2004–05 Minnesota Timberwolves season

2004–05 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coach Flip Saunders
Kevin McHale
Owner(s) Glen Taylor
Arena Target Center
Results
Record 44–38 (.537)
Place Division: 3rd (Northwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish Did Not Qualify
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The 2004-05 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the team's 16th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 58-24 output from the previous season. However, they came fourteen wins shy of tying it, finishing 44-38 and missing the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 58 Blake Stepp PG  United States Gonzaga

Regular season

Season standings

Northwest Division W L PCT GB
Seattle SuperSonics 52 30 .634 --
Denver Nuggets 49 33 .598 3
Minnesota Timberwolves 44 38 .537 8
Portland Trail Blazers 27 55 .329 25
Utah Jazz 26 56 .317 26

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
Anthony Carter
Sam Cassell
Ndudi Ebi
Kevin Garnett
Eddie Griffin
Trenton Hassell
Fred Hoiberg
Troy Hudson
Ervin Johnson
Mark Madsen
Michael Olowokandi
Latrell Sprewell
Wally Szczerbiak
John Thomas
Mike Wilks
Loren Woods

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ "2004-05 Minnesota Timberwolves". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-17.