2003–04 Miami Heat season

2003–04 Miami Heat season
Dwyane Wade`s rookie season
Head coach	Stan Van Gundy
Arena	American Airlines Arena
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Semifinals (eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Sunshine Network, WBFS, WFOR
Radio	WIOD

The 2003-04 Miami Heat season is the 16th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season saw the team draft future All-Star and 3-time NBA Champion Dwyane Wade with the fifth overall pick in the 2003 draft and acquiring forward Lamar Odom from the Los Angeles Clippers. Before the season began, head coach Pat Riley resigned, but he would later return midway in the 2005-06 season and help guide the Heat to their first ever NBA championship. Despite Wade's stellar rookie season, and winning only 42 games, the Heat entered the playoffs as the Number 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. The first round series pitted the Heat against the defunct New Orleans Hornets, their first meeting since 2001. At that time, the Hornets were in Charlotte and they swept the Heat in three straight games. The Heat would go on to defeat New Orleans in seven games.

They advanced to Conference Semifinals for the first time since 2000. However, they went no further as they fell to the top-seeded Indiana Pacers in six games.

Key dates

• June 26 - The 2003 NBA Draft took place in New York City.
• July 8 - The free agency period started.
• October 27 - The Heat's regular season began with a road game versus the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wachovia Center.

Offseason

2003 NBA Draft

Main article: 2003 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	5	Dwyane Wade	Guard	United States	Marquette
2	33	Jerome Beasley	Forward	United States	North Dakota

Free agency

Signings:

Lamar Odom, Rafer Alston

Roster

Miami Heat roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 30 Allen, Malik 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Villanova PG 11 Alston, Rafer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fresno State F 30 Beasley, Jerome 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) North Dakota G/F 4 Butler, Caron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Connecticut G/F 45 Butler, Rasual 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Roman Catholic High School G 12 Coles, Bimbo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Virginia Tech F/C 44 Grant, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Xavier F 40 Haslem, Udonis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Florida G 6 Jones, Eddie (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Temple F 7 Odom, Lamar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Rhode Island G 3 Wade, Dwyane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette F 52 Walker, Samaki 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Louisville G/F 10 Wallace, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) DePaul C 24 Woods, Loren 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Arizona C 16 Zhizhi, Wang 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 284 lb (129 kg) China	Head coach Stan Van Gundy (New York) Assistant coach(es) Bob McAdoo (North Carolina) Keith Askins (Alabama) Erik Spoelstra (Portland) Ron Rothstein (Rhode Island) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2009-11-07

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Brian Grant	Loren Woods		Wang Zhizhi
PF	Lamar Odom	Udonis Haslem	Malik Allen Samaki Walker	Jerome Beasley
SF	Caron Butler	Rasual Butler		John Wallace
SG	Eddie Jones
PG	Dwyane Wade	Rafer Alston		Bimbo Coles

Pre-season

Game log

2003 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 5–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 7 Philadelphia W 86–79 (OT) N/A N/A N/A Roberto Clemente Coliseum 8,893 1–0 2 October 10 Atlanta W 94–92 N/A N/A N/A TECO Arena 3,895 2–0 3 October 11 @ Orlando W 77–75 N/A N/A N/A Amway Arena 13,118 3–0 4 October 14 San Antonio W 99–98 N/A N/A N/A AmericanAirlines Arena 10,019 4–0 5 October 16 @ Atlanta L 78–92 N/A N/A N/A Philips Arena 8,193 4–1 6 October 17 @ Detroit W 84–71 N/A N/A N/A The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,757 5–1 7 October 21 Memphis L 82–97 N/A N/A N/A AmericanAirlines Arena 10,241 5–2
2003–04 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-New Jersey Nets	47	35	.573	–	28–13	19–22	18–7
x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	5	29–12	13–28	15–10
x-New York Knicks	39	43	.476	8	23–18	16–25	15–7
x-Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	11	19–22	17–24	14–10
Philadelphia 76ers	33	49	.402	14	21–20	12–29	10–14
Washington Wizards	25	57	.305	22	17–24	8–33	3–21
Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	26	11–30	10–31	8–16

