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NBA professional basketball team season
The
2002β03 NBA season was the 14th season the Timberwolves has competed in the
National Basketball Association .
[1] During the off-season, the Timberwolves signed free agents
Troy Hudson and
Kendall Gill .
[2]
[3]
[4]
Kevin Garnett performed well throughout the season, winning the All-Star MVP award in the
2003 NBA All-Star Game in
Atlanta ,
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8] and finishing second in MVP voting behind MVP
Tim Duncan with 43 first-place votes,
[9]
[10] plus also finishing in third place in
Defensive Player of the Year voting.
[11]
[12] Despite losing both
Terrell Brandon and
Felipe Lopez for the entire season to knee injuries,
[13]
[14] the Timberwolves posted a 12β1 record in February, held a 29β20 record at the All-Star break,
[15] and finished the season with a 51β31 record, good enough to earn the fourth seed in the Western Conference and home court advantage for the playoffs.
[16]
Garnett averaged 23.0 points, 13.4 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.6 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and the NBA All-Defensive First Team. In addition,
Wally Szczerbiak averaged 17.6 points per game, while Hudson provided the team with 14.2 points and 5.7 assists per game,
Rasho Nesterovic provided with 11.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and
Joe Smith contributed 7.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
[17]
However, for the seventh straight year in the Garnett era, the Timberwolves did not make it out of the first round of the
playoffs , as they lost to the 5th-seeded and the defending champion
Los Angeles Lakers in six games in the Western Conference First Round.
[18]
[19]
[20] Following the season, Smith was traded to the
Milwaukee Bucks ,
[21]
[22] while
Anthony Peeler signed as a free agent with the
Sacramento Kings ,
[23] Gill signed with the
Chicago Bulls ,
[24] and Brandon was traded to the
Atlanta Hawks .
[25]
Draft picks
Roster
2002β03 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
7
Brandon, Terrell (IN)
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1970β05β20
Oregon
F
21
Garnett, Kevin
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1976β05β19
Farragut Academy (IL)
G
9
Gill, Kendall
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1968β05β25
Illinois
G
16
Hudson, Troy
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1976β03β13
Southern Illinois
C
25
Jackson, Marc
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
1975β01β16
Temple
G
13
LΓ³pez, Felipe (IN)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1974β12β19
St. John's
C
8
NesteroviΔ, Rasho
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1976β05β30
Slovenia
G
44
Peeler, Anthony
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
1969β11β25
Missouri
G
36
Rakocevic, Igor
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
1978β03β29
Serbia
F
32
Smith, Joe
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1975β07β26
Maryland
G
1
Strickland, Rod
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1966β07β11
DePaul
F
10
Szczerbiak, Wally
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
244 lb (111 kg)
1977β03β05
Miami (OH)
F
20
Trent, Gary
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1974β09β22
Ohio
G
29
Wilks, Mike
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1979β05β07
Rice
C
3
Woods, Loren
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1978β06β21
Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(IN) Inactive Injured
Roster Last transaction: February 12, 2003
Roster Notes
Point guard
Terrell Brandon missed the entire season due to a knee injury.
Shooting guard
Felipe Lopez missed the entire season due to a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee.
