2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season

March 2026 August 2023 San Antonio Spurs 2003 yes yes yes 60 22 Midwest 1 1 Gregg Popovich R. C. Buford Gregg Popovich Peter Holt SBC Center NBA champions(Defeated Nets 4–2) SAS Fox Sports Net Southwest, KENS, KRRT KLEY 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. San Antonio Spurs Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/ August 9, 2026 This was also the 14th and final season for former All-Star center, and long-time Spurs star David Robinson. Associated Press Spurs Defeat Nets to Win N.B.A. Title The New York Times June 15, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/15/sports/basketball/spurs-defeat-nets-to-win-nba-title.html August 24, 2017 Wilbon Michael San Antonio Salutes Its Admiral One Last Time Los Angeles Times March 30, 2003 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-mar-30-sp-dogwilbon30-story.html October 27, 2022 Wilbon Michael Admiral Won't Be Setting Sail Anytime Soon Los Angeles Times June 8, 2003 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jun-08-sp-dogdave8-story.html October 27, 2022 Season summary Off-season For the season, the Spurs moved into their new arena known as the SBC Center. During the off-season, the team signed free agents Kevin Willis, Spurs Sign C-F Kevin Willis United Press International August 27, 2002 https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2002/08/27/Spurs-sign-C-F-Kevin-Willis/25281030460154/ June 12, 2022 acquired second-year guard Speedy Claxton from the Philadelphia 76ers on draft day, NBA Draft Los Angeles Times June 28, 2002 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jun-28-sp-nbadraftrail28-story.html October 20, 2022 and re-acquired former Spurs guard, and three-point specialist Steve Kerr from the Portland Trail Blazers. Blazers Acquire Daniels from Spurs United Press International August 5, 2002 https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2002/08/05/Blazers-acquire-Daniels-from-Spurs/70501028593338/ January 14, 2022 Spurs Trade Daniels to Portland CBC August 6, 2002 https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/spurs-trade-daniels-to-portland-1.317205 October 20, 2022 Argentinian rookie shooting guard Manu Ginóbili, who was drafted by the team as the 57th overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, made his debut for his first NBA season. Western Conference: Team-by-Team Preview The New York Times October 28, 2002 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/28/sports/basketball/teambyteam-preview-2002102890660337665.html July 16, 2022 For the season, the Spurs redesigned their primary logo, replacing the colors turquoise, fuchsia and orange with their original color scheme of black, silver and white. The team's primary logo featured the city name "San Antonio" in white letters on a black background, above the team name "Spurs" in black letters with a white outline, and on a silver background with a white outline; the entire logo is surrounded by a silver outline. The letter "U" in "Spurs" is depicted as a silver spur with black shadows. San Antonio Spurs Primary Logo Chris Creamer's Sports Logos.net https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/827/San_Antonio_Spurs/2003/Primary_Logo January 22, 2022 The team also slightly updated their white home uniforms and black road uniforms. The silver outline around the black jersey numbers on the home jerseys were changed to silver and white outlines, and changed to silver and black outlines on the road jerseys. Both legs of the home and road shorts featured the team's new primary logo of a silver spur with black shadows. San Antonio Spurs Home