2003–04 Dallas Mavericks season

The 2003-04 NBA season was the Mavericks' 24th season in the NBA.^[1] The Mavericks made two major trades during the off season. They first acquired Antawn Jamison, Danny Fortson, Jiri Welsch and Chris Mills from Golden State in exchange for Nick Van Exel, Evan Eschmeyer, Popeye Jones, Avery Johnson and Antoine Rigaudeau. Another trade sent Raef LaFrentz, Chris Mills and Jiri Welsch to Boston for Antoine Walker and Tony Delk. Although the team struggled with chemistry, the Mavericks easily qualified for the playoffs. With the trio of Nowitzki-Finley-Nash and NBA Sixth Man of the Year Jamison, the Mavericks continued their reputation as the best offensive team in the NBA. Notable were two rookies, Josh Howard and Marquis Daniels, who made an immediate impact. However, the Mavericks were eliminated quickly four games to one in the playoffs, losing in the first round to their archrivals the Sacramento Kings.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	29	Josh Howard	SF	United States	Wake Forest
2	57	Xue Yuyang		People's Republic of China

Roster

Dallas Mavericks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 1.0 !PG 3 USA ! Best, Travis 7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Georgia Tech 6.0 !C 44 GER ! Bradley, Shawn 7000228600000000000♠7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) BYU 2.0 !SG 6 USA ! Daniels, Marquis 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn 1.0 !PG 7 USA ! Delk, Tony 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Kentucky 2.0 !SG 4 USA ! Finley, Michael 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wisconsin 4.5 !PF 21 USA ! Fortson, Danny 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Cincinnati 3.0 !SF 5 USA ! Howard, Josh 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wake Forest 4.5 !PF 33 USA ! Jamison, Antawn 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) North Carolina 4.5 !PF 14 MEX ! Nájera, Eduardo 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oklahoma 1.0 !PG 13 CAN ! Nash, Steve 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Santa Clara 4.5 !PF 41 GER ! Nowitzki, Dirk 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Germany 4.5 !PF 8 USA ! Walker, Antoine 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Kentucky 6.0 !C 42 USA ! Williams, Scott 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Don Nelson Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Roster Notes

• Shawn Bradley also holds American citizenship, but he played for the German national team and was born in Germany.

Regular season

Season standings

Template:2003-04 NBA Midwest standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Sacramento Kings vs. (5) Dallas Mavericks Kings win series 4–1

• Game 1 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento: Sacramento 116, Dallas 105 ABC 3:30et
• Game 2 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento: Sacramento 83, Dallas 79 TNT 10:30et
• Game 3 @ American Airlines Center, Dallas: Dallas 104, Sacramento 79 ESPN 9:30et
• Game 4 @ American Airlines Center, Dallas: Sacramento 94, Dallas 92 TNT 9:30et
• Game 5 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento: Sacramento 119, Dallas 118 TNT 10:30et

Last Playoff Meeting: 2003 Western Conference Semifinals (Dallas won 4-3)

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

• Antawn Jamison, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
• Dirk Nowitzki, All-NBA Third Team
• Dirk Nowitzki, NBA All-Star Game
• Josh Howard, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
• Marquis Daniels, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

See also

• 2003-04 NBA season