2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season

2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season
2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Gregg Popovich
Owners	Peter Holt
Arena	SBC Center
Results
Record	60–22 (.732)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest); Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions; (Defeated Nets 4–2)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net Southwest, KENS, KRRT
Radio	KLEY
< 2001–02	2003–04 >

The 2002–03 NBA season was the 36th season of the franchise, 30th in San Antonio, and 27th in the National Basketball Association.^[1] This was also the Spurs' first season playing at the SBC Center (now AT&T Center). During the offseason, the team signed free agent Kevin Willis, traded for Speedy Claxton and Steve Kerr, and welcomed Argentinian future star Manu Ginobili (drafted by the team in 1999) for his first NBA season. The Spurs played strong basketball, posting a nine-game winning streak at midseason, then winning eleven straight games near the end of the season. The Spurs would win 60 games for only the second time in franchise history as they attempted to win a second title in longtime star David Robinson's final season. The season saw Tim Duncan earn his second consecutive NBA MVP award, and appear in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game. Second-year guard Tony Parker showed improvement, averaging 15.5 points per game. Rookie Manu Ginobili was named to the All-Rookie Second Team.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Phoenix Suns after losing Game 1 in overtime, then defeated the defending 3x NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in the semifinals in six games. In the Western Conference Finals, they defeated the Dallas Mavericks to advanced to the NBA Finals, where they beat the New Jersey Nets in six games and won their second championship.^[2] Following the season, Stephen Jackson signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks, Steve Smith signed with the New Orleans Hornets, and Robinson and Danny Ferry retired. It was also Steve Kerr's last season as an NBA player. A 5-time champion, Kerr won 4-straight titles with the Chicago Bulls and Spurs, and 11 years later, returned to the NBA, as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, and ended their 40-year championship drought and the next season led them to the best-ever regular season record of 73-9.

For the season, the Spurs changed their logo, which remains in use until 2017.

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	26	John Salmons	SG/SF	United States	Miami
2	55	Luis Scola	F	Argentina	TAU Cerámica (Spain)
2	56	Randy Holcomb	F	United States	San Diego State

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB
C	34	Bateer, Mengke	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	China
G	12	Bowen, Bruce	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Cal State Fullerton
G	10	Claxton, Speedy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	Hofstra
F/C	21	Duncan, Tim	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Wake Forest
F	35	Ferry, Danny	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Duke
G	20	Ginóbili, Manu	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Argentina
G/F	3	Jackson, Stephen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Butler CC
G	25	Kerr, Steve	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Arizona
G	9	Parker, Tony	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	France
C	50	Robinson, David	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Navy
F	31	Rose, Malik	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Drexel
G	8	Smith, Steve	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Michigan State
F/C	42	Willis, Kevin	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Michigan State

Head coach

Gregg Popovich (Air Force)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
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Note

'Bold' = All-Star Selection

Regular season

Standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	60	22	.732	–	33–8	27–14	17–7
x-Dallas Mavericks	60	22	.732	–	33–8	27–14	18–6
x-Minnesota Timberwolves	51	31	.622	9	33–8	18–23	15–9
x-Utah Jazz	47	35	.573	13	29–12	18–23	15–9
Houston Rockets	43	39	.524	17	28–13	15–26	11–13
Memphis Grizzlies	28	54	.341	32	20–21	8–33	5–17
Denver Nuggets	17	65	.207	43	13–28	4–37	3–21

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-San Antonio Spurs	60	22	.732	–
2	y-Sacramento Kings	59	23	.720	1
3	x-Dallas Mavericks	60	22	.732	–
4	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	51	31	.622	9
5	x-Los Angeles Lakers	50	32	.610	10
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	10
7	x-Utah Jazz	47	35	.573	13
8	x-Phoenix Suns	44	38	.537	16

