2004–05 Philadelphia 76ers season explained

Team:	Philadelphia 76ers
End Year:	2005
Wins:	43
Losses:	39
Division:	atlantic
Division Place:	2
Conf Place:	7
Coach:	Jim O'Brien
Arena:	Wachovia Center
Television:	CSN Philadelphia, WPSG
Radio:	WIP, WPHT
Playoffs:	First Round (lost to Pistons 1–4)
Bbr Team:	PHI

The 2004–05 Philadelphia 76ers season was the sixty-sixth season of the franchise and the fifty-sixth in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1]

Background

During the offseason, the Sixers acquired Corliss Williamson from the Detroit Pistons. Under new head coach Jim O'Brien, the team played mediocre basketball losing twelve of its first eighteen games.

At midseason, the team traded Williamson back to the Sacramento Kings for All-Star forward Chris Webber, and traded Glenn Robinson, who had not played this season due to tendinitis in his left ankle, to the New Orleans Hornets for Jamal Mashburn. Webber struggled to adjust to his new surroundings, however, and Mashburn was already out for the entire season with a knee injury. The team managed to win eight of its final ten games, finishing second in the Atlantic Division with a 43–39 record.

During the first round of the playoffs, the Sixers lost in five games to the defending champion Detroit Pistons. Following the season, O'Brien was fired after one season of coaching, Aaron McKie signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Mashburn retired.

Allen Iverson won his fourth and final scoring title of his career and was also selected for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game in Denver, after which he was named the game's MVP. Top draft pick Andre Iguodala was chosen for the All-Rookie First Team.

Key dates

• June 24: The 2004 NBA draft took place in New York City.
• July 1: The free agency period started.
• October 12: The Sixers pre-season started with a game against the Washington Wizards.
• November 3: Season Opener against the Boston Celtics.
• May 3: The Sixers were eliminated from the 2005 NBA Playoffs with their game 5 loss to Detroit finishing the series 4–1.

Draft picks

See main article: 2004 NBA draft.

Roster

Roster Notes

• Small Forward Jamal Mashburn was acquired from the New Orleans Hornets at midseason, but did not play for the 76ers due to a knee injury.

Pre-season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 1 || October 12 || Washington Wizards || 114–107 || M. Jackson (21) || K. Thomas, M. Jackson (6) || K. Thomas, G. Robinson (4) || (Durham, North Carolina)
4,725 || 1–0 recap|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 2 || October 15 || @ Toronto Raptors || 99–97 || A. Iverson (32) || S. Dalembert (11) || A. Iverson (4) || 13,370 || 2–0 recap|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 3 || October 17 || Toronto Raptors || 108–103 || W. Green (16) || M. Jackson (7) || A. Iguodala (5) || (London, Ontario)
7,619 || 3–0 recap|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4 || October 19 || @ New Orleans Hornets || 89–92 || A. Iverson (16) || M. Jackson (8) || A. Iguodala (5) || 13,196 || 3–1 recap|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 5 || October 21 || @ San Antonio Spurs || 97–95 OT || A. Iverson, C. Williamson (14) || N/A || N/A || 15,385 || 4–1 recap|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 6 || October 23 || New Jersey Nets || 86–81 || A. Iverson (27) || A. Iverson, S. Dalembert (7) || A. Iverson (4) || 16,568 || 5–1 recap|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 7 || October 26 || Utah Jazz || 97–86 || A. Iverson (19) || K. Thomas (7) || A. McKie, A. Iverson, A. Iguodala (3) || 14,641 || 6–1 recap|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 8 || October 28 || @ New Jersey Nets || 94–96 || K. Thomas, A. Iguodala (15) || M. Jackson (8) || A. Iverson, W. Green, K. Korver (4) || 5,556 || 6–2 recap|-

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

2004-05 NBA Records
width=100	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	—

