NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
2002β03 NBA season was the Kings' 54th season in the
National Basketball Association , and 18th season in
Sacramento .
[1] The Kings were coming off their controversial Western Conference Finals defeat to the
Los Angeles Lakers , who won the series in seven games. During the off-season, the Kings signed free agent
Keon Clark ,
[2]
[3] and later on in December signed
Jim Jackson .
[4] Throughout the season, none of the Kings' players played a full season via suspension or injury,
[5] but they still managed to hold a successful 34β17 record at the All-Star break,
[6] and post a 59β23 record,
[7] two games less than their previous output in which they went 61β21, thus repeating as
Pacific Division Champions once again.
Chris Webber averaged 23.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while
Peja StojakoviΔ averaged 19.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, and
Mike Bibby provided the team with 15.9 points and 5.2 assists per game, but only played 55 games due to a foot injury.
[8]
[9] In addition,
Bobby Jackson contributed 15.2 points per game in 59 games, starting in 26 of them, and was named Sixth Man of the Year,
[10]
[11] while
Vlade Divac provided with 9.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and
Doug Christie contributed 9.4 points, 4.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.
[12] Webber and StojakoviΔ were both voted to play in the
2003 NBA All-Star Game in
Atlanta . However, this time, Stojakovic was the only team representative as Webber was forced to withdraw due to a sprained ankle.
[13] Head coach
Rick Adelman was selected to coach the Western Conference All-Stars.
[14] Webber also finished in tenth place in
Most Valuable Player voting, while Christie finished in fifth place in
Defensive Player of the Year voting.
[15]
[16]
After easily dispatching the
Utah Jazz in five games in the
Western Conference First Round , the team started to look like a title contender,
[17]
[18]
[19] but in Game 2 against the
Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Semi-finals, their title hopes took a serious blow, when Webber suffered a knee injury while trying to catch a lob pass from Bibby, ending his season.
[20]
[21] Webber's knee required
microfracture surgery in the following off-season.
[22] Without their team captain and MVP, the Kings lost the series in seven games.
[23]
[24]
[25] Following the season,
Hedo TΓΌrkoΔlu was traded to the
San Antonio Spurs , while
Scot Pollard was traded to the
Indiana Pacers ,
[26]
[27] Clark was dealt to the
Utah Jazz , and Jackson signed as a free agent with the
Houston Rockets .
[28]
[29]
For the season, the team sported new uniforms, adding purple primary road jerseys.
[30]
[31] The new uniforms would remain in use until 2008. This would be the last season the Kings would win the Pacific Division until the
2022-23 season .
Offseason
Draft picks
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
College
1
28
Dan Dickau
PG
United States
Gonzaga
2
57
Corsley Edwards
United States
Central Connecticut State
Roster
2002β03 Sacramento Kings roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
10
Bibby, Mike
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1978β05β13
Arizona
G
13
Christie, Doug
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1970β05β09
Pepperdine
C
7
Clark, Keon
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1975β04β16
UNLV
G
8
Cleaves, Mateen
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1977β09β07
Michigan State
C
21
Divac, Vlade
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
243 lb (110 kg)
1968β02β03
Serbia
F
51
Funderburke, Lawrence
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1970β12β15
Ohio State
G
24
Jackson, Bobby
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1973β03β13
Minnesota
F
22
Jackson, Jim
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1970β10β14
Ohio State
G
9
Jones, Damon
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1976β08β25
Houston
C
31
Pollard, Scot
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
1975β02β12
Kansas
G
25
Price, Brent
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1968β12β09
Oklahoma
F
16
StojakoviΔ, Peja
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1977β06β09
Serbia
F
5
TΓΌrkoΔlu, Hedo
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1979β03β19
Turkey
F
3
Wallace, Gerald
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1982β07β23
Alabama
F
4
Webber, Chris
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1973β03β01
Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(IN) Inactive Injured
Roster Last transaction: November 30, 2002
Roster Notes
Point guard
Brent Price missed the entire season due to a back injury.
