2003–04 Portland Trail Blazers season

2003–04 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coach	Maurice Cheeks
Arena	Rose Garden Arena
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2003–04 season was the 34th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] The Blazers finished 41-41, missing the playoffs for the first time since the 1981–82 season, a 21-year streak that was second-longest in NBA history.^[2]

The Blazers lost three key members of the famed 2000 team: Scottie Pippen returned to the Chicago Bulls for his second stint, Bonzi Wells, after losing his co-captain title, was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in November and Rasheed Wallace was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in February. However, after appearing in only one game with the Hawks, Sheed was again traded to the Detroit Pistons for the rest of the season. The Pistons would eventually win the NBA Finals of that year, giving Wallace his first championship.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	23	Travis Outlaw	F	United States	Starkville HS (Starkville, MS)
2	54	Nedžad Sinanović	C	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Brotnjo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Roster

Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PF 33 Abdur-Rahim, Shareef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) California SG 1 Anderson, Derek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Kentucky PG 10 Cook, Omar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) St. John's C 34 Davis, Dale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Clemson PG 7 Dickau, Dan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Gonzaga SF 5 Ferguson, Desmond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Detroit PG 4 Gill, Eddie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Weber State SF 23 Miles, Darius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) East St. Louis (HS) SF 25 Outlaw, Travis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Starkville (HS) SF 21 Patterson, Ruben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Cincinnati PF 50 Randolph, Zach 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Michigan State C 42 Ratliff, Theo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Wyoming C 11 Stepania, Vladimir 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Republic of Georgia PG 3 Stoudamire, Damon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Arizona SF 24 Woods, Qyntel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Northeast Mississippi CC	Head coach Maurice Cheeks Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	–	34–7	22–19	15–9
x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	1	34–7	21–20	16–8
Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	15	25–16	16–25	13–11
Seattle SuperSonics	37	45	.451	19	21–20	16–25	11–13
Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	19	27–14	10–31	12–12
Phoenix Suns	29	53	.354	27	18–23	11–30	9–15
Los Angeles Clippers	28	54	.341	28	18–23	10–31	8–16

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Minnesota Timberwolves	58	24	.707	–
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	2
3	x-San Antonio Spurs	57	25	.695	1
4	x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	3
5	x-Dallas Mavericks	52	30	.634	6
6	x-Memphis Grizzlies	50	32	.610	8
7	x-Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13
8	x-Denver Nuggets	43	39	.524	15
9	Utah Jazz	42	40	.512	16
10	Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	17
11	Seattle SuperSonics	37	45	.451	21
12	Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	21
13	Phoenix Suns	29	53	.354	29
14	Los Angeles Clippers	28	54	.341	30

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

Awards and honors

• Zach Randolph, NBA Most Improved Player
• Theo Ratliff, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

1. 2003-04 Portland Trail Blazers
2. Portland Trail Blazers Franchise Index