# 2004 LNBP season

The 2004 LNBP was the 5th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on July 1, 2004 and ended on December 8, 2004. The league title was won by Santos Reales de San Luis, which defeated Halcones UV Xalapa in the championship series, 4–2.

## Format

20 teams participate. The teams are divided in 2 groups of 10 teams each, called Zonas (zones): Zona Norte (North) and Zona Sur (South). The first 8 teams of each group qualify for the playoffs. The group playoffs have quarterfinals (best-of-5), semifinals (best-of-7) and finals (best-of-7). The winner of each group series qualify for the championship series (best-of-7), named Campeón de Campeones (Champion of Champions).

## Teams

| Team | City | State | Joined | Season No. |
| Algodoneros de la Comarca | Torreón | Coahuila | 2000 | 5 |
| Barreteros de Zacatecas | Zacatecas City | Zacatecas | 2003 | 2 |
| Cometas de Querétaro | Querétaro City | Querétaro | 2003 | 2 |
| Coras de la UAN | Tepic | Nayarit | 2004 | 1 |
| Correcaminos UAT Matamoros | Matamoros | Tamaulipas | 2000 | 5 |
| Correcaminos UAT Tampico | Tampico | Tamaulipas | 2000 | 2 |
| Correcaminos UAT Victoria | Ciudad Victoria | Tamaulipas | 2000 | 5 |
| Fuerza Regia de Monterrey | Monterrey | Nuevo León | 2001 | 4 |
| Gambusinos de Fresnillo | Fresnillo | Zacatecas | 2002 | 3 |
| Garzas de Plata de la UAEH | Pachuca | Hidalgo | 2000 | 3 |
| Halcones UV Xalapa | Xalapa | Veracruz | 2003 | 2 |
| Lechugueros de León | León | Guanajuato | 2004 | 1 |
| Leñadores de Durango | Durango City | Durango | 2002 | 3 |
| Lobos de la UAdeC | Saltillo | Coahuila | 2001 | 4 |
| Lobos Plateados de la BUAP | Puebla | Puebla | 2004 | 1 |
| La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal | Mexico City | Distrito Federal | 2000 | 5 |
| Panteras de Aguascalientes | Aguascalientes City | Aguascalientes | 2003 | 2 |
| Santos Reales de San Luis | San Luis Potosí City | San Luis Potosí | 2003 | 2 |
| Tecos de la UAG | Guadalajara | Jalisco | 2001 | 4 |
| Tuberos de Colima | Colima City | Colima | 2002 | 3 |

## Regular season
### Zona Norte standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santos Reales de San Luis | 40 | 32 | 8 | 3960 | 3448 | +512 | 72 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 2 | Fuerza Regia de Monterrey | 40 | 29 | 11 | 4039 | 3776 | +263 | 69 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 3 | Barreteros de Zacatecas | 40 | 27 | 13 | 3996 | 3846 | +150 | 67 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 4 | Lobos de la UAdeC | 40 | 24 | 16 | 4002 | 3907 | +95 | 64 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 5 | Correcaminos UAT Victoria | 40 | 20 | 20 | 3762 | 3717 | +45 | 60 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 6 | Algodoneros de la Comarca | 40 | 17 | 23 | 3870 | 3888 | −18 | 57 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 7 | Correcaminos UAT Matamoros | 40 | 17 | 23 | 3780 | 3910 | −130 | 57 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 8 | Gambusinos de Fresnillo | 40 | 16 | 24 | 3826 | 3905 | −79 | 56 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 9 | Correcaminos UAT Tampico | 40 | 6 | 34 | 3367 | 3908 | −541 | 46 | |
| 10 | Leñadores de Durango | 40 | 3 | 37 | 3353 | 4380 | −1027 | 43 | |

