2004–05 Chicago Bulls season
2004–05 Chicago Bulls season | |
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Head coach | Scott Skiles |
General manager | John Paxson |
Owner(s) | Jerry Reinsdorf |
Arena | United Center |
Results | |
Record | 47–35 (.573) |
Place |
Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
East First Round (eliminated 2-4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | CSN Chicago, WGN, WCIU |
Radio | WMVP |
The 2004–05 Chicago Bulls season ended a run of losing seasons that had been ongoing since Michael Jordan's retirement in 1998, finishing with a record of 47-35 and qualifying for the playoffs. They achieved this in spite of the fact that they began the season 0-9, with few people believing that the team would be any more successful than it had been in previous seasons.
Offseason
The Bulls drafted Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, and Chris Duhon, with Gordon coming from Connecticut and Deng and Duhon coming from Duke. They also signed Argentinian forward Andres Nocioni, who had played on several successful international teams. These acquisitions reflected John Paxson's strategy of building around players who had already been on successful teams, a departure from what Jerry Krause had done as General Manager, drafting Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler in the same season, players who both showed tremendous potential, but were both coming to the NBA directly from high school.
Jamal Crawford and Jerome Williams were traded to the New York Knicks for Dikembe Mutombo and Cezary Trybanski. However, Mutombo was traded again to the Houston Rockets for Eric Piatkowski and Adrian Griffin without ever playing in a game for the Bulls.
NBA Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 3 | Ben Gordon | G | ![]() ![]() |
Connecticut |
2 | 32 | Jackson Vroman | C | ![]() |
Iowa State |
2 | 39 | Chris Duhon | G | ![]() |
Duke |
Regular season
Schedule
Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Bulls score | Opponent score | Record | Streak | OT |
1 | November 5 | New Jersey | Loss | 106 | 111 | 0-1 | Lost 1 | 2OT |
2 | November 6 | @ Indiana | Loss | 90 | 100 | 0-2 | Lost 2 | |
3 | November 9 | Phoenix | Loss | 74 | 94 | 0-3 | Lost 3 | |
4 | November 13 | LA Clippers | Loss | 96 | 97 | 0-4 | Lost 4 | |
5 | November 16 | @ Sacramento | Loss | 106 | 113 | 0-5 | Lost 5 | |
6 | November 17 | @ Golden State | Loss | 85 | 98 | 0-6 | Lost 6 | |
7 | November 19 | @ Denver | Loss | 81 | 99 | 0-7 | Lost 7 | |
8 | November 21 | @ LA Lakers | Loss | 93 | 102 | 0-8 | Lost 8 | |
9 | November 22 | @ Phoenix | Loss | 82 | 100 | 0-9 | Lost 9 | |
10 | November 24 | @ Utah | Win | 101 | 99 | 1-9 | Won 1 | |
11 | November 27 | @ Cleveland | Loss | 74 | 96 | 1-10 | Lost 1 | |
12 | December 1 | LA Lakers | Win | 92 | 84 | 2-10 | Won 1 | |
13 | December 3 | Miami | Loss | 81 | 105 | 2-11 | Lost 1 | |
