# 2004–05 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2004–05 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 57th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 45th in the city of Los Angeles. The previous season had ended with a crushing defeat in five games to the Detroit Pistons in the 2004 NBA Finals, despite the Lakers being heavily favored. The 2004–05 season is best remembered as a tough one for the Lakers, winning only 34 games and missing the playoffs for the first time in 11 years. It was also the Lakers first season since 1995-96 without either center Shaquille O'Neal, who was traded to the Miami Heat for Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, Brian Grant, and future draft picks, or point guard Derek Fisher (who had signed a six-year free agent contract with the Golden State Warriors), two instrumental players to the Lakers' previous three championship victories. The Lakers had the worst team defensive rating in the NBA.
Phil Jackson was also fired in the offseason and replaced by former Houston Rockets head coach Rudy Tomjanovich. However, in February 2005, Tomjanovich's struggle with bladder cancer that had been diagnosed since 2003 forced him to resign after a 24–19 start and be replaced by Jackson's assistant coach Frank Hamblen for the rest of the year. In the offseason, Butler was traded to the Washington Wizards, Hamblen was fired as head coach and Vlade Divac retired.
For the season, the Lakers slightly changed their uniforms, adding the secondary logo to their shorts. They remained in use until 2018.
The Lakers would not miss the playoffs again until 2014. This was the first team since the 1998–99 Chicago Bulls and last until the 2014–15 Miami Heat to miss the playoffs after making a Finals appearance the previous season.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | College |
| 1 | 27 | Sašha Vujačić | Slovenia | G | Pallalcesto Amatori Udine (Italy) |
| 2 | 56 | Marcus Douthit | United States | PF/C | Providence |

## Roster
### Player Salaries

| Rank | Player | Salary |
| 1 | Kobe Bryant | $14,175,000 |
| 2 | Brian Grant | $13,233,434 |
| 3 | Lamar Odom | $10,548,596 |
| 4 | Vlade Divac | $4,903,000 |
| 5 | Devean George | $4,546,000 |
| 6 | Chucky Atkins | $4,200,000 |
| 7 | Chris Mihm | $3,371,393 |
| 8 | Stanislav Medvedenko | $3,000,000 |
| 9 | Caron Butler | $1,930,680 |
| 10 | Jumaine Jones | $1,687,500 |
| 11 | Brian Cook | $971,160 |
| 12 | Sasha Vujacic | $846,840 |
| 13 | Tierre Brown | $720,046 |
| 14 | Luke Walton | $620,046 |
| 15 | Tony Bobbitt | $305,403 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Phoenix Suns | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 31–10 | 31–10 | 12–4 |
| x-Sacramento Kings | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 | 30–11 | 20–21 | 10–6 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 | 27–14 | 10–31 | 6–10 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 | 22–19 | 12–29 | 6–10 |
| Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 | 20–21 | 14–27 | 6–10 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Phoenix Suns | 62 | 20 | .756 | — |
| 2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 59 | 23 | .720 | 3 |
| 3 | y-Seattle SuperSonics | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 |
| 4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 |
| 6 | x-Sacramento Kings | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12 |
| 7 | x-Denver Nuggets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 13 |
| 8 | x-Memphis Grizzlies | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 |
| 9 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Lakers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 |
| 13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35 |
| 14 | Utah Jazz | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 |
| 15 | New Orleans Hornets | 18 | 64 | .220 | 44 |

### Record vs. opponents

2004-05 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Boston | 3–1 | – | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 3–1 | 0–4 | – | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Chicago | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Cleveland | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Denver | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | – | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Indiana | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| L.A. Clippers | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | – | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Memphis | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Miami | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Milwaukee | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | – | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Minnesota | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| New Orleans | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| New York | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | – | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Orlando | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | – | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Philadelphia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Phoenix | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | – | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Sacramento | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Seattle | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | – | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Toronto | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Utah | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 |
| Washington | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — |

## Game log
### Pre-season

2004 preseason game log Total: 6–2 :
Preseason
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 12
Seattle
L 80-87
Kobe Bryant (35)
Chris Mihm (7)
Tierre Brown (7)
Arrowhead Pond (Anaheim, CA) 16,342
0–1
2
October 17
Golden State
W 94-80
Kobe Bryant (23)
Lamar Odom (7)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Centennial Garden (Bakersfield, CA) 7,279
1-1
3
October 19
Sacramento
W 105-80
Caron Butler (18)
4 players tied (6)
3 players tied (5)
Save Mart Center (Fresno, CA) 16,116
2–1
4
October 21
Golden State
L 88-90 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (35)
Chris Mihm (13)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Staples Center 15,237
2-2
5
October 22
L.A. Clippers
W 113-102
Kobe Bryant (25)
Lamar Odom (9)
Tierre Brown (5)
Staples Center 16,995
3–2
6
October 24
Phoenix
W 111-103
Brian Grant (22)
Caron Butler (13)
Sasha Vujačić (8)
Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV) 14,535
4–2
7
October 25
Seattle
W 117-91
Caron Butler (18)
Jumaine Jones (6)
Sasha Vujačić (8)
San Diego Sports Arena (San Diego, CA) 13,642
5–2
8
October 28
Washington
W 97-87
Kobe Bryant (19)
Lamar Odom (9)
Tierre Brown (6)
Ford Center (Oklahoma City, OK) 8,979
6–2 :
2004–05 season schedule :

