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لكرة السلة للمحترفين 2004–05" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%91%D0%90_%D1%9E_%D1%81%D1%8D%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5_2004%E2%80%942005_%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%9E" title="НБА ў сэзоне 2004—2005 гадоў – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="НБА ў сэзоне 2004—2005 гадоў" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_2004/2005." title="NBA 2004/2005. – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="NBA 2004/2005." data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporada_2004-05_de_l%27NBA" title="Temporada 2004-05 de l'NBA – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Temporada 2004-05 de l'NBA" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_2004/05" title="NBA 2004/05 – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="NBA 2004/05" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporada_2004-05_de_la_NBA" title="Temporada 2004-05 de la NBA – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Temporada 2004-05 de la NBA" 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title="2004-05 NBA մրցաշրջան – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="2004-05 NBA մրցաշրջան" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%8F_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%AA_-_%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%AB" title="एन बी ए सीज़न २००४ - ०५ – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="एन बी ए सीज़न २००४ - ०५" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_2004-2005" title="National Basketball Association 2004-2005 – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="National Basketball Association 2004-2005" 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background: #DDDDDD; color: #000000">2004–05 NBA season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">November 2, 2004 – April 20, 2005 <br /> April 23 – June 6, 2005 (Playoffs) <br /> June 9–23, 2005 (Finals)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of games</th><td class="infobox-data">82</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">30</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_draft" title="2004 NBA draft">Draft</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top draft pick</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Picked by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Regular season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top seed</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a> (Phoenix)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_annual_scoring_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders">Top scorer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_playoffs" title="2005 NBA playoffs">Playoffs</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Eastern runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Western runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data">Phoenix Suns</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_Finals" title="2005 NBA Finals">Finals</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data">San Antonio Spurs</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data">Detroit Pistons</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Finals <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a> (San Antonio)</td></tr><tr class="noprint"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_seasons" title="List of NBA seasons"> NBA seasons</a></th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: left;"><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">← 2003–04</a></div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005–06 →</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2004–05 NBA season</b> was the 59th season of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA). It began on November 2, 2004, and ended on June 23, 2005. The season ended with the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> defeating the defending-champion <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>, 4–3, in the NBA Finals. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_occurrences">Notable occurrences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Notable occurrences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The NBA made its return to <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Bobcats</a>. The Bobcats played their first season at the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Coliseum" title="Charlotte Coliseum">Charlotte Coliseum</a>. 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-<a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a> from 1988 to 2002. As a result, the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons were <a href="/wiki/Retroactive_continuity" title="Retroactive continuity">retconned</a> as having "suspended operations".</li> <li>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 <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Hornets</a> moved from the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The current schedule format also debuted this season: <ul><li>16 games against teams in the same division (four against each team)</li> <li>24 games against six of the remaining conference teams combined, three from each division (four against each team)</li> <li>12 games against the remaining four conference teams, two from each division (three against each team)</li> <li>30 games against teams in the other conference (two against each team)</li> <li>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.</li></ul></li> <li>In February, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a> was traded from the Sacramento Kings along with <a href="/wiki/Michael_Bradley_(basketball)" title="Michael Bradley (basketball)">Michael Bradley</a> 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.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2005 NBA All-Star Game">2005 NBA All-Star Game</a> was played on February 20, 2005, at the <a href="/wiki/Pepsi_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Pepsi Center">Pepsi Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a>, with the East winning, 125–115. Philadelphia's <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> was named the MVP of the game.</li> <li>During <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Weekend" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Weekend">All-Star Weekend</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quentin_Richardson" title="Quentin Richardson">Quentin Richardson</a> won the <a href="/wiki/Three-point_Shootout" class="mw-redirect" title="Three-point Shootout">Three-point Shootout</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a> won the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Weekend_Skills_Challenge" title="NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge">Skills Challenge</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Diana_Taurasi" title="Diana Taurasi">Diana Taurasi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Majerle" title="Dan Majerle">Dan Majerle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Marion" title="Shawn Marion">Shawn Marion</a> won the <a href="/wiki/Shooting_Stars_Competition" class="mw-redirect" title="Shooting Stars Competition">Shooting Stars Competition</a>—all Phoenix Suns victories. <a href="/wiki/Amar%27e_Stoudemire" title="Amar'e Stoudemire">Amar'e Stoudemire</a> made it to the final round of the <a href="/wiki/Slam_Dunk_Contest" title="Slam Dunk Contest">Slam Dunk Contest</a> but failed to complete the sweep for the Suns.</li> <li>Prior to the start of this season, <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> after his reported fallout with former <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Lakers</a> teammate <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>. Some fans<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag possibly uses too-vague attribution or weasel words. (June 2012)">who?