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2005 Detroit Shock season | |
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Coach | Bill Laimbeer |
Arena | The Palace of Auburn Hills |
Attendance | 9,374 per game |
Results | |
Record | 16–18 (.471) |
Place | 4th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-0) to Connecticut Sun |
The 2005 WNBA season was the eighth for the Detroit Shock. Although they played mediocre basketball, the Shock barely made the playoffs, as they eventually made a quick exit from the playoffs, losing in a sweep by the Connecticut Sun.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
1 | 7 | Kara Braxton (F) | United States | Georgia |
1 | 13 | Dionnah Jackson (F) | United States | Oklahoma |
2 | 20 | Nikita Bell (F/G) | United States | North Carolina |
3 | 33 | Jenni Lingor (G) | United States | Southwest Missouri State |
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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Connecticut Sun x | 26 | 8 | .765 | – | 14–3 | 12–5 | 13–7 |
Indiana Fever x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 5.0 | 14–3 | 7–10 | 14–6 |
New York Liberty x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 8.0 | 10–7 | 8–9 | 9–11 |
Detroit Shock x | 16 | 18 | .471 | 10.0 | 12–5 | 4–13 | 11–9 |
Washington Mystics o | 16 | 18 | .471 | 10.0 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 9–11 |
Charlotte Sting o | 6 | 28 | .176 | 20.0 | 5–12 | 1–16 | 4–16 |
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
May 21 | Connecticut | 78-67 | Win | 1-0 |
May 22 | @ New York | 78-71 | Win | 2-0 |
May 24 | San Antonio | 74-65 | Win | 3-0 |
June 3 | New York | 68-66 (OT) | Win | 4-0 |
June 8 | Seattle | 61-76 | Loss | 4-1 |
June 10 | Charlotte | 69-55 | Win | 5-1 |
June 12 | @ New York | 69-72 | Loss | 5-2 |
June 15 | @ Indiana | 79-84 (OT) | Loss | 5-3 |
June 18 | @ Connecticut | 63-73 | Loss | 5-4 |
June 24 | Washington | 55-69 | Loss | 5-5 |
June 26 | Los Angeles | 79-73 | Win | 6-5 |
July 1 | Sacramento | 63-80 | Loss | 6-6 |
July 5 | Houston | 66-75 | Loss | 6-7 |
July 7 | @ Washington | 76-62 | Win | 7-7 |
July 13 | @ Minnesota | 61-71 | Loss | 7-8 |
July 15 | @ Indiana | 57-62 | Loss | 7-9 |
July 17 | Indiana | 58-59 | Loss | 7-10 |
July 20 | Connecticut | 66-57 | Win | 8-10 |
July 23 | @ Seattle | 71-74 | Loss | 8-11 |
July 24 | @ Sacramento | 51-91 | Loss | 8-12 |
July 30 | @ Connecticut | 75-66 | Win | 9-12 |
July 31 | Phoenix | 66-63 | Win | 10-12 |
August 2 | @ Houston | 61-62 | Loss | 10-13 |
August 6 | @ Charlotte | 73-82 (2OT) | Loss | 10-14 |
August 7 | New York | 72-67 | Win | 11-14 |
August 9 | Charlotte | 71-64 | Win | 12-14 |
August 11 | Minnesota | 72-66 (OT) | Win | 13-14 |
August 13 | @ San Antonio | 60-59 | Win | 14-14 |
August 16 | @ Phoenix | 51-58 | Loss | 14-15 |
August 19 | @ Los Angeles | 67-74 | Loss | 14-16 |
August 21 | Washington | 66-52 | Win | 15-16 |
August 23 | @ Charlotte | 49-56 | Loss | 15-17 |
August 25 | Indiana | 55-40 | Win | 16-17 |
August 27 | @ Washington | 67-76 | Loss | 16-18 |
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||||
1 | August 31 | Connecticut | 62-73 | Loss | 0-1 |
2 | September 2 | @ Connecticut | 67-75 | Loss | 0-2 |
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
Deanna Nolan | 33 | 156 | 121 | 55 | 14 | 524 |
Cheryl Ford | 33 | 322 | 26 | 33 | 46 | 313 |
Ruth Riley | 33 | 156 | 39 | 23 | 46 | 251 |
Kara Braxton | 33 | 100 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 227 |
Plenette Pierson | 23 | 62 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 178 |
Elaine Powell | 29 | 80 | 77 | 29 | 4 | 163 |
Chandi Jones | 21 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 125 |
Katie Smith | 13 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 124 |
Swin Cash | 21 | 88 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 119 |
Barbara Farris | 34 | 84 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 83 |
Ayana Walker | 12 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 59 |
Sheila Lambert | 12 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 33 |
Andrea Stinson | 18 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
Niele Ivey | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
Stacey Thomas | 17 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 |