2003–04 Boston Celtics season

2003–04 Boston Celtics season
Head coach Jim O'Brien
John Carroll
General manager Danny Ainge
Arena Fleet Center
Results
Record 36–46 (.439)
Place Division: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish First Round
(Lost to Pacers 0-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Net New England
Radio WWZN

The 2003–04 NBA season was the 58th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the offseason, the Celtics acquired Raef LaFrentz, a teammate of Paul Pierce from the University of Kansas, from the Dallas Mavericks. The Celtics roster move continued in December when Tony Battie and Eric Williams were both traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Ricky Davis. In February, Mike James was traded to the Detroit Pistons for Lindsey Hunter and Chucky Atkins in a three-team trade involving the Atlanta Hawks. However, Hunter was waived after the trade and later re-signed with the Pistons. The team also released Vin Baker, who signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks.

Celtics head coach Jim O'Brien resigned after a 22–24 start to the season. He was replaced by John Carroll for the remainder of the season. However, the Celtics would lose 12 of their first 13 games under Carroll. When General Manager Danny Ainge stated that the Celtics would be better off missing the playoffs, the statement seemed to motivate the team as they posted a 9–5 record in March. The Celtics, despite finishing fourth in the Atlantic Division with a low 36–46 record, qualified for the playoffs as the number 8 seed. They were swept in four games by the Indiana Pacers in the opening round. Pierce was selected for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game. Following the season, Carroll was fired as coach.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 16 Troy Bell (traded to Memphis) PG  United States Boston College
1 20 Dahntay Jones (traded to Memphis) SG  United States Duke
2 56 Brandon Hunter PF  United States Ohio

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 7 United States Atkins, Chucky 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) South Florida
G 11 United States Banks, Marcus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UNLV
G 13 United States Barros, Dana 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Boston College
C 30 United States Blount, Mark 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Pittsburgh
G/F 12 United States Davis, Ricky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iowa
F 56 United States Hunter, Brandon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Ohio
F 20 United States Jones, Jumaine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Georgia
F/C 45 United States LaFrentz, Raef  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kansas
F/C 0 United States McCarty, Walter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Kentucky
C 4 United States Mihm, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Texas
C 43 United States Perkins, Kendrick  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Clifton J. Ozen (HS)
G/F 34 United States Pierce, Paul 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kansas
F 5 United States Stewart, Michael 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) California
G/F 44 Czech Republic Welsch, Jiří 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Czech Republic
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New Jersey Nets 4735.573–28–1319–2218–7
x-Miami Heat 4240.512529–1213–2815–10
x-New York Knicks 3943.476823–1816–2515–7
x-Boston Celtics 3646.4391119–2217–2414–10
Philadelphia 76ers 3349.4021421–2012–2910–14
Washington Wizards 2557.3052217–248–333–21
Orlando Magic 2161.2562611–3010–318–16

