2003–04 NBL season

The 2003–04 NBL season was the 26th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 12 teams contested the league. This season marked the first NBL season that featured the New Zealand Breakers, the first New Zealand team in the Australian competition. Also, the Canberra Cannons were replaced by the Hunter Pirates.

2003–04 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
Season2003–04
Teams12
Dates1 October 2003 – 7 March 2004
12 – 15 March 2004 (Semi-Finals)
12 – 6 April 2004 (Grand Finals)
TVAustralia: New Zealand:
Finals
Top seedSydney Kings
ChampionsSydney Kings (2nd title)
Runners-upWest Sydney Razorbacks
SemifinalistsWollongong Hawks
Brisbane Bullets
Awards
MVP Matthew Nielsen (Sydney)
Finals MVP Matthew Nielsen (Sydney)
Statistical leaders
Points Matthew Nielsen (Sydney) 23.5
Rebounds Mark Bradtke (Melbourne) 10.9
Assists Ricky Grace (Perth) 7.3

Regular Season

The 2003–04 Regular Season took place over 22 Rounds between 1 October 2003 and 29 February 2004.

Round 1

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
1/10/2003 New Zealand Breakers 111–110 Adelaide 36ers North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore
1/10/2003 Townsville Crocodiles 114–118 Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/10/2003 Hunter Pirates 77–105 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/10/2003 Melbourne Tigers 97–88 Brisbane Bullets State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
3/10/2003 Cairns Taipans 84–73 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
4/10/2003 Victoria Giants 96–106 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre N/A boxscore
4/10/2003 West Sydney Razorbacks 119–103 Hunter Pirates State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
4/10/2003 Perth Wildcats 95–114 Sydney Kings Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 2

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
6/10/2003 Wollongong Hawks 131–108 Hunter Pirates WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/10/2003 Adelaide 36ers 86–101 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
8/10/2003 Perth Wildcats 99–116 Melbourne Tigers Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
8/10/2003 Brisbane Bullets 105–97 West Sydney Razorbacks Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
10/10/2003 Townsville Crocodiles 100–107 West Sydney Razorbacks Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/10/2003 Victoria Giants 100–94 Cairns Taipans Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre N/A boxscore
11/10/2003 Wollongong Hawks 108–78 New Zealand Breakers WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 3

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
15/10/2003 Townsville Crocodiles 98–94 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/10/2003 West Sydney Razorbacks 101–90 Melbourne Tigers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
18/10/2003 Sydney Kings 107–97 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/10/2003 Brisbane Bullets 97–98 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
18/10/2003 Victoria Giants 118–102 Hunter Pirates Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre N/A boxscore
18/10/2003 Cairns Taipans 81–103 Wollongong Hawks Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
19/10/2003 New Zealand Breakers 97–108 Melbourne Tigers North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore

Round 4

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
22/10/2003 Sydney Kings 97–83 West Sydney Razorbacks Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/10/2003 Adelaide 36ers 134–105 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
24/10/2003 Hunter Pirates 80–118 Perth Wildcats Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/10/2003 Brisbane Bullets 111–92 Townsville Crocodiles Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
24/10/2003 Melbourne Tigers 76–105 Wollongong Hawks State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
25/10/2003 Victoria Giants 90–78 New Zealand Breakers Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre N/A boxscore
26/10/2003 Wollongong Hawks 80–95 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 5

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
29/10/2003 Hunter Pirates 103–99 Adelaide 36ers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/10/2003 Townsville Crocodiles 108–81 Victoria Giants Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/10/2003 New Zealand Breakers 68–81 Cairns Taipans Queens Wharf Events Centre N/A boxscore
31/10/2003 Sydney Kings 113–86 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/10/2003 West Sydney Razorbacks 81–90 Wollongong Hawks State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
1/11/2003 Perth Wildcats 118–105 Adelaide 36ers Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
1/11/2003 New Zealand Breakers 93–91 Cairns Taipans North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore
1/11/2003 Melbourne Tigers 117–96 Hunter Pirates State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
1/11/2003 Brisbane Bullets 118–78 Victoria Giants Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore

Round 6

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
5/11/2003 Sydney Kings 113–98 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/11/2003 West Sydney Razorbacks 95–99 Victoria Giants Whitlam Centre N/A boxscore
7/11/2003 Hunter Pirates 90–121 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/11/2003 Melbourne Tigers 111–99 Adelaide 36ers State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
8/11/2003 Wollongong Hawks 84–99 Brisbane Bullets WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/11/2003 Cairns Taipans 68–83 Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
8/11/2003 Victoria Giants 101–106 West Sydney Razorbacks Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre N/A boxscore
9/11/2003 Townsville Crocodiles 106–118 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 7

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
12/11/2003 Sydney Kings 90–69 Cairns Taipans Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/11/2003 New Zealand Breakers 84–90 Brisbane Bullets Westpac Trust Centre N/A boxscore
12/11/2003 Adelaide 36ers 91–101 West Sydney Razorbacks Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
14/11/2003 Cairns Taipans 88–91 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
14/11/2003 Victoria Giants 91–109 Wollongong Hawks Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre N/A boxscore
15/11/2003 Brisbane Bullets 106–91 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
15/11/2003 Townsville Crocodiles 94–106 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/11/2003 Adelaide 36ers 103–93 Victoria Giants Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
15/11/2003 Hunter Pirates 95–102 West Sydney Razorbacks Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/11/2003 Melbourne Tigers 78–84 Wollongong Hawks State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore

Round 8

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
19/11/2003 Sydney Kings 86–88 Wollongong Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/11/2003 Adelaide 36ers 118–89 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
21/11/2003 Perth Wildcats 101–97 Cairns Taipans Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
21/11/2003 Victoria Giants 121–115 Townsville Crocodiles Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre N/A boxscore
22/11/2003 New Zealand Breakers 95–103 West Sydney Razorbacks North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore
22/11/2003 Melbourne Tigers 95–90 Victoria Giants State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
22/11/2003 Wollongong Hawks 105–91 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/11/2003 Brisbane Bullets 77–95 Cairns Taipans Southport Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 9

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
26/11/2003 New Zealand Breakers 96–137 Brisbane Bullets Mystery Creek Events Centre N/A boxscore
26/11/2003 Hunter Pirates 71–101 Sydney Kings Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/11/2003 Perth Wildcats 118–113 West Sydney Razorbacks Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
28/11/2003 Cairns Taipans 99–62 Hunter Pirates Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
28/11/2003 New Zealand Breakers 89–93 Wollongong Hawks North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore
29/11/2003 Adelaide 36ers 123–97 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
29/11/2003 Melbourne Tigers 83–92 Sydney Kings State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
29/11/2003 West Sydney Razorbacks 124–104 Townsville Crocodiles State Sports Centre N/A boxscore

Round 10

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
1/12/2003 Wollongong Hawks 121–103 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/12/2003 Brisbane Bullets 107–95 Victoria Giants Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
3/12/2003 Adelaide 36ers 87–80 Wollongong Hawks Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
5/12/2003 Townsville Crocodiles 113–114 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/12/2003 Hunter Pirates 101–104 New Zealand Breakers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/12/2003 Melbourne Tigers 105–100 West Sydney Razorbacks State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
6/12/2003 Cairns Taipans 110–107 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
6/12/2003 West Sydney Razorbacks 80–82 New Zealand Breakers Penrith Stadium N/A boxscore
6/12/2003 Wollongong Hawks 117–99 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/12/2003 Perth Wildcats 90–104 Victoria Giants Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 11

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
10/12/2003 Sydney Kings 87–97 West Sydney Razorbacks Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/12/2003 Townsville Crocodiles 117–100 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/12/2003 Melbourne Tigers 78–75 New Zealand Breakers State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
12/12/2003 Cairns Taipans 100–72 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
12/12/2003 Hunter Pirates 88–108 Sydney Kings Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/12/2003 Brisbane Bullets 104–112 West Sydney Razorbacks Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
13/12/2003 Victoria Giants 81–113 New Zealand Breakers Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre N/A boxscore
13/12/2003 Adelaide 36ers 104–99 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
14/12/2003 Wollongong Hawks 91–98 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 12

