# 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.

## 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 | 3,650 | boxscore |
| 1/10/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 114–118 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 1/10/2003 | Hunter Pirates | 77–105 | Melbourne Tigers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 3,882 | boxscore |
| 3/10/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 97–88 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,772 | boxscore |
| 3/10/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 84–73 | New Zealand Breakers | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,332 | boxscore |
| 4/10/2003 | Victoria Giants | 96–106 | Brisbane Bullets | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,600 | boxscore |
| 4/10/2003 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 119–103 | Hunter Pirates | State Sports Centre | 2,735 | boxscore |
| 4/10/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 95–114 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | 4,087 | boxscore |

### Round 2

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 6/10/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 131–108 | Hunter Pirates | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,286 | boxscore |
| 8/10/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 86–101 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | 5,589 | boxscore |
| 8/10/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 99–116 | Melbourne Tigers | Challenge Stadium | 3,261 | boxscore |
| 8/10/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 105–97 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 2,008 | boxscore |
| 10/10/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 100–107 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,112 | boxscore |
| 11/10/2003 | Victoria Giants | 100–94 | Cairns Taipans | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,002 | boxscore |
| 11/10/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 108–78 | New Zealand Breakers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,669 | boxscore |

### Round 3

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 15/10/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 98–94 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,011 | boxscore |
| 15/10/2003 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 101–90 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | 2,289 | boxscore |
| 18/10/2003 | Sydney Kings | 107–97 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 6,068 | boxscore |
| 18/10/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 97–98 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 2,616 | boxscore |
| 18/10/2003 | Victoria Giants | 118–102 | Hunter Pirates | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,363 | boxscore |
| 18/10/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 81–103 | Illawarra Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,480 | boxscore |
| 19/10/2003 | New Zealand Breakers | 97–108 | Melbourne Tigers | North Shore Events Centre | 2,100 | boxscore |

### Round 4

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 22/10/2003 | Sydney Kings | 97–83 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,935 | boxscore |
| 24/10/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 134–105 | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide Arena | 6,942 | boxscore |
| 24/10/2003 | Hunter Pirates | 80–118 | Perth Wildcats | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,834 | boxscore |
| 24/10/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 111–92 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 2,600 | boxscore |
| 24/10/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 76–105 | Illawarra Hawks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,480 | boxscore |
| 25/10/2003 | Victoria Giants | 90–78 | New Zealand Breakers | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,743 | boxscore |
| 26/10/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 80–95 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,015 | boxscore |

### Round 5

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 29/10/2003 | Hunter Pirates | 103–99 | Adelaide 36ers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,935 | boxscore |
| 29/10/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 108–81 | Victoria Giants | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,984 | boxscore |
| 31/10/2003 | New Zealand Breakers | 68–81 | Cairns Taipans | Queens Wharf Events Centre | 2,034 | boxscore |
| 31/10/2003 | Sydney Kings | 113–86 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,500 | boxscore |
| 31/10/2003 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 81–90 | Illawarra Hawks | State Sports Centre | 2,905 | boxscore |
| 1/11/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 118–105 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | 3,390 | boxscore |
| 1/11/2003 | New Zealand Breakers | 93–91 | Cairns Taipans | North Shore Events Centre | 1,466 | boxscore |
| 1/11/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 117–96 | Hunter Pirates | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,556 | boxscore |
| 1/11/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 118–78 | Victoria Giants | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 2,425 | boxscore |

### Round 6

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 5/11/2003 | Sydney Kings | 113–98 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,517 | boxscore |
| 6/11/2003 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 95–99 | Victoria Giants | Whitlam Centre | 1,585 | boxscore |
| 7/11/2003 | Hunter Pirates | 90–121 | Brisbane Bullets | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 2,200 | boxscore |
| 8/11/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 111–99 | Adelaide 36ers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,350 | boxscore |
| 8/11/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 84–99 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,600 | boxscore |
| 8/11/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 68–83 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,604 | boxscore |
| 8/11/2003 | Victoria Giants | 101–106 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,120 | boxscore |
| 9/11/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 106–118 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,023 | boxscore |

