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2003–04 Sacramento Kings season

NBA professional basketball team season


NBA professional basketball team season

(lost to Timberwolves 3–4)

The 2003–04 Sacramento Kings season was the Kings' 55th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 19th season in Sacramento. During the off-season, the Kings acquired Brad Miller from the Indiana Pacers and signed 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.

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 defeated the Dallas Mavericks in five games, before falling to league MVP 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

  • Rick Adelman
  • Bubba Burrage
  • Pete Carril
  • Elston Turner
  • John Wetzel

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

|-style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 29 | Cleveland | | Peja Stojaković (22) | Brad Miller (9) | Mike Bibby (7) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 1–0 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 31 | Philadelphia | | Peja Stojaković (28) | Brad Miller (9) | Bibby, Miller (5) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 2–0 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | November 1 | @ Denver | | Peja Stojaković (19) | Brad Miller (12) | Mike Bibby (10) | Pepsi Center 18,111 | 2–1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 5 | @ Minnesota | | Peja Stojaković (34) | Miller, Divac (8) | Vlade Divac (10) | Target Center 15,889 | 3–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | November 7 | @ New York | | Peja Stojaković (36) | Vlade Divac (7) | Doug Christie (9) | Madison Square Garden 19,333 | 3–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | November 9 | @ Boston | | Brad Miller (19) | Brad Miller (16) | Mike Bibby (11) | FleetCenter 16,502 | 3–3 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 11 | Detroit | | Mike Bibby (23) | Peja Stojaković (10) | Vlade Divac (9) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 4–3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | November 13 | @ Portland | | Peja Stojaković (27) | Miller, Massenburg (7) | Mike Bibby (15) | Rose Garden 17,422 | 4–4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | November 14 | Toronto | | Peja Stojaković (17) | Brad Miller (12) | Divac, Jackson (6) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 5–4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 16 | Golden State | | Peja Stojaković (33) | Peja Stojaković (11) | Brad Miller (11) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 6–4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 19 | @ Utah | | Peja Stojaković (30) | Brad Miller (13) | Brad Miller (8) | Delta Center 17,664 | 7–4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 21 | Orlando | | Brad Miller (22) | Brad Miller (14) | Brad Miller (10) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 8–4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 23 | Chicago | | Peja Stojaković (21) | Brad Miller (10) | Miller, Bibby (7) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 9–4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 25 | Memphis | | Peja Stojaković (26) | Peja Stojaković (9) | Mike Bibby (6) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 10–4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | November 28 | Houston | | Brad Miller (29) | Miller, Christie (7) | Bibby, Divac (6) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 11–4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | November 30 | New Jersey | | Peja Stojaković (25) | Brad Miller (11) | Vlade Divac (8) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 12–4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | December 5 | Minnesota | | Brad Miller (35) | Peja Stojaković (11) | Stojaković, Divac (4) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 12–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 7 | Indiana | | Peja Stojaković (27) | Brad Miller (15) | Brad Miller (10) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 13–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | December 9 | L.A. Clippers | | Peja Stojaković (26) | Mike Bibby (7) | Bibby, Divac (6) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 14–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 12 | @ Utah | | Mike Bibby (25) | Stojaković, Miller (8) | Vlade Divac (6) | Delta Center 19,678 | 15–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 14 | Phoenix | | Peja Stojaković (36) | Miller, Jackson (9) | Mike Bibby (6) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 16–5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | December 16 | @ Memphis | | Peja Stojaković (27) | Brad Miller (16) | Doug Christie (6) | Pyramid Arena 11,210 | 16–6 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 18 | @ New Orleans | | Brad Miller (21) | Brad Miller (14) | Brad Miller (9) | New Orleans Arena 13,769 | 17–6 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 19 | @ Atlanta | | Peja Stojaković (31) | Brad Miller (12) | Vlade Divac (8) | Philips Arena 11,666 | 18–6 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 21 | Portland | | Peja Stojaković (29) | Brad Miller (14) | Bibby, Divac (7) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 19–6 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 23 | Memphis | | Peja Stojaković (41) | Brad Miller (17) | Brad Miller (6) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 20–6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | December 25 | Dallas | | Mike Bibby (23) | Brad Miller (12) | Brad Miller (9) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 20–7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | December 26 | @ Golden State | | Mike Bibby (28) | Brad Miller (10) | Doug Christie (7) | The Arena in Oakland 20,192 | 20–8 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 28 | Utah | | Peja Stojaković (37) | Doug Christie (9) | Doug Christie (9) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 21–8 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | January 3 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Mike Bibby (24) | Brad Miller (11) | Doug Christie (10) | Staples Center 18,252 | 22–8 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | January 4 | Seattle | | Peja Stojaković (24) | Brad Miller (11) | Doug Christie (8) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 23–8 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | January 6 | Atlanta | | Peja Stojaković (28) | Brad Miller (10) | Vlade Divac (10) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 24–8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | January 7 | @ Seattle | | Stojaković, Bibby (19) | Brad Miller (17) | Mike Bibby (7) | KeyArena 15,035 | 24–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 9 | @ Phoenix | | Peja Stojaković (29) | Peja Stojaković (12) | Mike Bibby (9) | America West Arena 16,848 | 25–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 11 | Denver | | Peja Stojaković (33) | Peja Stojaković (8) | Vlade Divac (9) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 26–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 13 | Miami | | Peja Stojaković (24) | Brad Miller (9) | Brad Miller (7) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 27–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 16 | L.A. Lakers | | Peja Stojaković (23) | Brad Miller (14) | Vlade Divac (7) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 28–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 19 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Peja Stojaković (31) | Brad Miller (8) | Christie, Divac (8) | Staples Center 17,325 | 29–9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 20 | Portland | | Peja Stojaković (34) | Bobby Jackson (10) | Vlade Divac (7) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 29–10 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 22 | @ Cleveland | | Peja Stojaković (37) | Brad Miller (15) | Vlade Divac (9) | Gund Arena 17,720 | 30–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | January 23 | @ Memphis | | Vlade Divac (17) | Vlade Divac (12) | Peja Stojaković (5) | Pyramid Arena 17,119 | 30–11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 25 | @ Dallas | | Peja Stojaković (24) | Brad Miller (17) | Mike Bibby (6) | American Airlines Center 20,284 | 30–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 28 | @ Houston | | Mike Bibby (28) | Peja Stojaković (9) | Brad Miller (6) | Toyota Center 18,209 | 31–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 29 | @ San Antonio | | Peja Stojaković (22) | Vlade Divac (9) | Vlade Divac (9) | SBC Center 17,669 | 32–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | January 31 | @ Seattle | | Peja Stojaković (29) | Brad Miller (17) | Bibby, Peeler (5) | KeyArena 17,072 | 33–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | February 3 | Seattle | | Peja Stojaković (26) | Brad Miller (15) | Vlade Divac (11) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 34–12 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | February 6 | San Antonio | | Stojaković, Divac, Bibby (20) | Brad Miller (11) | Mike Bibby (6) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 34–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | February 8 | Denver | | Peja Stojaković (35) | Miller, Divac (10) | Christie, Bibby (8) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 35–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | February 10 | @ Milwaukee | | Peja Stojaković (31) | Brad Miller (8) | Bibby, Divac (11) | Bradley Center 17,407 | 36–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 11 | @ Detroit | | Mike Bibby (26) | Brad Miller (15) | Vlade Divac (11) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 | 37–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | February 17 | Boston | | Peja Stojaković (28) | Vlade Divac (11) | Vlade Divac (11) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 38–13 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 19 | @ Minnesota | | Peja Stojaković (15) | Vlade Divac (8) | Mike Bibby (7) | Target Center 18,667 | 38–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 20 | @ Chicago | | Peja Stojaković (24) | Vlade Divac (11) | Vlade Divac (11) | United Center 20,172 | 39–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 22 | @ Toronto | | Peja Stojaković (27) | Songaila, Massenburg (10) | Vlade Divac (12) | Air Canada Centre 19,800 | 