2003–04 Toronto Raptors season

2003–04 Toronto Raptors season
2003–04 Toronto Raptors season
Head coach	Kevin O'Neill
General manager	Glen Grunwald (fired) (through April 1, 2004); Jack McCloskey (interim) (after April 1, 2004);
Owners	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Arena	Air Canada Centre
Results
Record	33–49 (.402)
Place	Division: 6th (Central); Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Rogers Sportsnet; Raptors NBA TV; TSN; The Score;
Radio	CJCL
< 2002–03	2004–05 >

The 2003–04 NBA season was the Raptors' ninth season in the National Basketball Association.^[1] This season saw the team draft future All-Star forward Chris Bosh with the fourth overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft. With new head coach Kevin O'Neill, the Raptors started the season on a high note beating the 2-time Eastern Conference Champion New Jersey Nets 90–87. However, a few days later they would set an embarrassing post shot clock record by scoring just 56 points in a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. After the first month of the season, they traded Antonio Davis and Jerome Williams to the Chicago Bulls for Jalen Rose and Donyell Marshall. The Raptors posted a 25–25 record at the All-Star break, but largely because of injuries, they only won just eight for the rest of the season. The team also posted nine and seven-game losing streaks respectively, finishing sixth in the Central Division with a 33–49 record.

Following the season, O'Neil and General Manager Glen Grunwald were fired by the Raptors.^[2] This was also Vince Carter's final full season in Toronto, as he would be traded to the New Jersey Nets midway through next season. He was also selected for the 2004 NBA All-Star Game.

For the season, they added new red road alternate uniforms with black and grey side panels to their jerseys and shorts. They were designed by singer Shania Twain, their alternate uniforms they remained in used until 2006, when they became primary road jersey remained in used until 2015.

NBA draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Chris Bosh	Forward/Center	United States	Georgia Tech
2	52	Remon van de Hare	Center	Netherlands	FC Barcelona (Spain)

^[3]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
C	34	Archibald, Robert	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1980-03-29	Illinois
C	44	Blount, Corie	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1969-01-04	Cincinnati
C	4	Bosh, Chris	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1984-03-24	Georgia Tech
SG	15	Carter, Vince (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1977-01-26	North Carolina
SF	12	Curry, Michael	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1968-08-22	Georgia Southern
SG	22	Glover, Dion	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1978-10-22	Georgia Tech
PF	42	Marshall, Donyell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1973-05-18	Connecticut
SG	31	Mason, Roger	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1980-09-10	Virginia
PF	6	Moïso, Jérôme	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1978-06-15	UCLA
SF	21	Murray, Lamond	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	1973-04-20	California
PG	10	Palacio, Milt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1978-02-07	Colorado State
SF	24	Peterson, Morris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1977-08-26	Michigan State
SG	5	Rose, Jalen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1973-01-30	Michigan
PG	1	Strickland, Rod	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1966-07-11	DePaul
SG	20	Williams, Alvin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1974-08-06	Villanova

Head coach

Kevin O'Neill

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Beyer
Shaun Brown
Tony Brown
Ron Oliver
Jim Sann
Jay Triano

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 12, 2004

Regular season[edit]

Highs[edit]

After acquiring Jalen Rose in a mid-November deal, the Raptors went on to win five straight games.^[4]

Lows[edit]

After the 50 game mark, the Raptors were 25-25 and in position for a playoff spot. Unfortunately, the team would struggle out towards the end, finishing 8-24 and missing the playoffs. Kevin O'Neill was fired after the season.^[5]

Standings[edit]

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Indiana Pacers	61	21	.744	–	34–7	27–14	20–8
x-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	7	31–10	23–18	17–11
x-New Orleans Hornets	41	41	.500	20	25–16	16–25	14–14
x-Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	20	27–14	14–27	15–13
Cleveland Cavaliers	35	47	.427	26	23–18	12–29	14–14
Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	28	18–23	15–26	11–17
Atlanta Hawks	28	54	.341	33	18–23	10–31	10–18
Chicago Bulls	23	59	.280	38	14–27	9–32	11–17

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	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
11	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	38
15	Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	40

Record vs. opponents[edit]

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[edit]

2003–04 game log

October: 2–0 (home: 2–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 29	New Jersey	W 90–87	Vince Carter (39)	Antonio Davis, Jerome Williams (14)	Lamond Murray, Milt Palacio (4)	Air Canada Centre 18,217	1–0
2	October 31	Washington	W 82–79	Vince Carter (26)	Antonio Davis (15)	Milt Palacio, Alvin Williams (6)	Air Canada Centre 14,183	2–0