14 | December 4 | @ Washington | Loss | 88 | 95 | 2-12 | Lost 2 | |
15 | December 6 | San Antonio | Loss | 75 | 91 | 2-13 | Lost 3 | |
16 | December 8 | Cleveland | Win | 113 | 85 | 3-13 | Won 1 | |
17 | December 10 | Philadelphia | Loss | 88 | 93 | 3-14 | Lost 1 | |
18 | December 11 | Minnesota | Win | 99 | 88 | 4-14 | Won 1 | |
19 | December 13 | Dallas | Loss | 93 | 94 | 4-15 | Lost 1 | |
20 | December 15 | @ Memphis | Win | 96 | 88 | 5-15 | Won 1 | |
21 | December 16 | Milwaukee | Win | 85 | 77 | 6-15 | Won 2 | |
22 | December 18 | Indiana | Win | 85 | 71 | 7-15 | Won 3 | |
23 | December 20 | Portland | Win | 92 | 87 | 8-15 | Won 4 | |
24 | December 22 | @ Detroit | Win | 89 | 82 | 9-15 | Won 5 | |
25 | December 26 | @ Milwaukee | Loss | 92 | 99 | 9-16 | Lost 1 | |
26 | December 28 | New Jersey | Loss | 80 | 84 | 9-17 | Lost 2 | |
27 | January 1 | Orlando | Win | 105 | 90 | 10-17 | Won 1 | |
28 | January 3 | Detroit | Loss | 80 | 87 | 10-18 | Lost 1 | |
29 | January 5 | @ New Orleans | Win | 95 | 89 | 11-18 | Won 1 | |
30 | January 7 | Utah | Win | 84 | 78 | 12-18 | Won 2 | |
31 | January 8 | Boston | Win | 102 | 91 | 13-18 | Won 3 | |
32 | January 10 | Golden State | Win | 94 | 85 | 14-18 | Won 4 | |
33 | January 12 | Philadelphia | Win | 110 | 87 | 15-18 | Won 5 | |
34 | January 15 | New York | Win | 86 | 84 | 16-18 | Won 6 | |
35 | January 17 | @ New York | Win | 88 | 86 | 17-18 | Won 7 | |
36 | January 19 | @ Boston | Loss | 83 | 92 | 17-19 | Lost 1 | |
37 | January 21 | Atlanta | Win | 95 | 85 | 18-19 | Won 1 | |
38 | January 22 | @ Detroit | Win | 100 | 89 | 19-19 | Won 2 | |
39 | January 24 | @ Atlanta | Win | 107 | 82 | 20-19 | Won 3 | |
40 | January 25 | Denver | Win | 111 | 107 | 21-19 | Won 4 | |
41 | January 27 | Charlotte | Win | 101 | 93 | 22-19 | Won 5 | |
42 | January 29 | Boston | Loss | 97 | 101 | 22-20 | Lost 1 | |
43 | February 1 | @ New Jersey | Loss | 97 | 107 | 22-21 | Lost 2 | |
44 | February 5 | @ Miami | Loss | 97 | 108 | 22-22 | Lost 3 | |
45 | February 8 | @ Dallas | Win | 107 | 100 | 23-22 | Won 1 | |
46 | February 9 | @ Houston | Loss | 92 | 105 | 23-23 | Lost 1 | |
47 | February 13 | @ Minnesota | Win | 87 | 83 | 24-23 | Won 1 | |
48 | February 15 | Sacramento | Win | 107 | 102 | 25-23 | Won 2 | |
49 | February 16 | @ Toronto | Win | 121 | 115 | 26-23 | Won 3 | |
50 | February 22 | Miami | Win | 105 | 101 | 27-23 | Won 4 | OT |
51 | February 23 | @ Cleveland | Loss | 91 | 100 | 27-24 | Lost 1 | |
52 | February 25 | Washington | Win | 97 | 90 | 28-24 | Won 1 | |
53 | February 26 | @ Charlotte | Win | 94 | 90 | 29-24 | Won 2 | |
54 | March 1 | Houston | Loss | 89 | 119 | 29-25 | Lost 1 | |
55 | March 4 | @ San Antonio | Loss | 99 | 102 | 29-26 | Lost 2 | |
56 | March 5 | @ Milwaukee | Loss | 87 | 95 | 29-27 | Lost 3 | |
57 | March 7 | Milwaukee | Win | 90 | 85 | 30-27 | Won 1 | |
58 | March 9 | @ Portland | Win | 97 | 84 | 31-27 | Won 2 | |
