2004β05 Cleveland Cavaliers season | |
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Head coach |
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General manager | Jim Paxson |
President | Jim Paxson |
Owners | |
Arena | Gund Arena |
Results | |
Record | 42–40 (.512) |
Place | Division: 4th (
Central) Conference: 9th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | |
Radio | WTAM |
The 2004β05 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 35th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in Cleveland, Ohio. [1] During the offseason, the Cavaliers acquired Drew Gooden from the Orlando Magic, and Eric Snow from the Philadelphia 76ers. In his second season, expectations were high for LeBron James as the Cavaliers hoped for a playoff berth. Through the first half of the season, the Cavs held a 30β21 record at the All-Star Break as James was selected to his first All-Star selection in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game along with Zydrunas Ilgauskas. However, as March began, the Cavaliers were unable to upgrade at the trading deadline as the team went on a six-game losing streak. Head coach Paul Silas was fired and replaced by interim Brendan Malone. LeBron was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and finished in sixth place in MVP voting.
The Cavaliers finished the season with a 42β40 record, a fourth-place finish in the Central Division, and barely missed out of the playoffs, losing a tiebreaker for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference to the New Jersey Nets. This was the seventh straight year that the Cavs missed the playoffs. Despite their collapse, James had an outstanding sophomore season averaging 27.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. This was the last time that LeBron missed the playoffs until his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2019.
Key dates:
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*Selected in expansion draft
June 23, 2004 | To
Cleveland Cavaliers Sasha PavloviΔ |
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 VarejΓ£o, and Steven Hunter |
To
Orlando Magic Tony Battie and two future 2nd round picks |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 10 | Luke Jackson | Guard | United States | Oregon |
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Roster |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | β | 32β9 | 22β19 | 8β8 |
x- Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 | 27β14 | 20β21 | 8β8 |
x- Indiana Pacers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 10 | 25β16 | 19β22 | 9β7 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 29β12 | 13β28 | 7β9 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 | 23β18 | 7β34 | 8β8 |
# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
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1 | c- Miami Heat | 59 | 23 | .720 | β |
2 | y- Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 5 |
3 | y- Boston Celtics | 45 | 37 | .549 | 14 |
4 | x- Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 12 |
5 | x- Washington Wizards | 45 | 37 | .549 | 14 |
6 | x- Indiana Pacers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15 |
7 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 16 |
8 | x- New Jersey Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 17 |
10 | Orlando Magic | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 |
11 | New York Knicks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 26 |
12 | Toronto Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 26 |
13 | Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 52 | .366 | 29 |
14 | Charlotte Bobcats | 18 | 64 | .220 | 41 |
15 | Atlanta Hawks | 13 | 69 | .159 | 46 |
2004-05 NBA Records | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 |
Boston | 3β1 | β | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Charlotte | 3β1 | 0β4 | β | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 |
Chicago | 4β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | β | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β0 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 1β2 |
Cleveland | 4β0 | 2β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β2 |
Dallas | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 2β0 |
Denver | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | β | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Detroit | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 |
Golden State | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | β | 1β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 |
Houston | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 2β1 | β | 1β1 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Indiana | 3β0 | 2β1 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 |
L.A. Clippers | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 0β3 | 2β0 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 0β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
Memphis | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 3β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 0β2 |
Miami | 4β0 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 |
Milwaukee | 2β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | β | 1β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
Minnesota | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 |
New Jersey | 3β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β3 | 1β2 | 0β2 | β | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 |
New Orleans | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β1 | 1β2 | 0β4 | 0β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
New York | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | β | 1β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β1 |
Orlando | 3β1 | 0β3 | 1β3 | 0β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | β | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 |
Philadelphia | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 1β2 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β1 |
Phoenix | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 3β0 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 |
Portland | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β3 | β | 1β3 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 |
Sacramento | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 2β0 |
San Antonio | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Seattle | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | β | 2β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 |
Toronto | 2β1 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 0β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 2β0 | 1β3 |
Utah | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | β | 0β2 |
Washington | 4β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | β |
2004β05 game log Total: 42β40 (Home: 29β12; Road: 13β28) | |||||||||
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November: 9β5 (home: 6β1; road: 3β4)
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December
: 8β7 (home: 5β2; road: 3β5)
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January
: 9β5 (home: 5β1; road: 4β4)
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February
: 5β7 (home: 5β2; road: 0β5)
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March
: 6β9 (home: 5β3; road: 1β6)
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April
: 5β7 (home: 3β3; road: 2β4)
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2004β05 schedule |
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 |
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 |
Ε½ydrΕ«nas 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 |
JΓ©rΓ΄me MoΓ―so* | 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 PavloviΔ | 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 VarejΓ£o | 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 |
JiΕΓ 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
LeBron James voted as a starter for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game. He appeared for the first time in the All-Star Game.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas - 2005 NBA All-Star Game