2004–05 Miami Heat season

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2004–05 Miami Heat season
Division champions
Head coachStan Van Gundy
General managerRandy Pfund
PresidentPat Riley
Owner(s)Micky Arison
ArenaAmerican Airlines Arena
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Finals
(Lost to Pistons 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSunshine Network/Sun Sports
RadioWIOD
< 2003–04 2005–06 >

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

Second-year star Dwyane Wade led the Heat in scoring averaging 24.1 points per game, while O'Neal finished second on the team in scoring with 22.9 points per game. Both players were selected to play in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game at Denver, which marked Wade's first All-Star appearance.

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

Key dates[]

  • June 24 - The 2004 NBA Draft took place in New York City.
  • July 8 - The free agency period started.
  • October 5 - The Heat played their first preseason game on the road against the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center.
  • October 27 - The Heat's regular season began with an away game versus the New Jersey Nets at the Continental Airlines Arena.

Offseason[]

2004 NBA Draft[]

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

Free agency[]

Additions[]

Re-signings:

Signings:

Trades:

Subtractions[]

Free agents:

Trades:

Expansion draft:

Roster[]

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

Roster
Last transaction: March 1, 2005

Pre-season[]

2004 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Venue Record Recap
1 October 10 Miami Heat 75–85 Houston Rockets Loss Toyota Center 0–1
2 October 15 Orlando Magic 89–95 Miami Heat Win St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa, Florida) 1–1
3 October 16 Detroit Pistons 74–83 Miami Heat Win ALLTEL Arena (Little Rock, Arkansas) 2–1
4 October 18 Atlanta Hawks 82–92 Miami Heat Win American Airlines Arena 3–1
5 October 22 Miami Heat 113–82 Atlanta Hawks Win Philips Arena 4–1
6 October 26 Miami Heat 74–82 Charlotte Bobcats Loss Charlotte Coliseum 4–2
7 October 27 Miami Heat 103–109 Orlando Magic Loss TD Waterhouse Centre 4–3

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Miami Heat 59 23 .720 – 35–6 24–17 15–1 82
Washington Wizards 45 37 .549 14 29–12 16–25 10–6 82
Orlando Magic 36 46 .439 23 24–17 12–29 6–10 82
Charlotte Bobcats 18 64 .220 41 14–27 4–37 7–9 82
Atlanta Hawks 13 69 .159 46 9–32 4–37 2–14 82

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[]

2004 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Venue Record Recap
1 November 3, 2004 Miami Heat 100-77 New Jersey Nets Win 1–0 Shaq has 16 pts 5rbs 2 ast in Miami debut
2

Playoffs[]

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

Player statistics[]

Bold designates team leader.

Name Number GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dorell Wright 1 3 0 9.0 .273 .000 1.000 .3 1.0 1.3 0.0 2.3
Dwyane Wade 3 77 77 38.6 .478 .289 .762 5.2 6.8 1.6 1.1 24.1
Keyon Dooling 5 74 0 16.0 .403 .253 .780 1.2 1.8 .5 .1 5.2
Eddie Jones 6 80 80 35.5 .428 .372 .806 5.1 2.7 1.1 .5 12.7
Wesley Person 7 16 3 12.9 .439 .381 1.000 1.4 .7 .4 0 3.9
Steve Smith 8 13 0 8.8 .300 .200 .667 1.2 1.1 .2 0 1.8
Wang Zhizhi 15 20 0 4.6 .472 .667 .583 .9 .3 .2 .1 2.2
Damon Jones 19 82 66 31.4 .456 .432 .791 2.8 4.3 .5 .1 11.6
Qyntel Woods 24 3 0 13.3 .417 N/A N/A 2.0 0 1.3 0 3.3
Shaquille O'Neal 32 73 73 34.1 .601 N/A .461 10.4 2.7 .5 2.3 22.9
Alonzo Mourning 33 19 3 12.9 .516 N/A .564 3.7 .2 .2 1.7 5.0
Malik Allen 35 14 0 17.7 .461 N/A .929 3.7 .8 .3 .8 5.9
Udonis Haslem 40 80 80 33.4 .540 .000 .791 9.1 1.4 .8 .5 10.9
Christian Laettner 44 49 0 15.1 .582 .143 .763 2.7 .8 .7 .3 5.3
Rasual Butler 45 65 15 18.5 .399 .373 .771 2.3 1.0 .3 .4 6.5
Shandon Anderson 49 65 5 17.7 .456 .179 .818 2.9 1.1 .6 .2 3.9
Michael Doleac 51 80 8 14.7 .447 .000 .610 3.2 .6 .3 .3 4.0

Playoffs[]

Bold designates team leader.

Name Number GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dwyane Wade 3 14 14 40.8 .484 .100 .799 5.7 6.6 1.6 1.1 27.4
Keyon Dooling 5 15 0 17.6 .494 .368 .810 1.1 1.7 .4 .1 7.3
Eddie Jones 6 15 15 40.1 .455 .400 .738 5.8 2.6 1.2 .6 13.7
Steve Smith 8 3 0 3.7 .000 .000 N/A 0 0 0 0 0
Damon Jones 19 15 15 33.2 .481 .429 .600 2.7 4.0 .5 0 12.1
Shaquille O'Neal 32 13 13 33.2 .558 N/A .472 7.8 1.6 .4 1.5 19.4
Alonzo Mourning 33 15 2 16.9 .705 N/A .558 4.8 .3 .3 2.2 6.1
Udonis Haslem 40 15 15 36.2 .491 N/A .739 10.0 1.0 .5 .4 9.2
Christian Laettner 44 13 0 10.5 .500 .000 .833 1.9 .5 .3 0 2.2
Rasual Butler 45 12 1 15.2 .373 .367 .333 1.5 .6 .1 .1 4.7
Shandon Anderson 49 8 0 12.1 .250 .000 1.000 2.4 1.0 .6 0 1.0
Michael Doleac 51 9 0 7.2 .438 N/A 1.000 1.6 0 .1 .1 1.8

Awards, records and milestones[]

Awards[]

Week/Month[]

All-Star[]

Season[]

Records[]

Milestones[]

Injuries and surgeries[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

Shaquielle O'Neal from L.A. Lakers

Free agents[]

Additions[]

Subtractions[]

References[]

  1. ^ 2004-05 Miami Heat
  2. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; O'Neal Gives Blessing To Trade With the Heat". New York Times. July 11, 2004. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Mourning Is Expected To Rejoin the Heat Soon". New York Times. February 16, 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "In a Test of Guts, the Pistons Grab the Glory". New York Times. June 7, 2005. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
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