2003–04 Orlando Magic season

2003–04 Orlando Magic season
Head coach
General managerJohn Gabriel
PresidentBob Vander Weide
Owner(s)Richard DeVos
ArenaTD Waterhouse Centre
Results
Record21–61 (.256)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Atlantic)
Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSunshine Network, WBRW
< 2002–03 2004–05 >

The 2003–04 NBA season was the 15th season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the offseason, the Magic signed free agents Juwan Howard and Tyronn Lue. Injuries hamstrung the Magic from the start of the season as Grant Hill missed the entire season recovering from ankle surgery, while Pat Garrity was lost after just two games with a knee injury. The Magic started the season with an 85–83 win on the road against the New York Knicks. However, their season would go straight down right after as they lost their next 19 games costing head coach Doc Rivers his job. With replacement Johnny Davis taking over, the Magic never recovered from their losing streak as they lost thirteen straight near the end of the season, finishing last place in the Atlantic Division with a league-worst 21–61 record, the franchise's worst record since 1991–92.

The season is notable for Tracy McGrady leading the league in scoring for the second straight time, averaging 28.0 points per game while being selected for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game. Following the season, McGrady requested a trade and was traded along with Howard, Lue and Reece Gaines to the Houston Rockets,[2] and second-year forward Drew Gooden was dealt to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

For the season, they changed their uniforms and wordmarks on their jerseys they remained used until 2008.

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 15 Reece Gaines F/G  United States Louisville
2 42 Zaza Pachulia F  Georgia Ülkerspor (Turkey)

Roster

2003–04 Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SF 3 Bogans, Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-05-12 Kentucky
C 55 DeClercq, Andrew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1973-02-01 Florida
SG 13 Dial, Derrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1975-12-20 Eastern Michigan
PG 22 Gaines, Reece 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1981-01-07 Louisville
PF 8 Garrity, Pat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1976-08-23 Notre Dame
PF 0 Gooden, Drew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1977-06-20 Kansas
SF 33 Hill, Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972-10-05 Duke
PF 5 Howard, Juwan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973-02-07 Michigan
C 34 Hunter, Steven 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981-10-31 DePaul
C 31 Johnsen, Britton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1979-07-08 Utah
PG 10 Lue, Tyronn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1977-05-03 Nebraska
SG 1 McGrady, Tracy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1979-05-24 Mt. Zion HS (NC)
C 27 Pachulia, Zaza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1984-02-10 Republic of Georgia
C 45 Rooks, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969-09-09 Arizona
SF 9 Stevenson, DeShawn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1981-04-03 Washington Union HS (CA)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 2, 2004

Roster Notes

  • Small forward Grant Hill missed the entire season due to an ankle injury.

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
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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

Player statistics

Regular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Juwan Howard PF 81 77 2,877 570 158 54 22 1,376 35.5 7.0 2.0 .7 .3 17.0
Drew Gooden PF 79 17 2,134 516 89 62 72 914 27.0 6.5 1.1 .8 .9 11.6
Tyronn Lue PG 76 69 2,332 187 317 61 5 799 30.7 2.5 4.2 .8 .1 10.5
Keith Bogans SF 73 36 1,787 317 98 46 10 498 24.5 4.3 1.3 .6 .1 6.8
Andrew DeClercq C 71 53 1,211 317 44 47 32 230 17.1 4.5 .6 .7 .5 3.2
Tracy McGrady SG 67 67 2,675 402 370 93 42 1,878 39.9 6.0 5.5 1.4 .6 28.0
Steven Hunter C 59 23 789 170 12 5 73 187 13.4 2.9 .2 .1 1.2 3.2
Zaza Pachulia C 59 2 664 174 13 21 12 194 11.3 2.9 .2 .4 .2 3.3
Gordan Giriček† SF 48 25 1,435 164 80 41 10 489 29.9 3.4 1.7 .9 .2 10.2
Rod Strickland† PG 46 9 915 118 185 27 7 311 19.9 2.6 4.0 .6 .2 6.8
Reece Gaines PG 38 1 364 39 40 11 2 69 9.6 1.0 1.1 .3 .1 1.8
Shammond Williams† SG 37 2 525 43 64 23 1 183 14.2 1.2 1.7 .6 .0 4.9
DeShawn Stevenson† SF 26 24 933 120 66 24 1 291 35.9 4.6 2.5 .9 .0 11.2
Donnell Harvey† PF 24 1 345 72 8 10 11 98 14.4 3.0 .3 .4 .5 4.1
Britton Johnsen C 20 4 290 45 12 7 1 42 14.5 2.3 .6 .4 .1 2.1
Sean Rooks† C 20 0 270 47 18 5 5 61 13.5 2.4 .9 .3 .3 3.1
Desmond Penigar PF 10 0 89 24 3 2 2 32 8.9 2.4 .3 .2 .2 3.2
Derrick Dial SG 9 0 86 13 2 6 0 26 9.6 1.4 .2 .7 .0 2.9
Lee Nailon† SF 8 0 83 14 4 1 0 29 10.4 1.8 .5 .1 .0 3.6
Pat Garrity PF 2 0 22 0 1 0 0 2 11.0 .0 .5 .0 .0 1.0
Robert Archibald† PF 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 4.0 1.0 .0 1.0 .0 2.0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Magic only.

Awards and honors

Transactions

References

  1. ^ 2003-04 Orlando Magic
  2. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL: NOTEBOOK; McGrady Gets Wish In Trade To Rockets". New York Times. June 30, 2004. Retrieved August 29, 2017.