2003–04 San Antonio Spurs season

2003–04 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coach	Gregg Popovich
Arena	SBC Center
Results
Record	57–25 (.695)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net Southwest, KENS, KRRT,

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The San Antonio Spurs hosting the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the 2004 Western Conference Semifinals at the SBC Center.

The 2003-04 NBA season was the Spurs' 28th season in the NBA, the 31st in San Antonio, and 37th season as a franchise. Even without David Robinson, who retired after last season, the Spurs still managed a 57-25 record, finishing 3rd in the West. They swept the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, and though the Spurs took the first two games in a second round rematch against the eventual Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers, led by their "big four" of Karl Malone, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Gary Payton, the Lakers responded by taking the next four games to eliminate the defending champions.

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	28	Leandro Barbosa	G	Brazil

Roster

San Antonio Spurs roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 12 Bowen, Bruce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Cal State Fullerton G 23 Brown, Devin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Texas–San Antonio G 3 Carroll, Matt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Notre Dame F/C 21 Duncan, Tim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Wake Forest G 10 Garcia, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Brazil G 20 Ginóbili, Manu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Argentina G 1 Hart, Jason 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse F 5 Horry, Robert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Alabama C 8 Nesterović, Rasho 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Slovenia G 9 Parker, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) France F 31 Rose, Malik 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Drexel F 14 Türkoğlu, Hedo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Turkey G 17 Ward, Charlie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Florida State F/C 42 Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Michigan State	Head coach Gregg Popovich Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Minnesota Timberwolves	58	24	.707	–	31–10	27–14	14–10
x-San Antonio Spurs	57	25	.695	1	33–8	24–17	15–9
x-Dallas Mavericks	52	30	.634	6	36–5	16–25	14–10
x-Memphis Grizzlies	50	32	.610	8	31–10	19–22	12–12
x-Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13	27–14	18–23	8–16
x-Denver Nuggets	43	39	.524	15	29–12	14–27	11–13
Utah Jazz	42	40	.512	16	28–13	14–27	10–14

#	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

(3) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Memphis Grizzlies: Spurs win series 4–0

• Game 1 @ SBC Center, San Antonio: San Antonio 98, Memphis 74 ESPN 8:00et
• Game 2 @ SBC Center, San Antonio: San Antonio 87, Memphis 70 TNT 8:00et
• Game 3 @ The Pyramid, Memphis: San Antonio 95, Memphis 93
• Game 4 @ The Pyramid, Memphis: San Antonio 110, Memphis 97 TNT 9:30et

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Spurs and Grizzlies.

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) San Antonio Spurs: Lakers win series 4–2

• Game 1 @ SBC Center, San Antonio: San Antonio 88, Los Angeles 78 ABC 3:30pm/2:30ct
• Game 2 @ SBC Center, San Antonio: San Antonio 95, Los Angeles 85 TNT 9:30pm/8:30ct
• Game 3 @ Staples Center, Los Angeles: Los Angeles 105, San Antonio 81 ABC 3:30pm/12:30pt
• Game 4 @ Staples Center, Los Angeles: Los Angeles 98, San Antonio 90 TNT 10:30pm/7:30pt
• Game 5 @ SBC Center, San Antonio: Los Angeles 74, San Antonio 73 ABC 8:00pm/7:00ct
• Game 6 @ Staples Center, Los Angeles: Los Angeles 88, San Antonio 76 TNT 10:30pm/7:30pt

Last Playoff Meeting: 2003 Western Conference Semifinals (San Antonio won 4-2)

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 records

• Tim Duncan, All-NBA First Team
• Bruce Bowen, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Tim Duncan, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

See also

• 2003-04 NBA season