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2004–05 NBL season

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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
Logo of the league sponsored by Philips
LeagueNational Basketball League
Season2004–05
Dates29 September 2004 – 19 March 2005
Teams11
TV partner(s)Australia:
New Zealand:
Regular season
Season championsSydney Kings
Season MVPUnited States Brian Wethers (Hunter)
Finals
ChampionsSydney Kings (3rd title)
  Runners-upWollongong Hawks
SemifinalistsTownsville Crocodiles
Brisbane Bullets
Finals MVPAustralia Jason Smith (Sydney)
Statistical leaders
Points United States Brian Wethers (Hunter) 24.3
Rebounds United States Chris Burgess (Cairns) 13.6
Assists United States Darnell Mee (Wollongong) 7.7
NBL seasons

Regular season

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The 2004-05 regular season took place over 21 rounds between 29 September 2004 and 20 February 2005.

Round 1

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
29/09/2004 New Zealand Breakers 94–106 Adelaide 36ers Trusts Stadium 4,300 boxscore
30/09/2004 Hunter Pirates 97–105 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,819 boxscore
1/10/2004 Illawarra Hawks 96–88 Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre 4,000 boxscore
2/10/2004 Perth Wildcats 120–97 West Sydney Razorbacks Challenge Stadium 4,337 boxscore
2/10/2004 Townsville Crocodiles 114–111 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 boxscore
2/10/2004 Melbourne Tigers 99–96 Cairns Taipans State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,680 boxscore

Round 2

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
6/10/2004 Adelaide 36ers 111–91 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena 4,398 boxscore
8/10/2004 Hunter Pirates 95–88 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,410 boxscore
9/10/2004 Melbourne Tigers 112–95 Townsville Crocodiles State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,653 boxscore
9/10/2004 Illawarra Hawks 108–100 Brisbane Bullets WIN Entertainment Centre 4,000 boxscore
10/10/2004 New Zealand Breakers 96–94 Sydney Kings Trusts Stadium 2,500 boxscore
10/10/2004 Perth Wildcats 110–93 Cairns Taipans Challenge Stadium 4,482 boxscore
10/10/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 106–75 Brisbane Bullets State Sports Centre 2,500 boxscore

Round 3

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
13/10/2004 Hunter Pirates 72–85 Perth Wildcats Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,001 boxscore
13/10/2004 Sydney Kings 90–89 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,908 boxscore
15/10/2004 Townsville Crocodiles 101–108 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,041 boxscore
15/10/2004 New Zealand Breakers 92–111 Illawarra Hawks North Shore Events Centre 2,250 boxscore
16/10/2004 Melbourne Tigers 109–112 Sydney Kings State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,070 boxscore
16/10/2004 Cairns Taipans 108–100 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre 4,816 boxscore
16/10/2004 Adelaide 36ers 103–101 Hunter Pirates Adelaide Arena 4,638 boxscore
16/10/2004 Brisbane Bullets 111–113 West Sydney Razorbacks Brisbane Convention Centre 3,008 boxscore
17/10/2004 Sydney Kings 120–99 Brisbane Bullets Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,959 boxscore

Round 4

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
20/10/2004 Illawarra Hawks 95–83 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre 3,572 boxscore
22/10/2004 Brisbane Bullets 111–105 Sydney Kings Brisbane Convention Centre 2,809 boxscore
23/10/2004 Cairns Taipans 98–87 Illawarra Hawks Cairns Convention Centre 4,205 boxscore
23/10/2004 Adelaide 36ers 104–78 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena 4,642 boxscore
23/10/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 97–105 Melbourne Tigers State Sports Centre 2,500 boxscore
24/10/2004 Sydney Kings 107–94 Hunter Pirates Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,018 boxscore
24/10/2004 Townsville Crocodiles 129–108 Brisbane Bullets Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,876 boxscore

Round 5

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
27/10/2004 Perth Wildcats 99–117 Illawarra Hawks Challenge Stadium 4,020 boxscore
27/10/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 87–84 Cairns Taipans State Sports Centre 2,000 boxscore
29/10/2004 Sydney Kings 98–82 Cairns Taipans Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,143 boxscore
29/10/2004 Melbourne Tigers 97–108 Brisbane Bullets State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,537 boxscore
29/10/2004 New Zealand Breakers 90–83 West Sydney Razorbacks North Shore Events Centre 1,600 boxscore
30/10/2004 New Zealand Breakers 106–97 West Sydney Razorbacks Trusts Stadium 2,700 boxscore
30/10/2004 Hunter Pirates 127–115 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,240 boxscore
30/10/2004 Adelaide 36ers 110–75 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena 5,035 boxscore