### Round 7

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 12/11/2003 | Sydney Kings | 90–69 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,673 | boxscore |
| 12/11/2003 | New Zealand Breakers | 84–90 | Brisbane Bullets | Westpac Trust Centre | 1,700 | boxscore |
| 12/11/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 91–101 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | 4,648 | boxscore |
| 14/11/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 88–91 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,317 | boxscore |
| 14/11/2003 | Victoria Giants | 91–109 | Illawarra Hawks | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,352 | boxscore |
| 15/11/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 106–91 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 2,573 | boxscore |
| 15/11/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 94–106 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 15/11/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 103–93 | Victoria Giants | Adelaide Arena | 4,431 | boxscore |
| 15/11/2003 | Hunter Pirates | 95–102 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,950 | boxscore |
| 15/11/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 78–84 | Illawarra Hawks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,357 | boxscore |

### Round 8

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 19/11/2003 | Sydney Kings | 86–88 | Illawarra Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,012 | boxscore |
| 21/11/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 118–89 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | 5,095 | boxscore |
| 21/11/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 101–97 | Cairns Taipans | Challenge Stadium | 3,046 | boxscore |
| 21/11/2003 | Victoria Giants | 121–115 | Townsville Crocodiles | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,180 | boxscore |
| 22/11/2003 | New Zealand Breakers | 95–103 | West Sydney Razorbacks | North Shore Events Centre | 1,721 | boxscore |
| 22/11/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 95–90 | Victoria Giants | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,830 | boxscore |
| 22/11/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 105–91 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,500 | boxscore |
| 23/11/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 77–95 | Cairns Taipans | Southport Stadium | 1,000 | boxscore |

### Round 9

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 26/11/2003 | New Zealand Breakers | 96–137 | Brisbane Bullets | Mystery Creek Events Centre | 1,523 | boxscore |
| 26/11/2003 | Hunter Pirates | 71–101 | Sydney Kings | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,890 | boxscore |
| 26/11/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 118–113 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Challenge Stadium | 2,970 | boxscore |
| 28/11/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 99–62 | Hunter Pirates | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,644 | boxscore |
| 28/11/2003 | New Zealand Breakers | 89–93 | Illawarra Hawks | North Shore Events Centre | 1,322 | boxscore |
| 29/11/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 123–97 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | 5,083 | boxscore |
| 29/11/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 83–92 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,805 | boxscore |
| 29/11/2003 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 124–104 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Sports Centre | 2,926 | boxscore |

### Round 10

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 1/12/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 121–103 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,126 | boxscore |
| 3/12/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 107–95 | Victoria Giants | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 2,194 | boxscore |
| 3/12/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 87–80 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | 5,500 | boxscore |
| 5/12/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 113–114 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,025 | boxscore |
| 5/12/2003 | Hunter Pirates | 101–104 | New Zealand Breakers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,755 | boxscore |
| 5/12/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 105–100 | West Sydney Razorbacks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,120 | boxscore |
| 6/12/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 110–107 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,631 | boxscore |
| 6/12/2003 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 80–82 | New Zealand Breakers | Penrith Stadium | 1,123 | boxscore |
| 6/12/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 117–99 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,479 | boxscore |
| 6/12/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 90–104 | Victoria Giants | Challenge Stadium | 3,100 | boxscore |

### Round 11

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 10/12/2003 | Sydney Kings | 87–97 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,833 | boxscore |
| 10/12/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 117–100 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,975 | boxscore |
| 12/12/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 78–75 | New Zealand Breakers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,387 | boxscore |
| 12/12/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 100–72 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,953 | boxscore |
| 12/12/2003 | Hunter Pirates | 88–108 | Sydney Kings | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,502 | boxscore |
| 12/12/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 104–112 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,953 | boxscore |
| 13/12/2003 | Victoria Giants | 81–113 | New Zealand Breakers | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,422 | boxscore |
| 13/12/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 104–99 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | 5,900 | boxscore |
| 14/12/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 91–98 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,425 | boxscore |

### Round 12

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 17/12/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 123–80 | Hunter Pirates | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 2,007 | boxscore |
| 17/12/2003 | New Zealand Breakers | 98–83 | Melbourne Tigers | North Shore Events Centre | 2,426 | boxscore |
| 17/12/2003 | Sydney Kings | 115–82 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,183 | boxscore |
| 20/12/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 90–109 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,096 | boxscore |
| 20/12/2003 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 99–84 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | 2,287 | boxscore |
| 20/12/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 98–86 | New Zealand Breakers | Challenge Stadium | 2,500 | boxscore |
| 20/12/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 98–108 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | 6,352 | boxscore |
| 20/12/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 100–72 | Victoria Giants | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,894 | boxscore |
| 20/12/2003 | Hunter Pirates | 88–100 | Illawarra Hawks | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,675 | boxscore |

