| 2003–04 Dallas Mavericks season | |||
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| Head coach | Don Nelson | ||
| President | Donnie Nelson | ||
| General manager | Don Nelson | ||
| Owner | Mark Cuban | ||
| Arena | American Airlines Center | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 52–30 (.634) | ||
| Place | Division: 3rd (Midwest) Conference: 5th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | First round (lost toKings 1–4) | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | KTVT KTXA Fox Sports Net Southwest | ||
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The2003–04 Dallas Mavericks season was the Mavericks' 24th season in theNational Basketball Association.[1] During the offseason, the Mavericks acquiredAntawn Jamison from theGolden State Warriors, and All-Star forwardAntoine Walker from theBoston Celtics.[2][3] Although the team struggled with chemistry with a 15–12 start, the Mavericks went on a nine-game winning streak in January, and won eight of their final ten games. They finished third in the Midwest Division with a 52–30 record.Dirk Nowitzki was the only member of the team to be selected for the2004 NBA All-Star Game. With the trio of Nowitzki,Michael Finley andSteve Nash along withNBA Sixth Man of the Year Jamison, the Mavericks continued their reputation as the best offensive team in the NBA. Notable were two rookies,Josh Howard andMarquis Daniels, who made an immediate impact, and were both selected to the All-Rookie Second Team.
However, the Mavericks were eliminated quickly four games to one in theplayoffs, losing in the first round to their archrivals theSacramento Kings. Following the season, Nash signed as a free agent with thePhoenix Suns, Walker was traded to theAtlanta Hawks and later returned to theBoston Celtics in midseason, and Jamison was dealt to theWashington Wizards.
The Mavericks sported gray alternate road uniforms for the season which only lasted one game.
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| 1 | 29 | Josh Howard | SF | Wake Forest | |
| 2 | 57 | Xue Yuyang | FC |
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| 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 |
| e-Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 16 | 28–13 | 14–27 | 10–14 |
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| 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 | e-Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 16 |
| 10 | e-Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 17 |
| 11 | e-Seattle SuperSonics | 37 | 45 | .451 | 21 |
| 12 | e-Golden State Warriors | 37 | 45 | .451 | 21 |
| 13 | e-Phoenix Suns | 29 | 53 | .354 | 29 |
| 14 | e-Los Angeles Clippers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 30 |
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First round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
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| 2004 schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Antoine Walker | PF | 82 | 82 | 2,840 | 684 | 369 | 65 | 65 | 1,151 | 34.6 | 8.3 | 4.5 | .8 | .8 | 14.0 |
| Antawn Jamison | SF | 82 | 2 | 2,376 | 520 | 70 | 83 | 30 | 1,212 | 29.0 | 6.3 | .9 | 1.0 | .4 | 14.8 |
| Steve Nash | PG | 78 | 78 | 2,612 | 232 | 687 | 67 | 8 | 1,128 | 33.5 | 3.0 | 8.8 | .9 | .1 | 14.5 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | C | 77 | 77 | 2,915 | 670 | 207 | 92 | 104 | 1,680 | 37.9 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 21.8 |
| Michael Finley | SG | 72 | 72 | 2,778 | 325 | 212 | 84 | 39 | 1,342 | 38.6 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .5 | 18.6 |
| Josh Howard | SF | 67 | 29 | 1,589 | 368 | 97 | 69 | 54 | 575 | 23.7 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .8 | 8.6 |
| Shawn Bradley | C | 66 | 5 | 773 | 173 | 20 | 33 | 74 | 219 | 11.7 | 2.6 | .3 | .5 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| Travis Best | PG | 61 | 1 | 762 | 68 | 112 | 31 | 4 | 171 | 12.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | .5 | .1 | 2.8 |
| Eduardo Nájera | SF | 58 | 7 | 720 | 156 | 25 | 35 | 19 | 176 | 12.4 | 2.7 | .4 | .6 | .3 | 3.0 |
| Danny Fortson | C | 56 | 20 | 625 | 250 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 217 | 11.2 | 4.5 | .2 | .2 | .2 | 3.9 |
| Marquis Daniels | SG | 56 | 15 | 1,039 | 146 | 116 | 53 | 12 | 477 | 18.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | .9 | .2 | 8.5 |
| Tony Delk | SG | 33 | 11 | 509 | 59 | 28 | 27 | 7 | 197 | 15.4 | 1.8 | .8 | .8 | .2 | 6.0 |
| Scott Williams† | C | 27 | 11 | 260 | 60 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 81 | 9.6 | 2.2 | .4 | .2 | .3 | 3.0 |
| Mamadou N'Diaye† | C | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .3 | .0 |
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | C | 5 | 5 | 212 | 59 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 133 | 42.4 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 26.6 |
| Steve Nash | PG | 5 | 5 | 197 | 26 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 39.4 | 5.2 | 9.0 | .8 | .0 | 13.6 |
| Michael Finley | SG | 5 | 5 | 196 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 39.2 | 3.2 | 2.6 | .8 | .6 | 13.0 |
| Marquis Daniels | SG | 5 | 5 | 184 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 79 | 36.8 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | .6 | 15.8 |
| Antoine Walker | PF | 5 | 5 | 140 | 50 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 28.0 | 10.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .6 | 9.8 |
| Antawn Jamison | SF | 5 | 0 | 109 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 65 | 21.8 | 5.0 | .4 | 1.0 | .4 | 13.0 |
| Josh Howard | SF | 5 | 0 | 86 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 17.2 | 6.4 | .8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
| Eduardo Nájera | SF | 5 | 0 | 57 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11.4 | 3.4 | .6 | .6 | .4 | 2.4 |
| Scott Williams | C | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | .3 | .0 |
| Shawn Bradley | C | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Tony Delk | SG | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 |