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 : Zona Norte and Zona Sur. The first 8 teams of each group qualify for the playoffs. The group playoffs have quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. The winner of each group series qualify for the championship series, named Campeón de Campeones.

Regular season

Zona Sur standings

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''

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

Semifinals

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

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 and a team of foreign players. The Mexican won, 111–106.

Teams