2004–05 New Jersey Nets season

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.

2004–05 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach	Lawrence Frank
General manager	Ed Stefanski
President	Rod Thorn
Owner(s)	Bruce Ratner
Arena	Continental Airlines Arena
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First Round (lost to Heat 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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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

Draft picks

Main article: 2004 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	22	Viktor Khryapa		Russia
2	51	Christian Drejer		Denmark	Florida

Roster

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 Lawrence Frank Assistant coach(es) Tom Barrise Bill Cartwright Brian Hill John Kuester Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: February 14, 2005

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	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 v t e
#	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

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

Playoffs

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

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

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

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

• Jason Kidd, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

See also

• 2004–05 NBA season

References

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.