2004–05_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season

2004–05 Los Angeles Clippers season

2004–05 Los Angeles Clippers season

NBA professional basketball team season


The 2004–05 NBA season was the Clippers' 35th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 21st season in Los Angeles.[1] With a young team with some promising talent led by Elton Brand and Corey Maggette, the Clippers got off to a solid start with an 11–7 record, but then lost five straight as they played around .500 for the first half of the season. However, after holding a 23–23 record as of February 3, the team struggled and lost eight straight games, losing nine of their twelve games during the month. The Clippers continued to struggled as they finished third in the Pacific Division with a 37–45 record, which was three more wins than their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Lakers. However, the Clippers missed the playoffs for eight straight seasons. Bobby Simmons was named Most Improved Player of The Year averaging 16.4 points per game. Following the season, he left to sign as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Draft picks

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Roster

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Roster Notes

  • This was Darrick Martin's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the team from 1996 to 1999. The Clippers released him after the second of his two ten-day contracts expired on January 25, 2005.

Regular season

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

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Game log

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
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Player Statistics Citation:[2]

Awards and records

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 2004–05 season.

Trades

June 22, 2004 To Los Angeles Clippers
  • 2004 first-round draft pick (4th pick) and 2004 second-round draft pick
To Charlotte Bobcats
  • 2004 first-round draft pick (2nd pick) and agreement to select Predrag Drobnjak in expansion draft.
July 14, 2004 To Los Angeles Clippers
  • 2005 2nd round draft pick & 2006 2nd round draft pick
To Charlotte Bobcats
July 29, 2004 To Los Angeles Clippers
To New Jersey Nets
  • 2005 second-round draft pick

Free agents

See also


References

  1. "2004-05 Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 21, 2021.

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