The 2004-05 NBA season was the 59th season of the National Basketball
Association (NBA). It began on November 2, 2004 and
ended April 20, 2005. The season ended with the San Antonio Spurs defeating defending champion Detroit
Pistons 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
Notable occurrences
- The NBA makes its return to Charlotte as the Charlotte Bobcats become the league's 30th franchise. They play their first season at the
Charlotte Coliseum.
- This season also makes the first year of the NBA's new divisional alignments, separating the league into six divisions of
five teams instead of the previous four divisions of varying numbers of teams.
- The NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2005 at
the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, with the
East winning 125-115. Philadelphia's Allen Iverson was named the MVP of the game.
- During All-Star Weekend Quentin Richardson won the Three-point Shootout,
Steve Nash won the Skills Challenge, and
Diana Taurasi, Dan Majerle and Shawn Marion won the Shooting Stars competition -- all Phoenix Suns
victories. Amare Stoudemire made it to the final round of the Slam Dunk Contest but failed to complete the sweep for the Suns.
- Prior to the start of this season, Shaquille O'Neal was traded to the
Miami Heat after his reported fallout with former Laker teammate Kobe Bryant. Fans sensed this, along with the
Pistons championship, as a possible end of dominance by the Western Conference. They also witnessed the loss of head coach
Phil Jackson and replacement Rudy Tomjanovich as
the Lakers missed out on the NBA playoffs for the fifth time in their history.
- The Memphis Grizzlies play their first game at FedExForum.
- An early regular season game between Detroit and Indiana at The Palace of Auburn Hills was disrupted
with 45.9 seconds to go as a major riot broke out between players and fans. This
resulted in record breaking suspensions, most notable of which was Ron Artest who received
the longest suspension in NBA history (73 games plus the playoffs). The NBA also overhauled its league-wide security policy.
- The Bulls make their first appearance in the playoffs since their 1998 championship season (after which they lost Michael
Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Phil Jackson, Luc Longley, and Steve Kerr among others). The Bulls postseason berth also
followed an 0-9 start to the season, and the Bulls fielded one of the youngest rosters in NBA history (Gordon, Deng, Duhon, and
Nocioni were rookies, Hinrich was in his second season, Chandler and Curry were in their fourth seasons out of high school).
- The Washington Wizards make their first appearance in the playoffs since they
changed their name in 1998.
Final standings
- x - Clinched playoff spot.
- y - Clinched division title.
- z - Clinched top conference record.
- (1) – (8) - Playoff seedings
- C - NBA Champions
2004-05 NBA Stats Leaders
NBA awards
See also
2004-05 NBA season by team
Atlantic: Boston • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Toronto
Central: Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee
Southeast: Atlanta • Charlotte • Miami • Orlando • Washington
Southwest: Dallas • Houston • Memphis • New Orleans • San Antonio
Northwest: Denver • Minnesota • Portland • Seattle • Utah
Pacific: Golden State • LA Clippers • LA Lakers • Phoenix • Sacramento
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See also: 2004 NBA Draft • All-Star
Game • Playoffs • Transactions
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