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2003–04 Houston Rockets season
Head coachJeff Van Gundy
ArenaToyota Center
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKNWS-51, KIAH
< 2002–03 2004–05 >

The 2003–04 NBA season was the Rockets' 37th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 33rd season in the city of Houston.[1] The season saw the Rockets move their home games from Compaq Center to the new Toyota Center. During the offseason, the Rockets hired head coach Jeff Van Gundy, who is best known for his tenure with the New York Knicks, and signed free agent Jim Jackson. Midway through the season, they signed free agent point guard Mark Jackson. The Rockets finished fifth in the Midwest Division with a 45–37 record, and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 1999 as the number 7 seed in the Western Conference. Second-year star Yao Ming and Steve Francis were both selected for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game. However, the Rockets were eliminated from the first round of the playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers, who added Karl Malone and Gary Payton to join Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, in five games. This also marked Francis' only playoff appearance in his career. Following the season, he was traded along with Cuttino Mobley and Kelvin Cato to the Orlando Magic,[2] and Mark Jackson retired.

For the season, the team sported new uniforms and a new logo, they remained in used until 2019.

Offseason

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NBA draft

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Main article: 2003 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club
2 44 Malick Badiane Forward  Senegal Langen (Germany)

Roster

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2003–04 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F/C 13 Cato, Kelvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Iowa State
G 3 Francis, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Maryland
G/F 7 Griffin, Adrian Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Seton Hall
F 21 Jackson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Ohio State
G 31 Jackson, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) St. John's
G/F 5 Mobley, Cuttino 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Rhode Island
F 9 Nachbar, Boštjan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Slovenia
F 35 Padgett, Scott 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kentucky
G/F 52 Piatkowski, Eric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nebraska
F/C 2 Taylor, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Michigan
F 30 Weatherspoon, Clarence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Southern Miss
G 29 Wilks, Mike 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Rice
C 11 Yao Ming 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 310 lb (141 kg) China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

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Season standings

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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
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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

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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Playoffs

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2004 playoff game log
First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 17 @ L.A. Lakers L 71–72 Steve Francis (18) Jim Jackson (12) Steve Francis (5) Staples Center
18,997 		0–1
2 April 19 @ L.A. Lakers L 84–98 Yao Ming (21) Steve Francis (10) Steve Francis (12) Staples Center
18,997 		0–2
3 April 23 L.A. Lakers W 102–91 Steve Francis (27) Jackson, Yao (10) Steve Francis (7) Toyota Center
18,226 		1–2
4 April 25 L.A. Lakers L 88–92 (OT) Steve Francis (17) Jim Jackson (20) Steve Francis (9) Toyota Center
18,219 		1–3
5 April 28 @ L.A. Lakers L 78–97 Jim Jackson (17) Kelvin Cato (12) Steve Francis (5) Staples Center
18,997 		1–4
2004 schedule

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
Torraye Braggs† 11 0 12.0 .464 .667 3.1 .5 .4 .2 3.1
Kelvin Cato 69 67 25.3 .447 .676 6.8 1.0 .8 1.4 6.1
Alton Ford 9 0 4.6 .545 .500 1.2 .3 .0 .1 1.7
Steve Francis 79 79 40.4 .403 .292 .775 5.5 6.2 1.8 .4 16.6
Adrian Griffin 19 1 7.0 .278 .500 .000 1.0 .5 .4 .1 .6
Jim Jackson 80 80 39.0 .424 .400 .843 6.1 2.8 1.1 .3 12.9
Mark Jackson 42 3 13.7 .340 .171 .718 1.7 2.8 .4 .0 2.5
Yao Ming 82 82 32.8 .522 .000 .809 9.0 1.5 .3 1.9 17.5
Cuttino Mobley 80 80 40.4 .426 .390 .811 4.5 3.2 1.3 .4 15.8
Boštjan Nachbar 45 3 11.5 .356 .365 .724 1.6 .7 .3 .3 3.1
Moochie Norris† 30 0 13.4 .310 .348 .750 1.0 1.6 .5 .1 2.7
Charles Oakley 7 0 3.6 .333 .833 .7 .3 .0 .0 1.3
Scott Padgett 58 5 9.4 .443 .431 .750 2.4 .4 .2 .2 3.4
Eric Piatkowski 49 0 14.3 .377 .352 .875 1.5 .5 .3 .1 4.1
Maurice Taylor 75 10 27.7 .480 .000 .736 5.1 1.4 .6 .6 11.5
Clarence Weatherspoon† 37 0 17.6 .503 .000 .660 4.2 .5 .6 .4 5.6
Mike Wilks 26 0 5.6 .472 .600 .833 .6 .7 .1 .0 1.9

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kelvin Cato 5 5 29.6 .591 .429 6.8 .4 1.0 .8 5.8
Steve Francis 5 5 44.4 .429 .412 .725 8.4 7.6 1.4 .2 19.2
Jim Jackson 5 5 44.2 .397 .276 .667 10.4 2.0 1.0 .2 14.8
Mark Jackson 5 0 7.6 .167 .000 .6 1.0 .4 .0 .4
Yao Ming 5 5 37.0 .456 .765 7.4 1.8 .4 1.4 15.0
Cuttino Mobley 5 5 42.0 .387 .286 .800 4.8 2.8 .6 .6 14.4
Boštjan Nachbar 5 0 8.2 .444 .333 1.000 1.2 .4 .2 .0 2.8
Scott Padgett 4 0 3.5 .400 .333 .8 .0 .3 .3 1.3
Eric Piatkowski 1 0 4.0 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Maurice Taylor 5 0 23.0 .474 .765 3.2 1.0 .0 .2 9.8
Clarence Weatherspoon 2 0 11.0 .400 .500 2.0 .0 .0 .0 3.5
Mike Wilks 2 0 2.5 .0 .5 .0 .0 .0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Rockets only.

Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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  1. ^ 2003-04 Houston Rockets
  2. ^ "Exit T-mac, Enter Steve Francis . . .the 7-player Trade With Houston Is Final. Tracy McGrady Didn't Want To Leave Here". Orlando Sentinel. June 30, 2004. Retrieved August 29, 2017.

See also

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