Regular season
Season standings
z β clinched division title
y β clinched division title
x β 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
2002β03 game log Total: 59β23 (home: 35β6; road: 24β17)
October: 2β0 (home: 2β0; road: 0β0)
November: 11β5 (home: 6β0; road: 5β5)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
3
November 2
@
Memphis
W 116β99
Vlade Divac (24)
Keon Clark (10)
Vlade Divac (9)
Pyramid Arena 17,112
3β0
4
November 3
@
Miami
L 78β88
Keon Clark (19)
Vlade Divac (10)
Christie , Clark,
B. Jackson ,
Jones (3)
American Airlines Arena 15,468
3β1
5
November 5
@
Orlando
L 121β125
Bobby Jackson (26)
Lawrence Funderburke (12)
Chris Webber (9)
TD Waterhouse Centre 14,292
3β2
6
November 6
@
New York
L 88β95
Chris Webber (22)
Chris Webber (11)
Vlade Divac (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
3β3
7
November 8
Memphis
W 99β91
Peja StojakoviΔ (22)
Chris Webber (17)
Chris Webber (8)
ARCO Arena 17,317
4β3
8
November 10
Atlanta
W 105β97
Chris Webber (27)
Vlade Divac (10)
Doug Christie (7)
ARCO Arena 17,317
5β3
9
November 13
@
Golden State
W 104β93
Chris Webber (33)
Bobby Jackson (9)
Bobby Jackson (11)
The Arena in Oakland 18,369
6β3
10
November 15
@
Seattle
L 97β111
Chris Webber (24)
Keon Clark (9)
Chris Webber (6)
KeyArena 17,072
6β4
11
November 17
Orlando
W 101β99
Chris Webber (24)
Webber, Divac (10)
Webber,
TΓΌrkoΔlu (4)
ARCO Arena 17,317
7β4
12
November 19
Chicago
W 111β98
Christie, B. Jackson (22)
Vlade Divac (10)
Divac, Webber (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
8β4
13
November 20
@
L.A. Clippers
W 93β89
Webber, B. Jackson (19)
Vlade Divac (10)
Doug Christie (9)
Staples Center 18,087
9β4
14
November 22
Phoenix
W 118β101
Bobby Jackson (24)
Chris Webber (13)
Chris Webber (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
10β4
15
November 23
@
Portland
W 95β94
Chris Webber (24)
Chris Webber (10)
Vlade Divac (6)
Rose Garden 18,782
11β4
16
November 26
@
Cleveland
W 91β85
Chris Webber (28)
Chris Webber (11)
Doug Christie (5)
Gund Arena 11,595
12β4
17
November 27
@
Minnesota
L 74β90
Chris Webber (19)
Chris Webber (11)
Doug Christie (5)
Target Center 17,821
12β5
18
November 29
L.A. Clippers
W 107β94
Bobby Jackson (31)
Gerald Wallace (10)
Christie, Divac (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
13β5
December: 10β4 (home: 6β2; road: 4β2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
19
December 1
Houston
W 103β84
Gerald Wallace (21)
Gerald Wallace (8)
B. Jackson ,
Divac (5)
ARCO Arena 17,317
14β5
20
December 3
Minnesota
W 98β86
Bobby Jackson (24)
Chris Webber (11)
Chris Webber (7)
ARCO Arena 17,317
15β5
21
December 4
@
Denver
W 92β90
Chris Webber (31)
Vlade Divac (14)
Chris Webber (8)
Pepsi Center 13,002
16β5
22
December 6
Denver
W 98β77
Doug Christie (23)
Chris Webber (11)
Doug Christie (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
17β5
23
December 8
@
San Antonio
W 104β80
