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لكرة السلة للمحترفين 2002–03" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%91%D0%90_%D1%9E_%D1%81%D1%8D%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5_2002%E2%80%942003_%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%9E" title="НБА ў сэзоне 2002—2003 гадоў – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="НБА ў сэзоне 2002—2003 гадоў" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_2002/2003." title="NBA 2002/2003. – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="NBA 2002/2003." data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporada_2002-03_de_l%27NBA" title="Temporada 2002-03 de l'NBA – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Temporada 2002-03 de l'NBA" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_2002/03" title="NBA 2002/03 – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="NBA 2002/03" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporada_2002-03_de_la_NBA" title="Temporada 2002-03 de la NBA – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Temporada 2002-03 de la NBA" 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title="2002-03 NBA մրցաշրջան – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="2002-03 NBA մրցաշրջան" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%8F_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%A8_-_%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%A9" title="एन बी ए सीज़न २००२ - ०३ – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="एन बी ए सीज़न २००२ - ०३" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_2002-2003" title="National Basketball Association 2002-2003 – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="National Basketball Association 2002-2003" 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background: #DDDDDD; color: #000000">2002–03 NBA season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">October 29, 2002 – April 16, 2003 <br /> April 19 – May 29, 2003 (Playoffs) <br /> June 4 – 15, 2003 (Finals)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">29</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_draft" title="2002 NBA draft">Draft</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">Top draft pick</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao Ming</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Picked by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Regular season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top seed</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a> (San Antonio)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_annual_scoring_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders">Top scorer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">Tracy McGrady</a> (<a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_playoffs" title="2003 NBA playoffs">Playoffs</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Eastern runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data">San Antonio Spurs</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Western runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">Finals</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data">San Antonio Spurs</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data">New Jersey Nets</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Finals <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Tim Duncan (San Antonio)</td></tr><tr class="noprint"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_seasons" title="List of NBA seasons"> NBA seasons</a></th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">← 2001–02</a></div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2003–04 →</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2002–03 NBA season</b> was the 57th season of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA). The season ended with the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> <a href="/wiki/Victory" title="Victory">beating</a> the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> 4–2 in the <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">2003 NBA Finals</a>. It was <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>'s last season in the NBA. It marked the first finals since the <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_season" title="1998–99 NBA season">1998–99 NBA season</a> in which the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Lakers</a> did not appear, as well as the Spurs' first finals appearance since then. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_occurrences">Notable occurrences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Notable occurrences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Coaching changes </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Offseason </th></tr> <tr> <th>Team </th> <th>2001–02 coach </th> <th>2002–03 coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Evans_(basketball)" title="Mike Evans (basketball)">Mike Evans</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bzdelik" title="Jeff Bzdelik">Jeff Bzdelik</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Winters" title="Brian Winters">Brian Winters</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Musselman" title="Eric Musselman">Eric Musselman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">In-season </th></tr> <tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Outgoing coach </th> <th>Incoming coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lon_Kruger" title="Lon Kruger">Lon Kruger</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Stotts" title="Terry Stotts">Terry Stotts</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Lucas_II" title="John Lucas II">John Lucas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keith_Smart" title="Keith Smart">Keith Smart</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alvin_Gentry" title="Alvin Gentry">Alvin Gentry</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">Dennis Johnson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Lowe" title="Sidney Lowe">Sidney Lowe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>The Hornets relocate from <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a> to <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, Louisiana. At the time, the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Hornets</a> were a continuation of the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> franchise, but this was changed in 2014 after the second incarnation of the Hornets (originally the Charlotte Bobcats starting in 2004) purchased the records and history of the Hornets franchise from 1988 to 2002. As such, this was the first of two seasons in which the Charlotte NBA franchise "suspended operations" while the New Orleans NBA franchise was <a href="/wiki/Retroactive_continuity" title="Retroactive continuity">retconned</a> as an <a href="/wiki/Expansion_of_the_National_Basketball_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Expansion of the National Basketball Association">expansion team</a>.