2003–04 New Jersey Nets season

2003–04 New Jersey Nets season
Division champions
Head coachByron Scott
Lawrence Frank
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Pistons 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 2002–03 2004–05 >

The 2003–04 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 37th season in the National Basketball Association, and 28th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] After speculating that he would sign with the defending champion San Antonio Spurs in the off-season, Jason Kidd signed a 6-year, $99 million deal to stay with the Nets.[2]

The team acquired All-Star center and two-time Defensive Player of the Year Alonzo Mourning, who missed all of last season due to his worsening kidney condition.[3] However, after just twelve games, Mourning retired on November 25, 2003, due to complications from his kidney disease.

After a 22–20 start to the season, Byron Scott was fired as head coach and was replaced with Lawrence Frank, as the Nets went on a 14-game winning streak at midseason. With Frank as interim head coach, the Nets overcame adversity, ending the season with a 47–35 record. Despite this, the Nets still managed to repeat as Division Champions and earn the number 2 spot in the Eastern Conference.

After sweeping the New York Knicks in the opening round of the playoffs, the second round pitted the Nets against the Detroit Pistons in last year's Conference championship rematch. However, Detroit would get revenge this time, and would eventually win the series in seven games, ending the 2003–04 season for the Nets. The Pistons would go on to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2004 NBA Finals to win their third NBA championship.

Following the season, Kenyon Martin was traded to the Denver Nuggets,[4] Kerry Kittles was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, and Rodney Rogers signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Hornets. Martin and Kidd both represented the Eastern Conference at the 2004 NBA All-Star Game, which was held in Los Angeles. This was Kenyon Martin's only All-Star game appearance.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 22 Zoran Planinić SG  Croatia
2 51 Kyle Korver SF  United States Creighton

Roster

2003–04 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 1 Armstrong, Brandon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1980-06-16 Pepperdine
C 35 Collins, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1978-12-02 Stanford
G 44 Davis, Hubert Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1970-05-17 North Carolina
G 12 Harris, Lucious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970-12-18 Long Beach State
F 24 Jefferson, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1980-06-21 Arizona
G 5 Kidd, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1973-03-23 California
G 30 Kittles, Kerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1974-06-12 Villanova
F 6 Martin, Kenyon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1977-12-30 Cincinnati
C 33 Mourning, Alonzo Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970-02-08 Georgetown
G 10 Planinić, Zoran 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1982-09-12 Croatia
F 54 Rogers, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1971-06-20 Wake Forest
F 21 Scalabrine, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1978-03-18 USC
G 8 Slay, Tamar 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-04-02 Marshall
F/C 34 Williams, Aaron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1971-10-02 Xavier
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Roster notes

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New Jersey Nets 47 35 .573 – 28–13 19–22 18–7
x-Miami Heat 42 40 .512 5 29–12 13–28 15–10
x-New York Knicks 39 43 .476 8 23–18 16–25 15–7
x-Boston Celtics 36 46 .439 11 19–22 17–24 14–10
Philadelphia 76ers 33 49 .402 14 21–20 12–29 10–14
Washington Wizards 25 57 .305 22 17–24 8–33 3–21
Orlando Magic 21 61 .256 26 11–30 10–31 8–16
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Indiana Pacers 61 21 .744 –
2 y-New Jersey Nets 47 35 .573 14
3 x-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 7
4 x-Miami Heat 42 40 .512 19
5 x-New Orleans Hornets 41 41 .500 20
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 20
7 x-New York Knicks 39 43 .476 22
8 x-Boston Celtics 36 46 .439 25
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 35 47 .427 26
10 Toronto Raptors 33 49 .402 28
11 Philadelphia 76ers 33 49 .402 28
12 Atlanta Hawks 28 54 .341 33
13 Washington Wizards 25 57 .305 36
14 Chicago Bulls 23 59 .280 38
15 Orlando Magic 21 61 .256 40
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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

Playoffs

2004 playoff game log
First round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 17 New York W 107–83 Richard Jefferson (21) Kenyon Martin (12) Jason Kidd (13) Continental Airlines Arena
18,206 		1–0
2 April 20 New York W 99–81 Kenyon Martin (22) Kenyon Martin (16) Jason Kidd (8) Continental Airlines Arena
19,918 		2–0
3 April 22 @ New York W 81–78 Martin, Kidd (19) Kenyon Martin (15) Richard Jefferson (10) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		3–0
4 April 25 @ New York W 100–94 Kenyon Martin (36) Kenyon Martin (13) Jason Kidd (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		4–0
Conference Semi-finals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 3 @ Detroit L 56–78 Kerry Kittles (15) Jason Kidd (7) Jason Kidd (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		0–1
2 May 7 @ Detroit L 80–95 Jefferson, Martin (19) Jason Collins (10) Jason Kidd (11) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		0–2
3 May 9 Detroit W 82–64 Richard Jefferson (30) Kenyon Martin (9) Jason Kidd (12) Continental Airlines Arena
19,000 		1–2
4 May 11 Detroit W 94–79 Jason Kidd (22) Kenyon Martin (15) Jason Kidd (11) Continental Airlines Arena
19,860 		2–2
5 May 14 @ Detroit W 127–120 (3OT) Richard Jefferson (31) Jefferson, Kittles (11) Jason Kidd (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		3–2
6 May 16 Detroit L 75–81 Richard Jefferson (23) Jefferson, Martin (7) Jason Kidd (8) Continental Airlines Arena
19,968 		3–3
7 May 20 @ Detroit L 69–90 Kerry Kittles (18) Kenyon Martin (12) Jason Kidd (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		3–4
2004 schedule

