<P> The Cavaliers beat the Pistons at home in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals to earn the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals . Cleveland became the third team in NBA history to win a best - of - seven conference finals series after trailing by 2 games . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Th> San Antonio </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Cleveland </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tony Parker </Td> <Td> PG </Td> <Td> Larry Hughes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Finley </Td> <Td> SG </Td> <Td> Sasha Pavlović </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bruce Bowen </Td> <Td> SF </Td> <Td> LeBron James </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tim Duncan </Td> <Td> PF </Td> <Td> Drew Gooden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fabricio Oberto </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Zydrunas Ilgauskas </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> San Antonio </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Cleveland </Th> </Tr>

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