Uniform Chris Creamer's Sports Logos.net https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/yaf56fy7thhw1z8f24let0qo9/San_Antonio_Spurs/2003/Home_Uniform January 22, 2022 San Antonio Spurs Road Uniform Chris Creamer's Sports Logos.net https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/eigfx9yxhewvxqdf1ibhdxbo6/San_Antonio_Spurs/2003/Road_Uniform January 22, 2022 The team's new primary logo would remain in use until 2017, while the slightly updated uniforms would last until 2010. Regular season With the addition of Ginóbili, the Spurs got off to a 19–13 start to the regular season, but later on posted a nine-game winning streak between January and February, and held a 33–16 record at the All-Star break. NBA Games Played on February 6, 2003 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?month=2&day=6&year=2003 September 13, 2022 The Spurs posted an 11-game winning streak between March and April, and won 60 games for the second time in franchise history, finishing in first place in the Midwest Division with a league-best 60–22 record, and earning the first seed in the Western Conference; 2002–03 San Antonio Spurs Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/2003_games.html July 30, 2021 the team qualified for the NBA playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. 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. Associated Press N.B.A.: Roundup: Popovich Is Coach of the Year The New York Times April 29, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/29/sports/nba-roundup-popovich-is-coach-of-the-year.html June 11, 2022 NBA & ABA Coach of the Year Award Winners Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/coy.html November 29, 2022 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. Associated Press Pro Basketball: Duncan Is M.V.P. Once Again The New York Times May 5, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/05/sports/pro-basketball-duncan-is-mvp-once-again.html January 13, 2022 Teaford Elliott Duncan to Win Second MVP in a Row Los Angeles Times May 4, 2003 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-may-04-sp-duncan4-story.html September 13, 2022 NBA MVP & ABA Most Valuable Player Award Winners Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/mvp.html November 29, 2022 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. 2002–03 San Antonio Spurs Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/2003.html July 30, 2021 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. Sheridan Chris Something Old, Something New on Court at All-Star Game Ocala Star-Banner February 9, 2003 https://www.ocala.com/story/news/2003/02/09/something-old-something-new-on-court-at-all-star-game/31273551007/ January 28, 2026 NBA.com Staff 2003 NBA All-Star Recap NBA.com September 13, 2021 https://www.nba.com/news/history-all-star-recap-2003 January 28, 2026 2003 NBA All-Star Game: West 155, East 145 (2OT) Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_2003.html January 28, 2026 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. Basketball The Madison Courier February 8, 2003 A8 https://books.google.com/books?id=KbpJAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA5&dq=2003+NBA+All-Star+Rosters&article_id=6980,3744966&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUp7Pcs6-SAxUnmIkEHXTXEisQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=2003%20NBA%20All-Star%20Rosters&f=false January 28, 2026 2003 NBA Rising Stars: Sophomores 132, Rookies 112 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_2003_rookie.html January 28, 2026 Duncan also finished in fourth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, with Bowen finishing in seventh place, Associated Press Wallace Chosen Best Defender Los Angeles Times April 24, 2003 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-apr-24-sp-nbanotes24-story.html?