59 | March 11 | @ Seattle | Win | 100 | 97 | 32-27 | Won 3 | |
60 | March 13 | @ LA Clippers | Loss | 78 | 83 | 32-28 | Lost 1 | |
61 | March 15 | Seattle | Loss | 93 | 99 | 32-29 | Lost 2 | |
62 | March 16 | @ New Jersey | Loss | 84 | 100 | 32-30 | Lost 3 | |
63 | March 18 | New Orleans | Loss | 90 | 94 | 32-31 | Lost 4 | |
64 | March 19 | @ Philadelphia | Win | 94 | 88 | 33-31 | Won 1 | |
65 | March 21 | Atlanta | Win | 105 | 91 | 34-31 | Won 2 | |
66 | March 23 | @ Toronto | Win | 94 | 85 | 35-31 | Won 3 | |
67 | March 25 | @ Boston | Win | 94 | 86 | 36-31 | Won 4 | |
68 | March 26 | Indiana | Win | 100 | 96 | 37-31 | Won 5 | |
69 | March 28 | Memphis | Win | 94 | 86 | 38-31 | Won 6 | |
70 | March 30 | @ Charlotte | Win | 102 | 99 | 39-31 | Won 7 | |
71 | March 31 | Cleveland | Win | 102 | 90 | 40-31 | Won 8 | OT |
72 | April 2 | Charlotte | Win | 112 | 97 | 41-31 | Won 9 | |
73 | April 5 | @ Miami | Loss | 86 | 104 | 41-32 | Lost 1 | |
74 | April 6 | @ Orlando | Win | 102 | 101 | 42-32 | Won 1 | OT |
75 | April 8 | @ New York | Win | 102 | 94 | 43-32 | Won 2 | |
76 | April 9 | Toronto | Win | 110 | 97 | 44-32 | Won 3 | |
77 | April 11 | Detroit | Loss | 84 | 85 | 44-33 | Lost 1 | OT |
78 | April 13 | @ Washington | Loss | 82 | 93 | 44-34 | Lost 2 | |
79 | April 15 | Orlando | Win | 117 | 77 | 45-34 | Won 1 | |
80 | April 16 | @ Atlanta | Win | 114 | 105 | 46-34 | Won 2 | |
81 | April 19 | New York | Win | 92 | 91 | 47-34 | Won 3 | |
82 | April 20 | @ Indiana | Loss | 83 | 85 | 47-35 | Lost 1 | |
1 | April 24 | Washington | Win | 103 | 94 | 1-0 | Won 1 | |
2 | April 27 | Washington | Win | 113 | 103 | 2-0 | Won 2 | |
3 | April 30 | @ Washington | Loss | 99 | 117 | 2-1 | Lost 1 | |
4 | May 2 | @ Washington | Loss | 99 | 106 | 2-2 | Lost 2 | |
5 | May 4 | Washington | Loss | 110 | 112 | 2-3 | Lost 3 | |
6 | May 6 | @ Washington | Loss | 91 | 94 | 2-4 | Lost 4 |
Standings
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 32–9 | 22–19 | 8–8 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 | 27–14 | 20–21 | 8–8 |
x-Indiana Pacers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 10 | 25–16 | 19–22 | 9–7 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 12 | 29–12 | 13–28 | 7–9 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 | 23–18 | 7–34 | 8–8 |
Postseason
The Bulls' record of 47-35 was good enough for the #4 seed in the Eastern conference. In the first round of the playoffs the Bulls met another young team on the upswing, the Washington Wizards. The Bulls would lose the series 4-2, staying competitive throughout most of the series, but ultimately unable to find an answer for Wizards star Gilbert Arenas. The Bulls also entered the series nursing injuries. Most notably, Eddy Curry was injured in late March, and the Bulls signed veteran Lawrence Funderburke just days before the beginning of the postseason in an attempt to add more depth to their front-court.
