2004 LNBP season
| 2004 LNBP season | |
|---|---|
| Season | 5 |
| Dates | July 1, 2004 – December 8, 2004 |
| Teams | 20 |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Santos Reales de San Luis |
| Runners-up | Halcones UV Xalapa |
← 2003 2005 → | |
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.[1] The league title was won by Santos Reales de San Luis, which defeated Halcones UV Xalapa in the championship series, 4–2.
Format
[edit]20 teams participate.[2] 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).[3] The winner of each group series qualify for the championship series (best-of-7), named Campeón de Campeones (Champion of Champions).[3]
Teams
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Zona Norte standings
[edit]| 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 | |
| 3 | Barreteros de Zacatecas | 40 | 27 | 13 | 3996 | 3846 | +150 | 67 | |
| 4 | Lobos de la UAdeC | 40 | 24 | 16 | 4002 | 3907 | +95 | 64 | |
| 5 | Correcaminos UAT Victoria | 40 | 20 | 20 | 3762 | 3717 | +45 | 60 | |
| 6 | Algodoneros de la Comarca | 40 | 17 | 23 | 3870 | 3888 | −18 | 57 | |
| 7 | Correcaminos UAT Matamoros | 40 | 17 | 23 | 3780 | 3910 | −130 | 57 | |
| 8 | Gambusinos de Fresnillo | 40 | 16 | 24 | 3826 | 3905 | −79 | 56 | |
| 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
[edit]| 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 | |
| 3 | Lechugueros de León | 40 | 26 | 14 | 3871 | 3449 | +422 | 66 | |
| 4 | La Ola Roja del Distrito Federal | 40 | 24 | 16 | 3912 | 3682 | +230 | 64 | |
| 5 | Tecos de la UAG | 40 | 21 | 19 | 4036 | 3751 | +285 | 61 | |
| 6 | Cometas de Querétaro | 40 | 21 | 19 | 3724 | 3557 | +167 | 61 | |
| 7 | Tuberos de Colima | 40 | 16 | 24 | 3648 | 3898 | −250 | 56 | |
| 8 | Coras de la UAN | 40 | 13 | 27 | 3667 | 3932 | −265 | 53 | |
| 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
[edit]Source[6]
| First round | Zone Semifinals | Zone Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Santos Reales | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N8 | Gambusinos | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Santos Reales | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Lobos de la UAdeC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Lobos de la UAdeC | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N5 | UAT Victoria | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Santos Reales | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Fuerza Regia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Fuerza Regia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N7 | UAT Matamoros | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Fuerza Regia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Barreteros | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Barreteros | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N6 | Algodoneros | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Santos Reales | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Halcones UV | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Halcones UV | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S8 | Coras UAN | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Halcones UV | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S4 | La Ola | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S4 | La Ola | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S5 | Tecos UAG | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Halcones UV | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Lechugueros | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Panteras | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S7 | Tuberos | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Panteras | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Lechugueros | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Lechugueros | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S6 | Cometas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Copa Independencia
[edit]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.[7] 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.[8]
Quarterfinals
[edit]- 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
[edit]- September 7: Lechugueros de León 102, Santos Reales de San Luis 89
- September 7: Lobos de la UAdeC 122, Halcones UV Xalapa 116
Final
[edit]September 8, 2004
20:30 |
| 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
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All-Star Game
[edit]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.[9]
Teams
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References
[edit]- ^ "Calendario". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 10, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Equipos y Sedes". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Play Offs". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 11, 2005. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ Correcaminos UAT Tampico joined in 2000 but did not play in the 2001, 2002 and 2003 seasons.
- ^ Garzas de Plata de la UAEH joined in 2000, but did not play in the 2002 and 2003 seasons.
- ^ "Tabla Playoff". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 11, 2005. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "RESULTADOS DEL JUEGO DE ESTRELLAS". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 6, 2004. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "LOBOS DE LA UA DE C GRAN CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA INDEPENDENCIA DE LA LNBP 2004". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 26, 2004. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "JUEGO DE ESTRELLAS, LA EXHIBICIÓN DE PODER". lnbp.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
External links
[edit]- 2004 LNBP season on Latinbasket.com