_amp=true September 13, 2022 2002–03 NBA Awards Voting Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_2003.html January 28, 2026 while Parker finished in fourth place in Most Improved Player voting, with Jackson finishing tied in 18th place, Rose finished in sixth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, and Ginóbili finished in fourth place in Rookie of the Year voting. 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. 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. 2002–03 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2003.html February 3, 2026 NBA playoffs 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. Associated Press Pro Basketball: Spurs Finish Suns' Season The New York Times May 2, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/02/sports/pro-basketball-spurs-finish-suns-season.html January 13, 2022 Teaford Elliott Another Shot at Champs Los Angeles Times May 2, 2003 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-may-02-sp-sunspurs2-story.html June 11, 2022 2003 NBA Western Conference First Round: Suns vs. Spurs Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2003-nba-western-conference-first-round-suns-vs-spurs.html January 31, 2026 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. Broussard Chris Pro Basketball: Spurs End Lakers' Dream Run The New York Times May 16, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/16/sports/pro-basketball-spurs-end-lakers-dream-run.html January 13, 2022 Brown Tim Fourclosed!: Three-Year Championship Run Comes to a Stunning End as Duncan Plays Like the MVP, and Spurs Makes It a Blowout Los Angeles Times May 16, 2003 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-may-16-sp-lakers16-story.html June 11, 2022 2003 NBA Western Conference Semifinals: Lakers vs. Spurs Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2003-nba-western-conference-semifinals-lakers-vs-spurs.html January 31, 2026 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. Associated Press Kerr's Shooting Helps Spurs Advance Past Mavericks, 90-78 The New York Times May 29, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/29/sports/basketball/kerrs-shooting-helps-spurs-advance-past-mavericks-9078.html January 13, 2022 Heisler Mark Mavericks Collapse in Biggest of Ways Los Angeles Times May 30, 2003 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-may-30-sp-nbawest30-story.html June 11, 2022 2003 NBA Western Conference Finals: Mavericks vs. Spurs Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2003-nba-western-conference-finals-mavericks-vs-spurs.html January 31, 2026 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. Heisler Mark Spurs Reduce the 'Risk Los Angeles Times June 16, 2003 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jun-16-sp-nbafinals16-story.html June 11, 2022 2003 NBA Finals: Nets vs. Spurs Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2003-nba-finals-nets-vs-spurs.html January 31, 2026 Aftermath Following the season, Jackson signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks, Hawks Ink Stephen Jackson United Press International October 3, 2003 https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2003/10/03/Hawks-ink-Stephen-Jackson/28141065215509/ June 22, 2022 while Smith signed with the New Orleans Hornets, Transactions The New York Times October 30, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/30/sports/transactions-924733.html June 22, 2022 and Robinson, Kerr and Danny Ferry all retired. NBA draft 2002 