Chris Webber (23)
Chris Webber (13)
Doug Christie (9)
SBC Center 16,873
18β5
24
December 10
@ Houston
L 96β103
Chris Webber (30)
Chris Webber (11)
Bobby Jackson (6)
Compaq Center 13,158
18β6
25
December 14
@
Utah
W 98β96
Chris Webber (27)
Chris Webber (13)
Webber, Christie (5)
Delta Center 19,911
19β6
26
December 15
New Orleans
W 107β92
Chris Webber (28)
Chris Webber (8)
Chris Webber (7)
ARCO Arena 17,317
20β6
27
December 17
Phoenix
W 95β86
Chris Webber (27)
Webber, Divac (12)
Vlade Divac (7)
ARCO Arena 17,317
21β6
28
December 19
San Antonio
L 81β83
Chris Webber (23)
Chris Webber (12)
Chris Webber (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
21β7
29
December 21
@ Phoenix
L 101β110
Chris Webber (29)
Chris Webber (15)
Chris Webber (11)
America West Arena 18,133
21β8
30
December 22
Golden State
W 103β88
Webber,
StojakoviΔ (20)
Chris Webber (12)
Chris Webber (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
22β8
31
December 25
@
L.A. Lakers
W 105β99
Chris Webber (25)
Chris Webber (15)
Chris Webber (6)
Staples Center 18,997
23β8
32
December 28
Portland
L 113β119 (OT)
Mike Bibby (22)
Chris Webber (10)
Mike Bibby (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
23β9
January: 10β6 (home: 4β2; road: 6β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
33
January 4
@
Denver
W 87β76
Mike Bibby (24)
Peja StojakoviΔ (10)
Doug Christie (7)
Pepsi Center 17,393
24β9
34
January 5
Miami
W 96β70
Mike Bibby (22)
Vlade Divac (12)
Christie, Divac (4)
ARCO Arena 17,317
25β9
35
January 7
@
Milwaukee
W 101β76
Mike Bibby (20)
Chris Webber (13)
Chris Webber (6)
Bradley Center 16,072
26β9
36
January 9
@
New Jersey
W 118β82
Peja StojakoviΔ (23)
Chris Webber (11)
Doug Christie (9)
Continental Airlines Arena 20,049
27β9
37
January 10
@
Minnesota
L 109β115 (OT)
Chris Webber (30)
Chris Webber (8)
Mike Bibby (16)
Target Center 16,591
27β10
38
January 12
Memphis
W 106β98
Peja StojakoviΔ (30)
Webber, Divac (10)
Doug Christie (9)
ARCO Arena 17,317
28β10
39
January 15
Dallas
W 123β94
Chris Webber (29)
Chris Webber (15)
Chris Webber (11)
ARCO Arena 17,317
29β10
40
January 18
@
L.A. Clippers
L 107β112
Peja StojakoviΔ (37)
Vlade Divac (10)
Mike Bibby (10)
Staples Center 20,037
29β11
41
January 20
@
Golden State
W 102β80
Webber, StojakoviΔ, Divac (16)
Vlade Divac (11)
Mike Bibby (9)
The Arena in Oakland 19,871
30β11
42
January 21
New Jersey
W 109β102
Chris Webber (36)
Chris Webber (15)
Mike Bibby (10)
ARCO Arena 17,317
31β11
43
January 23
@ Memphis
W 104β98
Chris Webber (26)
Vlade Divac (11)
Mike Bibby (8)
Pyramid Arena 13,228
32β11
44
January 24
@
Atlanta
L 104β115
Chris Webber (32)
Chris Webber (13)
Webber, Bibby (6)
Philips Arena 15,697
32β12
45
January 26
@
Toronto
L 97β101
Mike Bibby (30)
Chris Webber (19)
Chris Webber (10)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
32β13
46
January 28
Utah
L 92β102
Peja StojakoviΔ (32)
StojakoviΔ, Divac (6)
