After the Eastern Conference Finals, the relationship between the Bobcats and the Pistons players, which used to be good, had grown more distant... It was mainly because the games were too intense, with the scores too close. Last year in the second round, the Bobcats were trounced by the Pistons with no hard feelings, as the difference in strength was too great.
In the first three games of the Finals, the total points difference was less than 20, making it even more fierce than the Eastern Finals, and the tension and resentment built up much faster.
At 9 p.m., the fourth game of the Finals between the Bobcats and the Spurs began at the Bobcats' home court!
The Bobcats' starters: Felton, Zhang Yang, Gerald Wallace, Millsap, Okafor.
The Spurs' starters: Parker, Finley, Bowen, Oberto, Duncan.
Duncan beat Okafor to win the jump ball; the two were now even again in jump ball wins for the Finals, and the Spurs got the first possession!