The 2004–05 NBA season was the 59th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It began on November 2, 2004 and ended June 23, 2005. The season ended with the San Antonio Spurs defeating the defending-champion Detroit Pistons, 4–3, in the NBA Finals.
The NBA made its return to Charlotte as the Charlotte Bobcats. The Bobcats played their first season at the Charlotte Coliseum. As of 2014, the Bobcats' first season was treated as the Hornets' 15th season due to the franchise reacquiring the records and history of the original franchise from the now-New Orleans Pelicans from 1988 to 2002. As a result, the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons were retconned as having "suspended operations".
This season also was the first year of the NBA's new divisional alignments, separating the league into six divisions of five teams instead of the previous four divisions of varying numbers of teams. As part of this realignment, the New Orleans Hornets moved from the Eastern Conference to the Western Conference.[1]
The current schedule format also debuted this season:
16 games against teams in the same division (four against each team)
24 games against six of the remaining conference teams combined, three from each division (four against each team)
12 games against the remaining four conference teams, two from each division (three against each team)
30 games against teams in the other conference (two against each team)
Over five seasons, each team will play each of the other conference teams outside its division a total of 18 times – 9 at home and 9 on the road.
In February, Chris Webber was traded from the Sacramento Kings along with Michael Bradley to the Philadelphia 76ers for three forwards (Corliss Williamson, Kenny Thomas, and Brian Skinner). The Kings lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Seattle SuperSonics, 4–1, and failed to make the playoffs after 2006.
Prior to the start of this season, Shaquille O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat after his reported fallout with former Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant. Some fans[who?] sensed this, along with the Pistonschampionship, as a possible end of dominance by the Western Conference. The Lakers also witnessed the loss of head coach Phil Jackson and replacement Rudy Tomjanovich as the Lakers missed out on the NBA playoffs for the fifth time in their history. However, the Western Conference has continued its domination in the regular season; since then, all playoff-bound teams in the West have either won 50 or more games, or were above .500 at the end of the season, in contrast to the Eastern Conference, where on average, three teams have had sub-.500 records.
During the off-season, the Phoenix Suns signed unrestricted free agent Steve Nash. With the addition of coach Mike D'Antoni and his offensive-minded strategy combined with Nash's play-making skills, Phoenix won 33 games more than the year before. The Suns had the best overall record in the NBA, Nash won the MVP Award and D'Antoni won the Coach of the Year Award.
A November 19 game between Detroit and Indiana at The Palace of Auburn Hills was disrupted with 45.9 seconds to go as a major altercation broke out between players and fans. This resulted in record-breaking suspensions, most notable of which was Ron Artest who received the longest suspension in NBA history (73 games plus the playoffs). The NBA also overhauled its league-wide security policy. This became known as "The Malice at the Palace".
On December 9, Tracy McGrady of the Houston Rockets scored 13 points in the final 35 seconds of a game against the San Antonio Spurs to lead his team to an 81–80 victory after they trailed 76–68 with 42 seconds remaining.
The Bulls made their first appearance in the playoffs since their 1998 championship season. The Bulls' postseason berth followed an 0–9 start to the season with the Bulls having one of the youngest rosters in NBA history.
The Washington Wizards made their first appearance in the playoffs since the team name was changed for the 1997–98 season.
The Suns started an unofficial league tradition of a mostly exposed hardwood floor, with a darker varnish on the outside of the three-point area. They also put their team's website name on the sideline, which other teams followed suit in the coming seasons. Through the 2010–11 NBA season, all of the teams, save the Oklahoma City Thunder, had placed their team websites on the sidelines.
The Seattle SuperSonics made the playoffs for the last time as a team from Seattle.
The NBA Finals reached seven games for the first time since 1994, when the Houston Rockets faced the New York Knicks.
On December 18, the Toronto Raptors traded five-time all-star Vince Carter to the New Jersey Nets for Eric Williams, Aaron Williams, Alonzo Mourning and a pair of first-round draft picks. Mourning was bought out of his contract on February 11 and re-signed with the Miami Heat, being paid a second salary, the veteran's minimum.
Orlando Magic rookie Dwight Howard became the first and only player straight out of high school to start all 82 games in his rookie season. He also became the youngest to average a double-double, the youngest to average 10 rebounds in a season, and the youngest to record at least 20 rebounds in a game. However, Charlotte Bobcats rookie Emeka Okafor won Rookie of the Year that season.
