2003–04 New Orleans Hornets season

The 2003–04 NBA season was the Hornets' second season in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the offseason, the Hornets signed free agent Steve Smith. Despite losing Jamal Mashburn for the first 44 games due to a knee injury, the Hornets got off to a solid 17–7 start to the season under new head coach Tim Floyd. However, they would struggle posting a losing record in January, and only managed to play .500 ball in February. Mashburn would return to play just 19 games averaging 20.8 points per game, but then re-injured his knee sitting out the rest of the season. The Hornets struggled losing 11 of their 16 games in March, but would rebound in April winning 4 of 7 games.

2003–04 New Orleans Hornets season
Head coachTim Floyd
General managerBob Bass
Owner(s)George Shinn
ArenaNew Orleans Arena
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Heat 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCox Sports Television
RadioWTIX

Despite posting an average record of 41–41, the Hornets finished fifth in the Eastern Conference, and qualified for their fifth straight playoff appearance. This was also the team's final season in the NBA's Eastern Conference. Baron Davis was again hampered by injuries and he played just 67 games. Despite another injury-plagued season, Davis and teammate Jamaal Magloire both represented the Eastern Conference at the 2004 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles.

In the playoffs, they faced the Miami Heat in the first round, but lost in seven games. Following the season, the Hornets moved to the new Southwest Division of the NBA's Western Conference. Also following the season, Floyd was fired as coach after just one season, Smith left in the 2004 NBA Expansion Draft, Stacey Augmon signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic, and Robert Traylor re-signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Draft picks
Main article: 2003 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
118David WestPF United StatesXavier
248James Lang United States

Roster
2003–04 New Orleans Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PG 32 Alexander, Courtney Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1977-04-27 Fresno State
PG 3 Armstrong, Darrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1968-06-22 Fayetteville State
SF 2 Augmon, Stacey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968-08-01 UNLV
PF 42 Brown, P. J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 239 lb (108 kg) 1969-10-14 Louisiana Tech
SG 5 Carter, Maurice 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1976-10-12 LSU
PG 1 Davis, Baron (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1979-04-13 UCLA
SF 9 Lynch, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1970-09-03 North Carolina
C 21 Magloire, Jamaal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1978-05-21 Kentucky
SF 24 Mashburn, Jamal Injured (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1972-11-29 Kentucky
SG 8 Smith, Steve 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1969-03-31 Michigan State
C 34 Traylor, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1977-02-01 Michigan
SG 4 Wesley, David 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1970-11-14 Baylor
PF 30 West, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1980-08-29 Xavier
PG 11 Williams, Shammond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1975-04-05 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 25, 2004

Roster Notes
  • Point guard Courtney Alexander missed the entire season due to a ruptured Achilles tendon.

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Indiana Pacers 6121.744–34–727–1420–8
x-Detroit Pistons 5428.659731–1023–1817–11
x-New Orleans Hornets 4141.5002025–1616–2514–14
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4141.5002027–1414–2715–13
Cleveland Cavaliers 3547.4272623–1812–2914–14
Toronto Raptors 3349.4022818–2315–2611–17
Atlanta Hawks 2854.3413318–2310–3110–18
Chicago Bulls 2359.2803814–279–3211–17
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Indiana Pacers6121.744–
2 y-New Jersey Nets4735.57314
3 x-Detroit Pistons5428.6597
4 x-Miami Heat4240.51219
5 x-New Orleans Hornets4141.50020
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks4141.50020
7 x-New York Knicks3943.47622
8 x-Boston Celtics3646.43925
9 Cleveland Cavaliers3547.42726
10 Toronto Raptors3349.40228
11 Philadelphia 76ers3349.40228
12 Atlanta Hawks2854.34133
13 Washington Wizards2557.30536
14 Chicago Bulls2359.28038
15 Orlando Magic2161.25640