### Round 13

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 27/12/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 104–97 | Cairns Taipans | Challenge Stadium | 2,300 | boxscore |
| 27/12/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 124–107 | Hunter Pirates | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 2,220 | boxscore |
| 27/12/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 110–101 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,186 | boxscore |
| 27/12/2003 | New Zealand Breakers | 83–93 | Sydney Kings | North Shore Events Centre | 4,423 | boxscore |
| 27/12/2003 | Victoria Giants | 95–107 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,148 | boxscore |

### Round 14

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 29/12/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 85–113 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,170 | boxscore |
| 31/12/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 106–113 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,352 | boxscore |
| 31/12/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 93–86 | Hunter Pirates | Adelaide Arena | 6,465 | boxscore |
| 31/12/2003 | Victoria Giants | 116–111 | Melbourne Tigers | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,807 | boxscore |
| 31/12/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 112–103 | New Zealand Breakers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 31/12/2003 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 100–87 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | 1,957 | boxscore |
| 2/01/2004 | Illawarra Hawks | 121–75 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,300 | boxscore |
| 2/01/2004 | Brisbane Bullets | 103–83 | New Zealand Breakers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 2,681 | boxscore |
| 3/01/2004 | Victoria Giants | 97–82 | Adelaide 36ers | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 947 | boxscore |
| 3/01/2004 | Hunter Pirates | 109–103 | Cairns Taipans | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,892 | boxscore |
| 3/01/2004 | Sydney Kings | 111–113 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,318 | boxscore |
| 3/01/2004 | Perth Wildcats | 115–72 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | 2,829 | boxscore |

### Round 15

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 7/01/2004 | Victoria Giants | 108–115 | Adelaide 36ers | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 2,200 | boxscore |
| 7/01/2004 | Brisbane Bullets | 108–101 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 2,951 | boxscore |
| 9/01/2004 | Townsville Crocodiles | 126–101 | Hunter Pirates | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,098 | boxscore |
| 9/01/2004 | Sydney Kings | 109–99 | New Zealand Breakers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,901 | boxscore |
| 9/01/2004 | Illawarra Hawks | 105–109 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,438 | boxscore |
| 10/01/2004 | Adelaide 36ers | 96–126 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | 5,680 | boxscore |
| 10/01/2004 | Cairns Taipans | 103–60 | Hunter Pirates | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,639 | boxscore |
| 10/01/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 98–82 | New Zealand Breakers | State Sports Centre | 2,117 | boxscore |
| 10/01/2004 | Melbourne Tigers | 93–89 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,423 | boxscore |
| 11/01/2004 | Perth Wildcats | 100–98 | Illawarra Hawks | Challenge Stadium | 2,981 | boxscore |

### Round 16

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 14/01/2004 | Illawarra Hawks | 104–79 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,580 | boxscore |
| 14/01/2004 | Brisbane Bullets | 105–98 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,060 | boxscore |
| 14/01/2004 | New Zealand Breakers | 93–79 | Townsville Crocodiles | Westpac Trust Centre | 2,017 | boxscore |
| 16/01/2004 | Sydney Kings | 118–101 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,416 | boxscore |
| 16/01/2004 | Cairns Taipans | 100–87 | Victoria Giants | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,791 | boxscore |
| 17/01/2004 | Hunter Pirates | 110–115 | Adelaide 36ers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 2,180 | boxscore |
| 17/01/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 94–82 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | 3,123 | boxscore |
| 17/01/2004 | Perth Wildcats | 111–96 | Melbourne Tigers | Burswood Dome | 8,501 | boxscore |
| 17/01/2004 | Victoria Giants | 90–102 | Sydney Kings | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,738 | boxscore |
| 17/01/2004 | New Zealand Breakers | 80–96 | Townsville Crocodiles | North Shore Events Centre | 2,055 | boxscore |

