2004–05 Sacramento Kings season

2004–05 Sacramento Kings season
Pacific Division Champions
Head coach	Rick Adelman
General manager	Geoff Petrie
Arena	ARCO Arena
Results Record 50–32 (.610) Place Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 6th (Western) Playoff finish West First Round (eliminated 1-4) Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com < 2003–04 2005–06 >

The 2004-05 NBA season was the Kings' 56th season in the NBA and 20th in Sacramento.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	26	Kevin Martin	SG	United States	Western Carolina
2	48	Ricky Minard	SG	United States	Morehead State

Regular season

Season standings

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Phoenix Suns	62	20	.756	—
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	59	23	.720	3
3	y-Seattle SuperSonics	52	30	.634	10
4	x-Dallas Mavericks	58	24	.707	4
5	x-Houston Rockets	51	31	.622	11
6	x-Sacramento Kings	50	32	.610	12
7	x-Denver Nuggets	49	33	.598	13
8	x-Memphis Grizzlies	45	37	.549	17
9	Minnesota Timberwolves	44	38	.537	18
10	Los Angeles Clippers	37	45	.451	25
11	Los Angeles Lakers	34	48	.415	28
12	Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	28
13	Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	35
14	Utah Jazz	26	56	.317	36
15	New Orleans Hornets	18	64	.220	44

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(3) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (6) Sacramento Kings

Regular season series

Seattle won 4–0 in the regular-season series:

Last Playoffs meeting: 1996 Western Conference First Round (Seattle won 3–1)

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

References

See also

• 2004-05 NBA season

2004–05 NBA season by team Expansion Draft 2004 NBA Draft All-Star Game Playoffs Finals Eastern Atlantic Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Toronto Central Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee Southeast Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington Western Northwest Denver Minnesota Portland Seattle Utah Pacific Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento Southwest Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

Sacramento Kings Formerly the Rochester Royals, the Cincinnati Royals, the Kansas City-Omaha Kings, and the Kansas City Kings Founded in 1945 Based in Sacramento, California The Franchise Franchise All-Time roster Head coaches Seasons Current season Arenas Edgerton Park Arena Rochester War Memorial Cincinnati Gardens Kansas City Municipal Auditorium Omaha Civic Auditorium Kemper Arena ARCO Arena I Sleep Train Arena New Sacramento arena D-League Affiliate Reno Bighorns Administration Vivek Ranadivé (Chairman) Pete D'Alessandro (President of Basketball Operations) Mike Bratz (VP of Basketball Ops.) George Karl (Head Coach) Retired Numbers 1 2 4 6 (Sixth Man) 11 12 14 16 21 27 44 NBA Championships (1) 1951 Culture and Lore Failed relocation attempts 2002 Western Conference Finals Game 6 Slamson the Lion Media TV Comcast SportsNet California Radio KHTK-AM Announcers Gary Gerould Grant Napear Jerry Reynolds Fat Lever

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