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2004–05 Chicago Bulls season

The 2004–05 NBA season was the Bulls' 39th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] After the retirement of Scottie Pippen, the Bulls stumbled out of the gate as they lost their first nine games on their way to an awful 3–14 start. However, they would win 13 of their 16 games in January including a 7-game winning streak, then win nine straight games between March and April. The Bulls finished second in the Central Division with a record of 47–35, and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1998, when they last made the NBA Finals, as well as when they won their last NBA championship. Second-year star Kirk Hinrich averaged 15.7 points, 6.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Top draft pick Ben Gordon became the first rookie to win the Sixth Man of The Year Award, as he and Luol Deng were both selected to the All-Rookie First Team.

2004–05 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachScott Skiles
General managerJohn Paxson
OwnersJerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Wizards 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN Chicago, WGN, WCIU
RadioWMVP
< 2003–04 2005–06 >

However, injuries were an issue as Deng was out for April and the postseason with a wrist injury, and Eddy Curry was sidelined due to a heart ailment. In the first round of the playoffs, the Bulls took a 2–0 lead over the Washington Wizards, but would lose the final four games of the series. Following the season, Curry and Antonio Davis were both traded to the New York Knicks.

This was the Bulls' first winning season and first playoff run since 1998, during the Michael Jordan era, when they won their sixth and most recent NBA championship.

For the season, they slightly changed their uniforms added the Bulls secondary logo on the back of the jersey. They remained in used until 2014.

Offseason

The Bulls drafted Ben Gordon, Chris Duhon, and getting Luol Deng from a trade with the Phoenix Suns, with Gordon coming from Connecticut and Deng and Duhon coming from Duke. They also signed Argentinian forward Andrés Nocioni, who had played on several successful international teams. These acquisitions reflected John Paxson's strategy of building around players who had already been on successful teams, a departure from what Jerry Krause had done as General Manager, drafting Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler in the same season, players who both showed tremendous potential, but were both coming to the NBA directly from high school.

Jamal Crawford and Jerome Williams were traded to the New York Knicks for Dikembe Mutombo and Cezary Trybanski. However, Mutombo was traded again to the Houston Rockets for Eric Piatkowski and Adrian Griffin without ever playing in a game for the Bulls and Trybanksi was waived by the team in October.

NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege / Club Team
13Ben GordonSG  United States
 United Kingdom		Connecticut
232Jackson VromanC  United StatesIowa State
238Chris DuhonPG  United StatesDuke

Roster

2004–05 Chicago Bulls roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C3Chandler, Tyson7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)235 lb (107 kg)1982-10-02Dominguez HS (CA)
C2Curry, Eddy6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)285 lb (129 kg)1982-12-05Thornwood HS (IL)
F/C34Davis, Antonio6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg)1968-10-31UTEP
F9Deng, Luol6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)1985-04-16Duke
G21Duhon, Chris6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)1982-08-31Duke
F51Funderburke, Lawrence6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg)1970-12-15Ohio State
G7Gordon, Ben6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)1983-04-04Connecticut
G/F44Griffin, Adrian6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)217 lb (98 kg)1974-07-04Seton Hall
F24Harrington, Othella6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)1974-01-31Georgetown
G12Hinrich, Kirk6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)1981-01-02Kansas
F5Nocioni, Andres6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)1979-11-30Argentina
G15Pargo, Jannero6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)1979-10-22Arkansas
G52Piatkowski, Eric6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)1970-09-30Nebraska
C35Reiner, Jared6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg)1982-04-08Iowa
G30Williams, Frank6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)212 lb (96 kg)1980-02-25Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 18, 2005

