Full NBA season
2004-05
Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 2004-05 NBA season.
1314indexed games
15playoff series
The season, told as it happened
The Spurs win a seven-game argument over Detroit
Nash transformed Phoenix, the Palace brawl destroyed Indiana's title path and Seattle rediscovered relevance—then San Antonio and Detroit carried defense, execution and championship memory into the decade's only seven-game Finals.
Full-season spoilers ahead
Begin the guided season story
This walkthrough reveals trades, playoff results, injuries and the champion as they happened. The regular archive below remains spoiler-safe.
Editorial sources and methodology
Athlore season stories are written as chronological editorial guides, checked against the linked season sources, and connected to the app's verified games, series, awards and exact player-season archives.
Postseason map
Playoff bracket
Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.
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First round
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
NBA Finals
Season honors
Awards and leaders
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Midseason showcase
All-Star weekend
The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.
East vs West
The classic conference matchup
The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.
Selected rosters
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Regular season
Conference standings
Western Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Suns | 62 | 20 | .756 | 110.4 | 103.3 |
| 2 | San Antonio Spurs | 59 | 23 | .720 | 96.2 | 88.4 |
| 3 | Dallas Mavericks | 58 | 24 | .707 | 102.5 | 96.8 |
| 4 | Seattle SuperSonics | 52 | 30 | .634 | 98.9 | 96.6 |
| 6 | Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | 95.1 | 91.0 |
| 5 | Sacramento Kings | 50 | 32 | .610 | 103.7 | 101.6 |
| 7 | Denver Nuggets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 99.5 | 97.5 |
| 8 | Memphis Grizzlies | 45 | 37 | .549 | 93.4 | 91.1 |
| — | Minnesota Timberwolves | 44 | 38 | .537 | 96.8 | 95.3 |
| — | Los Angeles Clippers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 95.7 | 96.5 |
| — | Los Angeles Lakers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 98.7 | 101.7 |
| — | Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 98.7 | 100.9 |
| — | Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 92.9 | 96.9 |
| — | Utah Jazz | 26 | 56 | .317 | 93.0 | 97.3 |
| — | New Orleans Pelicans | 18 | 64 | .220 | 88.4 | 95.5 |
Eastern Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Heat | 59 | 23 | .720 | 101.5 | 95.0 |
| 2 | Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 93.3 | 89.5 |
| 3 | Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 94.5 | 93.4 |
| 6 | Washington Wizards | 45 | 37 | .549 | 100.5 | 100.8 |
| 4 | Boston Celtics | 45 | 37 | .549 | 101.3 | 100.4 |
| 5 | Indiana Pacers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 93.0 | 92.2 |
| 7 | Philadelphia 76ers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 99.1 | 99.9 |
| — | Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 96.5 | 95.7 |
| 8 | New Jersey Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 91.4 | 92.9 |
| — | Orlando Magic | 36 | 46 | .439 | 99.5 | 101.8 |
| — | New York Knicks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 97.3 | 99.7 |
| — | Toronto Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 99.7 | 101.4 |
| — | Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 52 | .366 | 97.2 | 100.2 |
| — | Charlotte Hornets | 18 | 64 | .220 | 94.3 | 100.2 |
| — | Atlanta Hawks | 13 | 69 | .159 | 92.7 | 102.5 |
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