2002–03 Dallas Mavericks season

2002–03 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDon Nelson
PresidentDonnie Nelson
General managerDon Nelson
OwnerMark Cuban
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Results
Record60–22 (.732)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference finals
(lost to Spurs 2–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioKESN

The 2002–03 Dallas Mavericks season was the 23rd season for the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Mavericks signed free agents Walt Williams,[2] and Raja Bell.[3]

The Mavericks got off to a fast start by winning their first fourteen games of the regular season; the team defeated the Detroit Pistons on the road, 102–82 at The Palace of Auburn Hills on November 27, 2002, to extend their winning streak to fourteen games, which was one win short of tying the NBA record set by the 1948–49 Washington Capitols, and the 1993–94 Houston Rockets, who both won their first fifteen games of the regular season.[4][5] However, the team's winning streak ended after losing to the Indiana Pacers on the road, 110–98 at the Conseco Fieldhouse on November 28.[6] The Mavericks later on held a 38–10 record at the All-Star break,[7] finished in second place in the Midwest Division with a 60–22 record, and earned the third seed in the Western Conference; the Mavericks lost the tie-breaker with the San Antonio Spurs for the Midwest Division title.[8]

Dirk Nowitzki averaged 25.1 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, led the Mavericks with 148 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Michael Finley averaged 19.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, along with 119 three-point field goals, and Steve Nash provided the team with 17.7 points and 7.3 assists per game, contributed 111 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team. In addition, sixth man Nick Van Exel contributed 12.5 points and 4.3 assists per game, along with 118 three-point field goals off the bench, while Raef LaFrentz provided with 9.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and Shawn Bradley averaged 6.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. Meanwhile, Eduardo Nájera averaged 6.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game, but only played just 48 games, Williams contributed 5.5 points per game, Adrian Griffin provided with 4.4 points per game, and Bell contributed 3.1 points per game.[9]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Nowitzki and Nash were both selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team.[10][11][12] Nowitzki finished in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Nash finished tied in eleventh place;[13] Nowitzki also finished tied in 14th place in Most Improved Player voting, while Nash finished tied in 26th place,[13] Van Exel finished in fourth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting,[13] and head coach Don Nelson finished in eighth place in Coach of the Year voting.[13]

In the Western Conference First Round of the 2003 NBA playoffs, the Mavericks faced off against the 6th–seeded Portland Trail Blazers, a team that featured Rasheed Wallace, Bonzi Wells and Derek Anderson. The Mavericks won the first two games over the Trail Blazers at home at the American Airlines Center, before winning Game 3 on the road, 115–103 at the Rose Garden Arena to take a 3–0 series lead. However, the Mavericks lost the next three games, which included a Game 6 loss to the Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden Arena, 125–103. With the series tied at 3–3, the Mavericks won Game 7 over the Trail Blazers at the American Airlines Center, 107–95 to win in a hard-fought seven-game series.[14][15][16]

In the Western Conference Semi-finals, and for the second consecutive year, the team faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Pacific Division champion Sacramento Kings, who were led by the trio of All-Star forward Chris Webber, All-Star forward Peja Stojaković, and Mike Bibby. The Mavericks lost Game 1 to the Kings at the American Airlines Center, 124–113,[17] but managed to win Game 2 at home, 132–110, in which the Kings lost Webber to a season-ending knee injury.[18][19] The Mavericks won Game 3 over the Kings on the road in double-overtime, 141–137 at the ARCO Arena II, as Van Exel scored 40 points off the bench to help the Mavericks take a 2–1 series lead.[20] After holding a 3–2 series lead, the Mavericks lost Game 6 at the ARCO Arena II, 115–109 as the Kings evened the series. The Mavericks won Game 7 over the Kings at the American Airlines Center, 112–99 to win in another hard-fought seven-game series, and advance to the Conference Finals for the first time since the 1987–88 season.[21][22][23]

