The San Antonio Spurs hosting the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the 2004 Western Conference Semifinals at the SBC Center.
The 2003–04 San Antonio Spurs season was the Spurs' 28th season in the National Basketball Association , the 31st in San Antonio , and 37th season as a franchise. This for time since 1988-89 season David Robinson was not on the opening day roster.[ 1]
The Spurs entered the season as defending NBA champions, having defeated the New Jersey Nets in the 2003 NBA Finals in six games to win their second NBA championship. During the offseason, David Robinson , Danny Ferry , and Steve Kerr retired, Speedy Claxton signed with the Golden State Warriors , Stephen Jackson signed with the Atlanta Hawks , and Steve Smith signed with the New Orleans Hornets ; in addition, the Spurs acquired Hedo Türkoğlu and Ron Mercer in a three-team trade, signed free agent Robert Horry (who had won championships with the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers ) and signed other free agents such as center Radoslav Nesterović .[ 2] Despite the retirement of Robinson , and despite having a won-loss percentage of approximately .500 in November, the Spurs posted a 13-game winning streak in January and won their final eleven games of the season. The team finished second in the Midwest Division with a 57–25 record. Two-time MVP Tim Duncan was selected for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game .
The Spurs defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in four straight games in the first round of the playoffs . Although the Spurs took the first two games in a second-round rematch against the Los Angeles Lakers (the team they had eliminated in the previous season's Western Conference Semifinals), the Lakers, led by their "big four" of Karl Malone , Shaquille O'Neal , Kobe Bryant , and Gary Payton , responded by taking the next four games to eliminate the defending champions. The Lakers went on to reach the NBA Finals , where they lost to the Detroit Pistons in five games.
Following the season, Turkoglu signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic and Kevin Willis signed with the Atlanta Hawks .
Draft picks
Roster
2003–04 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Updated: March 8, 2004
Regular season
Season standings
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Regular season
2003–04 game log Total: 57–25 (home: 33–8; road: 24–17)
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
November: 8–7 (home: 6–2; road: 2–5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
3
November 1
New York
86–74
Tim Duncan (15)
Tim Duncan (15)
Manu Ginóbili (5)
SBC Center 18,797
2–1
4
November 3
@ Memphis
80–88
Rasho Nesterovic , Manu Ginóbili (13)
Rasho Nesterovic (14)
Jason Hart (8)
Pyramid Arena 12,821
2–2
5
November 4
Miami
80–73
Manu Ginóbili (15)
Malik Rose (11)
Manu Ginóbili (5)
