2004–05 Houston Rockets season

The 2004–05 NBA season was the Rockets' 38th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 34th season in the city of Houston.[1] During the offseason, the Rockets acquired All-Star forward Tracy McGrady and Juwan Howard from the Orlando Magic,[2] acquired All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo from the Chicago Bulls, who acquired him from the New York Knicks, and signed free agent Bob Sura. The Rockets struggled with a 6–11 start to the season, then played around .500 as they traded Jim Jackson to the New Orleans Hornets for David Wesley in late December. The Rockets would later on win eight straight games in February, as McGrady and Yao Ming were both selected to play in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game at Denver. At midseason, the team traded Maurice Taylor to the New York Knicks, and acquired Mike James from the Milwaukee Bucks.

2004–05 Houston Rockets season
Head coachJeff Van Gundy
General managerCarroll Dawson
Owner(s)Leslie Alexander
ArenaToyota Center
Results
Record51–31 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Mavericks 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
Radio

The Rockets won their final seven games finishing third in the Southwest Division with a 51–31 record, which was their first 50-win season since 1997. However, in the first round of the playoffs, they lost to their in-state rival, the Dallas Mavericks in seven games after taking a 2–0 series lead. Following the season, Sura retired.

Offseason

NBA draft
Main article: 2004 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club
2 55 Luis Flores (traded to Golden State) Guard  Dominican Republic Manhattan (Sr.)

Roster
2004–05 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 42 Baker, Vin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1971-11-23 Hartford
G 20 Barry, Jon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1969-07-25 Georgia Tech
F 40 Bowen, Ryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975-11-20 Iowa
F 32 Braggs, Torraye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1976-05-15 Xavier
F 5 Howard, Juwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1973-02-07 Michigan
G 13 James, Mike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1975-06-23 Duquesne
F 1 McGrady, Tracy (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979-05-24 Mt. Zion HS (NC)
C 11 Yao Ming (C) 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 310 lb (141 kg) 1980-09-12 China
C 55 Mutombo, Dikembe 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1966-06-25 Georgetown
G 25 Norris, Moochie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1973-07-27 West Florida
F 35 Padgett, Scott 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976-04-19 Kentucky
G 3 Sura, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1973-03-25 Florida State
G 17 Ward, Charlie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970-10-12 Florida State
F 30 Weatherspoon, Clarence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970-09-08 Southern Miss
G 7 Wesley, David 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970-11-14 Baylor
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 19, 2005

Regular season

Tracy McGrady: 13 points in 35 seconds

One notable game during the season was the Rockets' December 9 matchup against the San Antonio Spurs. In the fourth quarter, at 44 seconds left, the score was 76-68 and the Spurs had the lead. With 35 seconds remaining, Tracy McGrady made a three-pointer. Four seconds later, Devin Brown was fouled and made both of his free throws. With 24 seconds remaining, McGrady made another three-pointer. He was fouled by Tim Duncan when he shot the ball. He went to the free throw line and made a free throw, converting a four-point play. With 16 seconds remaining, Scott Padgett intentionally fouled Tim Duncan, and, because the Rockets were over the foul limit, Duncan went to the free throw line and made both of his free throws. Five seconds later, McGrady made yet another three-pointer, this time over Bruce Bowen. This left the Rockets in a two-point deficit. San Antonio took a timeout. At 7.9 seconds remaining, Brent Barry inbounded the ball to Devin Brown. McGrady stole the ball from Brown and ran to the three-point line, where he made another three-pointer, which would be the game-winning shot.[3] The performance is considered by some[4][5][6] to be one of McGrady's career highlights and become a Hall of Famer in 2017.

Season standings
Southwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 5923.720–38–321–2010–6
x-Dallas Mavericks 5824.707129–1229–1211–5
x-Houston Rockets 5131.622826–1525–1610–6
x-Memphis Grizzlies 4537.5491426–1519–227–9
New Orleans Hornets 1864.2204111–307–342–14
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Phoenix Suns6220.756—
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5923.7203
3 y-Seattle SuperSonics5230.63410
4 x-Dallas Mavericks5824.7074
5 x-Houston Rockets5131.62211
6 x-Sacramento Kings5032.61012
7 x-Denver Nuggets4933.59813
8 x-Memphis Grizzlies4537.54917
9 Minnesota Timberwolves4438.53718
10 Los Angeles Clippers3745.45125
11 Los Angeles Lakers3448.41528
12 Golden State Warriors3448.41528
13 Portland Trail Blazers2755.32935
14 Utah Jazz2656.31736
15 New Orleans Hornets1864.22044

