2004–05 Miami Heat season 2004–05 NBA season was the 17th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association . The Heat entered the season with high expectations following the acquisition of All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal from the Los Angeles Lakers , plus signing free agents Christian Laettner , three-point specialist Damon Jones , and Shandon Anderson . O'Neal was traded away from the Lakers following recurrence of bad blood with former teammate Kobe Bryant . Despite their numerous conflicts during their 8 years as teammates, the duo led the Lakers to 3-straight championship titles from 2000 to 2002 . The team played solid basketball posting a 14-game winning streak between December and January winning 25 of their first 32 games, then winning twelve straight between February and March. At midseason, the team re-signed free agent All-Star center Alonzo Mourning , and re-acquired former Heat guard Steve Smith from the expansion Charlotte Bobcats . The Heat finished in first place in both their division and conference with a 59–23 record, which was the franchise's best since 1996–97 .Dwyane Wade led the Heat in scoring averaging 24.1 points per game , while O'neal finished second on the team in scoring with 22.9 points per game. Both players were selected to play in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game at Denver , which marked Wade's first All-Star appearance.playoffs , the Heat swept the New Jersey Nets in four straight games, then swept the Washington Wizards in four straight in the semifinals. However, the Heat were eventually eliminated in seven games during the Eastern Conference Finals by the 2nd-seeded, and defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons . The Wade and Shaq-led Heat were expected by many to face the Spurs in the Finals. Following the season, Eddie Jones was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies , Damon Jones signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers , and Laettner and Smith both retired.Key dates 2004 NBA Draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team 1 19 Dorell Wright Forward South Kent Prep HS 2 47 Pape Sow Forward Cal State Fullerton2 53 Matt Freije Forward Vanderbilt
Free agency Additions Re-signings:Michael Doleac Keyon Dooling Damon Jones Christian Laettner Wesley Person Shaquille O'NealSubtractions Rafer Alston Samaki Walker Caron Butler Brian Grant Lamar Odom Pre-season Regular season Standings Record vs. opponents Game log Playoffs Heat clinched a 1st seed in the Eastern Conference for the 2005 NBA Playoffs .East First Round Miami Heat vs. New Jersey NetsLast Playoffs meeting : This is the first meeting between the Heat and Nets.East Conference Semifinals Miami Heat vs. Washington WizardsLast Playoffs meeting : This is the first meeting between the Heat and Wizards.Miami Heat vs. Detroit PistonsLast Playoffs meeting : 2000 Eastern Conference First Round Player statistics Bold designates team leader .1 3 0 9.0 .273 .000 1.000 .3 1.0 1.3 0.0 2.3 3 77 77 38.6 .478 .289 .762 5.2 6.8 1.6 1.1 24.1 5 74 0 16.0 .403 .253 .780 1.2 1.8 .5 .1 5.2 6 80 80 35.5 .428 .372 .806 5.1 2.7 1.1 .5 12.7 7 16 3 12.9 .439 .381 1.000 1.4 .7 .4 0 3.9 8 13 0 8.8 .300 .200 .667 1.2 1.1 .2 0 1.8 15 20 0 4.6 .472 .667 .583 .9 .3 .2 .1 2.2 19 82 66 31.4 .456 .432 .791 2.8 4.3 .5 .1 11.6 24 3 0 13.3 .417 N/A N/A 2.0 0 1.3 0 3.3 32 73 73 34.1 .601 N/A .461 10.4 2.7 .5 2.3 22.9 33 19 3 12.9 .516 N/A .564 3.7 .2 .2 1.7 5.0 35 14 0 17.7 .461 N/A .929 3.7 .8 .3 .8 5.9 40 80 80 33.4 .540 .000 .791 9.1 1.4 .8 .5 10.9 44 49 0 15.1 .582 .143 .763 2.7 .8 .7 .3 5.3 45 65 15 18.5 .399 .373 .771 2.3 1.0 .3 .4 6.5 49 65 5 17.7 .456 .179 .818 2.9 1.1 .6 .2 3.9 51 80 8 14.7 .447 .000 .610 3.2 .6 .3 .3 4.0
Playoffs Bold designates team leader.3 14 14 40.8 .484 .100 .799 5.7 6.6 1.6 1.1 27.4 5 15 0 17.6 .494 .368 .810 1.1 1.7 .4 .1 7.3 6 15 15 40.1 .455 .400 .738 5.8 2.6 1.2 .6 13.7 8 3 0 3.7 .000 .000 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 19 15 15 33.2 .481 .429 .600 2.7 4.0 .5 0 12.1 32 13 13 33.2 .558 N/A .472 7.8 1.6 .4 1.5 19.4 33 15 2 16.9 .705 N/A .558 4.8 .3 .3 2.2 6.1 40 15 15 36.2 .491 N/A .739 10.0 1.0 .5 .4 9.2 44 13 0 10.5 .500 .000 .833 1.9 .5 .3 0 2.2 45 12 1 15.2 .373 .367 .333 1.5 .6 .1 .1 4.7 49 8 0 12.1 .250 .000 1.000 2.4 1.0 .6 0 1.0 51 9 0 7.2 .438 N/A 1.000 1.6 0 .1 .1 1.8
Awards, records and milestones Awards Week/Month All-Star Season Records Milestones Injuries and surgeries Transactions Trades Shaquielle O'Neal from L.A. LakersFree agents Additions Subtractions
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