</li> <li>At halftime of the Hornets' first game in New Orleans, the team retired <a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">Pete Maravich</a>'s jersey number against their former tenants, the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>. Though Maravich never played for the Hornets, he had been a star player with <a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_and_Lady_Tigers" title="LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers">LSU Tigers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz#1974–1979:_Early_years_in_New_Orleans_with_Pete_Maravich" title="Utah Jazz">New Orleans Jazz</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> played their first game at the SBC Center, (now the <a href="/wiki/Frost_Bank_Center" title="Frost Bank Center">Frost Bank Center</a>).</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> played their final season at the Compaq Center (formerly as The Summit, now the <a href="/wiki/Lakewood_Church_Central_Campus" title="Lakewood Church Central Campus">Lakewood Church Central Campus</a>).</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2003 NBA All-Star Game">2003 NBA All-Star Game</a> was held at the <a href="/wiki/State_Farm_Arena" title="State Farm Arena">Philips Arena</a> in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>. The West won 155–145 in double-overtime, the longest All-Star game in NBA history. Minnesota's <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> took the game's MVP honors. It was also the last time an Eastern Conference city hosted an All-Star Game (until <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2012 NBA All-Star Game">2012</a>), and the last time a rookie played (until <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2011 NBA All-Star Game">2011</a>) and started an All-Star game, with <a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao Ming</a> making his All-Star debut.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> announces his third and final retirement. He plays his last game on April 16, 2003, in Philadelphia.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">The NBA on ABC</a></i> begins (replacing <i><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBA on NBC</a></i>) again after a 29-year hiatus when the NBA signs new television deals with <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a> and the consortium of <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> and <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a>. This agreement significantly decreased the number of games on network television, including the playoffs, in which very few games are shown on ABC, with the exception of the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>, which are shown entirely on ABC. Also, both conference finals are shown live on cable for the first time.</li> <li>For the first time in NBA history, two former ABA teams contest each other in the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> versus the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>.</li> <li>The NBA changes the first-round format from a best-of-five-game series to a best-of-seven-game series for the <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_playoffs" title="2003 NBA playoffs">2003 NBA playoffs</a>.</li> <li>A new low in television ratings for the NBA Finals is reached, replacing the 1981 series as the least-watched Finals (later surpassed by the 2007 Finals).</li> <li>On January 7, <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> scored 45 points against the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a>. Kobe made nine consecutive <a href="/wiki/Three-pointer" class="mw-redirect" title="Three-pointer">three-pointers</a> and finished with 12 overall, a new NBA record for most threes in a game, later tied by <a href="/wiki/Donyell_Marshall" title="Donyell Marshall">Donyell Marshall</a> and broken by <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> (with 13 threes) and <a href="/wiki/Zach_LaVine" title="Zach LaVine">Zach LaVine</a> and later fellow <a href="/wiki/Splash_Brothers" title="Splash Brothers">Splash Brother</a>, <a href="/wiki/Klay_Thompson" title="Klay Thompson">Klay Thompson</a> (with 14 threes).</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> debuted their white and gold alternate home jerseys in a loss against the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> on <a href="/wiki/Christmas" title="Christmas">Christmas Day</a>, December 25, 2002, at Staples Center. The jerseys were designed as a tribute to long-time announcer <a href="/wiki/Chick_Hearn" title="Chick Hearn">Chick Hearn</a>, who died on August 5 from a head injury caused by a fall. The Lakers also sport a black patch in his honor.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Lenny Wilkens</a> becomes the all-time leader in losses, surpassing the late <a href="/wiki/Bill_Fitch" title="Bill Fitch">Bill Fitch</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reebok" title="Reebok">Reebok</a> became the official outfitter for the NBA. They would provide uniforms for all but ten teams; the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> and <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> remain under <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> until <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">the following season</a>, when Reebok took over. Reebok remained the league's uniform provider until its merger with <a href="/wiki/Adidas" title="Adidas">Adidas</a> in 2006.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">David Robinson</a> announced his retirement. He would eventually go on to win the championship with the Spurs.</li> <li>The elimination of Utah Jazz in the first round of the playoffs marks the end of the 18-year <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a>–<a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> tandem. Stockton would go on to retire, while Malone would play with the Lakers <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">next season</a> before retiring in 2004.</li> <li>The NBA has mandated installation of LED light strips on both the backboard and the scorer's table that illuminate when time expires, to assist with any potential review.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2002–03 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a> started the season 14–0 one shy to tied the best start of the season set by the <a href="/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_Washington_Capitols_season" title="1948–49 Washington Capitols season">1948–49 Washington Capitols</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1993–94 Houston Rockets season">1993–94 Houston Rockets</a> they started the season 15–0. The record was broken by the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2015–16 Golden State Warriors season">2015–16 Golden State Warriors</a> they started the season 24–0 during the 28–game winning–streak that they started when they won the last four games in the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014–15 season</a>.