2004–05 Memphis Grizzlies season

2004–05 Memphis Grizzlies season
Head coach
PresidentJerry West
General managerDick Versace
Owner(s)Michael Heisley
ArenaFedExForum
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Suns 0–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionFSN South
RadioWREC
< 2003–04 2005–06 >

The 2004–05 NBA season was the Grizzlies' tenth season in the National Basketball Association, and their fourth season in Memphis, Tennessee.[1] Coming off their first playoff appearance in franchise history, the Grizzlies had a new look and moved into their new arena, the FedExForum. However, the team struggled with a 5–7 start as 71-year-old Hubie Brown retired from coaching due to "unexpected health problems". The Grizzlies would lose their next four games under Lionel Hollins before replacing him with TNT analyst Mike Fratello. Under Fratello, the Grizzlies would win 12 of their 15 games in January climbing back into playoff contention. Despite losing five of their last six games, the Grizzlies finished fourth in the Southwest Division with a 45–37 record, making their second consecutive trip to the playoffs.

However, in the first round of the playoffs, they were swept by the top-seeded Phoenix Suns in four straight games. Following the season, Bonzi Wells was traded to the Sacramento Kings, Jason Williams and James Posey were both dealt to the Miami Heat, and Stromile Swift signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets.

For the season, they debuted a new logo and new uniforms that replaced the teal, brown, red, and black color scheme with blue, navy, yellow, and grey and added side panels to their jerseys and shorts.[2] This version of the uniforms remained in use until 2018.

Draft picks

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Main article: 2004 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 49 Sergei Lishouk C/PF  Ukraine

Roster

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2004–05 Memphis Grizzlies roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
SF 31 Shane Battier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978–09–09 Duke
PG 1 Antonio Burks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1980–02–25 Memphis
PF 35 Brian Cardinal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977–05–02 Purdue
SG 14 Andre Emmett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1982–08–27 Texas Tech
PF/C 16 Pau Gasol 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1980–07–06 Spain
PF 40 Ryan Humphrey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1979–07–24 Notre Dame
SG 30 Dahntay Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–12–27 Duke
SG 33 Mike Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1980–02–19 Florida
SF 41 James Posey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1977–01–13 Xavier
PF 4 Stromile Swift 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1979–11–21 LSU
C 12 Jake Tsakalidis 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1979–06–10 Republic of Georgia
PG 25 Earl Watson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1979–06–12 UCLA
SG 6 Bonzi Wells 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976–09–28 Ball State
PG 2 Jason Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1975–11–18 Florida
C 42 Lorenzen Wright 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1975–11–04 Memphis
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: November 1, 2004

Regular season

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Season standings

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Southwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 59 23 .720 – 38–3 21–20 10–6
x-Dallas Mavericks 58 24 .707 1 29–12 29–12 11–5
x-Houston Rockets 51 31 .622 8 26–15 25–16 10–6
x-Memphis Grizzlies 45 37 .549 14 26–15 19–22 7–9
New Orleans Hornets 18 64 .220 41 11–30 7–34 2–14
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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
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 @ Phoenix L 103–114 Mike Miller (19) Shane Battier (9) Jason Williams (5) America West Arena
18,422 		0–1
2 April 27 @ Phoenix L 103–108 Pau Gasol (28) Pau Gasol (16) Pau Gasol (5) America West Arena
18,422 		0–2
3 April 29 Phoenix L 90–110 Lorenzen Wright (14) three players tied (8) Jason Williams (6) FedExForum
18,119 		0–3
4 May 1 Phoenix L 115–123 Pau Gasol (28) Dahntay Jones (5) Jason Williams (8) FedExForum
17,243 		0–4
2005 schedule

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Lorenzen Wright C 80 77 2,287 613 87 58 69 771 28.6 7.7 1.1 .7 .9 9.6
Shane Battier SG 80 72 2,516 413 126 91 77 792 31.5 5.2 1.6 1.1 1.0 9.9
Earl Watson PG 80 14 1,808 164 359 83 19 615 22.6 2.1 4.5 1.0 .2 7.7
Mike Miller SF 76 51 2,278 300 220 54 23 1,022 30.0 3.9 2.9 .7 .3 13.4
Jason Williams PG 71 68 1,952 122 399 75 5 719 27.5 1.7 5.6 1.1 .1 10.1
Bonzi Wells SG 69 19 1,489 229 80 85 27 721 21.6 3.3 1.2 1.2 .4 10.4
Stromile Swift PF 60 14 1,279 273 43 41 92 604 21.3 4.6 .7 .7 1.5 10.1
Brian Cardinal PF 58 16 1,433 225 114 88 19 522 24.7 3.9 2.0 1.5 .3 9.0
Pau Gasol PF 56 53 1,790 410 135 37 93 997 32.0 7.3 2.4 .7 1.7 17.8
Dahntay Jones SG 52 7 649 69 21 13 11 233 12.5 1.3 .4 .3 .2 4.5
James Posey SF 50 18 1,382 219 88 48 23 405 27.6 4.4 1.8 1.0 .5 8.1
Ryan Humphrey SF 35 0 317 87 6 10 1 102 9.1 2.5 .2 .3 .0 2.9
Jake Tsakalidis C 31 1 278 56 10 3 16 78 9.0 1.8 .3 .1 .5 2.5
Antonio Burks PG 24 0 219 12 28 13 1 73 9.1 .5 1.2 .5 .0 3.0
Andre Emmett SG 8 0 28 2 0 0 0 7 3.5 .3 .0 .0 .0 .9

Playoffs

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Pau Gasol PF 4 4 133 30 10 2 7 85 33.3 7.5 2.5 .5 1.8 21.3
Shane Battier SG 4 4 119 27 6 2 4 29 29.8 6.8 1.5 .5 1.0 7.3
Jason Williams PG 4 4 114 9 21 6 0 68 28.5 2.3 5.3 1.5 .0 17.0
Mike Miller SF 4 4 110 10 11 0 3 48 27.5 2.5 2.8 .0 .8 12.0
Lorenzen Wright C 4 4 85 20 9 1 1 33 21.3 5.0 2.3 .3 .3 8.3
James Posey SF 4 0 100 13 4 2 1 39 25.0 3.3 1.0 .5 .3 9.8
Brian Cardinal PF 4 0 78 12 2 3 0 26 19.5 3.0 .5 .8 .0 6.5
Earl Watson PG 4 0 74 10 15 3 1 19 18.5 2.5 3.8 .8 .3 4.8
Dahntay Jones SG 3 0 71 9 1 1 0 22 23.7 3.0 .3 .3 .0 7.3
Stromile Swift PF 3 0 48 14 1 1 0 28 16.0 4.7 .3 .3 .0 9.3
Bonzi Wells SG 2 0 25 4 3 2 1 14 12.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 .5 7.0
Antonio Burks PG 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 .0 1.0 .0 .0 .0

Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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  1. ^ 2004-05 Memphis Grizzlies
  2. ^ "Grizzlies Unveil New Team Logo and Colors". www.nba.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

See also

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