2004–05 Cleveland Cavaliers season
2004–05 Cleveland Cavaliers season | |
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Head coach |
Paul Silas Brendan Malone |
Owner(s) |
George Gund III Gordon Gund |
Arena | Gund Arena |
Results | |
Record | 42–40 (.512) |
Place |
Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Local media | |
Television | FSN Ohio · WUAB |
Radio | WTAM |
The 2004-05 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 35th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. During the offseason, the Cavaliers acquired Drew Gooden from the Orlando Magic. In his second season, expectations were high for LeBron James as the Cavaliers hoped for a return to the playoffs. Through the first half of the season, the Cavs held a 30–21 record at the All-Star Break as James was selected to his first All-Star selection in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game. However, as March began, the Cavaliers were unable to upgrade at the trading deadline as the team went on a 6-game losing streak. Head coach Paul Silas was fired and replaced by interim Brendan Malone. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 42–40 record, a fourth-place finish in the Central Division, and barely missed out of the playoffs, losing a tiebreaker for the 8th spot to the New Jersey Nets. Bespite their collapse, James had an outstanding sophomore season averaging 27.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game.
Key dates:
- On June 24, the 2004 NBA Draft, took place in New York City, New York.
- In July, the free agency period began.
- On September 15, the Cavaliers named Brendan Malone assistant coach.
- On October 14, the Cavaliers' preseason began with a 94–102 loss to Memphis.
- On November 3, the Cavaliers' regular season began with a 104–109 2OT loss to Indiana.
- On March 21, head coach Paul Silas was fired and Brendan Malone was named interim head coach. Mike Bratz and Wes Wilcox were added to Malone's staff as assistants.
- On April 20, the Cavaliers' season ended in a 104–95 win over the Toronto Raptors.
- On April 21, Jim Paxson was fired as President of Basketball Operations and General Manager.
Offseason
Free Agents
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*Selected in expansion draft
Trades
June 23, 2004 |
To Cleveland Cavaliers Sasha Pavlović |
To Charlotte Bobcats Future 1st round pick |
July 20, 2004 |
To Cleveland Cavaliers Eric Snow |
To Philadelphia 76ers Kedrick Brown and Kevin Ollie |
July 23, 2004 |
To Cleveland Cavaliers Drew Gooden, Anderson Varejão, and Steven Hunter |
To Orlando Magic Tony Battie and two future 2nd round picks |
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 10 | Luke Jackson | Guard | ![]() |
Oregon |
- 2nd round pick (#39) traded to Toronto in Michael Stewart deal.[1] Used to draft Albert Miralles who was then traded to Miami.
Roster
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Regular season
Standings
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 32–9 | 22–19 | 8–8 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 | 27–14 | 20–21 | 8–8 |
x-Indiana Pacers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 10 | 25–16 | 19–22 | 9–7 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 29–12 | 13–28 | 7–9 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 | 23–18 | 7–34 | 8–8 |
Game log
2004–05 game log Total: 42–40 (Home: 29–12; Road: 13–28) | |
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November: 9–5 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–4)
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December
: 8–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–5)
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January
: 9–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–4)
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February
: 5–7 (Home: 5–2; Road: 0–5)
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March
: 6–9 (Home: 5–3; Road: 1–6)
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April
: 5–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–4)
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2004–05 schedule |
Player stats
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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DeSagana Diop | 39 | 0 | 7.8 | .290 | .000 | .000 | 1.8 | .4 | .21 | .69 | 1.0 |
Drew Gooden | 82 | 80 | 30.8 | .492 | .179 | .810 | 9.2 | 1.6 | .94 | .93 | 14.4 |
Lucious Harris | 73 | 4 | 15.5 | .395 | .323 | .812 | 1.7 | .7 | .37 | .08 | 4.3 |
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas | 78 | 78 | 33.5 | .468 | .286 | .799 | 8.6 | 1.3 | .68 | 2.12 | 16.9 |
Luke Jackson | 10 | 0 | 4.3 | .370 | .667 | .833 | .6 | .3 | .00 | .00 | 2.9 |
LeBron James | 80 | 80 | 42.4 | .472 | .351 | .750 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 2.21 | .65 | 27.2 |
Jeff McInnis | 76 | 69 | 34.9 | .412 | .345 | .813 | 2.1 | 5.1 | .74 | .01 | 12.8 |
Jérôme Moïso* | 4 | 0 | 6.8 | .600 | .000 | .000 | 1.8 | .3 | .25 | .50 | 1.5 |
Ira Newble | 74 | 69 | 24.8 | .429 | .358 | .797 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .68 | .24 | 5.9 |
Aleksandar Pavlović | 65 | 9 | 13.3 | .435 | .385 | .688 | 1.1 | .8 | .45 | .06 | 4.8 |
Eric Snow | 81 | 15 | 22.8 | .382 | .289 | .738 | 1.9 | 3.9 | .83 | .20 | 4.0 |
Robert Traylor | 74 | 6 | 17.9 | .444 | .000 | .539 | 4.5 | .8 | .73 | .68 | 5.5 |
Anderson Varejão | 54 | 0 | 16.0 | .513 | .000 | .535 | 4.8 | .5 | .76 | .70 | 4.9 |
Dajuan Wagner | 11 | 0 | 9.3 | .327 | .192 | .750 | .2 | 1.2 | .45 | .00 | 4.0 |
Jiří Welsch* | 16 | 0 | 12.0 | .235 | .182 | .714 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .31 | .00 | 2.9 |
Scott Williams | 19 | 0 | 8.0 | .293 | .000 | .818 | 1.6 | .4 | .21 | .32 | 1.7 |
* Statistics include only games with the Cavaliers
References
- ↑ Lamond Murray and a future 2nd round pick traded to Toronto for Michael Stewart and a future 1st round pick http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/CAVS_OBTAIN_FIRSTROUND_PICK_A-53834-44.html
- Cleveland Cavaliers on Database Basketball
- Cleveland Cavaliers on Basketball Reference
- 2004-05 Season Media Guide