In the Western Conference Finals, the Mavericks then faced off against the top–seeded, and Midwest Division champion Spurs, who were led by the trio of All-Star forward, and Most Valuable Player of the Year, Tim Duncan, second-year star Tony Parker, and David Robinson. The Mavericks won Game 1 over the Spurs, 113–110 at the SBC Center, but then lost Game 2 on the road, 119–106. In Game 3 at the American Airlines Center, Nowitzki suffered a season-ending knee injury, as the Mavericks lost to the Spurs, 96–83,[24][25] and then lost Game 4 at home, 102–95. The Mavericks managed to win Game 5 at the SBC Center, 103–91, but then lost Game 6 to the Spurs at the American Airlines Center, 90–78, thus losing the series in six games.[26][27][28] The Spurs would go on to defeat the New Jersey Nets in six games in the 2003 NBA Finals, winning their second NBA championship in franchise history.[29][30][31]

The Mavericks finished third in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 816,429 at the American Airlines Center during the regular season.[9][32] Following the season, Van Exel and Avery Johnson were both traded to the Golden State Warriors,[33][34] while LaFrentz was traded to the Boston Celtics,[35][36] Griffin signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets,[37] Bell signed with the Utah Jazz, and Williams retired.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2002 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 54 Mladen Šekularac SF  Montenegro

Roster

2002–03 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 9 Tariq Abdul-Wahad 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1973–11–03 San José State
G 11 Raja Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1976–09–19 FIU
C 44 Shawn Bradley 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–03–22 BYU
C 42 Evan Eschmeyer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1975–05–30 Northwestern
F 4 Michael Finley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1973–03–06 Wisconsin
G 7 Adrian Griffin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1974–07–04 Seton Hall
G 6 Avery Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1965–03–25 Southern
F 54 Popeye Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1970–06–17 Murray State
C 45 Raef LaFrentz 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976–05–29 Kansas
F 14 Eduardo Nájera 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1976–07–11 Oklahoma
G 13 Steve Nash 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1974–02–07 Santa Clara
F 41 Dirk Nowitzki 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978–06–19 Germany
G 17 Antoine Rigaudeau 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1971–12–17 France
G 31 Nick Van Exel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1971–11–27 Cincinnati
F 43 Walt Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1970–04–16 Maryland
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: January 17, 2003

Roster Notes

  • Center Shawn Bradley also holds American citizenship, but he played for the German national team and was born in Germany.

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 60 22 .732 – 33–8 27–14 17–7
x-Dallas Mavericks 60 22 .732 – 33–8 27–14 18–6
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 51 31 .622 9 33–8 18–23 15–9
x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 13 29–12 18–23 15–9
e-Houston Rockets 43 39 .524 17 28–13 15–26 11–13
e-Memphis Grizzlies 28 54 .341 32 20–21 8–33 5–17
e-Denver Nuggets 17 65 .207 43 13–28 4–37 3–21
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 60 22 .732 –
2 y-Sacramento Kings 59 23 .720 1
3 x-Dallas Mavericks 60 22 .732 –
4 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 51 31 .622 9
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers 50 32 .610 10
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 10
7 x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 13
8 x-Phoenix Suns 44 38 .537 16
9 e-Houston Rockets 43 39 .524 17
10 e-Seattle SuperSonics 40 42 .488 20
11 e-Golden State Warriors 38 44 .463 22
12 e-Memphis Grizzlies 28 54 .341 32
13 e-Los Angeles Clippers 27 55 .329 33
14 e-Denver Nuggets 17 65 .207 43
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