9	Houston Rockets	43	39	.524	17
10	Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	20
11	Golden State Warriors	38	44	.463	22
12	Memphis Grizzlies	28	54	.341	32
13	Los Angeles Clippers	27	55	.329	33
14	Denver Nuggets	17	65	.207	43

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	—	0–3	2–2	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–0	—	2–2	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–2	2–0	1–3	3–1	4–0	3–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–3
Chicago	2–2	2–2	—	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3
Cleveland	0–4	0–4	1–3	—	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–4
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	—	4–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–0
Denver	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	—	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–4	1–1
Detroit	3–1	2–2	4–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–1	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	3–1
Golden State	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	4–0	1–1	—	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–0
Houston	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–4	4–0	0–2	3–1	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–1
Indiana	2–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	0–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–2	3–1	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–2
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–4	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	—	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	—	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1
Memphis	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	—	2–0	2–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–1
Miami	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–1	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	—	1–3	1–1	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–4	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	0–2	1–3
Milwaukee	2–2	2–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	—	0–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	2–1
Minnesota	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	—	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–0
New Jersey	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	—	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	3–1
New Orleans	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	—	3–1	1–3	2–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–1
New York	3–1	0–4	1–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–3	—	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–2
Orlando	1–2	2–3	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	1–3	2–2	3–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–2	—	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–0	1–1	4–0
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	—	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–1
Portland	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–3	—	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–0	1–3	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	—	1–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–0
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–1
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–3	1–3	—	2–0	2–2	1–1
Toronto	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	3–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–0	—	1–1
Washington	2–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–2	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	—

Game log

October

Record: 1–1; Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Record
1	29 October 2002	Spurs	87–82	Lakers	NA	Malik Rose (14)	1–0
2	30 October 2002	Warriors	106–98	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (24)	1-1

November

Record: 10–6; Home: 6–2; Road: 4–4

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Record
3	1 November 2002	Raptors	72–91	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (22)	2–1
4	4 November 2002	Spurs	103–101	Grizzlies	1	Tim Duncan (29)	3–1
5	5 November 2002	Warriors	73–93	Spurs	NA	Tony Parker (21)	4–1
6	9 November 2002	Blazers	95–76	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (16)	4–2
7	11 November 2002	Timberwolves	75–91	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (20)	5–2
8	13 November 2002	Spurs	82–91	Nets	NA	Tim Duncan (21)	5–3
9	14 November 2002	Spurs	94–99	76ers	NA	Tim Duncan (29)	5–4
10	16 November 2002	Spurs	90–77	Cavaliers	NA	Bruce Bowen (14)	6–4
11	18 November 2002	Cavaliers	78–104	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (25)	7–4
12	20 November 2002	Lakers	88–95	Spurs	NA	Stephen Jackson (28)	8–4
13	22 November 2002	Grizzlies	86–95	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (28)	9–4
14	24 November 2002	SuperSonics	91–90	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (22)	9–5
15	26 November 2002	Spurs	81–85	Nuggets	NA	Tim Duncan (18)	9–6
16	27 November 2002	Nuggets	68–99	Spurs	NA	Stephen Jackson (22)	10–6
17	29 November 2002	Spurs	87–94	Suns	NA	Tim Duncan (31)	10–7
18	30 November 2002	Jazz	85–107	Spurs	NA	Stephen Jackson (17)	11–7

