2004–05 Boston Celtics season

The 2004–05 NBA season was the 59th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.^[1] 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.

2004–05 Boston Celtics season
Division champions
Head coach	Doc Rivers
General manager	Chris Wallace
Owners	Boston Basketball Partners
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
Local media
Television	FSN New England
Radio	WWZN
< 2003–04 2005–06 >

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. The Heat went on to win the championship the following season.

Draft picks

Main article: 2004 NBA draft

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

2004–05 Boston Celtics roster

• v
• t
• e

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From SG 42 Tony Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1982–01–11 Oklahoma State PG 11 Marcus Banks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981–11–19 UNLV C 30 Mark Blount 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1975–11–30 Pittsburgh G/F 12 Ricky Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1979–09–23 Iowa PF 8 Al Jefferson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 256 lb (116 kg) 1985–01–04 Prentiss HS (MS) PF 45 Raef LaFrentz 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1976–05–29 Kansas PG 20 Gary Payton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–07–23 Oregon State C 43 Kendrick Perkins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1984–11–10 Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX) SF 34 Paul Pierce 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1977–10–13 Kansas F 9 Justin Reed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1982–01–16 Mississippi PF 88 Antoine Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1976–08–12 Kentucky SG 13 Delonte West 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983–07–26 Saint Joseph's

Head coach Doc Rivers Assistant(s) Jim Brewer Tony Brown Kevin Eastman Armond Hill Paul Pressey Dave Wohl Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: 2005–02–24

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
e-New York Knicks	33	49	.402	12	22–19	11–30	6–10
e-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	e-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	17
10	e-Orlando Magic	36	46	.439	23
11	e-New York Knicks	33	49	.402	26
12	e-Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	26
13	e-Milwaukee Bucks	30	52	.366	29
14	e-Charlotte Bobcats	18	64	.220	41
15	e-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

2005 playoff game log
First Round: 3–4 (home: 1–3; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 23 Indiana W 102–82 Raef LaFrentz (21) Paul Pierce (9) Gary Payton (7) FleetCenter 18,624 1–0 2 April 25 Indiana L 79–82 Paul Pierce (32) Pierce, Walker (7) Paul Pierce (5) FleetCenter 18,624 1–1 3 April 28 @ Indiana L 76–99 Paul Pierce (19) Antoine Walker (9) Gary Payton (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345 1–2 4 April 30 @ Indiana W 110–79 Paul Pierce (30) Jefferson, Pierce (7) Paul Pierce (8) Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345 2–2 5 May 3 Indiana L 85–90 Paul Pierce (27) three players tied (7) four players tied (3) FleetCenter 18,624 2–3 6 May 5 @ Indiana W 92–89 (OT) Antoine Walker 24 Al Jefferson 14 Paul Pierce 6 Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345 3–3 7 May 7 Indiana L 70–97 Antoine Walker (20) three players tied (7) Gary Payton (7) FleetCenter 18,624 3–4
2005 schedule

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games 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

Boston Celtics statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Tony Allen	77	34	16.4	.475	.387	.737	2.9	.8	1.0	.3	6.4
Marcus Banks	81	2	14.1	.402	.356	.742	1.6	1.9	.8	.2	4.6
Mark Blount	82	57	26.0	.529	.000	.713	4.8	1.6	.4	.8	9.4
Ricky Davis	82	11	32.9	.462	.339	.815	3.0	3.0	1.1	.3	16.0
Tom Gugliotta†	20	0	10.9	.297		.667	2.2	.6	.5	.2	1.3
Al Jefferson	71	1	14.8	.528	.000	.630	4.4	.3	.3	.8	6.7
Raef LaFrentz	80	80	27.5	.496	.364	.811	6.9	1.2	.5	1.2	11.1
Walter McCarty†	44	0	12.6	.413	.333	.533	1.8	.6	.3	.2	3.7
Gary Payton	77	77	33.0	.468	.326	.761	3.1	6.1	1.1	.2	11.3
Kendrick Perkins	60	3	9.1	.471		.638	2.9	.4	.2	.6	2.5
Paul Pierce	82	82	36.1	.455	.370	.822	6.6	4.2	1.6	.5	21.6
Justin Reed	23	0	5.3	.517	.000	.733	.7	.4	.1	.0	1.8
Antoine Walker†	24	24	34.5	.442	.342	.557	8.3	3.0	1.0	1.1	16.3
Jiří Welsch†	55	32	20.5	.428	.323	.773	2.5	1.5	.7	.1	7.5
Delonte West	39	7	13.0	.426	.358	.704	1.7	1.4	.5	.2	4.5

Playoffs

Boston Celtics statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Tony Allen	7	3	12.9	.444		.429	1.7	.3	.4	.3	2.7
Marcus Banks	7	0	15.1	.448	.500	.500	1.6	1.0	.6	.0	4.6
Mark Blount	4	0	10.8	.286		.000	1.5	.3	.0	.0	2.0
Ricky Davis	7	2	34.3	.432	.333	.769	3.6	2.0	1.3	.3	12.4
Al Jefferson	7	0	19.4	.415		.750	6.4	.3	.6	1.1	6.1
Raef LaFrentz	7	7	26.4	.390	.500	.800	4.9	1.1	.9	1.7	6.9
Gary Payton	7	7	34.1	.446	.071	.833	4.1	4.6	.9	.1	10.3
Kendrick Perkins	6	0	4.7	.800		.333	1.0	.0	.0	.5	1.5
Paul Pierce	7	7	39.6	.505	.259	.868	7.7	4.6	1.9	1.4	22.9
Justin Reed	6	0	3.7	.333	.000	.750	.2	.0	.0	.0	1.2
Antoine Walker	6	6	37.3	.413	.368	.636	7.3	2.3	1.2	1.0	16.7
Delonte West	7	3	16.4	.524	.455	.500	1.3	.6	1.0	.1	4.1

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Celtics only.

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

See also

• 2004–05 NBA season