2004–05 NBL season
The 2004–05 NBL season was the 27th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contested the league, the Victoria Giants has been folded.
2004–05 NBL season | |
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League | National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 29 September 2004 – 26 February 2005 1 – 5 March 2005 (Semi-Finals) 11 – 19 March 2005 (Grand Finals) |
Number of teams | 11 |
TV partner(s) | Fox Sports |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Sydney Kings |
Season MVP | Brian Wethers (Hunter) |
Top scorer | Brian Wethers (Hunter) |
Finals | |
Champions | Sydney Kings (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Wollongong Hawks |
Finals MVP | Jason Smith (Sydney) |
Regular season
The home and away season took place over 22 rounds between 29 September 2004 and 26 February 2005 with finals starting 1 March 2005 until 5 March 2005 and grand final on 11–19 March 2005.
Round 1
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
29 September | New Zealand Breakers | 94–106 | Adelaide 36ers | Trusts Stadium | box score | report | |
30 September | Hunter Pirates | 97–105 | Brisbane Bullets | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
1 October | Wollongong Hawks | 96–88 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
2 October | Perth Wildcats | 120–97 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Challenge Stadium | box score | report | |
2 October | Melbourne Tigers | 99–96 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | box score | report | |
2 October | Townsville Crocodiles | 114–111 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | box score | report |
Round 2
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
6 October | Adelaide 36ers | 111–91 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | box score | report | |
8 October | Hunter Pirates | 95–88 | Melbourne Tigers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
9 October | Melbourne Tigers | 112–95 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Netball and Hockey Centre | box score | report | |
9 October | Wollongong Hawks | 108–100 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
10 October | Perth Wildcats | 110–93 | Cairns Taipans | Challenge Stadium | box score | report | |
10 October | West Sydney Razorbacks | 106–75 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | box score | report | |
10 October | New Zealand Breakers | 96–94 | Sydney Kings | Trusts Stadium | box score | report |
Round 3
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
13 October | Hunter Pirates | 72–85 | Perth Wildcats | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
13 October | Sydney Kings | 90–89 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
15 October | New Zealand Breakers | 92–111 | Wollongong Hawks | North Shore Events Centre | box score | report | |
15 October | Townsville Crocodiles | 101–108 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
16 October | Adelaide 36ers | 103–101 | Hunter Pirates | Adelaide Arena | box score | report | |
16 October | Brisbane Bullets | 111–113 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | box score | report | |
16 October | Cairns Taipans | 108–100 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | box score | report | |
16 October | Melbourne Tigers | 109–112 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | box score | report | |
17 October | Sydney Kings | 120–99 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | box score | report |
Round 4
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
20 October | Wollongong Hawks | 95–83 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
22 October | Brisbane Bullets | 111–105 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | box score | report | |
23 October | Adelaide 36ers | 104–78 | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide Arena | box score | report | |
23 October | Cairns Taipans | 98–87 | Wollongong Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | box score | report | |
23 October | West Sydney Razorbacks | 97–105 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | box score | report | |
24 October | Sydney Kings | 107–94 | Hunter Pirates | Sydney Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
24 October | Townsville Crocodiles | 129–108 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | box score | report |
Round 5
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
27 October | Perth Wildcats | 99–117 | Wollongong Hawks | Challenge Stadium | box score | report | |
27 October | West Sydney Razorbacks | 87–84 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | box score | report | |
29 October | New Zealand Breakers | 90–83 | West Sydney Razorbacks | North Shore Events Centre | box score | report | |
29 October | Melbourne Tigers | 97–108 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | box score | report | |
29 October | Sydney Kings | 98–82 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
30 October | Adelaide 36ers | 110–75 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | box score | report | |
30 October | Hunter Pirates | 127–115 | Brisbane Bullets | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
30 October | New Zealand Breakers | 106–97 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Trusts Stadium | box score | report |
Round 6
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
1 November | Perth Wildcats | 117–111 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | box score | report | |
3 November | Sydney Kings | 122–106 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
