2004–05 Chicago Bulls season

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2004–05 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachScott Skiles
General managerJohn Paxson
OwnersJerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Wizards 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN Chicago, WGN, WCIU
RadioWMVP
< 2003–04 2005–06 >

The 2004–05 NBA season was the Bulls' 39th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] After the retirement of Scottie Pippen, the Bulls stumbled out of the gate as they lost their first nine games on their way to an awful 3–14 start. However, they would win 13 of their 16 games in January including a 7-game winning streak, then win nine straight games between March and April. The Bulls finished second in the Central Division with a record of 47–35, and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1998, when they last made the NBA Finals, as well as when they won their last NBA championship. Second-year star Kirk Hinrich averaged 15.7 points, 6.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Top draft pick Ben Gordon became the first rookie to win the Sixth Man of The Year Award, as he and Luol Deng were both selected to the All-Rookie First Team.

However, injuries were an issue as Deng was out for April and the postseason with a wrist injury, and Eddy Curry was sidelined due to a heart ailment. In the first round of the playoffs, the Bulls took a 2–0 lead over the Washington Wizards, but would lose the final four games of the series. Following the season, Curry and Antonio Davis were both traded to the New York Knicks.

This was the Bulls' first winning season and first playoff run since 1998, during the Michael Jordan era, when they won their sixth and most recent NBA championship.

For the season, they slightly changed their uniforms added the Bulls secondary logo on the back of the jersey. They remained in used until 2014.

Offseason[edit]

The Bulls drafted Ben Gordon, Chris Duhon, and getting Luol Deng from a trade with the Phoenix Suns, with Gordon coming from Connecticut and Deng and Duhon coming from Duke. They also signed Argentinian forward Andrés Nocioni, who had played on several successful international teams. These acquisitions reflected John Paxson's strategy of building around players who had already been on successful teams, a departure from what Jerry Krause had done as General Manager, drafting Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler in the same season, players who both showed tremendous potential, but were both coming to the NBA directly from high school.

Jamal Crawford and Jerome Williams were traded to the New York Knicks for Dikembe Mutombo and Cezary Trybanski. However, Mutombo was traded again to the Houston Rockets for Eric Piatkowski and Adrian Griffin without ever playing in a game for the Bulls and Trybanksi was waived by the team in October.

NBA draft[edit]

Main article: 2004 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club Team
1 3 Ben Gordon SG  United States
 United Kingdom 		Connecticut
2 32 Jackson Vroman C  United States Iowa State
2 38 Chris Duhon PG  United States Duke

Roster[edit]

2004–05 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 3 Chandler, Tyson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1982-10-02 Dominguez HS (CA)
C 2 Curry, Eddy Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 1982-12-05 Thornwood HS (IL)
F/C 34 Davis, Antonio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1968-10-31 UTEP
F 9 Deng, Luol Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985-04-16 Duke
G 21 Duhon, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982-08-31 Duke
F 51 Funderburke, Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1970-12-15 Ohio State
G 7 Gordon, Ben 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983-04-04 Connecticut
G/F 44 Griffin, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1974-07-04 Seton Hall
F 24 Harrington, Othella 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1974-01-31 Georgetown
G 12 Hinrich, Kirk (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1981-01-02 Kansas
F 5 Nocioni, Andres 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1979-11-30 Argentina
G 15 Pargo, Jannero 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1979-10-22 Arkansas
G 52 Piatkowski, Eric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1970-09-30 Nebraska
C 35 Reiner, Jared 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1982-04-08 Iowa
G 30 Williams, Frank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1980-02-25 Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 18, 2005

Regular season[edit]

season standings[edit]

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 – 32–9 22–19 8–8
x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 7 27–14 20–21 8–8
x-Indiana Pacers 44 38 .537 10 25–16 19–22 9–7
Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 12 29–12 13–28 7–9
Milwaukee Bucks 30 52 .366 24 23–18 7–34 8–8
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Miami Heat 59 23 .720 –
2 y-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 5
3 y-Boston Celtics 45 37 .549 14
4 x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 12
5 x-Washington Wizards 45 37 .549 14
6 x-Indiana Pacers 44 38 .537 15
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers 43 39 .524 16
8 x-New Jersey Nets 42 40 .512 17
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 17
10 Orlando Magic 36 46 .439 23
11 New York Knicks 33 49 .402 26
12 Toronto Raptors 33 49 .402 26
13 Milwaukee Bucks 30 52 .366 29
14 Charlotte Bobcats 18 64 .220 41
15 Atlanta Hawks 13 69 .159 46

Schedule[edit]