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 26 John Salmons SG/SF United States Miami 2 55 Luis Scola F TAU Cerámica (Spain) 2 56 Randy Holcomb F United States San Diego State Roster San Antonio Spurs 2002–03 34 Mengke Bateer C 6 11 290 1975–11–20 China 12 Bruce Bowen SF 6 7 200 1971–06–14 Cal State Fullerton 10 Speedy Claxton PG 5 11 166 1978–05–08 Hofstra 21 Tim Duncan PF 6 11 255 1976–04–25 Wake Forest 35 Danny Ferry SF 6 10 235 1966–10–17 Duke 20 Manu Ginóbili SG 6 6 200 1977–07–28 Argentina 3 Stephen Jackson SG 6 8 220 1978–04–05 Butler CC 25 Steve Kerr PG 6 3 175 1965–09–27 Arizona 9 Tony Parker PG 6 2 185 1982–05–17 France 50 David Robinson C 7 1 235 1965–08–06 Navy 31 Malik Rose PF 6 7 250 1974–11–23 Drexel 8 Steve Smith basketball SG 6 7 200 1969–03–31 Michigan State 42 Kevin Willis C 7 0 245 1962–09–06 Michigan State Gregg Popovich Mike Brown Mike Budenholzer P. J. Carlesimo Joe Prunty Will Sevening (trainer) https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/2003.html Regular season Standings SAS SAS Game log San Antonio Spurs 2003 Total: 60–22 (home: 33–8; road: 27–14) San Antonio Spurs October yes 0 0 1 1 |- | 1 | October 29 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20021029 LAL 87 82 | Malik Rose (16) | Malik Rose (11) | Speedy Claxton (4) | Staples Center18,997 | 1–0 |- | 2 | October 30 | @ Golden State | 20021030 GSW 98 106 | Tim Duncan (24) | David Robinson (15) | Tony Parker (8) | The Arena in Oakland13,261 | 1–1 San Antonio Spurs November 8 2 2 4 |- | 3 | November 1 | Toronto | 20021101 SAS 91 72 | Tim Duncan (22) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tony Parker (4) | SBC Center18,787 | 2–1 |- | 4 | November 4 | @ Memphis | 20021104 MEM 103 101 1 | Tim Duncan (29) | Tim Duncan (14) | Tony Parker (6) | Pyramid Arena12,226 | 3–1 |- | 5 | November 5 | Golden State | 20021105 SAS 93 73 | Tony Parker (21) | David Robinson (13) | Tim Duncan (6) | SBC Center14,474 | 4–1 |- | 6 | November 9 | Portland | 20021109 SAS 76 95 | Tim Duncan (16) | Malik Rose (11) | Stephen Jackson (4) | SBC Center18,781 | 4–2 |- | 7 | November 11 | Minnesota | 20021111 SAS 91 75 | Tim Duncan (20) | David Robinson (19) | Tony Parker (12) | SBC Center15,594 | 5–2 |- | 8 | November 13 | @ New Jersey | 20021113 NJN 82 91 | Tim Duncan (21) | David Robinson (14) | Bruce Bowen (4) | Continental Airlines Arena11,534 | 5–3 |- | 9 | November 14 | @ Philadelphia | 20021114 PHI 94 99 | Tim Duncan (29) | Duncan, Jackson (9) | Duncan, Parker (5) | First Union Center18,139 | 5–4 |- | 10 | November 16 | @ Cleveland | 20021116 CLE 90 77 | Bruce Bowen (14) | Malik Rose (13) | Tony Parker (9) | Gund Arena10,031 | 6–4 |- | 11 | November 18 | Cleveland | 20021118 SAS 104 78 | Tim Duncan (25) | Tim Duncan (9) | Steve Smith (8) | SBC Center14,767 | 7–4 |- | 12 | November 20 | L.A. Lakers | 20021120 SAS 95 88 | Stephen Jackson (28) | Tim Duncan (18) | Tim Duncan (5) | SBC Center18,797 | 8–4 |- | 13 | November 22 | Memphis | 20021122 SAS 95 86 | Tim Duncan (28) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tony Parker (6) | SBC Center16,636 | 9–4 |- | 14 | November 24 | Seattle | 20021124 SAS 90 91 | Tim Duncan (22) | David Robinson (17) | Tony Parker (5) | SBC Center16,211 | 9–5 |- | 15 | November 26 | @ Denver | 20021126 DEN 81 85 | Tim Duncan (18) | Tim Duncan (18) | Tony Parker (8) | Pepsi Center11,851 | 9–6 |- | 16 | November 27 | Denver | 20021127 SAS 99 68 | Stephen Jackson (22) | Tim Duncan (14) | Duncan, Parker (5) | SBC Center16,935 | 10–6 |- | 17 | November 29 | @ Phoenix | 20021129 PHO 87 94 | Tim Duncan (31) | Tim Duncan (15) | Duncan, Parker (5) | America West Arena17,252 | 10–7 |- | 18 | November 30 | Utah | 20021130 SAS 107 