Regular season

season standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons5428.659–32–922–198–8
x-Chicago Bulls4735.573727–1420–218–8
x-Indiana Pacers4438.5371025–1619–229–7
Cleveland Cavaliers4240.5121229–1213–287–9
Milwaukee Bucks3052.3662423–187–348–8
Eastern Conference
#Team W L PCT GB
1c-Miami Heat5923.720–
2y-Detroit Pistons5428.6595
3y-Boston Celtics4537.54914
4x-Chicago Bulls4735.57312
5x-Washington Wizards4537.54914
6x-Indiana Pacers4438.53715
7x-Philadelphia 76ers4339.52416
8x-New Jersey Nets4240.51217
9Cleveland Cavaliers4240.51217
10Orlando Magic3646.43923
11New York Knicks3349.40226
12Toronto Raptors3349.40226
13Milwaukee Bucks3052.36629
14Charlotte Bobcats1864.22041
15Atlanta Hawks1369.15946

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultBulls scoreOpponent scoreRecordStreakOT
1November 5New JerseyLoss1061110-1Lost 12OT
2November 6@ IndianaLoss901000-2Lost 2
3November 9PhoenixLoss74940-3Lost 3
4November 13LA ClippersLoss96970-4Lost 4
5November 16@ SacramentoLoss1061130-5Lost 5
6November 17@ Golden StateLoss85980-6Lost 6
7November 19@ DenverLoss81990-7Lost 7
8November 21@ LA LakersLoss931020-8Lost 8
9November 22@ PhoenixLoss821000-9Lost 9
10November 24@ UtahWin101991-9Won 1
11November 27@ ClevelandLoss74961-10Lost 1
12December 1LA LakersWin92842-10Won 1
13December 3MiamiLoss811052-11Lost 1
14December 4@ WashingtonLoss88952-12Lost 2
15December 6San AntonioLoss75912-13Lost 3
16December 8ClevelandWin113853-13Won 1
17December 10PhiladelphiaLoss88933-14Lost 1
18December 11MinnesotaWin99884-14Won 1
19December 13DallasLoss93944-15Lost 1
20December 15@ MemphisWin96885-15Won 1
21December 16MilwaukeeWin85776-15Won 2
22December 18IndianaWin85717-15Won 3
23December 20PortlandWin92878-15Won 4
24December 22@ DetroitWin89829-15Won 5
25December 26@ MilwaukeeLoss92999-16Lost 1
26December 28New JerseyLoss80849-17Lost 2
27January 1OrlandoWin1059010-17Won 1
28January 3DetroitLoss808710-18Lost 1
29January 5@ New OrleansWin958911-18Won 1
30January 7UtahWin847812-18Won 2
31January 8BostonWin1029113-18Won 3
32January 10Golden StateWin948514-18Won 4
33January 12PhiladelphiaWin1108715-18Won 5
34January 15New YorkWin868416-18Won 6
35January 17@ New YorkWin888617-18Won 7
36January 19@ BostonLoss839217-19Lost 1
37January 21AtlantaWin958518-19Won 1
38January 22@ DetroitWin1008919-19Won 2
39January 24@ AtlantaWin1078220-19Won 3
40January 25DenverWin11110721-19Won 4
41January 27CharlotteWin1019322-19Won 5
42January 29BostonLoss9710122-20Lost 1
43February 1@ New JerseyLoss9710722-21Lost 2
44February 5@ MiamiLoss9710822-22Lost 3
45February 8@ DallasWin10710023-22Won 1
46February 9@ HoustonLoss9210523-23Lost 1
47February 13@ MinnesotaWin878324-23Won 1
48February 15SacramentoWin10710225-23Won 2
49February 16@ TorontoWin12111526-23Won 3
50February 22MiamiWin10510127-23Won 4OT
51February 23@ ClevelandLoss9110027-24Lost 1
52February 25WashingtonWin979028-24Won 1
53February 26@ CharlotteWin949029-24Won 2
54March 1HoustonLoss8911929-25Lost 1
55March 4@ San AntonioLoss9910229-26Lost 2
56March 5@ MilwaukeeLoss879529-27Lost 3
57March 7MilwaukeeWin908530-27Won 1
58March 9@ PortlandWin978431-27Won 2
59March 11@ SeattleWin1009732-27Won 3
60March 13@ LA ClippersLoss788332-28Lost 1
61March 15SeattleLoss939932-29Lost 2
62March 16@ New JerseyLoss8410032-30Lost 3
63March 18New OrleansLoss909432-31Lost 4
64March 19@ PhiladelphiaWin948833-31Won 1
65March 21AtlantaWin1059134-31Won 2
66March 23@ TorontoWin948535-31Won 3
67March 25@ BostonWin948636-31Won 4
68March 26IndianaWin1009637-31Won 5
69March 28MemphisWin948638-31Won 6
70March 30@ CharlotteWin1029939-31Won 7
71March 31ClevelandWin1029040-31Won 8OT
72April 2CharlotteWin1129741-31Won 9
73April 5@ MiamiLoss8610441-32Lost 1
74April 6@ OrlandoWin10210142-32Won 1OT
75April 8@ New YorkWin1029443-32Won 2
76April 9TorontoWin1109744-32Won 3
77April 11DetroitLoss848544-33Lost 1OT
78April 13@ WashingtonLoss829344-34Lost 2
79April 15OrlandoWin1177745-34Won 1
80April 16@ AtlantaWin11410546-34Won 2
81April 19New YorkWin929147-34Won 3
82April 20@ IndianaLoss838547-35Lost 1

