2003–04 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 2003–04 NBA season was the Clippers' 34th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 20th season in Los Angeles.^[1] During the offseason, the Clippers signed free agents Bobby Simmons and former All-Star forward Glen Rice. However, after 18 games, Rice was released. With the Clippers starting from scratch again as they celebrated their 20th season in L.A., they hired Mike Dunleavy, Sr. as their new head coach. Under Dunleavy, the Clippers played slightly around .500 with a 22–25 start as of February 6. However, after co-hosting the 2004 NBA All-Star Game at the Staples Center with the Lakers, the young Clippers struggled badly as they won just six games, and posted a 13-game losing streak near the end of the season. The Clippers would slowly sink down the standings, coming to rest once again at the bottom of the Pacific Division with a 28–54 record. Following the season, Quentin Richardson signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

2003–04 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Mike Dunleavy, Sr.
Owners	Donald Sterling
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	28–54 (.341)
Place	Division: 7th (Pacific) Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net West 2, KTLA
Radio	KSPN
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Draft picks

Main article: 2003 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	Chris Kaman	C	United States  Germany	Central Michigan

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F 22 Matt Barnes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980-03-09 UCLA F/C 42 Elton Brand 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 272 lb (123 kg) 1979-03-11 Duke G 1 Keyon Dooling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1980-05-08 Missouri F/C 14 Predrag Drobnjak 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 272 lb (123 kg) 1975-10-27 Serbia & Montenegro C 2 Melvin Ely 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 261 lb (118 kg) 1978-05-02 Fresno State G 5 Eddie House 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1978-05-14 Arizona State G 20 Marko Jarić  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1978-10-12 Serbia & Montenegro C 35 Chris Kaman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1982-04-28 Central Michigan G/F 50 Corey Maggette 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1979-11-12 Duke C 34 Josh A. Moore  7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 317 lb (144 kg) 1980-11-16 Michigan G 24 Doug Overton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1969-08-03 La Salle G/F 3 Quentin Richardson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1980-04-13 DePaul G/F 21 Bobby Simmons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1980-06-02 DePaul F/C 54 Chris Wilcox 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1982-09-03 Maryland

Head coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr. (South Carolina) Assistant(s) Jim Eyen (UC Santa Barbara) Kim Hughes (Wisconsin) Neal Meyer (San Diego) Rory White (South Alabama) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: 2004-04-06

Roster Notes

• Forward Glen Rice becomes the 10th former Laker to play with the crosstown rival Clippers. He was waived after playing in 18 games and for refusing to be placed the injury reserve list.
• Center Olden Polynice's second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the team from 1990 to 1992. He was the 12th man off the bench and only played 2 games before being waived.
• Guard Doug Overton's second tour of duty with the franchise as well. He previously played for the team in 2001–2002.
• Guard Randy Livingston was signed to a 10-day contract and played in 4 games before contract expired.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	–	34–7	22–19	15–9
x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	1	34–7	21–20	16–8
e-Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	15	25–16	16–25	13–11
e-Seattle SuperSonics	37	45	.451	19	21–20	16–25	11–13
e-Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	19	27–14	10–31	12–12
e-Phoenix Suns	29	53	.354	27	18–23	11–30	9–15
e-Los Angeles Clippers	28	54	.341	28	18–23	10–31	8–16

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Minnesota Timberwolves	58	24	.707	–
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	2
3	x-San Antonio Spurs	57	25	.695	1
4	x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	3
5	x-Dallas Mavericks	52	30	.634	6
6	x-Memphis Grizzlies	50	32	.610	8
7	x-Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13
8	x-Denver Nuggets	43	39	.524	15
9	e-Utah Jazz	42	40	.512	16
10	e-Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	17
11	e-Seattle SuperSonics	37	45	.451	21
12	e-Golden State Warriors	37	45	.451	21
13	e-Phoenix Suns	29	53	.354	29
14	e-Los Angeles Clippers	28	54	.341	30

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

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Corey Maggette	73	72	36.0	44.7	32.9	84.8	5.9	3.1	0.9	0.2	20.7
Elton Brand	69	68	38.7	49.3	0.0	77.3	10.3	3.3	0.9	2.2	20.0
Quentin Richardson	65	64	36.0	39.8	35.2	74.0	6.4	2.1	1.0	0.3	17.2
Chris Wilcox	65	17	20.6	52.1	0.0	70.0	4.7	0.8	0.4	0.3	8.6
Marko Jaric	58	50	30.3	38.8	34.0	73.3	3.0	4.8	1.6	0.3	8.5
Bobby Simmons	56	8	24.6	39.4	16.7	83.4	4.7	1.7	0.9	0.3	7.8
Eddie House	60	10	19.8	35.9	37.5	80.0	2.3	2.5	1.1	0.1	6.8
Predrag Drobnjak	61	14	15.6	39.3	30.6	84.9	3.2	0.6	0.4	0.4	6.3
Keyon Dooling	58	24	19.6	38.9	17.4	83.0	1.4	2.2	0.8	0.1	6.2
Chris Kaman	82	61	22.5	46.0	0.0	69.7	5.6	1.0	0.3	0.9	6.1
Matt Barnes	38	9	19.1	45.7	15.4	70.5	4.0	1.3	0.7	0.1	4.5
Doug Overton	55	11	18.4	40.5	13.0	72.4	1.5	2.4	0.5	0.0	3.9
Glen Rice	18	0	14.6	28.9	17.9	100.0	2.3	1.3	0.3	0.0	3.7
Melvin Ely	42	2	12.1	43.1	0.0	59.5	2.4	0.5	0.2	0.4	3.7
Randy Livingston	4	0	12.0	20.0	0.0	66.7	1.8	1.0	0.5	0.0	2.0
Wang Zhizhi	2	0	4.5	0.0	0.0	100.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	2.0
Olden Polynice	2	0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0

Player Statistics Citation:^[2]

Awards and records

Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2003–04 season.

Trades

September 28, 2003	To Los Angeles Clippers Predrag Drobnjak	To Seattle SuperSonics 2004 2nd round draft pick

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract
Corey Maggette	July 29, 2003	5-year deal (matched offer by Utah Jazz)
Elton Brand	September 19, 2003	6-year deal (matched offer by Miami Heat)

Additions Player Signed Former team Olden Polynice August 4 Gary Steelheads (CBA) Eddie House August 13 Miami Heat Josh Moore September 23 Zhejiang Horses (CBA) Bobby Simmons September 27 Washington Wizards Glen Rice October 10 Utah Jazz Doug Overton November 21 New Jersey Nets Randy Livingston March 28 New Orleans Hornets

Subtractions Player Left New team Michael Olowokandi free agency, July 16 Minnesota Timberwolves Sean Rooks free agency, July 21 New Orleans Hornets Eric Piatkowski free agency, July 26 Houston Rockets Andre Miller free agency, August 1 Denver Nuggets Lamar Odom free agency, August 26 Miami Heat Wang Zhizhi waived, October 21 Miami Heat Tremaine Fowlkes waived, October 22 Detroit Pistons Cherokee Parks free agency, November 9 Golden State Warriors Glen Rice waived, January 16 G-Force Fights (owner) Olden Polynice waived, February 26 Long Beach Jam (ABA) Randy Livingston contract expired, April 6 Utah Jazz

See also

• 2003-04 NBA season