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2004–05 Miami Heat season

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The 2004–05 NBA season was the 17th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Heat entered the season with high expectations following the acquisition of All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal from the Los Angeles Lakers,[2] plus signing free agents Christian Laettner, three-point specialist Damon Jones, and Shandon Anderson. O'Neal was traded away from the Lakers following recurrence of bad blood with former teammate Kobe Bryant. Despite their numerous conflicts during their 8 years as teammates, the duo led the Lakers to 3-straight championship titles from 2000 to 2002. The team played solid basketball posting a 14-game winning streak between December and January winning 25 of their first 32 games, then winning twelve straight between February and March. At midseason, the team re-signed free agent All-Star center Alonzo Mourning,[3] and re-acquired former Heat guard Steve Smith from the expansion Charlotte Bobcats. The Heat finished in first place in both their division and conference with a 59–23 record, which was the franchise's best since 1996–97.

Quick Facts Miami Heat season, Head coach ...
2004–05 Miami Heat season
Division champions
Head coachStan Van Gundy
PresidentPat Riley
General managerRandy Pfund
Owner(s)Micky Arison
ArenaAmerican Airlines Arena
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishEastern Conference Finals
(lost to Pistons 3–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionSunshine Network/Sun Sports
RadioWIOD
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Second-year star Dwyane Wade led the Heat in scoring averaging 24.1 points per game, while O'Neal finished second on the team in scoring with 22.9 points per game. Both players were selected to play in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game at Denver, which marked Wade's first All-Star appearance.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Heat swept the New Jersey Nets in four straight games, then swept the Washington Wizards in four straight in the semi-finals. However, the Heat were eventually eliminated in seven games during the Eastern Conference finals by the 2nd-seeded, and defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons.[4] The Wade and Shaq-led Heat were expected by many to face the Spurs in the Finals (They would eventually meet 8 years later). Following the season, Eddie Jones was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, Damon Jones signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Laettner and Smith both retired.

This was the first and last time the Heat would be eliminated in the Conference Finals until 2022.

Key dates

Offseason

2004 NBA draft

Main article: 2004 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 19 Dorell Wright Forward  United States South Kent Prep HS (CT)
2 47 Pape Sow Forward  Senegal Cal State Fullerton
2 53 Matt Freije Forward  United States Vanderbilt
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Free agency

Additions

Re-signings:

Signings:

Trades:

Subtractions

Free agents:

Trades:

Expansion draft:

Roster

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Perspective
More information Players, Coaches ...
2004–05 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
SF 49 Shandon Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1973-12-31 Georgia
SF 45 Rasual Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1979-05-23 La Salle
C 51 Michael Doleac 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) 1977-06-15 Utah
PG 5 Keyon Dooling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1980-05-08 Missouri
PF 40 Udonis Haslem 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980-06-09 Florida
PG 19 Damon Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1976-08-25 Houston
SF 6 Eddie Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1971-10-20 Temple
PF 44 Christian Laettner 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1969-08-17 Duke
C 33 Alonzo Mourning 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970-02-08 Georgetown
C 32 Shaquille O'Neal 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 325 lb (147 kg) 1972-03-06 LSU
SG 8 Steve Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969-03-31 Michigan State
SG 3 Dwyane Wade 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1982-01-17 Marquette
SF 24 Qyntel Woods 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1981-02-16 Northeast Mississippi CC
SF 1 Dorell Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1985-12-02 South Kent Prep HS (CT)
C 16 Wang Zhizhi 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 284 lb (129 kg) 1977-07-08 China
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: March 1, 2005

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Pre-season

2004 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 1–3–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionVenueRecordRecap
1October 10Miami Heat75–85Houston RocketsLossToyota Center0–1
2October 15Orlando Magic89–95Miami HeatWinSt. Pete Times Forum (Tampa, Florida)1–1
3October 16Detroit Pistons74–83Miami HeatWinALLTEL Arena (Little Rock, Arkansas)2–1
4October 18Atlanta Hawks82–92Miami HeatWinAmerican Airlines Arena3–1
5October 22Miami Heat113–82Atlanta HawksWinPhilips Arena4–1
6October 26Miami Heat74–82Charlotte BobcatsLossCharlotte Coliseum4–2
7October 27Miami Heat103–109Orlando MagicLossTD Waterhouse Centre4–3