### Regular season

2004–05 game log Total: 34–48 (Home: 22–19; Road: 12-29) :
November: 9–6 (home: 6–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 2
Denver
W 89-78
Kobe Bryant (25)
Lamar Odom (13)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Staples Center 18,997
1–0
2
November 3
@ Utah
L 78-104
Kobe Bryant (38)
Lamar Odom (9)
Tierre Brown (2)
Delta Center 19,911
1-1
3
November 5
San Antonio
L 96-105
Kobe Bryant (28)
Lamar Odom (11)
Bryant & Odom (4)
Staples Center 18,997
1–2
4
November 7
Atlanta
W 106-90
Kobe Bryant (24)
Lamar Odom (11)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Staples Center 18,997
2-2
5
November 9
@ New Orleans
W 106-98
Kobe Bryant (31)
Caron Butler (9)
Chucky Atkins (6)
New Orleans Arena 17,202
3–2
6
November 10
@ Memphis
L 87-110
Kobe Bryant (20)
Lamar Odom (11)
Atkins & Bryant (4)
FedEx Forum 18,119
3-3
7
November 12
@ Orlando
L 113-122
Kobe Bryant (41)
Lamar Odom (8)
Kobe Bryant (8)
TD Waterhouse Centre 17,283
3–4
8
November 13
@ Houston
W 84-79
Lamar Odom (20)
Lamar Odom (13)
Lamar Odom (5)
Toyota Center 18,181
4-4
9
November 17
L.A. Clippers
W 103-89
Kobe Bryant (23)
Brian Grant (7)
Kobe Bryant (11)
Staples Center 18,997
5–4
10
November 19
@ Phoenix
L 102-107
Kobe Bryant (29)
Lamar Odom (15)
Kobe Bryant (10)
American West Arena 18,422
5-5
11
November 21
Chicago
W 102-93
Kobe Bryant (29)
Lamar Odom (12)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Staples Center 18,997
6–5
12
November 23
Milwaukee
W 100-96
Kobe Bryant (30)
Lamar Odom (9)
Tierre Brown (6)
Staples Center 18,215
7–5
13
November 26
Sacramento
L 106-109
Kobe Bryant (40)
Lamar Odom (14)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Staples Center 18,997
7–6
14
November 28
New Orleans
W 89-76
Kobe Bryant (20)
Lamar Odom (14)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Staples Center 18,997
8–6
15
November 30
@ Milwaukee
W 95-90
Brian Cook (25)
Cook & Odom (11)
Kobe Bryant (11)
Bradley Center 14,975
9–6 :
December: 6–6 (home: 4–4; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
16
December 1
@ Chicago
L 84-92
Kobe Bryant (28)
Lamar Odom (11)
Kobe Bryant (10)
United Center 18,524
9–7
17
December 3
Golden State
W 97-88
Caron Butler (27)
Kobe Bryant (12)
Kobe Bryant (10)
Staples Center 18,997
10–7
18
December 8
Phoenix
L 110-113
Kobe Bryant (20)
Kobe Bryant (14)
Kobe Bryant (11)
Staples Center 18,997
10–8
19
December 11
@ L.A. Clippers
W 89-87
Kobe Bryant (37)
Lamar Odom (12)
Kobe Bryant (5)
Staples Center 19,697
11–8
20
December 12
Orlando
W 105-98
Jones & Mihm (25)
Chris Mihm (14)
Tierre Brown (8)
Staples Center 18,997
12–8
21
December 14
@ Seattle
L 93-108
Kobe Bryant (35)
Bryant & Odom (9)
Kobe Bryant (5)
KeyArena 17,072
12–9
22
December 16
@ Sacramento
W 115-99
Kobe Bryant (31)
Chris Mihm (8)
Kobe Bryant (12)
ARCO Arena 17,317
13–9
23
December 17
Washington
L 116-120 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (36)
Bryant & Odom (10)
Kobe Bryant (14)
Staples Center 18,212
13–10
24
December 20
Memphis
L 72-82
Caron Butler (16)
Lamar Odom (12)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Staples Center 18,997
13–11
25
December 22
New Orleans
W 101-89
Chucky Atkins (30)
Chris Mihm (21)
3 players tied (4)
Staples Center 18,477
14–11
26
December 25
Miami
L 102-104 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (42)
Chris Mihm (14)
Chucky Atkins (7)
Staples Center 18,997
14–12
27
December 28
Toronto
W 117-99
Kobe Bryant (48)
Lamar Odom (13)
Chucky Atkins (7)
Staples Center 18,997
15–12 :
January: 8–7 (home: 6–3; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
28
January 2
Denver
W 99-91
Kobe Bryant (42)
Lamar Odom (15)
3 players tied (4)
Staples Center 18,997
16–12
29
January 4
@ San Antonio
L 83-100
Kobe Bryant (17)
Lamar Odom (8)
Tierre Brown (5)
SBC Center 18,797
16–13
30
January 5
@ Dallas
L 104-118
Kobe Bryant (32)
Jumaine Jones (13)
Chucky Atkins (7)
American Airlines Center 20,393
16–14
31
January 7
Houston
W 111-104
Kobe Bryant (27)
Lamar Odom (12)
Kobe Bryant (10)
Staples Center 18,997
17–14
32
January 10
@ Minnesota
W 105-96
Kobe Bryant (31)
Chris Mihm (17)
Chucky Atkins (7)
Target Center 19,356
18–14
33
January 12
@ Denver
L 83-95
Caron Butler (18)
Lamar Odom (12)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Pepsi Center 18,171
18–15
34
January 13
Cleveland
W 98-94
Lamar Odom (24)
Caron Butler (11)
Lamar Odom (7)
Staples Center 18,997
19–15
35
January 15
@ Golden State
W 104-102
Lamar Odom (27)
Mihm & Odom (12)
3 players tied (3)
The Arena in Oakland 19,602
20–15
36
January 17
Utah
L 94-102
Caron Butler (26)
Lamar Odom (10)
Lamar Odom (6)
Staples Center 18,111
20–16
37
January 19
Minnesota
W 93-90
Chucky Atkins (25)
Jumaine Jones (8)
Chucky Atkins (11)
Staples Center 18,417
21–16
38
January 21
Golden State
W 105-101
Chucky Atkins (26)
Butler & Jones (9)
Chucky Atkins (10)
Staples Center 18,997
22–16
39
January 25
Seattle
L 93-104
Odom & Walton (19)
Lamar Odom (13)
Lamar Odom (8)
Staples Center 18,997
22–17
40
January 26
@ L.A. Clippers
L 89-105
Chucky Atkins (17)
Jumaine Jones (7)
Chucky Atkins (4)
Staples Center 20,127
22–18
41
January 28
New Jersey
L 103-109
Caron Butler (31)
Lamar Odom (13)
Lamar Odom (8)
Staples Center 18,997
