2004–05 Miami Heat season

The 2004–05 NBA season was the 17th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Heat entered the season with high expectations following the acquisition of All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal from the Los Angeles Lakers,[2] plus signing free agents Christian Laettner, three-point specialist Damon Jones, and Shandon Anderson. O'Neal was traded away from the Lakers following recurrence of bad blood with former teammate Kobe Bryant. Despite their numerous conflicts during their 8 years as teammates, the duo led the Lakers to 3-straight championship titles from 2000 to 2002. The team played solid basketball posting a 14-game winning streak between December and January winning 25 of their first 32 games, then winning twelve straight between February and March. At midseason, the team re-signed free agent All-Star center Alonzo Mourning,[3] and re-acquired former Heat guard Steve Smith from the expansion Charlotte Bobcats. The Heat finished in first place in both their division and conference with a 59–23 record, which was the franchise's best since 1996–97.

2004–05 Miami Heat season
Division champions
Head coachStan Van Gundy
ArenaAmerican Airlines Arena
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishEastern Conference Finals
(Lost to Pistons 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSunshine Network/Sun Sports
RadioWIOD

Second-year star Dwyane Wade led the Heat in scoring averaging 24.1 points per game, while O'neal finished second on the team in scoring with 22.9 points per game. Both players were selected to play in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game at Denver, which marked Wade's first All-Star appearance.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Heat swept the New Jersey Nets in four straight games, then swept the Washington Wizards in four straight in the semifinals. However, the Heat were eventually eliminated in seven games during the Eastern Conference Finals by the 2nd-seeded, and defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons.[4] The Wade and Shaq-led Heat were expected by many to face the Spurs in the Finals (They would eventually meet 8 years later). Following the season, Eddie Jones was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, Damon Jones signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Laettner and Smith both retired.

Key dates
  • June 24 - The 2004 NBA Draft took place in New York City.
  • July 8 - The free agency period started.
  • October 5 - The Heat played their first preseason game on the road against the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center.
  • October 27 - The Heat's regular season began with an away game versus the New Jersey Nets at the Continental Airlines Arena.

Offseason

2004 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 19 Dorell Wright Forward  United States South Kent Prep HS (CT)
2 47 Pape Sow Forward  Senegal Cal State Fullerton
2 53 Matt Freije Forward  United States Vanderbilt

Free agency

Additions

Re-signings:

Signings:

Trades:

Subtractions

Free agents:

Trades:

Expansion draft:

Roster
Roster listing
Miami Heat roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 49 Anderson, Shandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Georgia
G/F 45 Butler, Rasual 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) La Salle
C 51 Doleac, Michael 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Utah
G 5 Dooling, Keyon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Missouri
F/C 40 Haslem, Udonis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Florida
G 19 Jones, Damon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Houston
G/F 6 Jones, Eddie (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Temple
F/C 44 Laettner, Christian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Duke
C 33 Mourning, Alonzo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Georgetown
C 32 O'Neal, Shaquille 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 325 lb (147 kg) LSU
G 8 Smith, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan State
G 3 Wade, Dwyane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette
G/F 24 Woods, Qyntel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Northeast Mississippi CC
F 1 Wright, Dorell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) South Kent Prep HS (CT)
C 16 Zhizhi, Wang 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 284 lb (129 kg) China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Pre-season
2004 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionVenueRecordRecap
1October 10Miami Heat75–85Houston RocketsLossToyota Center0–1
2October 15Orlando Magic89–95Miami HeatWinSt. Pete Times Forum (Tampa, Florida)1–1
3October 16Detroit Pistons74–83Miami HeatWinALLTEL Arena (Little Rock, Arkansas)2–1
4October 18Atlanta Hawks82–92Miami HeatWinAmerican Airlines Arena3–1
5October 22Miami Heat113–82Atlanta HawksWinPhilips Arena4–1
6October 26Miami Heat74–82Charlotte BobcatsLossCharlotte Coliseum4–2
7October 27Miami Heat103–109Orlando MagicLossTD Waterhouse Centre4–3

Regular season

Standings
Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Miami Heat5923.720—35–624–1715–182
Washington Wizards4537.5491429–1216–2510–682
Orlando Magic3646.4392324–1712–296–1082
Charlotte Bobcats1864.2204114–274–377–982
Atlanta Hawks1369.159469–324–372–1482