Round 6

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
1/11/2004 Perth Wildcats 117–111 Townsville Crocodiles Challenge Stadium 3,110 boxscore
3/11/2004 Sydney Kings 122–106 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,469 boxscore
5/11/2004 Illawarra Hawks 99–84 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre 4,543 boxscore
5/11/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 88–93 Brisbane Bullets State Sports Centre 2,500 boxscore
6/11/2004 Hunter Pirates 90–81 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,454 boxscore
6/11/2004 Perth Wildcats 108–101 Adelaide 36ers Challenge Stadium 4,482 boxscore
6/11/2004 Townsville Crocodiles 125–102 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,902 boxscore
6/11/2004 Brisbane Bullets 96–105 Cairns Taipans Brisbane Convention Centre 2,557 boxscore
6/11/2004 New Zealand Breakers 94–108 Sydney Kings Trusts Stadium 2,615 boxscore

Round 7

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
8/11/2004 Cairns Taipans 91–107 Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre 3,248 boxscore
10/11/2004 Illawarra Hawks 109–83 New Zealand Breakers WIN Entertainment Centre 3,467 boxscore
13/11/2004 New Zealand Breakers 95–98 Brisbane Bullets North Shore Events Centre 2,784 boxscore
13/11/2004 Melbourne Tigers 98–84 Cairns Taipans State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,729 boxscore
13/11/2004 Adelaide 36ers 102–85 West Sydney Razorbacks Adelaide Arena 5,200 boxscore
13/11/2004 Townsville Crocodiles 125–104 Hunter Pirates Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,929 boxscore
13/11/2004 Sydney Kings 83–90 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,879 boxscore
14/11/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 90–101 Perth Wildcats Whitlam Centre 1,900 boxscore

Round 8

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
17/11/2004 Cairns Taipans 104–87 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre 3,207 boxscore
17/11/2004 Sydney Kings 91–109 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,600 boxscore
19/11/2004 New Zealand Breakers 98–108 Cairns Taipans Trusts Stadium 3,100 boxscore
19/11/2004 Illawarra Hawks 106–105 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre 4,235 boxscore
19/11/2004 Perth Wildcats 77–83 Hunter Pirates Challenge Stadium 4,500 boxscore
19/11/2004 Melbourne Tigers 111–94 Adelaide 36ers State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,052 boxscore
20/11/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 96–82 Illawarra Hawks State Sports Centre 2,000 boxscore
21/11/2004 Hunter Pirates 100–94 Townsville Crocodiles Newcastle Entertainment Centre 3,245 boxscore
21/11/2004 Cairns Taipans 105–108 Brisbane Bullets Cairns Convention Centre 4,032 boxscore
21/11/2004 Sydney Kings 123–89 West Sydney Razorbacks Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,101 boxscore
21/11/2004 Adelaide 36ers 95–93 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena 4,666 boxscore

Round 9

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
24/11/2004 Brisbane Bullets 107–98 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Convention Centre 2,212 boxscore
26/11/2004 Hunter Pirates 88–95 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,900 boxscore
26/11/2004 Melbourne Tigers 103–88 New Zealand Breakers State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,395 boxscore
26/11/2004 Townsville Crocodiles 102–111 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,844 boxscore
26/11/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 93–76 Sydney Kings Sydney Super Dome 14,805 boxscore
27/11/2004 Cairns Taipans 82–90 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre 3,500 boxscore
27/11/2004 Adelaide 36ers 119–107 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena 4,964 boxscore
27/11/2004 Brisbane Bullets 118–90 Hunter Pirates Brisbane Convention Centre 2,262 boxscore
28/11/2004 New Zealand Breakers 117–108 Townsville Crocodiles Trusts Stadium 1,800 boxscore

Round 10

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
1/12/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 85–82 Townsville Crocodiles Whitlam Centre 2,112 boxscore
3/12/2004 Illawarra Hawks 127–94 New Zealand Breakers WIN Entertainment Centre 4,035 boxscore
4/12/2004 Adelaide 36ers 108–84 West Sydney Razorbacks Adelaide Arena 4,500 boxscore
4/12/2004 Sydney Kings 86–76 Illawarra Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,026 boxscore
4/12/2004 Hunter Pirates 112–94 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,809 boxscore
4/12/2004 Brisbane Bullets 86–94 New Zealand Breakers Brisbane Convention Centre 2,370 boxscore
5/12/2004 Perth Wildcats 90–97 Townsville Crocodiles Challenge Stadium 3,500 boxscore

