2004–05 Boston Celtics season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Boston Celtics August 2023 March 2026 Boston Celtics yes 2005 45 37 atlantic 1 3 Doc Rivers Chris Wallace Boston Basketball Partners Fleet Center FSN New England WWZN First Round(lost to Pacers 3–4) BOS The 2004–05 Boston Celtics season was the 59th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.2004-05 Boston Celtics The team hired Doc Rivers to be their head coach for the upcoming season. During the offseason, the Celtics acquired All-Star guard Gary Payton, and former Celtics forward Rick Fox from the Los Angeles Lakers, but Fox would retire before the season. PRO BASKETBALL; Break Up the Lakers: Payton Sent to the Celtics New York Times August 7, 2004 https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/07/sports/pro-basketball-break-up-the-lakers-payton-sent-to-the-celtics.html October 11, 2017 The Celtics struggled playing under .500 for the first half of the season. At midseason, Payton was traded to the Atlanta Hawks for former Celtic All-Star forward Antoine Walker. However, Payton would never suit up for the Hawks and was released shortly after. He then re-signed with the Celtics afterwards for the remainder of the season. The team went on a 7-game winning streak in March, finishing first place in the Atlantic Division with a 45–37 record. Paul Pierce was selected for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game. Despite their mediocre record, the Celtics earned the #3 seed in the Eastern Conference. In the playoffs, they lost to the 6th-seeded Indiana Pacers in a seven-game first round series. Boston did not return to the playoffs until 2008 en route to the championship. Following the season, Walker was traded to the Miami Heat, while Payton went along with him signing as a free agent. The Heat went on to win the championship the following season. Draft picks 2004 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/School 1 15 Al Jefferson PF Prentiss HS (MS) 1 24 Delonte West SG/PG Saint Joseph's 1 25 Tony Allen SG Oklahoma State 2 40 Justin Reed SF Ole Miss Roster 2004–05 Boston Celtics #00703C white #C5B358 #000000 42 Tony Allen basketball SG 6 4 213 Oklahoma State 1982–01–11 11 Marcus Banks PG 6 2 205 UNLV 1981–11–19 30 Mark Blount C 7 0 250 Pittsburgh 1975–11–30 12 Ricky Davis G/F 6 7 195 Iowa 1979–09–23 8 Al Jefferson PF 6 10 256 Prentiss HS (MS) 1985–01–04 45 Raef LaFrentz PF 6 11 245 Kansas 1976–05–29 20 Gary Payton PG 6 4 180 Oregon State 1968–07–23 43 Kendrick Perkins C 6 10 280 Clifton J. Ozen HS (TX) 1984–11–10 34 Paul Pierce SF 6 6 230 Kansas 1977–10–13 9 Justin Reed F 6 8 240 Ole Miss 1982–01–16 88 Antoine Walker PF 6 9 265 Kentucky 1976–08–12 13 Delonte West SG 6 4 180 St. Joseph's 1983–07–26 Doc Rivers Jim Brewer Tony Brown Kevin Eastman Armond Hill Paul Pressey Dave Wohl https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BOS/2005.html 2005–02–24 Regular season thumb|A regular season game at home against the Charlotte Bobcats on November 12, 2004. Standings BOS BOS Game log Playoffs Boston Celtics 2005 yes Boston Celtics First Round yes yes no 1 3 2 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 23 | Indiana | W 102–82 | Raef LaFrentz (21) | Paul Pierce (9) | Gary Payton (7) | FleetCenter18,624 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 25 | Indiana | L 79–82 | Paul Pierce (32) | Pierce, Walker (7) | Paul Pierce (5) | FleetCenter18,624 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 28 | @ Indiana | L 76–99 | Paul Pierce (19) | Antoine Walker (9) | Gary Payton (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse18,345 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 30 | @ Indiana | W 110–79 | Paul Pierce (30) | Jefferson, Pierce (7) | Paul Pierce (8) | Conseco Fieldhouse18,345 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 3 | Indiana | L 85–90 | Paul Pierce (27) | three players tied (7) | four players tied (3) | FleetCenter18,624 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 5 | @ Indiana | W 92–89 (OT) | Antoine Walker 24 | Al Jefferson 14 | Paul Pierce 6 | Conseco Fieldhouse18,345 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | May 7 | Indiana | L 70–97 | Antoine Walker (20) | three players tied (7) | Gary Payton (7) | FleetCenter18,624 | 3–4 |- BOS yes 2005 Player statistics Regular season Boston Celtics |- | style="text-align:left;"|Tony Allen basketball | 77 || 34 || 16.4 || .475 || .387 || .737 || 2.9 || .8 || 1.0 || .3 || 6.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Marcus Banks | 81 || 2 || 14.1 || .402 || .356 || .742 || 1.6 || 1.9 || .8 || .2 || 4.