Record vs. opponents

2004-05 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMEMMIAMILMINNJNNOHNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEATORUTAWAS
Atlanta—1–31–30–40–41–10–21–30–21–10–30–21–10–20–41–21–10–31–11–31–31–30–20–20–20–20–21–20–20–4
Boston3–1—4–02–21–20–20–21–31–11–11–22–01–11–11–23–11–11–32–03–13–01–31–11–10–20–22–03–12–03–1
Charlotte3–10–4—0–40–40–21–12–10–22–00–30–20–20–21–30–41–10–41–11–33–10–30–20–21–10–20–21–21–10–4
Chicago4–02–24–0—2–21–11–12–21–10–22–20–21–12–01–32–22–00–41–14–03–02–10–22–01–10–21–13–02–01–2
Cleveland4–02–14–02–2—1–11–12–22–00–21–31–11–12–00–32–21–11–32–01–33–10–31–12–00–20–20–23–12–01–2
Dallas1–12–02–01–11–1—2–11–13–12–21–11–22–24–02–02–02–22–04–02–01–11–11–24–03–11–33–12–03–02–0
Denver2–02–01–11–11–11–2—1–12–21–22–02–12–24–01–12–02–21–14–01–11–11–10–43–11–22–22–22–02–22–0
Detroit3–13–11–22–22–21–11–1—2–02–02–22–02–00–22–12–21–12–12–03–03–13–11–11–11–11–11–13–11–14–0
Golden State2–01–12–01–10–21–32–20–2—1–21–10–41–31–30–22–01–20–22–21–11–11–12–22–23–10–32–21–12–11–1
Houston1–11–10–22–02–02–22–10–22–1—1–13–02–23–11–11–11–22–03–11–12–02–02–24–02–22–23–11–12–21–1
Indiana3–02–13–02–23–11–10–22–21–11–1—0–21–12–03–12–22–02–21–12–21–30–41–12–00–21–10–22–12–02–2
L.A. Clippers2–00–22–02–01–12–11–20–24–00–32–0—2–21–31–11–11–31–13–11–11–11–10–42–20–40–42–11–12–21–1
L.A. Lakers1–11–12–01–11–12–22–20–23–12–21–12–2—0–30–22–02–11–13–01–11–10–20–42–11–30–41–31–11–30–2
Memphis2–01–12–00–20–20–40–42–03–11–30–23–13–0—1–12–03–12–03–11–11–12–02–23–10–33–10–32–03–00–2
Miami4–02–13–13–13–00–21–11–22–01–11–31–12–01–1—4–01–13–02–04–04–02–21–11–12–01–10–23–12–04–0
Milwaukee2–11–34–02–22–20–20–22–20–21–12–21–10–20–20–4—1–12–11–12–12–10–40–20–20–20–21–12–21–11–3
Minnesota1–11–11–10–21–12–22–21–12–12–10–23–11–21–31–11–1—2–04–01–11–12–01–34–03–11–21–30–23–11–1
New Jersey3–03–14–04–03–10–21–11–22–00–22–21–11–10–20–31–20–2—2–03–11–33–10–21–11–10–20–22–22–01–3
New Orleans1–10–21–11–10–20–40–40–22–21–31–11–30–31–30–21–10–40–2—1–10–21–10–42–11–20–40–30–22–21–1
New York3–11–33–10–43–10–21–10–31–11–12–21–11–11–10–41–21–11–31–1—1–23–10–21–10–21–10–21–32–02–1
Orlando3–10–31–30–31–31–11–11–31–10–23–11–11–11–10–41–21–13–12–02–1—2–20–21–11–11–11–12–22–02–2
Philadelphia3–13–13–01–23–01–11–11–31–10–24–01–12–00–22–24–00–21–31–11–32–2—0–21–10–20–21–13–11–12–1
Phoenix2–01–12–02–01–12–14–01–12–22–21–14–04–02–21–12–03–12–04–02–02–02–0—3–02–21–22–12–03–11–1
Portland2–01–12–00–20–20–41–31–12–20–40–22–21–21–31–12–00–41–11–21–11–11–10–3—1–31–21–31–12–20–2
Sacramento2–02–01–11–12–01–32–11–11–32–22–04–03–13–00–22–01–31–12–12–01–12–02–23–1—1–31–31–12–12–0
San Antonio2–02–02–02–02–03–12–21–13–02–21–14–04–01–31–12–02–12–04–01–11–12–02–12–13–1—2–21–12–21–1
Seattle2–00–22–01–12–01–32–21–12–21–32–01–23–13–02–01–13–12–03–02–01–11–11–23–13–12–2—2–03–10–2
Toronto2–11–32–10–31–30–20–21–31–11–11–21–11–10–21–32–22–02–22–03–12–21–30–21–11–11–10–2—2–01–3
Utah2–00–21–10–20–20–32–21–11–22–20–22–23–10–30–21–11–30–22–20–20–21–11–32–21–22–21–30–2—0–2
Washington4–01–34–02–12–10–20–20–41–11–12–21–12–02–00–43–11–13–11–11–22–21–21–12–00–21–12–03–12–0—