Record vs. opponents
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 —1–31–30–40–41–10–21–30–21–10–30–21–10–20–41–21–10–31–11–31–31–30–20–20–20–20–21–20–20–4
Boston 3–1—4–02–21–20–20–21–31–11–11–22–01–11–11–23–11–11–32–03–13–01–31–11–10–20–22–03–12–03–1
Charlotte 3–10–4—0–40–40–21–12–10–22–00–30–20–20–21–30–41–10–41–11–33–10–30–20–21–10–20–21–21–10–4
Chicago 4–02–24–0—2–21–11–12–21–10–22–20–21–12–01–32–22–00–41–14–03–02–10–22–01–10–21–13–02–01–2
Cleveland 4–02–14–02–2—1–11–12–22–00–21–31–11–12–00–32–21–11–32–01–33–10–31–12–00–20–20–23–12–01–2
Dallas 1–12–02–01–11–1—2–11–13–12–21–11–22–24–02–02–02–22–04–02–01–11–11–24–03–11–33–12–03–02–0
Denver 2–02–01–11–11–11–2—1–12–21–22–02–12–24–01–12–02–21–14–01–11–11–10–43–11–22–22–22–02–22–0
Detroit 3–13–11–22–22–21–11–1—2–02–02–22–02–00–22–12–21–12–12–03–03–13–11–11–11–11–11–13–11–14–0
Golden State 2–01–12–01–10–21–32–20–2—1–21–10–41–31–30–22–01–20–22–21–11–11–12–22–23–10–32–21–12–11–1
Houston 1–11–10–22–02–02–22–10–22–1—1–13–02–23–11–11–11–22–03–11–12–02–02–24–02–22–23–11–12–21–1
Indiana 3–02–13–02–23–11–10–22–21–11–1—0–21–12–03–12–22–02–21–12–21–30–41–12–00–21–10–22–12–02–2
L.A. Clippers 2–00–22–02–01–12–11–20–24–00–32–0—2–21–31–11–11–31–13–11–11–11–10–42–20–40–42–11–12–21–1
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–01–11–12–22–20–23–12–21–12–2—0–30–22–02–11–13–01–11–10–20–42–11–30–41–31–11–30–2
Memphis 2–01–12–00–20–20–40–42–03–11–30–23–13–0—1–12–03–12–03–11–11–12–02–23–10–33–10–32–03–00–2
Miami 4–02–13–13–13–00–21–11–22–01–11–31–12–01–1—4–01–13–02–04–04–02–21–11–12–01–10–23–12–04–0
Milwaukee 2–11–34–02–22–20–20–22–20–21–12–21–10–20–20–4—1–12–11–12–12–10–40–20–20–20–21–12–21–11–3
Minnesota 1–11–11–10–21–12–22–21–12–12–10–23–11–21–31–11–1—2–04–01–11–12–01–34–03–11–21–30–23–11–1
New Jersey 3–03–14–04–03–10–21–11–22–00–22–21–11–10–20–31–20–2—2–03–11–33–10–21–11–10–20–22–22–01–3
New Orleans 1–10–21–11–10–20–40–40–22–21–31–11–30–31–30–21–10–40–2—1–10–21–10–42–11–20–40–30–22–21–1
New York 3–11–33–10–43–10–21–10–31–11–12–21–11–11–10–41–21–11–31–1—1–23–10–21–10–21–10–21–32–02–1
Orlando 3–10–31–30–31–31–11–11–31–10–23–11–11–11–10–41–21–13–12–02–1—2–20–21–11–11–11–12–22–02–2
Philadelphia 3–13–13–01–23–01–11–11–31–10–24–01–12–00–22–24–00–21–31–11–32–2—0–21–10–20–21–13–11–12–1
Phoenix 2–01–12–02–01–12–14–01–12–22–21–14–04–02–21–12–03–12–04–02–02–02–0—3–02–21–22–12–03–11–1
Portland 2–01–12–00–20–20–41–31–12–20–40–22–21–21–31–12–00–41–11–21–11–11–10–3—1–31–21–31–12–20–2
Sacramento 2–02–01–11–12–01–32–11–11–32–22–04–03–13–00–22–01–31–12–12–01–12–02–23–1—1–31–31–12–12–0
San Antonio 2–02–02–02–02–03–12–21–13–02–21–14–04–01–31–12–02–12–04–01–11–12–02–12–13–1—2–21–12–21–1
Seattle 2–00–22–01–12–01–32–21–12–21–32–01–23–13–02–01–13–12–03–02–01–11–11–23–13–12–2—2–03–10–2
Toronto 2–11–32–10–31–30–20–21–31–11–11–21–11–10–21–32–22–02–22–03–12–21–30–21–11–11–10–2—2–01–3
Utah 2–00–21–10–20–20–32–21–11–22–20–22–23–10–30–21–11–30–22–20–20–21–11–32–21–22–21–30–2—0–2
Washington 4–01–34–02–12–10–20–20–41–11–12–21–12–02–00–43–11–13–11–11–22–21–21–12–00–21–12–03–12–0—

