2003–04 Milwaukee Bucks season

2003–04 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coach	Terry Porter
General manager	Larry Harris
Owner(s)	Herb Kohl
Arena	Bradley Center
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First Round (Lost to Pistons 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The 2003–04 NBA season was the Bucks' 36th season in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Bucks acquired Joe Smith from the Minnesota Timberwolves. Under new head coach Terry Porter, the Bucks played around .500 for most of the first half of the season. At midseason, the team traded Tim Thomas to the New York Knicks for Keith Van Horn. The young Bucks managed to play well as Michael Redd, who continued to show improvement had a breakout season averaging 21.7 points per game, while being selected for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game. However, after holding a 33–27 record as of March 3, the Bucks lost eight of their next nine games, but still managed to make the playoffs despite finishing fourth in the Central Division with a 41–41 record. Top draft pick T.J. Ford made the All-Second Rookie Team. However, the Bucks did not make it out of the first round once again, losing to the eventual champions, the Detroit Pistons, in five games.

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	T. J. Ford	PG	United States	Texas
2	35	Szymon Szewczyk	F	Poland
2	43	Keith Bogans	SG	United States	Kentucky

Roster

2003–04 Milwaukee Bucks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 11 Ford, T. J.  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Texas C 50 Gadzuric, Dan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA F/C 12 Haislip, Marcus 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Tennessee G 19 Jones, Damon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Houston F 7 Kukoč, Toni 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Croatia G/F 24 Mason, Desmond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Oklahoma State G 22 Redd, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Ohio State C 15 Santiago, Daniel 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Saint Vincent C 54 Skinner, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Baylor F/C 8 Smith, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Maryland G 20 Strickland, Erick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nebraska F 44 Van Horn, Keith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Utah

Head coach Terry Porter (UW–Stevens Point) Assistant coach(es) Sam Mitchell (Mercer) Bob Ociepka (Quincy) Jim Todd (Salem State) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Roster Notes

• Center Daniel Santiago played for the Puerto Rican national team, but he also holds American citizenship.

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Indiana Pacers	61	21	.744	–	34–7	27–14	20–8
x-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	7	31–10	23–18	17–11
x-New Orleans Hornets	41	41	.500	20	25–16	16–25	14–14
x-Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	20	27–14	14–27	15–13
Cleveland Cavaliers	35	47	.427	26	23–18	12–29	14–14
Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	28	18–23	15–26	11–17
Atlanta Hawks	28	54	.341	33	18–23	10–31	10–18
Chicago Bulls	23	59	.280	38	14–27	9–32	11–17

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Indiana Pacers	61	21	.744	–
2	y-New Jersey Nets	47	35	.573	14
3	x-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	7
4	x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	19
5	x-New Orleans Hornets	41	41	.500	20
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	20
7	x-New York Knicks	39	43	.476	22
8	x-Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	25
9	Cleveland Cavaliers	35	47	.427	26
10	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	28
11	Philadelphia 76ers	33	49	.402	28
12	Atlanta Hawks	28	54	.341	33
13	Washington Wizards	25	57	.305	36
14	Chicago Bulls	23	59	.280	38
15	Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	40

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

2003-04 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–1	3–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–3	1–3	1–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–2
Boston	1–3	—	1–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	3–1
Chicago	1–3	2–1	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	1–3
Cleveland	3–1	1–3	2–2	—	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–2	3–1	4–0	2–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–2
Dallas	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–1
Denver	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	—	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	3–1	2–0
Detroit	3–1	3–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	3–0
Golden State	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	—	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–1
Houston	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	3–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–0
Indiana	4–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–1
L.A. Clippers	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	—	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–0	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	—	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–0
Memphis	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	—	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–0	1–3	2–0
Miami	3–1	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–3	2–0	0–2	1–1	—	1–2	0–2	3–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	4–0
Milwaukee	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–1	—	0–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–0
New Jersey	3–1	2–2	3–0	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–3	1–3	1–1	—	2–1	3–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	4–0
New Orleans	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–2	—	1–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	3–1
New York	3–0	3–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–1	—	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	4–0
Orlando	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	—	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–2	1–1	4–0
Philadelphia	2–1	1–3	4–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	—	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–2
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	1–1
Portland	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	—	3–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	—	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	4–0	4–0	2–2	—	4–0	2–0	4–0	2–0
Seattle	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	4–0	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	—	1–1	1–3	1–1
Toronto	3–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	—	1–1	1–3
Utah	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–1	—	1–1
Washington	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	—

Game log

2003–04 game log Total: 41–41 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
2003–04 schedule