</span></a></i>]</sup> sensed this, along with the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Pistons</a> <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_Finals" title="2004 NBA Finals">championship</a>, as a possible end of dominance by the Western Conference. The Lakers also witnessed the loss of head coach <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a> and replacement <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Tomjanovich" title="Rudy Tomjanovich">Rudy Tomjanovich</a> 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.</li> <li>During the off-season, the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> signed unrestricted free agent <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a>. With the addition of coach <a href="/wiki/Mike_D%27Antoni" title="Mike D'Antoni">Mike D'Antoni</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">MVP Award</a> and D'Antoni won the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year Award</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> played their first game at <a href="/wiki/FedExForum" title="FedExForum">FedExForum</a>. The Grizzlies were also the first NBA team to install see-through <a href="/wiki/Shot_clock" title="Shot clock">shot clocks</a>. As of the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12 NBA season</a>, all 30 teams have see-through shot clocks.</li> <li>A November 19 game between Detroit and <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana</a> at <a href="/wiki/The_Palace_of_Auburn_Hills" title="The Palace of Auburn Hills">The Palace of Auburn Hills</a> was disrupted with 45.9 seconds to go as a <a href="/wiki/Pacers%E2%80%93Pistons_brawl" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacers–Pistons brawl">major altercation</a> broke out between players and fans. This resulted in record-breaking suspensions, most notable of which was <a href="/wiki/Metta_World_Peace" class="mw-redirect" title="Metta World Peace">Ron Artest</a> 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".</li> <li>On December 9, <a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">Tracy McGrady</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2004-05_Houston_Rockets_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2004-05 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a> scored 13 points in the final 35 seconds of a game against the <a href="/wiki/2004-05_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2004-05 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a> to lead his team to an 81–80 victory after they trailed 76–68 with 42 seconds remaining.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Bulls</a> 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.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> made their first appearance in the playoffs since the team name was changed for the 1997–98 season.</li> <li>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 <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11 NBA season</a>, all of the teams, save the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Oklahoma City Thunder</a>, had placed their team websites on the sidelines.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> made the playoffs for the last time as a team from Seattle.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Gordon_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Gordon (basketball)">Ben Gordon</a> won the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Sixth_Man_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award">Sixth Man Award</a>, making him the first rookie to ever win the award.</li> <li>The NBA Finals reached seven games for the first time since <a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_Finals" title="1994 NBA Finals">1994</a>, when the Houston Rockets faced the New York Knicks.</li> <li>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.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> rookie <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Double-double" title="Double-double">double-double</a>, the youngest to average 10 rebounds in a season, and the youngest to record at least 20 rebounds in a game. However, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Bobcats" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte Bobcats">Charlotte Bobcats</a> rookie <a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a> won <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="NBA Rookie of the Year">Rookie of the Year</a> that season.</li> <li>This was the final season for <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a>, who spent his entire NBA career with the Pacers.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> did not make an appearance in the playoffs, which then started a 13-season playoff drought.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> became the new official vehicle of the NBA, replacing <a href="/wiki/General_Motors" title="General Motors">General Motors</a>, who also lost one division from its lineup. Unlike the GM deal, however, it was restricted to the main brand, and neither <a href="/wiki/Scion_(automobile)" title="Scion (automobile)">Scion</a> nor <a href="/wiki/Lexus" title="Lexus">Lexus</a> was involved.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coaching_changes">Coaching changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Coaching changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Offseason </th></tr> <tr> <th>Team </th> <th>2003–04 coach </th> <th>2004–05 coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Stotts" title="Terry Stotts">Terry Stotts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Woodson" title="Mike Woodson">Mike Woodson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Carroll_(basketball)" title="John Carroll (basketball)">John Carroll</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Doc Rivers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Bobcats</a> </td> <td><i>Expansion</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bernie_Bickerstaff" title="Bernie Bickerstaff">Bernie Bickerstaff</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Musselman" title="Eric Musselman">Eric Musselman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Montgomery" title="Mike Montgomery">Mike Montgomery</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Tomjanovich" title="Rudy Tomjanovich">Rudy Tomjanovich</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Hornets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Floyd" title="Tim Floyd">Tim Floyd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Byron Scott (basketball)">Byron Scott</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Ford" title="Chris Ford">Chris Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_O%27Brien_(basketball,_born_1952)" title="Jim O'Brien (basketball, born 1952)">Jim O'Brien</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_O%27Neill_(basketball)" title="Kevin O'Neill (basketball)">Kevin O'Neill</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mitchell_(basketball)" title="Sam Mitchell (basketball)">Sam Mitchell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">In-season </th></tr> <tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Outgoing coach </th> <th>Incoming coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Silas" title="Paul Silas">Paul Silas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Malone" title="Brendan Malone">Brendan Malone</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Don Nelson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Avery_Johnson" title="Avery Johnson">Avery Johnson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bzdelik" title="Jeff Bzdelik">Jeff Bzdelik</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cooper" title="Michael Cooper">Michael Cooper</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cooper" title="Michael Cooper">Michael Cooper</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Tomjanovich" title="Rudy Tomjanovich">Rudy Tomjanovich</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Hamblen" title="Frank Hamblen">Frank Hamblen</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lionel_Hollins" title="Lionel Hollins">Lionel Hollins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lionel_Hollins" title="Lionel Hollins">Lionel Hollins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Fratello" title="Mike Fratello">Mike Fratello</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flip_Saunders" title="Flip Saunders">Flip Saunders</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">Kevin McHale</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Lenny Wilkens</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herb_Williams" title="Herb Williams">Herb Williams</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Davis_(basketball,_born_1955)" title="Johnny Davis (basketball, born 1955)">Johnny Davis</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jent" title="Chris Jent">Chris Jent</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Cheeks" title="Maurice Cheeks">Maurice Cheeks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Pritchard" title="Kevin Pritchard">Kevin Pritchard</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2004–05_NBA_changes"><span id="2004.E2.80.9305_NBA_changes"></span>2004–05 NBA changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2004–05 NBA changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> – 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.