### Round 17

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 21/01/2004 | Cairns Taipans | 103–107 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,960 | boxscore |
| 21/01/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 100–93 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | 2,157 | boxscore |
| 21/01/2004 | Hunter Pirates | 97–112 | Townsville Crocodiles | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 2,205 | boxscore |
| 21/01/2004 | Illawarra Hawks | 109–79 | Victoria Giants | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,610 | boxscore |
| 23/01/2004 | Perth Wildcats | 99–83 | Brisbane Bullets | Challenge Stadium | 3,308 | boxscore |
| 23/01/2004 | Townsville Crocodiles | 98–107 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
| 24/01/2004 | Melbourne Tigers | 97–89 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,959 | boxscore |
| 24/01/2004 | New Zealand Breakers | 110–100 | Hunter Pirates | North Shore Events Centre | 2,311 | boxscore |
| 24/01/2004 | Adelaide 36ers | 113–93 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | 6,432 | boxscore |
| 25/01/2004 | Sydney Kings | 117–96 | Victoria Giants | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,693 | boxscore |
| 25/01/2004 | Brisbane Bullets | 100–88 | Illawarra Hawks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,009 | boxscore |

### Round 18

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 28/01/2004 | Sydney Kings | 125–94 | Hunter Pirates | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,269 | boxscore |
| 28/01/2004 | Cairns Taipans | 92–90 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,680 | boxscore |
| 28/01/2004 | New Zealand Breakers | 104–97 | Perth Wildcats | Westpac Trust Centre | 1,830 | boxscore |
| 30/01/2004 | Brisbane Bullets | 107–116 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,600 | boxscore |
| 30/01/2004 | New Zealand Breakers | 98–89 | Perth Wildcats | North Shore Events Centre | 3,122 | boxscore |
| 30/01/2004 | Victoria Giants | 85–101 | Illawarra Hawks | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,410 | boxscore |
| 31/01/2004 | Adelaide 36ers | 94–103 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | 5,823 | boxscore |
| 31/01/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 118–103 | Hunter Pirates | State Sports Centre | 2,782 | boxscore |
| 31/01/2004 | Townsville Crocodiles | 117–126 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,129 | boxscore |
| 1/02/2004 | Hunter Pirates | 108–130 | Illawarra Hawks | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,832 | boxscore |

### Round 19

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 4/02/2004 | Cairns Taipans | 105–86 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,031 | boxscore |
| 4/02/2004 | Sydney Kings | 107–97 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,550 | boxscore |
| 4/02/2004 | New Zealand Breakers | 87–69 | Victoria Giants | North Shore Events Centre | 2,140 | boxscore |
| 4/02/2004 | Illawarra Hawks | 110–99 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,134 | boxscore |
| 6/02/2004 | Hunter Pirates | 82–93 | New Zealand Breakers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,879 | boxscore |
| 6/02/2004 | Victoria Giants | 102–105 | Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,044 | boxscore |
| 7/02/2004 | Townsville Crocodiles | 122–112 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 7/02/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 99–85 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | 2,482 | boxscore |
| 7/02/2004 | Melbourne Tigers | 95–87 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,265 | boxscore |
| 7/02/2004 | Adelaide 36ers | 104–105 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | 5,046 | boxscore |

### Round 20

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 11/02/2004 | Sydney Kings | 88–80 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,650 | boxscore |
| 11/02/2004 | Perth Wildcats | 120–98 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | 2,904 | boxscore |
| 11/02/2004 | Hunter Pirates | 91–102 | Victoria Giants | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,503 | boxscore |
| 13/02/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 108–94 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | 3,128 | boxscore |
| 14/02/2004 | Victoria Giants | 106–103 | Hunter Pirates | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,054 | boxscore |
| 14/02/2004 | Sydney Kings | 120–104 | New Zealand Breakers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,780 | boxscore |
| 14/02/2004 | Adelaide 36ers | 124–111 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | 4,846 | boxscore |
| 14/02/2004 | Melbourne Tigers | 109–94 | West Sydney Razorbacks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,056 | boxscore |
| 14/02/2004 | Townsville Crocodiles | 90–95 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,120 | boxscore |
| 15/02/2004 | Cairns Taipans | 116–97 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,070 | boxscore |