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
17/12/2003 Brisbane Bullets 123–80 Hunter Pirates Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
17/12/2003 New Zealand Breakers 98–83 Melbourne Tigers North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore
17/12/2003 Sydney Kings 115–82 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/12/2003 Townsville Crocodiles 90–109 Brisbane Bullets Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/12/2003 West Sydney Razorbacks 99–84 Cairns Taipans State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
20/12/2003 Perth Wildcats 98–86 New Zealand Breakers Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
20/12/2003 Adelaide 36ers 98–108 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
20/12/2003 Melbourne Tigers 100–72 Victoria Giants State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
20/12/2003 Hunter Pirates 88–100 Wollongong Hawks Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 13

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
27/12/2003 Perth Wildcats 104–97 Cairns Taipans Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
27/12/2003 Brisbane Bullets 124–107 Hunter Pirates Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
27/12/2003 Wollongong Hawks 110–101 Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/12/2003 New Zealand Breakers 83–93 Sydney Kings North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore
27/12/2003 Victoria Giants 95–107 West Sydney Razorbacks Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre N/A boxscore

Round 14

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
29/12/2003 Melbourne Tigers 85–113 Townsville Crocodiles State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
31/12/2003 Cairns Taipans 106–113 Brisbane Bullets Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
31/12/2003 Adelaide 36ers 93–86 Hunter Pirates Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
31/12/2003 Victoria Giants 116–111 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre N/A boxscore
31/12/2003 Townsville Crocodiles 112–103 New Zealand Breakers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/12/2003 West Sydney Razorbacks 100–87 Perth Wildcats State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
2/01/2004 Wollongong Hawks 121–75 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/01/2004 Brisbane Bullets 103–83 New Zealand Breakers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
3/01/2004 Victoria Giants 97–82 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre N/A boxscore
3/01/2004 Hunter Pirates 109–103 Cairns Taipans Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/01/2004 Sydney Kings 111–113 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/01/2004 Perth Wildcats 115–72 Townsville Crocodiles Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 15

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
7/01/2004 Victoria Giants 108–115 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre N/A boxscore
7/01/2004 Brisbane Bullets 108–101 Cairns Taipans Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
9/01/2004 Townsville Crocodiles 126–101 Hunter Pirates Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/01/2004 Sydney Kings 109–99 New Zealand Breakers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/01/2004 Wollongong Hawks 105–109 West Sydney Razorbacks WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/01/2004 Adelaide 36ers 96–126 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
10/01/2004 Cairns Taipans 103–60 Hunter Pirates Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
10/01/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 98–82 New Zealand Breakers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
10/01/2004 Melbourne Tigers 93–89 Sydney Kings State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
11/01/2004 Perth Wildcats 100–98 Wollongong Hawks Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 16

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
14/01/2004 Wollongong Hawks 104–79 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/01/2004 Brisbane Bullets 105–98 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
14/01/2004 New Zealand Breakers 93–79 Townsville Crocodiles Westpac Trust Centre N/A boxscore
16/01/2004 Sydney Kings 118–101 Brisbane Bullets Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/01/2004 Cairns Taipans 100–87 Victoria Giants Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
17/01/2004 Hunter Pirates 110–115 Adelaide 36ers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/01/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 94–82 Brisbane Bullets State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
17/01/2004 Perth Wildcats 111–96 Melbourne Tigers Burswood Dome N/A boxscore
17/01/2004 Victoria Giants 90–102 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre N/A boxscore
17/01/2004 New Zealand Breakers 80–96 Townsville Crocodiles North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore

Round 17

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
21/01/2004 Cairns Taipans 103–107 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
21/01/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 100–93 Perth Wildcats State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
21/01/2004 Hunter Pirates 97–112 Townsville Crocodiles Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/01/2004 Wollongong Hawks 109–79 Victoria Giants WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/01/2004 Perth Wildcats 99–83 Brisbane Bullets Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
23/01/2004 Townsville Crocodiles 98–107 Wollongong Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/01/2004 Melbourne Tigers 97–89 Cairns Taipans State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
24/01/2004 New Zealand Breakers 110–100 Hunter Pirates North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore
24/01/2004 Adelaide 36ers 113–93 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
25/01/2004 Sydney Kings 117–96 Victoria Giants Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/01/2004 Brisbane Bullets 100–88 Wollongong Hawks Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore

Round 18

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
28/01/2004 Sydney Kings 125–94 Hunter Pirates Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/01/2004 Cairns Taipans 92–90 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
28/01/2004 New Zealand Breakers 104–97 Perth Wildcats Westpac Trust Centre N/A boxscore
30/01/2004 Brisbane Bullets 107–116 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
30/01/2004 New Zealand Breakers 98–89 Perth Wildcats North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore
30/01/2004 Victoria Giants 85–101 Wollongong Hawks Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre N/A boxscore
31/01/2004 Adelaide 36ers 94–103 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
31/01/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 118–103 Hunter Pirates State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
31/01/2004 Townsville Crocodiles 117–126 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/02/2004 Hunter Pirates 108–130 Wollongong Hawks Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 19

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
4/02/2004 Cairns Taipans 105–86 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
4/02/2004 Sydney Kings 107–97 Brisbane Bullets Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/02/2004 New Zealand Breakers 87–69 Victoria Giants North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore
4/02/2004 Wollongong Hawks 110–99 West Sydney Razorbacks WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/02/2004 Hunter Pirates 82–93 New Zealand Breakers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/02/2004 Victoria Giants 102–105 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre N/A boxscore
7/02/2004 Townsville Crocodiles 122–112 Brisbane Bullets Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/02/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 99–85 Cairns Taipans State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
7/02/2004 Melbourne Tigers 95–87 Perth Wildcats State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
7/02/2004 Adelaide 36ers 104–105 Wollongong Hawks Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore

Round 20

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
11/02/2004 Sydney Kings 88–80 Cairns Taipans Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/02/2004 Perth Wildcats 120–98 Townsville Crocodiles Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
11/02/2004 Hunter Pirates 91–102 Victoria Giants Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/02/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 108–94 Adelaide 36ers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
14/02/2004 Victoria Giants 106–103 Hunter Pirates Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre N/A boxscore
14/02/2004 Sydney Kings 120–104 New Zealand Breakers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/02/2004 Adelaide 36ers 124–111 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
14/02/2004 Melbourne Tigers 109–94 West Sydney Razorbacks State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
14/02/2004 Townsville Crocodiles 90–95 Wollongong Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/02/2004 Cairns Taipans 116–97 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore

Round 21

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
18/02/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 119–96 Adelaide 36ers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
18/02/2004 Perth Wildcats 113–89 Brisbane Bullets Marrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
18/02/2004 Melbourne Tigers 98–102 Townsville Crocodiles State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
18/02/2004 Sydney Kings 124–94 Victoria Giants Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/02/2004 New Zealand Breakers 84–108 Wollongong Hawks North Shore Events Centre N/A boxscore
20/02/2004 Townsville Crocodiles 113–94 Victoria Giants Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/02/2004 Wollongong Hawks 112–118 Brisbane Bullets WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/02/2004 Perth Wildcats 97–90 Hunter Pirates Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
21/02/2004 Adelaide 36ers 111–123 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
21/02/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 78–104 Sydney Kings State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
22/02/2004 Cairns Taipans 87–83 Victoria Giants Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore

Round 22

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
23/02/2004 Perth Wildcats 106–93 Hunter Pirates Kalgoorlie Stadium N/A boxscore
25/02/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 104–91 Townsville Crocodiles State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
27/02/2004 Wollongong Hawks 99–88 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/02/2004 Hunter Pirates 96–109 Townsville Crocodiles Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/02/2004 Adelaide 36ers 93–88 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
28/02/2004 Brisbane Bullets 94–93 Sydney Kings Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
28/02/2004 Cairns Taipans 86–83 West Sydney Razorbacks Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
29/02/2004 Victoria Giants 100–95 Perth Wildcats Dandenong Stadium N/A boxscore
29/02/2004 Hunter Pirates 91–107 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Ladder