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> – slightly changed their uniforms they added the Bulls secondary logo on the back of the jersey.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Bobcats</a> – 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.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> – added new green road alternate uniforms with blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> – added new orange road alternate uniforms with dark navy blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> – slightly changed their uniforms added the secondary logo to their shorts.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> – 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 <a href="/wiki/FedExForum" title="FedExForum">FedExForum</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a> – added new yellow alternate road uniforms.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> – slightly once again changed their primary logo added Trail on their wordmark on the logo.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> – added new yellow alternate road uniforms.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> – 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.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Final_standings">Final standings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Final 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href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="2004–05 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a></td> <td>54</td> <td>28</td> <td>.659</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2004–05 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>45</td> <td>37</td> <td>.549</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="2004–05 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>47</td> <td>35</td> <td>.573</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Washington_Wizards_season" title="2004–05 Washington Wizards season">Washington Wizards</a></td> <td>45</td> <td>37</td> <td>.549</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2004–05 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2004–05 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>39</td> <td>.524</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="2004–05 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey Nets</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>40</td> <td>.512</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2004–05 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>40</td> <td>.512</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2004–05 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>46</td> <td>.439</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_New_York_Knicks_season" title="2004–05 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a></td> <td>33</td> <td>49</td> <td>.402</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2004–05 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a></td> <td>33</td> <td>49</td> <td>.402</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="2004–05 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td> <td>30</td> <td>52</td> <td>.366</td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Charlotte_Bobcats_season" title="2004–05 Charlotte Bobcats season">Charlotte Bobcats</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>64</td> <td>.220</td> <td>41 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<td>20</td> <td>.756</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>2 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>59</td> <td>23</td> <td>.720</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="2004–05 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td> <td>52</td> <td>30</td> <td>.634</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2004–05 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a></td> <td>58</td> <td>24</td> <td>.707</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2004–05 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>51</td> <td>31</td> <td>.622</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2004–05 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a></td> <td>50</td> <td>32</td> <td>.610</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2004–05 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>49</td> <td>33</td> <td>.598</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2004–05 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis Grizzlies</a></td> <td>45</td> <td>37</td> <td>.549</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr 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<td>34</td> <td>48</td> <td>.415</td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>13 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2004–05 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td> <td>27</td> <td>55</td> <td>.329</td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>14 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2004–05 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>56</td> <td>.317</td> <td>36 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>15 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_New_Orleans_Hornets_season" title="2004–05 New Orleans Hornets season">New Orleans Hornets</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>64</td> <td>.220</td> <td>44 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <ul><li><b>z</b> – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs</li> <li><b>c</b> – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs</li> <li><b>x</b> – Clinched playoff spot</li> <li><b>y</b> – Clinched division title</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_playoffs" title="2005 NBA playoffs">2005 NBA playoffs</a></div> <p>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. <a href="/wiki/Home_court_advantage" class="mw-redirect" title="Home court advantage">Home court advantage</a> 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. </p> <div class="excerpt-block"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066933788">.mw-parser-output .excerpt-hat .mw-editsection-like{font-style:normal}</style><div class="excerpt"> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">First Round </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid 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style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="21" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E8 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style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Miami</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Washington </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="2004–05 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E5</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Washington_Wizards_season" title="2004–05 Washington Wizards