2004–05 Boston Celtics season

2004–05 Boston Celtics season
Head coach	Doc Rivers
General manager	Danny Ainge
Arena	Fleet Center
Results
Record	45–37 (.549)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First Round (eliminated 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FSN New England
Radio	WWZN

The 2004–05 Boston Celtics season was the 59th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The season is memorable when the team hired Doc Rivers to be their head coach for the upcoming season.

In the offseason, the Celtics acquired Gary Payton and Rick Fox in a trade (the latter would retire instead) from the Los Angeles Lakers for Chucky Atkins and Chris Mihm. Mid-season, Payton was traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Antoine Walker. Payton would never suit up for the Hawks and was released shortly after. He then re-signed with the Celtics afterwards.

Despite a mediocre 45-37 record, the Celtics earned the number 3 seed in the Eastern Conference. They fell to the Indiana Pacers in a seven-game first round series. Boston did not return to the playoffs until 2008.

Draft picks

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

Boston Celtics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SG 42 Allen, Tony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Oklahoma State PG 11 Banks, Marcus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UNLV C 30 Blount, Mark 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Pittsburgh G/F 12 Davis, Ricky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iowa PF 7 Jefferson, Al 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Prentiss (HS) PF 45 LaFrentz, Raef 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Kansas PG 20 Payton, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon State C 43 Perkins, Kendrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Clifton J. Ozen (HS) SF 34 Pierce, Paul (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Kansas F 9 Reed, Justin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Mississippi PF 88 Walker, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Kentucky SG 13 West, Delonte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Saint Joseph's	Head coach Doc Rivers (Marquette) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Mark Blount	Kendrick Perkins
PF	Raef LaFrentz	Al Jefferson	Antoine Walker
SF	Paul Pierce	Justin Reed
SG	Ricky Davis	Tony Allen	Delonte West
PG	Gary Payton	Marcus Banks

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division	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
New York Knicks	33	49	.402	12	22–19	11–30	6–10
Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	12	22–19	11–30	7–9

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

References

External links

• 2004–05 Boston Celtics season at Basketball Reference