2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season

2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachGregg Popovich
PresidentGregg Popovich
General managerR. C. Buford
OwnerPeter Holt
ArenaSBC Center
Results
Record60–22 (.732)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA champions
(Defeated Nets 4–2)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Net Southwest, KENS, KRRT
RadioKLEY

The 2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season was the 36th season for the San Antonio Spurs as a franchise, their 30th season in San Antonio, Texas, and their 27th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] This was also the Spurs' first season playing at their new arena, the SBC Center. During the off-season, the team signed free agents Kevin Willis,[2] acquired second-year guard Speedy Claxton from the Philadelphia 76ers,[3] and re-acquired former Spurs guard, and three-point specialist Steve Kerr from the Portland Trail Blazers.[4][5] Argentinian rookie shooting guard Manu Ginóbili, who was drafted by the team in the 1999 NBA draft, made his debut for his first NBA season.[6] This was also the 14th and final season for former All-Star center, and long-time Spurs star David Robinson.[7][8][9]

The Spurs got off to a 19–13 start to the regular season, but later on posted a 9-game winning streak between January and February, and held a 33–16 record at the All-Star break.[10] The Spurs posted an 11-game winning streak between March and April, and won 60 games for only the second time in franchise history, finishing in first place in the Midwest Division with a league-best 60–22 record, earning the first seed in the Western Conference, and qualifying for the NBA playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.[11] Head coach Gregg Popovich was named the NBA Coach of the Year, despite the team only posting a two-game improvement over the previous season.[12][13]

Tim Duncan averaged 23.3 points, 12.9 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game, and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year for the second consecutive year; he was also named to the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.[14][15][16] In addition, second-year guard Tony Parker showed improvement, averaging 15.5 points and 5.3 assists per game, while Stephen Jackson provided the team with 11.8 points and 1.6 steals per game, sixth man Malik Rose contributed 10.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game off the bench, and Robinson averaged 8.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, which were career-lows. Meanwhile, Ginóbili contributed 7.6 points and 1.4 steals per game off the bench, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, Bruce Bowen provided with 7.1 points per game and 101 three-point field goals, but struggled only shooting .404 in free-throw percentage, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Steve Smith contributed 6.8 points per game.[17]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Duncan was selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team.[18][19][20] Meanwhile, Parker and Ginóbili were both selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as Parker was a member of the Sophomores team, while Ginóbili was a member of the Rookies team.[21][22] Duncan also finished in fourth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, with Bowen finishing in seventh place,[23][24] while Parker finished in fourth place in Most Improved Player voting, with Jackson finishing tied in 18th place,[24] Rose finished in sixth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting,[24] and Ginóbili finished in fourth place in Rookie of the Year voting.[24] This season marked the official beginning of the Big Three era, and the end of the Twin Towers era; the trio of Duncan, Parker, and Ginóbili would lead the Spurs to win 3 more championships in 2005, 2007, and 2014.

In the Western Conference First Round of the 2003 NBA playoffs, the Spurs faced off against the 8th–seeded Phoenix Suns, a team that featured All-Star guard Stephon Marbury, All-Star forward Shawn Marion, and Rookie of the Year, Amar'e Stoudemire. The Spurs lost Game 1 to the Suns at home in overtime, 96–95 at the SBC Center, but then won the next two games, before losing Game 4 on the road, 86–84 at the America West Arena. The Spurs won the next two games, which included a Game 6 win over the Suns at the America West Arena, 87–85 to win the series in six games.[25][26][27]

In the Western Conference Semi-finals, and for the third consecutive year, the team faced off against the 5th–seeded, and 3-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, who were led by All-Star guard Kobe Bryant, All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal, and Derek Fisher. The Spurs won the first two games over the Lakers at the SBC Center, but then lost the next two games on the road, losing Game 4 to the Lakers at the Staples Center, 99–95. The Spurs managed to win the next two games, including a Game 6 road win over the Lakers at the Staples Center, 110–82 to win the series in six games.[28][29][30]

In the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs then faced off against the 3rd–seeded Dallas Mavericks, who were led by the trio of All-Star forward Dirk Nowitzki, All-Star guard Steve Nash, and Michael Finley. The Spurs lost Game 1 to the Mavericks at home, 113–110 at the SBC Center, but managed to win the next three games, including a Game 4 road win over the Mavericks, 102–95 at the American Airlines Center. After losing Game 5 at the SBC Center, 103–91, the Spurs won Game 6 over the Mavericks at the American Airlines Center, 90–78 to win the series in six games, and advance to the NBA Finals.[31][32][33]