5 November | West Sydney Razorbacks | 88–93 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | box score | report | |
5 November | Wollongong Hawks | 99–84 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
6 November | Townsville Crocodiles | 125–102 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
6 November | Perth Wildcats | 108–101 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | box score | report | |
6 November | Brisbane Bullets | 96–105 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | box score | report | |
6 November | Hunter Pirates | 90–81 | Wollongong Hawks | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
6 November | New Zealand Breakers | 94–108 | Sydney Kings | Trusts Stadium | box score | report |
Round 7
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
8 November | Cairns Taipans | 91–107 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | box score | report | |
10 November | Wollongong Hawks | 109–83 | New Zealand Breakers | WIN Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
13 November | Adelaide 36ers | 102–85 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | box score | report | |
13 November | New Zealand Breakers | 95–98 | Brisbane Bullets | North Shore Events Centre | box score | report | |
13 November | Melbourne Tigers | 98–84 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | box score | report | |
13 November | Sydney Kings | 83–90 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
13 November | Townsville Crocodiles | 125–104 | Hunter Pirates | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | box score | report | |
14 November | West Sydney Razorbacks | 90–101 | Perth Wildcats | Whitlam Centre | box score | report |
Round 8
Round 9
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
24 November | Brisbane Bullets | 107–98 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | box score | report | |
26 November | Hunter Pirates | 88–95 | Wollongong Hawks | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
26 November | Melbourne Tigers | 103–88 | New Zealand Breakers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | box score | report | |
26 November | West Sydney Razorbacks | 93–76 | Sydney Kings | Sydney Superdome | box score | report | |
26 November | Townsville Crocodiles | 102–111 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
27 November | Adelaide 36ers | 119–107 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | box score | report | |
27 November | Brisbane Bullets | 118–90 | Hunter Pirates | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | box score | report | |
27 November | Cairns Taipans | 82–90 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | box score | report | |
28 November | New Zealand Breakers | 117–108 | Townsville Crocodiles | Trusts Stadium | box score | report |
Round 10
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
1 December | West Sydney Razorbacks | 85–82 | Townsville Crocodiles | Whitlam Centre | box score | report | |
3 December | Wollongong Hawks | 127–94 | New Zealand Breakers | WIN Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
4 December | Adelaide 36ers | 108–84 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | box score | report | |
4 December | Brisbane Bullets | 86–94 | New Zealand Breakers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | box score | report | |
4 December | Hunter Pirates | 112–94 | Melbourne Tigers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
4 December | Sydney Kings | 86–76 | Wollongong Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
5 December | Perth Wildcats | 90–97 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | box score | report |
Round 11
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
8 December | Hunter Pirates | 115–103 | Cairns Taipans | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
10 December | New Zealand Breakers | 106–94 | Hunter Pirates | North Shore Events Centre | box score | report | |
10 December | West Sydney Razorbacks | 114–98 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | box score | report | |
10 December | Wollongong Hawks | 89–92 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
10 December | Townsville Crocodiles | 97–88 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
11 December | Melbourne Tigers | 119–100 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | box score | report | |
12 December | Adelaide 36ers | 104–93 | Hunter Pirates | Adelaide Arena | box score | report | |
12 December | Brisbane Bullets | 111–93 | Wollongong Hawks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | box score | report | |
12 December | Cairns Taipans | 100–86 | New Zealand Breakers | Cairns Convention Centre | box score | report |
Round 12
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
15 December | West Sydney Razorbacks | 106–96 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | box score | report | |
16 December | Sydney Kings | 97–96 | Hunter Pirates | Trusts Stadium | box score | report | |
17 December | New Zealand Breakers | 88–89 | Adelaide 36ers | Trusts Stadium | box score | report | |
17 December | Townsville Crocodiles | 97–105 | Wollongong Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
18 December | Perth Wildcats | 96–82 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Challenge Stadium | box score | report | |
18 December | Brisbane Bullets | 105–106 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | box score | report | |
18 December | Cairns Taipans | 80–78 | Wollongong Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | box score | report | |
