2003–04 New Jersey Nets season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 New Jersey Nets Brooklyn Nets yes 2004 47 35 Atlantic 1 2 Byron ScottLawrence Frank Continental Airlines Arena Conference semifinals(lost to Pistons 3–4) NJN The 2003–04 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 37th season in the National Basketball Association, and 28th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.2003-04 New Jersey Nets After speculating that he would sign with the defending champion San Antonio Spurs in the off-season, Jason Kidd signed a 6-year, $99 million deal to stay with the Nets. BASKETBALL; Kidd, Back in New Jersey, Is Drawing Closer to the Spurs New York Times July 9, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/09/sports/basketball-kidd-back-in-new-jersey-is-drawing-closer-to-the-spurs.html August 29, 2017 The team acquired All-Star center and two-time Defensive Player of the Year Alonzo Mourning, who had missed all of the previous season due to his worsening kidney condition. PRO BASKETBALL; 'Excited' Mourning Introduced by Nets New York Times July 17, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/17/sports/pro-basketball-excited-mourning-introduced-by-nets.html August 29, 2017 However, after just twelve games, Mourning retired on November 25, 2003, due to complications from his kidney disease. After a 22–20 start to the season, Byron Scott was fired as head coach and was replaced with Lawrence Frank, as the Nets went on a 14-game winning streak at midseason. With Frank as interim head coach, the Nets overcame adversity, ending the season with a 47–35 record. Despite this, the Nets still managed to repeat as Division Champions and earn the number 2 spot in the Eastern Conference. After sweeping the New York Knicks in the opening round of the playoffs, the second round pitted the Nets against the Detroit Pistons in last year's Conference championship rematch. However, Detroit would get revenge this time, and would eventually win the series in seven games, ending the 2003–04 season for the Nets. The Pistons would go on to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2004 NBA Finals to win their third NBA championship. Following the season, Kenyon Martin was traded to the Denver Nuggets, PRO BASKETBALL; Nets Handle Backlash From Martin Deal New York Times July 17, 2004 https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/17/sports/pro-basketball-nets-handle-backlash-from-martin-deal.html August 29, 2017 Kerry Kittles was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, and Rodney Rogers signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Hornets. Martin and Kidd both represented the Eastern Conference at the 2004 NBA All-Star Game, which was held in Los Angeles. This was Kenyon Martin's only All-Star game appearance. Offseason Draft picks 2003 NBA draft RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege 1 22 Zoran Planinić SG 2 51 Kyle Korver SF United States Creighton Roster New Jersey Nets 2003–04 1 Brandon Armstrong basketball G 6 4 188 Pepperdine 1980-06-16 35 Jason Collins C 7 0 255 Stanford 1978-12-02 44 Hubert Davis G 6 5 183 North Carolina 1970-05-17 yes 12 Lucious Harris G 6 5 190 Long Beach State 1970-12-18 24 Richard Jefferson F 6 7 230 Arizona 1980-06-21 5 Jason Kidd G 6 4 210 California 1973-03-23 30 Kerry Kittles G 6 5 179 Villanova 1974-06-12 6 Kenyon Martin F 6 9 225 Cincinnati 1977-12-30 33 Alonzo Mourning C 6 10 240 Georgetown 1970-02-08 yes 10 Zoran Planinić G 6 7 210 Croatia 1982-09-12 54 Rodney Rogers F 6 7 235 Wake Forest 1971-06-20 21 Brian Scalabrine F 6 9 235 USC 1978-03-18 8 Tamar Slay G 6 8 215 Marshall 1980-04-02 34 Aaron Williams basketball F/C 6 9 220 Xavier 1971-10-02 Lawrence Frank Tom Barrise Larry Drew Brian Hill Don Newman https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/2004.html Roster notes Center Alonzo Mourning retired on November 25. Regular season Season standings NJN NJN z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Game log January 2011 Playoffs New Jersey Nets 2004 yes New Jersey Nets First round yes yes no 2 0 2 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 17 | New York | W 107–83 | Richard Jefferson (21) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Jason Kidd (13) | Continental Airlines Arena18,206 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 20 | New York | W 99–81 | Kenyon Martin (22) | Kenyon Martin (16) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena19,918 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 22 | @ New York | W 81–78 | Martin, Kidd (19) | Kenyon Martin (15) | Richard Jefferson (10) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 25 | @ New York | W 100–94 | Kenyon Martin (36) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Jason Kidd (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 4–0 |- New Jersey Nets Conference Semi-finals