</li> <li>The Spurs and the Mavericks tied for the best record at 60–22. The Spurs won a tie–breaker for the best record due to better Conference records.</li> <li>The NBA introduces the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Hardwood_Classics" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Hardwood Classics">Hardwood Classic</a> nights for team and player milestones, team anniversary, and championship team anniversary which included the (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a>, and other teams). In Game 5 of the 2003 Finals series, the Nets wore a throwback jersey from the <a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_New_York_Nets_season" title="1975–76 New York Nets season">1976 team</a> that marked the only time in NBA Finals history wear a throwback jersey.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2002–03_NBA_changes"><span id="2002.E2.80.9303_NBA_changes"></span>2002–03 NBA changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2002–03 NBA changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> – slightly changed their uniforms added orange on the side panels to their jerseys and shorts.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> – added new blue road alternate uniforms with white side panels to their jerseys and shorts.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> – added new white home alternate uniforms with gold side panels to their jerseys and shorts played on Sunday nights and Christmas Day games only.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> – added new logo and new uniforms, slightly changed their uniforms and also added new red road alternate uniforms.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Hornets</a> – relocation from Charlotte, North Carolina to New Orleans, Louisiana, added new logo and new uniforms, adding yellow to their color scheme of teal, purple, and dark navy blue.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> – slightly changed their uniforms, added "NYK" subway token on the alternate logo on the back of their jersey.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> – changed their uniforms added side panels to their jerseys and shorts while the road jersey changed from black to purple with black side panels and "Sacramento" script wordmark on their jersey and white home jerseys with purple side panels and "Kings" script wordmark on their jersey.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> – added new logo and new uniforms, replacing the fiesta colors of turquoise, fuchsia and orange with black, and silver to their color scheme, slightly changed their uniforms, and moved into their new arena the SBC Center, (now as <a href="/wiki/Frost_Bank_Center" title="Frost Bank Center">Frost Bank Center</a>).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:auto"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#0047AB" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color:white;">2002-03 National Basketball Association</span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="red" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Eastern Conference</span></span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Division</th> <th>Team</th> <th>City</th> <th>Arena</th> <th>Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">Atlantic </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Massachusetts">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/FleetCenter" class="mw-redirect" title="FleetCenter">FleetCenter</a> </td> <td>19,156 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a> </td> <td>19,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Rutherford,_New_Jersey" title="East Rutherford, New Jersey">East Rutherford</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Continental_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Continental Airlines Arena">Continental Airlines Arena</a> </td> <td>20,049 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> </td> <td>19,812 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TD_Waterhouse_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="TD Waterhouse Centre">TD Waterhouse Centre</a> </td> <td>17,283 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Union_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="First Union Center">First Union Center</a> </td> <td>20,338 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington, District of Columbia">Washington</a>, <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MCI_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="MCI Center">MCI Center</a> </td> <td>20,356 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="8">Central </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philips_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Philips Arena">Philips Arena</a> </td> <td>20,233 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Center" title="United Center">United Center</a> </td> <td>21,711 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gund_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Gund Arena">Gund Arena</a> </td> <td>19,432 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Hills,_Michigan" title="Auburn Hills, Michigan">Auburn Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Palace_of_Auburn_Hills" title="The Palace of Auburn Hills">The Palace of Auburn Hills</a> </td> <td>22,076 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, Indiana">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conseco_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Conseco Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a> </td> <td>18,345 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, Wisconsin">Milwaukee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bradley_Center" title="Bradley Center">Bradley Center</a> </td> <td>18,717 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, Louisiana">New Orleans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Arena">New Orleans Arena</a> </td> <td>17,200 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto,_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Toronto, Ontario">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Canada_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Canada Centre">Air Canada Centre</a> </td> <td>19,800 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="red" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Western Conference</span></span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">Midwest </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a> </td> <td>19,200 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pepsi_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Pepsi Center">Pepsi Center</a> </td> <td>19,099 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Summit_(Houston)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Summit (Houston)">Compaq Center</a> </td> <td>16,285 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pyramid_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Pyramid Arena">Pyramid