Regular season
Season standings
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
2002-03 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
LAC
LAL
MEM
MIA
MIL
MIN
NJN
NOH
NYK
ORL
PHI
PHO
POR
SAC
SAS
SEA
TOR
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
β
0β3
2β2
4β0
0β2
2β0
1β3
0β2
1β1
2β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β3
2β2
0β2
1β3
2β2
1β3
2β1
3β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β1
2β2
Boston
3β0
β
2β2
4β0
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
0β2
2β2
2β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β2
2β0
1β3
3β1
4β0
3β2
2β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β2
1β1
1β3
Chicago
2β2
2β2
β
3β1
0β2
1β1
0β4
1β1
1β1
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β2
2β2
0β2
2β2
1β3
2β1
1β3
1β3
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
2β2
1β1
1β3
Cleveland
0β4
0β4
1β3
β
0β2
1β1
0β4
1β1
1β1
0β4
2β0
1β1
0β2
1β2
0β4
0β2
2β2
1β3
1β2
0β4
0β4
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
3β1
1β1
0β4
Dallas
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
β
4β0
2β0
4β0
4β0
1β1
4β0
1β3
4β0
2β0
0β2
2β2
2β0
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β2
2β0
2β2
2β0
Denver
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β4
β
0β2
0β4
0β4
1β1
1β3
0β4
2β2
2β0
1β1
0β4
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β3
2β2
0β4
1β3
1β3
1β1
0β4
1β1
Detroit
3β1
2β2
4β0
4β0
0β2
2β0
β
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
3β1
1β3
1β1
2β1
2β2
2β2
2β1
2β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
3β1
2β0
3β1
Golden State
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β4
4β0
1β1
β
1β3
1β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
1β1
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
0β4
0β4
1β3
2β2
2β0
2β2
2β0
Houston
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
0β4
4β0
0β2
3β1
β
1β1
2β2
2β2
3β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β0
3β1
1β3
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β0
1β3
1β1
Indiana
2β2
2β2
2β2
4β0
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
β
2β0
0β2
1β1
4β0
3β1
2β0
1β2
3β1
3β1
2β1
2β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
2β0
3β1
1β1
2β2
L.A. Clippers
0β2
0β2
2β0
0β2
0β4
3β1
1β1
2β2
2β2
0β2
β
0β4
2β2
2β0
1β1
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β1
1β3
0β2
L.A. Lakers
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
4β0
1β1
2β2
2β2
2β0
4β0
β
4β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
2β2
2β2
0β4
2β2
2β0
3β1
1β1
Memphis
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β0
0β4
2β2
0β2
2β2
1β3
1β1
2β2
0β4
β
2β0
2β0
0β4
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
0β2
1β3
1β3
0β4
1β3
1β3
1β1
1β3
1β1
Miami
3β1
2β2
2β1
2β1
0β2
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
0β4
0β2
1β1
0β2
β
1β3
1β1
0β4
0β4
2β2
0β4
0β4
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
4β0
0β2
1β3
Milwaukee
2β2
2β1
2β2
4β0
2β0
1β1
3β1
2β0
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
0β2
3β1
β
0β2
2β2
2β2
3β1
2β2
2β2
0β2
2β0
0β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
0β2
2β1
Minnesota
2β0
0β2
2β0
2β0
2β2
4β0
1β1
3β1
2β2
0β2
3β1
2β2
4β0
1β1
2β0
β
0β2
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
3β1
3β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
1β1
1β3
2β0
New Jersey
3β1
3β1
2β2
2β2
0β2
2β0
1β2
1β1
1β1
2β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
4β0
2β2
2β0
β
2β2
3β1
2β2
1β3
1β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
1β1
4β0
0β2
3β1
New Orleans
2β2
1β3
3β1
3β1
0β2
2β0
2β2
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β1
4β0
2β2
1β1
2β2
β
3β1
1β3
2β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β0
4β0
2β0
2β1
New York
3β1
0β4
1β2
2β1
0β2
2β0
2β2
0β2
2β0
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β3
0β2
1β3
1β3
β
2β2
2β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
2β0
1β1
3β1
1β1
2β2
Orlando
1β2
2β3
3β1
4β0
1β1
2β0
1β2
1β1
0β2
1β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
4β0
2β2
1β1
2β2
3β1
2β2
β
2β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β2
1β1
2β2
Philadelphia
1β3
2β2
3β1
4β0
0β2
2β0
2β2
0β2
0β2
2β2
2β0
1β1
2β0
4β0
2β2
1β1
3β1
1β2
2β2
2β2
β
0β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
1β1
3β0
1β1
4β0
Phoenix
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
3β1
1β1
2β2
1β3
1β1
3β1
1β3
3β1
0β2
2β0
1β3
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β0
2β0
β
3β1
2β2
3β1
1β3
1β1
1β3
1β1
Portland
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β2