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 —3–13–11–32–02–01–30–20–20–40–21–10–21–32–21–11–32–20–31–31–21–10–20–21–11–11–30–22–2
Boston 1–3—1–23–11–12–00–32–01–11–30–20–21–12–21–31–12–20–41–33–13–11–10–21–10–21–13–11–13–1
Chicago 1–32–1—2–20–20–20–41–10–21–31–10–20–20–41–30–20–32–22–23–10–41–10–20–20–20–24–01–11–3
Cleveland 3–11–32–2—0–20–22–20–20–21–31–10–20–22–22–20–21–23–14–02–13–10–21–10–21–12–01–31–12–2
Dallas 0–21–12–02–0—2–21–13–13–10–22–22–22–21–11–12–22–02–02–02–01–13–13–13–13–13–11–12–21–1
Denver 0–20–22–02–02–2—0–23–12–20–22–21–32–21–12–01–30–21–11–11–12–04–04–02–21–32–20–23–12–0
Detroit 3–13–04–02–21–12–0—1–11–11–32–01–12–04–03–10–22–21–33–13–12–22–02–00–21–11–13–11–13–0
Golden State 2–00–21–12–01–31–31–1—2–20–22–21–31–31–11–12–20–20–22–01–11–12–22–22–22–23–11–12–21–1
Houston 2–01–12–02–01–32–21–12–2—1–14–02–21–31–12–02–21–12–02–02–02–01–33–10–40–41–31–12–22–0
Indiana 4–03–13–13–12–02–03–12–01–1—2–01–11–13–01–31–13–12–23–13–14–02–01–10–21–12–04–02–02–1
L.A. Clippers 2–02–01–11–12–22–20–22–20–40–2—1–30–40–22–00–40–21–11–12–01–13–12–20–41–30–41–11–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–12–02–02–02–23–11–13–12–21–13–1—2–22–02–01–32–01–12–02–01–13–12–21–33–13–12–03–12–0
Memphis 2–01–12–02–02–22–20–23–13–11–14–02–2—1–11–11–32–01–11–12–02–02–22–22–23–11–32–01–32–0
Miami 3–12–24–02–21–11–10–41–11–10–32–00–21–1—1–20–23–23–11–34–01–31–10–21–10–22–02–11–14–0
Milwaukee 2–23–13–12–21–10–21–31–10–23–10–20–21–12–1—0–23–11–32–23–12–11–11–11–11–10–23–11–13–1
Minnesota 1–11–12–02–02–23–12–02–22–21–14–03–13–12–02–0—1–12–01–12–01–14–01–33–12–23–12–02–22–0
New Jersey 3–12–23–02–10–22–02–22–01–11–32–00–20–22–31–31–1—2–13–14–03–11–10–21–10–22–02–21–14–0
New Orleans 2–24–02–21–30–21–13–12–00–22–21–11–11–11–33–10–21–2—1–24–02–21–12–00–21–10–21–31–13–1
New York 3–03–12–20–40–21–11–30–20–21–31–10–21–13–12–21–11–32–1—3–13–11–11–11–10–21–13–10–24–0
Orlando 3–11–31–31–20–21–11–31–10–21–30–20–20–20–41–30–20–40–41–3—2–21–10–20–20–20–21–21–14–0
Philadelphia 2–11–34–01–31–10–22–21–10–20–41–11–10–23–11–21–11–32–21–32–2—1–11–10–22–01–11–30–22–2
Phoenix 1–11–11–12–01–30–40–22–23–10–21–31–32–21–11–10–41–11–11–11–11–1—2–21–30–42–20–21–31–1
Portland 2–02–02–01–11–30–40–22–21–31–12–22–22–22–01–13–12–00–21–12–01–12–2—3–10–42–21–12–21–1
Sacramento 2–01–12–02–01–32–22–02–24–02–04–03–12–21–11–11–31–12–01–12–02–03–11–3—2–23–12–03–11–1
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–11–33–11–12–24–01–13–11–31–32–01–12–22–01–12–02–00–24–04–02–2—4–02–04–02–0
Seattle 1–11–12–00–21–32–21–11–33–10–24–01–33–10–22–01–30–22–01–12–01–12–22–21–30–4—1–11–31–1
Toronto 3–11–30–43–11–12–01–31–11–10–41–10–20–21–21–30–22–23–11–32–13–12–01–10–20–21–1—1–11–3
Utah 2–01–11–11–12–21–31–12–22–20–23–11–33–11–11–12–21–11–12–01–12–03–12–21–30–43–11–1—1–1
Washington 2–21–33–12–21–10–20–31–10–21–22–00–20–20–41–30–20–41–30–40–42–21–11–11–10–21–13–11–1—

