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2003–04 NBA season The 2003–04 NBA season was the 58th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Detroit Pistons defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 4–1 in the 2004 NBA Finals. Events This was the last season for the original two-div ...
was the Kings' 55th season in the
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, and their 19th season in
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. The season was best remembered for the team making a move in the offseason, acquiring Brad Miller from the
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and signing free agent
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. Superstar forward
Chris Webber Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III (born March 1, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. Drafted number one overall by the Orlando Magic, though arguably best known and remembered as the star forward for the Sacramento King ...
, who spent most of the season recovering from microfracture knee surgery, then serving a suspension due to the Ed Martin scandal, returned for the final 23 games of the season in which they played mediocre basketball the rest of the way. Still, the Kings finished the season second in the Pacific Division with a 55–27 record. Miller and
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were both selected for the
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. In the first round of the
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, the Kings got the last laugh as they defeated their archrivals the
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in five games, before falling to
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and the
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in the second round as Webber missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer in Game 7. This ended the Kings' attempt at a championship as their core would be dismantled the following season, which included
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re-signing as a free agent with the
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, Peeler signing with the
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, and
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leaving in the 2004 NBA Expansion Draft.


Offseason


Draft picks

The Kings had no draft picks in 2003.


Roster


Regular season


Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot


Record vs. opponents


Game log


Playoffs

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Player statistics


Season


Playoffs


Awards and records


Transactions


References


See also

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