Regular season

Standings

More information Southeast Division, W ...
Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Miami Heat5923.720–35–624–1715–182
Washington Wizards4537.5491429–1216–2510–682
Orlando Magic3646.4392324–1712–296–1082
Charlotte Bobcats1864.2204114–274–377–982
Atlanta Hawks1369.159469–324–372–1482
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Record vs. opponents

More information Team, ATL ...
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—
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Game log

More information 2004–05 game log Total: – (Home: –; Road: –), Game ...
2004–05 game log
Total: – (Home: –; Road: –)
November
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 3 @New Jersey Nets 100–77 Continental Airlines Arena 1–0
2 November 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 92–86 AmericanAirlines 2–0
3 November 6 @Washington Wizards 118–106 MCI Center 3–0
4 November 9 Washington Wizards 103–93 4–0
5 November 11 Dallas Mavericks 93–113 AmericanAirlines Arena 4–1
6 November 12 @San Antonio Spurs 84–93 4–2
7 November 14 Milwaukee Bucks 112–110 AmericanAirlines Arena 5–2
8 November 16 @Minnesota Timberwolves 97–108 Target Center 5–3
9 November 17 @Milwaukee Bucks 113–106 Bradley Center 6–3
10 November 19 Utah Jazz 107–105 AmericanAirlines 7–3
11 November 21 Philadelphia 76ers 93–83 8–3
12 November 23 Portland Trail Blazers 87–99 8–4
13 November 24 @Atlanta Hawks 99–93 Philips Arena 9–4
14 November 26 @Detroit Pistons 77–78 The Palace of Auburn Hills 9–5
15 November 28 Boston Celtics 106–104 10–5
16 November 30 Toronto Raptors 92–94 AmericanAirlines Arena 10–6
December
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17 December 3 @Chicago Bulls – United Center
18 December 4 @Denver Nuggets – Pepsi Center
19 December 6 @Utah Jazz – Delta Center
20 December 8 @Milwaukee Bucks – Bradley Center
21 December 10 Memphis Grizzlies – AmericanAirlines Arena
22 December 12 Toronto Raptors – Air Canada Centre
23 December 13 Washington Wizards – AmericanAirlines Arena
24 December 15 @Washington Wizards 98–93 MCI Center
25 December 17 Denver Nuggets 107–100 AmericanAirlines Arena
26 December 19 Orlando Magic 117–107 AmericanAirlines Arena
27 December 21 Boston Celtics 108–100 AmericanAirlines Arena
28 December 23 109–107 ARCO Arena
29 December 25 104–102 STAPLES Center
30 December 27 Atlanta Hawks 116–102 AmericanAirlines Arena
31 December 30 @Detroit Pistons 89–78 The Palace of Auburn Hills
2004–05 season schedule
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Playoffs