# Team Played Won Loss Win% Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Points%
1 Sydney Kings 33 26 7 78.79% 4-1 Lost 1 14-3 12-4 3,425 3,029 113.07%
2 Wollongong Hawks 33 25 8 75.76% 4-1 Won 1 11-5 14-3 3,391 3,045 111.36%
3 West Sydney Razorbacks1 33 22 11 66.67% 2-3 Lost 1 13-4 9-7 3,330 3,172 104.98%
4 Brisbane Bullets1 33 22 11 66.67% 2-3 Won 2 12-4 10-7 3,463 3,222 107.48%
5 Melbourne Tigers 33 20 13 60.61% 4-1 Won 2 11-5 9-8 3,296 3,239 101.76%
6 Cairns Taipans 33 16 17 48.48% 3-2 Won 3 11-5 5-12 3,090 3,025 102.15%
7 Perth Wildcats 33 15 18 45.45% 2-3 Lost 2 13-3 2-15 3,296 3,342 98.62%
8 Adelaide 36ers 33 14 19 42.42% 2-3 Won 1 10-7 4-12 3,359 3,450 97.36%
9 Townsville Crocodiles 33 13 20 39.39% 3-2 Won 1 7-9 6-11 3,365 3,455 97.40%
10 New Zealand Breakers 33 12 21 36.36% 2-3 Lost 3 8-9 4-12 3,016 3,198 94.31%
11 Victoria Giants 33 11 22 33.33% 2-3 Won 1 8-9 3-13 3,113 3,388 91.88%
12 Hunter Pirates 33 2 31 6.06% 0-5 Lost 15 2-15 0-16 3,065 3,644 84.11%

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

1West Sydney Razorbacks won Head-to-Head (2-1).

Finals Series

Playoff bracket

Elimination Finals Elimination Finals Semi Finals Grand Final
1 Sydney Kings X
X Bye X
1 Sydney Kings 104 101 X
4 Brisbane Bullets 100 96 X
4 Brisbane Bullets 112
5 Melbourne Tigers 111 5 Melbourne Tigers 101
8 Adelaide 36ers 107 1 Sydney Kings 96 72 80 82 90
3 West Sydney Razorbacks 76 87 82 77 79
2 Wollongong Hawks X
X Bye X
2 Wollongong Hawks 91 95 X
3 West Sydney Razorbacks 107 110 X
3 West Sydney Razorbacks 110
6 Cairns Taipans 103 6 Cairns Taipans 88
7 Perth Wildcats 96

Elimination Finals

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
3/03/2004 Cairns Taipans 103–96 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
5/03/2004 Melbourne Tigers 111–107 Adelaide 36ers State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A boxscore
6/03/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 110–88 Cairns Taipans State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
7/03/2004 Brisbane Bullets 112–101 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Semi Finals

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
12/03/2004 Wollongong Hawks 91–107 West Sydney Razorbacks WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/03/2004 Sydney Kings 104–100 Brisbane Bullets Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/03/2004 Brisbane Bullets 96–101 Sydney Kings Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/03/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 110–95 Wollongong Hawks State Sports Centre N/A boxscore

Grand Final

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
24/03/2004 Sydney Kings 96–76 West Sydney Razorbacks Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/03/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 87–72 Sydney Kings State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
31/03/2004 Sydney Kings 80–82 West Sydney Razorbacks Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/04/2004 West Sydney Razorbacks 77–82 Sydney Kings State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
6/04/2004 Sydney Kings 90–79 West Sydney Razorbacks Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

All Star Game

4 April 2004
18:00
Eastern All Stars 129126 Western All Stars
Scoring by quarter: 29–32, 37 –31, 31–24, 32–39
Pts: Knight 19
Rebs: Saville 12
Asts: Rose 5
Pts: Cattalini 27
Rebs: Bradtke 10
Asts: Rillie 7
Eastern All Stars win, 129–126

Most Valuable Player

Awards

Player of the month

Coach of the month

All NBL Team

# Player Team
PGStephen Black[1]Brisbane Bullets
SGJohn RillieWest Sydney Razorbacks
SFSam MackinnonWest Sydney Razorbacks
PFMatthew NielsenSydney Kings
CMark BradtkeMelbourne Tigers

References

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