### Zona Sur standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Halcones UV Xalapa | 40 | 36 | 4 | 4182 | 3615 | +567 | 76 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 2 | Panteras de Aguascalientes | 40 | 28 | 12 | 3895 | 3663 | +232 | 68 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 3 | Lechugueros de León | 40 | 26 | 14 | 3871 | 3449 | +422 | 66 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 4 | La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal | 40 | 24 | 16 | 3912 | 3682 | +230 | 64 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 5 | Tecos de la UAG | 40 | 21 | 19 | 4036 | 3751 | +285 | 61 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 6 | Cometas de Querétaro | 40 | 21 | 19 | 3724 | 3557 | +167 | 61 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 7 | Tuberos de Colima | 40 | 16 | 24 | 3648 | 3898 | −250 | 56 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 8 | Coras de la UAN | 40 | 13 | 27 | 3667 | 3932 | −265 | 53 | 2004 LNBP playoffs |
| 9 | Garzas de Plata de la UAEH | 40 | 16 | 24 | 3782 | 3975 | −193 | 56 | |
| 10 | Lobos Plateados de la BUAP | 40 | 8 | 32 | 3456 | 3921 | −465 | 48 | |
Note: The LNBP website calculates 51 points for Garzas de Plata de la UAEH, thus ranking the team below Coras de la UAN.

## Playoffs

Source
| First round | First round | First round | Zone Semifinals | Zone Semifinals | Zone Semifinals | Zone Finals | Zone Finals | Zone Finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| N1 | Santos Reales | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| N8 | Gambusinos | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| N8 | Gambusinos | 0 | N1 | Santos Reales | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | N4 | Lobos de la UAdeC | 2 | | | | | | | |
| N4 | Lobos de la UAdeC | 3 | N4 | Lobos de la UAdeC | 2 | | | | | | | |
| N5 | UAT Victoria | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| N5 | UAT Victoria | 0 | | | | N1 | Santos Reales | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | N2 | Fuerza Regia | 3 | | | | |
| N2 | Fuerza Regia | 3 | | | | | | | N2 | Fuerza Regia | 3 | | | | |
| N7 | UAT Matamoros | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| N7 | UAT Matamoros | 1 | N2 | Fuerza Regia | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | N3 | Barreteros | 3 | | | | | | | |
| N3 | Barreteros | 3 | N3 | Barreteros | 3 | | | | | | | |
| N6 | Algodoneros | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| N6 | Algodoneros | 0 | | | | | | | | N1 | Santos Reales | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | S1 | Halcones UV | 2 |
| S1 | Halcones UV | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | S1 | Halcones UV | 2 |
| S8 | Coras UAN | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| S8 | Coras UAN | 0 | S1 | Halcones UV | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | S4 | La Ola | 3 | | | | | | | |
| S4 | La Ola | 3 | S4 | La Ola | 3 | | | | | | | |
| S5 | Tecos UAG | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| S5 | Tecos UAG | 2 | | | | S1 | Halcones UV | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | S3 | Lechugueros | 3 | | | | |
| S2 | Panteras | 3 | | | | | | | S3 | Lechugueros | 3 | | | | |
| S7 | Tuberos | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| S7 | Tuberos | 1 | S2 | Panteras | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | S3 | Lechugueros | 4 | | | | | | | |
| S3 | Lechugueros | 3 | S3 | Lechugueros | 4 | | | | | | | |
| S6 | Cometas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Copa Independencia

The first edition of the Copa Independencia, a tournament that took place in September, was played between the 8 best ranked teams at the end of the first part of the season. The tournament was won by Lobos de la UAdeC, which defeated Lechugueros de León, 94–88 in the final game played at Gimnasio Hermanos Carreón in Aguascalientes.

### Quarterfinals

* September 5: Lecugueros de León 103, Fuerza Regia de Monterrey 92
* September 5: Halcones UV Xalapa 96, La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal 83
* September 6: Santos Reales de San Luis 105, Cometas de Querétaro 101
* September 6: Lobos de la UAdeC 129, Panteras de Aguascalientes 117 (2OT)

### Semifinals

* September 7: Lechugueros de León 102, Santos Reales de San Luis 89
* September 7: Lobos de la UAdeC 122, Halcones UV Xalapa 116

### Final

* September 8, 2004 20:30
* Boxscore
Lobos de la UAdeC 94, Lechugueros de León 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 32–22, 19–27, 13–16 |||
| Pts: Cedric Patton 24 Rebs: James Penny 11 Asts: Enrique Zúñiga 6 | Pts: Jason McCutcheon 27 Rebs: Jason McCutcheon 12 Asts: 2 players 5 |
* Gimnasio Hermanos Carreón, Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes

## All-Star Game

The 2004 LNBP All-Star Game was played in San Luis Potosí at the Auditorio Miguel Barragán on August 31, 2004. The game was played between a team of Mexican players (Mexicanos) and a team of foreign players (Extranjeros). The Mexican won, 111–106.