2004–05 Denver Nuggets season

2004–05 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachJeff Bzdelik (games 1-28)
Michael Cooper (interim, games 29-42)
George Karl (games 43-82)
OwnersStan Kroenke
ArenaPepsi Center
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Northwest)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Spurs 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 2003–04 2005–06 >

The 2004–05 NBA season was the 29th season for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association, and their 38th season as a franchise.[1] During the offseason, the Nuggets acquired Kenyon Martin from the New Jersey Nets. Coming off their first playoff appearance in nine years, the Nuggets got off to a shaky start at 13–15. Head coach Jeff Bzdelik was fired after 28 games and was replaced with Michael Cooper as the team lost 10 of their next 14 games. Cooper was then replaced with George Karl, who then led the Nuggets with a 32–8 record for the remainder of the season, including a ten-game winning streak in April.[2] The Nuggets finished second in the Northwest Division with a 49–33 record. Second-year star Carmelo Anthony led them in scoring with 20.8 points per game.

Entering the playoffs as the #7 seed in the Western Conference, the Nuggets won Game 1 over the 2nd-seeded San Antonio Spurs, but would lose the series in five games. The Spurs then defeated the Detroit Pistons in seven games in the NBA Finals, winning their third championship in franchise history.

Draft picks

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Main article: 2004 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 20 Jameer Nelson PG  United States St. Joseph's

Roster

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Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 15 Anthony, Carmelo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Syracuse
PG 11 Boykins, Earl 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 133 lb (60 kg) Eastern Michigan
SG 7 Buckner, Greg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Clemson
PF 23 Camby, Marcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UMass
C 56 Elson, Francisco 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) California
PG 12 Flores, Luis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Manhattan
SF 3 Johnson, DerMarr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Cincinnati
SG 1 Lenard, Voshon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Minnesota
SF 6 Martin, Kenyon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Cincinnati
PG 24 Miller, Andre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Utah
PF 21 Nájera, Eduardo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oklahoma
C 31 Nenê 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Brazil
G/F 10 Person, Wesley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Auburn
F 41 Pope, Mark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky
G/F 9 Russell, Bryon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Long Beach State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

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Season standings

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Northwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics 52 30 .634 – 26–15 26–15 11–5
x-Denver Nuggets 49 33 .598 3 31–10 18–23 9–7
Minnesota Timberwolves 44 38 .537 8 24–17 20–21 10–6
Portland Trail Blazers 27 55 .329 25 18–23 9–32 4–12
Utah Jazz 26 56 .317 26 18–23 8–33 6–10
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Phoenix Suns 62 20 .756 —
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 59 23 .720 3
3 y-Seattle SuperSonics 52 30 .634 10
4 x-Dallas Mavericks 58 24 .707 4
5 x-Houston Rockets 51 31 .622 11
6 x-Sacramento Kings 50 32 .610 12
7 x-Denver Nuggets 49 33 .598 13
8 x-Memphis Grizzlies 45 37 .549 17
9 Minnesota Timberwolves 44 38 .537 18
10 Los Angeles Clippers 37 45 .451 25
11 Los Angeles Lakers 34 48 .415 28
12 Golden State Warriors 34 48 .415 28
13 Portland Trail Blazers 27 55 .329 35
14 Utah Jazz 26 56 .317 36
15 New Orleans Hornets 18 64 .220 44

Record vs. opponents

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2004-05 NBA Records
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 – 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–4
Boston 3–1 – 4–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–1
Charlotte 3–1 0–4 – 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–4
Chicago 4–0 2–2 4–0 – 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 0–4 1–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–2
Cleveland 4–0 2–1 4–0 2–2 – 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–3 3–1 0–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–2
Dallas 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 – 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0
Denver 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 – 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0
Detroit 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–0
Golden State 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 – 1–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 – 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1
Indiana 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–2
L.A. Clippers 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 4–0 0–3 2–0 – 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 – 0–3 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–2
Memphis 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 2–0 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 3–0 – 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 0–3 3–1 0–3 2–0 3–0 0–2
Miami 4–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 4–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 4–0
Milwaukee 2–1 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 – 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3
Minnesota 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–1
New Jersey 3–0 3–1 4–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 0–2 – 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–3
New Orleans 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 – 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–2 0–4 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–1
New York 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–4 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 – 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 2–1
Orlando 3–1 0–3 1–3 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 – 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–2
Philadelphia 3–1 3–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 4–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–2 – 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 – 3–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1
Portland 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–4 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 – 1–3 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–2
Sacramento 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 – 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–0
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 – 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1
Seattle 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 – 2–0 3–1 0–2
Toronto 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 – 2–0 1–3
Utah 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 – 0–2
Washington 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–4 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 —