December

Record: 8–6; Home: 5–1; Road: 3–5

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Record
19	3 December 2002	Spurs	75–89	Rockets	NA	Tim Duncan (25)	11–8
20	6 December 2002	76ers	93–98	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (29)	12–8
21	8 December 2002	Kings	104–80	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (16)	12–9
22	11 December 2002	Mavericks	104–111	Spurs	NA	Tony Parker (32)	13–9
23	13 December 2002	Clippers	84–97	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (25)	14–9
24	16 December 2002	Spurs	79–91	Clippers	NA	Tim Duncan (32)	14–10
25	18 December 2002	Spurs	91–88	SuperSonics	NA	Tony Parker (22)	15–10
26	19 December 2002	Spurs	83–81	Kings	NA	Tim Duncan (23)	16–10
27	21 December 2002	Wizards	81–92	Spurs	NA	Tony Parker (21)	17–10
28	23 December 2002	Hornets	94–99	Spurs	1	Tim Duncan (23)	18–10
29	27 December 2002	Spurs	79–81	Hawks	NA	Tim Duncan (27)	18–11
30	28 December 2002	Spurs	109–95	Bulls	NA	Tony Parker (32)	19–11
31	30 December 2002	Spurs	95–96	Knicks	NA	Tim Duncan (31)	19–12
32	31 December 2002	Spurs	103–105	Wizards	NA	Tim Duncan (35)	19–13

January

Record: 11–3; Home: 5–1; Road: 6–2

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Record
33	3 January 2003	Warriors	95–98	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (37)	20–13
34	5 January 2003	Spurs	94–86	Clippers	NA	Tony Parker (26)	21–13
35	8 January 2003	Spurs	106–95	SuperSonics	NA	Tim Duncan (23)	22–13
36	9 January 2003	Spurs	87–90	Blazers	NA	Stephen Jackson (18)	22–14
37	12 January 2003	Celtics	80–81	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (21)	23–14
38	14 January 2003	Suns	100–108	Spurs	1	Tim Duncan (38)	24–14
39	17 January 2003	Hawks	93–106	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (27)	25–14
40	20 January 2003	Rockets	82–87	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (32)	26–14
41	22 January 2003	Grizzlies	98–93	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (30)	26–15
42	24 January 2003	Spurs	91–90	Jazz	NA	Tim Duncan (29)	27–15
43	25 January 2003	Pistons	76–108	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (22)	28–15
44	27 January 2003	Spurs	95–106	Timberwolves	NA	Tony Parker (19)	28–16
45	29 January 2003	Spurs	106–97	Pacers	NA	Tony Parker (28)	29–16
46	31 January 2003	Spurs	109–108	Magic	NA	Tim Duncan (23)	30–16

February

Record: 9–1; Home: 3–0; Road: 6–1

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Record
47	1 February 2003	Spurs	67–65	Heat	NA	Tony Parker (18)	31–16
48	5 February 2003	Spurs	103–99	Warriors	NA	Tim Duncan (30)	32–16
49	6 February 2003	Spurs	83–74	Nuggets	NA	Tim Duncan (25)	33–16
All-Star Break
50	11 February 2003	Spurs	116–111	Blazers	1	Tim Duncan (36)	34–16
51	14 February 2003	Spurs	103–95	Lakers	NA	Tim Duncan (28)	35–16
52	16 February 2003	Spurs	104–101	Kings	NA	Tim Duncan (34)	36–16
53	18 February 2003	Nuggets	76–101	Spurs	NA	Bruce Bowen (18)	37–16
54	20 February 2003	Spurs	87–95	Mavericks	NA	Malik Rose (25)	37–17
55	22 February 2003	Pacers	96–105	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (21)	38–17
56	25 February 2003	Heat	69–84	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (17)	39–17

March

Record: 14–3; Home: 9–3; Road: 5–0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Record
57	1 March 2003	Kings	100–108	Spurs	NA	Tony Parker (32)	40–17
58	2 March 2003	Spurs	97–88	Rockets	NA	Manu Ginóbili (20)	41–17
59	4 March 2003	Suns	104–97	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (35)	41–18
60	6 March 2003	Nets	78–92	Spurs	NA	Two-way tie (21)	42–18
61	9 March 2003	Spurs	94–78	Celtics	NA	Tim Duncan (18)	43–18
62	11 March 2003	Spurs	105–102	Bucks	NA	Malik Rose (34)	44–18
63	12 March 2003	Spurs	111–99	Timberwolves	NA	Stephen Jackson (22)	45–18
64	14 March 2003	Clippers	96–107	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (24)	46–18
65	16 March 2003	Bulls	97–108	Spurs	NA	Tony Parker (25)	47–18
66	18 March 2003	Knicks	105–97	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (27)	47–19
67	20 March 2003	Spurs	112–110	Mavericks	1	Tim Duncan (25)	48–19
68	21 March 2003	Timberwolves	101–94	Spurs	1	Tim Duncan (29)	48–20
69	23 March 2003	Spurs	98–89	Lakers	NA	Tim Duncan (27)	49–20
70	25 March 2003	Bucks	94–107	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (31)	50–20
71	27 March 2003	Rockets	85–98	Spurs	NA	Stephen Jackson (27)	51–20
72	29 March 2003	Jazz	81–101	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (30)	52–20
73	30 March 2003	Spurs	92–90	Hornets	NA	Tim Duncan (33)	53–20

