2004–05 Washington Wizards season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Washington Wizards 2005 45 37 Southeast 2nd 5 Eddie Jordan MCI Center Conference Semifinals(lost to Heat 0–4) The 2004–05 Washington Wizards season was the Wizards 44th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 32nd season in the city of Washington, D.C.2004-05 Washington Wizards During the offseason, the Wizards acquired Antawn Jamison from the Dallas Mavericks. The Wizards got off to a decent start and played above .500 for the entire season. The Wizards posted a 20-win improvement over the previous season, finishing second in the Southeast Division with a 45–37 record, and made it back to the playoffs for the first time since 1997, back when they were known as the "Bullets". Gilbert Arenas averaged 25.5 points per game and was selected along with Jamison for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, the Wizards defeated the Chicago Bulls in six games after losing the first two games, winning their first playoff series since 1982, but were swept in the semi-finals by the Miami Heat in four straight games. This was the final full-season at MCI Center, which was rebranded as Verizon Center in January 2006. Following the season, Larry Hughes signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Kwame Brown was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Draft picks 2004 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 5 Devin Harris PG Wisconsin 2 32 Peter John Ramos C Roster 2004-05 Washington Wizards #004f83 white #BA8545 #000000 0 Gilbert Arenas PG 6 4 215 1982-01-06 Arizona 2 Steve Blake PG 6 3 172 1980-02-26 Maryland 10 Damone Brown SF 6 9 200 1979-06-28 Syracuse 5 Kwame Brown PF 6 11 270 1982-03-10 Glynn Academy HS 3 Juan Dixon SG 6 3 174 1978-10-09 Maryland 24 Jarvis Hayes SF 6 7 220 1981-08-09 Georgia 33 Brendan Haywood C 7 0 268 1979-11-27 UNC 20 Larry Hughes SG 6 5 184 1979-01-23 Saint Louis 4 Antawn Jamison PF 6 9 235 1976-06-12 North Carolina 1 Jared Jeffries SF 6 11 230 1981-11-25 Indiana 8 Anthony Peeler SG 6 4 208 1969-11-25 Missouri 7 Laron Profit SF 6 5 204 1977-08-05 Maryland 34 Peter John Ramos C 7 3 275 1985-05-13 Puerto Rico 51 Michael Ruffin C 6 9 246 1977-01-21 Tulsa 36 Etan Thomas C 6 10 260 1978-04-01 Syracuse 52 Samaki Walker PF 6 9 240 1976-02-25 Louisville Eddie Jordan Phil Hubbard Mike O'Koren Tom Young Eric Waters (trainer) Regular season Standings WAS WAS Game log Playoffs Washington Wizards 2005 yes #004F83 white Washington Wizards First Round yes yes no #BC9B6A #004F83 3 0 1 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 24 | @ Chicago | L 94–103 | Larry Hughes (31) | Kwame Brown (9) | Gilbert Arenas (8) | United Center22,655 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 27 | @ Chicago | L 103–113 | Gilbert Arenas (39) | Larry Hughes (10) | Larry Hughes (5) | United Center22,605 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 30 | Chicago | W 117–99 | Gilbert Arenas (22) | Haywood, Thomas (9) | Gilbert Arenas (7) | MCI Center20,173 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 2 | Chicago | W 106–99 | Juan Dixon (35) | Etan Thomas (9) | Gilbert Arenas (5) | MCI Center20,173 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 4 | @ Chicago | W 112–110 | Larry Hughes (33) | Antawn Jamison (10) | Gilbert Arenas (8) | United Center22,250 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 6 | Chicago | W 94–91 | Larry Hughes (21) | Ruffin, Haywood (8) | Gilbert Arenas (7) | MCI Center20,173 | 4–2 |- Washington Wizards Conference Semifinals yes no #BC9B6A #004F83 0 2 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 8 | @ Miami | L 86–105 | Gilbert Arenas (25) | Antawn Jamison (8) | Larry Hughes (3) | American Airlines Arena20,151 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 10 | @ Miami | L 102–108 | Antawn Jamison (32) | Hughes, Ruffin (8) | Gilbert Arenas (5) | American Airlines Arena20,205 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 12 | Miami | L 95–102 | Antawn Jamison (21) | Brendan Haywood (8) | Gilbert Arenas (14) | MCI Center20,173 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 14 | Miami | L 95–99 | Gilbert Arenas (25) | Brendan Haywood (15) | Larry Hughes (5) | MCI Center20,173 | 0–4 |- WAS 2005 yes Player statistics Season Player GP GS MPG FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% OPG DPG TRB AST STL BLK TOVPF PPGGilbert Arenas808032746561523.431205562.365521640.81483295378411139232422452038Larry Hughes616123584671086.43059209.282352453.77774308382285176181531681345Antawn Jamison686826055191189.43771208.341225296.76016035951915455161181511334Brendan Haywood68681865239427.56000159261.609202262464575211496218637Jarvis Hayes54221560206530.38942123.34199118.839411862279049962107553Jared Jeffries77712007203434.4681651.314101173.5841522223741516635114206523Juan Dixon6341054186447.41648147.3278797.89732871191114346898507Etan Thomas 4710976128255.5020076144.5288515924420175150133332Kwame Brown 4214908109237.4600074129.5747213420639251567112292Steve Blake 44164861186.3283693.3873341.805185371691303947191Anthony Peeler 40052956150.3732565.3851618.889145165571822839153Laron Profit 42442856128.438828.2861625.640245276371652744136Michael Ruffin 79712624199.41401.0002967.43315717533264434144193111Damone Brown 1401522362.371411.36449.4441018281416151754Samaki Walker1401341131.3550023.6678101843782524Peter John Ramos6020510.5000012.5001340013411 Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% OPG DPG TRB AST STL BLK TOVPF PPGGilbert Arenas101045073194.3761877.2347294.76684452622163934236Larry Hughes101040168181.376733.2126477.831175471372072535207Antawn Jamison101038073162.4511734.5002232.68816476312741624185Juan Dixon10021941101.4061134.3242125.8403232613701219114Brendan Haywood10102963972.542002844.6363541761014201040106Jared Jeffries10102472449.49036.5001317.7651922411899133464Etan Thomas801261929.655001022.45512243620792348Michael Ruffin90156710.70000916.56315223793343323Kwame Brown3060513.3850059.556411153022515Anthony Peeler704319.11103.000221.000077310344Steve Blake401714.25001.00000033200132Laron Profit30502.0000000011100000 Awards and records Gilbert Arenas, All-NBA Third Team Larry Hughes, NBA All-Defensive First Team Transactions Transactions listed are from July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005. July 29, 2004- Signed Anthony Peeler as a free agent. August 2, 2004- Signed Michael Ruffin as a free agent. August 4, 2004- Signed Samaki Walker as a free agent. October 1, 2004- Signed Laron Profit as a free agent. Signed Gerald Fitch as a free agent. Signed Billy Thomas as a free agent. October 30, 2004- Waived Billy Thomas. Waived Gerald Fitch. March 17, 2005- Signed Damone Brown to two 10-day contracts, then signed to a contract for the rest of the season. March 18, 2005- Released Samaki Walker. June 28, 2005- Drafted Andray Blatche in the 2nd round (49th pick) of the 2005 NBA Draft. References Category:Washington Wizards seasons Wash Wash Washington