Game log

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Playoffs

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2005 playoff game log
First Round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 24 @ San Antonio W 93–87 Andre Miller (31) Marcus Camby (12) Andre Miller (5) SBC Center
18,797 		1–0
2 April 27 @ San Antonio L 76–104 DeMarr Johnson (12) Marcus Camby (12) Andre Miller (7) SBC Center
18,797 		1–1
3 April 30 San Antonio L 78–86 Carmelo Anthony (19) Marcus Camby (14) Andre Miller (7) Pepsi Center
19,913 		1–2
4 May 2 San Antonio L 115–126 (OT) Earl Boykins (32) Marcus Camby (14) Anthony, Boykins (5) Pepsi Center
19,776 		1–3
5 May 4 @ San Antonio L 89–99 Carmelo Anthony (25) Marcus Camby (10) Andre Miller (6) SBC Center
18,797 		1–4
2005 schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Carmelo Anthony 75 75 34.8 .431 .266 .796 5.7 2.6 0.9 0.4 20.8
Kenyon Martin 70 67 32.5 .490 .000 .646 7.3 2.4 1.4 1.1 15.5
Andre Miller 82 82 34.8 .477 .154 .838 4.1 6.9 1.5 0.1 13.6
Earl Boykins 82 5 26.4 .413 .337 .921 1.7 4.5 1.0 0.1 12.4
Marcus Camby 66 66 30.5 .465 .000 .723 10.0 2.3 0.9 3.0 10.3
Voshon Lenard 3 1 18.0 .385 .333 .625 2.0 2.0 0.3 0.0 9.7
Nenê 55 18 23.9 .503 .000 .660 5.9 1.5 0.9 0.9 9.6
Wesley Person 25 0 18.4 .485 .485 .556 2.4 1.1 0.5 0.2 8.1
DerMarr Johnson 71 40 17.4 .499 .358 .792 2.1 1.1 0.6 0.3 7.1
Eduardo Nàjera 26 0 22.1 .500 .000 .630 4.8 1.1 0.9 0.5 6.9
Greg Buckner 70 41 21.7 .528 .405 .778 3.0 1.9 1.1 0.1 6.2
Rodney White 42 2 12.6 .432 .432 .618 1.8 0.9 0.7 0.2 5.6
Bryon Russell 70 2 14.7 .377 .376 .792 2.5 1.0 0.6 0.2 4.4
Francisco Elson 67 11 14.0 .468 .333 .570 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.6 3.7
Luis Flores 1 0 4.0 .500 1.000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Nikoloz Tskitishvili 23 0 6.9 .294 .000 .571 1.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.5
Mark Pope 9 0 3.0 .333 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Carmelo Anthony 5 5 36.0 .422 .000 .813 5.4 2.0 0.6 0.2 19.2
Andre Miller 5 5 36.8 .424 .500 .719 5.2 5.2 2.0 0.2 16.2
Earl Boykins 5 1 30.4 .397 .000 .895 1.0 3.8 0.8 0.2 14.2
Kenyon Martin 5 5 32.8 .466 .000 .615 5.6 1.2 1.0 1.0 12.4
Marcus Camby 5 5 36.8 .415 .630 11.2 1.8 0.6 3.2 10.2
DerMarr Johnson 4 2 19.5 .550 .364 1.000 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 7.3
Nenê 5 0 20.2 .429 .652 5.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 6.6
Wesley Person 4 0 13.5 .429 .375 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 3.8
Greg Buckner 5 2 20.0 .222 .222 3.2 1.0 0.4 0.2 2.0
Bryon Russell 3 0 3.0 .000 .000 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Eduardo Nàjera 2 0 6.5 .000 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Francisco Elson 1 0 6.0 .000 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[3]

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Main article: List of 2004–05 NBA season transactions

References

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  1. ^ 2004-05 Denver Nuggets
  2. ^ Schuhmann, John (January 24, 2013). "L.A. Recovery Wouldn't Be Unprecedented". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "2004-05 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
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