This was the final season for Reggie Miller, who spent his entire NBA career with the Pacers.
The Minnesota Timberwolves did not make an appearance in the playoffs, which then started a 13-season playoff drought.
Toyota became the new official vehicle of the NBA, replacing General Motors, who also lost one division from its lineup. Unlike the GM deal, however, it was restricted to the main brand, and neither Scion nor Lexus was involved.
Atlanta Hawks – slightly changed their road uniforms from the trim colors of white to red, added new yellow road alternate uniforms with black side panels to their jerseys and shorts.
Chicago Bulls – slightly changed their uniforms they added the Bulls secondary logo on the back of the jersey.
Charlotte Bobcats – newly expansion team added new logo and new uniforms, added dark navy blue, grey and orange to their color scheme, added side panels to their jerseys and shorts.
Dallas Mavericks – added new green road alternate uniforms with blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts.
Golden State Warriors – added new orange road alternate uniforms with dark navy blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts.
Los Angeles Lakers – slightly changed their uniforms added the secondary logo to their shorts.
Memphis Grizzlies – added new logo and new uniforms replacing teal, brown, red and black and with dark navy blue, yellow and grey to their color scheme, added side panels to their jerseys and shorts, and moved into their new arena the FedExForum.
Utah Jazz – added new logo and new uniforms, replacing purple, blue and teal with dark navy blue, light blue and purple to their color scheme, added side panels to their jerseys and shorts.
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season win-loss record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2004 05 NBA season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The 2004 05 NBA season was the 59th season of the National Basketball Association NBA It began on November 2 2004 and ended June 23 2005 The season ended with the San Antonio Spurs defeating the defending champion Detroit Pistons 4 3 in the NBA Finals 2004 05 NBA seasonLeagueNational Basketball AssociationSportBasketballDurationNovember 2 2004 April 20 2005 April 23 June 6 2005 Playoffs June 9 23 2005 Finals Number of games82Number of teams30TV partner s ABC TNT ESPN NBA TVDraftTop draft pickDwight HowardPicked byOrlando MagicRegular seasonTop seedPhoenix SunsSeason MVPSteve Nash Phoenix Top scorerAllen Iverson Philadelphia PlayoffsEastern championsDetroit Pistons Eastern runners upMiami HeatWestern championsSan Antonio Spurs Western runners upPhoenix SunsFinalsChampionsSan Antonio Spurs Runners upDetroit PistonsFinals MVPTim Duncan San Antonio NBA seasons 2003 042005 06 Contents 1 Notable occurrences 1 1 Coaching changes 2 2004 05 NBA changes 3 Final standings 3 1 By division 3 2 By conference 4 Playoffs 5 Statistics leaders 6 Awards 6 1 Yearly awards 6 2 Players of the month 6 3 Rookies of the month 6 4 Coaches of the month 7 See also 8 ReferencesNotable occurrences editThe NBA made its return to Charlotte as the Charlotte Bobcats The Bobcats played their first season at the Charlotte Coliseum As of 2014 the Bobcats first season was treated as the Hornets 15th season due to the franchise reacquiring the records and history of the original franchise from the now New Orleans Pelicans from 1988 to 2002 As a result the 2002 03 and 2003 04 seasons were retconned as having suspended operations This season also was the first year of the NBA s new divisional alignments separating the league into six divisions of five teams instead of the previous four divisions of varying numbers of teams As part of this realignment the New Orleans Hornets moved from the Eastern Conference to the Western Conference 1 The current schedule format also debuted this season 16 games against teams in the same division four against each team 24 games against six of the remaining conference teams combined three from each division four against each team 12 games against the remaining four conference teams two from each division three against each team 30 games against teams in the other conference two against each team Over five seasons each team will play each of the other conference teams outside its division a total of 18 times 9 at home and 9 on the road In February Chris Webber was traded from the Sacramento Kings along with Michael Bradley to the Philadelphia 76ers for three forwards Corliss Williamson Kenny Thomas and Brian Skinner The Kings lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Seattle SuperSonics 4 1 and failed to make