85 | Stephen Jackson (17) | David Robinson (10) | Tony Parker (4) | SBC Center18,797 | 11–7 San Antonio Spurs December 5 1 3 5 |- | 19 | December 3 | @ Houston | 20021203 HOU 75 89 | Tim Duncan (25) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (5) | Compaq Center11,120 | 11–8 |- | 20 | December 6 | Philadelphia | 20021206 SAS 98 93 | Tim Duncan (29) | David Robinson (12) | Duncan, Parker (6) | SBC Center17,985 | 12–8 |- | 21 | December 8 | Sacramento | 20021208 SAS 80 104 | Tim Duncan (16) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tony Parker (4) | SBC Center16,873 | 12–9 |- | 22 | December 11 | Dallas | 20021211 SAS 111 104 | Tony Parker (32) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tony Parker (6) | SBC Center17,632 | 13–9 |- | 23 | December 13 | L.A. Clippers | 20021213 SAS 97 84 | Tim Duncan (25) | Tim Duncan (18) | Tony Parker (9) | SBC Center16,696 | 14–9 |- | 24 | December 16 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20021216 LAC 79 91 | Tim Duncan (32) | Tim Duncan (11) | Tony Parker (5) | Staples Center16,575 | 14–10 |- | 25 | December 18 | @ Seattle | 20021218 SEA 91 88 | Tony Parker (22) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tim Duncan (8) | KeyArena15,831 | 15–10 |- | 26 | December 19 | @ Sacramento | 20021219 SAC 83 81 | Tim Duncan (23) | Tim Duncan (14) | Tim Duncan (5) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 16–10 |- | 27 | December 21 | Washington | 20021221 SAS 92 81 | Tony Parker (21) | Tim Duncan (11) | Tony Parker (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 17–10 |- | 28 | December 23 | New Orleans | 20021223 SAS 99 94 1 | Tim Duncan (29) | Tim Duncan (23) | Duncan, Parker (4) | SBC Center18,797 | 18–10 |- | 29 | December 27 | @ Atlanta | 20021227 ATL 79 81 | Tim Duncan (27) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tim Duncan (5) | Philips Arena13,453 | 18–11 |- | 30 | December 28 | @ Chicago | 20021228 CHI 109 95 | Tony Parker (32) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tony Parker (10) | United Center18,172 | 19–11 |- | 31 | December 30 | @ New York | 20021230 NYK 95 96 | Tim Duncan (31) | Tim Duncan (17) | Tony Parker (5) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 19–12 |- | 32 | December 31 | @ Washington | 20021231 WAS 103 105 | Tim Duncan (35) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tim Duncan (5) | MCI Center20,173 | 19–13 San Antonio Spurs January 6 1 5 2 |- | 33 | January 3 | Golden State | 20030103 SAS 98 95 | Tim Duncan (37) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tony Parker (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 20–13 |- | 34 | January 5 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20030105 LAC 94 86 | Tony Parker (26) | Tim Duncan (14) | Duncan, Parker (6) | Staples Center17,158 | 21–13 |- | 35 | January 8 | @ Seattle | 20030108 SEA 106 95 | Tim Duncan (23) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tim Duncan (6) | KeyArena15,132 | 22–13 |- | 36 | January 9 | @ Portland | 20030109 POR 87 90 | Stephen Jackson (18) | Tim Duncan (12) | Duncan, Ginóbili (5) | Rose Garden Arena19,021 | 22–14 |- | 37 | January 12 | Boston | 20030112 SAS 81 80 | Tim Duncan (21) | Tim Duncan (9) | three players tied (3) | SBC Center17,302 | 23–14 |- | 38 | January 14 | Phoenix | 20030114 SAS 108 100 1 | Tim Duncan (38) | Tim Duncan (16) | Tim Duncan (9) | SBC Center17,101 | 24–14 |- | 39 | January 17 | Atlanta | 20030117 SAS 106 93 | Tim Duncan (27) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tony Parker (4) | SBC Center18,007 | 25–14 |- | 40 | January 20 | Houston | 20030120 SAS 87 82 | Tim Duncan (32) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tony