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 —3–13–11–32–02–01–30–20–20–40–21–10–21–32–21–11–32–20–31–31–21–10–20–21–11–11–30–22–2
Boston 1–3—1–23–11–12–00–32–01–11–30–20–21–12–21–31–12–20–41–33–13–11–10–21–10–21–13–11–13–1
Chicago 1–32–1—2–20–20–20–41–10–21–31–10–20–20–41–30–20–32–22–23–10–41–10–20–20–20–24–01–11–3
Cleveland 3–11–32–2—0–20–22–20–20–21–31–10–20–22–22–20–21–23–14–02–13–10–21–10–21–12–01–31–12–2
Dallas 0–21–12–02–0—2–21–13–13–10–22–22–22–21–11–12–22–02–02–02–01–13–13–13–13–13–11–12–21–1
Denver 0–20–22–02–02–2—0–23–12–20–22–21–32–21–12–01–30–21–11–11–12–04–04–02–21–32–20–23–12–0
Detroit 3–13–04–02–21–12–0—1–11–11–32–01–12–04–03–10–22–21–33–13–12–22–02–00–21–11–13–11–13–0
Golden State 2–00–21–12–01–31–31–1—2–20–22–21–31–31–11–12–20–20–22–01–11–12–22–22–22–23–11–12–21–1
Houston 2–01–12–02–01–32–21–12–2—1–14–02–21–31–12–02–21–12–02–02–02–01–33–10–40–41–31–12–22–0
Indiana 4–03–13–13–12–02–03–12–01–1—2–01–11–13–01–31–13–12–23–13–14–02–01–10–21–12–04–02–02–1
L.A. Clippers 2–02–01–11–12–22–20–22–20–40–2—1–30–40–22–00–40–21–11–12–01–13–12–20–41–30–41–11–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–12–02–02–02–23–11–13–12–21–13–1—2–22–02–01–32–01–12–02–01–13–12–21–33–13–12–03–12–0
Memphis 2–01–12–02–02–22–20–23–13–11–14–02–2—1–11–11–32–01–11–12–02–02–22–22–23–11–32–01–32–0
Miami 3–12–24–02–21–11–10–41–11–10–32–00–21–1—1–20–23–23–11–34–01–31–10–21–10–22–02–11–14–0
Milwaukee 2–23–13–12–21–10–21–31–10–23–10–20–21–12–1—0–23–11–32–23–12–11–11–11–11–10–23–11–13–1
Minnesota 1–11–12–02–02–23–12–02–22–21–14–03–13–12–02–0—1–12–01–12–01–14–01–33–12–23–12–02–22–0
New Jersey 3–12–23–02–10–22–02–22–01–11–32–00–20–22–31–31–1—2–13–14–03–11–10–21–10–22–02–21–14–0
New Orleans 2–24–02–21–30–21–13–12–00–22–21–11–11–11–33–10–21–2—1–24–02–21–12–00–21–10–21–31–13–1
New York 3–03–12–20–40–21–11–30–20–21–31–10–21–13–12–21–11–32–1—3–13–11–11–11–10–21–13–10–24–0
Orlando 3–11–31–31–20–21–11–31–10–21–30–20–20–20–41–30–20–40–41–3—2–21–10–20–20–20–21–21–14–0
Philadelphia 2–11–34–01–31–10–22–21–10–20–41–11–10–23–11–21–11–32–21–32–2—1–11–10–22–01–11–30–22–2
Phoenix 1–11–11–12–01–30–40–22–23–10–21–31–32–21–11–10–41–11–11–11–11–1—2–21–30–42–20–21–31–1
Portland 2–02–02–01–11–30–40–22–21–31–12–22–22–22–01–13–12–00–21–12–01–12–2—3–10–42–21–12–21–1
Sacramento 2–01–12–02–01–32–22–02–24–02–04–03–12–21–11–11–31–12–01–12–02–03–11–3—2–23–12–03–11–1
San Antonio 1–12–02–01–11–33–11–12–24–01–13–11–31–32–01–12–22–01–12–02–00–24–04–02–2—4–02–04–02–0
Seattle 1–11–12–00–21–32–21–11–33–10–24–01–33–10–22–01–30–22–01–12–01–12–22–21–30–4—1–11–31–1
Toronto 3–11–30–43–11–12–01–31–11–10–41–10–20–21–21–30–22–23–11–32–13–12–01–10–20–21–1—1–11–3
Utah 2–01–11–11–12–21–31–12–22–20–23–11–33–11–11–12–21–11–12–01–12–03–12–21–30–43–11–1—1–1
Washington 2–21–33–12–21–10–20–31–10–21–22–00–20–20–41–30–20–41–30–40–42–21–11–11–10–21–13–11–1—

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Indiana Pacers vs. (8) Boston Celtics: Pacers win series 4–0

Last Playoff Meeting: 2003 Eastern Conference First Round (Boston won 4-2)

Transactions

Trades

July 29, 2003 To Cleveland Cavaliers
J. R. Bremer
Bruno Šundov
2005 second-round pick		 To Boston Celtics
Jumaine Jones
October 20, 2003 To Dallas Mavericks
Tony Delk
Antoine Walker		 To Boston Celtics
Raef LaFrentz
Chris Mills
Jiří Welsch
2004 first-round pick
December 15, 2003 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Tony Battie
Kedrick Brown
Eric Williams		 To Boston Celtics
Ricky Davis
Chris Mihm
Michael Stewart
2005 second-round pick
February 19, 2004 To Boston Celtics
Chucky Atkins (From Detroit)
Lindsey Hunter (From Detroit)
2004 first-round pick (From Detroit)		 To Atlanta Hawks
Chris Mills (From Boston)
Željko Rebrača (From Detroit)
Bob Sura (From Detroit)
2004 first-round pick (From Detroit)
To Detroit Pistons
Mike James (From Boston)
Rasheed Wallace (From Atlanta)

Free Agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Mike James July 25 Miami Heat
Subtractions
Player Date signed New Team
Vin Baker February 18 New York Knicks
Lindsey Hunter February 25 Detroit Pistons

References

  1. ↑ 2003-04 Boston Celtics

See also

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