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. 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 Rick Adelman 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

• Game 1 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento: Sacramento 116, Dallas 105 ABC 3:30et
• Game 2 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento: Sacramento 83, Dallas 79 TNT 10:30et
• Game 3 @ American Airlines Center, Dallas: Dallas 104, Sacramento 79 ESPN 9:30et
• Game 4 @ American Airlines Center, Dallas: Sacramento 94, Dallas 92 TNT 9:30et
• Game 5 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento: Sacramento 119, Dallas 118 TNT 10:30et

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

• Game 1 @ Target Center, Minneapolis: Sacramento 104, Minnesota 98 TNT 9:30et
• Game 2 @ Target Center, Minneapolis: Minnesota 94, Sacramento 89 ESPN 9:30et
• Game 3 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento: Minnesota 114, Sacramento 113 (OT) TNT 10:30et
• Game 4 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento: Sacramento 87, Minnesota 81 TNT 10:30et
• Game 5 @ Target Center, Minneapolis: Minnesota 86, Sacramento 74 TNT 9:30et
• Game 6 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento: Sacramento 104, Minnesota 87 ABC 3:30et
• Game 7 @ Target Center, Minneapolis: Minnesota 83, Sacramento 80 TNT 9:00et

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

See also

• 2003-04 NBA season