2004–05 Golden State Warriors season

2004–05 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	Mike Montgomery
General manager	Chris Mullin
Owners	Chris Cohan
Arena	Oakland Arena
Results
Record	34–48 (.415)
Place	Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The 2004–05 NBA season was the Warriors' 59th season in the National Basketball Association, and 43rd season in the San Francisco Bay Area.^[1] During the offseason, the Warriors signed free agent Derek Fisher. Under new head coach Mike Montgomery, the Warriors stumbled out of the gate losing their first six games on their way to an awful 3–12 start. Their struggles continued posting a nine-game losing streak in January, losing 14 of their 15 games during the month. At midseason, the team traded Speedy Claxton to the New Orleans Hornets for All-Star guard Baron Davis, and dealt Clifford Robinson to the New Jersey Nets. The deal to acquire Davis would have an immediate impact as suddenly the Warriors became competitive, winning eight straight games between March and April, finishing tied in last place in the Pacific Division with a 34–48 record. Jason Richardson led the team in scoring with 21.7 points per game.

For the season, they added new orange road alternate road uniforms with dark navy blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts, they remained in used until 2010.

Draft

Main article: 2004 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	11	Andris Biedriņš	C	Latvia	Skonto

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 15 Biedriņš, Andris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Latvia F 11 Čabarkapa, Žarko 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Serbia G/F 40 Cheaney, Calbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Indiana G 5 Davis, Baron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) UCLA SF 34 Dunleavy Jr., Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Duke G 4 Fisher, Derek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Little Rock C 31 Foyle, Adonal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Colgate PF 1 Murphy, Troy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame SF 2 Piétrus, Mickaël 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) France SG 23 Richardson, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Michigan State F 20 Tskitishvili, Nikoloz 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Republic of Georgia G/F 3 White, Rodney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Charlotte

Head coach Mike Montgomery (Long Beach State) Assistant coach(es) Mario Elie (American International) Keith Smart (Indiana) Terry Stotts (Oklahoma) Russell Turner (Hampden–Sydney) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Phoenix Suns	62	20	.756	–	31–10	31–10	12–4
x-Sacramento Kings	50	32	.610	12	30–11	20–21	10–6
Los Angeles Clippers	37	45	.451	25	27–14	10–31	6–10
Los Angeles Lakers	34	48	.415	28	22–19	12–29	6–10
Golden State Warriors	34	48	.415	28	20–21	14–27	6–10

#	Western Conference v t e
	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

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	–	1–3	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	—

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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mike Dunleavy Jr.	79	79	32.5	.451	.388	.779	5.5	2.6	1.0	.3	13.4
Adonal Foyle	78	50	21.8	.502		.556	5.5	.7	.3	2.0	4.5
Derek Fisher	74	32	30.0	.393	.371	.862	2.9	4.1	1.0	.1	11.9
Jason Richardson	72	72	37.8	.446	.338	.693	5.9	3.9	1.5	.4	21.7
Troy Murphy	70	69	33.9	.414	.399	.730	10.8	1.4	.8	.5	15.4
Mickaël Piétrus	67	3	20.0	.427	.344	.698	2.8	1.2	.7	.3	9.5
Calbert Cheaney	55	5	17.3	.426	.000	.649	2.3	1.2	.3	.3	4.5
Speedy Claxton^†	46	44	32.6	.431	.192	.761	3.3	6.2	1.9	.1	13.1
Clifford Robinson^†	42	29	26.0	.398	.331	.603	2.7	1.8	1.0	.9	8.5
Eduardo Nájera^†	42	4	14.5	.407	.400	.644	2.8	.9	.4	.2	4.2
Žarko Čabarkapa^†	37	0	12.5	.482	.361	.813	2.7	.7	.3	.1	6.2
Dale Davis^†	36	3	16.0	.413		.579	4.3	.6	.4	.9	3.1
Andris Biedriņš	30	1	12.8	.577	.000	.475	3.9	.4	.4	.8	3.6
Baron Davis^†	28	19	35.3	.401	.341	.755	3.9	8.3	1.8	.4	19.5
Rodney White^†	16	0	9.1	.371	.313	.600	.9	.5	.1	.1	3.6
Ansu Sesay	16	0	8.0	.405	.250	.542	2.4	.8	.1	.2	3.1
Luis Flores^†	15	0	4.9	.481	.444	1.000	.1	.7	.1	.0	2.1
Nikoloz Tskitishvili^†	12	0	5.2	.304	.200		1.0	.5	.0	.3	1.3

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Warriors only.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2004–05 NBA season transactions

Trades

August 24, 2004	To Golden State Warriors Christian Laettner[2] Eduardo Nájera Draft rights to Luis Flores Draft rights to Mladen Šekularac 2007 1st round-pick Cash considerations	To Dallas Mavericks Erick Dampier Dan Dickau Evan Eschmeyer Steve Logan
January 3, 2005	To Golden State Warriors Žarko Čabarkapa[3]	To Phoenix Suns 2007 2nd round-pick 2009 2nd round-pick
February 14, 2005	To Golden State Warriors 2005 2nd round-pick[4] 2007 2nd round-pick	To New Jersey Nets Clifford Robinson
February 24, 2005	To Golden State Warriors Baron Davis[5]	To New Orleans Hornets Speedy Claxton Dale Davis
February 24, 2005	To Golden State Warriors Nikoloz Tskitishvili[6] Rodney White	To Denver Nuggets Eduardo Nájera Luis Flores 2007 1st round-pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Adonal Foyle
Calbert Cheaney

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Derek Fisher[7]	6-year contract worth $37 million	Los Angeles Lakers

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Christian Laettner	Waived	Miami Heat

References

1. 2004–05 Golden State Warriors
2. "Warriors and Dallas consummate eight-player trade". nba.com/warriors. August 24, 2004. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2004.
3. "Warriors acquire Zarko Cabarkapa". nba.com/warriors. January 3, 2005. Retrieved January 3, 2005.
4. "Warriors trade Clifford Robinson to New Jersey Nets". nba.com/warriors. February 14, 2005. Retrieved February 14, 2005.
5. "Warriors acquire two-time All-Star Baron Davis from New Orleans". nba.com/warriors. February 24, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2005.
6. "Warriors acquire Rodney White and Nikoloz Tskitishvili from Denver". nba.com/warriors. February 24, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2005.
7. "Warriors sign free agent guard Derek Fisher". nba.com/warriors. July 16, 2004. Retrieved July 16, 2004.