season">Washington</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i>Miami</i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Detroit</b>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2004–05 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E6</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2004–05 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Indiana </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Detroit</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="2004–05 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2004–05 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Detroit* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="13" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>San Antonio</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2004–05 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="20" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2004–05 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Phoenix</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Dallas </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2004–05 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2004–05 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i>Phoenix</i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>San Antonio</b>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="2004–05 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="8" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2004–05 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Seattle* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>San Antonio</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2004–05 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2004–05 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>* Division winner</li><li><b>Bold</b> Series winner</li><li><i>Italic</i> Team with home-court advantage</li></ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics_leaders">Statistics leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Statistics leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Stat </th></tr> <tr> <td>Points per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>30.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rebounds per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></td> <td>13.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assists per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>11.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Steals per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Hughes" title="Larry Hughes">Larry Hughes</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a></td> <td>2.89 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Blocks per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrei_Kirilenko_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Andrei Kirilenko (basketball)">Andrei Kirilenko</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>3.32 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FG%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></td> <td>.600 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FT%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></td> <td>.933 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3FG%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Hoiberg" title="Fred Hoiberg">Fred Hoiberg</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></td> <td>.483 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Yearly_awards">Yearly awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Yearly awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Bobcats" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte Bobcats">Charlotte Bobcats</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award">Defensive Player of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Ben Wallace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Sixth_Man_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award">Sixth Man of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Gordon_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Gordon (basketball)">Ben Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Improved_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Improved Player Award">Most Improved Player</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Simmons" title="Bobby Simmons">Bobby Simmons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mike_D%27Antoni" title="Mike D'Antoni">Mike D'Antoni</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Executive_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Executive of the Year Award">Executive of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Colangelo" title="Bryan Colangelo">Bryan Colangelo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Sportsmanship_Award" title="NBA Sportsmanship Award">Sportsmanship Award</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Grant_Hill" title="Grant Hill">Grant Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 99%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/All-NBA_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA First Team">All-NBA First Team</a>:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-NBA Second Team:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Amar%27e_Stoudemire" title="Amar'e Stoudemire">Amar'e Stoudemire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-NBA Third Team</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">Tracy McGrady</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Marion" title="Shawn Marion">Shawn Marion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Ben Wallace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Arenas" title="Gilbert Arenas">Gilbert Arenas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 66%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Defensive First Team">NBA All-Defensive First Team</a></b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Ben Wallace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Bowen" title="Bruce Bowen">Bruce Bowen</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Hughes" title="Larry Hughes">Larry Hughes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>NBA All-Defensive Second Team</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Tayshaun_Prince" title="Tayshaun Prince">Tayshaun Prince</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Andrei_Kirilenko" title="Andrei Kirilenko">Andrei Kirilenko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Camby" title="Marcus Camby">Marcus Camby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Chauncey_Billups" title="Chauncey Billups">Chauncey Billups</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 66%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Rookie First Team">NBA All-Rookie First Team</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Bobcats" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte Bobcats">Charlotte Bobcats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Gordon_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Gordon (basketball)">Ben Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andre_Iguodala" title="Andre Iguodala">Andre Iguodala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luol_Deng" title="Luol Deng">Luol Deng</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-NBA Rookie Second Team</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nenad_Krsti%C4%87" title="Nenad Krstić">Nenad Krstić</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Smith" title="Josh Smith">Josh Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Childress" title="Josh Childress">Josh Childress</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jameer_Nelson" title="Jameer Nelson">Jameer Nelson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Jefferson" title="Al Jefferson">Al Jefferson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Players_of_the_month">Players of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Players of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Eastern Conference </th> <th>Western Conference </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="1" style="display:none;"></span>October – November </td> <td><span