Playoffs

2004 playoff game log
First Round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 18 @ Detroit L 82–108 Desmond Mason (16) Joe Smith (11) Damon Jones (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 0–1 2 April 21 @ Detroit W 92–88 Michael Redd (26) Joe Smith (13) Damon Jones (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 1–1 3 April 24 Detroit L 85–95 Mason, Redd (19) Desmond Mason (9) Damon Jones (7) Bradley Center 18,717 1–2 4 April 26 Detroit L 92–109 Smith, Jones (17) Joe Smith (12) Damon Jones (10) Bradley Center 17,316 1–3 5 April 29 @ Detroit L 77–91 Michael Redd (22) Keith Van Horn (12) Damon Jones (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 1–4
2004 schedule

Player statistics

Source:

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Michael Redd	82	82	36.8	44.0	35.0	86.8	5.0	2.3	1.0	0.1	21.7
Keith Van Horn	25	15	30.6	47.2	45.8	94.5	6.3	1.5	0.6	0.6	15.7
Desmond Mason	82	31	30.9	47.2	23.1	76.9	4.4	1.9	0.7	0.3	14.4
Tim Thomas	42	42	32.0	44.3	36.2	76.2	4.9	2.1	1.0	0.4	14.1
Joe Smith	76	76	29.7	43.9	20.0	85.9	8.5	1.0	0.6	1.2	10.9
Brian Skinner	56	54	28.2	49.7	0.0	57.2	7.3	0.9	0.5	1.1	10.5
Toni Kukoč	73	0	20.8	41.7	29.2	72.9	3.7	2.7	0.8	0.3	8.4
T.J. Ford	55	55	26.8	38.4	23.8	81.6	3.2	6.5	1.1	0.1	7.1
Damon Jones	82	26	24.6	40.1	35.9	76.4	2.1	5.8	0.4	0.0	7.0
Brevin Knight	21	1	20.0	43.8	33.3	78.9	2.3	4.7	1.4	0.0	5.9
Dan Gadzuric	75	0	16.8	52.4	0.0	49.2	4.6	0.4	0.7	1.4	5.7
Erick Strickland	43	0	13.3	40.3	43.9	86.3	1.7	2.1	0.6	0.0	5.4
Daniel Santiago	54	28	13.1	47.9	0.0	67.8	2.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	4.0
Dan Langhi	2	0	10.0	37.5	50.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.5
Marcus Haislip	31	0	8.5	48.6	50.0	71.4	1.7	0.1	0.2	0.4	3.0
Joel Przybilla	5	0	6.6	0.0	0.0	50.0	2.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.2

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Michael Redd	5	5	38.4	41.0	30.0	76.2	5.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	18.0
Desmond Mason	5	5	39.6	33.8	0.0	84.6	4.8	2.4	0.8	0.4	14.4
Joe Smith	5	5	35.0	49.1	0.0	92.3	10.0	0.4	0.8	2.0	13.2
Damon Jones	5	5	28.8	52.9	47.6	66.7	4.0	7.4	1.0	0.0	10.0
Toni Kukoč	5	0	21.0	50.0	33.3	50.0	2.8	0.8	0.6	0.4	8.4
Keith Van Horn	5	2	27.4	33.3	36.4	66.7	4.6	1.4	1.4	0.6	8.0
Brian Skinner	5	3	18.8	52.4	0.0	41.7	4.4	0.0	0.2	0.6	5.4
Erick Strickland	3	0	13.7	41.7	0.0	100.0	1.7	3.0	0.7	0.0	4.7
Brevin Knight	5	0	20.2	26.1	0.0	81.8	2.2	3.4	2.8	0.2	4.2
Dan Gadzuric	1	0	9.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	4.0
Marcus Haislip	1	0	3.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Daniel Santiago	1	0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Transactions

Trades

June 27, 2003	To Milwaukee Bucks Anthony Peeler Joe Smith	To Minnesota Timberwolves Sam Cassell Ervin Johnson
February 15, 2004	To Milwaukee Bucks Keith Van Horn	To Atlanta Hawks Michael Doleac Joel Przybilla To New York Knicks Nazr Mohammed Tim Thomas

Free agents

Player	Signed	Former team
Daniel Santiago	July 17, 2003	Lottomatica Roma
Brian Skinner	July 17, 2003	Philadelphia 76ers
Erick Strickland	July 17, 2003	Indiana Pacers
Damon Jones	July 23, 2003	Sacramento Kings
Dan Langhi	December 5, 2003	Golden State Warriors

See also

• 2003-04 NBA season