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Indiana Pacers	61	21	.744	–
2	y-New Jersey Nets	47	35	.573	14
3	x-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	7
4	x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	19
5	x-New Orleans Hornets	41	41	.500	20
6	x-Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	20
7	x-New York Knicks	39	43	.476	22
8	x-Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	25
9	Cleveland Cavaliers	35	47	.427	26
10	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	28
10	Philadelphia 76ers	33	49	.402	28
12	Atlanta Hawks	28	54	.341	33
13	Washington Wizards	25	57	.305	36
14	Chicago Bulls	23	59	.280	37
15	Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	39

Game log

October

Record: 0-3 ; Home: 0-1 ; Road: 0-2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading Scorer	Venue	Record
1	October 28	Miami	74–89	Philadelphia	NO	Dwyane Wade (18)	Wachovia Center	0–1
2	October 29	Miami	75–98	Boston	NO	Eddie Jones (22)	Fleet Center	0–2
3	October 31	Detroit	93–81	Miami	NO	Eddie Jones (20)	American Airlines Arena	0–3

November

Record: 5–9 ; Home: 4–2 ; Road: 1–7

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Venue	Record
4	November 3	Miami	93-103	Dallas	NO	Udonis Haslem (20)	American Airlines Center	0–4
5	November 4	Miami	73–80	San Antonio	NO	Eddie Jones (26)	SBC Center	0–5
6	November 8	Minnesota	88–79	Miami	NO	Eddie Jones (24)	American Airlines Arena	0–6
7	November 11	Houston	90–70	Miami	NO	Eddie Jones (21)	American Airlines Arena	0–7
8	November 12	Cleveland	83–88	Miami	NO	Eddie Jones (25)	American Airlines Arena	1–7
9	November 13	Washington	101–105	Miami	NO	Eddie Jones (26)	American Airlines Arena	2–7
10	November 16	Miami	77–99	L.A. Lakers	NO	Lamar Odom (18)	Staples Center	2–8
11	November 18	Miami	105–98	Seattle	NO	Lamar Odom (21)	KeyArena	3–8
12	November 19	Miami	93–94	Portland	NO	Eddie Jones (26)	Rose Garden	3–9
13	November 21	Miami	91–101	Golden State	NO	Lamar Odom (20)	The Arena in Oakland	3–10
14	November 22	Miami	98–100	Phoenix	1	Dwyane Wade (27)	America West Arena	3–11
15	November 25	New Orleans	87–91	Miami	NO	Eddie Jones (25)	American Airlines Arena	4–11
16	November 28	Miami	83–95	Atlanta	NO	Eddie Jones (28)	Philips Arena	4–12
17	November 29	Toronto	66–78	Miami	NO	Dwyane Wade (16)	American Airlines Arena	5–12

December

Record: 8–7 ; Home: 5–3 ; Road: 3–4

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Venue	Record
18	December 3	Miami	73-87	Detroit	NO	Lamar Odom (22)	The Palace of Auburn Hills	5–13
19	December 5	Philadelphia	93–90	Miami	NO	Dwyane Wade (21)	American Airlines Arena	5–14
20	December 6	San Antonio	86–70	Miami	NO	Lamar Odom (17)	American Airlines Arena	5–15
21	December 9	Phoenix	72–92	Miami	NO	Lamar Odom (16)	American Airlines Arena	6–15
22	December 12	Memphis	88–91	Miami	NO	Lamar Odom (29)	American Airlines Arena	7–15
23	December 14	Miami	90–89	Toronto	NO	Dwyane Wade (23)	Air Canada Centre	8–15
24	December 16	Atlanta	79–97	Miami	NO	Lamar Odom (18)	American Airlines Arena	9–15
25	December 17	Miami	76–87	Philadelphia	NO	Dwyane Wade (22)	Wachovia Center	9–16
26	December 19	Miami	83–97	Memphis	NO	Dwyane Wade (21)	The Pyramid	9–17
27	December 21	Golden State	93–104	Miami	NO	Dwyane Wade (33)	American Airlines Arena	10–17
28	December 23	Washington	72–79	Miami	NO	Dwyane Wade (20)	American Airlines Arena	11–17
29	December 26	Miami	92–84	Washington	NO	Eddie Jones (22)	MCI Center	12–17
30	December 27	New York	100–80	Miami	NO	Eddie Jones (25)	Philips Arena	12–18
31	December 29	Miami	90–83	Chicago	NO	Lamar Odom (25)	United Center	13–18
32	December 30	Miami	73–102	New York	NO	Lamar Odom (19)	Madison Square Garden	13–19

