2004–05 New Jersey Nets season

2004–05 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach Lawrence Frank
Arena Continental Airlines Arena
Results
Record 42–40 (.512)
Place Division: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East First Round
(Eliminated 0-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2004-05 NBA season was the Nets' 29th season in the NBA.[1]

The Nets made a roster move midseason, acquiring All-Star Vince Carter from Tornoto in a trade for Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, and Aaron Williams. Mourning never played for the Raptors and he was waived not long after the trade. He decided to return to the Miami Heat for his second stint.

The new "big three" of Jason Kidd, Richard Jefferson, and new team captain Carter rarely played together as they missed significant time due to injuries. Despite a stellar season from Carter, the Nets finished with a disappointing 42-40 record, which earned them a playoff spot. In the first round, New Jersey faced the Miami Heat, led by Shaquille O'Neal and a young Dwyane Wade. They were eliminated from the playoffs by the Heat in four straight games.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2004 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 22 Viktor Khryapa  Russia
2 51 Christian Drejer  Denmark Florida

Roster

New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 6 United States Best, Travis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Georgia Tech
G/F 2 United States Buford, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Creighton
G/F 15 United States Carter, Vince 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) North Carolina
C 35 United States Collins, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Stanford
F 24 United States Jefferson, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Arizona
G 5 United States Kidd, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) California
F/C 12 Serbia Krstić, Nenad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Serbia
G/F 1 United States Mercer, Ron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kentucky
G 10 Croatia Planinić, Zoran 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Croatia
F/C 30 United States Robinson, Cliff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Connecticut
F/C 21 United States Scalabrine, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Southern California
F/C 55 United States Smith, Jabari 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) LSU
G/F 20 United States Thomas, Billy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Kansas
G 11 United States Vaughn, Jacque 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

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
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
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Miami Heat vs. (8) New Jersey Nets

April 24
3:00 pm
New Jersey Nets 98, Miami Heat 116
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 23–32, 31–33, 25–29
Pts: Vince Carter 27
Rebs: Vince Carter 10
Asts: Vince Carter 8		 Pts: Dwyane Wade 32
Rebs: Haslem, O'Neal 11 each
Asts: Dwyane Wade 8
American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Attendance: 20,212
Referees: Jess Kersey, Steve Javie, Tom Washington
April 26
8:00 pm
New Jersey Nets 87, Miami Heat 104
Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 23–22, 20–28, 28–28
Pts: Nenad Krstić 27
Rebs: Collins, Krstić 8 each
Asts: Best, Kidd 5 each		 Pts: Alonzo Mourning 21
Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 10
Asts: Dwyane Wade 10
American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Attendance: 20,276
Referees: Bill Kennedy, Bill Spooner, Joe Crawford
April 28
7:00 pm
Miami Heat 108, New Jersey Nets 105 (2OT)
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 32–21, 25–24, 16–21, Overtime: 18–15
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 25
Rebs: Udonis Haslem 19
Asts: Dwyane Wade 8		 Pts: Vince Carter 36
Rebs: Jason Kidd 16
Asts: Jason Kidd 13
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 20,174
Referees: Dick Bavetta, James Capers, Mike Callahan
May 1
3:30 pm
Miami Heat 110, New Jersey Nets 97
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 21–30, 27–18, 35–34
Pts: Dwyane Wade 34
Rebs: Udonis Haslem 11
Asts: Dwyane Wade 9		 Pts: Jason Kidd 25
Rebs: Vince Carter 10
Asts: Jason Kidd 7
Miami wins the series, 4–0
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 20,174
Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Monty Mccutchen, Sean Corbin
Regular season series

Miami won 3–0 in the regular-season series:

Last Playoffs meeting: This is the first meeting between the Heat and Nets.

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Travis Best 76 6 19.2 .420 .306 .885 1.4 1.9 0.9 0.1 6.8
Rodney Buford 64 17 20.5 .382 .315 .822 3.0 1.0 0.6 0.1 7.0
Elden Campbell 10 0 5.0 .000 0.500 1.1 0.3 0 0.1 0.2
Vince Carter 57 56 38.9 .462 .425 .817 5.9 4.7 1.5 0.6 27.5
Jason Collins 80 80 31.8 .412 .333 .656 6.1 1.3 0.9 0.9 6.4
Kaniel Dickens 11 0 5.5 .286 .333 1.00 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.2
Donnell Harvey 3 0 5.3 1.00 1.00 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.7
Richard Jefferson 33 33 41.1 .422 .337 .844 7.3 4 1 0.5 22.2
Jason Kidd 66 65 36.9 .398 .360 .740 7.4 8.3 1.9 0.1 14.4
Nenad Krstic 75 57 26.2 .493 .000 .725 5.3 1 0.4 0.8 10.0
Ron Mercer 18 3 21.7 .411 .000 .700 2.2 1.1 0.9 0.1 7.6
Jerome Moiso 8 0 3 .750 .500 0.9 0 0 0.1 1.0
Alonzo Mourning 18 14 25.4 .453 .593 7.1 0.8 0.3 2.3 10.4
Zoran Planinic 43 8 12 .448 .375 .697 1.6 1 0.6 0 5.0
Clifford Robinson 29 0 20.7 .361 .379 .692 3.3 1 0.6 0.5 6.0
Brian Scalabrine 54 14 21.6 .398 .324 .768 4.5 1.6 0.6 0.3 6.3
Jabari Smith 45 2 14.4 .419 .500 .745 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.3 3.7
Awvee Storey 9 0 3.6 .300 .500 .500 0.6 0.1 0 0 0.9
Billy Thomas 25 0 14.2 .362 .304 .778 1.4 0.7 0.6 0 3.7
Jacque Vaughn 71 34 19.9 .449 .333 .835 1.5 1.9 0.6 0 5.3
Eric Williams 21 21 35.2 .470 .425 .685 4.5 2.0 0.8 0.1 12.6
Aaron Williams 19 0 7.9 .519 .900 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.9

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

See also

References

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