East First Round
(4) Chicago Bulls vs. (5) Washington Wizards
April 24 4:30 pm |
Washington Wizards 94, Chicago Bulls 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 26–29, 30–24, 12–26 | ||
Pts: Larry Hughes 31 Rebs: Kwame Brown 9 Asts: Gilbert Arenas 8 |
Pts: Ben Gordon 30 Rebs: Andrés Nocioni 18 Asts: Kirk Hinrich 7 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 22,655 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Michael Smith, Mike Callahan |
April 27 7:30 pm |
Washington Wizards 103, Chicago Bulls 113 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 21–38, 20–24, 33–32 | ||
Pts: Gilbert Arenas 39 Rebs: Larry Hughes 10 Asts: Larry Hughes 5 |
Pts: Kirk Hinrich 34 Rebs: Chris Duhon 8 Asts: Chris Duhon 7 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 22,605 Referees: David Jones, Monty Mccutchen, Ron Garretson |
April 30 3:00 pm |
Chicago Bulls 99, Washington Wizards 117 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 32–26, 22–33, 22–27 | ||
Pts: Tyson Chandler 15 Rebs: Antonio Davis 11 Asts: Duhon, Hinric, Pargo 4 each |
Pts: Gilbert Arenas 32 Rebs: Haywood, Thomas 9 each Asts: Gilbert Arenas 7 |
MCI Center, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 20,173 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Tom Washington, Tony Brothers |
May 2 7:30 pm |
Chicago Bulls 99, Washington Wizards 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 22–32, 23–19, 39–26 | ||
Pts: Hinrich, Pargo 18 each Rebs: Tyson Chandler 13 Asts: Gordon, Hinrich 5 each |
Pts: Juan Dixon 35 Rebs: Etan Thomas 9 Asts: Gilbert Arenas 5 |
May 4 6:00 pm |
Washington Wizards 112, Chicago Bulls 110 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 34–28, 29–21, 23–24, 26–37 | ||
Pts: Larry Hughes 33 Rebs: Antawn Jamison 10 Asts: Gilbert Arenas 8 |
Pts: Ben Gordon 27 Rebs: Tyson Chandler 10 Asts: Kirk Hinrich 7 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 22,250 Referees: Bob Delaney, Derrick Stafford, Greg Willard |
May 6 8:00 pm |
Chicago Bulls 91, Washington Wizards 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 28–29, 20–16, 17–26 | ||
Pts: Hinrich, Nocioni 22 each Rebs: Tyson Chandler 11 Asts: Kirk Hinrich 9 |
Pts: Larry Hughes 21 Rebs: Ruffin, Haywood 8 each Asts: Gilbert Arenas 7 | |
Washington wins the series, 4–2 |
- Regular season series
Washington won 2–1 in the regular-season series:
Last Playoffs meeting: 1997 Eastern Conference First Round (Chicago won 3–0)
Awards and records
- Ben Gordon, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
- Ben Gordon, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
- Luol Deng, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
Ben Gordon lost out to Emeka Okafor for Rookie of the Year honors, but did win Sixth Man of the Year honors, averaging 15.1 points per game despite making only three starts.
Roster
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Transactions
- June 24, 2004: Drafted G Ben Gordon in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft
- June 24, 2004: Drafted C Jackson Vroman in the 2nd round (31st overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft
- June 24, 2004: Drafted G Chris Duhon in the 2nd round (38th overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft
- June 24, 2004: Traded C Jackson Vroman, a future first round pick and cash to the Phoenix Suns for F Luol Deng
- August 5, 2004: Traded G Jamal Crawford and F Jerome Williams to the New York Knicks for C Dikembe Mutombo, F Othella Harrington, G Frank Williams and C Cezary Trybański
- August 11, 2004: Signed free agent F Andres Nocioni
- August 20, 2004: Waived F Paul Shirley
- September 8, 2004: Traded C Dikembe Mutombo to the Houston Rockets for G Adrian Griffin, F Eric Piatkowski and G Mike Wilks
- September 30, 2004: Signed free agent C Jared Reiner
- October 4, 2004: Waived F Chris Jefferies
- October 5, 2004: Announced the retirement of F Scottie Pippen
- October 20, 2004: Waived G Mike Wilks
- October 28, 2004: Waived C Cezary Trybański
- November 1, 2004: Waived F Eddie Robinson
- January 5, 2005: Waived F Tommy Smith
- April 18, 2005: Signed F Lawrence Funderburke
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