2002–03 game log
Total: 60–22 (home: 33–8; road: 27–14)
October: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 30 @ Memphis W 119–108 Steve Nash (24) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Steve Nash (13) Pyramid Arena
16,638 		1–0
November : 14–1 (home: 8–0; road: 6–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 November 2 Phoenix W 97–83 Dirk Nowitzki (22) Shawn Bradley (8) Steve Nash (8) American Airlines Center
19,783 		2–0
3 November 4 Golden State W 107–100 Steve Nash (30) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Steve Nash (5) American Airlines Center
19,368 		3–0
4 November 6 @ Toronto W 106–92 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Nowitzki, Bradley (13) Steve Nash (6) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		4–0
5 November 8 @ Chicago W 114–87 Dirk Nowitzki (24) Bradley, Williams (11) Steve Nash (6) United Center
21,028 		5–0
6 November 9 Detroit W 114–75 Michael Finley (25) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Steve Nash (10) American Airlines Center
19,644 		6–0
7 November 11 Portland W 82–73 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Shawn Bradley (18) Steve Nash (7) American Airlines Center
19,548 		7–0
8 November 13 @ Cleveland W 103–99 Michael Finley (26) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Steve Nash (7) Gund Arena
12,764 		8–0
9 November 15 @ Boston W 97–86 Dirk Nowitzki (32) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Steve Nash (9) FleetCenter
18,624 		9–0
10 November 16 @ New Jersey W 96–88 Steve Nash (30) Michael Finley (13) Steve Nash (9) Continental Airlines Arena
16,634 		10–0
12 November 19 L.A. Lakers W 98–72 Steve Nash (21) Dirk Nowitzki (17) Steve Nash (6) American Airlines Center
20,096 		11–0
12 November 21 Houston W 103–90 Michael Finley (28) Eduardo Nájera (11) Steve Nash (8) American Airlines Center
19,853 		12–0
13 November 23 Seattle W 115–105 Finley, Nowitzki (29) Michael Finley (11) Steve Nash (8) American Airlines Center
20,011 		13–0
14 November 27 @ Detroit W 102–82 Michael Finley (42) Dirk Nowitzki (15) Steve Nash (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		14–0
15 November 28 @ Indiana L 98–110 Steve Nash (29) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Steve Nash (9) Conseco Fieldhouse
17,948 		14–1
16 November 30 Chicago W 103–90 Steve Nash (18) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Nash, Van Exel (7) American Airlines Center
19,940 		15–1
December : 10–4 (home: 6–2; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 December 2 Toronto W 113–102 Steve Nash (25) Shawn Bradley (8) Steve Nash (7) American Airlines Center
19,696 		16–1
18 December 4 @ Portland W 103–88 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Dirk Nowitzki (15) Nick Van Exel (7) Rose Garden Arena
18,452 		17–1
19 December 6 @ L.A. Lakers L 103–105 Nick Van Exel (25) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Steve Nash (7) Staples Center
18,997 		17–2
20 December 7 @ Golden State W 121–116 Dirk Nowitzki (35) Shawn Bradley (11) Nick Van Exel (5) The Arena in Oakland
16,355 		18–2
21 December 10 L.A. Clippers W 122–95 Finley, Van Exel (24) Shawn Bradley (11) Steve Nash (7) American Airlines Center
19,715 		19–2
22 December 11 @ San Antonio L 104–111 Michael Finley (36) Finley, Williams (8) Steve Nash (10) SBC Center
17,632 		19–3
23 December 14 Memphis W 104–87 Steve Nash (26) Shawn Bradley (18) Nash, Van Exel (7) American Airlines Center
19,732 		20–3
24 December 17 Indiana W 118–97 Michael Finley (33) Michael Finley (13) Nick Van Exel (10) American Airlines Center
19,954 		21–3
25 December 18 @ Denver W 80–75 Michael Finley (31) Shawn Bradley (12) Nick Van Exel (6) Pepsi Center
13,183 		22–3
26 December 20 Utah L 81–93 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Dirk Nowitzki (17) Steve Nash (5) American Airlines Center
19,826 		22–4
27 December 23 Washington W 92–86 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Dirk Nowitzki (17) Steve Nash (5) American Airlines Center
20,119 		23–4