Record vs. opponents
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 —1–31–30–40–41–10–21–30–21–10–30–21–10–20–41–21–10–31–11–31–31–30–20–20–20–20–21–20–20–4
Boston 3–1—4–02–21–20–20–21–31–11–11–22–01–11–11–23–11–11–32–03–13–01–31–11–10–20–22–03–12–03–1
Charlotte 3–10–4—0–40–40–21–12–10–22–00–30–20–20–21–30–41–10–41–11–33–10–30–20–21–10–20–21–21–10–4
Chicago 4–02–24–0—2–21–11–12–21–10–22–20–21–12–01–32–22–00–41–14–03–02–10–22–01–10–21–13–02–01–2
Cleveland 4–02–14–02–2—1–11–12–22–00–21–31–11–12–00–32–21–11–32–01–33–10–31–12–00–20–20–23–12–01–2
Dallas 1–12–02–01–11–1—2–11–13–12–21–11–22–24–02–02–02–22–04–02–01–11–11–24–03–11–33–12–03–02–0
Denver 2–02–01–11–11–11–2—1–12–21–22–02–12–24–01–12–02–21–14–01–11–11–10–43–11–22–22–22–02–22–0
Detroit 3–13–11–22–22–21–11–1—2–02–02–22–02–00–22–12–21–12–12–03–03–13–11–11–11–11–11–13–11–14–0
Golden State 2–01–12–01–10–21–32–20–2—1–21–10–41–31–30–22–01–20–22–21–11–11–12–22–23–10–32–21–12–11–1
Houston 1–11–10–22–02–02–22–10–22–1—1–13–02–23–11–11–11–22–03–11–12–02–02–24–02–22–23–11–12–21–1
Indiana 3–02–13–02–23–11–10–22–21–11–1—0–21–12–03–12–22–02–21–12–21–30–41–12–00–21–10–22–12–02–2
L.A. Clippers 2–00–22–02–01–12–11–20–24–00–32–0—2–21–31–11–11–31–13–11–11–11–10–42–20–40–42–11–12–21–1
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–01–11–12–22–20–23–12–21–12–2—0–30–22–02–11–13–01–11–10–20–42–11–30–41–31–11–30–2
Memphis 2–01–12–00–20–20–40–42–03–11–30–23–13–0—1–12–03–12–03–11–11–12–02–23–10–33–10–32–03–00–2
Miami 4–02–13–13–13–00–21–11–22–01–11–31–12–01–1—4–01–13–02–04–04–02–21–11–12–01–10–23–12–04–0
Milwaukee 2–11–34–02–22–20–20–22–20–21–12–21–10–20–20–4—1–12–11–12–12–10–40–20–20–20–21–12–21–11–3
Minnesota 1–11–11–10–21–12–22–21–12–12–10–23–11–21–31–11–1—2–04–01–11–12–01–34–03–11–21–30–23–11–1
New Jersey 3–03–14–04–03–10–21–11–22–00–22–21–11–10–20–31–20–2—2–03–11–33–10–21–11–10–20–22–22–01–3
New Orleans 1–10–21–11–10–20–40–40–22–21–31–11–30–31–30–21–10–40–2—1–10–21–10–42–11–20–40–30–22–21–1
New York 3–11–33–10–43–10–21–10–31–11–12–21–11–11–10–41–21–11–31–1—1–23–10–21–10–21–10–21–32–02–1
Orlando 3–10–31–30–31–31–11–11–31–10–23–11–11–11–10–41–21–13–12–02–1—2–20–21–11–11–11–12–22–02–2
Philadelphia 3–13–13–01–23–01–11–11–31–10–24–01–12–00–22–24–00–21–31–11–32–2—0–21–10–20–21–13–11–12–1
Phoenix 2–01–12–02–01–12–14–01–12–22–21–14–04–02–21–12–03–12–04–02–02–02–0—3–02–21–22–12–03–11–1
Portland 2–01–12–00–20–20–41–31–12–20–40–22–21–21–31–12–00–41–11–21–11–11–10–3—1–31–21–31–12–20–2
Sacramento 2–02–01–11–12–01–32–11–11–32–22–04–03–13–00–22–01–31–12–12–01–12–02–23–1—1–31–31–12–12–0
San Antonio 2–02–02–02–02–03–12–21–13–02–21–14–04–01–31–12–02–12–04–01–11–12–02–12–13–1—2–21–12–21–1
Seattle 2–00–22–01–12–01–32–21–12–21–32–01–23–13–02–01–13–12–03–02–01–11–11–23–13–12–2—2–03–10–2
Toronto 2–11–32–10–31–30–20–21–31–11–11–21–11–10–21–32–22–02–22–03–12–21–30–21–11–11–10–2—2–01–3
Utah 2–00–21–10–20–20–32–21–11–22–20–22–23–10–30–21–11–30–22–20–20–21–11–32–21–22–21–30–2—0–2
Washington 4–01–34–02–12–10–20–20–41–11–12–21–12–02–00–43–11–13–11–11–22–21–21–12–00–21–12–03–12–0—

Playoffs
2005 playoff game log
First Round: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 23 @ Dallas W 98–86 Tracy McGrady (34) Mutombo, Yao (8) Tracy McGrady (8) American Airlines Center
20,678		 1–0
2 April 25 @ Dallas W 113–111 Yao Ming (33) McGrady, Yao (8) Tracy McGrady (10) American Airlines Center
20,884		 2–0
3 April 28 Dallas L 102–106 Tracy McGrady (28) Bob Sura (11) McGrady, Sura (6) Toyota Center
18,199		 2–1
4 April 30 Dallas L 93–97 Tracy McGrady (36) Dikembe Mutombo (7) Tracy McGrady (5) Toyota Center
18,211		 2–2
5 May 2 @ Dallas L 100–103 Yao Ming (30) Tracy McGrady (9) Tracy McGrady (6) American Airlines Center
20,894		 2–3
6 May 5 Dallas W 101–83 Tracy McGrady (37) Dikembe Mutombo (10) Tracy McGrady (7) Toyota Center
18,215		 3–3
7 May 7 @ Dallas L 76–116 Yao Ming (33) Yao Ming (10) Tracy McGrady (7) American Airlines Center
20,884		 3–4
2005 schedule

Player statistics
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

Awards and records

Transactions

References
  1. 2004-05 Houston Rockets
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL: NOTEBOOK; McGrady Gets Wish In Trade To Rockets". New York Times. June 30, 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  3. San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets Play-By-Play, December 9, 2004 | Basketball-Reference.com
  4. Tracy McGrady's Career Top Ten Plays - YouTube
  5. Tracy McGrady Top 10 Plays of Career - YouTube
  6. 13 points, 33 seconds: The night Tracy McGrady was a basketball god - SBNation.com

See also
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