2003–04 Miami Heat season

2003–04 Miami Heat season
Head coach Stan Van Gundy
Arena American Airlines Arena
Results
Record 42–40 (.512)
Place Division: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Conference Semifinals
(Eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Sunshine Network, WBFS, WFOR
Radio WIOD

The 2003–04 NBA season season was the 16th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. This season saw the team draft future All-Star and 3-time NBA Champion Dwyane Wade with the fifth overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, while acquiring forward Lamar Odom from the Los Angeles Clippers. Before the season began, head coach Pat Riley resigned, but he would later return midway in the 2005–06 season and help guide the Heat to their first ever NBA championship. Under new head coach Stan Van Gundy, the Heat stumbled out of the gate losing their first seven games. However, the team would play .500 basketball for the remainder of the season winning 14 of their final 17 games. Despite posting a mediocre 42–40 record, the Heat entered the playoffs as the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference. Wade had a stellar rookie season averaging 16.2 points per game, and was selected to the All-Rookie First Team.

The first round series pitted the Heat against the New Orleans Hornets, their first meeting since 2001. At that time, the Hornets were in Charlotte and they swept the Heat in three straight games. The Heat would go on to defeat New Orleans in seven games. They advanced to Conference Semifinals for the first time since 2000. However, they went no further as they fell to the top-seeded Indiana Pacers in six games.

Following the season, Odom, second-year forward Caron Butler, and Brian Grant were all traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Key dates

Offseason

2003 NBA Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 5 Dwyane Wade Guard  United States Marquette
2 33 Jerome Beasley Forward  United States North Dakota

Free agency

Signings:

Lamar Odom, Rafer Alston

Roster

Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 35 United States Allen, Malik 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Villanova
G 11 United States Alston, Rafer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fresno State
F 30 United States Beasley, Jerome 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) North Dakota
G/F 4 United States Butler, Caron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Connecticut
G/F 45 United States Butler, Rasual 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) La Salle
G 12 United States Coles, Bimbo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Virginia Tech
F/C 44 United States Grant, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Xavier
F/C 40 United States Haslem, Udonis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Florida
G/F 6 United States Jones, Eddie (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Temple
F 7 United States Odom, Lamar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Rhode Island
G 3 United States Wade, Dwyane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette
F/C 52 United States Walker, Samaki 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Louisville
F 22 United States Wallace, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Syracuse
C 24 United States Woods, Loren 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Arizona
C 16 China Zhizhi, Wang 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 284 lb (129 kg) China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2004-03-02

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Reserve Inactive
C Brian Grant Loren Woods Wang Zhizhi
PF Lamar Odom Udonis Haslem Malik Allen
Samaki Walker		 Jerome Beasley
SF Caron Butler Rasual Butler John Wallace
SG Eddie Jones
PG Dwyane Wade Rafer Alston Bimbo Coles

Pre-season

Game log

2003 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 5–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–1)
2003–04 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New Jersey Nets 47 35 .573 – 28–13 19–22 18–7
x-Miami Heat 42 40 .512 5 29–12 13–28 15–10
x-New York Knicks 39 43 .476 8 23–18 16–25 15–7
x-Boston Celtics 36 46 .439 11 19–22 17–24 14–10
Philadelphia 76ers 33 49 .402 14 21–20 12–29 10–14
Washington Wizards 25 57 .305 22 17–24 8–33 3–21
Orlando Magic 21 61 .256 26 11–30 10–31 8–16
# 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
10 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 37
15 Orlando Magic 21 61 .256 39

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

October

Record: 0-3 ; Home: 0-1 ; Road: 0-2

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading Scorer Venue Record
1 October 28 Miami 74–89 Philadelphia NO Dwyane Wade (18) Wachovia Center 0–1
2 October 29 Miami 75–98 Boston NO Eddie Jones (22) Fleet Center 0–2
3 October 31 Detroit 93–81 Miami NO Eddie Jones (20) American Airlines Arena 0–3

