The 2003–04 Orlando Magic season was the 15th season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.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, 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
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club 1 15 Reece Gaines F/G Louisville 2 42 Zaza Pachulia F Ülkerspor (Turkey)
Roster
Roster notes Small forward Grant Hill missed the entire season due to an ankle injury.
Regular season
Season standings
z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
Player statistics
Regular season PlayerPF81 77 2,877 570 158 54 22 1,376 35.5 7.0 2.0 .7 .3 17.0PF 79 17 2,134 516 89 62 72 914 27.0 6.5 1.1 .8 .9 11.6PG 76 69 2,332 187 317 61 5 799 30.7 2.5 4.2 .8 .1 10.5SF 73 36 1,787 317 98 46 10 498 24.5 4.3 1.3 .6 .1 6.8C 71 53 1,211 317 44 47 32 230 17.1 4.5 .6 .7 .5 3.2SG 67 67 2,675 402 370 93 42 1,878 39.9 6.0 5.5 1.4 .6 28.0C 59 23 789 170 12 5 73 187 13.4 2.9 .2 .1 1.2 3.2C 59 2 664 174 13 21 12 194 11.3 2.9 .2 .4 .2 3.3†SF 48 25 1,435 164 80 41 10 489 29.9 3.4 1.7 .9 .2 10.2†PG 46 9 915 118 185 27 7 311 19.9 2.6 4.0 .6 .2 6.8PG 38 1 364 39 40 11 2 69 9.6 1.0 1.1 .3 .1 1.8†SG 37 2 525 43 64 23 1 183 14.2 1.2 1.7 .6 .0 4.9†SF 26 24 933 120 66 24 1 291 35.9 4.6 2.5 .9 .0 11.2†PF 24 1 345 72 8 10 11 98 14.4 3.0 .3 .4 .5 4.1C 20 4 290 45 12 7 1 42 14.5 2.3 .6 .4 .1 2.1†C 20 0 270 47 18 5 5 61 13.5 2.4 .9 .3 .3 3.1PF 10 0 89 24 3 2 2 32 8.9 2.4 .3 .2 .2 3.2SG 9 0 86 13 2 6 0 26 9.6 1.4 .2 .7 .0 2.9†SF 8 0 83 14 4 1 0 29 10.4 1.8 .5 .1 .0 3.6PF 2 0 22 0 1 0 0 2 11.0 .0 .5 .0 .0 1.0†PF 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 4.0 1.0 .0 1.0 .0 2.0
Awards and honors Tracy McGrady – All-NBA 2nd Team, Scoring Champion, All-Star
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