NBA
2004-05 Season
Champions: San Antonio Spurs (4-3)
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The 2004-05 NBA season featured 30 teams across 1314 recorded games. Phoenix Suns posted the league's best record at 62-20. San Antonio Spurs won the championship, defeating Detroit Pistons 4-3 in the Finals. Tim Duncan was named Finals MVP; Steve Nash took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Western Conference
- Phoenix Suns 62-20 0.756
- San Antonio Spurs 🏆 59-23 0.720
- Dallas Mavericks 58-24 0.707
- Seattle SuperSonics 52-30 0.634
- Houston Rockets 51-31 0.622
- Sacramento Kings 50-32 0.610
- Denver Nuggets 49-33 0.598
- Memphis Grizzlies 45-37 0.549
- Minnesota Timberwolves 44-38 0.537
- Los Angeles Clippers 37-45 0.451
- Los Angeles Lakers 34-48 0.415
- Golden State Warriors 34-48 0.415
- Portland Trail Blazers 27-55 0.329
- Utah Jazz 26-56 0.317
- New Orleans Hornets 18-64 0.220
Eastern Conference
- Miami Heat 59-23 0.720
- Detroit Pistons 54-28 0.659
- Chicago Bulls 47-35 0.573
- Boston Celtics 45-37 0.549
- Washington Wizards 45-37 0.549
- Indiana Pacers 44-38 0.537
- Philadelphia 76ers 43-39 0.524
- New Jersey Nets 42-40 0.512
- Cleveland Cavaliers 42-40 0.512
- Orlando Magic 36-46 0.439
- Toronto Raptors 33-49 0.402
- New York Knicks 33-49 0.402
- Milwaukee Bucks 30-52 0.366
- Charlotte Bobcats 18-64 0.220
- Atlanta Hawks 13-69 0.159
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Allen Iverson PHI 30.7 PPG
- 2 Kobe Bryant LAL 27.6 PPG
- 3 LeBron James CLE 27.2 PPG
- 4 Dirk Nowitzki DAL 26.1 PPG
- 5 Amar'e Stoudemire PHO 26.0 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Kevin Garnett MIN 13.5 RPG
- 2 Ben Wallace DET 12.2 RPG
- 3 Shawn Marion PHO 11.3 RPG
- 4 Tim Duncan SAS 11.1 RPG
- 5 Emeka Okafor CHA 10.9 RPG
Assists
- 1 Steve Nash PHO 11.5 APG
- 2 Brevin Knight CHA 9.0 APG
- 3 Jason Kidd NJN 8.3 APG
- 4 Stephon Marbury NYK 8.1 APG
- 5 Allen Iverson PHI 7.9 APG
2004 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Dwight Howard Orlando Magic
- #2 Emeka Okafor Charlotte Bobcats
- #3 Ben Gordon Chicago Bulls