22–19
42
January 30
Charlotte
W 101-90
Atkins & Butler (20)
Chris Mihm (12)
Lamar Odom (7)
Staples Center 18,532
23–19 :
February: 5–8 (home: 3–2; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
43
February 1
Portland
W 92-79
Atkins & Butler (19)
Butler & Mihm (10)
Tierre Brown (9)
Staples Center 18,116
24–19
44
February 3
San Antonio
L 91-103
Lamar Odom (23)
Lamar Odom (13)
Luke Walton (6)
Staples Center 18,997
24–20
45
February 6
@ Houston
L 102-103
Lamar Odom (22)
Jumaine Jones (13)
Lamar Odom (8)
Toyota Center 18,201
24–21
46
February 7
@ Atlanta
L 108-114
Lamar Odom (28)
Brian Cook (10)
Chucky Atkins (5)
Philips Arena 15,633
24–22
47
February 9
@ New Jersey
W 104-103 (OT)
Jumaine Jones (20)
Lamar Odom (19)
Lamar Odom (8)
Continental Airlines Arena 13,979
25–22
48
February 10
@ Detroit
L 81-103
Lamar Odom (17)
Lamar Odom (9)
Chucky Atkins (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
25–23
49
February 13
@ Cleveland
L 89-103
Kobe Bryant (26)
Lamar Odom (9)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Gund Arena 20,562
25–24
50
February 15
Utah
W 102-95
Kobe Bryant (40)
Slava Medvedenko (9)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Staples Center 18,480
26–24
All-Star Break
51
February 22
Boston
W 104-95
Bryant & Odom (21)
Chris Mihm (15)
Luke Walton (7)
Staples Center 18,997
27–24
52
February 23
@ Portland
W 86-83
Kobe Bryant (31)
Lamar Odom (12)
Bryant & Odom (6)
Rose Garden 18,665
28–24
53
February 25
Detroit
L 90-111
Kobe Bryant (20)
Lamar Odom (9)
Kobe Bryant (11)
Staples Center 18,997
28–25
54
February 27
@ Toronto
L 102-108
Kobe Bryant (31)
Bryant & Odom (8)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
28–26
55
February 28
@ New York
L 115-117 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (30)
Lamar Odom (15)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
28–27 :
March: 5–11 (home: 3–4; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
56
March 2
@ Boston
L 101-104
Chucky Atkins (29)
Lamar Odom (13)
Lamar Odom (4)
Fleet Center 18,624
28-28
57
March 4
Dallas
W 108-103
Kobe Bryant (40)
Lamar Odom (11)
Chucky Atkins (10)
Staples Center 18,997
29–28
58
March 6
Indiana
W 103-94
Kobe Bryant (37)
Bryant & Mihm (10)
Lamar Odom (7)
Staples Center 18,997
30–28
59
March 8
L.A. Clippers
L 101-110
Kobe Bryant (41)
Jumaine Jones (8)
Chucky Atkins (6)
Staples Center 18,225
30–29
60
March 10
@ Dallas
W 100-95
Kobe Bryant (36)
Lamar Odom (14)
Lamar Odom (7)
American Airlines Center 20,411
31–29
61
March 12
@ Charlotte
W 117-116
Kobe Bryant (32)
Lamar Odom (11)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Charlotte Coliseum 23,319
32–29
62
March 14
@ Washington
L 81-95
Caron Butler (20)
Caron Butler (11)
Kobe Bryant (6)
MCI Center 20,173
32–30
63
March 15
@ Philadelphia
L 91-108
Kobe Bryant (20)
Slava Medvedenko (9)
Sasha Vujačić (5)
Wachovia Center 20,778
32–31
64
March 17
@ Miami
L 89-102
Kobe Bryant (26)
Lamar Odom (11)
Chucky Atkins (6)
American Airlines Arena 20,272
32-32
65
March 18
@ Indiana
L 97-103
Chucky Atkins (23)
Caron Butler (10)
Kobe Bryant (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
32–33
66
March 20
Seattle
L 100-102
Kobe Bryant (30)
Slava Medvedenko (7)
Chucky Atkins (5)
Staples Center 18,997
32–34
67
March 22
@ Utah
L 107-115
Kobe Bryant (43)
Brian Grant (8)
Caron Butler (5)
Delta Center 18,746
32–35
68
March 24
@ Denver
L 96-117
Caron Butler (22)
Butler & Jones (9)
3 players tied (4)
Pepsi Center 19,866
32–36
69
March 27
Philadelphia
L 89-96
Kobe Bryant (34)
Chris Mihm (11)
Kobe Bryant (5)
Staples Center 18,347
32–37
70
March 29
New York
W 117-107
Kobe Bryant (32)
Chris Mihm (8)
Bryant & Walton (5)
Staples Center 18,997
33–37
71
March 31
Minnesota
L 96-105
Kobe Bryant (26)
Chris Mihm (10)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Staples Center 18,997
33–38 :
April: 1–10 (home: 0–4; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
72
April 2
@ San Antonio
L 94-95
Caron Butler (27)
Bryant & Jones (8)
Kobe Bryant (6)
SBC Center 18,797
33–39
73
April 3
@ Memphis
L 82-102
Caron Butler (18)
Jumaine Jones (10)
Atkins & Butler (5)
FedEx Forum 18,119
33–40
74
April 5
@ Phoenix
L 99-125
Caron Butler (30)
Butler & Vujačić (7)
Chucky Atkins (8)
American West Arena 18,422
33–41
75
April 7
Houston
L 100-114
Caron Butler (24)
Caron Butler (12)
Kobe Bryant (10)
Staples Center 18,212
33–42
76
April 8
@ Seattle
W 117-94
Kobe Bryant (42)
Jumaine Jones (12)
Bryant & Jones (5)
KeyArena 17,072
34–42
77
April 10
@ Sacramento
L 105-124
Kobe Bryant (18)
Butler & Grant (5)
Chucky Atkins (9)
ARCO Arena 17,317
34–43
78
April 11
Phoenix
L 97-108
Kobe Bryant (20)
Caron Butler (11)
Kobe Bryant (10)
Staples Center 18,997
34–44
79
April 15
Sacramento
L 106-115
Caron Butler (34)
Luke Walton (12)
Luke Walton (9)
Staples Center 18,997
34–45
80
April 17
Dallas
L 112-114
Kobe Bryant (33)
Jumaine Jones (9)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Staples Center 18,237
34–46
81
April 18
@ Golden State
L 99-126
Kobe Bryant (22)
Jumaine Jones (11)
Sasha Vujačić (7)
The Arena in Oakland 20,024
34–47
82
April 20
@ Portland
L 103-106
Kobe Bryant (37)
Chris Mihm (10)
Atkins & Vujačić (7)
Rose Garden 19,818
34–48 :
2004–05 season schedule :