Parker (8) | SBC Center17,537 | 26–14 |- | 41 | January 22 | Memphis | 20030122 SAS 93 98 | Tim Duncan (30) | Tim Duncan (21) | Tony Parker (8) | SBC Center17,126 | 26–15 |- | 42 | January 24 | @ Utah | 20030124 UTA 91 90 | Tim Duncan (29) | Tim Duncan (17) | Tim Duncan (6) | Delta Center19,911 | 27–15 |- | 43 | January 25 | Detroit | 20030125 SAS 108 76 | Tim Duncan (22) | Tim Duncan (11) | Tony Parker (9) | SBC Center17,353 | 28–15 |- | 44 | January 27 | @ Minnesota | 20030127 MIN 95 106 | Tony Parker (19) | Malik Rose (11) | Stephen Jackson (6) | Target Center14,306 | 28–16 |- | 45 | January 29 | @ Indiana | 20030129 IND 106 97 | Tony Parker (28) | three players tied (9) | Tony Parker (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse15,110 | 29–16 |- | 46 | January 31 | @ Orlando | 20030131 ORL 109 108 | Tim Duncan (23) | Tim Duncan (17) | Tony Parker (13) | TD Waterhouse Centre15,654 | 30–16 San Antonio Spurs February 3 0 6 1 |- | 47 | February 1 | @ Miami | 20030201 MIA 67 65 | Tony Parker (18) | Tim Duncan (25) | Tim Duncan (4) | American Airlines Arena15,729 | 31–16 |- | 48 | February 5 | @ Golden State | 20030205 GSW 103 99 | Tim Duncan (30) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (10) | The Arena in Oakland13,553 | 32–16 |- | 49 | February 6 | @ Denver | 20030206 DEN 83 74 | Tim Duncan (25) | Malik Rose (10) | Tony Parker (8) | Pepsi Center15,206 | 33–16 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- | 50 | February 11 | @ Portland | 20030211 POR 116 111 1 | Tim Duncan (36) | Rose, Duncan (15) | Tony Parker (8) | Rose Garden Arena19,631 | 34–16 |- | 51 | February 14 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20030214 LAL 103 95 | Tim Duncan (28) | Tim Duncan (20) | Tony Parker (6) | Staples Center18,997 | 35–16 |- | 52 | February 16 | @ Sacramento | 20030216 SAC 104 101 | Tim Duncan (34) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (7) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 36–16 |- | 53 | February 18 | Denver | 20030218 SAS 101 76 | Bruce Bowen (18) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (8) | SBC Center17,274 | 37–16 |- | 54 | February 20 | @ Dallas | 20030220 DAL 87 95 | Malik Rose (25) | Malik Rose (14) | Manu Ginóbili (4) | American Airlines Center20,036 | 37–17 |- | 55 | February 22 | Indiana | 20030222 SAS 105 96 | Tim Duncan (21) | Tim Duncan (10) | Duncan, Jackson (4) | SBC Center18,797 | 38–17 |- | 56 | February 25 | Miami | 20030225 SAS 84 69 | Tim Duncan (17) | Tim Duncan (10) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center17,322 | 39–17 San Antonio Spurs March 8 3 6 0 |- | 57 | March 1 | Sacramento | 20030301 SAS 108 100 | Tony Parker (32) | Tim Duncan (15) | Parker, Ginóbili (5) | SBC Center18,797 | 40–17 |- | 58 | March 2 | @ Houston | 20030302 HOU 97 88 | Manu Ginóbili (20) | David Robinson (10) | Stephen Jackson (7) | Compaq Center16,285 | 41–17 |- | 59 | March 4 | Phoenix | 20030304 SAS 97 104 | Tim Duncan (35) | Tim Duncan (21) | Tony Parker (9) | SBC Center18,797 | 41–18 |- | 60 | March 6 | New Jersey | 20030306 SAS 92 78 | Duncan, Parker (21) | Tim Duncan (21) | Manu Ginóbili (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 42–18 |- | 61 | March 9 | @ Boston | 20030309 BOS 94 78 | Tim Duncan (18) | Rose, Duncan (8) | Tony Parker (7) | FleetCenter18,624 | 43–18 |- | 62 | March 11 | @ Milwaukee | 20030311 MIL 105 102 | Malik Rose (34) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tim Duncan (6) | Bradley Center17,401 | 44–18 |- | 63 | March 12 | @ Minnesota | 20030312 MIN 111 99 | Stephen Jackson (22) | Tim Duncan (14) | Rose, Parker (6) | Target Center15,309 | 45–18 |- | 64 | March 14 | L.A. Clippers | 20030314 SAS 