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2003–04 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachJeff Bzdelik
General managerKiki VanDeWeghe
Owner(s)Stan Kroenke
ArenaPepsi Center
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Midwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Timberwolves 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTVD
Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain
RadioKKFN
< 2002–03 2004–05 >

The 2003–04 NBA season was the 28th season for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association, and their 37th season as a franchise.[1] The season saw the team draft future All-Star Carmelo Anthony with the third overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft. During the offseason, the team signed free agent Andre Miller, and re-signed former Nuggets guard Voshon Lenard. Coming off with the worst record of 17–65 the previous season, Anthony led the Nuggets to a fast start winning 13 of their first 19 games. However, the team struggled down the stretch posting losing records in February and March. The Nuggets finished sixth in the Midwest Division with a 43–39 record, and made the playoffs for the first time since 1995. Anthony had a stellar rookie season averaging 21.0 points per game, and being selected to the All-Rookie First Team. He also finished second behind LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Rookie of The Year voting.

However, in the first round of the playoffs, the Nuggets lost to the top-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves and league MVP Kevin Garnett in five games.

For the season, the Nuggets changed their logo and uniforms, adding gold and light blue to their color scheme, they remained their primary logo until 2008 their added dark navy blue to their color scheme and remained in used until 2018, while the uniforms they remained in used until 2015.

NBA draft

Main article: 2003 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 3 Carmelo Anthony SF  United States Syracuse
2 46 Sani Bečirović G  Slovenia

Roster

2003–04 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 12 Andersen, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1978–07–07 Blinn
F 15 Anthony, Carmelo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1984–05–29 Syracuse
G 20 Barry, Jon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1969–07–25 Georgia Tech
F 32 Bowen, Ryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975–11–20 Iowa
G 11 Boykins, Earl 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 135 lb (61 kg) 1976–06–02 Eastern Michigan
F/C 23 Camby, Marcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1974–03–22 UMass
C 51 Doleac, Michael 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) 1977–06–15 Utah
C 56 Elson, Francisco 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1976–02–28 California
F/C 31 Hilario, Nene 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982–09–13 Brazil
G 1 Lenard, Voshon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973–05–14 Minnesota
G 24 Miller, Andre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1976–03–19 Utah
F 41 Pope, Mark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–09–11 Kentucky
G 4 Trepagnier, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979–07–11 USC
F 22 Tskitishvili, Nikoloz 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1983–04–14 Republic of Georgia
F 5 White, Rodney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1980–06–28 Charlotte
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Minnesota Timberwolves 58 24 .707 – 31–10 27–14 14–10
x-San Antonio Spurs 57 25 .695 1 33–8 24–17 15–9
x-Dallas Mavericks 52 30 .634 6 36–5 16–25 14–10
x-Memphis Grizzlies 50 32 .610 8 31–10 19–22 12–12
x-Houston Rockets 45 37 .549 13 27–14 18–23 8–16
x-Denver Nuggets 43 39 .524 15 29–12 14–27 11–13
Utah Jazz 42 40 .512 16 28–13 14–27 10–14
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Minnesota Timberwolves 58 24 .707 –
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers 56 26 .683 2
3 x-San Antonio Spurs 57 25 .695 1
4 x-Sacramento Kings 55 27 .671 3
5 x-Dallas Mavericks 52 30 .634 6
6 x-Memphis Grizzlies 50 32 .610 8
7 x-Houston Rockets 45 37 .549 13
8 x-Denver Nuggets 43 39 .524 15
9 Utah Jazz 42 40 .512 16
10 Portland Trail Blazers 41 41 .500 17
11 Seattle SuperSonics 37 45 .451 21
12 Golden State Warriors 37 45 .451 21
13 Phoenix Suns 29 53 .354 29
14 Los Angeles Clippers 28 54 .341 30

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

Game Date Opponent Result Pacers points Opponents Record Streak Notes
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Playoffs

2004 playoff game log
First round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 18 @ Minnesota L 92–106 Anthony, Camby (19) Marcus Camby (8) Earl Boykins (5) Target Center
18,503 		0–1
2 April 21 @ Minnesota L 81–95 Voshon Lenard (24) Carmelo Anthony (9) Anthony, Nenê (3) Target Center
18,101 		0–2
3 April 24 Minnesota W 107–86 Carmelo Anthony (24) Marcus Camby (16) Andre Miller (6) Pepsi Center
19,713 		1–2
4 April 27 Minnesota L 82–84 Voshon Lenard (28) Marcus Camby (14) Marcus Camby (5) Pepsi Center
19,694 		1–3
5 April 30 @ Minnesota L 91–102 Camby, Miller (21) Marcus Camby (15) Boykins, Lenard (4) Target Center
19,890 		1–4
2004 schedule

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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Carmelo Anthony 82 82 36.5 .426 .322 .777 6.1 2.8 1.2 0.5 21.0
Andre Miller 82 82 34.6 .457 .185 .832 4.5 6.1 1.7 0.3 14.8
Voshon Lenard 73 70 30.6 .422 .367 .791 2.7 2.1 0.8 0.2 14.2
Nenê 77 77 32.5 .530 .000 .682 6.5 2.2 1.5 0.5 11.8
Earl Boykins 82 3 22.5 .419 .322 .877 1.7 3.6 0.6 0.0 10.2
Marcus Camby 72 72 30.0 .477 .000 .721 10.1 1.8 1.2 2.6 8.6
Rodney White 72 0 13.7 .459 .379 .750 2.3 0.8 0.4 0.3 7.5
Jon Barry 57 9 19.3 .404 .370 .845 2.2 2.6 1.0 0.1 6.2
Michael Doleac 26 0 13.2 .412 .875 2.9 0.5 0.2 0.2 3.6
Francisco Elson 62 14 14.1 .472 .000 .667 3.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 3.5
Chris Andersen 71 0 14.5 .443 .000 .589 4.2 0.5 0.5 1.6 3.4
Nikoloz Tskitishvili 39 0 7.9 .328 .273 .793 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 2.7
Jeff Trepagnier 11 0 8.7 .263 .500 .500 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 2.3
Ryan Bowen 52 1 7.5 .340 .833 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9
Mark Pope 4 0 5.0 .500 .000 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Voshon Lenard 5 5 32.2 .427 .458 .714 2.6 2.4 0.8 0.0 17.0
Andre Miller 5 5 34.8 .472 .000 .818 4.6 3.2 1.6 0.0 15.4
Carmelo Anthony 4 4 35.8 .328 .182 .800 8.3 2.8 1.3 0.0 15.0
Earl Boykins 5 0 24.2 .444 .357 .857 2.4 3.8 1.0 0.2 13.4
Marcus Camby 5 5 38.8 .491 .500 .571 11.4 2.4 0.8 1.4 12.6
Nenê 5 5 26.4 .444 .538 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.6 7.8
Jon Barry 5 1 20.0 .333 .333 .667 3.6 2.0 0.6 0.0 4.2
Francisco Elson 4 0 15.0 .583 .500 2.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 3.8
Michael Doleac 5 0 9.8 .500 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 2.0
Rodney White 4 0 6.5 .267 .000 1.3 0.0 0.5 0.0 2.0
Chris Andersen 5 0 6.8 .333 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.2
Ryan Bowen 4 0 1.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5

Player Statistics Citation:[2]

Awards, records, and honors

Transactions

References

  1. ^ 2003-04 Denver Nuggets
  2. ^ "2003-04 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
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