More information 2005 playoff game log, Game ...
2005 playoff game log
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 24 New Jersey W 116–98 Dwyane Wade (32) Haslem, O'Neal (11) Dwyane Wade (8) American Airlines Arena
20,212		 1–0
2 April 26 New Jersey W 104–87 Alonzo Mourning (21) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Dwyane Wade (10) American Airlines Arena
20,276		 2–0
3 April 28 @ New Jersey W 108–105 (2OT) Shaquille O'Neal (25) Udonis Haslem (19) Dwyane Wade (8) Continental Airlines Arena
20,174		 3–0
4 May 1 @ New Jersey W 110–97 Dwyane Wade (34) Udonis Haslem (11) Dwyane Wade (9) Continental Airlines Arena
20,174		 4–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 8 Washington W 105–86 Dwyane Wade (20) Eddie Jones (8) Dwyane Wade (7) American Airlines Arena
20,151		 1–0
2 May 10 Washington W 108–102 Dwyane Wade (31) Udonis Haslem (13) Dwyane Wade (15) American Airlines Arena
20,205		 2–0
3 May 12 @ Washington W 102–95 Dwyane Wade (31) Alonzo Mourning (13) D. Jones, Wade (6) MCI Center
20,173		 3–0
4 May 14 @ Washington W 99–95 Dwyane Wade (42) Udonis Haslem (13) Damon Jones (6) MCI Center
20,173		 4–0
Conference Finals: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 23 Detroit L 81–90 Eddie Jones (22) Eddie Jones (8) Damon Jones (5) American Airlines Arena
20,203		 0–1
2 May 25 Detroit W 92–86 Dwyane Wade (40) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Dwyane Wade (6) American Airlines Arena
20,228		 1–1
3 May 29 @ Detroit W 113–104 Dwyane Wade (36) D. Jones, Wade (7) D. Jones, O'Neal (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 2–1
4 May 31 @ Detroit L 96–106 Dwyane Wade (28) Eddie Jones (10) Dwyane Wade (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 2–2
5 June 2 Detroit W 88–76 Shaquille O'Neal (20) Udonis Haslem (13) Damon Jones (6) American Airlines Arena
20,225		 3–2
6 June 4 @ Detroit L 66–91 Shaquille O'Neal (24) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Damon Jones (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 3–3
7 June 6 Detroit L 82–88 Shaquille O'Neal (27) Udonis Haslem (10) Dwyane Wade (4) American Airlines Arena
20,241		 3–4
2005 schedule
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Player statistics

Ragular season

More information Player, POS ...
Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Damon JonesPG 82662,57623135044595531.42.84.3.5.111.6
Eddie JonesSF 80802,83940521286381,01835.55.12.71.1.512.7
Udonis HaslemPF 80802,675726108634187033.49.11.4.8.510.9
Michael DoleacC 8081,17525947232232114.73.2.6.3.34.0
Dwyane WadeSG 77772,974397520121821,85438.65.26.81.61.124.1
Keyon DoolingPG 7401,18490132391138216.01.21.8.5.15.2
Shaquille O'NealC 73732,492760200361711,66934.110.42.7.52.322.9
Rasual ButlerSF 65151,20315162182942018.52.31.0.3.46.5
Shandon Anderson†SF 6551,15119070401425517.72.91.1.6.23.9
Christian LaettnerPF 49073913141321526015.12.7.8.7.35.3
Wang ZhizhiC 2009218532434.6.9.3.2.12.2
Alonzo Mourning†C 1932457143339512.93.7.2.21.75.0
Wesley Person†SF 1632062211606212.91.4.7.4.03.9
Malik Allen†PF 14024852114118317.73.7.8.3.85.9
Steve Smith†SG 130114161420238.81.21.1.2.01.8
Qyntel WoodsSF 304060401013.32.0.01.3.03.3
Dorell WrightSF 3027134079.0.31.01.3.02.3
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  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Heat only.

Playoffs

More information Player, POS ...
Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Eddie JonesSF 1515601873918920540.15.82.61.2.613.7
Udonis HaslemPF 1515543150158613836.210.01.0.5.49.2
Damon JonesPG 151549841607018133.22.74.0.5.012.1
Alonzo MourningC 1522547255339116.94.8.3.32.26.1
Keyon DoolingPG 15026416256111017.61.11.7.4.17.3
Dwyane WadeSG 14145718093221638440.85.76.61.61.127.4
Shaquille O'NealC 13134311022551925233.27.81.9.41.519.4
Christian LaettnerPF 130136257402910.51.9.5.3.02.2
Rasual ButlerSF 121182187115615.21.5.6.1.14.7
Michael DoleacC 906514011167.21.6.0.1.11.8
Shandon AndersonSF 809719850812.12.41.0.6.01.0
Steve SmithSG 308000002.7.0.0.0.0.0
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Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

Shaquille O'Neal "32" Dwyane Wade "3"

Transactions

Main article: List of 2004–05 NBA season transactions

Trades

Shaquielle O'Neal from L.A. Lakers

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

References

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