The 2004–05 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 38th season in the National Basketball Association, and 29th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] Without Kenyon Martin, who was traded to the Denver Nuggets in the offseason, the Nets stumbled out of the gate losing 11 of their first 13 games including a nine-game losing streak, as Jason Kidd missed the first month of the season from offseason knee surgery. In December, the Nets made a move acquiring All-Star guard Vince Carter from the Toronto Raptors in a trade for Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, and Aaron Williams.[2] Mourning did not report to Toronto and he was waived not long after the trade. He later signed with the Miami Heat for his second stint. By the time Carter arrived, Kidd returned from his knee surgery. Richard Jefferson spent most of the season on injured reserve due to a wrist injury. The Kidd and Carter duo-led Nets won 10 of their final 12 games to finished with a 42–40 record, winning a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Carter was selected for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game.
In the first round of the playoffs, New Jersey faced the top-seeded 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. It was the Nets' first round playoff exit since 1998. Following the season, Brian Scalabrine signed as the free agent with the Boston Celtics.
2004–05 New Jersey Nets roster
Players
|
Coaches
|
Pos.
|
No.
|
Name
|
Height
|
Weight
|
DOB
|
From
|
PG
|
6
|
Best, Travis
|
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
|
182 lb (83 kg)
|
1972-07-12
|
Georgia Tech
|
G/F
|
2
|
Buford, Rodney
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
189 lb (86 kg)
|
1977-11-02
|
Creighton
|
G/F
|
15
|
Carter, Vince
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
215 lb (98 kg)
|
1977-01-26
|
North Carolina
|
C
|
35
|
Collins, Jason
|
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
|
255 lb (116 kg)
|
1978-12-02
|
Stanford
|
SF
|
24
|
Jefferson, Richard
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
230 lb (104 kg)
|
1980-06-21
|
Arizona
|
PG
|
5
|
Kidd, Jason
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
210 lb (95 kg)
|
1973-03-23
|
California
|
F/C
|
12
|
Krstić, Nenad
|
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
|
240 lb (109 kg)
|
1983-07-25
|
Serbia
|
G/F
|
1
|
Mercer, Ron
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
210 lb (95 kg)
|
1976-05-18
|
Kentucky
|
G
|
10
|
Planinić, Zoran
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
210 lb (95 kg)
|
1982-09-12
|
Croatia
|
F/C
|
30
|
Robinson, Clifford
|
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
1966-12-16
|
Connecticut
|
F/C
|
21
|
Scalabrine, Brian
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
235 lb (107 kg)
|
1978-03-18
|
USC
|
F/C
|
55
|
Smith, Jabari
|
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
|
250 lb (113 kg)
|
1977-02-12
|
LSU
|
G/F
|
20
|
Thomas, Billy
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
208 lb (94 kg)
|
1975-12-23
|
Kansas
|
G
|
11
|
Vaughn, Jacque
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
1975-02-11
|
Kansas
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
Injured
Roster Last transaction: February 14, 2005
|
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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2004-05 NBA Records
|
Team
|
ATL
|
BOS
|
CHA
|
CHI
|
CLE
|
DAL
|
DEN
|
DET
|
GSW
|
HOU
|
IND
|
LAC
|
LAL
|
MEM
|
MIA
|
MIL
|
MIN
|
NJN
|
NOH
|
NYK
|
ORL
|
PHI
|
PHO
|
POR
|
SAC
|
SAS
|
SEA
|
TOR
|
UTA
|
WAS
|
Atlanta
|
– |
1–3 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–3 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–3 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–4 |
1–2 |
1–1 |
0–3 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–2 |
0–2 |
0–4
|
Boston
|
3–1 |
– |
4–0 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–2 |
3–1 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
2–0 |
3–1 |
3–0 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
3–1 |
2–0 |
3–1
|
Charlotte
|
3–1 |
0–4 |
– |
0–4 |
0–4 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
0–3 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–1 |
0–4 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
0–3 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–2 |
1–1 |
0–4
|
Chicago
|
4–0 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
– |
2–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–0 |
0–4 |
1–1 |
4–0 |
3–0 |
2–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
3–0 |
2–0 |
1–2
|
Cleveland
|
4–0 |
2–1 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
– |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
0–3 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
2–0 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
0–3 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
3–1 |
2–0 |
1–2
|
Dallas
|
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
– |
2–1 |
1–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
1–2 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–2 |
2–0 |
4–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–2 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
2–0 |
3–0 |
2–0
|
Denver
|
2–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–2 |
– |
1–1 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
2–0 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
4–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–4 |
3–1 |
1–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
2–0 |
2–2 |
2–0
|
Detroit
|
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–2 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
– |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–2 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–1 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
2–1 |
2–0 |
3–0 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
3–1 |
1–1 |
4–0
|
Golden State
|
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
0–2 |
– |
1–2 |
1–1 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
1–3 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
1–2 |
0–2 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
