The 2004–05 Denver Nuggets season was the 29th season for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association, and their 38th season as a franchise.2004-05 Denver Nuggets During the offseason, the Nuggets acquired Kenyon Martin from the New Jersey Nets. Coming off their first playoff appearance in nine years, the Nuggets got off to a shaky start at 13–15. Head coach Jeff Bzdelik was fired after 28 games and was replaced with Michael Cooper as the team lost 10 of their next 14 games. Cooper was then replaced with George Karl, who then led the Nuggets with a 32–8 record for the remainder of the season, including a ten-game winning streak in April. The Nuggets finished second in the Northwest Division with a 49–33 record. Second-year star Carmelo Anthony led them in scoring with 20.8 points per game.

Entering the playoffs as the #7 seed in the Western Conference, the Nuggets won Game 1 over the 2nd-seeded San Antonio Spurs, but would lose the series in five games. The Spurs then defeated the Detroit Pistons in seven games in the NBA Finals, winning their third championship in franchise history.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 20 Jameer Nelson PG St. Joseph's

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 24 | @ San Antonio | W 93–87 | Andre Miller (31) | Marcus Camby (12) | Andre Miller (5) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 27 | @ San Antonio | L 76–104 | DeMarr Johnson (12) | Marcus Camby (12) | Andre Miller (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 30 | San Antonio | L 78–86 | Carmelo Anthony (19) | Marcus Camby (14) | Andre Miller (7) | Pepsi Center19,913 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 2 | San Antonio | L 115–126 (OT) | Earl Boykins (32) | Marcus Camby (14) | Anthony, Boykins (5) | Pepsi Center19,776 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 4 | @ San Antonio | L 89–99 | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Marcus Camby (10) | Andre Miller (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–4

Player statistics

Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGCarmelo Anthony757534.8.431.266.7965.72.60.90.420.8Kenyon Martin706732.5.490.000.6467.32.41.41.115.5Andre Miller828234.8.477.154.8384.16.91.50.113.6Earl Boykins82526.4.413.337.9211.74.51.00.112.4Marcus Camby666630.5.465.000.72310.02.30.93.010.3Voshon Lenard3118.0.385.333.6252.02.00.30.09.7Nenê551823.9.503.000.6605.91.50.90.99.6Wesley Person25018.4.485.485.5562.41.10.50.28.1DerMarr Johnson714017.4.499.358.7922.11.10.60.37.1Eduardo Nàjera26022.1.500.000.6304.81.10.90.56.9Greg Buckner704121.7.528.405.7783.01.91.10.16.2Rodney White42212.6.432.432.6181.80.90.70.25.6Bryon Russell70214.7.377.376.7922.51.00.60.24.4Francisco Elson671114.0.468.333.5703.00.50.50.63.7Luis Flores104.0.5001.0001.00.00.00.03.0Nikoloz Tskitishvili2306.9.294.000.5711.30.20.30.31.5Mark Pope903.0.3330.90.10.10.20.4

Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGCarmelo Anthony5536.0.422.000.8135.42.00.60.219.2Andre Miller5536.8.424.500.7195.25.22.00.216.2Earl Boykins5130.4.397.000.8951.03.80.80.214.2Kenyon Martin5532.8.466.000.6155.61.21.01.012.4Marcus Camby5536.8.415.63011.21.80.63.210.2DerMarr Johnson4219.5.550.3641.0002.00.80.50.57.3Nenê5020.2.429.6525.00.40.40.46.6Wesley Person4013.5.429.3750.30.30.30.03.8Greg Buckner5220.0.222.2223.21.00.40.22.0Bryon Russell303.0.000.0001.0000.00.00.00.01.0Eduardo Nàjera206.5.0001.00.50.00.00.0Francisco Elson106.0.0003.00.00.00.00.0 Player statistics citation:

Awards and records Marcus Camby, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Transactions

References