28 December 26 @ New Orleans W 83–81 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Nick Van Exel (11) Steve Nash (7) New Orleans Arena
18,015 		24–4
29 December 28 New York W 107–82 Nowitzki, Nash (19) Nowitzki, Bradley (9) Dirk Nowitzki (7) American Airlines Center
20,060 		25–4
30 December 30 Milwaukee L 107–110 Dirk Nowitzki (40) Dirk Nowitzki (14) Nowitzki, Van Exel (5) American Airlines Center
19,939 		25–5
January : 11–4 (home: 6–1; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
31 January 2 L.A. Clippers W 102–92 Steve Nash (24) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Steve Nash (7) American Airlines Center
19,884 		26–5
32 January 4 Philadelphia W 102–83 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Shawn Bradley (11) Steve Nash (8) American Airlines Center
20,124 		27–5
33 January 6 Denver W 86–71 Michael Finley (19) Raef LaFrentz (11) Finley, Van Exel (5) American Airlines Center
19,773 		28–5
34 January 8 @ Atlanta W 117–99 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Dirk Nowitzki (14) Steve Nash (8) Philips Arena
10,997 		29–5
35 January 10 Boston W 103–78 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Adrian Griffin (12) Michael Finley (7) American Airlines Center
20,032 		30–5
36 January 12 @ L.A. Clippers W 96–90 Steve Nash (24) Nash, Bradley (9) Steve Nash (6) Staples Center
18,087 		31–5
37 January 15 @ Sacramento L 94–123 Nick Van Exel (20) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Steve Nash (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		31–6
38 January 17 @ Phoenix L 106–111 Steve Nash (32) Dirk Nowitzki (14) Nowitzki, Van Exel (4) America West Arena
19,023 		31–7
39 January 19 @ Seattle L 81–85 Michael Finley (16) Dirk Nowitzki (14) Dirk Nowitzki (6) KeyArena
16,359 		31–8
40 January 21 Houston W 107–86 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Steve Nash (8) American Airlines Center
20,104 		32–8
41 January 23 @ Philadelphia W 107–94 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Dirk Nowitzki (14) Steve Nash (13) First Union Center
20,027 		33–8
42 January 24 @ New York W 101–90 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Michael Finley (9) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		34–8
43 January 26 Portland L 93–100 Michael Finley (27) Nowitzki, LaFrentz (7) Steve Nash (9) American Airlines Center
19,765 		34–9
44 January 29 @ Houston W 104–81 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Shawn Bradley (9) Nowitzki, Nash (5) Compaq Center
16,285 		35–9
45 January 30 Minnesota W 112–109 Dirk Nowitzki (32) Raef LaFrentz (15) Steve Nash (8) American Airlines Center
19,874 		36–9
February : 8–5 (home: 4–2; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
46 February 1 Denver W 122–100 Nick Van Exel (30) Shawn Bradley (9) Nick Van Exel (7) American Airlines Center
19,889 		37–9
47 February 3 @ Utah W 92–90 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Raef LaFrentz (6) Steve Nash (6) Delta Center
19,130 		38–9
48 February 4 Sacramento L 109–110 Nowitzki, Finley (28) Dirk Nowitzki (16) Steve Nash (14) American Airlines Center
20,102 		38–10
All-Star Break
49 February 11 @ Minnesota L 98–100 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Dirk Nowitzki (7) Steve Nash (8) Target Center
15,145 		38–11
50 February 12 @ Milwaukee L 114–120 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Steve Nash (10) Bradley Center
15,886 		38–12
51 February 14 @ Memphis W 110–103 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Raef LaFrentz (14) Steve Nash (13) Pyramid Arena
15,924 		39–12
52 February 15 Miami W 98–92 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Dirk Nowitzki (8) American Airlines Center
20,003 		40–12
53 February 18 Atlanta W 105–79 Michael Finley (26) Nowitzki, Eschmeyer (6) Shawn Bradley (4) American Airlines Center
19,783 		41–12
54 February 20 San Antonio W 95–87 Steve Nash (29) Finley, Bradley (8) Steve Nash (10) American Airlines Center
20,036 		42–12
55 February 21 @ Houston W 100–85 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Nick Van Exel (7) Compaq Center