November: 6–8 (home: 3–2; road: 3–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	November 1	@ Minnesota	L 56–73	Vince Carter (15)	Jerome Williams (16)	Vince Carter, Alvin Williams (3)	Target Center 15,869	2–1
4	November 6	Dallas	W 77–71	Vince Carter (19)	Antonio Davis (12)	Milt Palacio (7)	Air Canada Centre 17,556	3–1
5	November 7	@ Washington	L 60–86	Vince Carter (18)	Jerome Williams (13)	Alvin Williams (6)	MCI Center 20,173	3–2
6	November 9	Denver	W 89–76	Vince Carter (34)	Jerome Williams (13)	Vince Carter, Milt Palacio (6)	Air Canada Centre 16,888	4–2
7	November 11	@ Portland	L 80–83	Vince Carter (33)	Antonio Davis (11)	Milt Palacio (10)	Rose Garden 14,082	4–3
8	November 12	@ L.A. Lakers	L 79–94	Vince Carter (23)	Chris Bosh, Antonio Davis, Jerome Williams (8)	Vince Carter, Milt Palacio (4)	Staples Center 18,997	4–4
9	November 14	@ Sacramento	L 64–94	Vince Carter, Lamond Murray (13)	Antonio Davis (10)	Milt Palacio, Morris Peterson, Alvin Williams (2)	ARCO Arena 17,317	4–5
10	November 16	Houston	W 101–97 (2OT)	Chris Bosh (25)	Jerome Williams (11)	Vince Carter (9)	Air Canada Centre 19,547	5–5
11	November 19	Philadelphia	L 75–81	Vince Carter (20)	Antonio Davis (9)	Vince Carter (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	5–6
12	November 22	@ New Jersey	W 81–80	Vince Carter (21)	Chris Bosh, Vince Carter, Jerome Williams (6)	Vince Carter (9)	Continental Airlines Arena 13,755	6–6
13	November 23	Milwaukee	L 62–82	Vince Carter (15)	Antonio Davis, Jerome Williams (9)	Alvin Williams (6)	Air Canada Centre 17,702	6–7
14	November 26	@ Atlanta	W 99–97 (OT)	Vince Carter (43)	Antonio Davis (11)	Alvin Williams (6)	Philips Arena 11,730	7–7
15	November 28	@ Orlando	W 87–86	Vince Carter (20)	Chris Bosh, Antonio Davis (8)	Vince Carter (8)	TD Waterhouse Centre 13,375	8–7
16	November 29	@ Miami	L 66–78	Lamond Murray (14)	Chris Bosh (10)	Milt Palacio, Alvin Williams (3)	American Airlines Arena 14,585	8–8

December: 8–6 (home: 4–2; road: 4–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
17	December 2	@ Philadelphia	W 95–88	Donyell Marshall (27)	Chris Bosh (11)	Vince Carter (12)	Wachovia Center 17,899	9–8
18	December 3	Boston	W 105–95	Vince Carter, Donyell Marshall (21)	Lonny Baxter (9)	Vince Carter (10)	Air Canada Centre 18,552	10–8
19	December 5	Atlanta	W 92–87	Vince Carter, Jalen Rose (22)	Jalen Rose (8)	Jalen Rose (10)	Air Canada Centre 17,559	11–8
20	December 7	Seattle	W 108–98	Vince Carter (30)	Chris Bosh (16)	Jalen Rose (10)	Air Canada Centre 17,779	12–8
21	December 9	@ Cleveland	W 100–93	Vince Carter (22)	Vince Carter (8)	Vince Carter (7)	Gund Arena 16,939	13–8
22	December 12	@ Boston	L 111–114	Vince Carter (35)	Donyell Marshall (9)	Jalen Rose (14)	FleetCenter 15,003	13–9
23	December 14	Miami	L 89–90	Donyell Marshall (25)	Chris Bosh (10)	Alvin Williams (9)	Air Canada Centre 17,950	13–10
24	December 15	@ Dallas	L 94–111	Vince Carter (21)	Lonny Baxter (10)	Vince Carter (5)	American Airlines Center 19,846	13–11
25	December 17	@ San Antonio	L 70–73	Donyell Marshall (19)	Donyell Marshall (14)	Alvin Williams (7)	SBC Center 16,375	13–12
26	December 19	New York	W 105–99 (OT)	Jalen Rose (21)	Donyell Marshall (19)	Vince Carter (8)	Air Canada Centre 19,233	14–12
27	December 21	Orlando	L 93–104	Donyell Marshall (19)	Donyell Marshall (19)	Alvin Williams (8)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	14–13
28	December 26	@ Utah	L 94–97 (OT)	Vince Carter (30)	Chris Bosh, Vince Carter (7)	Jalen Rose (8)	Delta Center 19,639	14–14
29	December 28	@ L.A. Clippers	W 94–88	Jalen Rose (23)	Donyell Marshall (9)	Vince Carter (5)	Staples Center 14,311	15–14
30	December 30	@ Denver	W 81–74	Jalen Rose, Alvin Williams (17)	Donyell Marshall (13)	Alvin Williams (6)	Pepsi Center 19,099	16–14