Game log
2004 Pre-season Game Log: 4–3–0 (Home: 3–0–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionVenueRecordRecap
1November 3, 2004Miami Heat100-77New Jersey NetsWinContinental Airlines Arena, New Jersey1–0Shaq has 16 pts 5rbs 2 ast in Miami debut
2

Playoffs

Heat clinched a 1st seed in the Eastern Conference for the 2005 NBA 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
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
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

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

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Miami Heat vs. (5) Washington Wizards

May 8
3:30 pm
Washington Wizards 86, Miami Heat 105
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 29–23, 17–33, 22–23
Pts: Gilbert Arenas 25
Rebs: Antawn Jamison 8
Asts: Larry Hughes 3		 Pts: Dwyane Wade 20
Rebs: Eddie Jones 8
Asts: Dwyane Wade 7
American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Attendance: 20,151
Referees: Blane Reichelt, Dick Bavetta, Tom Washington
May 10
7:00 pm
Washington Wizards 102, Miami Heat 108
Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 27–24, 24–26, 31–28
Pts: Antawn Jamison 32
Rebs: Hughes, Ruffin 8 each
Asts: Gilbert Arenas 5		 Pts: Dwyane Wade 31
Rebs: Udonis Haslem 13
Asts: Dwyane Wade 15
American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Attendance: 20,205
Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Joe DeRosa, Scott Foster
May 12
8:00 pm
Miami Heat 102, Washington Wizards 95
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 28–27, 30–19, 23–25
Pts: Dwyane Wade 31
Rebs: Alonzo Mourning 13
Asts: D. Jones, Wade 6 each		 Pts: Antawn Jamison 21
Rebs: Brendan Haywood 8
Asts: Gilbert Arenas 14
MCI Center, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 20,173
Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Jess Kersey, Ken Mauer
May 14
8:00 pm
Miami Heat 99, Washington Wizards 95
Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 24–25, 40–25, 12–19
Pts: Dwyane Wade 42
Rebs: Udonis Haslem 13
Asts: Damon Jones 6		 Pts: Gilbert Arenas 25
Rebs: Brendan Haywood 15
Asts: Larry Hughes 5
Miami wins the series, 4–0
MCI Center, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 20,173
Referees: Dan Crawford , Derrick Stafford , Monty Mccutchen