18 December | Melbourne Tigers | 112–103 | Hunter Pirates | State Netball and Hockey Centre | box score | report | |
19 December | Adelaide 36ers | 107–110 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | box score | report |
Round 13
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
22 December | Brisbane Bullets | 134–128 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | box score | report | |
22 December | Wollongong Hawks | 105–81 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
26 December | West Sydney Razorbacks | 98–101 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | box score | report |
Round 14
Round 15
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
5 January | Brisbane Bullets | 98–101 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | box score | report | |
6 January | Melbourne Tigers | 102–83 | Hunter Pirates | State Netball and Hockey Centre | box score | report | |
7 January | New Zealand Breakers | 105–106 | Cairns Taipans | Trusts Stadium | box score | report | |
7 January | Wollongong Hawks | 100–83 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
7 January | Townsville Crocodiles | 123–116 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
8 January | Brisbane Bullets | 123–105 | Wollongong Hawks | Adelaide Arena | box score | report | |
8 January | Perth Wildcats | 86–102 | Melbourne Tigers | Challenge Stadium | box score | report | |
8 January | Hunter Pirates | 113–110 | Adelaide 36ers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
9 January | Cairns Taipans | 76–105 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | box score | report | |
9 January | West Sydney Razorbacks | 113–118 | Townsville Crocodiles | Whitlam Centre | box score | report |
Round 16
Round 17
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
21 January | Sydney Kings | 100–93 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
21 January | New Zealand Breakers | 89–103 | Hunter Pirates | Trusts Stadium | box score | report | |
21 January | Townsville Crocodiles | 119–96 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
22 January | Brisbane Bullets | 92–91 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | box score | report | |
22 January | Cairns Taipans | 107–96 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Cairns Convention Centre | box score | report | |
22 January | Wollongong Hawks | 80–99 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
23 January | Perth Wildcats | 103–88 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | box score | report | |
23 January | Melbourne Tigers | 98–97 | New Zealand Breakers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | box score | report |
Round 18
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
26 January | Brisbane Bullets | 117–77 | New Zealand Breakers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | box score | report | |
26 January | Adelaide 36ers | 121–107 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | box score | report | |
28 January | Hunter Pirates | 107–96 | New Zealand Breakers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
28 January | Perth Wildcats | 88–94 | Sydney Kings | Singapore Indoor Stadium | box score | report | |
28 January | Townsville Crocodiles | 122–120 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
29 January | Adelaide 36ers | 72–85 | Wollongong Hawks | Adelaide Arena | box score | report | |
29 January | Cairns Taipans | 96–110 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | box score | report | |
29 January | West Sydney Razorbacks | 92–106 | New Zealand Breakers | Whitlam Centre | box score | report |
Round 19
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
2 February | West Sydney Razorbacks | 103–76 | Hunter Pirates | State Sports Centre | box score | report | |
4 February | Perth Wildcats | 119–106 | Brisbane Bullets | Challenge Stadium | box score | report | |
4 February | Cairns Taipans | 98–96 | Hunter Pirates | Cairns Convention Centre | box score | report | |
4 February | Wollongong Hawks | 112–118 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
5 February | Melbourne Tigers | 109–93 | West Sydney Razorbacks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | box score | report | |
5 February | Townsville Crocodiles | 133–127 | Hunter Pirates | Townsville Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
6 February | Adelaide 36ers | 105–100 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | box score | report |
Round 20
Round 21
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
16 February | Melbourne Tigers | 101–102 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | box score | report | |
18 February | Perth Wildcats | 129–91 | New Zealand Breakers | Challenge Stadium | box score | report | |
18 February | Hunter Pirates | 127–100 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
18 February | Wollongong Hawks | 85–77 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
18 February | Brisbane Bullets | 104–91 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | box score | report | |
19 February | West Sydney Razorbacks | 85–112 | Sydney Kings | State Sports Centre | box score | report | |
19 February | Townsville Crocodiles | 121–95 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
20 February | Perth Wildcats | 108–97 | New Zealand Breakers | Challenge Stadium | box score | report | |
20 February | Cairns Taipans | 101–99 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | box score | report |
Ladder
This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. In all, 176 games were played, 32 for each team. The top 8 teams qualified for the finals series.
# | Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | For | Against | % Pts | % Won |
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1 | Sydney Kings | 32 | 21 | 11 | 3-2 | W1 | 13-3 | 8-8 | 3,234 | 3,073 | 105.24% | 65.63% |
2 | Wollongong Hawks | 32 | 20 | 12 | 2-3 | W1 | 12-4 | 8-8 | 3,164 | 2,994 | 105.68% | 62.50% |
3 | Townsville Crocodiles | 32 | 19 | 13 | 5-0 | W10 | 13-3 | 6-10 | 3,512 | 3,398 | 103.35% | 59.38% |
4 | Adelaide 36ers | 32 | 19 | 13 | 3-2 | L1 | 14-2 | 5-11 | 3,291 | 3,185 | 103.33% | 59.38% |
5 | Brisbane Bullets | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2-3 | W1 | 11-5 | 6-10 | 3,366 | 3,314 | 101.57% | 53.13% |
6 | Melbourne Tigers | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2-3 | L3 | 12-4 | 5-11 | 3,226 | 3,205 | 100.66% | 53.13% |
7 | Perth Wildcats | 32 | 17 | 15 | 4-1 | W3 | 9-7 | 8-8 | 3,211 | 3,158 | 101.68% | 53.13% |
8 | Hunter Pirates | 32 | 15 | 17 | 3-2 | W2 | 12-4 | 3-13 | 3,269 | 3,319 | 98.49% | 46.88% |
9 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 32 | 11 | 21 | 2-3 | L2 | 9-7 | 2-14 | 3,027 | 3,203 | 94.51% | 34.38% |
10 | Cairns Taipans | 32 | 11 | 21 | 2-3 | W1 | 8-8 | 3-13 | 3,033 | 3,213 | 94.40% | 34.38% |
11 | New Zealand Breakers | 32 | 9 | 23 | 1-4 | L2 | 6-10 | 3-13 | 3,098 | 3,369 | 91.96% | 28.13% |
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.
Finals Series
Elimination Finals
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
23 February | Brisbane Bullets | 113–99 | Hunter Pirates | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | box score | report | |
24 February | Melbourne Tigers | 108–88 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | box score | report | |
25 February | Adelaide 36ers | 110–125 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | box score | report | |
26 February | Townsville Crocodiles | 112–100 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | box score | report |
Semi Finals
(best-of-three series)
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
1 March | Sydney Kings | 113–79 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
2 March | Wollongong Hawks | 100–84 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
4 March | Brisbane Bullets | 105–111 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | box score | report | |
5 March | Townsville Crocodiles | 105–109 | Wollongong Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | box score | report |
Grand Final
(best-of-three series)
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
12 March | Sydney Kings | 96–73 | Wollongong Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
14 March | Wollongong Hawks | 80–105 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
19 March | Sydney Kings | 112–85 | Wollongong Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | box score | report |
Awards
- NBL Most Valuable Player: Brian Wethers (Hunter Pirates)
- Larry Sengstock Medal (GF MVP): Jason Smith (Sydney Kings)
- NBL Coach of the Year: Adrian Hurley (Hunter Pirates)
- NBL Best Defensive Player: Darnell Mee (Wollongong Hawks)
- NBL Rookie of the Year: Brad Newley (Townsville Crocodiles)
- NBL Most Improved Player: Peter Crawford (Perth Wildcats)
- NBL Best Sixth Man: Brad Newley (Townsville Crocodiles)
All NBL Team
# | Player | Team |
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PG | Darnell Mee[1] | Wollongong Hawks |
SG | Jason Smith | Sydney Kings |
SF | Brian Wethers | Hunter Pirates |
PF | Chris Burgess | Cairns Taipans |
C | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers |
Player of the month
- October: Jason Smith (Sydney Kings)
- November: John Rillie (Townsville Crocodiles)
- December: Darnell Mee (Wollongong Hawks)
- January: John Rillie (Townsville Crocodiles)
- February: Kavossy Franklin (Sydney Kings)
Coach of the month
- October: Scott Fisher (Perth Wildcats)
- November: Joey Wright (Brisbane Bullets)
- December: Brian Goorjian (Sydney Kings)
- January: Ian Stacker (Townsville Crocodiles)
- February: Ian Stacker (Townsville Crocodiles)