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| April 23| @ Detroit| L 85–106| Allen Iverson (30)| Samuel Dalembert (18)| Allen Iverson (10)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 26| @ Detroit| L 84–99| Allen Iverson (19)| Samuel Dalembert (11)| Allen Iverson (10)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| April 29| Detroit| W 115–104| Allen Iverson (37)| Samuel Dalembert (10)| Allen Iverson (15)| Wachovia Center
16,907| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| May 1| Detroit| L 92–97 (OT)| Allen Iverson (36)| Samuel Dalembert (15)| Allen Iverson (8)| Wachovia Center
15,894| 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| May 3| @ Detroit| L 78–88| Allen Iverson (34)| Samuel Dalembert (10)| Allen Iverson (7)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076| 1–4|-

Player statistics

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	50	0	10.8	.536	.182	.674	1.9	.4	.32	.14	3.0
	46	1	8.0	.405	.200	.667	2.3	.4	.11	.15	1.5
	66	52	26.7	.531	.000	.705	8.2	.4	.52	2.42	7.3
	10	2	15.3	.424	.526	.800	1.5	0.5	.20	.00	7.0
	69	35	19.0	.601	.000	.514	3.9	.2	0.17	1.10	6.1
	82	82	37.6	.500	.354	.754	5.9	3.1	1.65	.26	12.3
	72	72	43.1	.447	.323	.814	3.2	7.4	1.94	.14	33.0
	82	43	31.3	.430	.420	.849	3.3	2.0	.79	.32	11.5
	22	0	10.8	.500	.000	.867	1.9	.3	.36	.18	4.2
	70	23	15.3	.431	.333	.837	1.4	1.4	.47	.04	2.7
	57	1	8.5	.454	.000	.606	2.3	.3	.33	.21	2.3
	82	24	25.1	.420	.299	.775	2.7	2.7	.89	.16	7.5
	75	75	38.6	.434	.273	.756	9.9	3.4	1.37	.83	20.2
	30	0	4.8	.442	.222	.615	.6	.3	.17	.00	1.9

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	5	5	38.4	.553		.400	12.8	.4	.4	1.4	11.6
	2	0	2.0	.000	.000		.5	.0	.0	.0	.0
	5	0	12.6	.444	.222	.900	1.8	.6	.2	.0	5.4
	5	5	38.4	.465	.333	.500	4.6	3.0	2.8	1.0	9.8
	5	5	47.6	.468	.414	.897	2.2	10.0	2.0	.4	31.2
	5	0	13.0	.250		.636	1.6	.0	.4	.4	3.4
	5	5	29.4	.286	.292	1.000	2.6	1.6	.8	.2	5.0
	5	0	17.0	.429	.333		2.4	1.0	.8	.0	1.4
	4	0	12.3	.462	.375	.714	1.0	.3	.0	.5	5.0
	2	0	2.0				.0	.5	.0	.0	.0
	5	5	37.2	.411	.357	.750	5.8	2.8	1.2	.2	19.0

Awards and records

• Allen Iverson, All-NBA First Team
• Andre Iguodala, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions

The 76ers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2004–05 season.

Trades

July 20, 2004	To Philadelphia 76ers Kedrick Brown Kevin Ollie To Cleveland Cavaliers Eric Snow
August 4, 2004	To Philadelphia 76ers Corliss Williamson To Detroit Pistons Derrick Coleman Amal McCaskill
February 23, 2005	To Philadelphia 76ers Matt Barnes Michael Bradley Chris Webber To Sacramento Kings Brian Skinner Kenny Thomas Corliss Williamson
February 24, 2005	To Philadelphia 76ers Jamal Mashburn Rodney Rogers To New Orleans Hornets Glenn Robinson
June 7, 2005	To Philadelphia 76ers 2005 2nd round pick To Utah Jazz 2008 2nd round pick

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Brian Skinner	July 14	Milwaukee Bucks
Josh Davis	September 20	Baloncesto León (Spain)

See also

• 2004–05 NBA season

Notes and References

1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/2005.html 2004-05 Philadelphia 76ers