107 96 | Tim Duncan (24) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tim Duncan (10) | SBC Center18,797 | 46–18 |- | 65 | March 16 | Chicago | 20030316 SAS 108 97 | Tony Parker (25) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (8) | SBC Center18,797 | 47–18 |- | 66 | March 18 | New York | 20030318 SAS 97 105 | Tim Duncan (27) | Malik Rose (12) | Stephen Jackson (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 47–19 |- | 67 | March 20 | @ Dallas | 20030320 DAL 112 110 1 | Tim Duncan (25) | Tim Duncan (18) | Bruce Bowen (7) | American Airlines Center20,110 | 48–19 |- | 68 | March 21 | Minnesota | 20030321 SAS 94 101 1 | Tim Duncan (29) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 48–20 |- | 69 | March 23 | L.A. Lakers | 20030323 SAS 98 89 | Tim Duncan (27) | Tim Duncan (17) | Stephen Jackson (4) | SBC Center18,797 | 49–20 |- | 70 | March 25 | Milwaukee | 20030325 SAS 107 94 | Tim Duncan (31) | Tim Duncan (10) | Speedy Claxton (11) | SBC Center18,797 | 50–20 |- | 71 | March 27 | Houston | 20030327 SAS 98 85 | Stephen Jackson (27) | Tim Duncan (14) | Tim Duncan (8) | SBC Center18,797 | 51–20 |- | 72 | March 29 | Utah | 20030329 SAS 101 81 | Tim Duncan (30) | Tim Duncan (8) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 52–20 |- | 73 | March 30 | @ New Orleans | 20030330 NOH 92 90 | Tim Duncan (33) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (7) | New Orleans Arena17,357 | 53–20 San Antonio Spurs April 3 1 4 1 |- | 74 | April 1 | Orlando | 20030401 SAS 118 105 | Tim Duncan (20) | Tim Duncan (7) | Bruce Bowen (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 54–20 |- | 75 | April 2 | @ Memphis | 20030402 MEM 105 87 | Tim Duncan (33) | Tim Duncan (19) | Tony Parker (6) | Pyramid Arena12,116 | 55–20 |- | 76 | April 4 | @ Toronto | 20030404 TOR 124 98 | Malik Rose (23) | Malik Rose (9) | Parker, Claxton (5) | Air Canada Centre18,376 | 56–20 |- | 77 | April 6 | @ Detroit | 20030406 DET 89 83 | Tim Duncan (25) | Tim Duncan (21) | Tony Parker (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 57–20 |- | 78 | April 9 | Portland | 20030409 SAS 84 79 | Manu Ginóbili (17) | Duncan, Jackson (11) | Tim Duncan (4) | SBC Center18,797 | 58–20 |- | 79 | April 11 | Seattle | 20030411 SAS 94 86 | Malik Rose (20) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tony Parker (5) | SBC Center19,217 | 59–20 |- | 80 | April 13 | @ Phoenix | 20030413 PHO 85 92 | Malik Rose (18) | Duncan, Robinson (7) | Duncan, Jackson (6) | America West Arena19,023 | 59–21 |- | 81 | April 14 | @ Utah | 20030414 UTA 91 83 | Tony Parker (25) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tim Duncan (9) | Delta Center19,821 | 60–21 |- | 82 | April 16 | Dallas | 20030416 SAS 72 93 | Steve Smith (11) | Robinson, Ferry (9) | Speedy Claxton (4) | SBC Center19,217 | 60–22 SAS 2003 Playoffs San Antonio Spurs 2003 yes San Antonio Spurs First Round yes no yes 2 1 2 1 |- | 1 | April 19 | Phoenix | 20030419 SAS 95 96 1 | Stephen Jackson (23) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tony Parker (7) | SBC Center19,217 | 0–1 |- | 2 | April 21 | Phoenix | 20030421 SAS 84 76 | Stephen Jackson (23) | Tim Duncan (12) | Speedy Claxton (7) | SBC Center19,217 | 1–1 |- | 3 | April 25 | @ Phoenix | 20030425 PHO 99 86 | Tony Parker (29) | Tim Duncan (23) | Tim Duncan (6) | America West Arena19,023 | 2–1 |- | 4 | April 27 | @ Phoenix | 20030427 PHO 84 86 | Tim Duncan (24) | Tim Duncan (11) | Manu Ginóbili (5) | America West Arena18,756 | 2–2 |- | 5 | April 29 | Phoenix | 20030429 SAS 94 82 | Malik Rose (27) | Tim Duncan (17) | Tim Duncan (6) | SBC Center19,217 | 3–2 |- | 6 | May 1 | @ Phoenix | 20030501 PHO 87 85 | Stephen Jackson (21) | Tim