January: 5–9 (home: 4–4; road: 1–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
31	January 2	New Orleans	L 74–86	Vince Carter (22)	Donyell Marshall (8)	Vince Carter (4)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	16–15
32	January 4	Phoenix	W 83–73	Vince Carter (23)	Donyell Marshall (15)	Alvin Williams (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,029	17–15
33	January 7	Cleveland	W 75–69	Vince Carter, Donyell Marshall (14)	Donyell Marshall (13)	Vince Carter (5)	Air Canada Centre 19,874	18–15
34	January 9	L.A. Clippers	L 68–78	Jalen Rose (26)	Vince Carter (10)	Alvin Williams (7)	Air Canada Centre 18,405	18–16
35	January 11	Portland	W 83–72	Vince Carter (20)	Donyell Marshall (11)	Vince Carter (7)	Air Canada Centre 18,906	19–16
36	January 14	@ Detroit	L 91–95	Vince Carter (27)	Donyell Marshall (16)	Jalen Rose (8)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,473	19–17
37	January 15	@ New Orleans	W 78–74 (OT)	Jalen Rose (20)	Donyell Marshall (12)	Jalen Rose (6)	New Orleans Arena 14,673	20–17
38	January 17	@ Atlanta	L 70–75	Donyell Marshall (16)	Donyell Marshall (12)	Jalen Rose, Alvin Williams (5)	Philips Arena 13,928	20–18
39	January 19	@ New York	L 79–90	Jalen Rose (22)	Donyell Marshall (15)	Jalen Rose (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,308	20–19
40	January 21	Minnesota	L 97–108	Donyell Marshall (22)	Chris Bosh, Donyell Marshall, Jalen Rose (5)	Milt Palacio, Alvin Williams (4)	Air Canada Centre 18,846	20–20
41	January 23	@ Milwaukee	L 86–98	Donyell Marshall (17)	Chris Bosh (6)	Vince Carter (8)	Bradley Center 15,813	20–21
42	January 25	@ Chicago	L 89–96	Chris Bosh (23)	Chris Bosh (10)	Vince Carter (8)	United Center 22,039	20–22
43	January 28	Philadelphia	W 94–84	Donyell Marshall (19)	Donyell Marshall (10)	Jalen Rose (13)	Air Canada Centre 17,708	21–22
44	January 30	Detroit	L 89–90 (OT)	Vince Carter (31)	Chris Bosh (13)	Alvin Williams (4)	Air Canada Centre 19,555	21–23

