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The2003–04 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 15th season for the franchise in theNational Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] The season is one of the most memorable in Timberwolves history. During the offseason, the Timberwolves acquired 4-time All-Star guardLatrell Sprewell. The arrival was seen as controversial as Sprewell was known for his choking incident with then-Golden State Warriors head coachP. J. Carlesimo, though also known for helping the 8th-seededNew York Knicks to the NBA Finals in1999.^[2]Sam Cassell, who was known for winning two championships with theHouston Rockets, and his tenure with theMilwaukee Bucks, where he helped guide the Bucks to the Eastern Conference finals in2001,^[3] also was acquired to join Garnett, forming a "Big 3". The Timberwolves also signed free agents - former Number 1 Overall pick (in the 1998 draft)Michael Olowakandi andTrenton Hassell. With a Western Conference-best 58-24 finish, the Wolves set the franchise record for wins, and won its first and only division championship. Power forwardKevin Garnett averaged 24.2 points, a league-high 13.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.5 steals, and 2.2 blocks per game, winning the regular seasonMost Valuable Player Award.

In the first round of theplayoffs, the Timberwolves defeated theDenver Nuggets in five games, which was their first ever win in a playoff series. The Wolves were then pushed to the limit in the semi-finals by theSacramento Kings, who they narrowly defeated in a deciding seventh game. In theWestern Conference Finals, they faced theLos Angeles Lakers, who had defeated them in theprior season's first round in six games. The Lakers team, known for its star-studded starting lineup consisting ofShaquille O'Neal,Kobe Bryant,Gary Payton, andKarl Malone, bested the Wolves in six games, where they would then would go on to lose in theNBA Finals against theDetroit Pistons in five games. Garnett, Cassell, and head coachFlip Saunders represented the Western Conference in the2004 NBA All-Star Game. The 2004 All-Star Game was Cassell's only NBA All-Star appearance in his entire career.

After this season, the Timberwolves would not reign victorious in another playoff series until2024, experiencing a lengthy drought of 21 seasons in which theTimberwolves would go on to defeat theDenver Nuggets in 7 games to advance to theWestern Conference Finals for the first time in two decades.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	26	Ndudi Ebi	Forward	Nigeria
2	55	Rick Rickert	Forward	United States	Minnesota

Midwest Division v t e	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

#	Western Conference v t e
#	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

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Kevin Garnett	PF	82	82	3,231	1,139	409	120	178	1,987	39.4	13.9	5.0	1.5	2.2	24.2
Latrell Sprewell	SF	82	82	3,100	310	286	88	21	1,375	37.8	3.8	3.5	1.1	.3	16.8
Sam Cassell	PG	81	81	2,838	271	592	102	18	1,603	35.0	3.3	7.3	1.3	.2	19.8
Trenton Hassell	SG	81	74	2,264	257	133	36	54	406	28.0	3.2	1.6	.4	.7	5.0
Fred Hoiberg	SG	79	3	1,804	268	109	66	10	530	22.8	3.4	1.4	.8	.1	6.7
Mark Madsen	C	72	12	1,246	272	28	33	18	259	17.3	3.8	.4	.5	.3	3.6
Gary Trent	C	68	2	1,025	216	49	12	17	379	15.1	3.2	.7	.2	.3	5.6
Ervin Johnson	C	66	47	965	232	24	27	43	127	14.6	3.5	.4	.4	.7	1.9
Oliver Miller	C	48	1	506	130	36	19	26	121	10.5	2.7	.8	.4	.5	2.5
Michael Olowokandi	C	43	25	925	245	24	16	68	278	21.5	5.7	.6	.4	1.6	6.5
Keith McLeod	PG	33	0	391	34	59	16	1	88	11.8	1.0	1.8	.5	.0	2.7
Troy Hudson	PG	29	1	503	35	70	7	0	218	17.3	1.2	2.4	.2	.0	7.5
Wally Szczerbiak	SF	28	0	622	88	33	12	1	285	22.2	3.1	1.2	.4	.0	10.2
Ndudi Ebi	SF	17	0	32	3	3	0	4	13	1.9	.2	.2	.0	.2	.8
Darrick Martin	PG	16	0	172	7	23	2	1	55	10.8	.4	1.4	.1	.1	3.4
Quincy Lewis	SF	14	0	65	7	2	2	2	16	4.6	.5	.1	.1	.1	1.1
Anthony Goldwire^†	PG	5	0	66	6	10	3	0	13	13.2	1.2	2.0	.6	.0	2.6

