Houston Rockets Playoff Rosters

2003-2004 Houston Rockets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Kelvin Cato C 6-11 255 Aug 26, 1974 29 Iowa State 6 1997 1st Rnd, #15, Dallas Mavericks
Steve Francis PG 6-3 195 Feb 21, 1977 27 Maryland 4 1999 1st Rnd, #2, Vancouver Grizzlies
Adrian Griffin G-F 6-5 217 Jul 4, 1974 29 Seton Hall 5 1996 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Jim Jackson SG 6-6 220 Oct 14, 1970 33 Ohio State 11 1992 1st Rnd, #4, Dallas Mavericks
Mark Jackson PG 6-1 180 Apr 1, 1965 39 St. John's 16 1987 1st Rnd, #18, New York Knicks
Cuttino Mobley SG 6-4 190 Sep 1, 1975 28 Rhode Island 5 1998 2nd Rnd, #41, Houston Rockets
Bostjan Nachbar PF 6-10 220 Jul 3, 1980 23 Universo De'Longhi Treviso (Italy) 1 2002 1st Rnd, #15, Houston Rockets
Scott Padgett PF 6-9 240 Apr 19, 1976 27 Kentucky 4 1999 1st Rnd, #28, Utah Jazz
Eric Piatkowski G-F 6-7 210 Sep 30, 1970 33 Nebraska 9 1994 1st Rnd, #15, Indiana Pacers
Mo Taylor PF 6-9 265 Oct 30, 1976 27 Michigan 6 1997 1st Rnd, #14, Los Angeles Clippers
Clarence Weatherspoon SF 6-6 240 Sep 8, 1970 33 Southern Mississippi 11 1992 1st Rnd, #9, Philadelphia Sixers
Mike Wilks PG 5-10 185 May 7, 1979 24 Rice 2 2001 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Yao Ming C 7-6 310 Sep 12, 1980 23 Shanghai Dongfang (China) 1 2002 1st Rnd, #1, Houston Rockets

2003-2004 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Indiana Pacers #8 Boston Celtics IND in 4
First Round #2 New Jersey Nets #7 New York Knicks NJN in 4
First Round #3 Detroit Pistons #6 Milwaukee Bucks DET in 5
First Round #4 Miami Heat #5 New Orleans Hornets MIA in 7
Second Round #1 Indiana Pacers #4 Miami Heat IND in 6
Second Round #2 New Jersey Nets #3 Detroit Pistons DET in 7
Conference Finals #1 Indiana Pacers #3 Detroit Pistons DET in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Minnesota Timberwolves #8 Denver Nuggets MIN in 5
First Round #2 Los Angeles Lakers #7 Houston Rockets LAL in 5
First Round #3 San Antonio Spurs #6 Memphis Grizzlies SAS in 4
First Round #4 Sacramento Kings #5 Dallas Mavericks SAC in 5
Second Round #1 Minnesota Timberwolves #4 Sacramento Kings MIN in 7
Second Round #3 San Antonio Spurs #2 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 6
Conference Finals #1 Minnesota Timberwolves #2 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #2 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Detroit Pistons DET in 5

2003-2004 Houston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Steve Francis 5 44.4 19.2 8.4 7.6 1.4 0.2 4.2
Yao Ming 5 37.0 15.0 7.4 1.8 0.4 1.4 2.6
Jim Jackson 5 44.2 14.8 10.4 2.0 1.0 0.2 1.8
Cuttino Mobley 5 41.8 14.4 4.8 2.8 0.6 0.6 3.6
Mo Taylor 5 23.2 9.8 3.2 1.0 0.0 0.2 1.4
Kelvin Cato 5 29.6 5.8 6.8 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.0
Bostjan Nachbar 5 8.2 2.8 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4
Clarence Weatherspoon 2 11.0 3.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scott Padgett 4 3.5 1.2 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mark Jackson 5 7.6 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.4
Mike Wilks 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
Eric Piatkowski 1 4.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2003-2004 Houston Rockets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Apr 17, 2004
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 72-71 crypto.com Arena
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 18. S. Francis
REB: 12. Jim Jackson
AST: 5. S. Francis
PTS: 20. S. O'Neal
REB: 17. S. O'Neal
AST: 6. Kobe Bryant
Apr 19, 2004
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 98-84 crypto.com Arena
Opening Round
0-2 PTS: 21. Yao Ming
REB: 10. S. Francis
AST: 12. S. Francis
PTS: 36. Kobe Bryant
REB: 8. Karl Malone
AST: 7. Gary Payton
Apr 23, 2004
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 102-91 Toyota Center (Houston)
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 27. S. Francis
REB: 10. Yao Ming
AST: 7. S. Francis
PTS: 25. S. O'Neal
REB: 11. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Gary Payton
Apr 25, 2004
v.
L.A. Lakers
L, 88-92 Toyota Center (Houston)
Opening Round
1-3 PTS: 17. S. Francis
REB: 20. Jim Jackson
AST: 9. S. Francis
PTS: 30. Karl Malone
REB: 13. Karl Malone
AST: 7. Gary Payton
Apr 28, 2004
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 97-78 crypto.com Arena
Opening Round
1-4 PTS: 17. Jim Jackson
REB: 12. Kelvin Cato
AST: 5. S. Francis
PTS: 31. Kobe Bryant
REB: 9. S. O'Neal
AST: 10. Kobe Bryant