0–3 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
2–1 |
1–1
|
Houston
|
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–2 |
2–1 |
0–2 |
2–1 |
– |
1–1 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–2 |
2–0 |
3–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
1–1
|
Indiana
|
3–0 |
2–1 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
– |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
2–0 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–1 |
2–0 |
2–2
|
L.A. Clippers
|
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–1 |
1–2 |
0–2 |
4–0 |
0–3 |
2–0 |
– |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
3–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–4 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
2–1 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
1–1
|
L.A. Lakers
|
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–2 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
– |
0–3 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
2–1 |
1–1 |
3–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–4 |
2–1 |
1–3 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
0–2
|
Memphis
|
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
2–0 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
0–2 |
3–1 |
3–0 |
– |
1–1 |
2–0 |
3–1 |
2–0 |
3–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
0–3 |
3–1 |
0–3 |
2–0 |
3–0 |
0–2
|
Miami
|
4–0 |
2–1 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–0 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
– |
4–0 |
1–1 |
3–0 |
2–0 |
4–0 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
3–1 |
2–0 |
4–0
|
Milwaukee
|
2–1 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
2–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–4 |
– |
1–1 |
2–1 |
1–1 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
0–4 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
1–3
|
Minnesota
|
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
0–2 |
3–1 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
– |
2–0 |
4–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
0–2 |
3–1 |
1–1
|
New Jersey
|
3–0 |
3–1 |
4–0 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–2 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–3 |
1–2 |
0–2 |
– |
2–0 |
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
2–2 |
2–0 |
1–3
|
New Orleans
|
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–4 |
0–4 |
0–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
0–3 |
1–3 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–4 |
0–2 |
– |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–4 |
2–1 |
1–2 |
0–4 |
0–3 |
0–2 |
2–2 |
1–1
|
New York
|
3–1 |
1–3 |
3–1 |
0–4 |
3–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–3 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–4 |
1–2 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
– |
1–2 |
3–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–3 |
2–0 |
2–1
|
Orlando
|
3–1 |
0–3 |
1–3 |
0–3 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
3–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–4 |
1–2 |
1–1 |
3–1 |
2–0 |
2–1 |
– |
2–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
2–0 |
2–2
|
Philadelphia
|
3–1 |
3–1 |
3–0 |
1–2 |
3–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
4–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–2 |
4–0 |
0–2 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
– |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
3–1 |
1–1 |
2–1
|
Phoenix
|
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–1 |
4–0 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
4–0 |
4–0 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
3–1 |
2–0 |
4–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
– |
3–0 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
2–1 |
2–0 |
3–1 |
1–1
|
Portland
|
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–4 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
0–4 |
0–2 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
0–4 |
1–1 |
1–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–3 |
– |
1–3 |
1–2 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
0–2
|
Sacramento
|
2–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–3 |
2–1 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–0 |
4–0 |
3–1 |
3–0 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
2–1 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
– |
1–3 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
2–1 |
2–0
|
San Antonio
|
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
3–0 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
4–0 |
4–0 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–1 |
2–0 |
4–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
3–1 |
– |
2–2 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
1–1
|
Seattle
|
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
2–0 |
1–2 |
3–1 |
3–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
3–1 |
2–0 |
3–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–2 |
3–1 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
– |
2–0 |
3–1 |
0–2
|
Toronto
|
2–1 |
1–3 |
2–1 |
0–3 |
1–3 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–3 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
2–0 |
2–2 |
2–0 |
3–1 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
– |
2–0 |
1–3
|
Utah
|
2–0 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–3 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
1–2 |
2–2 |
0–2 |
2–2 |
3–1 |
0–3 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
0–2 |
2–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
2–2 |
1–3 |
0–2 |
– |
0–2
|
Washington
|
4–0 |
1–3 |
4–0 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–4 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
0–4 |
3–1 |
1–1 |
3–1 |
1–1 |
1–2 |
2–2 |
1–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
3–1 |
2–0 |
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2005 playoff game log
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First round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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2005 schedule
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