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2003–04 Sacramento Kings season

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Head coach
  
Rick Adelman

Arena
  
ARCO Arena

General manager
  
Geoff Petrie

Record
  
55–27 (.671)

Place
  
Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 4th (Western)

Playoff finish
  
West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 3-4)

The 2003–04 NBA season was the Kings' 55th season in the NBA and 19th in Sacramento. The season was best remembered for the team making a move in the offseason, acquiring Brad Miller from the Indiana Pacers and signing free agent Anthony Peeler. Superstar forward Chris Webber, who spent most of the season recovering from microfracture knee surgery, then serving a suspension due to the Ed Martin scandal, returned for the final 23 games of the season in which they played mediocre basketball the rest of the way.

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Still, the Kings finished the season second in the Pacific Division with a 55–27 record. In the first round of the playoffs, the Kings got the last laugh as they defeated their archrivals the Dallas Mavericks in five games, before falling to Kevin Garnett and the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round as Webber missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer in Game 7. This ended the Kings' attempt at a championship as their core would be dismantled the following season, which included Vlade Divac re-signing as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Gerald Wallace leaving for the 2004 NBA Expansion Draft.

Draft picks

The Kings had no draft picks in 2003.

z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot

West First Round

(4) Sacramento Kings vs. (5) Dallas Mavericks Kings win series 4–1

  • Game 1 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento: Sacramento 116, Dallas 105 ABC 3:30et
  • Game 2 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento: Sacramento 83, Dallas 79 TNT 10:30et
  • Game 3 @ American Airlines Center, Dallas: Dallas 104, Sacramento 79 ESPN 9:30et
  • Game 4 @ American Airlines Center, Dallas: Sacramento 94, Dallas 92 TNT 9:30et
  • Game 5 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento: Sacramento 119, Dallas 118 TNT 10:30et

    • Last Playoff Meeting: 2003 Western Conference Semifinals (Dallas won 4-3)

    West Conference Semifinals

    (1) Minnesota Timberwolves vs. (4) Sacramento Kings Timberwolves win series 4–3

  • Game 1 @ Target Center, Minneapolis: Sacramento 104, Minnesota 98 TNT 9:30et
  • Game 2 @ Target Center, Minneapolis: Minnesota 94, Sacramento 89 ESPN 9:30et
  • Game 3 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento: Minnesota 114, Sacramento 113 (OT) TNT 10:30et
  • Game 4 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento: Sacramento 87, Minnesota 81 TNT 10:30et
  • Game 5 @ Target Center, Minneapolis: Minnesota 86, Sacramento 74 TNT 9:30et
  • Game 6 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento: Sacramento 104, Minnesota 87 ABC 3:30et
  • Game 7 @ Target Center, Minneapolis: Minnesota 83, Sacramento 80 TNT 9:00et

    • Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Timberwolves and Kings.

    References

    2003–04 Sacramento Kings season Wikipedia
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