Playoffs

The Bulls' record of 47-35 was good enough for the #4 seed in the Eastern conference. In the first round of the playoffs the Bulls met another young team on the upswing, the Washington Wizards. The Bulls would lose the series 4-2, staying competitive throughout most of the series, but ultimately unable to find an answer for Wizards star Gilbert Arenas. The Bulls also entered the series nursing injuries. Most notably, Eddy Curry was injured in late March, and the Bulls signed veteran Lawrence Funderburke just days before the beginning of the postseason in an attempt to add more depth to their front-court.


2005 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 24WashingtonW 103–94Ben Gordon (30)Andrés Nocioni (18)Kirk Hinrich (7)United Center
22,655		1–0
2April 27WashingtonW 113–103Kirk Hinrich (34)Chris Duhon (8)Chris Duhon (7)United Center
22,605		2–0
3April 30@ WashingtonL 99–117Tyson Chandler (15)Antonio Davis (11)three players tied (4)MCI Center
20,173		2–1
4May 2@ WashingtonL 99–106Hinrich, Pargo (18)Tyson Chandler (13)Gordon, Hinrich (5)MCI Center
20,173		2–2
5May 4WashingtonL 110–112Ben Gordon (27)Tyson Chandler (10)Kirk Hinrich (7)United Center
22,250		2–3
6May 6@ WashingtonL 91–94Hinrich, Nocioni (22)Tyson Chandler (11)Kirk Hinrich (9)MCI Center
20,173		2–4
2005 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
 BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game

Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG

Playoffs

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Awards and records

Ben Gordon lost out to Emeka Okafor for Rookie of the Year honors, but did win Sixth Man of the Year honors, averaging 15.1 points per game despite making only three starts.

Transactions

References

Further reading

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