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2003–04 Orlando Magic season

{{short description|NBA professional basketball team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{NBA season

| team = Orlando Magic

| end_year = 2004

| wins = 21

| losses = 61

| division = Atlantic

| division_place = 7

| conf_place = 15

| coach =

| gm = John Gabriel

| president = Bob Vander Weide

| owner = Richard DeVos

| arena = TD Waterhouse Centre

| television = Sunshine Network, WBRW

| radio =

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| bbr_team = ORL

}}

The 2003–04 NBA season was the 15th season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/2004.html 2003-04 Orlando Magic] During the offseason, the Magic signed free agents Juwan Howard and Tyronn Lue. Injuries hamstrung the Magic from the start of the season as Grant Hill missed the entire season recovering from ankle surgery, while Pat Garrity was lost after just two games with a knee injury. The Magic started the season with an 85–83 win on the road against the New York Knicks. However, their season would go straight down right after as they lost their next 19 games costing head coach Doc Rivers his job. With replacement Johnny Davis taking over, the Magic never recovered from their losing streak as they lost thirteen straight near the end of the season, finishing last place in the Atlantic Division with a league-worst 21–61 record, the franchise's worst record since 1991–92.

The season is notable for Tracy McGrady leading the league in scoring for the second straight time, averaging 28.0 points per game while being selected for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game. Following the season, McGrady requested a trade and was traded along with Howard, Lue and Reece Gaines to the Houston Rockets,{{cite news | title = PRO BASKETBALL: NOTEBOOK; McGrady Gets Wish In Trade To Rockets | work = New York Times | date = June 30, 2004 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/30/sports/pro-basketball-notebook-mcgrady-gets-wish-in-trade-to-rockets.html?mcubz=1 | accessdate = August 29, 2017}} and second-year forward Drew Gooden was dealt to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

For the season, they changed their uniforms and wordmarks on their jerseys they remained used until 2008.

Draft picks

{{main|2003 NBA draft}}

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="background:#000000; color:#007CC5" width="10%"| Round

! style="background:#000000; color:#007CC5" width="10%"| Pick

! style="background:#000000; color:#007CC5" width="20%"| Player

! style="background:#000000; color:#007CC5" width="15%"| Position

! style="background:#000000; color:#007CC5" width="20%"| Nationality

! style="background:#000000; color:#007CC5" width="20%"| College / Club

1

| 15

| Reece Gaines

| F/G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Louisville

2

| 42

| Zaza Pachulia

| F

| {{GEO}}

| Ülkerspor (Turkey)

Roster

{{NBA roster header|team=Orlando Magic|season=2003–04}}

{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Keith | last = Bogans | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 215 | DOB = 1980-05-12 | college = Kentucky}}

{{player2 | num = 55 | first = Andrew | last = DeClercq | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 255 | DOB = 1973-02-01 | college = Florida}}

{{player2 | num = 13 | first = Derrick | last = Dial | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 184 | DOB = 1975-12-20 | college = Eastern Michigan}}

{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Reece | last = Gaines | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 205 | DOB = 1981-01-07 | college = Louisville}}

{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Pat | last = Garrity | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 238 | DOB = 1976-08-23 | college = Notre Dame }}

{{player2 | num = 0 | first = Drew | last = Gooden | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 250 | DOB = 1977-06-20 | college = Kansas}}

{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Grant | last = Hill | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 225 | DOB = 1972-10-05 | college = Duke }}

{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Juwan | last = Howard | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 250 | DOB = 1973-02-07 | college = Michigan}}

{{player2 | num = 34 | first = Steven | last = Hunter | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 240 | DOB = 1981-10-31 | college = DePaul}}

{{player2 | num = 31 | first = Britton | last = Johnsen | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 245 | DOB = 1979-07-08 | college = Utah}}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Tyronn | last = Lue | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1977-05-03 | college = Nebraska}}

{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Tracy | last = McGrady | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1979-05-24 | school = Mt. Zion HS (NC) }}

{{player2 | num = 27 | first = Zaza | last = Pachulia | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 275 | DOB = 1984-02-10 | from = Georgia (country){{!}}Republic of Georgia}}

{{player2 | num = 45 | first = Sean | last = Rooks | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 250 | DOB = 1969-09-09 | college = Arizona}}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = DeShawn | last = Stevenson | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 218 | DOB = 1981-04-03 | school = Washington Union HS (CA)}}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

| asst_coach =

| roster_url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/2004.html

| accessdate = April 2, 2004

}}

=Roster Notes=

  • Small forward Grant Hill missed the entire season due to an ankle injury.

