Richard Jefferson's Nets swiped home-court advantage from the Pistons. Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images		May 19: Manu Ginobili and the Spurs missed their shot to keep home-court advantage. D. Clarke Evans/NBAE/Getty Images
May 20: Kenyon Martin slammed the Pistons with 16 fourth-quarter points in Game 2. Allen Einstein/NBAE/Getty Images		May 21: Tony Parker's Spurs bounced back from a Game 1 loss to even the series. D. Clarke Evans/NBAE/Getty Images
May 22: Jason Kidd and the Nets took a commanding 3-0 series lead on Thursday. Ezra Shaw/NBAE/Getty Images		May 23: David Robinson and the Spurs took a 2-1 series lead on Friday. Ronald Martinez/NBAE/Getty Images
May 24: Jason Kidd hoists the Eastern Conference championship trophy. Noren Trotman/NBAE/Getty Images		May 25: Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals slipped away from Finley's Mavs. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images/NBAE
May 27: Nick Van Exel led the charge as Dallas rallied to win Game 6. D. Clarke Evans/NBAE/Getty Images		May 29: Rookie Manu Ginobili played a key role in Spurs' Western Conference title. Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images