2004–05 Los Angeles Clippers 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.

2004–05 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachMike Dunleavy, Sr.
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record37–45 (.451)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFSN West 2, KTLA
RadioKSPN

Draft picks
Main article: 2004 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
14Shaun LivingstonPG United StatesPeoria HS
234Lionel ChalmersPG United StatesXavier

Roster
Roster listing
Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PF 42 Brand, Elton (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Duke
PG 9 Brunson, Rick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Temple
PG 0 Chalmers, Lionel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Xavier
SG 20 Jaric, Marko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Serbia & Montenegro
C 35 Kaman, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Central Michigan
SG 30 Kittles, Kerry  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Villanova
PG 14 Livingston, Shaun 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Peoria Central HS (IL)
SF 50 Maggette, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke
F/C 33 Moore, Mikki 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Nebraska
C 34 N'Diaye, Mamadou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Auburn
C 11 Rebraca, Zeljko 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Serbia & Montenegro
SG 13 Ross, Quinton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) SMU
SF 21 Simmons, Bobby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) DePaul
PF 54 Wilcox, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2008-03-12

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
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns 6220.756–31–1031–1012–4
x-Sacramento Kings 5032.6101230–1120–2110–6
Los Angeles Clippers 3745.4512527–1410–316–10
Los Angeles Lakers 3448.4152822–1912–296–10
Golden State Warriors 3448.4152820–2114–276–10
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Phoenix Suns6220.756—
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5923.7203
3 y-Seattle SuperSonics5230.63410
4 x-Dallas Mavericks5824.7074
5 x-Houston Rockets5131.62211
6 x-Sacramento Kings5032.61012
7 x-Denver Nuggets4933.59813
8 x-Memphis Grizzlies4537.54917
9 Minnesota Timberwolves4438.53718
10 Los Angeles Clippers3745.45125
11 Los Angeles Lakers3448.41528
12 Golden State Warriors3448.41528
13 Portland Trail Blazers2755.32935
14 Utah Jazz2656.31736
15 New Orleans Hornets1864.22044

Record vs. opponents
2004-05 NBA Records
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 —1–31–30–40–41–10–21–30–21–10–30–21–10–20–41–21–10–31–11–31–31–30–20–20–20–20–21–20–20–4
Boston 3–1—4–02–21–20–20–21–31–11–11–22–01–11–11–23–11–11–32–03–13–01–31–11–10–20–22–03–12–03–1
Charlotte 3–10–4—0–40–40–21–12–10–22–00–30–20–20–21–30–41–10–41–11–33–10–30–20–21–10–20–21–21–10–4
Chicago 4–02–24–0—2–21–11–12–21–10–22–20–21–12–01–32–22–00–41–14–03–02–10–22–01–10–21–13–02–01–2
Cleveland 4–02–14–02–2—1–11–12–22–00–21–31–11–12–00–32–21–11–32–01–33–10–31–12–00–20–20–23–12–01–2
Dallas 1–12–02–01–11–1—2–11–13–12–21–11–22–24–02–02–02–22–04–02–01–11–11–24–03–11–33–12–03–02–0
Denver 2–02–01–11–11–11–2—1–12–21–22–02–12–24–01–12–02–21–14–01–11–11–10–43–11–22–22–22–02–22–0
Detroit 3–13–11–22–22–21–11–1—2–02–02–22–02–00–22–12–21–12–12–03–03–13–11–11–11–11–11–13–11–14–0
Golden State 2–01–12–01–10–21–32–20–2—1–21–10–41–31–30–22–01–20–22–21–11–11–12–22–23–10–32–21–12–11–1
Houston 1–11–10–22–02–02–22–10–22–1—1–13–02–23–11–11–11–22–03–11–12–02–02–24–02–22–23–11–12–21–1
Indiana 3–02–13–02–23–11–10–22–21–11–1—0–21–12–03–12–22–02–21–12–21–30–41–12–00–21–10–22–12–02–2
L.A. Clippers 2–00–22–02–01–12–11–20–24–00–32–0—2–21–31–11–11–31–13–11–11–11–10–42–20–40–42–11–12–21–1
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–01–11–12–22–20–23–12–21–12–2—0–30–22–02–11–13–01–11–10–20–42–11–30–41–31–11–30–2
Memphis 2–01–12–00–20–20–40–42–03–11–30–23–13–0—1–12–03–12–03–11–11–12–02–23–10–33–10–32–03–00–2
Miami 4–02–13–13–13–00–21–11–22–01–11–31–12–01–1—4–01–13–02–04–04–02–21–11–12–01–10–23–12–04–0
Milwaukee 2–11–34–02–22–20–20–22–20–21–12–21–10–20–20–4—1–12–11–12–12–10–40–20–20–20–21–12–21–11–3
Minnesota 1–11–11–10–21–12–22–21–12–12–10–23–11–21–31–11–1—2–04–01–11–12–01–34–03–11–21–30–23–11–1
New Jersey 3–03–14–04–03–10–21–11–22–00–22–21–11–10–20–31–20–2—2–03–11–33–10–21–11–10–20–22–22–01–3
New Orleans 1–10–21–11–10–20–40–40–22–21–31–11–30–31–30–21–10–40–2—1–10–21–10–42–11–20–40–30–22–21–1
New York 3–11–33–10–43–10–21–10–31–11–12–21–11–11–10–41–21–11–31–1—1–23–10–21–10–21–10–21–32–02–1
Orlando 3–10–31–30–31–31–11–11–31–10–23–11–11–11–10–41–21–13–12–02–1—2–20–21–11–11–11–12–22–02–2
Philadelphia 3–13–13–01–23–01–11–11–31–10–24–01–12–00–22–24–00–21–31–11–32–2—0–21–10–20–21–13–11–12–1
Phoenix 2–01–12–02–01–12–14–01–12–22–21–14–04–02–21–12–03–12–04–02–02–02–0—3–02–21–22–12–03–11–1
Portland 2–01–12–00–20–20–41–31–12–20–40–22–21–21–31–12–00–41–11–21–11–11–10–3—1–31–21–31–12–20–2
Sacramento 2–02–01–11–12–01–32–11–11–32–22–04–03–13–00–22–01–31–12–12–01–12–02–23–1—1–31–31–12–12–0
San Antonio 2–02–02–02–02–03–12–21–13–02–21–14–04–01–31–12–02–12–04–01–11–12–02–12–13–1—2–21–12–21–1
Seattle 2–00–22–01–12–01–32–21–12–21–32–01–23–13–02–01–13–12–03–02–01–11–11–23–13–12–2—2–03–10–2
Toronto 2–11–32–10–31–30–20–21–31–11–11–21–11–10–21–32–22–02–22–03–12–21–30–21–11–11–10–2—2–01–3
Utah 2–00–21–10–20–20–32–21–11–22–20–22–23–10–30–21–11–30–22–20–20–21–11–32–21–22–21–30–2—0–2
Washington 4–01–34–02–12–10–20–20–41–11–12–21–12–02–00–43–11–13–11–11–22–21–21–12–00–21–12–03–12–0—

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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kenny Anderson
Maurice Baker
Elton Brand
Rick Brunson
Lionel Chalmers
Marko Jaric
Chris Kaman
Kerry Kittles
Shaun Livingston
Corey Maggette
Darrick Martin
Mikki Moore
Mamadou N'Diaye
Kirk Penney
Zeljko Rebraca
Quinton Ross
Bobby Simmons
Chris Wilcox

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
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