data-sort-value="James, LeBron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>) <small>(1/2)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nash, Steve"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="2" style="display:none;"></span>December </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Wade, Dwyane"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nowitzki, Dirk"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>) <small>(1/2)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="3" style="display:none;"></span>January </td> <td><span data-sort-value="James, LeBron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>) <small>(2/2)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Webber, Chris"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="4" style="display:none;"></span>February </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Carter, Vince"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nowitzki, Dirk"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>) <small>(2/2)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="5" style="display:none;"></span>March </td> <td><span data-sort-value="O'Neal, Shaquille"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Garnett, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="6" style="display:none;"></span>April </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Iverson, Allen"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Stoudemire, Amar'e"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Amar%27e_Stoudemire" title="Amar'e Stoudemire">Amar'e Stoudemire</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rookies_of_the_month">Rookies of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Rookies of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Eastern Conference </th> <th>Western Conference </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="1" style="display:none;"></span>October – November </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Okafor, Emeka"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Bobcats" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte Bobcats">Charlotte Bobcats</a>) <small>(1/3)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Harris, Devin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Devin_Harris" title="Devin Harris">Devin Harris</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="2" style="display:none;"></span>December </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Okafor, Emeka"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Bobcats" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte Bobcats">Charlotte Bobcats</a>) <small>(2/3)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Udrih, Beno"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Beno_Udrih" title="Beno Udrih">Beno Udrih</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="3" style="display:none;"></span>January </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gordon, Ben"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Gordon_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Gordon (basketball)">Ben Gordon</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) <small>(1/3)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Smith, J. R."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/J._R._Smith" title="J. R. Smith">J. R. Smith</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a>) <small>(1/3)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="4" style="display:none;"></span>February </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gordon, Ben"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Gordon_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Gordon (basketball)">Ben Gordon</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) <small>(2/3)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Smith, J. R."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/J._R._Smith" title="J. R. Smith">J. R. Smith</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a>) <small>(2/3)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="5" style="display:none;"></span>March </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gordon, Ben"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Gordon_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Gordon (basketball)">Ben Gordon</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) <small>(3/3)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Smith, J. R."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/J._R._Smith" title="J. R. Smith">J. R. Smith</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a>) <small>(3/3)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="6" style="display:none;"></span>April </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Okafor, Emeka"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Bobcats" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte Bobcats">Charlotte Bobcats</a>) <small>(3/3)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Livingston, Shaun"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shaun_Livingston" title="Shaun Livingston">Shaun Livingston</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coaches_of_the_month">Coaches of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Coaches of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Eastern Conference </th> <th>Western Conference </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="1" style="display:none;"></span>October – November </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Davis, Johnny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Davis_(basketball,_born_1955)" title="Johnny Davis (basketball, born 1955)">Johnny Davis</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="McMillan, Nate"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nate_McMillan" title="Nate McMillan">Nate McMillan</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="2" style="display:none;"></span>December </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Van Gundy, Stan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Stan_Van_Gundy" title="Stan Van Gundy">Stan Van Gundy</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>) <small>(1/2)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="D'Antoni, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_D%27Antoni" title="Mike D'Antoni">Mike D'Antoni</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="3" style="display:none;"></span>January </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Skiles, Scott"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Scott_Skiles" title="Scott Skiles">Scott Skiles</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Fratello, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Fratello" title="Mike Fratello">Mike Fratello</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="4" style="display:none;"></span>February </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Brown, Larry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">Larry Brown</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Karl, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>) <small>(1/2)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="5" style="display:none;"></span>March </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Van Gundy, Stan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Stan_Van_Gundy" title="Stan Van Gundy">Stan Van Gundy</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>) <small>(2/2)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Karl, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>) <small>(2/2)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="5" style="display:none;"></span>April </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Frank, Lawrence"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Frank" title="Lawrence Frank">Lawrence Frank</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Avery"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Avery_Johnson" title="Avery Johnson">Avery Johnson</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_regular_season_records" title="List of NBA regular season records">List of NBA regular season records</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading 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