the playoffs after 2006 The 2005 NBA All Star Game was played on February 20 2005 at the Pepsi Center in Denver Colorado with the East winning 125 115 Philadelphia s Allen Iverson was named the MVP of the game During All Star Weekend Quentin Richardson won the Three point Shootout Steve Nash won the Skills Challenge and Diana Taurasi Dan Majerle and Shawn Marion won the Shooting Stars Competition all Phoenix Suns victories Amar e Stoudemire made it to the final round of the Slam Dunk Contest but failed to complete the sweep for the Suns Prior to the start of this season Shaquille O Neal was traded to the Miami Heat after his reported fallout with former Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant Some fans who sensed this along with the Pistons championship as a possible end of dominance by the Western Conference The Lakers also witnessed the loss of head coach Phil Jackson and replacement Rudy Tomjanovich as the Lakers missed out on the NBA playoffs for the fifth time in their history However the Western Conference has continued its domination in the regular season since then all playoff bound teams in the West have either won 50 or more games or were above 500 at the end of the season in contrast to the Eastern Conference where on average three teams have had sub 500 records During the off season the Phoenix Suns signed unrestricted free agent Steve Nash With the addition of coach Mike D Antoni and his offensive minded strategy combined with Nash s play making skills Phoenix won 33 games more than the year before The Suns had the best overall record in the NBA Nash won the MVP Award and D Antoni won the Coach of the Year Award The Memphis Grizzlies played their first game at FedExForum The Grizzlies were also the first NBA team to install see through shot clocks As of the 2011 12 NBA season all 30 teams have see through shot clocks A November 19 game between Detroit and Indiana at The Palace of Auburn Hills was disrupted with 45 9 seconds to go as a major altercation broke out between players and fans This resulted in record breaking suspensions most notable of which was Ron Artest who received the longest suspension in NBA history 73 games plus the playoffs The NBA also overhauled its league wide security policy This became known as The Malice at the Palace On December 9 Tracy McGrady of the Houston Rockets scored 13 points in the final 35 seconds of a game against the San Antonio Spurs to lead his team to an 81 80 victory after they trailed 76 68 with 42 seconds remaining The Bulls made their first appearance in the playoffs since their 1998 championship season The Bulls postseason berth followed an 0 9 start to the season with the Bulls having one of the youngest rosters in NBA history The Washington Wizards made their first appearance in the playoffs since the team name was changed for the 1997 98 season The Suns started an unofficial league tradition of a mostly exposed hardwood floor with a darker varnish on the outside of the three point area They also put their team s website name on the sideline which other teams followed suit in the coming seasons Through the 2010 11 NBA season all of the teams save the Oklahoma City Thunder had placed their team websites on the sidelines The Seattle SuperSonics made the playoffs for the last time as a team from Seattle Ben Gordon won the Sixth Man Award making him the first rookie to ever win the award The NBA Finals reached seven games for the first time since 1994 when the Houston Rockets faced the New York Knicks On December 18 the Toronto Raptors traded five time all star Vince Carter to the New Jersey Nets for Eric Williams Aaron Williams Alonzo Mourning and a pair of first round draft picks Mourning was bought out of his contract on February 11 and re signed with the Miami Heat being paid a second salary the veteran s minimum Orlando Magic rookie Dwight Howard became the first and only player straight out of high school to start all 82 games in his rookie season He also became the youngest to average a double double the youngest to average 10 rebounds in a season and the youngest to record at least 20 rebounds in a game However Charlotte Bobcats rookie Emeka Okafor won Rookie of the Year that season This was the final season for Reggie Miller who spent his entire NBA career with the Pacers The Minnesota Timberwolves did not make an appearance in the playoffs which then started a 13 season playoff drought Toyota became the new official vehicle of the NBA replacing General Motors who also lost one division from its lineup Unlike the GM deal however it was restricted to the main brand and neither Scion nor Lexus was involved