2004–05 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2004–05 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 35th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] During the offseason, the Cavaliers acquired Drew Gooden from the Orlando Magic, and Eric Snow from the Philadelphia 76ers. In his second season, expectations were high for LeBron James as the Cavaliers hoped for a playoff berth. Through the first half of the season, the Cavs held a 30–21 record at the All-Star Break as James was selected to his first All-Star selection in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game along with Zydrunas Ilgauskas. However, as March began, the Cavaliers were unable to upgrade at the trading deadline as the team went on a six-game losing streak. Head coach Paul Silas was fired and replaced by interim Brendan Malone. LeBron was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and finished in sixth place in MVP voting.

2004–05 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach
General managerJim Paxson
PresidentJim Paxson
Owners
ArenaGund Arena
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWTAM

The Cavaliers finished the season with a 42–40 record, a fourth-place finish in the Central Division, and barely missed out of the playoffs, losing a tiebreaker for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference to the New Jersey Nets. This was the seventh straight year that the Cavs missed the playoffs. Despite their collapse, James had an outstanding sophomore season averaging 27.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. This was the last time that LeBron missed the playoffs until his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2019.

Key dates:

  • On June 24, the 2004 NBA draft, took place in New York City, New York.
  • In July, the free agency period began.
  • On September 15, the Cavaliers named Brendan Malone assistant coach.
  • On October 14, the Cavaliers' preseason began with a 94–102 loss to Memphis.
  • On November 3, the Cavaliers' regular season began with a 104–109 2OT loss to Indiana.
  • On March 21, head coach Paul Silas was fired and Brendan Malone was named interim head coach. Mike Bratz and Wes Wilcox were added to Malone's staff as assistants.
  • On April 20, the Cavaliers' season ended in a 104–95 win over the Toronto Raptors.
  • On April 21, Jim Paxson was fired as President of Basketball Operations and general manager.

Offseason

Free agents
Additions
PlayerDateFormer team
Robert TraylorAugust 5New Orleans Hornets
Anderson VarejãoAugust 19Cleveland Cavaliers
Scott WilliamsSeptember 28Dallas Mavericks
Lucious HarrisOctober 1New Jersey Nets
Subtractions
PlayerDateNew team
Jason Kapono*June 22Charlotte Bobcats
Carlos BoozerJuly 29Utah Jazz
Lee NailonSeptember 30New Orleans Hornets

*Selected in expansion draft

Trades
June 23, 2004 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Sasha Pavlović		 To Charlotte Bobcats
Future 1st round pick
July 20, 2004 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Eric Snow		 To Philadelphia 76ers
Kedrick Brown and Kevin Ollie
July 23, 2004 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Drew Gooden, Anderson Varejão, and Steven Hunter		 To Orlando Magic
Tony Battie and two future 2nd round picks

Draft picks
Main article: 2004 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 10 Luke Jackson Guard  United States Oregon

Roster
2004–05 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 52 Diop, DeSagana 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 300 lb (136 kg) 1982-01-30 Oak Hill Academy
F 90 Gooden, Drew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1981-09-24 Kansas
G 12 Harris, Lucious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970-12-18 Long Beach State
C 11 Ilgauskas, Zydrunas 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1975-06-05 Lithuania
G 33 Jackson, Luke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981-11-06 Oregon
F 23 James, LeBron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1984-12-30 St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)
G 0 McInnis, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1974-10-22 North Carolina
F 14 Newble, Ira 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1975-01-20 Miami (OH)
G 3 Pavlović, Sasha 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1983-11-15 Serbia
G 20 Snow, Eric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973-04-24 Michigan State
F/C 32 Traylor, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1977-02-01 Michigan
F/C 17 Varejão, Anderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1982-09-28 Brazil
G 2 Wagner, Dajuan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983-02-04 Memphis
G/F 44 Welsch, Jiří 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980-01-27 Czech Republic
F/C 47 Williams, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1968-03-21 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 24, 2005

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 5428.659–32–922–198–8
x-Chicago Bulls 4735.573727–1420–218–8
x-Indiana Pacers 4438.5371025–1619–229–7
Cleveland Cavaliers 4240.5121229–1213–287–9
Milwaukee Bucks 3052.3662423–187–348–8
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Miami Heat5923.720–
2 y-Detroit Pistons5428.6595
3 y-Boston Celtics4537.54914
4 x-Chicago Bulls4735.57312
5 x-Washington Wizards4537.54914
6 x-Indiana Pacers4438.53715
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers4339.52416
8 x-New Jersey Nets4240.51217
9 Cleveland Cavaliers4240.51217
10 Orlando Magic3646.43923
11 New York Knicks3349.40226
12 Toronto Raptors3349.40226
13 Milwaukee Bucks3052.36629
14 Charlotte Bobcats1864.22041
15 Atlanta Hawks1369.15946

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—

Game log
2004–05 game log
Total: 42–40 (Home: 29–12; Road: 13–28)
November: 9–5 (home: 6–1; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
December : 8–7 (home: 5–2; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January : 9–5 (home: 5–1; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February : 5–7 (home: 5–2; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March : 6–9 (home: 5–3; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
April : 5–7 (home: 3–3; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2004–05 schedule

Player stats
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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
DeSagana Diop 3907.8.290.000.0001.8.4.21.691.0
Drew Gooden 828030.8.492.179.8109.21.6.94.9314.4
Lucious Harris 73415.5.395.323.8121.7.7.37.084.3
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas 787833.5.468.286.7998.61.3.682.1216.9
Luke Jackson 1004.3.370.667.833.6.3.00.002.9
LeBron James 808042.4.472.351.7507.47.22.21.6527.2
Jeff McInnis 766934.9.412.345.8132.15.1.74.0112.8
Jérôme Moïso* 406.8.600.000.0001.8.3.25.501.5
Ira Newble 746924.8.429.358.7973.01.2.68.245.9
Aleksandar Pavlović 65913.3.435.385.6881.1.8.45.064.8
Eric Snow 811522.8.382.289.7381.93.9.83.204.0
Robert Traylor 74617.9.444.000.5394.5.8.73.685.5
Anderson Varejão 54016.0.513.000.5354.8.5.76.704.9
Dajuan Wagner 1109.3.327.192.750.21.2.45.004.0
Jiří Welsch* 16012.0.235.182.7141.81.2.31.002.9
Scott Williams 1908.0.293.000.8181.6.4.21.321.7

* Statistics include only games with the Cavaliers

Awards and records

All-Star

LeBron James voted as a starter for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game. He was appeared for the first time in the All-Star Game.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas - 2005 NBA All-Star Game

Transactions

References
  1. 2004-05 Cleveland Cavaliers
  2. Lamond Murray and a future 2nd round pick traded to Toronto for Michael Stewart and a future 1st round pick http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/CAVS_OBTAIN_FIRSTROUND_PICK_A-53834-44.html
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