2003–04 Portland Trail Blazers season

2003–04 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachMaurice Cheeks
General managerJohn Nash
Owner(s)Paul Allen
ArenaRose Garden Arena
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKEX
< 2002–03 2004–05 >

The 2003–04 NBA season was the 34th season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association.[1] After years of off the court troubles and playoff underachieving, the Blazers under new general manager John Nash, decided to rebuild. Throughout the season, the Blazers dealt away talented but troubled stars like trading Bonzi Wells, after losing his co-captain title, to the Memphis Grizzlies in November, and trading Rasheed Wallace to the Atlanta Hawks for Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Theo Ratliff in February.[2] 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. The team also sent Jeff McInnis to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Miles.

Taking up the slack was Zach Randolph, who led the team in scoring and rebounding, and was named Most Improved Player of The Year. However, the Blazers finished third in the Pacific Division with a 41–41 record, missing the playoffs for the first time since the 1981–82 season, a 21-year streak that was second-longest in NBA history.[3] Following the season, Dale Davis was traded to the Golden State Warriors.

For the season, they slightly once again changed their primary logo they remained only lasted just one season.

Draft picks

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Main article: 2003 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club Team
1 23 Travis Outlaw F  United States
2 54 Nedžad Sinanović C  Bosnia and Herzegovina Brotnjo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Roster

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Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 33 Abdur-Rahim, Shareef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1976-12-11 California
G 1 Anderson, Derek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1974-07-18 Kentucky
G 10 Cook, Omar Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1982-01-28 St. John's
F/C 34 Davis, Dale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1969-03-25 Clemson
G 7 Dickau, Dan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978-09-16 Gonzaga
F 5 Ferguson, Desmond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1977-07-22 Detroit Mercy
G 4 Gill, Eddie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978-08-16 Weber State
F 23 Miles, Darius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1981-10-09 East St. Louis HS (IL)
F 25 Outlaw, Travis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1984-09-18 Starkville HS (MS)
G/F 21 Patterson, Ruben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1975-07-31 Cincinnati
F 50 Randolph, Zach 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1981-07-16 Michigan State
F/C 42 Ratliff, Theo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1973-04-17 Wyoming
C 11 Stepania, Vladimir Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1976-05-08 Republic of Georgia
G 3 Stoudamire, Damon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1973-09-03 Arizona
F 24 Woods, Qyntel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1981-02-16 Northeast Mississippi CC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 26, 2004

Regular season

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Season standings

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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
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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

Record vs. opponents

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2003-04 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta — 3–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–3 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–2
Boston 1–3 — 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–3 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–1
Chicago 1–3 2–1 — 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–3
Cleveland 3–1 1–3 2–2 — 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–2 3–1 4–0 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–2
Dallas 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 — 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1
Denver 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 — 0–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–0
Detroit 3–1 3–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–0
Golden State 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 — 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1
Houston 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–0
Indiana 4–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–1
L.A. Clippers 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–2 — 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–0 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 — 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–0
Memphis 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–3 2–0
Miami 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 0–2 1–1 — 1–2 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–3 4–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 4–0
Milwaukee 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 — 0–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 3–1
Minnesota 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0
New Jersey 3–1 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–3 1–3 1–1 — 2–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 4–0
New Orleans 2–2 4–0 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–2 — 1–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 3–1
New York 3–0 3–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 — 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 4–0
Orlando 3–1 1–3 1–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 — 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 4–0
Philadelphia 2–1 1–3 4–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–2
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–1
Portland 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 — 3–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1
Sacramento 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 — 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 4–0 4–0 2–2 — 4–0 2–0 4–0 2–0
Seattle 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 4–0 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 — 1–1 1–3 1–1
Toronto 3–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–3 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–3
Utah 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 3–1 1–1 — 1–1
Washington 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 —

Game log

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Player statistics

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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

Regular season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Damon Stoudamire 82 82 38.0 .401 .365 .876 3.8 6.1 1.2 .1 13.4
Zach Randolph 81 80 37.9 .485 .200 .761 10.5 2.0 .8 .5 20.1
Dale Davis 76 37 22.1 .473 .613 5.2 .9 .6 .8 4.4
Ruben Patterson 73 1 22.6 .506 .167 .553 3.7 1.9 1.2 .3 6.9
Qyntel Woods 62 8 10.9 .371 .345 .633 2.2 .7 .3 .2 3.6
Derek Anderson 51 46 35.5 .376 .305 .824 3.6 4.5 1.3 .1 13.6
Rasheed Wallace† 45 44 37.2 .442 .341 .742 6.6 2.5 .8 1.6 17.0
Darius Miles† 42 40 28.4 .526 .200 .702 4.6 2.0 1.0 .8 12.6
Vladimir Stepania 42 2 10.8 .417 .611 3.0 .5 .3 .4 2.6
Jeff McInnis† 39 26 32.5 .471 .319 .763 2.4 5.0 .9 .1 11.9
Wesley Person† 33 0 18.8 .476 .474 .760 2.2 1.2 .3 .2 6.5
Theo Ratliff† 32 31 31.8 .540 .629 7.3 .6 .8 4.4 7.3
Shareef Abdur-Rahim† 32 3 22.8 .447 .364 .832 4.5 1.5 .8 .6 10.0
Eddie Gill 22 0 7.1 .417 .375 .850 .8 .7 .4 .0 2.3
Dan Dickau† 20 0 7.6 .327 .350 .875 .5 1.0 .4 .0 2.3
Omar Cook 17 0 8.2 .259 .000 .4 1.4 .6 .0 .8
Bonzi Wells† 13 10 31.1 .389 .125 .778 4.7 2.7 1.5 .2 12.2
Matt Carroll† 13 0 3.7 .455 .333 1.000 .2 .1 .0 .0 1.0
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje 9 0 2.9 .200 1.000 .1 .1 .0 .1 .4
Travis Outlaw 8 0 2.4 .429 .500 .5 .1 .1 .0 1.0
Tracy Murray 7 0 5.0 .250 .400 .000 .7 .1 .1 .0 1.1
Desmond Ferguson 7 0 4.6 .417 .375 .000 .6 .1 .0 .0 1.9
Kaniel Dickens 3 0 4.0 1.000 .500 .7 .0 .0 .0 2.3
Slavko Vraneš 1 0 3.0 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Trail Blazers only.

Awards and honors

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Transactions

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References

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  1. ^ 2003-04 Portland Trail Blazers
  2. ^ "Blazers trade Wallace to Hawks". Canada: CBC. February 11, 2004. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  3. ^ Portland Trail Blazers Franchise Index
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