The 2004âÂÂ05 Denver Nuggets season was the 29th season for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association, and their 38th season as a franchise. 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 13âÂÂ15. 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 32âÂÂ8 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 49âÂÂ33 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.
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 24 | @ San Antonio | W 93âÂÂ87 | Andre Miller (31) | Marcus Camby (12) | Andre Miller (5) | SBC Center<br>18,797 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 27 | @ San Antonio | L 76âÂÂ104 | DeMarr Johnson (12) | Marcus Camby (12) | Andre Miller (7) | SBC Center<br>18,797 | 1âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 30 | San Antonio | L 78âÂÂ86 | Carmelo Anthony (19) | Marcus Camby (14) | Andre Miller (7) | Pepsi Center<br>19,913 | 1âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 2 | San Antonio | L 115âÂÂ126 (OT) | Earl Boykins (32) | Marcus Camby (14) | Anthony, Boykins (5) | Pepsi Center<br>19,776 | 1âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 4 | @ San Antonio | L 89âÂÂ99 | Carmelo Anthony (25) | Marcus Camby (10) | Andre Miller (6) | SBC Center<br>18,797 | 1âÂÂ4 |-
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