40–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 24 | New York | | Mike Bibby (28) | Darius Songaila (13) | Vlade Divac (9) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 41–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | February 26 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Peja Stojaković (37) | Peja Stojaković (9) | Vlade Divac (10) | Staples Center 18,997 | 42–14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 57 | February 27 | Utah | | Mike Bibby (26) | Vlade Divac (8) | Vlade Divac (7) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 42–15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 58 | February 29 | Phoenix | | Peja Stojaković (32) | Brad Miller (10) | Christie, Divac (9) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 43–15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | March 2 | L.A. Clippers | | Chris Webber (26) | Chris Weber (12) | Vlade Divac (8) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 44–15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 60 | March 4 | @ Philadelphia | | Peja Stojaković (27) | Brad Miller (7) | Chris Webber (10) | Wachovia Center 18,798 | 45–15 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 61 | March 6 | @ Miami | | Mike Bibby (24) | Brad Miller (11) | Doug Christie (6) | American Airlines Arena 16,508 | 45–16 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 62 | March 7 | @ Orlando | | Peja Stojaković (28) | Brad Miller (13) | Doug Christie (12) | TD Waterhouse Centre 15,625 | 46–16 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 63 | March 9 | Golden State | | Doug Christie (23) | Chris Webber (11) | Doug Christie (6) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 47–16 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | March 11 | Dallas | | Christie, Stojaković (22) | Chris Webber (8) | Doug Christie (12) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 48–16 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 65 | March 12 | @ Portland | | Peja Stojaković (18) | Peja Stojaković (9) | Mike Bibby (8) | Rose Garden 20,308 | 48–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | March 14 | San Antonio | | Mike Bibby (24) | Brad Miller (13) | Chris Webber (5) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 49–17 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 67 | March 16 | @ New Jersey | | Mike Bibby (17) | Chris Webber (9) | Mike Bibby (5) | Continental Airlines Arena 16,949 | 49–18 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | March 17 | @ Washington | | Peja Stojaković (25) | Brad Miller (8) | Doug Christie (7) | MCI Center 15,255 | 49–19 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 69 | March 19 | @ Indiana | | Mike Bibby (25) | Chris Webber (16) | Chris Webber (8) | Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345 | 50–19 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 70 | March 21 | Houston | | Peja Stojaković (29) | Chris Webber (15) | Mike Bibby (7) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 51–19 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 71 | March 23 | Milwaukee | | Mike Bibby (27) | Chris Webber (10) | Chris Webber (8) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 51–20 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 72 | March 24 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Peja Stojaković (20) | Peja Stojaković (8) | Mike Bibby (6) | Staples Center 18,997 | 51–21 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | March 28 | Washington | | Peja Stojaković (29) | Peja Stojaković (11) | Bibby, Webber (7) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 52–21 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 74 | March 31 | @ San Antonio | | Peja Stojaković (19) | Darius Songaila (9) | Chris Webber (6) | SBC Center 18,797 | 52–22 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 75 | April 1 | @ Dallas | | Mike Bibby (23) | Chris Webber (11) | Doug Christie (9) | American Airlines Center 20,533 | 52–23 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 76 | April 4 | @ Houston | | Peja Stojaković (28) | Peja Stojaković (11) | Webber, Christie, Divac (6) | Toyota Center 18,148 | 53–23 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 6 | New Orleans | | Peja Stojaković (26) | Brad Miller (10) | Chris Webber (6) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 54–23 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 78 | April 8 | Minnesota | | Chris Webber (21) | Chris Webber (11) | Mike Bibby (7) | ARCO Aena 17,317 | 54–24 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 79 | April 9 | @ Phoenix | | Mike Bibby (26) | Brad Miller (15) | Brad Miller (6) | America West Arena 18,422 | 54–25 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 80 | April 11 | L.A. Lakers | | Chris Webber (25) | Chris Webber (12) | Mike Bibby (8) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 55–25 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 81 | April 12 | @ Denver | | Peja Stojaković (20) | Brad Miller (8) | Doug Christie (8) | Pepsi Center 19,746 | 55–26 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 82 | April 14 | @ Golden State | | Peja Stojaković (27) | Brad Miller (11) | Brad Miller (7) | The Arena in Oakland 19,831 | 55–27