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Kevin Garnett	PF	18	18	783	263	92	24	41	438	43.5	14.6	5.1	1.3	2.3	24.3
Latrell Sprewell	SF	18	18	771	79	72	29	12	357	42.8	4.4	4.0	1.6	.7	19.8
Trenton Hassell	SG	18	18	472	44	27	10	7	138	26.2	2.4	1.5	.6	.4	7.7
Ervin Johnson	C	18	16	356	84	13	11	10	48	19.8	4.7	.7	.6	.6	2.7
Fred Hoiberg	SG	18	0	438	66	23	16	0	115	24.3	3.7	1.3	.9	.0	6.4
Mark Madsen	C	17	0	222	58	2	5	4	47	13.1	3.4	.1	.3	.2	2.8
Sam Cassell	PG	16	15	497	40	70	12	3	265	31.1	2.5	4.4	.8	.2	16.6
Darrick Martin	PG	16	3	182	14	23	4	0	50	11.4	.9	1.4	.3	.0	3.1
Michael Olowokandi	C	15	2	224	52	2	2	11	31	14.9	3.5	.1	.1	.7	2.1
Gary Trent	C	13	0	71	12	2	0	0	21	5.5	.9	.2	.0	.0	1.6
Wally Szczerbiak	SF	12	0	298	39	20	6	2	142	24.8	3.3	1.7	.5	.2	11.8
Oliver Miller	C	8	0	31	5	1	0	3	3	3.9	.6	.1	.0	.4	.4

June 27, 2003	ToMilwaukee Bucks---- Anthony Peeler Joe Smith	ToMinnesota Timberwolves---- Sam Cassell Ervin Johnson
July 23, 2003	ToPhiladelphia 76ers---- Marc Jackson Glenn Robinson 2006 second-round draft pick (Daniel Gibson)	ToAtlanta Hawks---- Terrell Brandon Randy Holcomb 2007 protected first-round draft pick
July 23, 2003	ToNew York Knicks---- Keith Van Horn	ToMinnesota Timberwolves---- Latrell Sprewell

Date	Player	Contract	Former Team
July 16, 2003	Michael Olowokandi	Signed 3-year contract for $16.2 million	Los Angeles Clippers
July 28, 2003	Fred Hoiberg	Signed 1-year contract for $938,679	Chicago Bulls
July 28, 2003	Mark Madsen	Signed 2-year contract for $1.4 million	Los Angeles Lakers
September 30, 2003	Quincy Lewis	Undisclosed	Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)
September 30, 2003	Keith McLeod	Undisclosed	Basket Livorno (Italy)
October 25, 2003	Keith McLeod	Undisclosed	Minnesota Timberwolves
October 29, 2003	Trenton Hassell	Signed 1-year contract for $638,679	Chicago Bulls
December 13, 2003	Oliver Miller	Signed 1-year contract for $686,838	Fujian Xunxing (China)
January 7, 2004	Anthony Goldwire	Signed two 10-day contracts	Yakima Sun Kings (CBA)
January 30, 2004	Darrick Martin	Signed two 10-day contracts	Harlem Globetrotters
March 31, 2004	Darrick Martin	Signed for rest of season	Minnesota Timberwolves

Date	Player	Reason Left	New Team
May 7, 2003	Igor Rakočević	Waived	Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
October 21, 2003	Keith McLeod	Waived	Minnesota Timberwolves
December 20, 2003	Quincy Lewis	Waived	Lucentum Alicante (Spain)
January 7, 2004	Keith McLeod	Waived	Yakima Sun Kings (CBA)
January 26, 2004	Anthony Goldwire	Waived	Aris (Greece)
February 20, 2004	Darrick Martin	10-day contract expired	Minnesota Timberwolves

v t e Minnesota Timberwolves
Founded in1989 Based inMinneapolis, Minnesota
Franchise	All-time roster Draft history 1989 Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Target Center
Personnel	Owner(s) Marc Lore andAlex Rodriguez President Tim Connelly General manager Tim Connelly Head coach Chris Finch
G League affiliate	Iowa Wolves
Retired numbers	2
Rivalries	Denver Nuggets
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