Round 11

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
8/12/2004 Hunter Pirates 115–103 Cairns Taipans Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,850 boxscore
10/12/2004 Townsville Crocodiles 97–88 Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,904 boxscore
10/12/2004 Illawarra Hawks 89–92 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre 4,341 boxscore
10/12/2004 New Zealand Breakers 106–94 Hunter Pirates North Shore Events Centre 2,500 boxscore
10/12/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 114–98 Adelaide 36ers State Sports Centre 1,947 boxscore
11/12/2004 Melbourne Tigers 119–100 Perth Wildcats State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 boxscore
12/12/2004 Brisbane Bullets 111–93 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Convention Centre 2,566 boxscore
12/12/2004 Adelaide 36ers 104–93 Hunter Pirates Adelaide Arena 4,053 boxscore
12/12/2004 Cairns Taipans 100–86 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre 3,322 boxscore

Round 12

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
15/12/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 106–96 Perth Wildcats State Sports Centre 1,963 boxscore
16/12/2004 Sydney Kings 97–96 Hunter Pirates Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,357 boxscore
17/12/2004 Townsville Crocodiles 97–105 Illawarra Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,833 boxscore
17/12/2004 New Zealand Breakers 88–89 Adelaide 36ers Trusts Stadium 2,750 boxscore
18/12/2004 Perth Wildcats 96–82 West Sydney Razorbacks Challenge Stadium 4,000 boxscore
18/12/2004 Melbourne Tigers 112–103 Hunter Pirates State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,341 boxscore
18/12/2004 Cairns Taipans 80–78 Illawarra Hawks Cairns Convention Centre 3,206 boxscore
18/12/2004 Brisbane Bullets 105–106 Sydney Kings Brisbane Convention Centre 2,989 boxscore
19/12/2004 Adelaide 36ers 107–110 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena 4,187 boxscore

Round 13

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
22/12/2004 Illawarra Hawks 105–81 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre 4,397 boxscore
22/12/2004 Brisbane Bullets 134–128 Townsville Crocodiles Brisbane Convention Centre 2,863 boxscore
26/12/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 98–101 Melbourne Tigers State Sports Centre 3,147 boxscore

Round 14

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
29/12/2004 Sydney Kings 102–97 New Zealand Breakers Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,220 boxscore
29/12/2004 Perth Wildcats 88–110 Adelaide 36ers Challenge Stadium 4,400 boxscore
31/12/2004 Adelaide 36ers 102–94 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena 4,187 boxscore
31/12/2004 Townsville Crocodiles 114–103 New Zealand Breakers Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 boxscore
31/12/2004 Melbourne Tigers 96–118 Illawarra Hawks State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,433 boxscore
31/12/2004 Cairns Taipans 90–99 West Sydney Razorbacks Cairns Convention Centre 4,728 boxscore
31/12/2004 Brisbane Bullets 108–102 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Convention Centre 2,309 boxscore
2/01/2005 New Zealand Breakers 110–109 Perth Wildcats Trusts Stadium 2,079 boxscore
2/01/2005 Hunter Pirates 118–117 Cairns Taipans Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,900 boxscore
2/01/2005 Illawarra Hawks 90–61 West Sydney Razorbacks WIN Entertainment Centre 4,858 boxscore
2/01/2005 Sydney Kings 109–108 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,154 boxscore

Round 15

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
5/01/2005 Brisbane Bullets 98–101 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Convention Centre 3,001 boxscore
6/01/2005 Melbourne Tigers 102–83 Hunter Pirates State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,828 boxscore
7/01/2005 Townsville Crocodiles 123–116 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,122 boxscore
7/01/2005 Illawarra Hawks 100–83 Brisbane Bullets WIN Entertainment Centre 4,803 boxscore
7/01/2005 New Zealand Breakers 105–106 Cairns Taipans Trusts Stadium 2,922 boxscore
8/01/2005 Hunter Pirates 113–110 Adelaide 36ers Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,922 boxscore
8/01/2005 Perth Wildcats 86–102 Melbourne Tigers Challenge Stadium 4,482 boxscore
8/01/2005 Brisbane Bullets 123–105 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Convention Centre 2,859 boxscore
9/01/2005 Cairns Taipans 76–105 Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre 3,364 boxscore
9/01/2005 West Sydney Razorbacks 113–118 Townsville Crocodiles Whitlam Centre 2,125 boxscore

