2004–05 Cleveland Cavaliers season
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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. 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. LeBron James was the team's leading scorer and was named as an All-Star starter.
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.
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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
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 10 | Luke Jackson | Guard | United States | 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 season schedule |
Player stats
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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
Awards and records
Awards
Records
Milestones
All-Star
Transactions
Trades
Free Agents
Development League
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