Arena</a> </td> <td>20,142 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, Minnesota">Minneapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a> </td> <td>18,798 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio, Texas">San Antonio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SBC_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="SBC Center">SBC Center</a> </td> <td>19,217 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City,_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt Lake City, Utah">Salt Lake City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delta_Center" title="Delta Center">Delta Center</a> </td> <td>18,306 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">Pacific </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Arena_in_Oakland" class="mw-redirect" title="The Arena in Oakland">The Arena in Oakland</a> </td> <td>19,596 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a> </td> <td>19,079 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a> </td> <td>19,079 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/America_West_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="America West Arena">America West Arena</a> </td> <td>19,023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rose_Garden_(Portland)" class="mw-redirect" 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title="2002–03 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a> </td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>5</td> <td>25–16</td> <td>19–22</td> <td>13–12 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2002–03 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a> </td> <td>42</td> <td>40</td> <td>.512</td> <td>7</td> <td>26–15</td> <td>16–25</td> <td>14–11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Washington_Wizards_season" title="2002–03 Washington Wizards season">Washington Wizards</a> </td> <td>37</td> <td>45</td> <td>.451</td> <td>12</td> <td>23–18</td> <td>14–27</td> <td>11–13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_New_York_Knicks_season" title="2002–03 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td>37</td> <td>45</td> <td>.451</td> <td>12</td> <td>24–17</td> <td>13–28</td> <td>9–15 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a 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title="2002–03 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a> </td> <td>35</td> <td>47</td> <td>.427</td> <td>15</td> <td>26–15</td> <td>9–32</td> <td>14–14 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="2002–03 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a> </td> <td>30</td> <td>52</td> <td>.366</td> <td>20</td> <td>27–14</td> <td>3–38</td> <td>12–16 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2002–03 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a> </td> <td>24</td> <td>58</td> <td>.293</td> <td>26</td> <td>15–26</td> <td>9–32</td> <td>10–18 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2002–03 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <td>17</td> <td>65</td> <td>.207</td> <td>33</td> <td>14–27</td> <td>3–38</td> <td>5–23 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a></dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="width:50em;font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th width="30%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div class="navbar-header"><a href="/wiki/Midwest_Division_(NBA)" title="Midwest Division (NBA)">Midwest Division</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_Midwest_standings" title="Template:2002–03 NBA Midwest standings"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_Midwest_standings" title="Template talk:2002–03 NBA Midwest standings"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a 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href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2002–03 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a> </td> <td>60</td> <td>22</td> <td>.732</td> <td>–</td> <td>33–8</td> <td>27–14</td> <td>18–6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2002–03 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> </td> <td>51</td> <td>31</td> <td>.622</td> <td>9</td> <td>33–8</td> <td>18–23</td> <td>15–9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2002–03 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a> </td> <td>47</td> <td>35</td> <td>.573</td> <td>13</td> <td>29–12</td> <td>18–23</td> <td>15–9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2002–03 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a> </td> <td>43</td> <td>39</td> <td>.524</td> <td>17</td> <td>28–13</td> <td>15–26</td> <td>11–13 </td></tr> 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</abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Road record"> Road </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Division record"> Div </abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2002–03 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a> </td> <td>59</td> <td>23</td> <td>.720</td> <td>–</td> <td>35–6</td> <td>24–17</td> <td>17–7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2002–03 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a> </td> <td>50</td> <td>32</td> <td>.610</td> <td>9</td> <td>31–10</td> <td>19–22</td> <td>15–9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2002–03 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a> </td> <td>50</td> <td>32</td> <td>.610</td> <td>9</td> <td>27–14</td> <td>23–18</td> <td>15–9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2002–03 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a> </td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>15</td> <td>30–11</td> <td>14–27</td> <td>12–12 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="2002–03 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a> </td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>19</td> <td>25–16</td> <td>15–26</td> <td>11–13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2002–03 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <td>38</td> <td>44</td> <td>.463</td> <td>21</td> <td>24–17</td> <td>14–27</td> <td>8–16 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a> </td> <td>27</td> <td>55</td> <td>.329</td> 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style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="2002–03 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey Nets</a></td> <td>49</td> <td>33</td> <td>.598</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2002–03 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a></td> <td>48</td> <td>34</td> <td>.585</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2002–03 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>48</td> <td>34</td> <td>.585</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_New_Orleans_Hornets_season" title="2002–03 New Orleans Hornets season">New Orleans Hornets</a></td> <td>47</td> <td>35</td> <td>.573</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2002–03 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="2002–03 