January

Record: 7–8 ; Home: 5–2 ; Road: 2–6

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Venue	Record
33	January 2	Orlando	101-112	Miami	NO	Eddie Jones (33)	American Airlines Arena	14–19
34	January 5	Indiana	87–65	Miami	NO	Brian Grant (14)	American Airlines Arena	14–20
35	January 7	Chicago	95–102	Miami	NO	Eddie Jones (27)	American Airlines Arena	15–20
36	January 9	Miami	94–103	Milwaukee	NO	Lamar Odom (22)	Bradley Center	15–21
37	January 10	Miami	77–83	Minnesota	NO	Brian Grant (17)	Target Center	15–22
38	January 13	Miami	86–90	Sacramento	NO	Lamar Odom (21)	ARCO Arena	15–23
39	January 15	Miami	85–97	Utah	NO	Eddie Jones (18)	Delta Center	15–24
40	January 16	Miami	87–85	L.A. Clippers	NO	Eddie Jones (22)	Staples Center	16–24
41	January 18	Miami	80–88	Denver	NO	Lamar Odom (26)	Pepsi Center	16–25
42	January 20	Boston	86–84	Miami	NO	Udonis Haslem (18)	American Airlines Arena	16–26
43	January 23	New Jersey	64–85	Miami	NO	Eddie Jones (18)	American Airlines Arena	17–26
44	January 24	Miami	85–77	New York	NO	Eddie Jones (26)	Madison Square Garden	18–26
45	January 26	Houston	81–95	Miami	NO	Eddie Jones (27)	American Airlines Arena	19–26
46	January 28	Miami	93–94	Cleveland	NO	Eddie Jones (16)	Gund Arena	19–27
47	January 30	L.A. Clippers	88–97	Miami	NO	Lamar Odom (25)	American Airlines Arena	20–27

February

Record: 4–8 ; Home: 3–4 ; Road: 1–4

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Venue	Record
48	February 2	Detroit	102-100	Miami	1	Eddie Jones (19)	American Airlines Arena	20–28
49	February 4	Miami	88–99	New Jersey	NO	Lamar Odom (27)	Continental Airlines Arena	20–29
50	February 7	New York	64–76	Miami	NO	Lamar Odom (18)	American Airlines Arena	20–30
51	February 8	Miami	91–97	Indiana	NO	Lamar Odom (25)	Conseco Fieldhouse	20–31
52	February 10	L.A. Lakers	98–83	Miami	NO	Dwyane Wade (20)	American Airlines Arena	20–32
53	February 11	Miami	111–98	Orlando	NO	Dwyane Wade (27)	TD Waterhouse Centre	21–32
54	February 17	Utah	85–97	Miami	NO	Dwyane Wade (31)	American Airlines Arena	22–32
55	February 20	Atlanta	92–125	Miami	NO	Eddie Jones (24)	American Airlines Arena	23–32
56	February 21	Denver	81–97	Miami	NO	Dwyane Wade (28)	American Airlines Arena	24–32
57	February 23	Portland	89–81	Miami	NO	Lamar Odom (25)	American Airlines Arena	24–33
58	February 28	Miami	86–92	New Jersey	NO	Dwyane Wade (20)	Continental Airlines Arena	24–34
59	February 29	Miami	104–108	Milwaukee	NO	Eddie Jones (25)	Bradley Center	24–35

