2003β04 Cleveland Cavaliers season | |
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Head coach | Paul Silas |
General manager | Jim Paxson |
President | Jim Paxson |
Owners | |
Arena | Gund Arena |
Results | |
Record | 35–47 (.427) |
Place | Division: 5th (
Central) Conference: 9th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Fox Sports Net Ohio · WUAB |
Radio | WTAM |
The 2003β04 NBA season was the 34th season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio. [1] In the years following their 1998 first-round playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers, the Cavaliers dropped to the bottom of the league and became a perennial entrant in the annual NBA draft lottery. The franchise's freefall bottomed out during the 2002β03 season, as the Cavs fell to a 17β65 record, tied with the Denver Nuggets for the league's worst.
However, the fortunes of the franchise shifted dramatically in May 2003, when the Cavs won the first overall pick in the draft lottery. The Cavaliers selected high school phenom LeBron James from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in nearby Akron, providing the team with a centerpiece player around which to build. [2]
The Cavaliers revised their look for the 2003β04 season, introducing a new logo and a variation on the wine and gold color scheme used by the club during the 1970s. Dark blue was also added as a trim color. Both the logo and uniforms lasted until 2010 during James' first stint in Cleveland before leaving the team to join the Miami Heat. He had controversially announced his departure from Cleveland in a nationally televised special on July 8, 2010.
The team made major moves during the season, trading Ricky Davis, Chris Mihm, Michael Stewart and a second-round draft pick to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Eric Williams, Tony Battie, and Kedrick Brown. Later, Darius Miles was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for Jeff McInnis and Ruben Boumtje Boumtje.
The Cavaliers lost their first five games of the season, leading them to an awful 6β19 start. However, they played .500 basketball for the remainder of the season, finishing fifth in the Central Division with a 35β47 record. They fell just one game short of making the playoffs. James was named Rookie of the Year and selected to the All-Rookie First Team. Following the season, second-year forward Carlos Boozer signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.
Despite James being with Cleveland for the first season, Cleveland still did not make the playoffs, still needing improvement.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 1 | LeBron James | Small Forward | USA | St. Vincent-St.Mary ( Akron, OH) |
2 | 31 | Jason Kapono | Forward | USA | UCLA |
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Roster |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Indiana Pacers | 61 | 21 | .744 | β | 34β7 | 27β14 | 20β8 |
x- Detroit Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 7 | 31β10 | 23β18 | 17β11 |
x- New Orleans Hornets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 | 25β16 | 16β25 | 14β14 |
x- Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 | 27β14 | 14β27 | 15β13 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 26 | 23β18 | 12β29 | 14β14 |
Toronto Raptors | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28 | 18β23 | 15β26 | 11β17 |
Atlanta Hawks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 33 | 18β23 | 10β31 | 10β18 |
Chicago Bulls | 23 | 59 | .280 | 38 | 14β27 | 9β32 | 11β17 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Indiana Pacers | 61 | 21 | .744 | β |
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 |
2003-04 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | β | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 |
Boston | 1β3 | β | 1β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Chicago | 1β3 | 2β1 | β | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
Cleveland | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Denver | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | β | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Detroit | 3β1 | 3β0 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β0 |
Golden State | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | β | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Houston | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Indiana | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 |
L.A. Clippers | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | β | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Memphis | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
Miami | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β | 1β2 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 4β0 |
Milwaukee | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β1 | β | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Minnesota | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
New Jersey | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 2β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | β | 2β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 |
New Orleans | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β2 | β | 1β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
New York | 3β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β1 | β | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 4β0 |
Orlando | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 4β0 |
Philadelphia | 2β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Portland | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Sacramento | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β2 | β | 4β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | β | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Toronto | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β3 |
Utah | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 |
Washington | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β |
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October: 0β2 (home: 0β0; road: 0β2)
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November
: 4β11 (home: 4β3; road: 0β8)
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December
: 6β9 (home: 4β5; road: 2β4)
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January
: 7β7 (home: 5β1; road: 2β6)
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February
: 7β6 (home: 3β4; road: 4β2)
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March
: 8β7 (home: 5β3; road: 3β4)
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April
: 3β5 (home: 2β2; road: 1β3)
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2003β04 schedule |
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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Tony Battie* | 50 | 1 | 19.5 | .427 | .125 | .768 | 4.8 | .7 | .36 | .94 | 5.4 |
Carlos Boozer | 75 | 75 | 34.6 | .523 | .167 | .768 | 11.4 | 2.0 | .99 | .73 | 15.5 |
Kedrick Brown* | 34 | 16 | 16.5 | .465 | .388 | .643 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .38 | .15 | 5.3 |
Mateen Cleaves | 4 | 2 | 23.0 | .304 | .000 | .500 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 1.00 | .50 | 3.8 |
DeSagana Diop | 56 | 3 | 13.0 | .388 | .000 | .600 | 3.6 | .6 | .46 | .91 | 2.3 |
Ε½ydrΕ«nas Ilgauskas | 81 | 81 | 31.3 | .483 | .286 | .746 | 8.1 | 1.3 | .48 | 2.48 | 15.3 |
LeBron James | 79 | 79 | 39.5 | .417 | .290 | .754 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 1.65 | .73 | 20.9 |
Jason Kapono | 41 | 3 | 10.4 | .403 | .477 | .833 | 1.3 | .3 | .32 | .05 | 3.5 |
Jelani McCoy | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | .0 |
Jeff McInnis* | 31 | 31 | 35.4 | .417 | .388 | .836 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 1.16 | .13 | 11.7 |
Lee Nailon* | 22 | 4 | 18.0 | .451 | .000 | .800 | 3.0 | .8 | .18 | .05 | 7.7 |
Ira Newble | 64 | 25 | 19.5 | .391 | .105 | .783 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .39 | .30 | 4.0 |
Kevin Ollie | 82 | 7 | 17.1 | .370 | .444 | .835 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .62 | .10 | 4.2 |
Dajuan Wagner | 44 | 4 | 16.1 | .366 | .360 | .681 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .59 | .16 | 6.5 |
Eric Williams* | 50 | 36 | 27.5 | .366 | .253 | .787 | 3.8 | 1.9 | .96 | .16 | 9.4 |
* Statistics include only games with the Cavaliers