In the 2003 NBA Finals, the Spurs faced off against the 2nd–seeded New Jersey Nets, who were led by the trio of All-Star guard Jason Kidd, Kenyon Martin, and second-year star Richard Jefferson. The Spurs took a 2–1 series lead before losing Game 4 to the Nets on the road, 77–76 at the Continental Airlines Arena. The Spurs managed to win the next two games, including a Game 6 home win over the Nets at the SBC Center, 88–77 to win the series in six games, winning their second NBA championship in franchise history, and their first title since 1999; Duncan was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player for the second time.[7][34][35]

The Spurs finished eleventh in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 735,990 at the SBC Center during the regular season.[17][36] Following the season, Jackson signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks,[37] while Smith signed with the New Orleans Hornets,[38] and Robinson, Kerr and Danny Ferry all retired. For the season, the Spurs changed their primary logo, adding black and silver colors,[39] and slightly changed their uniforms.[40][41] The team's new primary logo would remain in use until 2017, while the new uniforms would last until 2010.

NBA draft

Main article: 2002 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 26 John Salmons SG/SF  United States Miami
2 55 Luis Scola F  Argentina TAU Cerámica (Spain)
2 56 Randy Holcomb F  United States San Diego State

Roster

2002–03 San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 34 Mengke Bateer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1975–11–20 China
SF 12 Bruce Bowen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1971–06–14 Cal State Fullerton
PG 10 Speedy Claxton 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 1978–05–08 Hofstra
PF 21 Tim Duncan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1976–04–25 Wake Forest
SF 35 Danny Ferry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1966–10–17 Duke
SG 20 Manu Ginóbili 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1977–07–28 Argentina
SG 3 Stephen Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978–04–05 Butler CC
PG 25 Steve Kerr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1965–09–27 Arizona
PG 9 Tony Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982–05–17 France
C 50 David Robinson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–08–06 Navy
PF 31 Malik Rose 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1974–11–23 Drexel
SG 8 Steve Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–03–31 Michigan State
C 42 Kevin Willis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1962–09–06 Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular 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

Game log

2002–03 game log
Total: 60–22 (home: 33–8; road: 27–14)
October: 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 29 @ L.A. Lakers W 87–82 Malik Rose (16) Malik Rose (11) Speedy Claxton (4) Staples Center
18,997 		1–0
2 October 30 @ Golden State L 98–106 Tim Duncan (24) David Robinson (15) Tony Parker (8) The Arena in Oakland
13,261 		1–1
November : 10–6 (home: 8–2; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 1 Toronto W 91–72 Tim Duncan (22) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (4) SBC Center
18,787 		2–1
4 November 4 @ Memphis W 103–101 (OT) Tim Duncan (29) Tim Duncan (14) Tony Parker (6) Pyramid Arena
12,226 		3–1
5 November 5 Golden State W 93–73 Tony Parker (21) David Robinson (13) Tim Duncan (6) SBC Center
14,474 		4–1
6 November 9 Portland L 76–95 Tim Duncan (16) Malik Rose (11) Stephen Jackson (4) SBC Center
18,781 		4–2
7 November 11 Minnesota W 91–75 Tim Duncan (20) David Robinson (19) Tony Parker (12) SBC Center
15,594 		5–2
8 November 13 @ New Jersey L 82–91 Tim Duncan (21) David Robinson (14) Bruce Bowen (4) Continental Airlines Arena
11,534 		5–3
9 November 14 @ Philadelphia L 94–99 Tim Duncan (29) Duncan, Jackson (9) Duncan, Parker (5) First Union Center
18,139 		5–4
10 November 16 @ Cleveland W 90–77 Bruce Bowen (14) Malik Rose (13) Tony Parker (9) Gund Arena
10,031 		6–4
11 November 18 Cleveland W 104–78 Tim Duncan (25) Tim Duncan (9) Steve Smith (8) SBC Center
14,767 		7–4
12 November 20 L.A. Lakers W 95–88 Stephen Jackson (28) Tim Duncan (18) Tim Duncan (5) SBC Center
18,797 		8–4
13 November 22 Memphis W 95–86 Tim Duncan (28) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (6) SBC Center
16,636 		9–4
14 November 24 Seattle L 90–91 Tim Duncan (22) David Robinson (17) Tony Parker (5) SBC Center
16,211 		9–5
15 November 26 @ Denver L 81–85 Tim Duncan (18) Tim Duncan (18) Tony Parker (8) Pepsi Center
11,851 		9–6
16 November 27 Denver W 99–68 Stephen Jackson (22) Tim Duncan (14) Duncan, Parker (5) SBC Center
16,935 		10–6
17 November 29 @ Phoenix L 87–94 Tim Duncan (31) Tim Duncan (15) Duncan, Parker (5) America West Arena
17,252 		10–7
18 November 30 Utah W 107–85 Stephen Jackson (17) David Robinson (10) Tony Parker (4) SBC Center
18,797 		11–7
December : 8–6 (home: 5–1; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 3 @ Houston L 75–89 Tim Duncan (25) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (5) Compaq Center
11,120 		11–8
20 December 6 Philadelphia W 98–93 Tim Duncan (29) David Robinson (12) Duncan, Parker (6) SBC Center
17,985 		12–8
21 December 8 Sacramento L 80–104 Tim Duncan (16) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (4) SBC Center
16,873 		12–9
22 December 11 Dallas W 111–104 Tony Parker (32) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (6) SBC Center
17,632 		13–9
23 December 13 L.A. Clippers W 97–84 Tim Duncan (25) Tim Duncan (18) Tony Parker (9) SBC Center
16,696 		14–9
24 December 16 @ L.A. Clippers L 79–91 Tim Duncan (32) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (5) Staples Center
16,575 		14–10
25 December 18 @ Seattle W 91–88 Tony Parker (22) Tim Duncan (15) Tim Duncan (8) KeyArena
15,831 		15–10
26 December 19 @ Sacramento W 83–81 Tim Duncan (23) Tim Duncan (14) Tim Duncan (5) ARCO Arena
17,317 		16–10
27 December 21 Washington W 92–81 Tony Parker (21) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (6) SBC Center
18,797 		17–10
28 December 23 New Orleans W 99–94 (OT) Tim Duncan (29) Tim Duncan (23) Duncan, Parker (4) SBC Center
18,797 		18–10
29 December 27 @ Atlanta L 79–81 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (15) Tim Duncan (5) Philips Arena
13,453 		18–11
30 December 28 @ Chicago W 109–95 Tony Parker (32) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (10) United Center
18,172 		19–11
31 December 30 @ New York L 95–96 Tim Duncan (31) Tim Duncan (17) Tony Parker (5) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		19–12
32 December 31 @ Washington L 103–105 Tim Duncan (35) Tim Duncan (13) Tim Duncan (5) MCI Center
20,173 		19–13
January : 11–3 (home: 6–1; road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 January 3 Golden State W 98–95 Tim Duncan (37) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (6) SBC Center
18,797 		20–13
34 January 5 @ L.A. Clippers W 94–86 Tony Parker (26) Tim Duncan (14) Duncan, Parker (6) Staples Center
17,158 		21–13
35 January 8 @ Seattle W 106–95 Tim Duncan (23) Tim Duncan (9) Tim Duncan (6) KeyArena
15,132 		22–13
36 January 9 @ Portland L 87–90 Stephen Jackson (18) Tim Duncan (12) Duncan, Ginóbili (5) Rose Garden Arena
19,021 		22–14
37 January 12 Boston W 81–80 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (9) three players tied (3) SBC Center
17,302 		23–14
38 January 14 Phoenix W 108–100 (OT) Tim Duncan (38) Tim Duncan (16) Tim Duncan (9) SBC Center
17,101 		24–14
39 January 17 Atlanta W 106–93 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (4) SBC Center
18,007 		25–14
40 January 20 Houston W 87–82 Tim Duncan (32) Tim Duncan (9) Tony Parker (8) SBC Center
17,537 		26–14
41 January 22 Memphis L 93–98 Tim Duncan (30) Tim Duncan (21) Tony Parker (8) SBC Center
17,126 		26–15
42 January 24 @ Utah W 91–90 Tim Duncan (29) Tim Duncan (17) Tim Duncan (6) Delta Center
19,911 		27–15
43 January 25 Detroit W 108–76 Tim Duncan (22) Tim Duncan (11) Tony Parker (9) SBC Center
17,353 		28–15
44 January 27 @ Minnesota L 95–106 Tony Parker (19) Malik Rose (11) Stephen Jackson (6) Target Center
14,306 		28–16
45 January 29 @ Indiana W 106–97 Tony Parker (28) three players tied (9) Tony Parker (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
15,110 		29–16
46 January 31 @ Orlando W 109–108 Tim Duncan (23) Tim Duncan (17) Tony Parker (13) TD Waterhouse Centre
15,654 		30–16
February : 9–1 (home: 3–0; road: 6–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
47 February 1 @ Miami W 67–65 Tony Parker (18) Tim Duncan (25) Tim Duncan (4) American Airlines Arena
15,729 		31–16
48 February 5 @ Golden State W 103–99 Tim Duncan (30) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (10) The Arena in Oakland
13,553 		32–16
49 February 6 @ Denver W 83–74 Tim Duncan (25) Malik Rose (10) Tony Parker (8) Pepsi Center
15,206 		33–16
All-Star Break
50 February 11 @ Portland W 116–111 (OT) Tim Duncan (36) Rose, Duncan (15) Tony Parker (8) Rose Garden Arena
19,631 		34–16
51 February 14 @ L.A. Lakers W 103–95 Tim Duncan (28) Tim Duncan (20) Tony Parker (6) Staples Center
18,997 		35–16
52 February 16 @ Sacramento W 104–101 Tim Duncan (34) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		36–16
53 February 18 Denver W 101–76 Bruce Bowen (18) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (8) SBC Center
17,274 		37–16
54 February 20 @ Dallas L 87–95 Malik Rose (25) Malik Rose (14) Manu Ginóbili (4) American Airlines Center
20,036 		37–17
55 February 22 Indiana W 105–96 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (10) Duncan, Jackson (4) SBC Center
18,797 		38–17
56 February 25 Miami W 84–69 Tim Duncan (17) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (7) SBC Center
17,322 		39–17
March : 14–3 (home: 8–3; road: 6–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
57 March 1 Sacramento W 108–100 Tony Parker (32) Tim Duncan (15) Parker, Ginóbili (5) SBC Center
18,797 		40–17
58 March 2 @ Houston W 97–88 Manu Ginóbili (20) David Robinson (10) Stephen Jackson (7) Compaq Center
16,285 		41–17
59 March 4 Phoenix L 97–104 Tim Duncan (35) Tim Duncan (21) Tony Parker (9) SBC Center
18,797 		41–18
60 March 6 New Jersey W 92–78 Duncan, Parker (21) Tim Duncan (21) Manu Ginóbili (7) SBC Center
18,797 		42–18
61 March 9 @ Boston W 94–78 Tim Duncan (18) Rose, Duncan (8) Tony Parker (7) FleetCenter
18,624 		43–18
62 March 11 @ Milwaukee W 105–102 Malik Rose (34) Tim Duncan (15) Tim Duncan (6) Bradley Center
17,401 		44–18
63 March 12 @ Minnesota W 111–99 Stephen Jackson (22) Tim Duncan (14) Rose, Parker (6) Target Center
15,309 		45–18
64 March 14 L.A. Clippers W 107–96 Tim Duncan (24) Tim Duncan (15) Tim Duncan (10) SBC Center
18,797 		46–18
65 March 16 Chicago W 108–97 Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (8) SBC Center
18,797 		47–18
66 March 18 New York L 97–105 Tim Duncan (27) Malik Rose (12) Stephen Jackson (6) SBC Center
18,797 		47–19
67 March 20 @ Dallas W 112–110 (OT) Tim Duncan (25) Tim Duncan (18) Bruce Bowen (7) American Airlines Center
20,110 		48–19
68 March 21 Minnesota L 94–101 (OT) Tim Duncan (29) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (7) SBC Center
18,797 		48–20
69 March 23 L.A. Lakers W 98–89 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (17) Stephen Jackson (4) SBC Center
18,797 		49–20
70 March 25 Milwaukee W 107–94 Tim Duncan (31) Tim Duncan (10) Speedy Claxton (11) SBC Center
18,797 		50–20
71 March 27 Houston W 98–85 Stephen Jackson (27) Tim Duncan (14) Tim Duncan (8) SBC Center
18,797 		51–20
72 March 29 Utah W 101–81 Tim Duncan (30) Tim Duncan (8) Tony Parker (7) SBC Center
18,797 		52–20
73 March 30 @ New Orleans W 92–90 Tim Duncan (33) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (7) New Orleans Arena
17,357 		53–20
April : 7–2 (home: 3–1; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
74 April 1 Orlando W 118–105 Tim Duncan (20) Tim Duncan (7) Bruce Bowen (7) SBC Center
18,797 		54–20
75 April 2 @ Memphis W 105–87 Tim Duncan (33) Tim Duncan (19) Tony Parker (6) Pyramid Arena
12,116 		55–20
76 April 4 @ Toronto W 124–98 Malik Rose (23) Malik Rose (9) Parker, Claxton (5) Air Canada Centre
18,376 		56–20
77 April 6 @ Detroit W 89–83 Tim Duncan (25) Tim Duncan (21) Tony Parker (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		57–20
78 April 9 Portland W 84–79 Manu Ginóbili (17) Duncan, Jackson (11) Tim Duncan (4) SBC Center
18,797 		58–20
79 April 11 Seattle W 94–86 Malik Rose (20) Tim Duncan (15) Tony Parker (5) SBC Center
19,217 		59–20
80 April 13 @ Phoenix L 85–92 Malik Rose (18) Duncan, Robinson (7) Duncan, Jackson (6) America West Arena
19,023 		59–21
81 April 14 @ Utah W 91–83 Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (15) Tim Duncan (9) Delta Center
19,821 		60–21
82 April 16 Dallas L 72–93 Steve Smith (11) Robinson, Ferry (9) Speedy Claxton (4) SBC Center
19,217 		60–22
2002–03 schedule

Playoffs

2003 playoff game log
First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 19 Phoenix L 95–96 (OT) Stephen Jackson (23) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (7) SBC Center
19,217 		0–1
2 April 21 Phoenix W 84–76 Stephen Jackson (23) Tim Duncan (12) Speedy Claxton (7) SBC Center
19,217 		1–1
3 April 25 @ Phoenix W 99–86 Tony Parker (29) Tim Duncan (23) Tim Duncan (6) America West Arena
19,023 		2–1
4 April 27 @ Phoenix L 84–86 Tim Duncan (24) Tim Duncan (11) Manu Ginóbili (5) America West Arena
18,756 		2–2
5 April 29 Phoenix W 94–82 Malik Rose (27) Tim Duncan (17) Tim Duncan (6) SBC Center
19,217 		3–2
6 May 1 @ Phoenix W 87–85 Stephen Jackson (21) Tim Duncan (20) Tim Duncan (10) America West Arena
18,913 		4–2
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 5 L.A. Lakers W 87–82 Tim Duncan (28) David Robinson (11) Tim Duncan (7) SBC Center
18,797 		1–0
2 May 7 L.A. Lakers W 114–95 Bruce Bowen (27) Tim Duncan (13) Tim Duncan (7) SBC Center
18,797 		2–0
3 May 9 @ L.A. Lakers L 95–110 Tim Duncan (28) Tim Duncan (11) Jackson, Parker (4) Staples Center
18,997 		2–1
4 May 11 @ L.A. Lakers L 95–99 Tim Duncan (36) Stephen Jackson (10) Tim Duncan (5) Staples Center
18,997 		2–2
5 May 13 L.A. Lakers W 96–94 Tim Duncan (27) Tim Duncan (14) Tim Duncan (5) SBC Center
18,797 		3–2
6 May 15 @ L.A. Lakers W 110–82 Tim Duncan (37) Tim Duncan (16) Tony Parker (5) Staples Center
18,997 		4–2
Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 1–2; road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 19 Dallas L 110–113 Tim Duncan (40) Tim Duncan (15) Tim Duncan (7) SBC Center
18,797 		0–1
2 May 21 Dallas W 119–106 Tim Duncan (32) Tim Duncan (15) Duncan, Jackson (5) SBC Center
18,797 		1–1
3 May 23 @ Dallas W 96–83 Tim Duncan (34) Tim Duncan (24) Tim Duncan (6) American Airlines Center
20,695 		2–1
4 May 25 @ Dallas W 102–95 Tony Parker (25) Tim Duncan (20) Tim Duncan (7) American Airlines Center
20,561 		3–1
5 May 27 Dallas L 91–103 Tim Duncan (23) Tim Duncan (15) three players tied (6) SBC Center
18,797 		3–2
6 May 29 @ Dallas W 90–78 Stephen Jackson (24) Duncan, Rose (11) three players tied (4) American Airlines Center
20,812 		4–2
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 4 New Jersey W 101–89 Tim Duncan (32) Tim Duncan (20) Tim Duncan (6) SBC Center
18,797 		1–0
2 June 6 New Jersey L 85–87 Tony Parker (21) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (5) SBC Center
18,797 		1–1
3 June 8 @ New Jersey W 84–79 Tony Parker (26) Tim Duncan (16) Tim Duncan (7) Continental Airlines Arena
19,280 		2–1
4 June 11 @ New Jersey L 76–77 Tim Duncan (23) Tim Duncan (16) Parker, Jackson (3) Continental Airlines Arena
19,280 		2–2
5 June 13 @ New Jersey W 93–83 Tim Duncan (29) Tim Duncan (17) Duncan, Parker (4) Continental Airlines Arena
19,280 		3–2
6 June 15 New Jersey W 88–77 Tim Duncan (21) Tim Duncan (20) Tim Duncan (10) SBC Center
18,797 		4–2
2003 schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

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

Playoffs

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

NBA Finals

Summary

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

Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Wins
San Antonio (West) 90 65 84 66 84 80 4
New Jersey (East) 89 87 79 77 83 77 2

Schedule

Award winners

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Player Transactions Citation:[42]

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