February: 4–11 (home: 1–7; road: 3–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
45	February 1	L.A. Lakers	L 83–84	Vince Carter (27)	Chris Bosh (14)	Morris Peterson (4)	Air Canada Centre 20,116	21–24
46	February 3	@ Philadelphia	W 93–80	Vince Carter (33)	Donyell Marshall (14)	Jalen Rose (5)	Wachovia Center 19,049	22–24
47	February 4	Orlando	W 110–90	Donyell Marshall (32)	Jérôme Moïso (12)	Vince Carter (9)	Air Canada Centre 16,228	23–24
48	February 6	Indiana	L 77–83	Donyell Marshall (24)	Jérôme Moïso (11)	Vince Carter (6)	Air Canada Centre 19,311	23–25
49	February 8	@ Golden State	W 84–81 (OT)	Vince Carter (22)	Donyell Marshall (13)	Vince Carter (4)	The Arena in Oakland 16,873	24–25
50	February 10	@ Phoenix	W 101–94	Vince Carter (29)	Donyell Marshall (11)	Vince Carter (6)	America West Arena 14,138	25–25
51	February 12	@ Seattle	L 74–94	Alvin Williams (20)	Donyell Marshall (17)	Vince Carter (7)	KeyArena 14,239	25–26
52	February 17	@ Chicago	L 73–75	Vince Carter (21)	Donyell Marshall (24)	Alvin Williams (6)	United Center 17,822	25–27
53	February 18	San Antonio	L 82–86	Vince Carter (22)	Donyell Marshall (11)	Vince Carter (6)	Air Canada Centre 17,119	25–28
54	February 20	New Jersey	L 72–91	Donyell Marshall (17)	Donyell Marshall (13)	Alvin Williams (6)	Air Canada Centre 19,301	25–29
55	February 22	Sacramento	L 81–96	Chris Bosh (20)	Donyell Marshall (13)	Alvin Williams (9)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	25–30
56	February 24	@ New Jersey	L 74–86	Roger Mason (18)	Jérôme Moïso, Morris Peterson (6)	Milt Palacio (5)	Continental Airlines Arena 12,829	25–31
57	February 25	Washington	L 74–76	Donyell Marshall (20)	Chris Bosh (9)	Roger Mason (6)	Air Canada Centre 17,291	25–32
58	February 27	@ Boston	L 75–88	Donyell Marshall (19)	Donyell Marshall (13)	Roger Mason, Milt Palacio (4)	FleetCenter 16,681	25–33
59	February 29	Boston	L 82–91	Milt Palacio (19)	Donyell Marshall (10)	Milt Palacio (8)	Air Canada Centre 19,256	25–34

March: 5–10 (home: 3–5; road: 2–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
60	March 2	@ Miami	W 89–86	Vince Carter (27)	Chris Bosh (9)	Vince Carter (8)	American Airlines Arena 14,178	26–34
61	March 3	@ Washington	L 70–84	Donyell Marshall (22)	Donyell Marshall (10)	Milt Palacio (8)	MCI Center 13,921	26–35
62	March 5	New York	L 103–109	Vince Carter (32)	Donyell Marshall (11)	Vince Carter (9)	Air Canada Centre 19,287	26–36
63	March 7	New Orleans	W 84–76	Vince Carter (26)	Donyell Marshall (14)	Vince Carter (8)	Air Canada Centre 17,031	27–36
64	March 9	@ Indiana	L 84–94 (OT)	Vince Carter (28)	Donyell Marshall (13)	Rod Strickland (16)	Conseco Fieldhouse 15,123	27–37
65	March 10	Cleveland	L 92–106	Vince Carter (19)	Donyell Marshall (12)	Rod Strickland (6)	Air Canada Centre 17,459	27–38
66	March 14	Atlanta	W 101–84	Vince Carter (32)	Chris Bosh (16)	Vince Carter, Jalen Rose (7)	Air Canada Centre 17,628	28–38
67	March 17	Utah	W 85–81	Vince Carter (24)	Vince Carter (9)	Jalen Rose (6)	Air Canada Centre 17,875	29–38
68	March 19	Chicago	L 91–96	Vince Carter (30)	Chris Bosh (14)	Jalen Rose (6)	Air Canada Centre 19,348	29–39
69	March 21	@ New Orleans	W 121–120 (OT)	Vince Carter (42)	Donyell Marshall (7)	Vince Carter (12)	New Orleans Arena 14,307	30–39
70	March 23	@ Memphis	L 86–95	Vince Carter (30)	Donyell Marshall (17)	Jalen Rose (5)	Pyramid Arena 13,191	30–40
71	March 24	@ Houston	L 89–90 (OT)	Vince Carter (26)	Vince Carter (13)	Jalen Rose (7)	Toyota Center 14,388	30–41
72	March 26	@ New York	L 101–108	Vince Carter (40)	Chris Bosh (9)	Jalen Rose (9)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	30–42
73	March 28	Memphis	L 88–94	Jalen Rose (18)	Donyell Marshall (14)	Vince Carter (9)	Air Canada Centre 19,088	30–43
74	March 31	Golden State	L 78–85	Vince Carter (22)	Donyell Marshall (16)	Jalen Rose (4)	Air Canada Centre 17,116	30–44

