Tim Duncan, Shaquille O’Neal Headline All-NBA First Team
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NEW YORK, May 18 – San Antonio Spurs forward
Tim Duncan earned his eighth consecutive selection to the All-NBA First Team when the NBA announced the 2004-05 All-NBA teams today. Duncan is only the fifth player to make the All-NBA First Team in each of his first eight seasons, joining Hall of Famers Larry Bird, George Mikan, Bob Pettit and Oscar Robertson.
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DuncanDuring Duncan’s tenure on the All-NBA First Team the Spurs have enjoyed the success of two NBA titles (1999, 2003), held the NBA’s best record three times (1998-99, 2000-01 and 2002-03) and earned five division titles (1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05). Duncan averaged 20.3 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists this season in leading the Spurs to their eighth consecutive playoff appearance.
Joining Duncan on the All-NBA First Team are
Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks at forward,
Shaquille O’Neal of the Miami Heat at center, and
Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns and
Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers at the guard positions.
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Nash
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O'Neal
O’Neal led all players in All-NBA first place votes (122) and total points (616) after averaging 22.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.34 blocks per game. His performance this year enabled the Heat to record a 17-win improvement over last season. This season also marked O’Neal’s record 13th consecutive season that he has averaged at least 20 points and 10 rebounds. This is O’Neal’s seventh selection to the All-NBA First Team.
Nash, the 2004-05 NBA Most Valuable Player, averaged 15.5 points (.502 FG%) and an NBA-best 11.5 assists in 34.3 minutes per game. Phoenix enjoyed a 60-15 record when he was in the lineup this season as he helped guide the team to its first division title since 1994-95 and its fourth overall. Nash is appearing on the All-NBA First Team for the first time in his career.
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Nowitzki
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Iverson
Iverson ranked in the top five in scoring (first, 30.7 ppg), steals (second, 2.40 spg), assists (fifth, 7.9 apg) and minutes per game (second, 42.3). Iverson joined Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan and George Gervin as the only players in NBA history to capture four or more scoring titles. This is Iverson’s third selection to the All-NBA First Team.
Nowitzki averaged career-highs this season in scoring (26.2 ppg), assists (3.1 apg) and blocks (1.53 bpg). He was the only player in the NBA to be ranked in the top 10 in both scoring (fourth) and rebounding (tied for ninth with 9.7 rebounds per game). Nowitzki scored 10 or more points in the fourth quarter on 18 occasions this season and 20 or more points in a half 13 times. He makes his first appearance on the All-NBA First Team after twice making the All-NBA Second Team (2002, 2003) and Third Team (2001, 2004).
The All-NBA Second Team consists of Cleveland Cavaliers forward
LeBron James, Minnesota Timberwolves forward
Kevin Garnett, Phoenix Suns center
Amaré Stoudemire, Miami Heat guard
Dwyane Wade and Seattle SuperSonics guard
Ray Allen.
The All-NBA Third Team includes Phoenix Suns forward
Shawn Marion, Houston Rockets forward
Tracy McGrady, Detroit Pistons center
Ben Wallace, Los Angeles Lakers guard
Kobe Bryant and Washington Wizards guard
Gilbert Arenas.
The 124-member voting panel of writers and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada consisted of national media members and members from each of the league’s 30 teams who regularly cover the NBA. The media voted for All-NBA First, Second and Third Teams by position with points awarded on a 5-3-1 basis.
Attached are the results of the voting for the 2004-05 All-NBA Teams, with First Team votes in parentheses:
2004-05 ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM: PositionPlayer, Team (First Team Votes)PointsForward
Tim Duncan, San Antonio (95)553Forward
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas (75)510Center
Shaquille O’Neal, Miami (122)616Guard
Allen Iverson, Philadelphia (69)498Guard
Steve Nash, Phoenix (118)606
2004-05 ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM PositionPlayer, Team (First Team Votes)PointsForward
LeBron James, Cleveland (45)421Forward
Kevin Garnett, Minnesota (34)408Center
Amaré Stoudemire, Phoenix (9)367Guard
Dwyane Wade, Miami (35)417Guard
Ray Allen, Seattle (1)177
2004-05 ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM PositionPlayer, Team (First Team Votes)PointsForward
Tracy McGrady, Houston (15) 264Forward
Shawn Marion, Phoenix 134Center
Ben Wallace, Detroit105Guard
Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers (1)108Guard
Gilbert Arenas, Washington (1)104
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Congrats to Steve,Amare and Shawn