2003–04 Los Angeles Clippers season

2003–04 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Mike Dunleavy, Sr.
Owners	Donald Sterling
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	28–54 (.341)
Place	Division: 7th (Pacific) Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net West 2, KTLA
Radio	KSPN

The 2003-04 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 34th season in the NBA, their 20th in Los Angeles. The Clippers hired Mike Dunleavy, Sr. as their new head coach. Under Dunleavy, the Clippers went off to a 22–25 start on February 6. However, as the season wore on the young Clippers, they struggled badly as they won just six games after co-hosting the 2004 NBA All-Star Game at the Staples Center with the Lakers. The Clippers would slowly sink into the bottom of the Pacific Division with a 28–54 record. Following the season, Quentin Richardson signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

Draft Picks

Main article: 2003 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Chris Kaman	C	United States Germany	Central Michigan

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G/F 22 Barnes, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA F/C 42 Brand, Elton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Duke G 1 Dooling, Keyon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Missouri F/C 14 Drobnjak, Predrag 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Serbia & Montenegro C 2 Ely, Melvin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Fresno State G 5 House, Eddie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Arizona State G 20 Jarić, Marko 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Serbia & Montenegro C 35 Kaman, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Central Michigan G/F 50 Maggette, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke C 34 Moore, Josh A.  7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 317 lb (144 kg) Michigan G 24 Overton, Doug 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle G/F 3 Richardson, Quentin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 238 lb (108 kg) DePaul G/F 21 Simmons, Bobby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) DePaul F/C 54 Wilcox, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Maryland	Head coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr. (South Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Jim Eyen (UC Santa Barbara) Kim Hughes (Wisconsin) Neal Meyer (San Diego) Rory White (South Alabama) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: 2004-04-06

Roster Notes

• Forward Glen Rice becomes the 10th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers. He was waived after playing in 18 games and for refusing to be placed the injury reserve list.
• Center Olden Polynice's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the team from 1990-1992. He was the 12th man off the bench and only played 2 games before being waived.
• Guard Doug Overton's second tour of duty with the franchise as well. He previously played for the team in 2001-2002.
• Guard Randy Livingston was signed to a 10-day contract and played in 4 games before contract expired.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	–	34–7	22–19	15–9
x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	1	34–7	21–20	16–8
Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	15	25–16	16–25	13–11
Seattle SuperSonics	37	45	.451	19	21–20	16–25	11–13
Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	19	27–14	10–31	12–12
Phoenix Suns	29	53	.354	27	18–23	11–30	9–15
Los Angeles Clippers	28	54	.341	28	18–23	10–31	8–16

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	—

Player statistics

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Matt Barnes
Elton Brand
Keyon Dooling
Predrag Drobnjak
Melvin Ely
Eddie House
Marko Jaric
Chris Kaman
Randy Livingston
Corey Maggette
Doug Overton
Olden Polynice
Glen Rice
Quentin Richardson
Bobby Simmons
Chris Wilcox
Wang Zhizhi

Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2003-04 season.

Trades

September 28, 2003

To Los Angeles Clippers Predrag Drobnjak

To Seattle SuperSonics 2004 2nd round draft pick

Free Agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract
Corey Maggette	July 29, 2003	5-year deal (matched offer by Utah Jazz)
Elton Brand	September 19, 2003	6-year deal (matched offer by Miami Heat)

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Olden Polynice	August 4	Gary Steelheads (CBA)
Eddie House	August 13	Miami Heat
Josh Moore	September 23	Zhejiang Horses (CBA)
Bobby Simmons	September 27	Washington Wizards
Glen Rice	October 10	Utah Jazz
Doug Overton	November 21	New Jersey Nets
Randy Livingston	March 28	New Orleans Hornets

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Michael Olowokandi	free agency, July 16	Minnesota Timberwolves
Sean Rooks	free agency, July 21	New Orleans Hornets
Eric Piatkowski	free agency, July 26	Houston Rockets
Andre Miller	free agency, August 1	Denver Nuggets
Lamar Odom	free agency, August 26	Miami Heat
Wang Zhizhi	waived, October 21	Miami Heat
Tremaine Fowlkes	waived, October 22	Detroit Pistons
Cherokee Parks	free agency, November 9	Golden State Warriors
Glen Rice	waived, January 16	G-Force Fights (owner)
Olden Polynice	waived, February 26	Long Beach Jam (ABA)
Randy Livingston	contract expired, April 6	Utah Jazz

See also

• 2003-04 NBA season