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
General manager	R. C. Buford
President	Gregg Popovich
Owner(s)	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 off-season, the team signed free agents Kevin Willis,^[2] acquired second-year guard Speedy Claxton from the Philadelphia 76ers,^[3] and re-acquired former Spurs guard and three-point specialist Steve Kerr from the Portland Trail Blazers.^[4]^[5] Argentinian future star Manu Ginóbili, who was drafted by the team in 1999, would make his debut for his first NBA season.^[6] This would also be the fourteenth and final season for former All-Star center, and long-time Spurs star David Robinson.^[7]^[8]^[9] The Spurs played strong basketball, posting a nine-game winning streak at midseason, holding a 33–16 record at the All-Star break,^[10] 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, finishing with a league-best 60–22 record.^[11]

The season saw Tim Duncan earn his second consecutive NBA MVP Award, averaging 23.3 points, 12.9 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game.^[12]^[13]^[14] He was named to the All-NBA First Team, the NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game.^[15] In addition, second-year guard Tony Parker showed improvement, averaging 15.5 points and 5.3 assists per game, while Stephen Jackson provided the team with 11.8 points and 1.6 steals per game, and sixth man Malik Rose contributed 10.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game off the bench. Robinson averaged 8.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, which were career lows, while Ginóbili contributed 7.6 points per game off the bench, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, and Bruce Bowen provided with 7.1 points per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.^[16] Head coach Gregg Popovich was named Coach of the Year.^[17]^[18] Duncan also finished in fourth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting,^[19] while Parker finished in fourth place in Most Improved Player voting.^[20] This season marked the official beginning of the Big Three era, and the end of the Twin Towers era. The trio of Duncan, Parker, and Ginóbili would lead the Spurs to win 3 more championships (2005, 2007, and 2014).

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Phoenix Suns in six games after losing Game 1 in overtime,^[21]^[22]^[23] then defeated the defending three-time NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Semi-finals in six games.^[24]^[25]^[26] In the Western Conference Finals, they defeated the Dallas Mavericks in six games to advance to the NBA Finals,^[27]^[28]^[29] where they beat the New Jersey Nets in six games and won their second championship, their first title since 1999 NBA Finals.^[7]^[30]^[31] Following the season, Jackson signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks,^[32] while Steve Smith signed with the New Orleans Hornets,^[33] and Robinson, Kerr and Danny Ferry all retired.

For the season, the Spurs changed their primary logo, adding black and silver colors,^[34] and slightly changed their uniforms.^[35]^[36] The primary logo remained in use until 2017, while the uniforms lasted until 2010.

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

2002–03 San Antonio Spurs roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
C	34	Bateer, Mengke	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	1975–11–20	China
SF	12	Bowen, Bruce	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1971–06–14	Cal State Fullerton
PG	10	Claxton, Speedy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	1978–05–08	Hofstra
PF	21	Duncan, Tim	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1976–04–25	Wake Forest
SF	35	Ferry, Danny	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1966–10–17	Duke
SG	20	Ginóbili, Manu	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1977–07–28	Argentina
SG	3	Jackson, Stephen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1978–04–05	Butler CC
PG	25	Kerr, Steve	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1965–09–27	Arizona
PG	9	Parker, Tony	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1982–05–17	France
C	50	Robinson, David	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1965–08–06	Navy
PF	31	Rose, Malik	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1974–11–23	Drexel
SG	8	Smith, Steve	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1969–03–31	Michigan State
C	42	Willis, Kevin	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1962–09–06	Michigan State

Head coach

Gregg Popovich

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Roster

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

2003 playoff game log

First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 19	Phoenix	L 95–96 (OT)	Stephen Jackson (23)	Tim Duncan (13)	Tony Parker (7)	SBC Center 19,217	0–1
2	April 21	Phoenix	W 84–76	Stephen Jackson (23)	Tim Duncan (12)	Speedy Claxton (7)	SBC Center 19,217	1–1
3	April 25	@ Phoenix	W 99–86	Tony Parker (29)	Tim Duncan (23)	Tim Duncan (6)	America West Arena 19,023	2–1
4	April 27	@ Phoenix	L 84–86	Tim Duncan (24)	Tim Duncan (11)	Manu Ginóbili (5)	America West Arena 18,756	2–2
5	April 29	Phoenix	W 94–82	Malik Rose (27)	Tim Duncan (17)	Tim Duncan (6)	SBC Center 19,217	3–2
6	May 1	@ Phoenix	W 87–85	Stephen Jackson (21)	Tim Duncan (20)	Tim Duncan (10)	America West Arena 18,913	4–2

Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 5	L.A. Lakers	W 87–82	Tim Duncan (28)	David Robinson (11)	Tim Duncan (7)	SBC Center 18,797	1–0
2	May 7	L.A. Lakers	W 114–95	Bruce Bowen (27)	Tim Duncan (13)	Tim Duncan (7)	SBC Center 18,797	2–0
3	May 9	@ L.A. Lakers	L 95–110	Tim Duncan (28)	Tim Duncan (11)	Jackson, Parker (4)	Staples Center 18,997	2–1
4	May 11	@ L.A. Lakers	L 95–99	Tim Duncan (36)	Stephen Jackson (10)	Tim Duncan (5)	Staples Center 18,997	2–2
5	May 13	L.A. Lakers	W 96–94	Tim Duncan (27)	Tim Duncan (14)	Tim Duncan (5)	SBC Center 18,797	3–2
6	May 15	@ L.A. Lakers	W 110–82	Tim Duncan (37)	Tim Duncan (16)	Tony Parker (5)	Staples Center 18,997	4–2

Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 1–2; road: 3–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 19	Dallas	L 110–113	Tim Duncan (40)	Tim Duncan (15)	Tim Duncan (7)	SBC Center 18,797	0–1
2	May 21	Dallas	W 119–106	Tim Duncan (32)	Tim Duncan (15)	Duncan, Jackson (5)	SBC Center 18,797	1–1
3	May 23	@ Dallas	W 96–83	Tim Duncan (34)	Tim Duncan (24)	Tim Duncan (6)	American Airlines Center 20,695	2–1
4	May 25	@ Dallas	W 102–95	Tony Parker (25)	Tim Duncan (20)	Tim Duncan (7)	American Airlines Center 20,561	3–1
5	May 27	Dallas	L 91–103	Tim Duncan (23)	Tim Duncan (15)	three players tied (6)	SBC Center 18,797	3–2
6	May 29	@ Dallas	W 90–78	Stephen Jackson (24)	Duncan, Rose (11)	three players tied (4)	American Airlines Center 20,812	4–2

NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	June 4	New Jersey	W 101–89	Tim Duncan (32)	Tim Duncan (20)	Tim Duncan (6)	SBC Center 18,797	1–0
2	June 6	New Jersey	L 85–87	Tony Parker (21)	Tim Duncan (12)	Tony Parker (5)	SBC Center 18,797	1–1
3	June 8	@ New Jersey	W 84–79	Tony Parker (26)	Tim Duncan (16)	Tim Duncan (7)	Continental Airlines Arena 19,280	2–1
4	June 11	@ New Jersey	L 76–77	Tim Duncan (23)	Tim Duncan (16)	Parker, Jackson (3)	Continental Airlines Arena 19,280	2–2
5	June 13	@ New Jersey	W 93–83	Tim Duncan (29)	Tim Duncan (17)	Duncan, Parker (4)	Continental Airlines Arena 19,280	3–2
6	June 15	New Jersey	W 88–77	Tim Duncan (21)	Tim Duncan (20)	Tim Duncan (10)	SBC Center 18,797	4–2

2003 schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Tony Parker	PG	82	82	2,774	216	432	71	4	1,269	33.8	2.6	5.3	.9	.0	15.5
Bruce Bowen	SF	82	82	2,566	239	113	66	42	583	31.3	2.9	1.4	.8	.5	7.1
Tim Duncan	PF	81	81	3,181	1,043	316	55	237	1,884	39.3	12.9	3.9	.7	2.9	23.3
Stephen Jackson	SG	80	58	2,254	286	183	125	30	946	28.2	3.6	2.3	1.6	.4	11.8
Malik Rose	PF	79	13	1,933	506	124	57	40	822	24.5	6.4	1.6	.7	.5	10.4
Steve Kerr	PG	75	0	952	60	70	27	3	299	12.7	.8	.9	.4	.0	4.0
Kevin Willis	C	71	6	840	226	24	20	20	297	11.8	3.2	.3	.3	.3	4.2
Manu Ginóbili	SG	69	5	1,431	161	138	96	17	525	20.7	2.3	2.0	1.4	.2	7.6
David Robinson	C	64	64	1,676	508	61	52	111	546	26.2	7.9	1.0	.8	1.7	8.5
Danny Ferry	SF	64	1	601	75	21	7	9	119	9.4	1.2	.3	.1	.1	1.9
Steve Smith	SG	53	18	1,032	99	70	28	9	360	19.5	1.9	1.3	.5	.2	6.8
Speedy Claxton	PG	30	0	471	56	75	22	7	173	15.7	1.9	2.5	.7	.2	5.8
Mengke Bateer	C	12	0	46	10	4	0	0	9	3.8	.8	.3	.0	.0	.8
Anthony Goldwire^†	PG	10	0	51	3	3	3	0	12	5.1	.3	.3	.3	.0	1.2
Devin Brown^†	SG	7	0	22	7	2	0	0	12	3.1	1.0	.3	.0	.0	1.7

^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Tim Duncan	PF	24	24	1,021	369	127	15	79	593	42.5	15.4	5.3	.6	3.3	24.7
Tony Parker	PG	24	24	814	66	85	22	3	352	33.9	2.8	3.5	.9	.1	14.7
Stephen Jackson	SG	24	24	811	98	65	33	9	307	33.8	4.1	2.7	1.4	.4	12.8
Bruce Bowen	SF	24	24	750	69	39	20	17	166	31.3	2.9	1.6	.8	.7	6.9
Manu Ginóbili	SG	24	0	660	92	70	41	9	226	27.5	3.8	2.9	1.7	.4	9.4
Malik Rose	PF	24	0	560	138	24	16	11	222	23.3	5.8	1.0	.7	.5	9.3
Speedy Claxton	PG	24	0	326	45	45	16	5	125	13.6	1.9	1.9	.7	.2	5.2
David Robinson	C	23	23	539	152	21	18	31	180	23.4	6.6	.9	.8	1.3	7.8
Kevin Willis	C	18	0	91	31	2	1	1	46	5.1	1.7	.1	.1	.1	2.6
Danny Ferry	SF	16	1	101	23	7	2	0	20	6.3	1.4	.4	.1	.0	1.3
Steve Kerr	PG	10	0	46	3	6	1	0	22	4.6	.3	.6	.1	.0	2.2
Steve Smith	SG	9	0	66	7	6	1	0	16	7.3	.8	.7	.1	.0	1.8

NBA Finals

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 EST @San Antonio San Antonio 88, New Jersey 77: San Antonio wins series 4–2

Award winners

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Cherokee Parks

Player Transactions Citation:^[37]

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v t e NBA champions
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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
Regular season Playoffs