NBA
2002-03 Season
Champions: San Antonio Spurs (4-2)
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The 2002-03 NBA season featured 29 teams across 1277 recorded games. San Antonio Spurs posted the league's best record at 60-22. San Antonio Spurs won the championship, defeating New Jersey Nets 4-2 in the Finals. Tim Duncan was named Finals MVP; Tim Duncan took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Western Conference
- San Antonio Spurs 🏆 60-22 0.732
- Dallas Mavericks 60-22 0.732
- Sacramento Kings 59-23 0.720
- Minnesota Timberwolves 51-31 0.622
- Los Angeles Lakers 50-32 0.610
- Portland Trail Blazers 50-32 0.610
- Utah Jazz 47-35 0.573
- Phoenix Suns 44-38 0.537
- Houston Rockets 43-39 0.524
- Seattle SuperSonics 40-42 0.488
- Golden State Warriors 38-44 0.463
- Memphis Grizzlies 28-54 0.341
- Los Angeles Clippers 27-55 0.329
- Denver Nuggets 17-65 0.207
Eastern Conference
- Detroit Pistons 50-32 0.610
- New Jersey Nets 49-33 0.598
- Indiana Pacers 48-34 0.585
- Philadelphia 76ers 48-34 0.585
- New Orleans Hornets 47-35 0.573
- Boston Celtics 44-38 0.537
- Milwaukee Bucks 42-40 0.512
- Orlando Magic 42-40 0.512
- Washington Wizards 37-45 0.451
- New York Knicks 37-45 0.451
- Atlanta Hawks 35-47 0.427
- Chicago Bulls 30-52 0.366
- Miami Heat 25-57 0.305
- Toronto Raptors 24-58 0.293
- Cleveland Cavaliers 17-65 0.207
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Tracy McGrady ORL 32.1 PPG
- 2 Kobe Bryant LAL 30.0 PPG
- 3 Allen Iverson PHI 27.6 PPG
- 4 Shaquille O'Neal LAL 27.5 PPG
- 5 Paul Pierce BOS 25.9 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Ben Wallace DET 15.4 RPG
- 2 Kevin Garnett MIN 13.4 RPG
- 3 Tim Duncan SAS 12.9 RPG
- 4 Elton Brand LAC 11.3 RPG
- 5 Shaquille O'Neal LAL 11.1 RPG
Assists
- 1 Jason Kidd NJN 8.9 APG
- 2 Jason Williams MEM 8.3 APG
- 3 Gary Payton TOT 8.3 APG
- 4 Stephon Marbury PHO 8.1 APG
- 5 John Stockton UTA 7.7 APG
2002 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Yao Ming Houston Rockets
- #2 Jay Williams Chicago Bulls
- #3 Mike Dunleavy Golden State Warriors