SBC Center 17,666
3–2
6
November 6
L. A. Lakers
117–120 (2OT)
Manu Ginóbili (33)
Manu Ginóbili (12)
Manu Ginóbili (7)
SBC Center 18,797
3–3
7
November 8
Dallas
78–81
Malik Rose (20)
Malik Rose (22)
Manu Ginóbili (7)
SBC Center 18,797
3–4
8
November 10
Utah
87–78
Manu Ginóbili (18)
Tim Duncan (10)
Tim Duncan (5)
SBC Center 18,797
4–4
9
November 12
@ New Jersey
85–71
Tim Duncan (31)
Tim Duncan (12)
Tony Parker (4)
Continental Airlines Arena 13,286
5–4
10
November 14
@ Philadelphia
96–100
Tim Duncan (35)
Tim Duncan (15)
Manu Ginóbili (8)
Wachovia Center 20,344
5–5
11
November 15
@ Washington
95–71
Malik Rose (23)
Tim Duncan (13)
Hedo Turkoglu , Bruce Bowen , Jason Hart (5)
MCI Center 20,173
6–5
12
November 18
Golden State
94–81
Tim Duncan (21)
Tim Duncan (10)
Tony Parker (6)
SBC Center 17,098
7–5
13
November 20
@ Dallas
92–95
Tim Duncan (30)
Tim Duncan (17)
Tony Parker (9)
American Airlines Center 19,989
7–6
14
November 21
Atlanta
114–75
Tim Duncan (25)
Tim Duncan (10)
Tony Parker (6)
SBC Center 18,797
8–6
15
November 26
Chicago
109–98
Manu Ginóbili (17)
Manu Ginóbili (11)
Manu Ginóbili (8)
SBC Center 16,771
9–6
16
November 28
@ L. A. Lakers
87–103
Manu Ginóbili (13)
Tim Duncan (11)
Manu Ginóbili , Kevin Willis (4)
STAPLES Center 18,997
9–7
17
November 29
@ Golden State
89–91
Tim Duncan (27)
Tim Duncan (15)
Manu Ginóbili (6)
The Arena in Oakland 17,680
9–8
December: 13–2 (home: 7–1; road: 6–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
18
December 1
@ L. A. Clippers
83–91
Malik Rose (26)
Malik Rose (11)
Manu Ginóbili (5)
STAPLES Center 12,514
9–9
19
December 3
L. A. Lakers
86–90
Tim Duncan (30)
Tim Duncan (15)
Manu Ginóbili (4)
SBC Center 18,841
9–10
20
December 5
@ Orlando
105–94
Tim Duncan (47)
Tim Duncan (12)
Tony Parker (11)
TD Waterhouse Centre 15,394
10–10
21
December 6
@ Miami
86–70
Tim Duncan , Rasho Nesterovic (21)
Tim Duncan (19)
Tony Parker (11)
AmericanAirlines Arena 14,603
11–10
22
December 8
@ Chicago
96–82
Manu Ginóbili (26)
Tim Duncan (14)
Tony Parker (7)
United Center 18,233
12–10
23
December 10
Portland
102–77
Tim Duncan (18)
Tim Duncan (14)
Manu Ginóbili , Tony Parker (6)
SBC Center 15,131
13–10
24
December 11
@ Houston
71–67
Tim Duncan (22)
Rasho Nesterovic (11)
Tony Parker (10)
Toyota Center 18,170
14–10
25
December 13
Houston
73–86
Manu Ginóbili (16)
Tim Duncan (12)
Tony Parker (12)
SBC Center 18,797
15–10
26
December 15
Memphis
78–67
Tim Duncan (21)
Rasho Nesterovic (15)
Manu Ginóbili (8)
SBC Center 14,524
16–10
27
December 17
Toronto
73–70
Tim Duncan (30)
Tim Duncan (13)
Tim Duncan (5)
SBC Center 16,375
17–10
28
December 19
@ Seattle
87–73
Tim Duncan (27)
Tim Duncan (20)
Hedo Turkoglu (6)
KeyArena 15,712
18–10
29
December 20
@ Portland
101–91
Tim Duncan (26)
Tim Duncan (10)
Tony Parker (10)
Rose Garden Arena 15,010
19–10
30
December 23
L. A. Clippers
111–90
Tim Duncan (22)
Tim Duncan (10)
Tony Parker (14)
SBC Center 18,797