Game Date Opponent Result Bulls score Opponent score Record Streak OT
1 November 5 New Jersey Loss 106 111 0-1 Lost 1 2OT
2 November 6 @ Indiana Loss 90 100 0-2 Lost 2
3 November 9 Phoenix Loss 74 94 0-3 Lost 3
4 November 13 LA Clippers Loss 96 97 0-4 Lost 4
5 November 16 @ Sacramento Loss 106 113 0-5 Lost 5
6 November 17 @ Golden State Loss 85 98 0-6 Lost 6
7 November 19 @ Denver Loss 81 99 0-7 Lost 7
8 November 21 @ LA Lakers Loss 93 102 0-8 Lost 8
9 November 22 @ Phoenix Loss 82 100 0-9 Lost 9
10 November 24 @ Utah Win 101 99 1-9 Won 1
11 November 27 @ Cleveland Loss 74 96 1-10 Lost 1
12 December 1 LA Lakers Win 92 84 2-10 Won 1
13 December 3 Miami Loss 81 105 2-11 Lost 1
14 December 4 @ Washington Loss 88 95 2-12 Lost 2
15 December 6 San Antonio Loss 75 91 2-13 Lost 3
16 December 8 Cleveland Win 113 85 3-13 Won 1
17 December 10 Philadelphia Loss 88 93 3-14 Lost 1
18 December 11 Minnesota Win 99 88 4-14 Won 1
19 December 13 Dallas Loss 93 94 4-15 Lost 1
20 December 15 @ Memphis Win 96 88 5-15 Won 1
21 December 16 Milwaukee Win 85 77 6-15 Won 2
22 December 18 Indiana Win 85 71 7-15 Won 3
23 December 20 Portland Win 92 87 8-15 Won 4
24 December 22 @ Detroit Win 89 82 9-15 Won 5
25 December 26 @ Milwaukee Loss 92 99 9-16 Lost 1
26 December 28 New Jersey Loss 80 84 9-17 Lost 2
27 January 1 Orlando Win 105 90 10-17 Won 1
28 January 3 Detroit Loss 80 87 10-18 Lost 1
29 January 5 @ New Orleans Win 95 89 11-18 Won 1
30 January 7 Utah Win 84 78 12-18 Won 2
31 January 8 Boston Win 102 91 13-18 Won 3
32 January 10 Golden State Win 94 85 14-18 Won 4
33 January 12 Philadelphia Win 110 87 15-18 Won 5
34 January 15 New York Win 86 84 16-18 Won 6
35 January 17 @ New York Win 88 86 17-18 Won 7
36 January 19 @ Boston Loss 83 92 17-19 Lost 1
37 January 21 Atlanta Win 95 85 18-19 Won 1
38 January 22 @ Detroit Win 100 89 19-19 Won 2
39 January 24 @ Atlanta Win 107 82 20-19 Won 3
40 January 25 Denver Win 111 107 21-19 Won 4
41 January 27 Charlotte Win 101 93 22-19 Won 5
42 January 29 Boston Loss 97 101 22-20 Lost 1
43 February 1 @ New Jersey Loss 97 107 22-21 Lost 2
44 February 5 @ Miami Loss 97 108 22-22 Lost 3
45 February 8 @ Dallas Win 107 100 23-22 Won 1
46 February 9 @ Houston Loss 92 105 23-23 Lost 1
47 February 13 @ Minnesota Win 87 83 24-23 Won 1
48 February 15 Sacramento Win 107 102 25-23 Won 2
49 February 16 @ Toronto Win 121 115 26-23 Won 3
50 February 22 Miami Win 105 101 27-23 Won 4 OT
51 February 23 @ Cleveland Loss 91 100 27-24 Lost 1
52 February 25 Washington Win 97 90 28-24 Won 1
53 February 26 @ Charlotte Win 94 90 29-24 Won 2
54 March 1 Houston Loss 89 119 29-25 Lost 1
55 March 4 @ San Antonio Loss 99 102 29-26 Lost 2
56 March 5 @ Milwaukee Loss 87 95 29-27 Lost 3
57 March 7 Milwaukee Win 90 85 30-27 Won 1
58 March 9 @ Portland Win 97 84 31-27 Won 2
59 March 11 @ Seattle Win 100 97 32-27 Won 3
60 March 13 @ LA Clippers Loss 78 83 32-28 Lost 1
61 March 15 Seattle Loss 93 99 32-29 Lost 2
62 March 16 @ New Jersey Loss 84 100 32-30 Lost 3
63 March 18 New Orleans Loss 90 94 32-31 Lost 4
64 March 19 @ Philadelphia Win 94 88 33-31 Won 1
65 March 21 Atlanta Win 105 91 34-31 Won 2
66 March 23 @ Toronto Win 94 85 35-31 Won 3
67 March 25 @ Boston Win 94 86 36-31 Won 4
68 March 26 Indiana Win 100 96 37-31 Won 5
69 March 28 Memphis Win 94 86 38-31 Won 6
70 March 30 @ Charlotte Win 102 99 39-31 Won 7
71 March 31 Cleveland Win 102 90 40-31 Won 8 OT
72 April 2 Charlotte Win 112 97 41-31 Won 9
73 April 5 @ Miami Loss 86 104 41-32 Lost 1
74 April 6 @ Orlando Win 102 101 42-32 Won 1 OT
75 April 8 @ New York Win 102 94 43-32 Won 2
76 April 9 Toronto Win 110 97 44-32 Won 3
77 April 11 Detroit Loss 84 85 44-33 Lost 1 OT
78 April 13 @ Washington Loss 82 93 44-34 Lost 2
79 April 15 Orlando Win 117 77 45-34 Won 1
80 April 16 @ Atlanta Win 114 105 46-34 Won 2
81 April 19 New York Win 92 91 47-34 Won 3
82 April 20 @ Indiana Loss 83 85 47-35 Lost 1

