# 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.

## Regular season

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

### Round 1

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| Pos | 2004–05 NBL season vte | 2004–05 NBL season vte | 2004–05 NBL season vte | 2004–05 NBL season vte | 2004–05 NBL season vte | 2004–05 NBL season vte | 2004–05 NBL season vte | 2004–05 NBL season vte | 2004–05 NBL season vte | 2004–05 NBL season vte | 2004–05 NBL season vte | 2004–05 NBL season vte |
| Pos | 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 Crocodiles$^1$ | 32 | 19 | 13 | 59.38% | 5–0 | W10 | 13–3 | 6–10 | 3512 | 3398 | 103.35% |
| 4 | Adelaide 36ers$^1$ | 32 | 19 | 13 | 59.38% | 3–2 | L1 | 14–2 | 5–11 | 3291 | 3185 | 103.33% |
| 5 | Brisbane Bullets$^2$ | 32 | 17 | 15 | 53.13% | 2–3 | W1 | 11–5 | 6–10 | 3366 | 3314 | 101.57% |
| 6 | Melbourne Tigers$^2$ | 32 | 17 | 15 | 53.13% | 2–3 | L3 | 12–4 | 5–11 | 3226 | 3205 | 100.66% |
| 7 | Perth Wildcats$^2$ | 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 Razorbacks$^3$ | 32 | 11 | 21 | 34.38% | 2–3 | L2 | 9–7 | 2–14 | 3027 | 3203 | 94.51% |
| 10 | Cairns Taipans$^3$ | 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.
$^1$Townsville Crocodiles won Head-to-Head (2-1).
$^2$3-way Head-to-Head between Brisbane Bullets (4-2), Melbourne Tigers (3-3) and Perth Wildcats (2-4).
$^3$West Sydney Razorbacks won Head-to-Head (2-1).

## Finals
### Playoff bracket

| Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | | | | 1 | Sydney Kings | 113 | 111 | X | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Adelaide 36ers | 110 | 5 | Brisbane Bullets | 79 | 105 | X | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Brisbane Bullets | 113 | 5 | Brisbane Bullets | 125 | | | | | | 1 | Sydney Kings | 96 | 105 | 112 | X | X |
| 8 | Hunter Pirates | 99 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wollongong Hawks | 73 | 80 | 85 | X | X |
| | | | | | | 2 | Wollongong Hawks | 100 | 109 | X | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Townsville Crocodiles | 112 | 3 | Townsville Crocodiles | 84 | 105 | X | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| 6 | Melbourne Tigers | 108 | 6 | Melbourne Tigers | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Perth Wildcats | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Elimination Finals

| 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

| 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

| 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

* Fox Sports
* 19 January 2005 18:30
* boxscore report
| Aussie All Stars | 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 |||
* Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Attendance: 5,078

### Most Valuable Player

* Brad Newley (Townsville Crocodiles)

## 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 |
| PG | Darnell Mee | 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)