Doug Christie (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
32β14
47
January 30
@
Seattle
W 95β77
Hedo TΓΌrkoΔlu (22)
Peja StojakoviΔ (14)
Vlade Divac (8)
KeyArena 16,286
33β14
48
January 31
L.A. Lakers
L 113β124
Peja StojakoviΔ (36)
Hedo TΓΌrkoΔlu (7)
Doug Christie (5)
ARCO Arena 17,317
33β15
February: 8β3 (home: 6β1; road: 2β2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
49
February 2
@
Houston
L 89β105
Peja StojakoviΔ (31)
StojakoviΔ,
Divac ,
Bibby ,
Wallace (6)
Vlade Divac (6)
Compaq Center 16,285
33β16
50
February 4
@
Dallas
W 110β109
Mike Bibby (27)
Peja StojakoviΔ (14)
Doug Christie (6)
American Airlines Center 20,102
34β16
51
February 5
@
New Orleans
L 84β108
Peja StojakoviΔ (20)
Keon Clark (9)
Bibby,
Jones (4)
New Orleans Arena 17,217
34β17
52
February 11
Washington
W 99β80
Peja StojakoviΔ (20)
Doug Christie (12)
Mike Bibby (8)
ARCO Arena 17,317
35β17
53
February 14
Seattle
W 110β81
Peja StojakoviΔ (24)
Keon Clark (14)
Doug Christie (13)
ARCO Arena 17,317
36β17
54
February 16
San Antonio
L 101β104
Vlade Divac (22)
Keon Clark (13)
Mike Bibby (8)
ARCO Arena 17,317
36β18
55
February 18
Milwaukee
W 102β93
Peja StojakoviΔ (26)
Vlade Divac (19)
Doug Christie (9)
ARCO Arena 17,317
37β18
56
February 20
Boston
W 105β83
Christie, Clark (18)
Clark, StojakoviΔ (9)
Doug Christie (9)
ARCO Arena 17,317
38β18
57
February 23
New York
W 99β92
Chris Webber (20)
Chris Webber (11)
Chris Webber (9)
ARCO Arena 17,317
39β18
58
February 25
Detroit
W 81β75
Chris Webber (19)
Chris Webber (13)
Vlade Divac (5)
ARCO Arena 17,317
40β18
59
February 27
@ Dallas
W 126β124 (OT)
Peja StojakoviΔ (36)
Keon Clark (11)
Bibby, Christie, Webber, Divac (6)
American Airlines Center 20,059
41β18
March: 11β4 (home: 8β1; road: 3β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
60
March 1
@
San Antonio
L 100β108
Chris Webber (36)
Chris Webber (9)
Mike Bibby (8)
SBC Center 18,797
41β19
61
March 3
Philadelphia
W 107β99
Chris Webber (29)
Vlade Divac (13)
Chris Webber (8)
ARCO Arena 17,317
42β19
62
March 5
Minnesota
W 96β95 (OT)
Chris Webber (25)
Webber,
StojakoviΔ (11)
Mike Bibby (5)
ARCO Arena 17,317
43β19
63
March 7
@
Utah
W 108β105 (OT)
Webber, Bibby (24)
Chris Webber (15)
Chris Webber (8)
Delta Center 19,911
44β19
64
March 9
Indiana
W 107β88
Mike Bibby (17)
Chris Webber (12)
Chris Webber (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
45β19
65
March 13
@
Phoenix
L 84β109
Chris Webber (22)
Chris Webber (11)
Chris Webber (9)
America West Arena 18,184
45β20
66
March 14
Toronto
W 119β84
Chris Webber (26)
Chris Webber (10)
Doug Christie (10)
ARCO Arena 17,317
46β20
67
March 16
Dallas
L 123β129 (OT)
Peja StojakoviΔ (30)
Chris Webber (15)
Chris Webber (9)
ARCO Arena 17,317
46β21
68
March 18
Golden State
W 117β91
Peja StojakoviΔ (20)
Chris Webber (10)
Doug Christie (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
47β21
69
March 20
L.A. Lakers
W 107β99
Chris Webber (26)