### Round 21

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 18/02/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 119–96 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | 2,128 | boxscore |
| 18/02/2004 | Perth Wildcats | 113–89 | Brisbane Bullets | Marrara Indoor Stadium | 1,408 | boxscore |
| 18/02/2004 | Melbourne Tigers | 98–102 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,237 | boxscore |
| 18/02/2004 | Sydney Kings | 124–94 | Victoria Giants | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,969 | boxscore |
| 18/02/2004 | New Zealand Breakers | 84–108 | Illawarra Hawks | North Shore Events Centre | 4,358 | boxscore |
| 20/02/2004 | Townsville Crocodiles | 113–94 | Victoria Giants | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,065 | boxscore |
| 21/02/2004 | Illawarra Hawks | 112–118 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,901 | boxscore |
| 21/02/2004 | Perth Wildcats | 97–90 | Hunter Pirates | Challenge Stadium | 4,126 | boxscore |
| 21/02/2004 | Adelaide 36ers | 111–123 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | 5,687 | boxscore |
| 21/02/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 78–104 | Sydney Kings | State Sports Centre | 4,236 | boxscore |
| 22/02/2004 | Cairns Taipans | 87–83 | Victoria Giants | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,550 | boxscore |

### Round 22

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 23/02/2004 | Perth Wildcats | 106–93 | Hunter Pirates | Kalgoorlie Stadium | 1,100 | boxscore |
| 25/02/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 104–91 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Sports Centre | 2,738 | boxscore |
| 27/02/2004 | Illawarra Hawks | 99–88 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,879 | boxscore |
| 27/02/2004 | Hunter Pirates | 96–109 | Townsville Crocodiles | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,738 | boxscore |
| 28/02/2004 | Adelaide 36ers | 93–88 | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide Arena | 6,129 | boxscore |
| 28/02/2004 | Brisbane Bullets | 94–93 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 4,000 | boxscore |
| 28/02/2004 | Cairns Taipans | 86–83 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,356 | boxscore |
| 29/02/2004 | Victoria Giants | 100–95 | Perth Wildcats | Dandenong Stadium | 1,648 | boxscore |
| 29/02/2004 | Hunter Pirates | 91–107 | Melbourne Tigers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 2,308 | boxscore |

## Ladder

| Pos | 2003–04 NBL season vte | 2003–04 NBL season vte | 2003–04 NBL season vte | 2003–04 NBL season vte | 2003–04 NBL season vte | 2003–04 NBL season vte | 2003–04 NBL season vte | 2003–04 NBL season vte | 2003–04 NBL season vte | 2003–04 NBL season vte | 2003–04 NBL season vte | 2003–04 NBL season vte |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Sydney Kings | 33 | 26 | 7 | 78.79% | 4–1 | L1 | 14–3 | 12–4 | 3425 | 3029 | 113.07% |
| 2 | Wollongong Hawks | 33 | 25 | 8 | 75.76% | 4–1 | W1 | 11–5 | 14–3 | 3391 | 3045 | 111.36% |
| 3 | West Sydney Razorbacks$^1$ | 33 | 22 | 11 | 66.67% | 2–3 | L1 | 13–4 | 9–7 | 3330 | 3172 | 104.98% |
| 4 | Brisbane Bullets$^1$ | 33 | 22 | 11 | 66.67% | 2–3 | W2 | 12–4 | 10–7 | 3463 | 3222 | 107.48% |
| 5 | Melbourne Tigers | 33 | 20 | 13 | 60.61% | 4–1 | W2 | 11–5 | 9–8 | 3296 | 3239 | 101.76% |
| 6 | Cairns Taipans | 33 | 16 | 17 | 48.48% | 3–2 | W3 | 11–5 | 5–12 | 3090 | 3025 | 102.15% |
| 7 | Perth Wildcats | 33 | 15 | 18 | 45.45% | 2–3 | L2 | 13–3 | 2–15 | 3296 | 3342 | 98.62% |
| 8 | Adelaide 36ers | 33 | 14 | 19 | 42.42% | 2–3 | W1 | 10–7 | 4–12 | 3359 | 3450 | 97.36% |
| 9 | Townsville Crocodiles | 33 | 13 | 20 | 39.39% | 3–2 | W1 | 7–9 | 6–11 | 3365 | 3455 | 97.40% |
| 10 | New Zealand Breakers | 33 | 12 | 21 | 36.36% | 2–3 | L3 | 8–9 | 4–12 | 3016 | 3198 | 94.31% |
| 11 | Victoria Giants | 33 | 11 | 22 | 33.33% | 2–3 | W1 | 8–9 | 3–13 | 3113 | 3388 | 91.88% |
| 12 | Hunter Pirates | 33 | 2 | 31 | 06.06% | 0–5 | L15 | 2–15 | 0–16 | 3065 | 3644 | 84.11% |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 February 2004. Source: NBL.com.au
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.
$^1$West Sydney Razorbacks won Head-to-Head (2-1).

