 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Mwaka we200405 weNBA yaive mwaka wechi59 weBoston Celtics muNational Basketball Association. Chikwata chacho chakahaya Doc Rivers kuti ave murairidzi wavo mukuru mwaka unouya. Munguva ye offseason, maCeltics akawana All-Star muchengeti Gary Payton, uye aimbove Celtics kumberi Rick Fox kubva kuLos Angeles Lakers, asi Fox aizoenda pamudyandigere mwaka usati wasvika. VaCeltics vakatambura vachitamba pasi pe.500 kwehafu yokutanga yemwaka. Pakati pemwaka, Payton akatengeswa kuAtlanta Hawks kune aimbove Celtic All-Star kumberi Antoine Walker. Zvisinei, Payton aisazombokodzera maHawks uye akaburitswa nguva pfupi yapfuura. Akabva asayina zvakare neCeltics mushure mekunge apedza mwaka. Chikwata ichi chakapinda mumitambo minomwe yakateedzana munaKurume, ichipedza nzvimbo yekutanga muAtlantic Division ine rekodhi ye45-37. Paul Pierce akasarudzwa ku2005 NBA All-Star Game. 