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>40</td> <td>.512</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2002–03 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>40</td> <td>.512</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_New_York_Knicks_season" title="2002–03 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a></td> <td>37</td> <td>45</td> <td>.451</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a 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season">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>60</td> <td>22</td> <td>.732</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2002–03 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a></td> <td>59</td> <td>23</td> <td>.720</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2002–03 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a></td> <td>60</td> <td>22</td> <td>.732</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2002–03 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></td> <td>51</td> <td>31</td> <td>.622</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2002–03 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>50</td> <td>32</td> <td>.610</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2002–03 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td> <td>50</td> <td>32</td> <td>.610</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2002–03 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>47</td> <td>35</td> <td>.573</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2002–03 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2002–03 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>39</td> <td>.524</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="2002–03 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2002–03 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>38</td> <td>44</td> <td>.463</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2002–03 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis Grizzlies</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>54</td> <td>.341</td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a></td> <td>27</td> <td>55</td> <td>.329</td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2002–03 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>17</td> <td>65</td> <td>.207</td> <td>43 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <ul><li><b>z</b> – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs</li> <li><b>c</b> – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs</li> <li><b>y</b> – Clinched division title</li> <li><b>x</b> – Clinched playoff spot</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_playoffs" title="2003 NBA playoffs">2003 NBA playoffs</a></div> <p>Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. <a href="/wiki/Home_advantage" title="Home advantage">Home-court advantage</a> does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular-season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics. </p> <div class="excerpt-block"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066933788">.mw-parser-output .excerpt-hat .mw-editsection-like{font-style:normal}</style><div class="excerpt"> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">First Round </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Conference Semifinals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Conference Finals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="2002–03 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="21" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2002–03 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Detroit</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Philadelphia </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2002–03 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_New_Orleans_Hornets_season" title="2002–03 New Orleans Hornets season">New Orleans</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i>Detroit</i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>New Jersey</b>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2002–03 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E6</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2002–03 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Boston </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>New Jersey</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="2002–03 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="2002–03 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">New Jersey* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="13" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>San Antonio</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="20" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2002–03 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>San Antonio</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">LA Lakers </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2002–03 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W5</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2002–03 Los Angeles Lakers season">LA Lakers</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>San Antonio</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Dallas </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2002–03 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="8" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2002–03 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Dallas</b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Sacramento* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2002–03 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2002–03 Utah Jazz season">Utah</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>* Division winner</li><li><b>Bold</b> Series winner</li><li><i>Italic</i> Team with home-court advantage</li></ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics_leaders">Statistics leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Statistics leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Stat </th></tr> <tr> <td>Points per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">Tracy McGrady</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></td> <td>32.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rebounds per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Ben Wallace</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></td> <td>15.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assists per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></td> <td>9.