yes no 2 1 1 3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 3 | @ Detroit | L 56–78 | Kerry Kittles (15) | Jason Kidd (7) | Jason Kidd (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 7 | @ Detroit | L 80–95 | Jefferson, Martin (19) | Jason Collins (10) | Jason Kidd (11) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 9 | Detroit | W 82–64 | Richard Jefferson (30) | Kenyon Martin (9) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena19,000 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 11 | Detroit | W 94–79 | Jason Kidd (22) | Kenyon Martin (15) | Jason Kidd (11) | Continental Airlines Arena19,860 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 14 | @ Detroit | W 127–120 (3OT) | Richard Jefferson (31) | Jefferson, Kittles (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 16 | Detroit | L 75–81 | Richard Jefferson (23) | Jefferson, Martin (7) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena19,968 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | May 20 | @ Detroit | L 69–90 | Kerry Kittles (18) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Jason Kidd (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 3–4 |- NJN 2004 yes Player statistics Regular season New Jersey Nets |Richard Jefferson |82 |82 |38.2 |.498 |.364 |.763 |5.7 |3.8 |1.1 |0.3 |18.5 |- |Kenyon Martin |65 |62 |34.6 |.488 |.280 |.684 |9.5 |2.5 |1.5 |1.3 |16.7 |- |Jason Kidd |67 |66 |36.6 |.384 |.321 |.827 |6.4 |9.2 |1.8 |0.2 |15.5 |- |Kerry Kittles |82 |82 |34.7 |.453 |.351 |.787 |4.0 |2.5 |1.5 |0.5 |13.1 |- |Alonzo Mourning |12 |0 |17.9 |.465 | |.882 |2.3 |0.7 |0.2 |0.5 |8.0 |- |Rodney Rogers |69 |15 |20.4 |.410 |.329 |.765 |4.4 |2.0 |0.9 |0.4 |7.8 |- |Lucious Harris |69 |15 |21.8 |.404 |.376 |.846 |2.0 |2.0 |0.6 |0.0 |6.9 |- |Aaron Williams |72 |7 |18.6 |.503 |.333 |.677 |4.1 |1.1 |0.5 |0.6 |6.3 |- |Jason Collins |78 |78 |28.5 |.424 |.000 |.739 |5.1 |2.0 |0.9 |0.7 |5.9 |- |Brian Scalabrine |69 |2 |13.4 |.394 |.244 |.829 |2.5 |0.9 |0.3 |0.2 |3.5 |- |Zoran Planinic |49 |1 |9.7 |.411 |.281 |.633 |1.1 |1.4 |0.3 |0.1 |3.1 |- |Brandon Armstrong |56 |0 |7.8 |.371 |.365 |.500 |0.8 |0.3 |0.2 |0.0 |2.7 |- |Tamar Slay |22 |0 |7.5 |.350 |.333 |.500 |1.1 |0.6 |0.3 |0.0 |2.4 |- |Robert Pack |26 |0 |8.5 |.423 | |.833 |0.7 |1.0 |0.5 |0.0 |1.9 |- |Doug Overton |6 |0 |3.7 |.375 | |1.000 |0.2 |0.7 |0.2 |0.0 |1.3 |- |Damone Brown |3 |0 |5.7 |.100 | |.500 |1.7 |0.0 |0.7 |0.0 |1.0 |- |Anthony Goldwire |6 |0 |3.2 |.250 |.000 | |0.2 |0.2 |0.3 |0.0 |0.7 |- |Mikki Moore |4 |0 |2.5 |.200 | | |0.5 |0.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.5 |- |Hubert Davis |14 |0 |3.9 |.111 | |1.000 |0.6 |0.2 |0.1 |0.0 |0.3 |} Playoffs New Jersey Nets |- |Richard Jefferson |11 |11 |41.8 |.418 |.273 |.713 |6.3 |3.8 |1.3 |0.7 |19.8 |- |Kenyon Martin |11 |11 |37.2 |.533 |.000 |.750 |11.0 |1.1 |1.2 |1.3 |19.1 |- |Kerry Kittles |11 |11 |37.7 |.448 |.327 |.618 |4.3 |2.1 |2.0 |0.9 |14.4 |- |Jason Kidd |11 |11 |43.1 |.333 |.208 |.811 |6.6 |9.0 |2.3 |0.5 |12.6 |- |Rodney Rogers |11 |0 |20.7 |.319 |.227 |.800 |5.0 |1.1 |0.5 |0.3 |6.1 |- |Lucious Harris |11 |0 |16.5 |.388 |.250 |.778 |2.0 |0.9 |0.6 |0.1 |5.0 |- |Aaron Williams |11 |0 |13.5 |.545 | |.600 |2.0 |0.4 |0.0 |0.6 |3.8 |- |Jason Collins |11 |11 |24.2 |.368 | |.750 |4.0 |1.5 |0.3 |0.9 |3.6 |- |Brian Scalabrine |9 |0 |8.1 |.647 |.833 |.500 |1.3 |0.1 |0.3 |0.0 |3.3 |- |Brandon Armstrong |8 |0 |4.0 |.250 |.000 | |0.3 |0.4 |0.1 |0.0 |0.8 |- |Tamar Slay |6 |0 |2.0 |.200 |.000 |1.000 |0.3 |0.0 |0.2 |0.0 |0.7 |- |Zoran Planinic |6 |0 |2.5 |.000 |.000 |.500 |0.2 |0.3 |0.0 |0.0 |0.2 |} Player Statistics Citation;2003-04 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/2004.html 2021-08-06 Basketball-Reference.com en Awards and records Jason Kidd, All-NBA First Team Jason Kidd, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Transactions Free agents AdditionsPlayerDate signedFormer teamAlonzo MourningJuly 16Miami HeatDoug OvertonSeptember 30FC BarcelonaDamone BrownSeptember 30North Charleston Lowgators (NBDL)Mikki MooreDecember 22Roanoke Dazzle (NBDL)Robert PackJanuary 19New Orleans HornetsHubert DavisJanuary 26Detroit PistonsAnthony GoldwireMarch 22Minnesota Timberwolves SubtractionsPlayerDate waivedNew TeamDikembe MutomboOctober 7New York KnicksDoug OvertonNovember 13Los Angeles ClippersDamone BrownDecember 22noneMikki MooreJanuary 7Utah JazzRobert PackJanuary 26Žalgiris KaunasAnthony GoldwireApril 6Criollos de Caguas See also 2003–04 NBA season References External links SB Nation How the New Jersey Nets wasted a prime championship opportunity, then fell apart and left the state March 13, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHGxQC2-Cl0&list=PLUXSZMIiUfFQ_PvIFxhH7yQ3Hd-lNkWJn YouTube New Jersey Nets season Category:New Jersey Nets seasons New Jersey Nets New Jersey Nets Category:21st century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Category:Meadowlands Sports Complex