## Finals
### Playoff bracket

| Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | | | | 1 | Sydney Kings | 104 | 101 | X | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Brisbane Bullets | 112 | 4 | Brisbane Bullets | 100 | 96 | X | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Melbourne Tigers | 111 | 5 | Melbourne Tigers | 101 | | | | | | 1 | Sydney Kings | 96 | 72 | 80 | 82 | 90 |
| 8 | Adelaide 36ers | 107 | | | | | | | | | 3 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 76 | 87 | 82 | 77 | 79 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Wollongong Hawks | 91 | 95 | X | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 110 | 3 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 107 | 110 | X | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| 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 | 5,500 | boxscore |
| 5/03/2004 | Melbourne Tigers | 111–107 | Adelaide 36ers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,459 | boxscore |
| 6/03/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 110–88 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | 1,572 | boxscore |
| 7/03/2004 | Brisbane Bullets | 112–101 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 3,424 | boxscore |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 12/03/2004 | Illawarra Hawks | 91–107 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,127 | boxscore |
| 13/03/2004 | Sydney Kings | 104–100 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 6,005 | boxscore |
| 14/03/2004 | Brisbane Bullets | 96–101 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 4,213 | boxscore |
| 15/03/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 110–95 | Illawarra Hawks | State Sports Centre | 2,755 | boxscore |

### Grand Final

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 24/03/2004 | Sydney Kings | 96–76 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 7,126 | boxscore |
| 26/03/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 87–72 | Sydney Kings | State Sports Centre | 4,038 | boxscore |
| 31/03/2004 | Sydney Kings | 80–82 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 8,073 | boxscore |
| 4/04/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 77–82 | Sydney Kings | State Sports Centre | 4,053 | boxscore |
| 6/04/2004 | Sydney Kings | 90–79 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 9,609 | boxscore |

## All Star Game

* Fox Sports
* 4 April 2004 18:00
* boxscore report
| Eastern All Stars | 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 |||
* State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne Attendance: 2,238

### Most Valuable Player

* Ebi Ere (Sydney Kings)

## Awards

* NBL Most Valuable Player: Matthew Nielsen (Sydney Kings)
* Larry Sengstock Medal (GF MVP): Matthew Nielsen (Sydney Kings)
* NBL Coach of the Year: Joey Wright (Brisbane Bullets)
* NBL Best Defensive Player: Ben Castle (Brisbane Bullets)
* NBL Rookie of the Year: Steven Markovic (West Sydney Razorbacks)
* NBL Most Improved Player: Geordie Cullen (Hunter Pirates)
* NBL Best Sixth Man: Darryl McDonald (Melbourne Tigers)
* All-NBL First Team:
** Matthew Nielsen (Sydney Kings)
** Mark Bradtke (Melbourne Tigers)
** Stephen Black (Brisbane Bullets)
** John Rillie (West Sydney Razorbacks)
** Sam Mackinnon (West Sydney Razorbacks)

### Player of the month

* October: Matthew Nielsen (Sydney Kings)
* November: Dusty Rychart (Adelaide 36ers)
* December: Kevin Freeman (Brisbane Bullets)
* January: Mike Chappell (New Zealand Breakers)
* February: Matthew Nielsen (Sydney Kings)

### Coach of the month

* October: Brian Goorjian (Sydney Kings)
* November: Brendan Joyce (Wollongong Hawks)
* December: Joey Wright (Brisbane Bullets)
* January: Gordon McLeod (West Sydney Razorbacks)
* February: Brendan Joyce (Wollongong Hawks)

## All NBL Team

| # | Player | Team |
| PG | Stephen Black | Brisbane Bullets |
| SG | John Rillie | West Sydney Razorbacks |
| SF | Sam Mackinnon | West Sydney Razorbacks |
| PF | Matthew Nielsen | Sydney Kings |
| C | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers |