2004–05 Boston Celtics season

2004–05 Boston Celtics season
Head coach Doc Rivers
General manager Danny Ainge
Arena Fleet Center
Results
Record 45–37 (.549)
Place Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish First Round
(eliminated 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television FSN New England
Radio WWZN
< 2003–04 2005–06 >

The 2004–05 Boston Celtics season was the 59th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/School
1 15 Al Jefferson PF  United States Prentiss HS (MS)
1 24 Delonte West SG/PG  United States Saint Joseph's
1 25 Tony Allen SG  United States Oklahoma State
2 40 Justin Reed SF  United States Ole Miss

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SG 42 United States Allen, Tony style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Oklahoma State
PG 11 United States Banks, Marcus style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UNLV
C 30 United States Blount, Mark style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Pittsburgh
G/F 12 United States Davis, Ricky style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iowa
PF 7 United States Jefferson, Al style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Prentiss (HS)
PF 45 United States LaFrentz, Raef style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Kansas
PG 20 United States Payton, Gary style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon State
C 43 United States Perkins, Kendrick style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Clifton J. Ozen (HS)
SF 34 United States Pierce, Paul (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Kansas
F 9 United States Reed, Justin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Mississippi
PF 88 United States Walker, Antoine style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Kentucky
SG 13 United States West, Delonte style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Saint Joseph's
Head coach


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster


Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Mark Blount Kendrick Perkins
PF Raef LaFrentz Al Jefferson Antoine Walker
SF Paul Pierce Justin Reed
SG Ricky Davis Tony Allen Delonte West
PG Gary Payton Marcus Banks

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 45 37 .549 – 27–14 18–23 8–8
x-Philadelphia 76ers 43 39 .524 2 25–16 18–23 8–8
x-New Jersey Nets 42 40 .512 3 24–17 18–23 11–5
New York Knicks 33 49 .402 12 22–19 11–30 6–10
Toronto Raptors 33 49 .402 12 22–19 11–30 7–9

Transactions

Trades

August 2, 2004
 To Boston Celtics
Gary Payton, Rick Fox, conditional 1st round pick, and cash considerations		 To Los Angeles Lakers
Chris Mihm, Chucky Atkins, and Jumaine Jones
February 8, 2005
 To Boston Celtics
2005 conditional 2nd round pick		 To Phoenix Suns
Walter McCarty, and cash considerations
February 24, 2005
 To Boston Celtics
Antoine Walker		 To Atlanta Hawks
Gary Payton, Tom Gugliotta, Michael Stewart, and future 1st round pick
February 24, 2005
 To Boston Celtics
2007 1st round pick		 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Jiří Welsch

Free agents

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

References

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