Round 16

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
12/01/2005 Melbourne Tigers 112–95 Adelaide 36ers State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 boxscore
12/01/2005 Illawarra Hawks 101–73 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre 4,782 boxscore
14/01/2005 Hunter Pirates 105–96 West Sydney Razorbacks Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,938 boxscore
14/01/2005 New Zealand Breakers 105–111 Melbourne Tigers North Shore Events Centre 2,530 boxscore
14/01/2005 Adelaide 36ers 116–105 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena 4,400 boxscore
15/01/2005 Brisbane Bullets 112–95 Hunter Pirates Brisbane Convention Centre 3,018 boxscore
15/01/2005 Cairns Taipans 98–100 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre 3,701 boxscore
15/01/2005 Sydney Kings 100–86 West Sydney Razorbacks Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,127 boxscore
16/01/2005 Perth Wildcats 95–104 Illawarra Hawks Challenge Stadium 4,000 boxscore
16/01/2005 Townsville Crocodiles 109–101 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,142 boxscore

Round 17

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
21/01/2005 New Zealand Breakers 89–103 Hunter Pirates Trusts Stadium 3,485 boxscore
21/01/2005 Sydney Kings 100–93 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,553 boxscore
21/01/2005 Townsville Crocodiles 119–96 West Sydney Razorbacks Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,790 boxscore
22/01/2005 Illawarra Hawks 80–99 Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre 5,013 boxscore
22/01/2005 Cairns Taipans 107–96 West Sydney Razorbacks Cairns Convention Centre 3,398 boxscore
22/01/2005 Brisbane Bullets 92–91 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Convention Centre 3,500 boxscore
23/01/2005 Melbourne Tigers 98–97 New Zealand Breakers State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,580 boxscore
23/01/2005 Perth Wildcats 103–88 Sydney Kings Marrara Indoor Stadium 1,500 boxscore

Round 18

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
26/01/2005 Brisbane Bullets 117–77 New Zealand Breakers Brisbane Convention Centre 2,719 boxscore
26/01/2005 Adelaide 36ers 121–107 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena 4,500 boxscore
28/01/2005 Townsville Crocodiles 122–120 Brisbane Bullets Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,201 boxscore
28/01/2005 Hunter Pirates 107–96 New Zealand Breakers Newcastle Entertainment Centre 3,049 boxscore
28/01/2005 Perth Wildcats 88–94 Sydney Kings Singapore Indoor Stadium 7,200 boxscore
29/01/2005 Adelaide 36ers 72–85 Illawarra Hawks Adelaide Arena 4,500 boxscore
29/01/2005 Cairns Taipans 96–110 Brisbane Bullets Cairns Convention Centre 3,508 boxscore
29/01/2005 West Sydney Razorbacks 92–106 New Zealand Breakers Whitlam Centre 2,023 boxscore

Round 19

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
2/02/2005 West Sydney Razorbacks 103–76 Hunter Pirates State Sports Centre 3,500 boxscore
4/02/2005 Illawarra Hawks 112–118 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre 4,843 boxscore
4/02/2005 Cairns Taipans 98–96 Hunter Pirates Cairns Convention Centre 3,092 boxscore
4/02/2005 Perth Wildcats 119–106 Brisbane Bullets Challenge Stadium 3,783 boxscore
5/02/2005 Melbourne Tigers 109–93 West Sydney Razorbacks State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,520 boxscore
5/02/2005 Townsville Crocodiles 133–127 Hunter Pirates Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,146 boxscore
6/02/2005 Adelaide 36ers 105–100 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena 4,573 boxscore

Round 20

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
9/02/2005 New Zealand Breakers 108–109 Townsville Crocodiles Trusts Stadium 3,634 boxscore
9/02/2005 Sydney Kings 93–95 Illawarra Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,380 boxscore
9/02/2005 Hunter Pirates 112–101 Perth Wildcats Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,010 boxscore
11/02/2005 Melbourne Tigers 102–100 Brisbane Bullets State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,052 boxscore
11/02/2005 Hunter Pirates 113–118 Sydney Kings Newcastle Entertainment Centre 4,008 boxscore
11/02/2005 West Sydney Razorbacks 117–95 Illawarra Hawks State Sports Centre 2,332 boxscore
12/02/2005 Townsville Crocodiles 133–110 New Zealand Breakers Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,214 boxscore
12/02/2005 Adelaide 36ers 109–105 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena 5,842 boxscore
12/02/2005 Sydney Kings 96–74 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre 6,606 boxscore
13/02/2005 Illawarra Hawks 135–140 Hunter Pirates WIN Entertainment Centre 4,781 boxscore
13/02/2005 Cairns Taipans 106–108 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre 3,240 boxscore