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Mark Blount | 82 || 57 || 26.0 || .529 || .000 || .713 || 4.8 || 1.6 || .4 || .8 || 9.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Ricky Davis | 82 || 11 || 32.9 || .462 || .339 || .815 || 3.0 || 3.0 || 1.1 || .3 || 16.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Tom Gugliotta† | 20 || 0 || 10.9 || .297 || || .667 || 2.2 || .6 || .5 || .2 || 1.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Al Jefferson | 71 || 1 || 14.8 || .528 || .000 || .630 || 4.4 || .3 || .3 || .8 || 6.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Raef LaFrentz | 80 || 80 || 27.5 || .496 || .364 || .811 || 6.9 || 1.2 || .5 || 1.2 || 11.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Walter McCarty† | 44 || 0 || 12.6 || .413 || .333 || .533 || 1.8 || .6 || .3 || .2 || 3.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Gary Payton | 77 || 77 || 33.0 || .468 || .326 || .761 || 3.1 || 6.1 || 1.1 || .2 || 11.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Kendrick Perkins | 60 || 3 || 9.1 || .471 || || .638 || 2.9 || .4 || .2 || .6 || 2.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Paul Pierce | 82 || 82 || 36.1 || .455 || .370 || .822 || 6.6 || 4.2 || 1.6 || .5 || 21.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Justin Reed | 23 || 0 || 5.3 || .517 || .000 || .733 || .7 || .4 || .1 || .0 || 1.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Antoine Walker† | 24 || 24 || 34.5 || .442 || .342 || .557 || 8.3 || 3.0 || 1.0 || 1.1 || 16.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Jiří Welsch† | 55 || 32 || 20.5 || .428 || .323 || .773 || 2.5 || 1.5 || .7 || .1 || 7.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Delonte West | 39 || 7 || 13.0 || .426 || .358 || .704 || 1.7 || 1.4 || .5 || .2 || 4.5 |} Playoffs Boston Celtics |- | style="text-align:left;"|Tony Allen basketball | 7 || 3 || 12.9 || .444 || || .429 || 1.7 || .3 || .4 || .3 || 2.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Marcus Banks | 7 || 0 || 15.1 || .448 || .500 || .500 || 1.6 || 1.0 || .6 || .0 || 4.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Mark Blount | 4 || 0 || 10.8 || .286 || || .000 || 1.5 || .3 || .0 || .0 || 2.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Ricky Davis | 7 || 2 || 34.3 || .432 || .333 || .769 || 3.6 || 2.0 || 1.3 || .3 || 12.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Al Jefferson | 7 || 0 || 19.4 || .415 || || .750 || 6.4 || .3 || .6 || 1.1 || 6.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Raef LaFrentz | 7 || 7 || 26.4 || .390 || .500 || .800 || 4.9 || 1.1 || .9 || 1.7 || 6.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Gary Payton | 7 || 7 || 34.1 || .446 || .071 || .833 || 4.1 || 4.6 || .9 || .1 || 10.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Kendrick Perkins | 6 || 0 || 4.7 || .800 || || .333 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .5 || 1.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Paul Pierce | 7 || 7 || 39.6 || .505 || .259 || .868 || 7.7 || 4.6 || 1.9 || 1.4 || 22.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Justin Reed | 6 || 0 || 3.7 || .333 || .000 || .750 || .2 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Antoine Walker | 6 || 6 || 37.3 || .413 || .368 || .636 || 7.3 || 2.3 || 1.2 || 1.0 || 16.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Delonte West | 7 || 3 || 16.4 || .524 || .455 || .500 || 1.3 || .6 || 1.0 || .1 || 4.1 |} † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Celtics only. Transactions Trades August 2, 2004 To Boston CelticsGary Payton, Rick Fox, conditional 1st round pick, and cash considerations To Los Angeles LakersChris Mihm, Chucky Atkins, and Jumaine Jones February 8, 2005 To Boston Celtics2005 conditional 2nd round pick To Phoenix SunsWalter McCarty, and cash considerations February 24, 2005 To Boston CelticsAntoine Walker To Atlanta HawksGary Payton, Tom Gugliotta, Michael Stewart, and future 1st round pick February 24, 2005 To Boston Celtics2007 1st round pick To Cleveland CavaliersJiří Welsch Free agents 52% Additions Player Signed Former team Mark Blount July 14 re-signed Chris Mihm August 6 re-signed Tom Gugliotta August 16 Utah Jazz Gary Payton March 4 Atlanta Hawks Subtractions Player Left New team Brandon Hunter June 22 Charlotte Bobcats Dana Barros July 1 retired Rick Fox October 1 retired Ernest Brown October 25 Olympiacos See also 2004–05 NBA season References External links 2004–05 Boston Celtics season at Basketball Reference Category:Boston Celtics seasons Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Celtics Celtics