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

East Conference Finals

(1) Miami Heat vs. (2) Detroit Pistons

May 23
8:00 pm
Detroit Pistons 90, Miami Heat 81
Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 20–18, 30–24, 16–14
Pts: Rasheed Wallace 20
Rebs: Ben Wallace 13
Asts: Carlos Arroyo 7		 Pts: Eddie Jones 22
Rebs: Eddie Jones 8
Asts: Damon Jones 5
American Airlines Arena, Miami
Attendance: 20,203
Referees: Bernie Fryer, Bob Delaney, Mike Callahan
May 25
8:00 pm
Detroit Pistons 86, Miami Heat 92
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 13–23, 27–15, 23–30
Pts: Richard Hamilton 21
Rebs: Ben Wallace 14
Asts: Chauncey Billups 6		 Pts: Dwyane Wade 40
Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 10
Asts: Dwyane Wade 6
American Airlines Arena, Miami
Attendance: 20,228
Referees: Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Tom Washington
May 29
8:00 pm
Miami Heat 113, Detroit Pistons 104
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 31–27, 26–24, 34–29
Pts: Dwyane Wade 36
Rebs: D. Jones, Wade 7 each
Asts: D. Jones, O'Neal 5 each		 Pts: Richard Hamilton 33
Rebs: Rasheed Wallace 8
Asts: Richard Hamilton 5
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076
Referees: Dan Crawford, Greg Willard, Joe Forte
May 31
8:00 pm
Miami Heat 96, Detroit Pistons 106
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 25–35, 23–19, 27–27
Pts: Dwyane Wade 28
Rebs: Eddie Jones 10
Asts: Dwyane Wade 6		 Pts: Richard Hamilton 28
Rebs: Ben Wallace 15
Asts: Richard Hamilton 8
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076
Referees: Derrick Stafford, Jack Nies, Joe Crawford
June 2
8:00 pm
Detroit Pistons 76, Miami Heat 88
Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 13–25, 21–20, 16–15
Pts: Richard Hamilton 21
Rebs: Antonio McDyess 9
Asts: Richard Hamilton 5		 Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 20
Rebs: Udonis Haslem 13
Asts: Damon Jones 6
American Airlines Arena, Miami
Attendance: 20,225
Referees: Ken Mauer, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie
June 4
8:00 pm
Miami Heat 66, Detroit Pistons 91
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 16–27, 13–24, 21–23
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 24
Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 13
Asts: Damon Jones 6		 Pts: Richard Hamilton 24
Rebs: Prince, R. Wallace 9 each
Asts: Chauncey Billups 7
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076
Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Bernie Fryer, Dan Crawford
June 6
8:00 pm
Detroit Pistons 88, Miami Heat 82
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 24–17, 19–26, 24–16
Pts: Richard Hamilton 22
Rebs: Ben Wallace 9
Asts: Chauncey Billups 8		 Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 27
Rebs: Udonis Haslem 10
Asts: Dwyane Wade 4
Detroit wins the series, 4–3
American Airlines Arena, Miami
Attendance: 20,241
Referees: Dick Bavetta, Eddie F. Rush, Joe Crawford

Last Playoffs meeting: 2000 Eastern Conference First Round (Miami won 3–0)

Player statistics

Bold designates team leader.

Name Number GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dorell Wright1309.0.273.0001.000.31.01.30.02.3
Dwyane Wade3777738.6.478.289.7625.26.81.61.124.1
Keyon Dooling574016.0.403.253.7801.21.8.5.15.2
Eddie Jones6808035.5.428.372.8065.12.71.1.512.7
Wesley Person716312.9.439.3811.0001.4.7.403.9
Steve Smith81308.8.300.200.6671.21.1.201.8
Wang Zhizhi152004.6.472.667.583.9.3.2.12.2
Damon Jones19826631.4.456.432.7912.84.3.5.111.6
Qyntel Woods243013.3.417N/AN/A2.001.303.3
Shaquille O'Neal32737334.1.601N/A.46110.42.7.52.322.9
Alonzo Mourning3319312.9.516N/A.5643.7.2.21.75.0
Malik Allen3514017.7.461N/A.9293.7.8.3.85.9
Udonis Haslem40808033.4.540.000.7919.11.4.8.510.9
Christian Laettner4449015.1.582.143.7632.7.8.7.35.3
Rasual Butler45651518.5.399.373.7712.31.0.3.46.5
Shandon Anderson4965517.7.456.179.8182.91.1.6.23.9
Michael Doleac5180814.7.447.000.6103.2.6.3.34.0

Playoffs

Bold designates team leader.

Name Number GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dwyane Wade3141440.8.484.100.7995.76.61.61.127.4
Keyon Dooling515017.6.494.368.8101.11.7.4.17.3
Eddie Jones6151540.1.455.400.7385.82.61.2.613.7
Steve Smith8303.7.000.000N/A00000
Damon Jones19151533.2.481.429.6002.74.0.5012.1
Shaquille O'Neal32131333.2.558N/A.4727.81.6.41.519.4
Alonzo Mourning3315216.9.705N/A.5584.8.3.32.26.1
Udonis Haslem40151536.2.491N/A.73910.01.0.5.49.2
Christian Laettner4413010.5.500.000.8331.9.5.302.2
Rasual Butler4512115.2.373.367.3331.5.6.1.14.7
Shandon Anderson498012.1.250.0001.0002.41.0.601.0
Michael Doleac51907.2.438N/A1.0001.60.1.11.8

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

Season

Records

Milestones

Injuries and surgeries

Transactions

Trades

Shaquielle O'Neal from L.A. Lakers

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

References
  1. 2004-05 Miami Heat
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; O'Neal Gives Blessing To Trade With the Heat". New York Times. July 11, 2004. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  3. "PRO BASKETBALL; Mourning Is Expected To Rejoin the Heat Soon". New York Times. February 16, 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  4. "In a Test of Guts, the Pistons Grab the Glory". New York Times. June 7, 2005. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
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