The
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-d ...
was the SuperSonics' 37th season in the
National Basketball Association
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2003-04 Seattle SuperSonics
/ref> During the offseason, the Sonics signed free agent Antonio Daniels. The Sonics started the season in Tokyo, Japan
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with a two game series against the Los Angeles Clippers
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. The Sonics got off to a 5–1 start, but played around .500 for the first half of the season. Ray Allen
Walter Ray Allen Jr. (born July 20, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in ...
played his first full season as a member of the Sonics after being acquired from the Milwaukee Bucks
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in a trade last February. Despite missing the first 25 games due to an ankle injury, he was voted to play in the 2004 NBA All-Star Game
The 2004 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition game, exhibition basketball game which was played on February 15, 2004, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, home of the Los Angeles Lakers, Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, Clippers. This game was t ...
. This was Allen's fourth overall All-Star Game appearance and his first as a member of the Sonics. However, despite a 7-game winning streak in March, the Sonics lost seven of their final ten games ending the season fifth in the Pacific Division with a 37–45 record tied with the Golden State Warriors
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, missing the playoffs
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. Following the season, Brent Barry
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signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs
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.
This was also the Sonics' final season playing in the Pacific Division, as they moved to the new Northwest Division of the Western Conference next season.
Offseason
Draft picks
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
:z - clinched division title
:y - clinched division title
:x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
Player statistics
See also
* 2003-04 NBA season
References
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Seattle SuperSonics seasons