2003–04 Sacramento Kings season

The 2003–04 NBA season was the Kings' 55th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 19th season in Sacramento.[1] The season was best remembered for the team making a move in the offseason, acquiring Brad Miller from the Indiana Pacers and signing free agent Anthony Peeler. Superstar forward Chris Webber, who spent most of the season recovering from microfracture knee surgery, then serving a suspension due to the Ed Martin scandal, returned for the final 23 games of the season in which they played mediocre basketball the rest of the way.[2]

2003–04 Sacramento Kings season
Head coachRick Adelman
General managerGeoff Petrie
PresidentGeoff Petrie
OwnersMaloof family
ArenaARCO Arena
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semi-finals
(Lost to Timberwolves 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Still, the Kings finished the season second in the Pacific Division with a 55–27 record. Miller and Peja Stojaković were both selected for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, the Kings got the last laugh as they defeated their archrivals the Dallas Mavericks in five games, before falling to Kevin Garnett and the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round as Webber missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer in Game 7. This ended the Kings' attempt at a championship as their core would be dismantled the following season, which included Vlade Divac re-signing as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers, Peeler signing with the Washington Wizards, and Gerald Wallace leaving in the 2004 NBA Expansion Draft.

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 2003 NBA draft

The Kings had no draft picks in 2003.

Roster
2003–04 Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 10 Bibby, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978-05-13 Arizona
SF 32 Buford, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1977-11-02 Creighton
SG 13 Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970-05-09 Pepperdine
C 21 Divac, Vlade (C) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1968-02-03 Serbia
SG 24 Jackson, Bobby  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1973-03-13 Minnesota
PF 34 Massenburg, Tony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1967-07-31 Maryland
C 52 Miller, Brad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1976-04-12 Purdue
SG 8 Peeler, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1969-11-25 Missouri
C 55 Smith, Jabari 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1977-02-17 LSU
PF 25 Songaila, Darius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1978-02-14 Wake Forest
SF 16 Stojakovic, Peja 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977-06-09 Serbia
SF 3 Wallace, Gerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-07-23 Alabama
PF 4 Webber, Chris (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973-03-01 Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 23, 2004

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 5626.683–34–722–1915–9
x-Sacramento Kings 5527.671134–721–2016–8
Portland Trail Blazers 4141.5001525–1616–2513–11
Seattle SuperSonics 3745.4511921–2016–2511–13
Golden State Warriors 3745.4511927–1410–3112–12
Phoenix Suns 2953.3542718–2311–309–15
Los Angeles Clippers 2854.3412818–2310–318–16
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Minnesota Timberwolves5824.707–
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers5626.6832
3 x-San Antonio Spurs5725.6951
4 x-Sacramento Kings5527.6713
5 x-Dallas Mavericks5230.6346
6 x-Memphis Grizzlies5032.6108
7 x-Houston Rockets4537.54913
8 x-Denver Nuggets4339.52415
9 Utah Jazz4240.51216
10 Portland Trail Blazers4141.50017
11 Seattle SuperSonics3745.45121
12 Golden State Warriors3745.45121
13 Phoenix Suns2953.35429
14 Los Angeles Clippers2854.34130
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
2003-04 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS 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 –3–13–11–32–02–01–30–20–20–40–21–10–21–32–21–11–32–20–31–31–21–10–20–21–11–11–30–22–2
Boston 1–3–1–23–11–12–00–32–01–11–30–20–21–12–21–31–12–20–41–33–13–11–10–21–10–21–13–11–13–1
Chicago 1–32–1–2–20–20–20–41–10–21–31–10–20–20–41–30–20–32–22–23–10–41–10–20–20–20–24–01–11–3
Cleveland 3–11–32–2–0–20–22–20–20–21–31–10–20–22–22–20–21–23–14–02–13–10–21–10–21–12–01–31–12–2
Dallas 0–21–12–02–0–2–21–13–13–10–22–22–22–21–11–12–22–02–02–02–01–13–13–13–13–13–11–12–21–1
Denver 0–20–22–02–02–2–0–23–12–20–22–21–32–21–12–01–30–21–11–11–12–04–04–02–21–32–20–23–12–0
Detroit 3–13–04–02–21–12–0–1–11–11–32–01–12–04–03–10–22–21–33–13–12–22–02–00–21–11–13–11–13–0
Golden State 2–00–21–12–01–31–31–1–2–20–22–21–31–31–11–12–20–20–22–01–11–12–22–22–22–23–11–12–21–1
Houston 2–01–12–02–01–32–21–12–2–1–14–02–21–31–12–02–21–12–02–02–02–01–33–10–40–41–31–12–22–0
Indiana 4–03–13–13–12–02–03–12–01–1–2–01–11–13–01–31–13–12–23–13–14–02–01–10–21–12–04–02–02–1
L.A. Clippers 2–02–01–11–12–22–20–22–20–40–2–1–30–40–22–00–40–21–11–12–01–13–12–20–41–30–41–11–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–12–02–02–02–23–11–13–12–21–13–1–2–22–02–01–32–01–12–02–01–13–12–21–33–13–12–03–12–0
Memphis 2–01–12–02–02–22–20–23–13–11–14–02–2–1–11–11–32–01–11–12–02–02–22–22–23–11–32–01–32–0
Miami 3–12–24–02–21–11–10–41–11–10–32–00–21–1–1–20–23–23–11–34–01–31–10–21–10–22–02–11–14–0
Milwaukee 2–23–13–12–21–10–21–31–10–23–10–20–21–12–1–0–23–11–32–23–12–11–11–11–11–10–23–11–13–1
Minnesota 1–11–12–02–02–23–12–02–22–21–14–03–13–12–02–0–1–12–01–12–01–14–01–33–12–23–12–02–22–0
New Jersey 3–12–23–02–10–22–02–22–01–11–32–00–20–22–31–31–1–2–13–14–03–11–10–21–10–22–02–21–14–0
New Orleans 2–24–02–21–30–21–13–12–00–22–21–11–11–11–33–10–21–2–1–24–02–21–12–00–21–10–21–31–13–1
New York 3–03–12–20–40–21–11–30–20–21–31–10–21–13–12–21–11–32–1–3–13–11–11–11–10–21–13–10–24–0
Orlando 3–11–31–31–20–21–11–31–10–21–30–20–20–20–41–30–20–40–41–3–2–21–10–20–20–20–21–21–14–0
Philadelphia 2–11–34–01–31–10–22–21–10–20–41–11–10–23–11–21–11–32–21–32–2–1–11–10–22–01–11–30–22–2
Phoenix 1–11–11–12–01–30–40–22–23–10–21–31–32–21–11–10–41–11–11–11–11–1–2–21–30–42–20–21–31–1
Portland 2–02–02–01–11–30–40–22–21–31–12–22–22–22–01–13–12–00–21–12–01–12–2–3–10–42–21–12–21–1
Sacramento 2–01–12–02–01–32–22–02–24–02–04–03–12–21–11–11–31–12–01–12–02–03–11–3–2–23–12–03–11–1
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–11–33–11–12–24–01–13–11–31–32–01–12–22–01–12–02–00–24–04–02–2–4–02–04–02–0
Seattle 1–11–12–00–21–32–21–11–33–10–24–01–33–10–22–01–30–22–01–12–01–12–22–21–30–4–1–11–31–1
Toronto 3–11–30–43–11–12–01–31–11–10–41–10–20–21–21–30–22–23–11–32–13–12–01–10–20–21–1–1–11–3
Utah 2–01–11–11–12–21–31–12–22–20–23–11–33–11–11–12–21–11–12–01–12–03–12–21–30–43–11–1–1–1
Washington 2–21–33–12–21–10–20–31–10–21–22–00–20–20–41–30–20–41–30–40–42–21–11–11–10–21–13–11–1—