Regular season

=Season standings=

{{2003–04 NBA Atlantic standings|team=ORL}}

{{2003–04 NBA East standings|team=ORL}}

:z – clinched division title

:y – clinched division title

:x – clinched playoff spot

=Record vs. opponents=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
colspan=30|2003-04 NBA Records
width=100|Team

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ATL

!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|CHI

!style="background:#9F1F32;color:#001D43;width=35"|CLE

!style="background:#0055BA;color:#898D8F;width=35"|DAL

!style="background:#4C92CC;color:#FDB827;width=35"|DEN

!style="background:#006BB7;color:#ED164B;width=35"|DET

!style="background:#072E63;color:#DC5A34;width=35"|GSW

!style="background:#D31145;color:#CBD4D8;width=35"|HOU

!style="background:#000080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|IND

!style="background:#F9160D;color:#1A2E8B;width=35"|LAC

!style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL

!style="background:#000000;color:#0CB2AC;width=35"|MEM

!style="background:#000000;color:#8B0000;width=35"|MIA

!style="background:#00471B;color:#5C378A;width=35"|MIL

!style="background:#044D80;color:#000000;width=35"|MIN

!style="background:#12305B;color:#C4CED4;width=35"|NJN

!style="background:#0093B1;color:#FDB827;width=35"|NOH

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK

!style="background:#0000FF;color:#000000;width=35"|ORL

!style="background:#000000;color:#BB9754;width=35"|PHI

!style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35"|PHO

!style="background:#000000;color:#FF0000;width=35"|POR

!style="background:#6846A8;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|SAC