April

Record: 7–2; Home: 3–1; Road: 6–1

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Record
74	1 April 2003	Magic	105–118	Spurs	NA	Tim Duncan (20)	54–20
75	2 April 2003	Spurs	105–87	Grizzlies	NA	Tim Duncan (33)	55–20
76	4 April 2003	Spurs	124–98	Raptors	NA	Malik Rose (23)	56–20
77	6 April 2003	Spurs	89–83	Pistons	NA	Tim Duncan (25)	57–20
78	9 April 2003	Blazers	79–84	Spurs	NA	Manu Ginóbili (17)	58–20
79	11 April 2003	SuperSonics	86–94	Spurs	NA	Malik Rose (20)	59–20
80	13 April 2003	Spurs	85–92	Suns	NA	Malik Rose (18)	59–21
81	14 April 2003	Spurs	91–83	Jazz	NA	Tony Parker (25)	60–21
82	16 April 2003	Mavericks	93–72	Spurs	NA	Steve Smith (11)	60–22

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Phoenix Suns Last Playoff Meeting: 2000 Western Conference First Round (Phoenix won 3-1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (PHO-SAS)	Venue	TV Time	Recap
1*	April 19	Phoenix	96	San Antonio	95	1-0	SBC Center, San Antonio	ESPN 5:30 EDT/4:30CT	Recap
2	April 21	Phoenix	76	San Antonio	84	1–1	SBC Center, San Antonio	TNT 7:30 EDT/6:30CT	Recap
3	April 25	San Antonio	99	Phoenix	86	1–2	America West Arena, Phoenix	NBA TV 10:00 EDT/8:00MT	Recap
4	April 27	San Antonio	84	Phoenix	86	2–2	America West Arena, Phoenix	TNT 10:30 EDT/8:30MT	Recap
5	April 29	Phoenix	82	San Antonio	94	2–3	SBC Center, San Antonio	NBA TV 8:30 EDT/7:30CT	Recap
6	May 1	San Antonio	87	Phoenix	85	2–4	America West Arena, Phoenix	TBS 10:30 EDT/8:30MT	Recap
San Antonio wins series 4–2

West Conference Semifinals

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers Last Playoff Meeting: 2002 Western Conference Semifinals (Lakers won 4-1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (LAL-SAS)	Venue	TV Time	Recap
1	May 5	L.A. Lakers	82	San Antonio	87	0–1	SBC Center, San Antonio	TNT 9:30 EDT/8:30CT	Recap
2	May 7	L.A. Lakers	95	San Antonio	114	0–2	SBC Center, San Antonio	TNT 9:30 EDT/8:30CT	Recap
3	May 9	San Antonio	95	L.A. Lakers	110	1–2	Staples Center, Los Angeles	TNT 10:30 EDT/7:30PT	Recap
4	May 11	San Antonio	95	L.A. Lakers	99	2–2	Staples Center, Los Angeles	ABC 3:30 EDT/12:30PT	Recap
5	May 13	L.A. Lakers	94	San Antonio	96	2–3	SBC Center, San Antonio	TNT 9:30 EDT/8:30CT	Recap
6	May 15	San Antonio	110	L.A. Lakers	82	2–4	Staples Center, Los Angeles	ABC 8:00 EDT/6:00PT	Recap
San Antonio wins series 4–2

