2003–04 Sacramento Kings season

2003–04 Sacramento Kings season
Head coach Rick Adelman
General manager Geoff Petrie
Arena ARCO Arena
Results
Record 55–27 (.671)
Place Division: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish West Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 3-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2003-04 NBA season was the Kings' 55th season in the NBA and 19th in Sacramento.[1] The season was best remembered for the team making a move in the offseason, acquiring Brad Miller from Indiana. Superstar forward Chris Webber, who spent most the season recovering from microfracture knee surgery, returned for the final 23 games of the season in which they played mediocre basketball the rest of the way.

Still, the Kings finished the season with a 55-27 record. 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 dismantle the following season.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 NBA Draft

The Kings had no draft picks in 2003.

Roster

Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 10 Bibby, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978-05-13 Arizona
G/F 32 Buford, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1977-11-02 Creighton
G/F 13 Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970-05-09 Pepperdine
C 21 Divac, Vlade 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1968-02-03 Serbia
G 24 Jackson, Bobby  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1973-05-13 Minnesota
F 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
G 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) 1977-02-12 LSU
F 25 Songaila, Darius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1978-02-14 Wake Forest
F 16 Stojakovic, Peja 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977-06-09 Serbia
F 3 Wallace, Gerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-07-23 Alabama
F/C 4 Webber, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973-03-01 Michigan
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

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

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Sacramento Kings vs. (5) Dallas Mavericks Kings win series 4–1

Last Playoff Meeting: 2003 Western Conference Semifinals (Dallas won 4-3)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Minnesota Timberwolves vs. (4) Sacramento Kings Timberwolves win series 4–3

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Timberwolves and Kings.

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

See also

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