Coaching changes edit Offseason Team 2003 04 coach 2004 05 coach Atlanta Hawks Terry Stotts Mike Woodson Boston Celtics John Carroll Doc Rivers Charlotte Bobcats Expansion Bernie Bickerstaff Golden State Warriors Eric Musselman Mike Montgomery Los Angeles Lakers Phil Jackson Rudy Tomjanovich New Orleans Hornets Tim Floyd Byron Scott Philadelphia 76ers Chris Ford Jim O Brien Toronto Raptors Kevin O Neill Sam Mitchell In season Team Outgoing coach Incoming coach Cleveland Cavaliers Paul Silas Brendan Malone Dallas Mavericks Don Nelson Avery Johnson Denver Nuggets Jeff Bzdelik Michael Cooper Michael Cooper George Karl Los Angeles Lakers Rudy Tomjanovich Frank Hamblen Memphis Grizzlies Hubie Brown Lionel Hollins Lionel Hollins Mike Fratello Minnesota Timberwolves Flip Saunders Kevin McHale New York Knicks Lenny Wilkens Herb Williams Orlando Magic Johnny Davis Chris Jent Portland Trail Blazers Maurice Cheeks Kevin Pritchard2004 05 NBA changes editAtlanta Hawks slightly changed their road uniforms from the trim colors of white to red added new yellow road alternate uniforms with black side panels to their jerseys and shorts Chicago Bulls slightly changed their uniforms they added the Bulls secondary logo on the back of the jersey Charlotte Bobcats newly expansion team added new logo and new uniforms added dark navy blue grey and orange to their color scheme added side panels to their jerseys and shorts Dallas Mavericks added new green road alternate uniforms with blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts Golden State Warriors added new orange road alternate uniforms with dark navy blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts Los Angeles Lakers slightly changed their uniforms added the secondary logo to their shorts Memphis Grizzlies added new logo and new uniforms replacing teal brown red and black and with dark navy blue yellow and grey to their color scheme added side panels to their jerseys and shorts and moved into their new arena the FedExForum New Orleans Hornets added new yellow alternate road uniforms Portland Trail Blazers slightly once again changed their primary logo added Trail on their wordmark on the logo Seattle SuperSonics added new yellow alternate road uniforms Utah Jazz added new logo and new uniforms replacing purple blue and teal with dark navy blue light blue and purple to their color scheme added side panels to their jerseys and shorts Final standings editBy division edit Eastern Conference Atlantic Divisionvte 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 Central Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Div 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 Southeast Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Div y Miami Heat 59 23 720 35 6 24 17 15 1 x Washington Wizards 45 37 549 14 29 12 16 25 10 6 Orlando Magic 36 46 439 23 24 17 12 29 6 10 Charlotte Bobcats 18 64 220 41 14 27 4 37 7 9 Atlanta Hawks 13 69 159 46 9 32 4 37 2 14 Western Conference Northwest Divisionvte 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 Pacific Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Div y Phoenix Suns 62 20 756 31 10 31 10 12 4 x Sacramento Kings 50 32 610 12 30 11 20 21 10 6 Los Angeles Clippers 37 45 451 25 27 14 10 31 6 10 Los Angeles Lakers 34 48 415 28 22 19 12 29 6 10 Golden State Warriors 34 48 415 28 20 21 14 27 6 10 Southwest Divisionvte 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 By conference edit Eastern Conferencevte 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 Western Conferencevte 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 Notes z Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs c Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs x Clinched playoff spot y Clinched division titlePlayoffs editMain article 2005 NBA playoffs Teams in bold advanced to the next round The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team s seeding in its conference and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round The division champions are marked by an asterisk Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher seeded team but instead the team with the better regular season win loss record teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics First RoundConference SemifinalsConference FinalsNBA Finals E1Miami 4E8New Jersey0E1Miami 4E5Washington0E4Chicago2E5Washington4E1Miami 3Eastern ConferenceE2Detroit 4E3Boston 3E6Indiana4E6Indiana2E2Detroit 4E2Detroit 4E7Philadelphia1E2Detroit 3W2San Antonio 4W1Phoenix 4W8Memphis0W1Phoenix 4W4Dallas2W4Dallas4W5Houston3W1Phoenix 1Western ConferenceW2San Antonio 4W3Seattle 4W6Sacramento1W3Seattle 2W2San Antonio 4W2San