NBA
2003-04 Season
Champions: Detroit Pistons (4-1)
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The 2003-04 NBA season featured 29 teams across 1271 recorded games. Indiana Pacers posted the league's best record at 61-21. Detroit Pistons won the championship, defeating Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 in the Finals. Chauncey Billups was named Finals MVP; Kevin Garnett took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Eastern Conference
- Indiana Pacers 61-21 0.744
- Detroit Pistons 🏆 54-28 0.659
- New Jersey Nets 47-35 0.573
- Miami Heat 42-40 0.512
- New Orleans Hornets 41-41 0.500
- Milwaukee Bucks 41-41 0.500
- New York Knicks 39-43 0.476
- Boston Celtics 36-46 0.439
- Cleveland Cavaliers 35-47 0.427
- Toronto Raptors 33-49 0.402
- Philadelphia 76ers 33-49 0.402
- Atlanta Hawks 28-54 0.341
- Washington Wizards 25-57 0.305
- Chicago Bulls 23-59 0.280
- Orlando Magic 21-61 0.256
Western Conference
- Minnesota Timberwolves 58-24 0.707
- San Antonio Spurs 57-25 0.695
- Los Angeles Lakers 56-26 0.683
- Sacramento Kings 55-27 0.671
- Dallas Mavericks 52-30 0.634
- Memphis Grizzlies 50-32 0.610
- Houston Rockets 45-37 0.549
- Denver Nuggets 43-39 0.524
- Utah Jazz 42-40 0.512
- Portland Trail Blazers 41-41 0.500
- Golden State Warriors 37-45 0.451
- Seattle SuperSonics 37-45 0.451
- Phoenix Suns 29-53 0.354
- Los Angeles Clippers 28-54 0.341
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Tracy McGrady ORL 28.0 PPG
- 2 Peja Stojakovic SAC 24.2 PPG
- 3 Kevin Garnett MIN 24.2 PPG
- 4 Kobe Bryant LAL 24.0 PPG
- 5 Paul Pierce BOS 22.9 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Kevin Garnett MIN 13.9 RPG
- 2 Tim Duncan SAS 12.4 RPG
- 3 Ben Wallace DET 12.4 RPG
- 4 Erick Dampier GSW 12.0 RPG
- 5 Shaquille O'Neal LAL 11.5 RPG
Assists
- 1 Jason Kidd NJN 9.2 APG
- 2 Stephon Marbury TOT 8.9 APG
- 3 Steve Nash DAL 8.8 APG
- 4 Baron Davis NOH 7.5 APG
- 5 Sam Cassell MIN 7.3 APG
2003 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers
- #2 Darko Milicic Detroit Pistons
- #3 Carmelo Anthony Denver Nuggets