2003–04 Houston Rockets season

The 2003-04 NBA season was the Rockets' 37th season in the NBA and its 33rd season in the city of Houston.^[1] The season saw the Rockets move their home games from Compaq Center to the new Toyota Center.

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Houston Rockets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 4.5 !PF 13 USA ! Cato, Kelvin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Iowa State 1.0 !PG 3 USA ! Francis, Steve style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Maryland 2.0 !SG 7 USA ! Griffin, Adrian style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Seton Hall 3.0 !SF 21 USA ! Jackson, Jim style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Ohio State 1.0 !PG 31 USA ! Jackson, Mark style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) St. John's 2.0 !SG 5 USA ! Mobley, Cuttino style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Rhode Island 3.0 !SF 9 SLO ! Nachbar, Boštjan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Slovenia 4.5 !PF 35 USA ! Padgett, Scott style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kentucky 3.0 !SF 52 USA ! Piatkowski, Eric style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nebraska 4.5 !PF 2 USA ! Taylor, Mo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Michigan 4.5 !PF 30 USA ! Weatherspoon, Clarence style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Southern Mississippi 1.0 !PG 29 USA ! Wilks, Mike style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Rice 6.0 !C 11 CHN ! Yao Ming style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 90 !7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 310 lb (141 kg) China	Head coach Jeff Van Gundy Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (7) Houston Rockets: Lakers win series 4–1

• Game 1 @ Staples Center, Los Angeles: Los Angeles 72, Houston 71 ESPN 10:30et
• Game 2 @ Staples Center, Los Angeles: Los Angeles 98, Houston 84 TNT 10:30et
• Game 3 @ Toyota Center, Houston: Houston 102, Los Angeles 91 ESPN 9:30et
• Game 4 @ Toyota Center, Houston: Los Angeles 92, Houston 88 (OT) ABC 3:30et
• Game 5 @ Staples Center, Los Angeles: Los Angeles 97, Houston 78 TNT 10:30et

Last Playoff Meeting: 1999 Western Conference First Round (Los Angeles won 3-1)

Player statistics

Awards and records

• Yao Ming, All-NBA Third Team

References

See also

• 2003-04 NBA season