West Conference Finals

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Dallas Mavericks Last Playoff Meeting: 2001 Western Conference Semifinals (San Antonio won 4-1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (DAL-SAS)	Venue	TV Time	Recap
1	May 19	Dallas	113	San Antonio	110	1-0	SBC Center, San Antonio	TNT 9:00 EDT/8:00CT	Recap
2	May 21	Dallas	106	San Antonio	119	1–1	SBC Center, San Antonio	TNT 8:30 EDT/7:30CT	Recap
3	May 23	San Antonio	96	Dallas	83	1–2	American Airlines Center, Dallas	TNT 9:00 EDT/8:00CT	Recap
4	May 25	San Antonio	102	Dallas	95	1–3	American Airlines Center, Dallas	TNT 9:00 EDT/8:00CT	Recap
5	May 27	Dallas	103	San Antonio	91	2–3	SBC Center, San Antonio	TNT 9:00 EDT/8:00CT	Recap
6	May 29	San Antonio	90	Dallas	78	2–4	American Airlines Center, Dallas	TNT 9:00 EDT/8:00CT	Recap
San Antonio wins Western Conference Championship series 4–2

Player stats

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mengke Bateer	12	0	3.8	.235	.333	.000	.8	.3	.0	.0	.8
Bruce Bowen	82	82	31.3	.466	.441	.404	2.9	1.4	.8	.5	7.1
Speedy Claxton	30	0	15.7	.462	.000	.684	1.9	2.5	.7	.2	5.8
Tim Duncan	81	81	39.3	.513	.273	.710	12.9	3.9	.7	2.93	23.3
Danny Ferry	64	1	9.4	.355	.350	.769	1.2	.3	.1	.1	1.9
Manu Ginóbili	69	5	20.7	.438	.345	.737	2.3	2.0	1.3	.3	7.6
Stephen Jackson	80	58	28.2	.435	.320	.760	3.6	2.3	1.6	.4	11.8
Steve Kerr	75	0	12.7	.430	.395	.882	.8	.9	.4	.04	4.0
Tony Parker	82	82	33.8	.464	.337	.755	2.6	5.3	.9	.1	15.5
David Robinson	64	64	26.2	.469	.000	.710	7.9	1.0	.8	1.7	8.5
Malik Rose	79	13	24.5	.459	.400	.791	6.4	1.6	.7	.5	10.4
Steve Smith	53	18	19.5	.388	.331	.833	1.9	1.3	.5	.2	6.8
Kevin Willis	71	6	11.8	.479	.000	.614	3.2	.3	.3	.3	4.2

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bruce Bowen	24	24	31.3	.372	.438	.548	2.9	1.6	.8	.7	6.9
Speedy Claxton	24	0	13.6	.438	.000	.750	1.9	1.9	.7	.2	5.2
Tim Duncan	24	24	42.5	.529	.000	.677	15.4	5.3	.6	3.3	24.7
Danny Ferry	16	1	6.3	.286	.286	.000	1.4	.4	.1	.0	1.3
Manu Ginóbili	24	0	27.5	.386	.384	.757	3.8	2.9	1.7	.4	9.4
Stephen Jackson	24	24	33.8	.414	.336	.803	4.1	2.7	1.4	.4	12.8
Steve Kerr	10	0	4.6	.636	.833	.750	.3	.6	.1	.0	2.2
Tony Parker	24	24	33.9	.403	.268	.713	2.8	3.5	.9	.1	14.7
David Robinson	23	23	23.4	.542	.000	.667	6.6	.9	.8	1.4	7.8
Malik Rose	24	0	23.3	.419	.000	.766	5.8	1.0	.7	.5	9.3
Steve Smith	9	0	7.3	.208	.167	1.000	.8	.7	.1	.0	1.8
Kevin Willis	18	0	5.1	.525	1.000	1.000	1.7	.1	.1	.1	2.6