2β0
4β0
3β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
3β1
2β0
0β2
1β3
0β2
2β0
2β0
2β0
0β2
1β3
β
1β3
2β2
4β0
2β0
1β3
1β1
Sacramento
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
3β1
4β0
1β1
4β0
2β2
2β0
3β1
2β2
4β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
3β1
β
1β3
3β1
1β1
3β1
2β0
San Antonio
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β2
3β1
2β0
3β1
3β1
2β0
3β1
4β0
3β1
2β0
2β0
2β2
1β1
2β0
0β2
2β0
1β1
1β3
2β2
3β1
β
3β1
2β0
4β0
1β1
Seattle
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
2β2
3β1
1β1
2β2
2β2
0β2
3β1
2β2
3β1
2β0
1β1
2β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
3β1
0β4
1β3
1β3
β
2β0
2β2
1β1
Toronto
3β1
2β1
2β2
1β3
0β2
1β1
1β3
0β2
0β2
1β3
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β4
2β2
1β1
0β4
0β4
1β3
2β2
0β3
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
β
0β2
3β1
Utah
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
4β0
0β2
2β2
3β1
1β1
3β1
1β3
3β1
2β0
2β0
3β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
3β1
1β3
0β4
2β2
2β0
β
1β1
Washington
2β2
3β1
3β1
4β0
0β2
1β1
1β3
0β2
1β1
2β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
3β1
1β2
0β2
1β3
1β2
2β2
2β2
0β4
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β1
β
Game log
Playoffs
2003 playoff game log
First round: 2β4 (home: 1β2; road: 1β2)
2003 schedule
Player statistics
Season
Playoffs
Awards and records
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References
^
2002-03 Minnesota Timberwolves
^
"Report: Wolves Sign G Troy Hudson" . United Press International . August 26, 2002. Retrieved June 11, 2022 .
^
"Timberwolves Sign Kendall Gill" . United Press International . September 26, 2002. Retrieved June 11, 2022 .
^
"WESTERN CONFERENCE: Team-by-Team Preview" . The New York Times . October 28, 2002. Retrieved July 16, 2022 .
^
"Garnett Is the M.V.P. in Jordan's Final All-Star Game" . The New York Times . Associated Press. February 9, 2003. Retrieved January 13, 2022 .
^ Wyche, Steve (February 10, 2003).
"Passing the Torch" . The Washington Post . Retrieved June 12, 2022 .
^
"2003 NBA All-Star Game: West 155, East 145 (2OT)" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved January 13, 2022 .
^
"NBA & ABA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award Winners" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved November 29, 2022 .
^
"PRO BASKETBALL; Duncan Is M.V.P. Once Again" . The New York Times . Associated Press. May 5, 2003. Retrieved June 11, 2022 .
^ Teaford, Elliott (May 4, 2003).
"Duncan to Win Second MVP in a Row" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 13, 2022 .
^
"Wallace Chosen Best Defender" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. April 24, 2003. Retrieved September 13, 2022 .
^
"2002β03 NBA Awards Voting" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved February 2, 2022 .
^
"Timberwolves' Hudson Hurts Ankle" . Midland Daily News . January 12, 2003. Retrieved June 11, 2022 .
^ Heisler, Mark (April 28, 2003).
"He's Guy Bringing Dread to the Lakers" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 27, 2022 .
^
"NBA Games Played on February 6, 2003" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved September 13, 2022 .
^
"2002β03 Minnesota Timberwolves Schedule and Results" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022 .
^
"2002β03 Minnesota Timberwolves Roster and Stats" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 2, 2022 .
^ Wise, Mike (May 2, 2003).
"PRO BASKETBALL; Looking Like Champs, Lakers Advance" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 13, 2022 .
^ Brown, Tim (May 2, 2003).
"Lakers Earn Their Spurs" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 11, 2022 .
^ Neiman, David (May 2, 2003).
"Lakers Finish Timberwolves to Advance to West Semis" . The Washington Post . Retrieved November 27, 2022 .
^ Broussard, Chris (June 28, 2003).
"PRO BASKETBALL; In Fallout from Draft, Bucks Trade Cassell" . The New York Times . Retrieved June 11, 2022 .
^
"Bucks Send Cassell to Minnesota" . United Press International . June 27, 2003. Retrieved October 27, 2022 .
^
"Kings Ink Anthony Peeler" . United Press International . August 15, 2003. Retrieved July 15, 2022 .
^ Johnson, K.C. (October 28, 2003).
"Kendall Gill's 'Pizza' Diet" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved October 27, 2022 .
^
"Sprewell Is Part of 4-Team Trade" . Los Angeles Times . July 24, 2003. Retrieved July 15, 2022 .
See also
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