!style="background:#000000;color:#C0C0C0;width=35"|SAS

!style="background:#005831;color:#FFC322;width=35"|SEA

!style="background:#7436BF;color:#BE0F34;width=35"|TOR

!style="background:#644A9C;color:#149BC7;width=35"|UTA

!style="background:#044D7D;color:#BC7A44;width=35"|WAS

style="text-align:left;" | 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
style="text-align:left;" | Boston1–3–1–23–11–12–00–32–01–11–30–20–21–12–21–31–12–20–41–33–13–11–10–21–10–21–13–11–13–1
style="text-align:left;" | Chicago1–32–1–2–20–20–20–41–10–21–31–10–20–20–41–30–20–32–22–23–10–41–10–20–20–20–24–01–11–3
style="text-align:left;" | Cleveland3–11–32–2–0–20–22–20–20–21–31–10–20–22–22–20–21–23–14–02–13–10–21–10–21–12–01–31–12–2
style="text-align:left;" | Dallas0–21–12–02–0–2–21–13–13–10–22–22–22–21–11–12–22–02–02–02–01–13–13–13–13–13–11–12–21–1
style="text-align:left;" | Denver0–20–22–02–02–2–0–23–12–20–22–21–32–21–12–01–30–21–11–11–12–04–04–02–21–32–20–23–12–0
style="text-align:left;" | Detroit3–13–04–02–21–12–0–1–11–11–32–01–12–04–03–10–22–21–33–13–12–22–02–00–21–11–13–11–13–0
style="text-align:left;" | Golden State2–00–21–12–01–31–31–1–2–20–22–21–31–31–11–12–20–20–22–01–11–12–22–22–22–23–11–12–21–1
style="text-align:left;" | Houston2–01–12–02–01–32–21–12–2–1–14–02–21–31–12–02–21–12–02–02–02–01–33–10–40–41–31–12–22–0
style="text-align:left;" | Indiana4–03–13–13–12–02–03–12–01–1–2–01–11–13–01–31–13–12–23–13–14–02–01–10–21–12–04–02–02–1
style="text-align:left;" | L.A. Clippers2–02–01–11–12–22–20–22–20–40–2–1–30–40–22–00–40–21–11–12–01–13–12–20–41–30–41–11–30–2
style="text-align:left;" | L.A. Lakers1–12–02–02–02–23–11–13–12–21–13–1–2–22–02–01–32–01–12–02–01–13–12–21–33–13–12–03–12–0
style="text-align:left;" | Memphis2–01–12–02–02–22–20–23–13–11–14–02–2–1–11–11–32–01–11–12–02–02–22–22–23–11–32–01–32–0
style="text-align:left;" | Miami3–12–24–02–21–11–10–41–11–10–32–00–21–1–1–20–23–23–11–34–01–31–10–21–10–22–02–11–14–0
style="text-align:left;" | Milwaukee2–23–13–12–21–10–21–31–10–23–10–20–21–12–1–0–23–11–32–23–12–11–11–11–11–10–23–11–13–1
style="text-align:left;" | Minnesota1–11–12–02–02–23–12–02–22–21–14–03–13–12–02–0–1–12–01–12–01–14–01–33–12–23–12–02–22–0
style="text-align:left;" | New Jersey3–12–23–02–10–22–02–22–01–11–32–00–20–22–31–31–1–2–13–14–03–11–10–21–10–22–02–21–14–0
style="text-align:left;" | New Orleans2–24–02–21–30–21–13–12–00–22–21–11–11–11–33–10–21–2–1–24–02–21–12–00–21–10–21–31–13–1
style="text-align:left;" | New York3–03–12–20–40–21–11–30–20–21–31–10–21–13–12–21–11–32–1–3–13–11–11–11–10–21–13–10–24–0
style="text-align:left;" | Orlando3–11–31–31–20–21–11–31–10–21–30–20–20–20–41–30–20–40–41–3–2–21–10–20–20–20–21–21–14–0
style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia2–11–34–01–31–10–22–21–10–20–41–11–10–23–11–21–11–32–21–32–2–1–11–10–22–01–11–30–22–2
style="text-align:left;" | Phoenix1–11–11–12–01–30–40–22–23–10–21–31–32–21–11–10–41–11–11–11–11–1–2–21–30–42–20–21–31–1
style="text-align:left;" | Portland2–02–02–01–11–30–40–22–21–31–12–22–22–22–01–13–12–00–21–12–01–12–2–3–10–42–21–12–21–1
style="text-align:left;" | Sacramento2–01–12–02–01–32–22–02–24–02–04–03–12–21–11–11–31–12–01–12–02–03–11–3–2–23–12–03–11–1
style="text-align:left;" | San Antonio1–12–02–01–11–33–11–12–24–01–13–11–31–32–01–12–22–01–12–02–00–24–04–02–2–4–02–04–02–0
style="text-align:left;" | Seattle1–11–12–00–21–32–21–11–33–10–24–01–33–10–22–01–30–22–01–12–01–12–22–21–30–4–1–11–31–1
style="text-align:left;" | Toronto3–11–30–43–11–12–01–31–11–10–41–10–20–21–21–30–22–23–11–32–13–12–01–10–20–21–1–1–11–3
style="text-align:left;" | Utah2–01–11–11–12–21–31–12–22–20–23–11–33–11–11–12–21–11–12–01–12–03–12–21–30–43–11–1–1–1
style="text-align:left;" | Washington2–21–33–12–21–10–20–31–10–21–22–00–20–20–41–30–20–41–30–40–42–21–11–11–10–21–13–11–1—

=Game log=

Player statistics

=Regular season=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:right;"
style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8D9093 3px solid; border-bottom:#8D9093 3px solid;"|Player

