2004–05 Boston Celtics season

2004–05 Boston Celtics season
2004–05 Boston Celtics season
Division champions
Head coach	Doc Rivers
General manager	Danny Ainge
Arena	Fleet Center
Results
Record	45–37 (.549)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic); Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First Round; (Lost to Pacers 3–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FSN New England
Radio	WWZN
< 2003–04	2005–06 >

The 2004–05 NBA season was the 59th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.^[1] The season is memorable when the team hired Doc Rivers to be their head coach for the upcoming season. During the offseason, the Celtics acquired All-Star guard Gary Payton, and former Celtics forward Rick Fox from the Los Angeles Lakers, but Fox would retire before the season.^[2] The Celtics struggled playing under .500 for the first half of the season. At midseason, Payton was traded to the Atlanta Hawks for former Celtic All-Star forward Antoine Walker. However, Payton would never suit up for the Hawks and was released shortly after. He then re-signed with the Celtics afterwards for the remainder of the season. The team went on a 7-game winning streak in March, finishing first place in the Atlantic Division with a 45–37 record. Paul Pierce was selected for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game.

Despite their mediocre record, the Celtics earned the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference. In the playoffs, they lost to the 6th-seeded Indiana Pacers in a seven-game first round series. Boston did not return to the playoffs until 2008 en route to the championship. Following the season, Walker was traded to the Miami Heat, while Payton went along with him signing as a free agent with the Heat will go to win the championship the following season.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/School
1	15	Al Jefferson	PF	United States	Prentiss HS (MS)
1	24	Delonte West	SG/PG	United States	Saint Joseph's
1	25	Tony Allen	SG	United States	Oklahoma State
2	40	Justin Reed	SF	United States	Ole Miss

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB
SG	42	Allen, Tony	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Oklahoma State
PG	11	Banks, Marcus	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	UNLV
C	30	Blount, Mark	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Pittsburgh
G/F	12	Davis, Ricky	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Iowa
PF	7	Jefferson, Al	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	256 lb (116 kg)	Prentiss (HS)
PF	45	LaFrentz, Raef	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Kansas
PG	20	Payton, Gary	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oregon State
C	43	Perkins, Kendrick	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Clifton J. Ozen (HS)
SF	34	Pierce, Paul (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Kansas
F	9	Reed, Justin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Mississippi
PF	88	Walker, Antoine	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Kentucky
SG	13	West, Delonte	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Saint Joseph's

Head coach

Doc Rivers (Marquette)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	45	37	.549	–	27–14	18–23	8–8
x-Philadelphia 76ers	43	39	.524	2	25–16	18–23	8–8
x-New Jersey Nets	42	40	.512	3	24–17	18–23	11–5
New York Knicks	33	49	.402	12	22–19	11–30	6–10
Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	12	22–19	11–30	7–9

Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Miami Heat	59	23	.720	–
2	y-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	5
3	y-Boston Celtics	45	37	.549	14
4	x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	12
5	x-Washington Wizards	45	37	.549	14
6	x-Indiana Pacers	44	38	.537	15
7	x-Philadelphia 76ers	43	39	.524	16
8	x-New Jersey Nets	42	40	.512	17

9	Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	17
10	Orlando Magic	36	46	.439	23
11	New York Knicks	33	49	.402	26
12	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	26
13	Milwaukee Bucks	30	52	.366	29
14	Charlotte Bobcats	18	64	.220	41
15	Atlanta Hawks	13	69	.159	46

Record vs. opponents

2004-05 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–3	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–2	0–2	0–4
Boston	3–1	—	4–0	2–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	3–1
Charlotte	3–1	0–4	—	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–2	1–1	0–4
Chicago	4–0	2–2	4–0	—	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–0	0–4	1–1	4–0	3–0	2–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–2
Cleveland	4–0	2–1	4–0	2–2	—	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–3	3–1	0–3	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–2
Dallas	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	—	2–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	4–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	3–0	2–0
Denver	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	—	1–1	2–2	1–2	2–0	2–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–0
Detroit	3–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	3–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	4–0
Golden State	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	—	1–2	1–1	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–2	2–0	1–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–3	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–1	0–2	2–1	—	1–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–1
Indiana	3–0	2–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–1	2–0	2–2
L.A. Clippers	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–2	0–2	4–0	0–3	2–0	—	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–4	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–2	1–1
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	—	0–3	0–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	3–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–2
Memphis	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	2–0	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	3–0	—	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	0–3	3–1	0–3	2–0	3–0	0–2
Miami	4–0	2–1	3–1	3–1	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	4–0	1–1	3–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	4–0
Milwaukee	2–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	—	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–1	2–1	0–2	3–1	1–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–2	1–3	0–2	3–1	1–1
New Jersey	3–0	3–1	4–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–2	0–2	—	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–3
New Orleans	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–1	1–2	0–4	0–3	0–2	2–2	1–1
New York	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–4	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	—	1–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–0	2–1
Orlando	3–1	0–3	1–3	0–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–1	—	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–2
Philadelphia	3–1	3–1	3–0	1–2	3–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	4–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	2–2	—	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	—	3–0	2–2	1–2	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–1
Portland	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–4	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–3	—	1–3	1–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–2
Sacramento	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	3–0	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	—	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–1	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–1	3–1	—	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1
Seattle	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	2–0	1–2	3–1	3–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	—	2–0	3–1	0–2
Toronto	2–1	1–3	2–1	0–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–3
Utah	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–3	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	—	0–2
Washington	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–1	2–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–4	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	—

