The 2004–2005 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season was the 15th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Transactions Transactions Yancy De Ocampo Acquired from FedEx in exchange for a first round pick Niño Gelig Drafted rookie Willie Miller Acquired from Red Bull via trade Allan Salangsang Rookie free agent signed Don Camaso Signed in the 2004–05 Philippine Cup
Occurrences Game one of the 2004–05 Philippine Cup finals won by Talk 'N Text, 89–71 over the Barangay Ginebra Kings on January 30, were placed under protest when the Phone Pals violated the PBA's suspension on Asi Taulava which the board refused to lift despite a recent Quezon City court ruling ordering the PBA to reinstate the Phone Pals' top player, the league forfeited the series opener in favor of Barangay Ginebra.
Roster
Philippine Cup
Game log
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 3 | San Miguel | 93–89 | Telan (20)
| Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | October 8 | Alaska | 94–86 | Miller (22)
| Makati Coliseum | 2–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | October 13 | FedEx | 119–98 | Taulava (22)
| Araneta Coliseum | 3–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | October 19 | Purefoods | 109–87 | Miller (26)
| Dumaguete | 4–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | October 22 | Coca Cola | 96–77 | Pablo (27)
| Philsports Arena | 5–0 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 6 | October 27 | Brgy.Ginebra | 80–91 | Miller (17)
| Araneta Coliseum | 5–1
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 | November 3 | Shell | 80–63
| Araneta Coliseum | 6–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 | November 9 | FedEx | 103–93
| Ormoc City | 7–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 9 | November 14 | Purefoods | 94–86 | Miller (22)
| Araneta Coliseum | 8–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 | November 18 | Alaska | 97–84
| Cebu City | 9–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 24 | Red Bull | 98–80
| Cuneta Astrodome | 10–1 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 12 | November 30 | Sta.Lucia | 102–104 | Miller (27)
| Puerto Princesa | 10–2
|- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 13 | December 5 | Coca Cola | 81–93 | Telan (16)
| Araneta Coliseum | 10–3 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 14 | December 8 | Red Bull | 96–105 | Telan (26)
| Philsports Arena | 10–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 15 | December 10 | San Miguel | 97–82 | Telan (23)
| Araneta Coliseum | 11–4 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 16 | December 15 | Shell | 98–103 | Pablo (18)
| Araneta Coliseum | 11–5 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 17 | December 19 | Sta.Lucia | 102–83 | Alapag (20) De Ocampo (20)
| Makati Coliseum | 12–5 |- bgcolor="#edbebf" | 18 | December 25 | Brgy.Ginebra | 102–108 | Alapag (39)
| Cuneta Astrodome | 12–6
Recruited imports Tournament Name # Height From GP 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference Randy Holcomb 23 San Diego State 6 Jerald Honeycutt 40 Tulane University 20 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference Jerald Honeycutt 40 Tulane University 22 Earl Ike 50 Montevallo University 2 Noel Felix Fresno State 3 GP – Games played
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