Record vs. opponents[edit]

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 — 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–4
Boston 3–1 — 4–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–1
Charlotte 3–1 0–4 — 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–4
Chicago 4–0 2–2 4–0 — 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 0–4 1–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–2
Cleveland 4–0 2–1 4–0 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–3 3–1 0–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–2
Dallas 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0
Denver 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 — 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0
Detroit 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–0
Golden State 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 — 1–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 — 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1
Indiana 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–2
L.A. Clippers 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 4–0 0–3 2–0 — 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 — 0–3 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–2
Memphis 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 2–0 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 3–0 — 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 0–3 3–1 0–3 2–0 3–0 0–2
Miami 4–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 4–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 4–0
Milwaukee 2–1 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 — 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3
Minnesota 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–1
New Jersey 3–0 3–1 4–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 0–2 — 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–3
New Orleans 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–2 0–4 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–1
New York 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–4 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 — 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 2–1
Orlando 3–1 0–3 1–3 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 — 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–2
Philadelphia 3–1 3–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 4–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–2 — 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 — 3–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1
Portland 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–4 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 — 1–3 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–2
Sacramento 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 — 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–0
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 — 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1
Seattle 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 — 2–0 3–1 0–2
Toronto 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 1–3
Utah 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 — 0–2
Washington 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–4 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 —

Playoffs[edit]

The Bulls' record of 47-35 was good enough for the #4 seed in the Eastern conference. In the first round of the playoffs the Bulls met another young team on the upswing, the Washington Wizards. The Bulls would lose the series 4-2, staying competitive throughout most of the series, but ultimately unable to find an answer for Wizards star Gilbert Arenas. The Bulls also entered the series nursing injuries. Most notably, Eddy Curry was injured in late March, and the Bulls signed veteran Lawrence Funderburke just days before the beginning of the postseason in an attempt to add more depth to their front-court.


2005 playoff game log
First Round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 24 Washington W 103–94 Ben Gordon (30) Andrés Nocioni (18) Kirk Hinrich (7) United Center
22,655 		1–0
2 April 27 Washington W 113–103 Kirk Hinrich (34) Chris Duhon (8) Chris Duhon (7) United Center
22,605 		2–0
3 April 30 @ Washington L 99–117 Tyson Chandler (15) Antonio Davis (11) three players tied (4) MCI Center
20,173 		2–1
4 May 2 @ Washington L 99–106 Hinrich, Pargo (18) Tyson Chandler (13) Gordon, Hinrich (5) MCI Center
20,173 		2–2
5 May 4 Washington L 110–112 Ben Gordon (27) Tyson Chandler (10) Kirk Hinrich (7) United Center
22,250 		2–3
6 May 6 @ Washington L 91–94 Hinrich, Nocioni (22) Tyson Chandler (11) Kirk Hinrich (9) MCI Center
20,173 		2–4
2005 schedule

Player statistics[edit]

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

Season[edit]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs[edit]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records[edit]

Ben Gordon lost out to Emeka Okafor for Rookie of the Year honors, but did win Sixth Man of the Year honors, averaging 15.1 points per game despite making only three starts.

Transactions[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2004-05 Chicago Bulls Roster and Stats".

Further reading[edit]

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