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Steals per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>2.74 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Blocks per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Theo_Ratliff" title="Theo Ratliff">Theo Ratliff</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a></td> <td>3.23 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FG%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddy_Curry" title="Eddy Curry">Eddy Curry</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>.585 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FT%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allan_Houston" title="Allan Houston">Allan Houston</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></td> <td>.919 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3FG%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Bowen" title="Bruce Bowen">Bruce Bowen</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>.441 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Yearly_awards">Yearly awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Yearly awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-nbabio_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nbabio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Amar%27e_Stoudemire" title="Amar'e Stoudemire">Amar'e Stoudemire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award">Defensive Player of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Ben Wallace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Sixth_Man_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award">Sixth Man of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jackson_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bobby Jackson (basketball)">Bobby Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Improved_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Improved Player Award">Most Improved Player</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Arenas" title="Gilbert Arenas">Gilbert Arenas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gregg_Popovich" title="Gregg Popovich">Gregg Popovich</a>, San Antonio Spurs</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Executive_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Executive of the Year Award">Executive of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Dumars" title="Joe Dumars">Joe Dumars</a>, Detroit Pistons</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Sportsmanship_Award" title="NBA Sportsmanship Award">Sportsmanship Award</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 99%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/All-NBA_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA First Team">All-NBA First Team</a>:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">Tracy McGrady</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-NBA Second Team:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Ben Wallace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-NBA Third Team:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Mashburn" title="Jamal Mashburn">Jamal Mashburn</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_O%27Neal" title="Jermaine O'Neal">Jermaine O'Neal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Stephon_Marbury" title="Stephon Marbury">Stephon Marbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 66%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Defensive First Team">NBA All-Defensive First Team</a></b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Ben Wallace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Doug_Christie_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doug Christie (basketball)">Doug Christie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-Defensive Second Team:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Artest" class="mw-redirect" title="Ron Artest">Ron Artest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Bowen" title="Bruce Bowen">Bruce Bowen</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Snow" title="Eric Snow">Eric Snow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 66%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Rookie First Team">NBA All-Rookie First Team</a>:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao Ming</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amar%27e_Stoudemire" title="Amar'e Stoudemire">Amar'e Stoudemire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caron_Butler" title="Caron Butler">Caron Butler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Gooden" title="Drew Gooden">Drew Gooden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nen%C3%AA" title="Nenê">Nenê Hilario</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Nene_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nene-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-Rookie Second Team:</b> <ul><li>G – <a href="/wiki/Manu_Gin%C3%B3bili" title="Manu Ginóbili">Manu Ginóbili</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Gordan_Giricek" class="mw-redirect" title="Gordan Giricek">Gordan Giricek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Boozer" title="Carlos Boozer">Carlos Boozer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Jay_Williams_(basketball)" title="Jay Williams (basketball)">Jay Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/J._R._Bremer" title="J. R. Bremer">J. R. Bremer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Players_of_the_month">Players of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Players of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Eastern Conference </th> <th>Western Conference </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="1" style="display:none;"></span>October – November </td> <td><span data-sort-value="McGrady, Tracy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">Tracy McGrady</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>) <small>(1/2)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Finley, Michael"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Finley" title="Michael Finley">Michael Finley</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>) <small>(1/1)</small><br /><span data-sort-value="Nash, Steve"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>) <small>(1/1)</small><br /><span data-sort-value="Nowitzki, Dirk"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="2" style="display:none;"></span>December </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kidd, Jason"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">New Jersey Nets</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Webber, Chris"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="3" style="display:none;"></span>January </td> <td><span data-sort-value="O'Neal, Jermaine"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jermaine_O%27Neal" title="Jermaine O'Neal">Jermaine O'Neal</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bryant, Kobe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="4" style="display:none;"></span>February </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Mashburn, Jamal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jamal_Mashburn" title="Jamal Mashburn">Jamal Mashburn</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Garnett, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>) <small>(1/2)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="5" style="display:none;"></span>March </td> <td><span data-sort-value="McGrady, Tracy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">Tracy