2003–04 ABA season
The 2003–04 ABA season was the third season of the American Basketball Association, and the first season since the league took a year off in 2002 for reorganization. The regular season started in November 2003 and the year ended with the championship game in March 2004 featuring the Long Beach Jam and Kansas City Knights. Long Beach led by Dennis Rodman defeated Kansas City, 126–123 in the championship game[2] to win their first ABA title.
| 2003–04 ABA season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Basketball Association |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 2003 – March 2004 |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | Joe Crispin, Kansas City Knights[1] |
| 2004 ABA Playoffs | |
| champions | Kansas City Knights |
| runners-up | Juarez Gallos |
| champions | Long Beach Jam |
| runners-up | none |
| 2004 ABA Championship | |
| Champions | Long Beach Jam |
| Runners-up | Kansas City Knights |
Regular season standings
| Team | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Jam | 24 | 7 | .774 |
| Kansas City Knights | 23 | 9 | .719 |
| Juarez Gallos | 18 | 12 | .600 |
| Fresno Heatwave | 13 | 16 | .448 |
| Tijuana Dragons | 12 | 18 | .400 |
| Las Vegas Rattlers | 10 | 18 | .357 |
| Jersey Squires | 3 | 23 | .115 |
Playoff Results
| Semifinals | Finals | ABA Championship | |||||||||||
| 2 | Kansas City Knights | 101 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Jersey Squires | 91 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Kansas City Knights | 100 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Juarez Gallos | 99 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Juarez Gallos | 133 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Tijuana Dragons | 120 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Kansas City Knights | 123 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Long Beach Jam | 126 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Long Beach Jam | bye | |||||||||||
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