Playoffs

Sacramento's win over Dallas is their most recent playoff series victory to date; in fact, the Kings failed to qualify for the NBA playoffs at all from 2006 to 2023. |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 18 | Dallas | W 116–105 | Peja Stojaković (28) | Chris Webber (12) | Doug Christie (11) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 20 | Dallas | W 83–79 | Mike Bibby (24) | Chris Webber (13) | Chris Webber (12) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 24 | @ Dallas | L 79–104 | Bibby, Webber (22) | Peja Stojaković (8) | Doug Christie (4) | American Airlines Center 20,580 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 26 | @ Dallas | W 94–92 | Mike Bibby (22) | Brad Miller (16) | three players tied (5) | American Airlines Center 20,677 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 29 | Dallas | W 119–118 | Mike Bibby (36) | Peja Stojaković (10) | Bibby, Christie (8) | ARCO Arena 17,317

4–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
1
May 4
@ Minnesota
W 104–98
Mike Bibby (33)
Brad Miller (10)
Mike Bibby (7)
Target Center
18,792
1–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
2
May 8
@ Minnesota
L 89–94
Peja Stojaković (26)
Brad Miller (11)
Mike Bibby (8)
Target Center
19,599
1–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
3
May 10
Minnesota
L 113–114 (OT)
Peja Stojaković (29)
Doug Christie (12)
Mike Bibby (10)
ARCO Arena
17,317
1–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
4
May 12
Minnesota
W 87–81
Chris Webber (28)
Chris Webber (8)
Mike Bibby (12)
ARCO Arena
17,317
2–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
5
May 14
@ Minnesota
L 74–86
Mike Bibby (14)
Brad Miller (10)
Mike Bibby (6)
Target Center
19,318
2–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
6
May 16
Minnesota
W 104–87
Peja Stojaković (22)
Peja Stojaković (8)
Mike Bibby (10)
ARCO Arena
17,317
3–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
7
May 19
@ Minnesota
L 80–83
Doug Christie (21)
three players tied (8)
Mike Bibby (8)
Target Center
19,944
3–4
-

Player statistics

Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
828236.3.450.392.8153.45.41.40.218.4
2206.4.339.000.5000.70.30.30.01.9
828233.9.461.345.8604.04.21.80.510.1
818128.6.470.154.6545.75.30.71.09.9
50023.7.444.370.7523.52.11.00.213.8
59013.4.475.000.6833.20.50.20.34.3
725336.4.510.316.77810.34.30.91.214.1
75018.5.448.482.8362.01.60.70.15.7
3105.4.371.000.6001.00.40.10.22.1
73713.4.487.8073.10.70.60.24.6
818140.3.480.433.9276.32.11.30.224.2
3719.1.360.000.4582.00.50.40.42.0
232336.1.413.200.7118.74.61.30.918.7

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
121241.4.429.436.8734.27.01.90.420.0
506.4.417.333.5001.00.60.40.02.4
121238.4.397.394.8544.86.23.91.813.8
121219.6.437.7394.91.80.30.46.6
12030.5.527.143.6048.73.20.80.910.5
11021.5.302.269.8333.21.41.30.24.5
402.5.500.7500.80.00.00.31.3
7012.1.6251.0001.90.30.00.13.7
121243.1.384.315.8977.01.51.80.317.5
306.7.500.5000.70.30.30.32.3
121237.2.452.250.6158.33.71.30.818.4

References

References

  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAC/2004.html 2003-04 Sacramento Kings]
  2. (April 4, 2004). "INSIDE THE N.B.A.; Webber Doesn't Equal Better for Kings". New York Times.
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