McGrady</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>) <small>(2/2)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="O'Neal, Shaquille"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="6" style="display:none;"></span>April </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Magloire, Jamaal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Magloire" title="Jamaal Magloire">Jamaal Magloire</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Garnett, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>) <small>(2/2)</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rookies_of_the_month">Rookies of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Rookies of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Eastern Conference </th> <th>Western Conference </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="1" style="display:none;"></span>October – November </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Butler, Caron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Caron_Butler" title="Caron Butler">Caron Butler</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>) <small>(1/4)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gooden, Drew"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Drew_Gooden" title="Drew Gooden">Drew Gooden</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="2" style="display:none;"></span>December </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Williams, Jay"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jay_Williams_(basketball)" title="Jay Williams (basketball)">Jay Williams</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao Ming</a> (<a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>) <small>(1/2)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="3" style="display:none;"></span>January </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Butler, Caron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Caron_Butler" title="Caron Butler">Caron Butler</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>) <small>(2/4)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Stoudemire, Amar'e"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Amar%27e_Stoudemire" title="Amar'e Stoudemire">Amar'e Stoudemire</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>) <small>(1/2)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="4" style="display:none;"></span>February </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Butler, Caron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Caron_Butler" title="Caron Butler">Caron Butler</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>) <small>(3/4)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao Ming</a> (<a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>) <small>(2/2)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="5" style="display:none;"></span>March </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Butler, Caron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Caron_Butler" title="Caron Butler">Caron Butler</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>) <small>(4/4)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ginóbili, Manu"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Manu_Gin%C3%B3bili" title="Manu Ginóbili">Manu Ginóbili</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> 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style="display:none;"></span>December </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Scott, Byron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Byron Scott (basketball)">Byron Scott</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">New Jersey Nets</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Frank"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Frank Johnson (basketball)">Frank Johnson</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="3" style="display:none;"></span>January </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Karl, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Popovich, Gregg"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Popovich" title="Gregg Popovich">Gregg Popovich</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>) <small>(1/2)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="4" style="display:none;"></span>February </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Brown, Larry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">Larry Brown</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>) <small>(1/2)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Saunders, Flip"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Flip_Saunders" title="Flip Saunders">Flip Saunders</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>) 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href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_NBA_season" title="1961–62 NBA season">1961–62</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_NBA_season" title="1962–63 NBA season">1962–63</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_NBA_season" title="1963–64 NBA season">1963–64</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_NBA_season" title="1964–65 NBA season">1964–65</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_NBA_season" title="1965–66 NBA season">1965–66</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_NBA_season" title="1966–67 NBA season">1966–67</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_NBA_season" title="1967–68 NBA season">1967–68</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_NBA_season" title="1968–69 NBA season">1968–69</a> 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href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_NBA_season" title="1974–75 NBA season">1974–75</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NBA_season" title="1975–76 NBA season">1975–76</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976–77</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season" title="1977–78 NBA season">1977–78</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NBA_season" title="1978–79 NBA season">1978–79</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NBA_season" title="1979–80 NBA season">1979–80</a> 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title="1987–88 NBA season">1987–88</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NBA_season" title="1988–89 NBA season">1988–89</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_NBA_season" title="1989–90 NBA season">1989–90</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_NBA_season" title="1990–91 NBA season">1990–91</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_NBA_season" title="1991–92 NBA season">1991–92</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NBA_season" title="1992–93 NBA season">1992–93</a> </td> <td 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href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–08</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–10</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12</a> 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