November

Record: 5–9 ; Home: 4–2 ; Road: 1–7

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Venue Record
4 November 3 Miami 93-103 Dallas NOUdonis Haslem (20) American Airlines Center0–4
5 November 4 Miami 73–80 San Antonio NO Eddie Jones (26) SBC Center 0–5
6 November 8 Minnesota 88–79 Miami NO Eddie Jones (24) American Airlines Arena 0–6
7 November 11 Houston 90–70 Miami NO Eddie Jones (21) American Airlines Arena 0–7
8 November 12 Cleveland 83–88 Miami NO Eddie Jones (25) American Airlines Arena 1–7
9 November 13 Washington 101–105 Miami NO Eddie Jones (26) American Airlines Arena 2–7
10 November 16 Miami 77–99 L.A. Lakers NO Lamar Odom (18) Staples Center 2–8
11 November 18 Miami 105–98 Seattle NO Lamar Odom (21) KeyArena 3–8
12 November 19 Miami 93–94 Portland NO Eddie Jones (26) Rose Garden 3–9
13 November 21 Miami 91–101 Golden State NO Lamar Odom (20) The Arena in Oakland 3–10
14 November 22 Miami 98–100 Phoenix 1 Dwyane Wade (27) America West Arena 3–11
15 November 25 New Orleans 87–91 Miami NO Eddie Jones (25) American Airlines Arena 4–11
16 November 28 Miami 83–95 Atlanta NO Eddie Jones (28) Philips Arena 4–12
17 November 29 Toronto 66–78 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (16) American Airlines Arena 5–12

December

Record: 8–7 ; Home: 5–3 ; Road: 3–4

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Venue Record
18 December 3 Miami 73-87 Detroit NOLamar Odom (22) The Palace of Auburn Hills5–13
19 December 5 Philadelphia 93–90 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (21) American Airlines Arena 5–14
20 December 6 San Antonio 86–70 Miami NO Lamar Odom (17) American Airlines Arena 5–15
21 December 9 Phoenix 72–92 Miami NOLamar Odom (16) American Airlines Arena 6–15
22 December 12 Memphis 88–91 Miami NO Lamar Odom (29) American Airlines Arena 7–15
23 December 14 Miami 90–89 Toronto NO Dwyane Wade (23) Air Canada Centre 8–15
24 December 16 Atlanta 79–97 Miami NO Lamar Odom (18) American Airlines Arena 9–15
25 December 17 Miami 76–87 Philadelphia NO Dwyane Wade (22) Wachovia Center 9–16
26 December 19 Miami 83–97 Memphis NO Dwyane Wade (21) The Pyramid 9–17
27 December 21 Golden State 93–104 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (33) American Airlines Arena 10–17
28 December 23 Washington 72–79 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (20) American Airlines Arena 11–17
29 December 26 Miami 92–84 Washington NO Eddie Jones (22) MCI Center 12–17
30 December 27 New York 100–80 Miami NO Eddie Jones (25) Philips Arena 12–18
31 December 29 Miami 90–83 Chicago NO Lamar Odom (25) United Center 13–18
32 December 30 Miami 73–102 New York NO Lamar Odom (19) Madison Square Garden 13–19

January

Record: 8–8 ; Home: 6–2 ; Road: 2–6

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Venue Record
33 January 2 Orlando 101-112 Miami NOEddie Jones (33) American Airlines Arena14–19
34 January 5 Indiana 87–65 Miami NO Brian Grant (14) American Airlines Arena 14–20
35 January 7 Chicago 95–102 Miami NO Eddie Jones (27) American Airlines Arena 15–20
36 January 9 Miami 94–103 Milwaukee NOLamar Odom (22) Bradley Center 15–21
37 January 10 Miami 77–83 Minnesota NO Brian Grant (17) Target Center 15–22
38 January 13 Miami 86–90 Sacramento NO Lamar Odom (21) ARCO Arena 15–23
39 January 15 Miami 85–97 Utah NO Eddie Jones (18) Delta Center 15–24
40 January 16 Miami 87–85 L.A. Clippers NO Eddie Jones (22) Staples Center 16–24
41 January 18 Miami 80–88 Denver NO Lamar Odom (26) Pepsi Center 16–25
42 January 20 Boston 86–84 Miami NO Udonis Haslem (18) American Airlines Arena 16–26
43 January 23 New Jersey 64–85 Miami NO Eddie Jones (18) American Airlines Arena 17–26
44 January 24 Miami 85–77 New York NO Eddie Jones (26) Madison Square Garden 18–26
45 January 26 Houston 81–95 Miami NO Eddie Jones (27) American Airlines Arena 19–26
46 January 28 Miami 93–94 Cleveland NO Eddie Jones (16) Gund Arena 19–27
47 January 30 L.A. Clippers 88–97 Miami NO Lamar Odom (25) American Airlines Arena 20–27
48 January 30 New orleans hornets70-94 Miami NO American Airlines Arena 21–27