March

Record: 12–3 ; Home: 9–1 ; Road: 3–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Venue	Record
60	March 2	Toronto	89-86	Miami	NO	Lamar Odom (23)	American Airlines Arena	24–36
61	March 4	Milwaukee	98–104	Miami	NO	Rafer Alston (23)	American Airlines Arena	25–36
62	March 6	Sacramento	96–102	Miami	NO	Lamar Odom (30)	American Airlines Arena	26–36
63	March 9	Orlando	89–100	Miami	NO	Rasual Butler (19)	American Airlines Arena	27–36
64	March 10	Miami	84–95	New Orleans	NO	Udonis Haslem (15)	New Orleans Arena	27–37
65	March 12	Seattle	74–82	Miami	NO	Rafer Alston (15)	American Airlines Arena	28–37
66	March 14	New Jersey	95–104	Miami	NO	Caron Butler (24)	American Airlines Arena	29–37
67	March 16	New Orleans	83–96	Miami	NO	Dwyane Wade (23)	American Airlines Arena	30–37
68	March 20	Philadelphia	69–101	Miami	NO	Eddie Jones (17)	American Airlines Arena	31–37
69	March 21	Miami	101–81	Washington	NO	Dwyane Wade (22)	MCI Center	32–37
70	March 24	Miami	105–90	Orlando	NO	Eddie Jones (28)	TD Waterhouse Centre	33–37
71	March 26	Dallas	118–119	Miami	NO	Lamar Odom (26)	American Airlines Arena	34–37
72	March 28	Miami	100–80	Indiana	NO	Caron Butler (14)	Conseco Fieldhouse	34–38
73	March 29	Chicago	83–97	Miami	NO	Eddie Jones (21)	American Airlines Arena	35–38
74	March 30	Miami	100–97	Atlanta	NO	Eddie Jones (23)	Philips Arena	36–38

April

Record: 5–2 ; Home: 3–0 ; Road: 2–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Venue	Record
76	April 2	Miami	102-100	Detroit	NO	Lamar Odom (18)	The Palace of Auburn Hills	36–39
77	April 3	Miami	97–83	Chicago	NO	Eddie Jones (21)	United Center	38–39
78	April 7	Boston	101–104	Miami	NO	Lamar Odom (24)	American Airlines Arena	39–39
79	April 9	Cleveland	91–106	Miami	NO	Dwyane Wade (20)	American Airlines Arena	40–39
80	April 10	Miami	80–91	Cleveland	NO	Dwyane Wade (17)	Gund Arena	40–40
81	April 11	Miami	84–77	Boston	NO	Rafer Alston (15)	Fleet Center	41–40
82	April 17	New Jersey	84–96	Miami	NO	Dwyane Wade (15)	American Airlines Arena	42-40

Playoffs

First Round: (4) Miami Heat vs. (5) New Orleans Hornets

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (MIA-NOH)	Venue	Recap
1	April 18	New Orleans	79	Miami	81	1-0	American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida	1
2	April 21	New Orleans	63	Miami	93	2-0	American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida	2
3	April 24	Miami	71	New Orleans	77	2-1	New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana	3
4	April 27	Miami	85	New Orleans	96	2-2	New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana	4
5	April 30	New Orleans	83	Miami	87	3-2	American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida	5
6	May 2	Miami	83	New Orleans	89	3-3	New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana	6
7	May 4	New Orleans	77	Miami	85	4-3	American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida	7
Miami wins series 4–3

Second Round: (4) Miami Heat vs. (1) Indiana Pacers

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (MIA-IND)	Venue	Recap
1	May 6	Miami	81	Indiana	94	0-1	Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana	1
2	May 8	Miami	80	Indiana	91	0-2	Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana	2
3	May 10	Indiana	87	Miami	94	1-2	American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida	3
4	May 12	Indiana	88	Miami	100	2-2	American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida	4
5	May 15	Miami	83	Indiana	94	2-3	Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana	5
6	May 18	Indiana	73	Miami	70	2-4	American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida	6
Indiana wins series 4–2