Playoffs
2004 playoff game log
First Round: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 18 @ Miami L 79–81 Baron Davis (17) Brown, Magloire (11) Augmon, Davis (4) American Airlines Arena
20,102		 0–1
2 April 21 @ Miami L 63–93 Baron Davis (13) Jamaal Magloire (10) Baron Davis (7) American Airlines Arena
20,189		 0–2
3 April 24 Miami W 77–71 Baron Davis (21) Brown, Lynch (11) Baron Davis (5) New Orleans Arena
14,251		 1–2
4 April 27 Miami W 96–85 Baron Davis (23) Brown, West (7) Baron Davis (10) New Orleans Arena
16,009		 2–2
5 April 30 @ Miami L 83–87 Baron Davis (33) P. J. Brown (13) Baron Davis (7) American Airlines Arena
20,147		 2–3
6 May 2 Miami W 89–83 Brown, Lynch (16) Brown, Magloire (9) Baron Davis (12) New Orleans Arena
17,297		 3–3
7 May 4 @ Miami L 77–85 Steve Smith (25) Jamaal Magloire (10) Davis, Williams (4) American Airlines Arena
20,286		 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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Darrell Armstrong 792228.439.531.585.42.93.91.70.210.6
Stacey Augmon 692420.541.214.379.12.51.20.80.25.8
P.J. Brown 808034.447.60.085.48.61.91.00.910.5
Tierre Brown 305.750.00.050.00.30.70.00.02.0
Maurice Carter 6010.028.637.562.51.30.30.00.03.3
Baron Davis 676640.139.532.167.34.37.52.40.422.9
Bryce Drew 1505.222.214.3100.00.40.90.30.00.8
George Lynch 785121.839.730.966.74.01.50.60.24.8
Jamaal Magloire 828233.947.30.075.110.31.00.51.213.6
Jamal Mashburn 191838.439.228.481.36.22.50.70.320.8
Sean Rooks 3509.336.20.080.01.40.30.30.12.3
Steve Smith 71413.140.640.292.81.10.80.20.15.0
Robert Traylor 71013.350.540.054.73.70.60.50.55.1
David Wesley 616032.838.932.375.32.22.91.20.214.0
David West 71113.147.40.071.34.20.80.40.43.8
Shammond Williams 16214.934.619.284.61.13.30.90.14.5

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Darrell Armstrong 7021.423.520.0100.02.12.30.90.03.4
Stacey Augmon 7024.037.50.088.92.71.00.90.17.4
P.J. Brown 7736.636.60.090.99.72.10.41.68.9
Maurice Carter 102.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Baron Davis 7737.137.732.775.84.17.01.60.718.1
George Lynch 7721.043.925.062.55.31.70.40.48.3
Jamaal Magloire 7734.141.80.075.09.10.70.41.011.0
Steve Smith 509.246.254.566.71.60.20.00.06.4
Robert Traylor 4010.044.40.066.72.50.30.80.32.5
David Wesley 7734.732.436.771.42.32.40.70.010.6
David West 7015.953.60.084.64.31.10.30.65.9
Shammond Williams 306.040.00.075.00.01.30.30.02.3

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades
February 19, 2004 To New Orleans Hornets
Shammond Williams
To Orlando Magic
Sean Rooks

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Sean Rooks July 21 Los Angeles Clippers
Darrell Armstrong July 29 Orlando Magic
Steve Smith October 29 San Antonio Spurs
Tierre Brown (10-day) January 26 North Charleston Lowgators (D-League)
Maurice Carter March 25 Dakota Wizards (CBA)
Subtractions
Player Date waived New Team
James Lang December 29 Oklahoma Storm (USBL)
Bryce Drew March 2 Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy)

References
  1. 2003-04 New Orleans Hornets
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