## Player statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Chucky Atkins | 82 | 82 | 35.4 | .426 | .387 | .803 | 2.4 | 4.4 | .9 | .0 | 13.6 |
| Tony Bobbitt | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | .400 | .500 | . | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.5 |
| Tierre Brown | 76 | 0 | 14.0 | .356 | .361 | .787 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .4 | .0 | 4.4 |
| Kobe Bryant | 66 | 66 | 40.7 | .433 | .339 | .816 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 1.3 | .8 | 27.6 |
| Caron Butler | 77 | 77 | 35.7 | .445 | .304 | .862 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | .3 | 15.5 |
| Brian Cook | 72 | 0 | 15.1 | .417 | .392 | .757 | 3.0 | .5 | .3 | .4 | 6.4 |
| Vlade Divac | 15 | 0 | 8.7 | .419 | . | .667 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .3 | .1 | 2.3 |
| Devean George | 15 | 3 | 20.4 | .356 | .362 | .750 | 3.5 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 7.3 |
| Brian Grant | 69 | 8 | 16.5 | .493 | . | .722 | 3.7 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 3.8 |
| Jumaine Jones | 76 | 23 | 24.1 | .432 | .391 | .733 | 5.2 | .9 | .6 | .3 | 7.6 |
| Stanislav Medvedenko | 43 | 4 | 9.8 | .455 | .000 | .821 | 1.8 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 3.8 |
| Chris Mihm | 75 | 75 | 24.9 | .507 | .000 | .678 | 6.7 | .7 | .2 | 1.4 | 9.8 |
| Lamar Odom | 64 | 64 | 36.3 | .473 | .308 | .695 | 10.2 | 3.7 | .7 | 1.0 | 15.2 |
| Kareem Rush | 14 | 0 | 6.5 | .200 | .200 | 1.000 | .7 | .2 | .1 | .1 | .9 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 35 | 3 | 11.5 | .282 | .270 | .947 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .3 | .1 | 2.9 |
| Luke Walton | 61 | 5 | 12.6 | .411 | .262 | .708 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .4 | .2 | 3.2 |

## Awards and records

* Kobe Bryant, All-NBA Third Team

## Transactions

* Kareem Rush was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats on December 6, 2004, for a 2005 2nd round draft pick and a 2009 2nd round draft pick.