Chris Webber (11)
Christie,
B. Jackson (4)
ARCO Arena 17,317
48β21
70
March 22
@
Portland
W 113β104
Peja StojakoviΔ (30)
Chris Webber (15)
Mike Bibby (8)
Rose Garden 20,580
49β21
71
March 23
Houston
W 109β108
Chris Webber (24)
Vlade Divac (12)
Chris Webber (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
50β21
72
March 27
L.A. Clippers
W 93β83
Chris Webber (23)
Vlade Divac (13)
Doug Christie (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
51β21
73
March 29
@
Chicago
W 107β92
Peja StojakoviΔ (27)
Chris Webber (10)
Jim Jackson (7)
United Center 22,638
52β21
74
March 30
@
Detroit
L 88β99
Chris Webber (22)
Chris Webber (8)
Christie, Divac (4)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
52β22
April: 7β1 (home: 3β0; road: 4β1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
75
April 1
@
Indiana
W 103β98
Peja StojakoviΔ (26)
Chris Webber (14)
Doug Christie (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse 17,088
53β22
76
April 2
@
Washington
W 105β99
Chris Webber (28)
Chris Webber (9)
Vlade Divac (7)
MCI Center 20,173
54β22
77
April 4
@
Boston
W 93β92
Chris Webber (27)
Chris Webber (11)
Mike Bibby (10)
FleetCenter 18,624
55β22
78
April 6
@
Philadelphia
W 97β81
Webber, StojakoviΔ (21)
Chris Webber (11)
Chris Webber (8)
First Union Center 20,702
56β22
79
April 8
Seattle
W 107β85
Chris Webber (20)
Keon Clark (8)
Chris Webber (7)
ARCO Arena 17,317
57β22
80
April 10
@
L.A. Lakers
L 104β117
Webber, StojakoviΔ (24)
Chris Webber (9)
Bibby, Christie (5)
Staples Center 18,997
57β23
81
April 11
Denver
W 105β103
Chris Webber (22)
Chris Webber (14)
Jason Williams (8)
ARCO Arena 17,317
58β23
82
April 16
Utah
W 95β84
Chris Webber (15)
Divac,
B. Jackson (7)
Chris Webber (7)
ARCO Arena 17,317
59β23
2002β03 schedule
Playoffs
2003 playoff game log
First round: 4β1 (home: 3β0; road: 1β1)
Conference Semi-finals: 3β4 (home: 2β1; road: 1β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Series
1
May 6
@
Dallas
W 124β113
Peja StojakoviΔ (26)
Christie ,
StojakoviΔ (9)
Chris Webber (9)
American Airlines Center 20,525
1β0
2
May 8
@
Dallas
L 110β132
Chris Webber (31)
Bobby Jackson (8)
Doug Christie (9)
American Airlines Center 20,491
1β1
3
May 10
Dallas
L 137β141 (2OT)
Peja StojakoviΔ (39)
Bobby Jackson (11)
Doug Christie (7)
ARCO Arena 17,317
1β2
4
May 11
Dallas
W 99β83
Hedo TΓΌrkoΔlu (17)
Peja StojakoviΔ (12)
Doug Christie (7)
ARCO Arena 17,317
2β2
5
May 13
@
Dallas
L 93β112
Doug Christie (21)
Christie ,
Pollard (9)
Doug Christie (7)
American Airlines Center 20,556
2β3
6
May 15
Dallas
W 115β109
Peja StojakoviΔ (24)
Jim Jackson (12)
Doug Christie (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
3β3
7
May 17
@
Dallas
L 99β112
Mike Bibby (25)
Peja StojakoviΔ (9)
Bibby ,
Jackson (5)
American Airlines Center 20,595
3β4
2003 schedule
Player statistics
Season
Playoffs
Awards and records
Transactions
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