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2004–05 Washington Wizards season
Head coachEddie Jordan
ArenaMCI Center
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Southeast)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(lost to Heat 0–4)
< 2003–04 2005–06 >

The 2004–05 NBA season was the Wizards 44th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 32nd season in the city of Washington, D.C.[1] During the offseason, the Wizards acquired Antawn Jamison from the Dallas Mavericks. The Wizards got off to a decent start and played above .500 for the entire season. The Wizards posted a 20-win improvement over the previous season, finishing second in the Southeast Division with a 45–37 record, and made it back to the playoffs for the first time since 1997, back when they were known as the "Bullets". Gilbert Arenas averaged 25.5 points per game and was selected along with Jamison for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, the Wizards defeated the Chicago Bulls in six games after losing the first two games, winning their first playoff series since 1982, but were swept in the semi-finals by the Miami Heat in four straight games. This was the final full-season at MCI Center, which was rebranded as Verizon Center in January 2006. Following the season, Larry Hughes signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Kwame Brown was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Draft picks

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Main article: 2004 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 Devin Harris PG  United States Wisconsin
2 32 Peter John Ramos C

Roster

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2004-05 Washington Wizards roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PG 0 Arenas, Gilbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-01-06 Arizona
PG 2 Blake, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1980-02-26 Maryland
SF 10 Brown, Damone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979-06-28 Syracuse
PF 5 Brown, Kwame 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1982-03-10 Glynn Academy HS
SG 3 Dixon, Juan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1978-10-09 Maryland
SF 24 Hayes, Jarvis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1981-08-09 Georgia
C 33 Haywood, Brendan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1979-11-27 North Carolina
SG 20 Hughes, Larry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1979-01-23 Saint Louis
PF 4 Jamison, Antawn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1976-06-12 North Carolina
SF 1 Jeffries, Jared 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1981-11-25 Indiana
SG 8 Peeler, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1969-11-25 Missouri
SF 7 Profit, Laron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1977-08-05 Maryland
C 34 Ramos, Peter John 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1985-05-13 Puerto Rico
C 51 Ruffin, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 246 lb (112 kg) 1977-01-21 Tulsa
C 36 Thomas, Etan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1978-04-01 Syracuse
PF 52 Walker, Samaki 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976-02-25 Louisville
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Standings

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

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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

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Playoffs

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2005 playoff game log
First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 24 @ Chicago L 94–103 Larry Hughes (31) Kwame Brown (9) Gilbert Arenas (8) United Center
22,655 		0–1
2 April 27 @ Chicago L 103–113 Gilbert Arenas (39) Larry Hughes (10) Larry Hughes (5) United Center
22,605 		0–2
3 April 30 Chicago W 117–99 Gilbert Arenas (22) Haywood, Thomas (9) Gilbert Arenas (7) MCI Center
20,173 		1–2
4 May 2 Chicago W 106–99 Juan Dixon (35) Etan Thomas (9) Gilbert Arenas (5) MCI Center
20,173 		2–2
5 May 4 @ Chicago W 112–110 Larry Hughes (33) Antawn Jamison (10) Gilbert Arenas (8) United Center
22,250 		3–2
6 May 6 Chicago W 94–91 Larry Hughes (21) Ruffin, Haywood (8) Gilbert Arenas (7) MCI Center
20,173 		4–2
Conference Semifinals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 8 @ Miami L 86–105 Gilbert Arenas (25) Antawn Jamison (8) Larry Hughes (3) American Airlines Arena
20,151 		0–1
2 May 10 @ Miami L 102–108 Antawn Jamison (32) Hughes, Ruffin (8) Gilbert Arenas (5) American Airlines Arena
20,205 		0–2
3 May 12 Miami L 95–102 Antawn Jamison (21) Brendan Haywood (8) Gilbert Arenas (14) MCI Center
20,173 		0–3
4 May 14 Miami L 95–99 Gilbert Arenas (25) Brendan Haywood (15) Larry Hughes (5) MCI Center
20,173 		0–4
2005 schedule