Antonio 4W7Denver1 Division winnerBold Series winnerItalic Team with home court advantageStatistics leaders editCategory Player Team Stat Points per game Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76ers 30 7 Rebounds per game Kevin Garnett Minnesota Timberwolves 13 5 Assists per game Steve Nash Phoenix Suns 11 5 Steals per game Larry Hughes Washington Wizards 2 89 Blocks per game Andrei Kirilenko Utah Jazz 3 32 FG Shaquille O Neal Miami Heat 600 FT Reggie Miller Indiana Pacers 933 3FG Fred Hoiberg Minnesota Timberwolves 483Awards editYearly awards edit Most Valuable Player Steve Nash Phoenix Suns Rookie of the Year Emeka Okafor Charlotte Bobcats Defensive Player of the Year Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons Sixth Man of the Year Ben Gordon Chicago Bulls Most Improved Player Bobby Simmons Los Angeles Clippers Coach of the Year Mike D Antoni Phoenix Suns Executive of the Year Bryan Colangelo Phoenix Suns Sportsmanship Award Grant Hill Orlando Magic All NBA First Team F Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs F Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks C Shaquille O Neal Miami Heat G Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76ers G Steve Nash Phoenix Suns All NBA Second Team F LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers F Kevin Garnett Minnesota Timberwolves C Amar e Stoudemire Phoenix Suns G Dwyane Wade Miami Heat G Ray Allen Seattle SuperSonics All NBA Third Team F Tracy McGrady Houston Rockets F Shawn Marion Phoenix Suns C Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons G Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers G Gilbert Arenas Washington Wizards NBA All Defensive First Team F Kevin Garnett Minnesota Timberwolves F Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs C Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons G Bruce Bowen San Antonio Spurs G Larry Hughes Washington Wizards NBA All Defensive Second Team F Tayshaun Prince Detroit Pistons F Andrei Kirilenko Utah Jazz C Marcus Camby Denver Nuggets G Jason Kidd New Jersey Nets G Dwyane Wade Miami Heat G Chauncey Billups Detroit Pistons NBA All Rookie First Team Emeka Okafor Charlotte Bobcats Dwight Howard Orlando Magic Ben Gordon Chicago Bulls Andre Iguodala Philadelphia 76ers Luol Deng Chicago Bulls All NBA Rookie Second Team Nenad Krstic New Jersey Nets Josh Smith Atlanta Hawks Josh Childress Atlanta Hawks Jameer Nelson Orlando Magic Al Jefferson Boston Celtics Players of the month edit The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month Month Eastern Conference Western Conference October November LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 1 2 Steve Nash Phoenix Suns 1 1 December Dwyane Wade Miami Heat 1 1 Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks 1 2 January LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 2 2 Chris Webber Sacramento Kings 1 1 February Vince Carter New Jersey Nets 1 1 Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Mavericks 2 2 March Shaquille O Neal Miami Heat 1 1 Kevin Garnett Minnesota Timberwolves 1 1 April Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76ers 1 1 Amar e Stoudemire Phoenix Suns 1 1 Rookies of the month edit The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month Month Eastern Conference Western Conference October November Emeka Okafor Charlotte Bobcats 1 3 Devin Harris Dallas Mavericks 1 1 December Emeka Okafor Charlotte Bobcats 2 3 Beno Udrih San Antonio Spurs 1 1 January Ben Gordon Chicago Bulls 1 3 J R Smith New Orleans Hornets 1 3 February Ben Gordon Chicago Bulls 2 3 J R Smith New Orleans Hornets 2 3 March Ben Gordon Chicago Bulls 3 3 J R Smith New Orleans Hornets 3 3 April Emeka Okafor Charlotte Bobcats 3 3 Shaun Livingston Los Angeles Clippers 1 1 Coaches of the month edit The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month Month Eastern Conference Western Conference October November Johnny Davis Orlando Magic 1 1 Nate McMillan Seattle SuperSonics 1 1 December Stan Van Gundy Miami Heat 1 2 Mike D Antoni Phoenix Suns 1 1 January Scott Skiles Chicago Bulls 1 1 Mike Fratello Memphis Grizzlies 1 1 February Larry Brown Detroit Pistons 1 1 George Karl Denver Nuggets 1 2 March Stan Van Gundy Miami Heat 2 2 George Karl Denver Nuggets 2 2 April Lawrence Frank New Jersey Nets 1 1 Avery Johnson Dallas Mavericks 1 1 See also editList of NBA regular season recordsReferences edit NBA Approves Realignment for 2004 05 Season NBA com November 17 2003 Retrieved November 17 2003 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2004 05 NBA season amp oldid 1219308512, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