Playoffs

Sacramento's win over Dallas is their most recent playoff series victory to date; in fact, the Kings haven't even qualified for the NBA playoffs at all since 2006.

2004 playoff game log
First round: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 18 Dallas W 116–105 Peja Stojaković (28) Chris Webber (12) Doug Christie (11) ARCO Arena
17,317		 1–0
2 April 20 Dallas W 83–79 Mike Bibby (24) Chris Webber (13) Chris Webber (12) ARCO Arena
17,317		 2–0
3 April 24 @ Dallas L 79–104 Bibby, Webber (22) Peja Stojaković (8) Doug Christie (4) American Airlines Center
20,580		 2–1
4 April 26 @ Dallas W 94–92 Mike Bibby (22) Brad Miller (16) three players tied (5) American Airlines Center
20,677		 3–1
5 April 29 Dallas W 119–118 Mike Bibby (36) Peja Stojaković (10) Bibby, Christie (8) ARCO Arena
17,317		 4–1
Conference Semi-finals: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 4 @ Minnesota W 104–98 Mike Bibby (33) Brad Miller (10) Mike Bibby (7) Target Center
18,792		 1–0
2 May 8 @ Minnesota L 89–94 Peja Stojaković (26) Brad Miller (11) Mike Bibby (8) Target Center
19,599		 1–1
3 May 10 Minnesota L 113–114 (OT) Peja Stojaković (29) Doug Christie (12) Mike Bibby (10) ARCO Arena
17,317		 1–2
4 May 12 Minnesota W 87–81 Chris Webber (28) Chris Webber (8) Mike Bibby (12) ARCO Arena
17,317		 2–2
5 May 14 @ Minnesota L 74–86 Mike Bibby (14) Brad Miller (10) Mike Bibby (6) Target Center
19,318		 2–3
6 May 16 Minnesota W 104–87 Peja Stojaković (22) Peja Stojaković (8) Mike Bibby (10) ARCO Arena
17,317		 3–3
7 May 19 @ Minnesota L 80–83 Doug Christie (21) three players tied (8) Mike Bibby (8) Target Center
19,944		 3–4
2004 schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

References
  1. 2003-04 Sacramento Kings
  2. "INSIDE THE N.B.A.; Webber Doesn't Equal Better for Kings". New York Times. April 4, 2004. Retrieved August 29, 2017.

See also
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