20–10
31
December 26
Orlando
98–83
Tim Duncan (27)
Tim Duncan (16)
Manu Ginóbili (7)
SBC Center 18,797
21–10
32
December 28
Milwaukee
89–74
Manu Ginóbili (25)
Tim Duncan (15)
Tony Parker (5)
SBC Center 18,797
22–10
January: 9–8 (home: 4–4; road: 5–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
33
January 3
Philadelphia
77–83
Hedo Turkoglu (16)
Tim Duncan (12)
Tony Parker (5)
SBC Center 18,797
22–11
34
January 5
@ Denver
98–74
Tim Duncan (30)
Tim Duncan (12)
Tim Duncan (7)
Pepsi Center 15,120
23–11
35
January 6
Washington
94–72
Tim Duncan , Tony Parker (16)
Tim Duncan (11)
Tim Duncan (6)
SBC Center 16,413
24–11
36
January 9
@ New Orleans
94–84
Tim Duncan , Bruce Bowen (15)
Rasho Nesterovic (9)
Tony Parker (8)
New Orleans Arena 17,740
25–11
37
January 10
Indiana
89–88 (OT)
Tim Duncan (30)
Tim Duncan (15)
Tony Parker (7)
SBC Center 18,797
26–11
38
January 13
@ Atlanta
77–86
Tim Duncan (28)
Tim Duncan (9)
Bruce Bowen (3)
Philips Arena 11,807
26–12
39
January 14
Minnesota
93–100
Tim Duncan (36)
Tim Duncan (20)
Tim Duncan (7)
SBC Center 17,411
26–13
40
January 16
@ Indiana
79–89
Tim Duncan (16)
Robert Horry (10)
Tim Duncan , Manu Ginóbili (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,044
26–14
41
January 18
@ Boston
109–92
Rasho Nesterovic (23)
Rasho Nesterovic (13)
Hedo Turkoglu (7)
FleetCenter 18,624
27–14
42
January 19
@ Detroit
77–85
Tim Duncan (17)
Tim Duncan (10)
Tim Duncan (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
27–15
43
January 21
New Jersey
99–76
Tim Duncan (21)
Tim Duncan (17)
Tim Duncan (5)
SBC Center 17,441
28–15
44
January 23
@ Phoenix
86–84
Tim Duncan (25)
Tim Duncan (12)
Tim Duncan (5)
America West Arena 17,799
29–15
45
January 24
New Orleans
96–98
Malik Rose (20)
Tim Duncan (13)
Manu Ginóbili (5)
SBC Center 17,897
29–16
46
January 26
@ Milwaukee
92–93
Tony Parker (26)
Tim Duncan (8)
Tony Parker (6)
Bradley Center 14,385
29–17
47
January 27
@ New York
77–67
Tim Duncan (30)
Tim Duncan (19)
Manu Ginóbili (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,190
30–17
48
January 29
Sacramento
91–96
Tim Duncan (35)
Tim Duncan (8)
Tony Parker (6)
SBC Center 17,669
30–18
49
January 31
Utah
85–81
Tim Duncan (33)
Tim Duncan (14)
Tim Duncan , Manu Ginóbili , Tony Parker (3)
SBC Center 18,797
31–18
February: 8–2 (home: 2–0; road: 6–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
50
February 2
Utah
@ 83–65
Tim Duncan (31)
Tim Duncan (11)
Tony Parker (6)
Delta Center 19,911
32–18
51
February 5
Seattle
@ 96–90
Tim Duncan (23)
Tim Duncan (14)
Tony Parker (5)
KeyArena 15,256
33–18
52
February 6
Sacramento
@ 102–94
Tim Duncan (28)
Tim Duncan (14)
Tony Parker (7)
ARCO Arena 17,317
34–18
53
February 9
Houston
@ 85–82
Tim Duncan (28)
Tim Duncan (10)
Tony Parker (9)
Toyota Center 16,040
35–18
All-Star Break
54
February 18
Toronto
@ 86–82
Tim Duncan (26)
Tim Duncan (21)
Tony Parker (3)
Air Canada Centre 17,119
36–18
55
