88-76 | Nolan (33) | Ford (13) | Nolan (8) | Philips Arena11,609 | 3-1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 | May 25 | New York | 72-62 | Pierson (25) | Braxton, Powell (7) | Nolan (7) | Palace of Auburn Hills8,068 | 4-1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 | May 31 | @ Indiana | 74-65 | Smith (19) | Ford (8) | Nolan, Powell (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse9,219 | 5-1 |- |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 | June 4 | Seattle | 77-67 | Smith (33) | Ford (11) | Nolan (8) | Palace of Auburn Hills8,108 | 6-1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 | June 6 | @ Sacramento | 84-70 | Smith (30) | Braxton, Ford, Nolan (6) | Nolan (9) | ARCO Arena6,663 | 7-1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 | June 7 | @ Seattle | 67-75 | Smith (18) | Pierson (10) | Hornbuckle, Pierson (3) | KeyArena7,105 | 7-2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 | June 11 | @ Los Angeles | 73-80 | Smith (16) | Pierson, Smith (7) | Smith (4) | STAPLES Center8,520 | 7-3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 | June 14 | @ Phoenix | 89-79 | Humphrey (28) | Hornbuckle (15) | Nolan (8) | US Airways Center7,696 | 8-3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 | June 20 | Minnesota | 98-93 (OT) | Nolan (44) | Ford (14) | Pierson (4) | Palace of Auburn Hills8,916 | 9-3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 | June 22 | @ Atlanta | 97-76 | Ford (20) | Ford (12) | Nolan (7) | Philips Arena7,865 | 10-3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 | June 24 | @ Connecticut | 68-85 | Nolan (17) | Ford (11) | Smith (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena7,501 | 10-4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 | June 26 | Connecticut | 70-61 | Nolan (13) | Ford (9) | Smith (4) | Palace of Auburn Hills8,636 | 11-4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 | June 28 | @ Chicago | 59-76 | Murphy (13) | Ford (8) | Hornbuckle, Sam (4) | UIC Pavilion3,407 | 11-5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 | June 29 | Atlanta | 100-92 | Braxton (26) | Braxton (9) | Nolan (11) | Palace of Auburn Hills8,798 | 12-5 |- |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 | July 1 | @ San Antonio | 72-79 (OT) | Smith (17) | Ford, Sam (8) | Smith (9) | AT&T Center5,656 | 12-6