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2004–05 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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

2004–05 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach
General managerJim Paxson
PresidentJim Paxson
Owners
ArenaGund Arena
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWTAM
< 2003–04 2005–06 >

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

Key dates:

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

Offseason

Free agents

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

*Selected in expansion draft

Trades

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

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club Team
110Luke JacksonGuard  United StatesOregon

Roster

2004–05 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C52Diop, DeSagana7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)300 lb (136 kg)1982-01-30Oak Hill Academy
F90Gooden, Drew6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg)1981-09-24Kansas
G12Harris, Lucious6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)1970-12-18Long Beach State
C11Ilgauskas, Zydrunas7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)260 lb (118 kg)1975-06-05Lithuania
G33Jackson, Luke6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)1981-11-06Oregon
F23James, LeBron6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg)1984-12-30St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)
G0McInnis, Jeff6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)179 lb (81 kg)1974-10-22North Carolina
F14Newble, Ira6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)1975-01-20Miami (OH)
G3Pavlović, Sasha6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)1983-11-15Serbia
G20Snow, Eric6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)1973-04-24Michigan State
F/C32Traylor, Robert6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)290 lb (132 kg)1977-02-01Michigan
F/C17Varejão, Anderson6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg)1982-09-28Brazil
G2Wagner, Dajuan6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg)1983-02-04Memphis
G/F44Welsch, Jiří6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)1980-01-27Czech Republic
F/C47Williams, Scott6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg)1968-03-21North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 24, 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

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—

Game log

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

Player stats

Legend
  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

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
DeSagana Diop3907.8.290.000.0001.8.4.21.691.0
Drew Gooden828030.8.492.179.8109.21.6.94.9314.4
Lucious Harris73415.5.395.323.8121.7.7.37.084.3
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas787833.5.468.286.7998.61.3.682.1216.9
Luke Jackson1004.3.370.667.833.6.3.00.002.9
LeBron James808042.4.472.351.7507.47.22.21.6527.2
Jeff McInnis766934.9.412.345.8132.15.1.74.0112.8
Jérôme Moïso*406.8.600.000.0001.8.3.25.501.5
Ira Newble746924.8.429.358.7973.01.2.68.245.9
Aleksandar Pavlović65913.3.435.385.6881.1.8.45.064.8
Eric Snow811522.8.382.289.7381.93.9.83.204.0
Robert Traylor74617.9.444.000.5394.5.8.73.685.5
Anderson Varejão54016.0.513.000.5354.8.5.76.704.9
Dajuan Wagner1109.3.327.192.750.21.2.45.004.0
Jiří Welsch*16012.0.235.182.7141.81.2.31.002.9
Scott Williams1908.0.293.000.8181.6.4.21.321.7

* Statistics include only games with the Cavaliers

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

All-Star

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

Zydrunas Ilgauskas - 2005 NBA All-Star Game

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Development League

References

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