Round 21

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
16/02/2005 Melbourne Tigers 101–102 Perth Wildcats State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,495 boxscore
18/02/2005 Illawarra Hawks 85–77 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre 5,839 boxscore
18/02/2005 Hunter Pirates 127–100 West Sydney Razorbacks Newcastle Entertainment Centre 4,010 boxscore
18/02/2005 Perth Wildcats 129–91 New Zealand Breakers Challenge Stadium 4,655 boxscore
18/02/2005 Brisbane Bullets 104–91 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Convention Centre 3,820 boxscore
19/02/2005 Townsville Crocodiles 121–95 Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 boxscore
19/02/2005 West Sydney Razorbacks 85–112 Sydney Kings State Sports Centre 3,749 boxscore
20/02/2005 Perth Wildcats 108–97 New Zealand Breakers Challenge Stadium 4,500 boxscore
20/02/2005 Cairns Taipans 101–99 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre 3,475 boxscore

Ladder

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Pos 2004–05 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Sydney Kings 32 21 11 65.63% 3–2 W1 13–3 8–8 3234 3073 105.24%
2 Wollongong Hawks 32 20 12 62.50% 2–3 W1 12–4 8–8 3164 2994 105.68%
3 Townsville Crocodiles1 32 19 13 59.38% 5–0 W10 13–3 6–10 3512 3398 103.35%
4 Adelaide 36ers1 32 19 13 59.38% 3–2 L1 14–2 5–11 3291 3185 103.33%
5 Brisbane Bullets2 32 17 15 53.13% 2–3 W1 11–5 6–10 3366 3314 101.57%
6 Melbourne Tigers2 32 17 15 53.13% 2–3 L3 12–4 5–11 3226 3205 100.66%
7 Perth Wildcats2 32 17 15 53.13% 4–1 W3 9–7 8–8 3211 3158 101.68%
8 Hunter Pirates 32 15 17 46.88% 3–2 W2 12–4 3–13 3269 3319 98.49%
9 West Sydney Razorbacks3 32 11 21 34.38% 2–3 L2 9–7 2–14 3027 3203 94.51%
10 Cairns Taipans3 32 11 21 34.38% 2–3 W1 8–8 3–13 3033 3213 94.40%
11 New Zealand Breakers 32 9 23 28.13% 1–4 L2 6–10 3–13 3098 3369 91.96%

Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2005. Source: NBL.com.au

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.

1Townsville Crocodiles won Head-to-Head (2-1).

23-way Head-to-Head between Brisbane Bullets (4-2), Melbourne Tigers (3-3) and Perth Wildcats (2-4).

3West Sydney Razorbacks won Head-to-Head (2-1).

Finals

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Main article: 2005 NBL Finals

Playoff bracket

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Elimination Finals

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
23/02/2005 Brisbane Bullets 113–99 Hunter Pirates Brisbane Convention Centre 2,628 boxscore
24/02/2005 Melbourne Tigers 108–88 Perth Wildcats State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,352 boxscore
25/02/2005 Adelaide 36ers 110–125 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
26/02/2005 Townsville Crocodiles 112–100 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 boxscore

Semi-finals

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
1/03/2005 Sydney Kings 113–79 Brisbane Bullets Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,350 boxscore
2/03/2005 Illawarra Hawks 100–84 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre 4,078 boxscore
4/03/2005 Brisbane Bullets 105–111 Sydney Kings Brisbane Convention Centre 4,000 boxscore
5/03/2005 Townsville Crocodiles 105–109 Illawarra Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 boxscore

Grand Final

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
11/03/2005 Sydney Kings 96–73 Illawarra Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre 6,247 boxscore
13/03/2005 Illawarra Hawks 80–105 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre 5,820 boxscore
19/03/2005 Sydney Kings 112–85 Illawarra Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre 8,878 boxscore

All Star Game

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Main article: 2004–05 NBL All-Star Game
19 January 2005
18:30
Aussie All Stars 156–140 World All Stars
Scoring by quarter: 39–41, 37–31, 43–41, 37–27
Pts: Newley 35
Rebs: Rillie 9
Asts: Rillie 10		 Pts: Brown 31
Rebs: Farley 12
Asts: Brown 6
Aussie All Stars win, 156–140

Most Valuable Player

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Awards

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All NBL Team

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# Player Team
PG Darnell Mee[2] 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

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Coach of the month

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References

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  1. ^ "Wethers wins MVP". NBL.com.au. 24 March 2005. Archived from the original on 13 July 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ "All-NBL Teams announced". NBL.com.au. 24 March 2005. Archived from the original on 2 September 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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