2004–05 Denver Nuggets season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Denver Nuggets 2005 49 33 Northwest 2nd 7 Jeff Bzdelik (games 1-28)Michael Cooper (interim, games 29-42)George Karl (games 43-82) Stan Kroenke Pepsi Center First Round(lost to Spurs 1–4) DEN The 2004–05 Denver Nuggets season was the 29th season for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association, and their 38th season as a franchise.2004-05 Denver Nuggets During the offseason, the Nuggets acquired Kenyon Martin from the New Jersey Nets. Coming off their first playoff appearance in nine years, the Nuggets got off to a shaky start at 13–15. Head coach Jeff Bzdelik was fired after 28 games and was replaced with Michael Cooper as the team lost 10 of their next 14 games. Cooper was then replaced with George Karl, who then led the Nuggets with a 32–8 record for the remainder of the season, including a ten-game winning streak in April.Schuhmann John L.A. Recovery Wouldn't Be Unprecedented January 24, 2013 NBA.com http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2013/01/24/l-a-recovery-wouldnt-be-unprecedented/ January 24, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130126092705/http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2013/01/24/l-a-recovery-wouldnt-be-unprecedented/ January 26, 2013 dead The Nuggets finished second in the Northwest Division with a 49–33 record. Second-year star Carmelo Anthony led them in scoring with 20.8 points per game. Entering the playoffs as the #7 seed in the Western Conference, the Nuggets won Game 1 over the 2nd-seeded San Antonio Spurs, but would lose the series in five games. The Spurs then defeated the Detroit Pistons in seven games in the NBA Finals, winning their third championship in franchise history. Draft picks 2004 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 20 Jameer Nelson PG St. Joseph's Roster Denver Nuggets 2004–05 #5091CD #FFFFFF #FDB927 #00285E 15 Carmelo Anthony SG 6 8 240 Syracuse 11 Earl Boykins PG 5 5 133 Eastern Michigan 7 Greg Buckner SG 6 4 210 Clemson 23 Marcus Camby PF 6 11 240 Massachusetts 56 Francisco Elson C 7 0 235 California 12 Luis Flores basketball PG 6 2 200 Manhattan 3 DerMarr Johnson SF 6 9 210 Cincinnati 1 Voshon Lenard SG 6 4 205 Minnesota 6 Kenyon Martin SF 6 9 225 Cincinnati 24 Andre Miller PG 6 2 200 Utah 21 Eduardo Nájera PF 6 8 235 Oklahoma 31 Nenê C 6 11 260 Brazil 10 Wesley Person SG/SF 6 6 195 Auburn 41 Mark Pope F 6 10 235 Kentucky 9 Bryon Russell SF/SG 6 7 225 Long Beach State George Karl (North Carolina) Scott Brooks (UC Irvine) Adrian Dantley (Notre Dame) Doug Moe (North Carolina) Chip Engelland (assistant/player development) Rex Kalamian (assistant/player development) Bill Branch (director of scouting) https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/2005.html Regular season Season standings DEN DEN Game log October 2020 Playoffs Denver Nuggets 2005 yes #5091CD #FFFFFF Denver Nuggets First Round no yes yes #FDB927 #00285E 0 2 1 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 24 | @ San Antonio | W 93–87 | Andre Miller (31) | Marcus Camby (12) | Andre Miller (5) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 27 | @ San Antonio | L 76–104 | DeMarr Johnson (12) | Marcus Camby (12) | Andre Miller (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 30 | San Antonio | L 78–86 | Carmelo Anthony (19) | Marcus Camby (14) | Andre Miller (7) | Pepsi Center19,913 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 2 | San Antonio | L 115–126 (OT) | Earl Boykins (32) | Marcus Camby (14) | Anthony, Boykins (5) | Pepsi Center19,776 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 4 | @ San Antonio | L 89–99 | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Marcus Camby (10) | Andre Miller (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–4 |- DEN 2005 yes Player statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGCarmelo Anthony757534.8.431.266.7965.72.60.90.420.8Kenyon Martin706732.5.490.000.6467.32.41.41.115.5Andre Miller828234.8.477.154.8384.16.91.50.113.6Earl Boykins82526.4.413.337.9211.74.51.00.112.4Marcus Camby666630.5.465.000.72310.02.30.93.010.3Voshon Lenard3118.0.385.333.6252.02.00.30.09.7Nenê551823.9.503.000.6605.91.50.90.99.6Wesley Person25018.4.485.485.5562.41.10.50.28.1DerMarr Johnson714017.4.499.358.7922.11.10.60.37.1Eduardo Nàjera26022.1.500.000.6304.81.10.90.56.9Greg Buckner704121.7.528.405.7783.01.91.10.16.2Rodney White42212.6.432.432.6181.80.90.70.25.6Bryon Russell70214.7.377.376.7922.51.00.60.24.4Francisco Elson671114.0.468.333.5703.00.50.50.63.7Luis Flores104.0.5001.0001.00.00.00.03.0Nikoloz Tskitishvili2306.9.294.000.5711.30.20.30.31.5Mark Pope903.0.3330.90.10.10.20.4 Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGCarmelo Anthony5536.0.422.000.8135.42.00.60.219.2Andre Miller5536.8.424.500.7195.25.22.00.216.2Earl Boykins5130.4.397.000.8951.03.80.80.214.2Kenyon Martin5532.8.466.000.6155.61.21.01.012.4Marcus Camby5536.8.415.63011.21.80.63.210.2DerMarr Johnson4219.5.550.3641.0002.00.80.50.57.3Nenê5020.2.429.6525.00.40.40.46.6Wesley Person4013.5.429.3750.30.30.30.03.8Greg Buckner5220.0.222.2223.21.00.40.22.0Bryon Russell303.0.000.0001.0000.00.00.00.01.0Eduardo Nàjera206.5.0001.00.50.00.00.0Francisco Elson106.0.0003.00.00.00.00.0 Player statistics citation:2004-05 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/2005.html 2021-08-09 Basketball-Reference.com en Awards and records Marcus Camby, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Transactions List of 2004–05 NBA season transactions References Category:Denver Nuggets seasons Den Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets