2002–03 Orlando Magic season

2002–03 Orlando Magic season
Head coachDoc Rivers
PresidentBob Vander Weide
General managerJohn Gabriel
OwnerRichard DeVos
ArenaTD Waterhouse Centre
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Pistons 3–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television

The 2002–03 Orlando Magic season was the 14th season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Magic signed free agents, former All-Star forward Shawn Kemp and Jacque Vaughn.[2][3] However, Grant Hill only played just 29 games due to his continuing ankle injuries,[4][5][6] and Horace Grant only played just five games due to a sore left knee, and was released to free agency after feuding with head coach Doc Rivers.[7][8]

The Magic won five of their first six games of the regular season, but then lost six of their next eight games afterwards. The team fell below .500 in winning percentage, and held a 24–26 record at the All-Star break.[9] At mid-season, the Magic traded Mike Miller to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for rookie power forward Drew Gooden, and rookie small forward Gordan Giriček.[10][11] The Magic played above .500 for the remainder of the season, and finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 42–40 record, earning the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.[12]

Tracy McGrady won his first scoring title leading the league in scoring with 32.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game per game, plus leading the Magic with 173 three-point field goals, as he was named to the All-NBA First Team. In addition, Hill averaged 14.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, while Giriček contributed 14.3 points per game in 27 games after the trade, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, Gooden provided the team with 13.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in 19 games, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and Pat Garrity contributed 10.7 points per game and 161 three-point field goals. Meanwhile, Darrell Armstrong provided with 9.4 points, 3.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game, while Kemp averaged 6.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, Vaughn contributed 5.9 points and 2.9 assists per game, and Andrew DeClercq provided with 4.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.[13]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, McGrady was selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team,[14][15][16] while Garrity participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout.[17][18] McGrady finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting with 4 first-place votes,[19][20] and also finished tied in 18th place in Most Improved Player voting,[20] while Gooden finished in fifth place in Rookie of the Year voting.[20]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 2003 NBA playoffs, the Magic faced off against the top–seeded, and Central Division champion Detroit Pistons, who were led by the trio of Richard Hamilton, Chauncey Billups, and All-Star center, and Defensive Player of the Year, Ben Wallace. Despite the Pistons having home-court advantage in the series, the Magic took a 3–1 series lead after winning Game 4 over the Pistons at home, 100–92 at the TD Waterhouse Centre.[21][22] However, the Magic lost the next three games, which included a Game 7 loss to the Pistons on the road, 108–93 at The Palace of Auburn Hills, thus losing in a hard-fought seven-game series.[23][24][25]

The Magic finished 26th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 605,901 at the TD Waterhouse Centre during the regular season, which was the fourth-lowest in the league.[13][26] Following the season, Armstrong signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Hornets,[27][28] while Grant re-signed with his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers,[29][30] Vaughn re-signed with the Atlanta Hawks, and Kemp retired. After the playoff defeat, the Magic entered a state of rebuilding and did not return to the NBA playoffs until the 2006–07 season.

Draft picks

Main article: 2002 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 18 Curtis Borchardt C  United States Stanford

Roster

2002–03 Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 10 Darrell Armstrong 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1968–06–22 Fayetteville State
C 31 Pat Burke 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973–12–14 Auburn
C 55 Andrew DeClercq 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1973–02–01 Florida
F 8 Pat Garrity 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1976–08–23 Notre Dame
F 7 Gordan Giriček 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–06–20 Croatia
F 9 Drew Gooden 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1981–09–24 Kansas
F/C 54 Horace Grant 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson
F 33 Grant Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972–10–05 Duke
C 34 Steven Hunter 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1981–10–31 DePaul
F/C 40 Shawn Kemp 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–11–26 Trinity Valley CC
G/F 1 Tracy McGrady 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–05–24 Mt. Zion HS (NC)
C 00 Olumide Oyedeji 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981–05–11 Nigeria
G 5 Jeryl Sasser 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979–02–13 SMU
G 11 Jacque Vaughn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975–02–11 Kansas
G 12 Chris Whitney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1971–10–05 Clemson
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: February 28, 2003

Roster notes

  • Small forward Grant Hill played 29 games (his last game being on January 16, 2003) but missed the rest of the season and the playoffs due to having left ankle problems. He was placed on the injured list on January 18, 2003, and underwent season-ending surgery in March 2003.[5][31]

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New Jersey Nets 49 33 .598 – 33–8 16–25 16–8
x-Philadelphia 76ers 48 34 .585 1 25–16 23–18 17–7
x-Boston Celtics 44 38 .537 5 25–16 19–22 13–12
x-Orlando Magic 42 40 .512 7 26–15 16–25 14–11
e-Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 12 23–18 14–27 11–13
e-New York Knicks 37 45 .451 12 24–17 13–28 9–15
e-Miami Heat 25 57 .305 24 16–25 9–32 5–19
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 –
2 y-New Jersey Nets 49 33 .598 1
3 x-Indiana Pacers 48 34 .585 2
4 x-Philadelphia 76ers 48 34 .585 2
5 x-New Orleans Hornets 47 35 .573 3
6 x-Boston Celtics 44 38 .537 6
7 x-Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 8
8 x-Orlando Magic 42 40 .512 8
9 e-New York Knicks 37 45 .451 13
10 e-Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 13
11 e-Atlanta Hawks 35 47 .427 15
12 e-Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 20
13 e-Miami Heat 25 57 .305 25
14 e-Toronto Raptors 24 58 .293 26
15 e-Cleveland Cavaliers 17 65 .207 33
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Playoffs

2003 playoff game log
First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 20 @ Detroit W 99–94 Tracy McGrady (43) Drew Gooden (15) Jacque Vaughn (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,261 		1–0
2 April 23 @ Detroit L 77–89 Tracy McGrady (46) Drew Gooden (11) Jacque Vaughn (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		1–1
3 April 25 Detroit W 89–80 Tracy McGrady (29) Gooden, McGrady (7) Darrell Armstrong (8) TD Waterhouse Centre
17,283 		2–1
4 April 27 Detroit W 100–92 Tracy McGrady (27) Drew Gooden (13) Tracy McGrady (9) TD Waterhouse Centre
17,283 		3–1
5 April 30 @ Detroit L 67–98 Tracy McGrady (19) Drew Gooden (15) Tracy McGrady (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		3–2
6 May 2 Detroit L 88–103 Tracy McGrady (37) Drew Gooden (12) Tracy McGrady (5) TD Waterhouse Centre
16,909 		3–3
7 May 4 @ Detroit L 93–108 Tracy McGrady (21) Drew Gooden (17) Tracy McGrady (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		3–4
2003 schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Darrell Armstrong PG 82 23 2,350 295 323 135 13 769 28.7 3.6 3.9 1.6 .2 9.4
Pat Garrity PF 81 53 2,584 306 121 62 20 868 31.9 3.8 1.5 .8 .2 10.7
Jacque Vaughn PG 80 48 1,686 118 232 64 2 473 21.1 1.5 2.9 .8 .0 5.9
Shawn Kemp C 79 55 1,633 451 55 66 33 537 20.7 5.7 .7 .8 .4 6.8
Andrew DeClercq C 77 21 1,327 339 52 39 36 365 17.2 4.4 .7 .5 .5 4.7
Tracy McGrady SG 75 74 2,954 488 411 124 59 2,407 39.4 6.5 5.5 1.7 .8 32.1
Jeryl Sasser SG 75 4 1,025 184 65 45 12 194 13.7 2.5 .9 .6 .2 2.6
Pat Burke C 62 8 783 146 23 19 25 267 12.6 2.4 .4 .3 .4 4.3
Mike Miller† SF 49 39 1,826 286 139 36 16 806 37.3 5.8 2.8 .7 .3 16.4
Ryan Humphrey† PF 35 1 322 69 7 4 16 64 9.2 2.0 .2 .1 .5 1.8
Steven Hunter C 33 5 447 93 6 9 36 130 13.5 2.8 .2 .3 1.1 3.9
Grant Hill SF 29 29 843 206 122 28 13 421 29.1 7.1 4.2 1.0 .4 14.5
Gordan Giriček† SF 27 27 961 130 67 30 2 387 35.6 4.8 2.5 1.1 .1 14.3
Olumide Oyedeji C 27 3 145 50 5 5 3 27 5.4 1.9 .2 .2 .1 1.0
Chris Whitney† PG 22 1 290 21 21 12 1 78 13.2 1.0 1.0 .5 .0 3.5
Drew Gooden† PF 19 18 544 160 20 15 13 259 28.6 8.4 1.1 .8 .7 13.6
Horace Grant PF 5 1 85 8 7 3 0 26 17.0 1.6 1.4 .6 .0 5.2
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Magic only.

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tracy McGrady SG 7 7 308 47 33 14 6 222 44.0 6.7 4.7 2.0 .9 31.7
Drew Gooden PF 7 7 234 89 4 3 6 98 33.4 12.7 .6 .4 .9 14.0
Gordan Giriček SF 7 7 223 22 7 2 1 66 31.9 3.1 1.0 .3 .1 9.4
Jacque Vaughn PG 7 6 131 6 25 4 1 34 18.7 .9 3.6 .6 .1 4.9
Andrew DeClercq C 7 6 104 23 2 2 5 28 14.9 3.3 .3 .3 .7 4.0
Darrell Armstrong PG 7 1 226 17 26 6 0 66 32.3 2.4 3.7 .9 .0 9.4
Pat Garrity PF 7 1 163 18 5 2 3 28 23.3 2.6 .7 .3 .4 4.0
Chris Whitney PG 7 0 111 11 7 2 2 22 15.9 1.6 1.0 .3 .3 3.1
Shawn Kemp C 7 0 72 15 0 0 0 21 10.3 2.1 .0 .0 .0 3.0
Steven Hunter C 7 0 40 3 1 0 3 6 5.7 .4 .1 .0 .4 .9
Pat Burke C 6 0 43 11 1 1 0 17 7.2 1.8 .2 .2 .0 2.8
Jeryl Sasser SG 6 0 25 5 1 1 1 5 4.2 .8 .2 .2 .2 .8

Awards and honors

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Player Transactions Citation:[32]

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