2004–05 New Jersey Nets season

2004–05 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachLawrence Frank
General managerEd Stefanski
PresidentRod Thorn
Owner(s)Bruce Ratner
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Heat 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 2003–04 2005–06 >

The 2004–05 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 38th season in the National Basketball Association, and 29th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] Without Kenyon Martin, who was traded to the Denver Nuggets in the offseason, the Nets stumbled out of the gate losing 11 of their first 13 games including a nine-game losing streak, as Jason Kidd missed the first month of the season from offseason knee surgery. In December, the Nets made a move acquiring All-Star guard Vince Carter from the Toronto Raptors in a trade for Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, and Aaron Williams.[2] Mourning did not report to Toronto and he was waived not long after the trade. He later signed with the Miami Heat for his second stint. By the time Carter arrived, Kidd returned from his knee surgery. Richard Jefferson spent most of the season on injured reserve due to a wrist injury. The Kidd and Carter duo-led Nets won 10 of their final 12 games to finished with a 42–40 record, winning a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Carter was selected for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game.

In the first round of the playoffs, New Jersey faced the top-seeded Miami Heat, led by Shaquille O'Neal and a young Dwyane Wade. They were eliminated from the playoffs by the Heat in four straight games. It was the Nets' first round playoff exit since 1998. Following the season, Brian Scalabrine signed as the free agent with the Boston Celtics.

Offseason

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Draft picks

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Main article: 2004 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 22 Viktor Khryapa  Russia
2 51 Christian Drejer  Denmark Florida

Roster

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2004–05 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PG 6 Best, Travis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1972-07-12 Georgia Tech
G/F 2 Buford, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1977-11-02 Creighton
G/F 15 Carter, Vince 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1977-01-26 North Carolina
C 35 Collins, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1978-12-02 Stanford
SF 24 Jefferson, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1980-06-21 Arizona
PG 5 Kidd, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1973-03-23 California
F/C 12 Krstić, Nenad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1983-07-25 Serbia
G/F 1 Mercer, Ron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976-05-18 Kentucky
G 10 Planinić, Zoran 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1982-09-12 Croatia
F/C 30 Robinson, Clifford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966-12-16 Connecticut
F/C 21 Scalabrine, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1978-03-18 USC
F/C 55 Smith, Jabari 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1977-02-12 LSU
G/F 20 Thomas, Billy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1975-12-23 Kansas
G 11 Vaughn, Jacque 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975-02-11 Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 14, 2005

Regular season

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Season standings

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Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 45 37 .549 – 27–14 18–23 8–8
x-Philadelphia 76ers 43 39 .524 2 25–16 18–23 8–8
x-New Jersey Nets 42 40 .512 3 24–17 18–23 11–5
New York Knicks 33 49 .402 12 22–19 11–30 6–10
Toronto Raptors 33 49 .402 12 22–19 11–30 7–9
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Miami Heat 59 23 .720 –
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
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

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: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 24 @ Miami L 98–116 Vince Carter (27) Vince Carter (10) Vince Carter (8) American Airlines Arena
20,212 		0–1
2 April 26 @ Miami L 87–104 Nenad Krstić (27) Collins, Krstić (8) Best, Kidd (5) American Airlines Arena
20,276 		0–2
3 April 28 Miami L 105–108 (2OT) Vince Carter (36) Jason Kidd (16) Jason Kidd (13) Continental Airlines Arena
20,174 		0–3
4 May 1 Miami L 97–110 Jason Kidd (25) Vince Carter (10) Jason Kidd (7) Continental Airlines Arena
20,174 		0–4
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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New Jersey Nets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Travis Best 76 6 19.2 .420 .306 .885 1.4 1.9 0.9 0.1 6.8
Rodney Buford 64 17 20.5 .382 .315 .822 3.0 1.0 0.6 0.1 7.0
Elden Campbell 10 0 5.0 .000 0.500 1.1 0.3 0 0.1 0.2
Vince Carter 57 56 38.9 .462 .425 .817 5.9 4.7 1.5 0.6 27.5
Jason Collins 80 80 31.8 .412 .333 .656 6.1 1.3 0.9 0.9 6.4
Kaniel Dickens 11 0 5.5 .286 .333 1.00 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.2
Donnell Harvey 3 0 5.3 1.00 1.00 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.7
Richard Jefferson 33 33 41.1 .422 .337 .844 7.3 4 1 0.5 22.2
Jason Kidd 66 65 36.9 .398 .360 .740 7.4 8.3 1.9 0.1 14.4
Nenad Krstić 75 57 26.2 .493 .000 .725 5.3 1 0.4 0.8 10.0
Ron Mercer 18 3 21.7 .411 .000 .700 2.2 1.1 0.9 0.1 7.6
Jérôme Moïso 8 0 3 .750 .500 0.9 0 0 0.1 1.0
Alonzo Mourning 18 14 25.4 .453 .593 7.1 0.8 0.3 2.3 10.4
Zoran Planinić 43 8 12 .448 .375 .697 1.6 1 0.6 0 5.0
Clifford Robinson 29 0 20.7 .361 .379 .692 3.3 1 0.6 0.5 6.0
Brian Scalabrine 54 14 21.6 .398 .324 .768 4.5 1.6 0.6 0.3 6.3
Jabari Smith 45 2 14.4 .419 .500 .745 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.3 3.7
Awvee Storey 9 0 3.6 .300 .500 .500 0.6 0.1 0 0 0.9
Billy Thomas 25 0 14.2 .362 .304 .778 1.4 0.7 0.6 0 3.7
Eric Williams 21 21 35.2 .470 .425 .685 4.5 2.0 0.8 0.1 12.6
Aaron Williams 19 0 7.9 .519 .900 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.9

Playoffs

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New Jersey Nets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jason Kidd 4 4 45.5 .388 .367 .545 9.0 7.3 2.5 0 17.3
Vince Carter 4 4 44.8 .365 .316 .861 8.5 5.8 2.3 0 26.8
Nenad Krstić 4 4 38.5 .563 .792 7.5 1.8 0.3 0.5 18.3
Richard Jefferson 4 1 35.0 .400 .200 .677 5.5 2.3 0.8 0 15.8
Jason Collins 4 4 32.0 .235 .375 6.5 0.3 0.5 0 2.8
Travis Best 4 0 20.5 .409 .111 .889 1.5 2.3 0.3 0 6.8
Clifford Robinson 4 0 17.8 .407 .286 1.0 2.5 1.3 0.8 0.3 7.0
Brian Scalabrine 4 3 15.3 .182 .250 1.0 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.5 2.3
Rodney Buford 3 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0
Jabari Smith 3 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 0
Zoran Planinić 3 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Thomas 2 0 1.0 .000 0 0 0 0 0

Awards and records

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2004-05 New Jersey Nets
  2. ^ "Carter Embraces Trade That Sent Him to Nets". New York Times. December 21, 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
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