February

Record: 4–8 ; Home: 3–4 ; Road: 1–4

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Venue Record
49 February 2 Detroit 102-100 Miami 1 Eddie Jones (19) American Airlines Arena21–28
50 February 4 Miami 88–99 New Jersey NO Lamar Odom (27) Continental Airlines Arena 21–29
51 February 7 New York 64–76 Miami NO Lamar Odom (18) American Airlines Arena 21–30
52 February 8 Miami 91–97 Indiana NOLamar Odom (25) Conseco Fieldhouse 21–31
53 February 10 L.A. Lakers 98–83 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (20) American Airlines Arena 21–32
54 February 11 Miami 111–98 Orlando NO Dwyane Wade (27) TD Waterhouse Centre 22–32
55 February 17 Utah 85–97 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (31) American Airlines Arena 23–32
56 February 20 Atlanta 92–125 Miami NO Eddie Jones (24) American Airlines Arena 24–32
57 February 21 Denver 81–97 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (28) American Airlines Arena 25–32
58 February 23 Portland 89–81 Miami NO Lamar Odom (25) American Airlines Arena 25–33
59 February 28 Miami 86–92 New Jersey NO Dwyane Wade (20) Continental Airlines Arena 25–34
60 February 29 Miami 104–108 Milwaukee NO Eddie Jones (25) Bradley Center 25–35

March

Record: 12–3 ; Home: 9–1 ; Road: 3–2

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Venue Record
61 March 2 Toronto 89-86 Miami NOLamar Odom (23) American Airlines Arena25–36
62 March 4 Milwaukee 98–104 Miami NO Rafer Alston (23) American Airlines Arena 26–36
63 March 6 Sacramento 96–102 Miami NO Lamar Odom (30) American Airlines Arena 27–36
64 March 9 Orlando 89–100 Miami NO Rasual Butler (19) American Airlines Arena 28–36
65 March 10 Miami 84–95 New Orleans NO Udonis Haslem (15) New Orleans Arena 28–37
66 March 12 Seattle 74–82 Miami NO Rafer Alston (15) American Airlines Arena 29–37
67 March 14 New Jersey 95–104 Miami NO Caron Butler (24) American Airlines Arena 30–37
68 March 16 New Orleans 83–96 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (23) American Airlines Arena 31–37
69 March 20 Philadelphia 69–101 Miami NO Eddie Jones (17) American Airlines Arena 32–37
70 March 21 Miami 101–81 Washington NO Dwyane Wade (22) MCI Center 33–37
71 March 24 Miami 105–90 Orlando NO Eddie Jones (28) TD Waterhouse Centre 34–37
72 March 26 Dallas 118–119 Miami NO Lamar Odom (26) American Airlines Arena 35–37
73 March 28 Miami 100–80 Indiana NO Caron Butler (14) Conseco Fieldhouse 35–38
74 March 29 Chicago 83–97 Miami NO Eddie Jones (21) American Airlines Arena 36–38
75 March 30 Miami 100–97 Atlanta NO Eddie Jones (23) Philips Arena 37–38

April

Record: 5–2 ; Home: 3–0 ; Road: 2–2

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Venue Record
76 April 2 Miami 102-100 Detroit NO Lamar Odom (18) The Palace of Auburn Hills37–39
77 April 3 Miami 97–83 Chicago NO Eddie Jones (21) United Center 38–39
78 April 7 Boston 101–104 Miami NO Lamar Odom (24) American Airlines Arena 39–39
79 April 9 Cleveland 91–106 Miami NODwyane Wade (20) American Airlines Arena 40–39
80 April 10 Miami 80–91 Cleveland NO Dwyane Wade (17) Gund Arena 40–40
81 April 11 Miami 84–77 Boston NO Rafer Alston (15) Fleet Center 41–40
82 April 17 New Jersey 84–96 Miami NO Dwyane Wade (15) American Airlines Arena 42-40

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Miami Heat vs. (5) New Orleans Hornets: Heat win series 4–3

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first playoff meeting between the Heat and Pelicans/Hornets.

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Indiana Pacers vs. (4) Miami Heat: Pacers win series 4–2

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Pacers and Heat.

References

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