Game log

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) Indiana Pacers

April 23
8:00 pm

Recap

Indiana Pacers 82, Boston Celtics 102
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 11–39, 25–29, 26–16
Pts: Stephen Jackson 25 Rebs: Dale Davis 10 Asts: Anthony Johnson 5		Pts: Raef LaFrentz 21 Rebs: Paul Pierce 9 Asts: Gary Payton 7

FleetCenter, Boston
Attendance: 18,624
Referees: Dan Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Tim Donaghy

April 25
7:00 pm

Recap

Indiana Pacers 82, Boston Celtics 79
Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 17–20, 17–27, 18–10
Pts: Reggie Miller 28 Rebs: Anthony Johnson 7 Asts: Anthony Johnson 7		Pts: Paul Pierce 32 Rebs: Pierce, Walker 7 each Asts: Paul Pierce 5

FleetCenter, Boston
Attendance: 18,624
Referees: Jack Nies, Joe Forte, Scott Wall

April 28
7:30 pm

Recap

Boston Celtics 76, Indiana Pacers 99
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 19–31, 21–16, 17–28
Pts: Paul Pierce 19 Rebs: Antoine Walker 9 Asts: Gary Payton 6		Pts: Reggie Miller 33 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal 11 Asts: Anthony Johnson 8

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Attendance: 18,345
Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bill Kennedy, Tom Washington

April 30
7:00 pm

Recap

Boston Celtics 110, Indiana Pacers 79
Scoring by quarter: 31–20, 25–27, 22–16, 32–16
Pts: Paul Pierce 30 Rebs: Jefferson, Pierce 7 Asts: Paul Pierce 8		Pts: Stephen Jackson 24 Rebs: James Jones 9 Asts: Anthony Johnson 7

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Attendance: 18,345
Referees: Derrick Stafford, Michael Smith, Mike Callahan

May 3
7:30 pm

Recap

Indiana Pacers 90, Boston Celtics 85
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 27–21, 20–23, 20–20
Pts: Jermaine O'Neal 19 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal 10 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley 7		Pts: Paul Pierce 27 Rebs: Davis, Pierce, Walker 7 each Asts: Davis, Payton, Pierce, Walker 3 each

FleetCenter, Boston
Attendance: 18,624
Referees: Ken Mauer, Monty Mccutchen, Ron Garretson

May 5
6:00 pm

Recap

Boston Celtics 92, Indiana Pacers 89 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 29–16, 21–19, 14–22, Overtime: 8–5
Pts: Antoine Walker 24 Rebs: Al Jefferson 14 Asts: Paul Pierce 6		Pts: Jermaine O'Neal 26 Rebs: Dale Davis 14 Asts: Anthony Johnson 4

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Attendance: 18,345
Referees: Bill Spooner, Scott Foster, Steve Javie

May 7
7:00 pm

Recap

Indiana Pacers 97, Boston Celtics 70
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 13–12, 29–18, 33–20
Pts: Stephen Jackson 24 Rebs: Jeff Foster 12 Asts: Jermaine O'Neal 6		Pts: Antoine Walker 20 Rebs: LaFrentz, Jefferson, Pierce 7 each Asts: Gary Payton 7
Indiana wins the series, 4–3

FleetCenter, Boston
Attendance: 18,624
Referees: Bob Delaney, Dan Crawford, Greg Willard

Regular season series

Indiana won 2–1 in the regular-season series:

November 5, 2004

Recap

Indiana Pacers 100, Boston Celtics 94

FleetCenter, Boston

November 23, 2004

Recap

Boston Celtics 96, Indiana Pacers 106

Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

January 26, 2005

Recap

Indiana Pacers 86, Boston Celtics 100

FleetCenter, Boston

Last Playoffs meeting: 2004 Eastern Conference First Round (Indiana won 4–0)

Transactions

Trades

August 2, 2004	To Boston Celtics Gary Payton, Rick Fox, conditional 1st round pick, and cash considerations	To Los Angeles Lakers Chris Mihm, Chucky Atkins, and Jumaine Jones
February 8, 2005	To Boston Celtics 2005 conditional 2nd round pick	To Phoenix Suns Walter McCarty, and cash considerations
February 24, 2005	To Boston Celtics Antoine Walker	To Atlanta Hawks Gary Payton, Tom Gugliotta, Michael Stewart, and future 1st round pick
February 24, 2005	To Boston Celtics 2007 1st round pick	To Cleveland Cavaliers Jiří Welsch

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Mark Blount	July 14	re-signed
Chris Mihm	August 6	re-signed
Tom Gugliotta	August 16	Utah Jazz
Gary Payton	March 4	Atlanta Hawks

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Brandon Hunter	June 22	Charlotte Bobcats
Dana Barros	July 1	retired
Rick Fox	October 1	retired
Ernest Brown	October 25	Olympiacos

References

^ 2004-05 Boston Celtics
^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Break Up the Lakers: Payton Sent to the Celtics". New York Times. August 7, 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

External links

2004–05 Boston Celtics season at Basketball Reference

[1] 2004-05 Boston Celtics

[2] "PRO BASKETBALL; Break Up the Lakers: Payton Sent to the Celtics". New York Times. August 7, 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

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