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

Regular season

New Jersey Nets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Richard Jefferson 82 82 38.2 .498 .364 .763 5.7 3.8 1.1 0.3 18.5
Kenyon Martin 65 62 34.6 .488 .280 .684 9.5 2.5 1.5 1.3 16.7
Jason Kidd 67 66 36.6 .384 .321 .827 6.4 9.2 1.8 0.2 15.5
Kerry Kittles 82 82 34.7 .453 .351 .787 4.0 2.5 1.5 0.5 13.1
Alonzo Mourning 12 0 17.9 .465 .882 2.3 0.7 0.2 0.5 8.0
Rodney Rogers 69 15 20.4 .410 .329 .765 4.4 2.0 0.9 0.4 7.8
Lucious Harris 69 15 21.8 .404 .376 .846 2.0 2.0 0.6 0.0 6.9
Aaron Williams 72 7 18.6 .503 .333 .677 4.1 1.1 0.5 0.6 6.3
Jason Collins 78 78 28.5 .424 .000 .739 5.1 2.0 0.9 0.7 5.9
Brian Scalabrine 69 2 13.4 .394 .244 .829 2.5 0.9 0.3 0.2 3.5
Zoran Planinic 49 1 9.7 .411 .281 .633 1.1 1.4 0.3 0.1 3.1
Brandon Armstrong 56 0 7.8 .371 .365 .500 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.0 2.7
Tamar Slay 22 0 7.5 .350 .333 .500 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 2.4
Robert Pack 26 0 8.5 .423 .833 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.9
Doug Overton 6 0 3.7 .375 1.000 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.0 1.3
Damone Brown 3 0 5.7 .100 .500 1.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.0
Anthony Goldwire 6 0 3.2 .250 .000 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.7
Mikki Moore 4 0 2.5 .200 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Hubert Davis 14 0 3.9 .111 1.000 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3

Playoffs

New Jersey Nets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Richard Jefferson 11 11 41.8 .418 .273 .713 6.3 3.8 1.3 0.7 19.8
Kenyon Martin 11 11 37.2 .533 .000 .750 11.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 19.1
Kerry Kittles 11 11 37.7 .448 .327 .618 4.3 2.1 2.0 0.9 14.4
Jason Kidd 11 11 43.1 .333 .208 .811 6.6 9.0 2.3 0.5 12.6
Rodney Rogers 11 0 20.7 .319 .227 .800 5.0 1.1 0.5 0.3 6.1
Lucious Harris 11 0 16.5 .388 .250 .778 2.0 0.9 0.6 0.1 5.0
Aaron Williams 11 0 13.5 .545 .600 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.6 3.8
Jason Collins 11 11 24.2 .368 .750 4.0 1.5 0.3 0.9 3.6
Brian Scalabrine 9 0 8.1 .647 .833 .500 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 3.3
Brandon Armstrong 8 0 4.0 .250 .000 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.8
Tamar Slay 6 0 2.0 .200 .000 1.000 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.7
Zoran Planinic 6 0 2.5 .000 .000 .500 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2

Player Statistics Citation;[5]

Awards and records

Transactions

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Alonzo Mourning July 16 Miami Heat
Doug Overton September 30 FC Barcelona
Damone Brown September 30 North Charleston Lowgators (NBDL)
Mikki Moore December 22 Roanoke Dazzle (NBDL)
Robert Pack January 19 New Orleans Hornets
Hubert Davis January 26 Detroit Pistons
Anthony Goldwire March 22 Minnesota Timberwolves
Subtractions
Player Date waived New Team
Dikembe Mutombo October 7 New York Knicks
Doug Overton November 13 Los Angeles Clippers
Damone Brown December 22 none
Mikki Moore January 7 Utah Jazz
Robert Pack January 26 Žalgiris Kaunas
Anthony Goldwire April 6 Criollos de Caguas

See also

References

  1. ^ 2003-04 New Jersey Nets
  2. ^ "BASKETBALL; Kidd, Back in New Jersey, Is Drawing Closer to the Spurs". New York Times. July 9, 2003. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; 'Excited' Mourning Introduced by Nets". New York Times. July 17, 2003. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Nets Handle Backlash From Martin Deal". New York Times. July 17, 2004. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "2003-04 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 6, 2021.