16,285 		43–12
56 February 23 @ Washington W 106–101 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (29) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Steve Nash (10) MCI Center
20,173 		44–12
57 February 25 @ Orlando L 93–98 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Dirk Nowitzki (7) Steve Nash (5) TD Waterhouse Centre
16,009 		44–13
58 February 27 Sacramento L 124–126 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (36) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Steve Nash (10) American Airlines Center
20,059 		44–14
March : 11–4 (home: 5–2; road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
59 March 1 Memphis W 114–87 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Finley, Nájera (10) Steve Nash (7) American Airlines Center
19,828 		45–14
60 March 4 New Jersey W 88–79 Nowitzki, Nash (24) Dirk Nowitzki (13) Steve Nash (8) American Airlines Center
19,920 		46–14
61 March 7 @ Miami W 91–89 Steve Nash (22) Michael Finley (11) Steve Nash (5) American Airlines Arena
16,500 		47–14
62 March 8 Utah W 101–77 Dirk Nowitzki (21) three players tied (6) Steve Nash (4) American Airlines Center
20,123 		48–14
63 March 10 Minnesota L 83–92 Dirk Nowitzki (37) Nowitzki, Finley (13) Steve Nash (9) American Airlines Center
20,049 		48–15
64 March 13 @ Seattle L 100–107 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Nowitzki, Finley (4) KeyArena
14,621 		48–16
65 March 14 @ Golden State W 116–114 Michael Finley (21) Shawn Bradley (11) Steve Nash (12) The Arena in Oakland
19,787 		49–16
66 March 16 @ Sacramento W 129–123 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (34) Dirk Nowitzki (18) Steve Nash (10) ARCO Arena
17,317 		50–16
67 March 18 Cleveland W 114–93 Dirk Nowitzki (28) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Steve Nash (6) American Airlines Center
19,952 		51–16
68 March 20 San Antonio L 110–112 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (34) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Steve Nash (7) American Airlines Center
20,110 		51–17
69 March 22 Phoenix W 102–95 Nowitzki, Nash (27) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Steve Nash (13) American Airlines Center
20,087 		52–17
70 March 24 @ Denver W 108–96 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Steve Nash (5) Pepsi Center
14,714 		53–17
71 March 26 @ L.A. Clippers W 114–107 Dirk Nowitzki (27) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Steve Nash (12) Staples Center
19,595 		54–17
72 March 28 @ Portland L 95–112 Dirk Nowitzki (20) Abdul-Wahad (8) Nowitzki, Bell (4) Rose Garden Arena
20,580 		54–18
73 March 30 @ Minnesota W 119–95 Dirk Nowitzki (33) Dirk Nowitzki (7) Steve Nash (15) Target Center
19,304 		55–18
April : 5–4 (home: 4–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
74 April 1 New Orleans W 95–86 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Steve Nash (6) American Airlines Center
19,859 		56–18
75 April 3 L.A. Lakers L 89–100 Steve Nash (26) Dirk Nowitzki (22) Steve Nash (5) American Airlines Center
20,129 		56–19
76 April 5 Orlando W 108–90 Dirk Nowitzki (29) Eduardo Nájera (7) Steve Nash (11) American Airlines Center
19,800 		57–19
77 April 8 @ L.A. Lakers L 99–108 Nowitzki, LaFrentz (26) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Steve Nash (10) Staples Center
18,997 		57–20
78 April 9 @ Phoenix L 89–112 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Steve Nash (5) America West Arena
17,136 		57–21
79 April 11 @ Utah L 92–95 Dirk Nowitzki (34) Dirk Nowitzki (8) Steve Nash (10) Delta Center
19,896 		57–22
80 April 12 Golden State W 117–108 Dirk Nowitzki (37) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Steve Nash (10) American Airlines Center
19,980 		58–22
81 April 14 Seattle W 109–106 Dirk Nowitzki (39) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Nowitzki, Van Exel (7) American Airlines Center
19,880 		59–22
82 April 16 @ San Antonio W 93–72 Dirk Nowitzki (25) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Steve Nash (10) SBC Center
19,217 		60–22
2002–03 schedule