February 20
Cleveland
@ 87–89
Tim Duncan , Manu Ginóbili (21)
Tim Duncan (12)
Tony Parker (5)
Gund Arena 20,562
36–19
56
February 22
Minnesota
@ 94–92
Tony Parker (26)
Hedo Turkoglu (14)
Manu Ginóbili (6)
Target Center 20,347
37–19
57
February 24
Houston
86–77
Tim Duncan (27)
Tim Duncan (13)
Tony Parker (7)
SBC Center 18,797
38–19
58
February 26
@ Dallas
91–115
Tim Duncan (22)
Tim Duncan (17)
Hedo Turkoglu , Charlie Ward (4)
American Airlines Center 20,458
38–20
59
February 28
Denver
117–92
Tony Parker (29)
Rasho Nesterovic (12)
Manu Ginóbili (5)
SBC Center 18,797
39–20
March: 11–5 (home: 10–1; road: 1–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
60
March 1
Memphis
80–81
Hedo Turkoglu (19)
Rasho Nesterovic , Malik Rose (10)
Manu Ginóbili (9)
SBC Center 16,705
39–21
61
March 3
Seattle
88–84
Hedo Turkoglu (18)
Rasho Nesterovic (12)
Tony Parker (7)
SBC Center 16,611
40–21
62
March 5
Dallas
113–100
Tony Parker (27)
Rasho Nesterovic (15)
Rasho Nesterovic , Tony Parker (5)
SBC Center 18,797
41–21
63
March 6
@ Phoenix
107–86
Rasho Nesterovic (22)
Rasho Nesterovic (13)
Rasho Nesterovic , Tony Parker (5)
America West Arena 16,039
42–21
64
March 9
@ Memphis
88–94
Tony Parker (24)
Malik Rose (14)
Tony Parker (7)
Pyramid Arena 15,544
42–22
65
March 10
L. A. Clippers
108–90
Malik Rose (21)
Malik Rose (12)
Manu Ginóbili (8)
SBC Center 16,919
43–22
66
March 12
Golden State
99–74
Malik Rose (17)
Hedo Turkoglu (9)
Tony Parker (12)
SBC Center 17,174
44–22
67
March 14
@ Sacramento
87–101
Manu Ginóbili (16)
Rasho Nesterovic (13)
Tony Parker (5)
ARCO Arena 17,317
44–23
68
March 15
@ Golden State
80–97
Tony Parker (29)
Rasho Nesterovic (7)
Tony Parker (6)
The Arena in Oakland 14,153
44–24
69
March 18
Minnesota
106–86
Tim Duncan (22)
Tim Duncan (10)
Tony Parker , Hedo Turkoglu (7)
SBC Center 18,797
45–24
70
March 20
Boston
103–87
Tim Duncan , Manu Ginóbili (26)
Tim Duncan (15)
Tony Parker (5)
SBC Center 19,034
46–24
71
March 23
@ Minnesota
81–86
Tim Duncan (26)
Hedo Turkoglu (15)
Tony Parker (12)
Target Center 20,111
46–25
72
March 25
Detroit
84–75
Manu Ginóbili (17)
Tim Duncan (13)
Tony Parker (7)
SBC Center 17,695
47–25
73
March 27
Phoenix
105–76
Hedo Turkoglu , Tim Duncan (14)
Tim Duncan (10)
Tony Parker , Manu Ginóbili , Devin Brown (5)
SBC Center 18,797
48–25
74
March 29
Cleveland
101–93
Manu Ginóbili (21)
Manu Ginóbili (8)
Tim Duncan , Hedo Turkoglu , Tony Parker , Robert Horry (3)
SBC Center 18,797
49–25
75
March 31
Sacramento
107–89
Manu Ginóbili (29)
Tim Duncan , Hedo Turkoglu , Rasho Nesterovic (7)
Tony Parker (6)
SBC Center 18,797
50–25
April: 7–0 (home: 3–0; road: 4–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
76
April 2
@ Utah
94–81
Devin Brown (19)
Tim Duncan , Rasho Nesterovic (10)
Tony Parker (5)
Delta Center 19,911
51–25
77
April 4
@ L. A. Lakers
95–89
Tony Parker (29)
Tim Duncan (13)
Tony Parker (9)
STAPLES Center 18,997
52–25
78
April 7
Seattle
96–75
Tim Duncan (21)
Tim Duncan , Rasho Nesterovic (10)
Tim Duncan , Rasho Nesterovic , Hedo Turkoglu , Tony Parker , Manu Ginóbili (3)
SBC Center 18,797
53–25
79
April 9
Portland
84–74
Tim Duncan , Manu Ginóbili (21)
Tim Duncan (14)
Manu Ginóbili (5)
SBC Center 18,797
54–25
80
April 11
@ L. A. Clippers
88–79
Tim Duncan (26)
Tim Duncan (9)
Tony Parker (8)
STAPLES Center 18,031
55–25
81
April 12
@ Portland
78–66
Tony Parker (22)
Tim Duncan (15)
Tony Parker (5)
Rose Garden Arena 18,997
56–25
82
April 14
Denver
93–67
Tim Duncan (23)
Tim Duncan (16)
Manu Ginóbili (5)
SBC Center 18,797
57–25
2003–04 season schedule
Playoffs
2004 playoff game log
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
2004 schedule
Player statistics
Ragular season
Player
POS
GP
GS
MP
REB
AST
STL
BLK
PTS
MPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Bruce Bowen
SF
82
82
2,624
253
113
84
33
565
32.0
3.1
1.4
1.0
.4
6.9
Rasho Nesterović
C
82
82
2,353
633
114
51
165
710
28.7
7.7
1.4
.6
2.0
8.7
Robert Horry
PF
81
1
1,290
272
101
48
49
392
15.9
3.4
1.2
.6
.6
4.8
Hedo Türkoğlu
SF
80
44
2,073
358
154
80
32
739
25.9
4.5
1.9
1.0
.4
9.2
Manu Ginóbili
SG
77
38
2,260
344
291
136
16
987
29.4
4.5
3.8
1.8
.2
12.8
Tony Parker
PG
75
75
2,577
237
411
61
7
1,099
34.4
3.2
5.5
.8
.1
14.7
Tim Duncan
PF
69
68
2,527
859
213
62
185
1,538
36.6
12.4
3.1
.9
2.7
22.3
Malik Rose
PF
67
13
1,256
320
69
36
24
529
18.7
4.8
1.0
.5
.4
7.9
Devin Brown
SG
58
0
627
130
33
15
4
234
10.8
2.2
.6
.3
.1
4.0
Jason Hart
PG
53
5
660
79
81
28
5
177
12.5
1.5
1.5
.5
.1
3.3
Kevin Willis
C
48
0
373
98
11
21
9
164
7.8
2.0
.2
.4
.2
3.4
Ron Mercer
SG
39
0
516
49
22
14
5
195
13.2
1.3
.6
.4
.1
5.0
Charlie Ward †
PG
36
0
425
48
45
17
3
119
11.8
1.3
1.3
.5
.1
3.3
Shane Heal
PG
6
0
72
4
5
1
0
22
12.0
.7
.8
.2
.0
3.7
Anthony Carter
PG
5
2
87
11
12
4
0
22
17.4
2.2
2.4
.8
.0
4.4
Matt Carroll †
SG
3
0
22
3
1
1
0
6
7.3
1.0
.3
.3
.0
2.0
Alex Garcia
SG
2
0
13
0
0
2
0
3
6.5
.0
.0
1.0
.0
1.5
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.
Playoffs
Player
POS
GP
GS
MP
REB
AST
STL
BLK
PTS
MPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Tim Duncan
PF
10
10
405
113
32
8
20
221
40.5
11.3
3.2
.8
2.0
22.1
Tony Parker
PG
10
10
386
21
70
13
1
184
38.6
2.1
7.0
1.3
.1
18.4
Bruce Bowen
SF
10
10
298
29
10
4
3
60
29.8
2.9
1.0
.4
.3
6.0
Hedo Türkoğlu
SF
10
10
271
45
15
9
1
77
27.1
4.5
1.5
.9
.1
7.7
Rasho Nesterović
C
10
10
261
55
10
3
11
59
26.1
5.5
1.0
.3
1.1
5.9
Manu Ginóbili
SG
10
0
280
53
31
17
1
130
28.0
5.3
3.1
1.7
.1
13.0
Robert Horry
PF
10
0
211
63
9
8
2
61
21.1
6.3
.9
.8
.2
6.1
Devin Brown
SG
9
0
130
18
9
3
1
52
14.4
2.0
1.0
.3
.1
5.8
Jason Hart
PG
7
0
62
3
1
5
0
22
8.9
.4
.1
.7
.0
3.1
Malik Rose
PF
7
0
58
17
6
4
2
10
8.3
2.4
.9
.6
.3
1.4
Kevin Willis
C
7
0
25
6
0
1
0
6
3.6
.9
.0
.1
.0
.9
Charlie Ward
PG
5
0
13
0
1
2
0
11
2.6
.0
.2
.4
.0
2.2
Awards and records
References
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