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8D9093 3px solid; border-bottom:#8D9093 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| POS | Position}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8D9093 3px solid; border-bottom:#8D9093 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GP | Games played}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8D9093 3px solid; border-bottom:#8D9093 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| GS | Games starter}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8D9093 3px solid; border-bottom:#8D9093 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MP | Minutes played}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8D9093 3px solid; border-bottom:#8D9093 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| REB | Rebounds}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8D9093 3px solid; border-bottom:#8D9093 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| AST | Assists}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8D9093 3px solid; border-bottom:#8D9093 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| STL | Steals}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8D9093 3px solid; border-bottom:#8D9093 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BLK | Blocks}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8D9093 3px solid; border-bottom:#8D9093 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PTS | Points}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8D9093 3px solid; border-bottom:#8D9093 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| MPG | Minutes per game}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8D9093 3px solid; border-bottom:#8D9093 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| RPG | Rebounds per game}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8D9093 3px solid; border-bottom:#8D9093 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| APG | Assists per game}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8D9093 3px solid; border-bottom:#8D9093 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| SPG | Steals per game}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8D9093 3px solid; border-bottom:#8D9093 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| BPG | Blocks per game}}

! style="background:#0057B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-top:#8D9093 3px solid; border-bottom:#8D9093 3px solid;"|{{Abbr| PPG | Points per game}}

style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Juwan|Howard}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| style="background:#8D9093; color:#010101;"|81

style="background:#8D9093; color:#010101;"|77style="background:#8D9093; color:#010101;"|2,877style="background:#8D9093; color:#010101;"|57015854221,37635.5style="background:#8D9093; color:#010101;"|7.02.0.7.317.0
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Drew|Gooden}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 79

172,13451689627291427.06.51.1.8.911.6
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Tyronn|Lue}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 76

692,33218731761579930.72.54.2.8.110.5
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Keith|Bogans}}style="text-align:center;"|SF

| 73

361,78731798461049824.54.31.3.6.16.8
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Andrew|DeClercq}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 71

531,21131744473223017.14.5.6.7.53.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Tracy|McGrady}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 67

672,675402style="background:#8D9093; color:#010101;"|370style="background:#8D9093; color:#010101;"|9342style="background:#8D9093; color:#010101;"|1,878style="background:#8D9093; color:#010101;"|39.96.0style="background:#8D9093; color:#010101;"|5.5style="background:#8D9093; color:#010101;"|1.4.6style="background:#8D9093; color:#010101;"|28.0
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Steven|Hunter}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 59

23789170125style="background:#8D9093; color:#010101;"|7318713.42.9.2.1style="background:#8D9093; color:#010101;"|1.23.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Zaza|Pachulia}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 59

266417413211219411.32.9.2.4.23.3
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Gordan|Giriček}}†style="text-align:center;"|SF

| 48

251,43516480411048929.93.41.7.9.210.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Rod|Strickland}}†style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 46

991511818527731119.92.64.0.6.26.8
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Reece|Gaines}}style="text-align:center;"|PG

| 38

13643940112699.61.01.1.3.11.8
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Shammond|Williams}}†style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 37

2525436423118314.21.21.7.6.04.9
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|DeShawn|Stevenson}}†style="text-align:center;"|SF

| 26

249331206624129135.94.62.5.9.011.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Donnell|Harvey}}†style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 24

134572810119814.43.0.3.4.54.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Britton|Johnsen}}style="text-align:center;"|C

| 20

42904512714214.52.3.6.4.12.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Sean|Rooks}}†style="text-align:center;"|C

| 20

02704718556113.52.4.9.3.33.1
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Desmond|Penigar}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 10

08924322328.92.4.3.2.23.2
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Derrick|Dial}}style="text-align:center;"|SG

| 9

08613260269.61.4.2.7.02.9
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Lee|Nailon}}†style="text-align:center;"|SF

| 8

083144102910.41.8.5.1.03.6
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Pat|Garrity}}style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 2

0220100211.0.0.5.0.01.0
style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Robert|Archibald}}†style="text-align:center;"|PF

| 1

04101024.01.0.01.0.02.0

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  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Magic only.

}}

Awards and honors

Transactions

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References

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