Playoffs

2003 playoff game log
First round: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 19 Portland W 96–86 Dirk Nowitzki (46) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Steve Nash (9) American Airlines Center
20,336 		1–0
2 April 23 Portland W 103–99 Steve Nash (28) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Steve Nash (8) American Airlines Center
20,356 		2–0
3 April 25 @ Portland W 115–103 Dirk Nowitzki (42) Dirk Nowitzki (10) Steve Nash (10) Rose Garden Arena
19,980 		3–0
4 April 27 @ Portland L 79–98 Dirk Nowitzki (26) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Nick Van Exel (7) Rose Garden Arena
19,980 		3–1
5 April 30 Portland L 99–103 Dirk Nowitzki (35) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Steve Nash (11) American Airlines Center
20,438 		3–2
6 May 2 @ Portland L 103–125 Steve Nash (21) Adrian Griffin (8) Steve Nash (6) Rose Garden Arena
20,602 		3–3
7 May 4 Portland W 107–95 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Steve Nash (7) American Airlines Center
20,281 		4–3
Conference Semi-finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 6 Sacramento L 113–124 three players tied (20) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Steve Nash (7) American Airlines Center
20,525 		0–1
2 May 8 Sacramento W 132–110 Nick Van Exel (36) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Steve Nash (7) American Airlines Center
20,491 		1–1
3 May 10 @ Sacramento W 141–137 (2OT) Nick Van Exel (40) Dirk Nowitzki (20) Steve Nash (11) ARCO Arena
17,317 		2–1
4 May 11 @ Sacramento L 83–99 Bell, Finley (16) Dirk Nowitzki (11) Steve Nash (6) ARCO Arena
17,317 		2–2
5 May 13 Sacramento W 112–93 Steve Nash (25) Dirk Nowitzki (15) Dirk Nowitzki (9) American Airlines Center
20,556 		3–2
6 May 15 @ Sacramento L 109–115 Nick Van Exel (35) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Finley, Nash (4) ARCO Arena
17,317 		3–3
7 May 17 Sacramento W 112–99 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Dirk Nowitzki (19) Steve Nash (13) American Airlines Center
20,595 		4–3
Conference finals: 2–4 (home: 0–3; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 19 @ San Antonio W 113–110 Dirk Nowitzki (38) Dirk Nowitzki (15) Steve Nash (3) SBC Center
18,797 		1–0
2 May 21 @ San Antonio L 106–119 Michael Finley (29) Finley, Nowitzki (10) Steve Nash (8) SBC Center
18,797 		1–1
3 May 23 San Antonio L 83–96 Nick Van Exel (16) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Steve Nash (9) American Airlines Center
20,695 		1–2
4 May 25 San Antonio L 95–102 Finley, Nash (25) Van Exel, Williams (8) Van Exel, Williams (3) American Airlines Center
20,561 		1–3
5 May 27 @ San Antonio W 103–91 Michael Finley (31) three players tied (8) Steve Nash (6) SBC Center
18,797 		2–3
6 May 29 San Antonio L 78–90 Nick Van Exel (19) Raef LaFrentz (12) Steve Nash (11) American Airlines Center
20,812 		2–4
2003 schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Steve Nash PG 82 82 2,711 234 598 85 6 1,455 33.1 2.9 7.3 1.0 .1 17.7
Shawn Bradley C 81 39 1,731 476 54 65 170 543 21.4 5.9 .7 .8 2.1 6.7
Dirk Nowitzki PF 80 80 3,117 791 239 111 82 2,011 39.0 9.9 3.0 1.4 1.0 25.1
Raja Bell SG 75 32 1,173 145 57 52 8 230 15.6 1.9 .8 .7 .1 3.1
Adrian Griffin SG 74 48 1,373 264 105 77 6 325 18.6 3.6 1.4 1.0 .1 4.4
Nick Van Exel SG 73 1 2,026 208 312 42 4 912 27.8 2.8 4.3 .6 .1 12.5
Michael Finley SF 69 69 2,642 402 205 76 21 1,331 38.3 5.8 3.0 1.1 .3 19.3
Raef LaFrentz C 69 43 1,611 330 54 35 91 639 23.3 4.8 .8 .5 1.3 9.3
Walt Williams SF 66 1 1,161 207 59 42 26 363 17.6 3.1 .9 .6 .4 5.5
Eduardo Nájera SF 48 12 1,103 223 47 40 22 320 23.0 4.6 1.0 .8 .5 6.7
Avery Johnson PG 48 0 430 31 64 15 1 156 9.0 .6 1.3 .3 .0 3.3
Popeye Jones PF 26 0 222 59 8 5 1 53 8.5 2.3 .3 .2 .0 2.0
Evan Eschmeyer C 17 3 135 29 6 10 7 17 7.9 1.7 .4 .6 .4 1.0
Tariq Abdul-Wahad SG 14 0 204 40 21 6 3 57 14.6 2.9 1.5 .4 .2 4.1
Adam Harrington† SG 13 0 37 2 2 1 1 11 2.8 .2 .2 .1 .1 .8
Antoine Rigaudeau SG 11 0 91 8 6 3 0 17 8.3 .7 .5 .3 .0 1.5
Mark Strickland SF 4 0 13 7 0 0 0 4 3.3 1.8 .0 .0 .0 1.0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Michael Finley SF 20 20 822 115 60 26 12 366 41.1 5.8 3.0 1.3 .6 18.3
Steve Nash PG 20 20 729 70 145 17 1 322 36.5 3.5 7.3 .9 .1 16.1
Raef LaFrentz C 20 16 491 88 5 11 43 160 24.6 4.4 .3 .6 2.2 8.0
Nick Van Exel SG 20 3 672 68 82 12 0 389 33.6 3.4 4.1 .6 .0 19.5
Eduardo Nájera SF 19 5 394 74 15 14 4 116 20.7 3.9 .8 .7 .2 6.1
Dirk Nowitzki PF 17 17 722 196 37 21 16 430 42.5 11.5 2.2 1.2 .9 25.3
Raja Bell SG 17 7 305 51 27 5 0 97 17.9 3.0 1.6 .3 .0 5.7
Shawn Bradley C 17 7 246 65 5 3 14 49 14.5 3.8 .3 .2 .8 2.9
Walt Williams SF 15 3 227 43 15 5 12 85 15.1 2.9 1.0 .3 .8 5.7
Adrian Griffin SG 15 2 131 44 8 4 0 37 8.7 2.9 .5 .3 .0 2.5
Tariq Abdul-Wahad SG 8 0 79 22 7 0 0 25 9.9 2.8 .9 .0 .0 3.1
Evan Eschmeyer C 5 0 32 5 2 3 1 6 6.4 1.0 .4 .6 .2 1.2

Awards and records

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Date From To Transaction
9/20/02 WAS DAL The Dallas Mavericks signed Popeye Jones as a free agent.
10/1/02 PHI DAL The Dallas Mavericks signed Raja Bell as a free agent.
10/10/02 N/A DAL The Dallas Mavericks signed Adam Harrington as a free agent.
10/18/02 HOU DAL The Dallas Mavericks signed Walt Williams as a free agent.
11/17/02 ATL DAL The Dallas Mavericks signed Mark Strickland as a free agent.
1/17/03 N/A DAL The Dallas Mavericks signed Antoine Rigaudeau as a free agent.

Player Transactions Citation:[38]

See also

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