Player statistics

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Season

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Gilbert Arenas 23 80 80 3274 656 1523 .431 205 562 .365 521 640 .814 83 295 378 411 139 23 242 245 2038
2 Larry Hughes 26 61 61 2358 467 1086 .430 59 209 .282 352 453 .777 74 308 382 285 176 18 153 168 1345
3 Antawn Jamison 28 68 68 2605 519 1189 .437 71 208 .341 225 296 .760 160 359 519 154 55 16 118 151 1334
4 Brendan Haywood 25 68 68 1865 239 427 .560 0 0 159 261 .609 202 262 464 57 52 114 96 218 637
5 Jarvis Hayes 23 54 22 1560 206 530 .389 42 123 .341 99 118 .839 41 186 227 90 49 9 62 107 553
6 Jared Jeffries 23 77 71 2007 203 434 .468 16 51 .314 101 173 .584 152 222 374 151 66 35 114 206 523
7 Juan Dixon 26 63 4 1054 186 447 .416 48 147 .327 87 97 .897 32 87 119 111 43 4 68 98 507
8 Etan Thomas 26 47 10 976 128 255 .502 0 0 76 144 .528 85 159 244 20 17 51 50 133 332
9 Kwame Brown 22 42 14 908 109 237 .460 0 0 74 129 .574 72 134 206 39 25 15 67 112 292
10 Steve Blake 24 44 1 648 61 186 .328 36 93 .387 33 41 .805 18 53 71 69 13 0 39 47 191
11 Anthony Peeler 35 40 0 529 56 150 .373 25 65 .385 16 18 .889 14 51 65 57 18 2 28 39 153
12 Laron Profit 27 42 4 428 56 128 .438 8 28 .286 16 25 .640 24 52 76 37 16 5 27 44 136
13 Michael Ruffin 28 79 7 1262 41 99 .414 0 1 .000 29 67 .433 157 175 332 64 43 41 44 193 111
14 Damone Brown 25 14 0 152 23 62 .371 4 11 .364 4 9 .444 10 18 28 14 1 6 15 17 54
15 Samaki Walker 28 14 0 134 11 31 .355 0 0 2 3 .667 8 10 18 4 3 7 8 25 24
16 Peter John Ramos 19 6 0 20 5 10 .500 0 0 1 2 .500 1 3 4 0 0 1 3 4 11

Playoffs

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Gilbert Arenas 23 10 10 450 73 194 .376 18 77 .234 72 94 .766 8 44 52 62 21 6 39 34 236
2 Larry Hughes 26 10 10 401 68 181 .376 7 33 .212 64 77 .831 17 54 71 37 20 7 25 35 207
3 Antawn Jamison 28 10 10 380 73 162 .451 17 34 .500 22 32 .688 16 47 63 12 7 4 16 24 185
4 Juan Dixon 26 10 0 219 41 101 .406 11 34 .324 21 25 .840 3 23 26 13 7 0 12 19 114
5 Brendan Haywood 25 10 10 296 39 72 .542 0 0 28 44 .636 35 41 76 10 14 20 10 40 106
6 Jared Jeffries 23 10 10 247 24 49 .490 3 6 .500 13 17 .765 19 22 41 18 9 9 13 34 64
7 Etan Thomas 26 8 0 126 19 29 .655 0 0 10 22 .455 12 24 36 2 0 7 9 23 48
8 Michael Ruffin 28 9 0 156 7 10 .700 0 0 9 16 .563 15 22 37 9 3 3 4 33 23
9 Kwame Brown 22 3 0 60 5 13 .385 0 0 5 9 .556 4 11 15 3 0 2 2 5 15
10 Anthony Peeler 35 7 0 43 1 9 .111 0 3 .000 2 2 1.000 0 7 7 3 1 0 3 4 4
11 Steve Blake 24 4 0 17 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 3 2
12 Laron Profit 27 3 0 5 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Transactions listed are from July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005.

  • July 29, 2004- Signed Anthony Peeler as a free agent.
  • August 2, 2004- Signed Michael Ruffin as a free agent.
  • August 4, 2004- Signed Samaki Walker as a free agent.
  • October 1, 2004- Signed Laron Profit as a free agent. Signed Gerald Fitch as a free agent. Signed Billy Thomas as a free agent.
  • October 30, 2004- Waived Billy Thomas. Waived Gerald Fitch.
  • March 17, 2005- Signed Damone Brown to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season.
  • March 18, 2005- Released Samaki Walker.
  • June 28, 2005- Drafted Andray Blatche in the 2nd round (49th pick) of the 2005 NBA Draft.

References

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  1. ^ 2004-05 Washington Wizards
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