April: 3–5 (home: 1–3; road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
75	April 2	@ Indiana	L 64–84	Jalen Rose (22)	Chris Bosh (7)	Rod Strickland (4)	Conseco Fieldhouse 17,775	30–45
76	April 4	Milwaukee	L 83–90	Jalen Rose (21)	Donyell Marshall (16)	Jalen Rose (7)	Air Canada Centre 17,276	30–46
77	April 6	@ Cleveland	W 87–86	Vince Carter (32)	Donyell Marshall (11)	Jalen Rose (6)	Gund Arena 20,071	31–46
78	April 7	Indiana	L 90–94	Donyell Marshall (26)	Donyell Marshall (10)	Jalen Rose (8)	Air Canada Centre 17,554	31–47
79	April 9	@ Detroit	L 66–74	Chris Bosh, Vince Carter (18)	Donyell Marshall (11)	Vince Carter (5)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	31–48
80	April 11	Chicago	L 108–114 (OT)	Jalen Rose (32)	Donyell Marshall (16)	Jalen Rose (6)	Air Canada Centre 17,362	31–49
81	April 13	Detroit	W 87–78	Donyell Marshall (27)	Donyell Marshall (16)	Morris Peterson, Jalen Rose (5)	Air Canada Centre 18,273	32–49
82	April 14	@ Milwaukee	W 89–87	Vince Carter (23)	Donyell Marshall (13)	Jalen Rose (6)	Bradley Center 16,065	33–49

2003–04 season schedule

Player statistics[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Robert Archibald*	30	3	8.2	.267	.000	.481	1.7	.4	.43	.10	1.0
Corie Blount*	16	0	18.4	.383	.000	.667	4.3	.6	.69	.31	2.4
Chris Bosh	75	63	33.5	.459	.357	.701	7.4	1.0	.79	1.41	11.5
Vince Carter	73	73	38.2	.417	.383	.806	4.8	4.8	1.21	.89	22.5
Michael Curry	70	15	17.6	.388	.200	.845	1.2	.8	.33	.07	2.9
Dion Glover*	14	4	12.7	.385	.286	.714	2.1	1.1	.71	.14	4.6
Donyell Marshall*	66	66	39.1	.467	.403	.741	10.7	1.4	1.21	1.58	16.2
Roger Mason*	23	3	12.4	.356	.364	.864	1.2	1.0	.43	.26	4.0
Jérôme Moïso	35	1	11.9	.476	.000	.579	3.2	.2	.49	.34	2.9
Lamond Murray	33	4	15.7	.353	.350	.686	2.7	.8	.45	.21	6.0
Milt Palacio	59	13	20.5	.349	.154	.662	1.7	3.1	.69	.19	4.4
Morris Peterson	82	29	26.2	.405	.371	.809	3.2	1.4	1.07	.17	8.3
Jalen Rose*	50	50	39.4	.410	.311	.822	4.0	5.5	.78	.36	16.2
Rod Strickland*	15	1	18.8	.333	.000	.682	2.5	3.9	.53	.27	4.7
Alvin Williams	56	54	30.9	.405	.292	.776	2.7	4.0	.98	.18	8.8

* Statistics include only games with the Raptors

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	Source:	^[6]

Award winners[edit]

Vince Carter, NBA All-Star Game Appearance, (Starter)^[7]
Chris Bosh, NBA All-Star Rookie-Sophomore Game Appearance (Rookie)^[8]
Chris Bosh, NBA All-Rookie First Team^[9]

References[edit]

^ "2003-04 Toronto Raptors Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
^ "Raptors fire O'Neill". USA Today. April 16, 2004. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
^ "2003 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
^ "Toronto's amazing transformation". ESPN. December 12, 2003. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
^ "Raptors Fire First-year Coach – Critical Remarks Cost O'Neill Job". The Victoria Advocate. Advocate Wire Reports. April 17, 2004.
^ "Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
^ "2004 NBA All-Star Game Box Score". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
^ "2004 NBA Rookie Challenge". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
^ "NBA & ABA All-Rookie Teams". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.

External links[edit]

"2003-04 Toronto Raptors Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
"2003-04 Toronto Raptors". DatabaseBasketball. Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.

[BBR-1] "2003-04 Toronto Raptors Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2011.

[2] "Raptors fire O'Neill". USA Today. April 16, 2004. Retrieved April 25, 2011.

[3] "2003 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.

[4] "Toronto's amazing transformation". ESPN. December 12, 2003. Retrieved April 25, 2011.

[5] "Raptors Fire First-year Coach – Critical Remarks Cost O'Neill Job". The Victoria Advocate. Advocate Wire Reports. April 17, 2004.

[6] "Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.

[7] "2004 NBA All-Star Game Box Score". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.

[8] "2004 NBA Rookie Challenge". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2011.

[9] "NBA & ABA All-Rookie Teams". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.

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