NBA finals

The 2003 NBA Finals marked the first championship contested between two former ABA teams.
In the series clinching game, Tim Duncan came two blocks shy of a quadruple-double in an NBA Finals match, an extremely rare feat, finishing with 22 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists, and 8 blocks. Some argue that he did in fact accomplish the feat. In one instance, David Robinson and Tim Duncan both blocked a shot simultaneously but it was attributed to David Robinson. At another point during the game, Tim Duncan narrowly blocked a shot, but it was counted as an air ball.
Duncan became the 7th player in NBA history to win the Finals MVP award a second time. He joined the list of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon and Shaquille O'Neal.

Summary

The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Wins
San Antonio (West)	101	85	84	76	93	88	4
New Jersey (East)	89	87	79	77	83	77	2

Schedule

Game 1 – June 4: Wednesday 8:00pm EST @San Antonio San Antonio 101, New Jersey 89: San Antonio leads series 1-0
Game 2 – June 6: Friday 8:00pm EST @San Antonio New Jersey 87, San Antonio 85: Series tied 1-1
Game 3 – June 8: Sunday 8:00pm EST, @New Jersey San Antonio 84, New Jersey 79: San Antonio leads series 2-1
Game 4 – June 11: Wednesday 8:00pm EST, @New Jersey New Jersey 77, San Antonio 76: Series tied 2-2
Game 5 – June 13: Friday 8:00pm EST, @New Jersey San Antonio 93, New Jersey 83: San Antonio leads series 3-2
Game 6 – June 15 Sunday 8:00pm et, @San Antonio San Antonio 88, New Jersey 77: San Antonio wins series 4-2

The Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. The NBA, after experimenting in the early years, restored this original format for the Finals in 1985. So far, the other playoff series are still running on a 2-2-1-1-1 site format.

Game 4 at Continental Airlines Arena was not a sell out as it took place 48 hours after it hosted the New Jersey Devils third Stanley Cup celebration in 9 years, following their 3-0 win over the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. By winning the NBA championship, the Spurs denied New Jersey from having both NBA and NHL championships in the same year.

Award winners

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Mark Bryant

Via free agency

References

^ 2002-03 San Antonio Spurs
^ "Spurs Defeat Nets to Win N.B.A. Title". New York Times. June 15, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2017.

[1] 2002-03 San Antonio Spurs

[2] "Spurs Defeat Nets to Win N.B.A. Title". New York Times. June 15, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2017.

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v t e San Antonio Spurs
Founded in 1967 Formerly the Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1970, 1971–1973) and the Texas Chaparrals (1970–1971) Based in San Antonio, Texas
Franchise	ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	State Fair Coliseum Moody Coliseum Tarrant County Coliseum Lubbock Municipal Coliseum HemisFair Arena Alamodome Frost Bank Center
Personnel	Owner(s) Spurs Sports & Entertainment President Gregg Popovich General manager Brian Wright Head coach Gregg Popovich
G League affiliate	Austin Spurs
Retired numbers	00 6 9 12 13 20 21 32 44 50
NBA championships	1999 2003 2005 2007 2014
Rivalries	Dallas Mavericks Houston Rockets Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns
Culture and lore	The Coyote Bruise Brothers The Iceman "Get Ready for This" The Admiral The Twin Towers The Big Three Memorial Day Miracle The Big Fundamental Semi-Pro The Shot

v t e San Antonio Spurs 2002–03 NBA champions
3 Jackson 8 Smith 9 Parker 10 Claxton 12 Bowen 20 Ginóbili 21 Duncan (Finals MVP) 25 Kerr 31 Rose 34 Bateer 35 Ferry 42 Willis 50 Robinson
Head coach Gregg Popovich
Assistant coaches Brown Budenholzer Carlesimo Prunty
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