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2003–04 ABA season

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2003–04 ABA season
LeagueAmerican Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2003 – March 2004
Regular season
Season MVPJoe Crispin, Kansas City Knights[1]
2004 ABA Playoffs
championsKansas City Knights
   runners-upJuarez Gallos
championsLong Beach Jam
   runners-upnone
2004 ABA Championship
ChampionsLong Beach Jam
  Runners-upKansas City Knights
ABA seasons

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.

Regular season standings

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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

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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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