2003–04 New Orleans Hornets season

2003–04 New Orleans Hornets season
Head coach	Tim Floyd
Owners	George Shinn
Arena	New Orleans Arena
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 3-4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Cox Sports Television
Radio	WTIX

The 2003–04 New Orleans Hornets season was the franchise's second season in the National Basketball Association. After a 17–7 start to the season, the team's final season in the NBA's Eastern Conference, the Hornets finished the year with 41–41 record, and qualified for their fifth straight playoff appearance. They faced the Miami Heat in the first round, but lost to the Heat in seven games. Following the season, the Hornets moved to the new Southwest Division of the NBA's Western Conference.

Baron Davis was again hampered by injuries and he played just 67 games. Despite another injury-plagued season, Davis and teammate Jamaal Magloire represented the Eastern Conference in the 2004 NBA All-Star Game.

Jamal Mashburn, who was voted as an All-Star last year, struggled with knee injuries and played only 19 games this year.

Draft picks

Main article: 2003 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	18	David West	PF	United States	Xavier
2	48	James Lang		United States

Roster

New Orleans Hornets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 3 Armstrong, Darrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fayetteville State F 2 Augmon, Stacey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UNLV F/C 42 Brown, P. J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Louisiana Tech G 5 Carter, Maurice 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) LSU G 1 Davis, Baron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) UCLA F 9 Lynch, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) North Carolina C 21 Magloire, Jamaal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Kentucky F 24 Mashburn, Jamal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kentucky G 8 Smith, Steve 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Michigan State F/C 34 Traylor, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Michigan G 4 Wesley, David 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Baylor F/C 30 West, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Xavier G 11 Williams, Shammond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) North Carolina

Head coach Tim Floyd (Louisiana Tech) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Bower (St. Francis (PA)) Kenny Gattison (Old Dominion) Alvin Gentry (Appalachian State) Jan van Breda Kolff (Vanderbilt) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

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

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Miami Heat vs. (5) New Orleans Hornets

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (MIA-NOH)	Venue	Recap
1	April 18	New Orleans	79	Miami	81	1-0	American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida	1
2	April 21	New Orleans	63	Miami	93	2-0	American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida	2
3	April 24	Miami	71	New Orleans	77	2-1	New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana	3
4	April 27	Miami	85	New Orleans	96	2-2	New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana	4
5	April 30	New Orleans	83	Miami	87	3-2	American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida	5
6	May 2	Miami	83	New Orleans	89	3-3	New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana	6
7	May 4	New Orleans	77	Miami	85	4-3	American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida	7
Miami wins series 4–3

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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Darrell Armstrong	79	22	28.4	39.5	31.5	85.4	2.9	3.9	1.7	0.2	10.6
Stacey Augmon	69	24	20.5	41.2	14.3	79.1	2.5	1.2	0.8	0.2	5.8
P.J. Brown	80	80	34.4	47.6	0.0	85.4	8.6	1.9	1.0	0.9	10.5
Tierre Brown	3	0	5.7	50.0	0.0	50.0	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	2.0
Maurice Carter	6	0	10.0	28.6	37.5	62.5	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	3.3
Baron Davis	67	66	40.1	39.5	32.1	67.3	4.3	7.5	2.4	0.4	22.9
Bryce Drew	15	0	5.2	22.2	14.3	100.0	0.4	0.9	0.3	0.0	0.8
George Lynch	78	51	21.8	39.7	30.9	66.7	4.0	1.5	0.6	0.2	4.8
Jamaal Magloire	82	82	33.9	47.3	0.0	75.1	10.3	1.0	0.5	1.2	13.6
Jamal Mashburn	19	18	38.4	39.2	28.4	81.3	6.2	2.5	0.7	0.3	20.8
Sean Rooks	35	0	9.3	36.2	0.0	80.0	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.1	2.3
Steve Smith	71	4	13.1	40.6	40.2	92.8	1.1	0.8	0.2	0.1	5.0
Robert Traylor	71	0	13.3	50.5	40.0	54.7	3.7	0.6	0.5	0.5	5.1
David Wesley	61	60	32.8	38.9	32.3	75.3	2.2	2.9	1.2	0.2	14.0
David West	71	1	13.1	47.4	0.0	71.3	4.2	0.8	0.4	0.4	3.8
Shammond Williams	16	2	14.9	34.6	19.2	84.6	1.1	3.3	0.9	0.1	4.5

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Darrell Armstrong	7	0	21.4	23.5	20.0	100.0	2.1	2.3	0.9	0.0	3.4
Stacey Augmon	7	0	24.0	37.5	0.0	88.9	2.7	1.0	0.9	0.1	7.4
P.J. Brown	7	7	36.6	36.6	0.0	90.9	9.7	2.1	0.4	1.6	8.9
Maurice Carter	1	0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Baron Davis	7	7	37.1	37.7	32.7	75.8	4.1	7.0	1.6	0.7	18.1
George Lynch	7	7	21.0	43.9	25.0	62.5	5.3	1.7	0.4	0.4	8.3
Jamaal Magloire	7	7	34.1	41.8	0.0	75.0	9.1	0.7	0.4	1.0	11.0
Steve Smith	5	0	9.2	46.2	54.5	66.7	1.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	6.4
Robert Traylor	4	0	10.0	44.4	0.0	66.7	2.5	0.3	0.8	0.3	2.5
David Wesley	7	7	34.7	32.4	36.7	71.4	2.3	2.4	0.7	0.0	10.6
David West	7	0	15.9	53.6	0.0	84.6	4.3	1.1	0.3	0.6	5.9
Shammond Williams	3	0	6.0	40.0	0.0	75.0	0.0	1.3	0.3	0.0	2.3

Awards and records

• Baron Davis, All-NBA Third Team

Transactions

Trades

February 19, 2004

To New Orleans Hornets Shammond Williams To Orlando Magic Sean Rooks

Free Agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Sean Rooks	July 21	Los Angeles Clippers
Darrell Armstrong	July 29	Orlando Magic
Steve Smith	October 29	San Antonio Spurs
Tierre Brown (10-day)	January 26	North Charleston Lowgators (D-League)
Maurice Carter	March 25	Dakota Wizards (CBA)

Subtractions
Player	Date waived	New Team
James Lang	December 29	Oklahoma Storm (USBL)
Bryce Drew	March 2	Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy)

References

• New Orleans Hornets on Basketball Reference