Duncan (20) | Tim Duncan (10) | America West Arena18,913 | 4–2 |- San Antonio Spurs Conference Semifinals no yes 3 0 1 2 |- | 1 | May 5 | L.A. Lakers | 20030505 SAS 87 82 | Tim Duncan (28) | David Robinson (11) | Tim Duncan (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–0 |- | 2 | May 7 | L.A. Lakers | 20030507 SAS 114 95 | Bruce Bowen (27) | Tim Duncan (13) | Tim Duncan (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 2–0 |- | 3 | May 9 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20030509 LAL 95 110 | Tim Duncan (28) | Tim Duncan (11) | Jackson, Parker (4) | Staples Center18,997 | 2–1 |- | 4 | May 11 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20030511 LAL 95 99 | Tim Duncan (36) | Stephen Jackson (10) | Tim Duncan (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 2–2 |- | 5 | May 13 | L.A. Lakers | 20030513 SAS 96 94 | Tim Duncan (27) | Tim Duncan (14) | Tim Duncan (5) | SBC Center18,797 | 3–2 |- | 6 | May 15 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20030515 LAL 110 82 | Tim Duncan (37) | Tim Duncan (16) | Tony Parker (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 4–2 |- San Antonio Spurs Conference Finals no yes 1 2 3 0 |- | 1 | May 19 | Dallas | 20030519 SAS 110 113 | Tim Duncan (40) | Tim Duncan (15) | Tim Duncan (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 0–1 |- | 2 | May 21 | Dallas | 20030521 SAS 119 106 | Tim Duncan (32) | Tim Duncan (15) | Duncan, Jackson (5) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–1 |- | 3 | May 23 | @ Dallas | 20030523 DAL 96 83 | Tim Duncan (34) | Tim Duncan (24) | Tim Duncan (6) | American Airlines Center20,695 | 2–1 |- | 4 | May 25 | @ Dallas | 20030525 DAL 102 95 | Tony Parker (25) | Tim Duncan (20) | Tim Duncan (7) | American Airlines Center20,561 | 3–1 |- | 5 | May 27 | Dallas | 20030527 SAS 91 103 | Tim Duncan (23) | Tim Duncan (15) | three players tied (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 3–2 |- | 6 | May 29 | @ Dallas | 20030529 DAL 90 78 | Stephen Jackson (24) | Duncan, Rose (11) | three players tied (4) | American Airlines Center20,812 | 4–2 |- San Antonio Spurs NBA Finals no yes 2 1 2 1 |- | 1 | June 4 | New Jersey | 20030604 SAS 101 89 | Tim Duncan (32) | Tim Duncan (20) | Tim Duncan (6) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–0 |- | 2 | June 6 | New Jersey | 20030606 SAS 85 87 | Tony Parker (21) | Tim Duncan (12) | Tony Parker (5) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–1 |- | 3 | June 8 | @ New Jersey | 20030608 NJN 84 79 | Tony Parker (26) | Tim Duncan (16) | Tim Duncan (7) | Continental Airlines Arena19,280 | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 11 | @ New Jersey | 20030611 NJN 76 77 | Tim Duncan (23) | Tim Duncan (16) | Parker, Jackson (3) | Continental Airlines Arena19,280 | 2–2 |- | 5 | June 13 | @ New Jersey | 20030613 NJN 93 83 | Tim Duncan (29) | Tim Duncan (17) | Duncan, Parker (4) | Continental Airlines Arena19,280 | 3–2 |- | 6 | June 15 | New Jersey | 20030615 SAS 88 77 | Tim Duncan (21) | Tim Duncan (20) | Tim Duncan (10) | SBC Center18,797 | 4–2 |- SAS 2003 yes Player statistics Regular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameTony ParkerPG82 82 2,774 216 432 71 4 1,269 33.8 2.6 5.3 .9 .0 15.5Bruce BowenSF82 82 2,566 239 113 66 42 583 31.3 2.9 1.4 .8 .5 7.1Tim DuncanPF 81 81 3,181 1,043 316 55 237 1,884 39.3 12.9 3.9 .7 2.9 23.3Stephen JacksonSG 80 58 2,254 286 183 125 30 946 28.2 3.6 2.3 1.6 .4 11.8Malik RosePF 79 13 1,933 506 124 57 40 822 24.5 6.4 1.6 .7 .5 10.4Steve KerrPG 75 0 952 60 70 27 3 299 12.7 .8 .9 .4 .0 4.0Kevin WillisC 71 6 840 226 24 20 20 297 11.8 3.2 .3 .3 .3 4.2Manu GinóbiliSG 69 5 1,431 161 138 96 17 525 20.7 2.3 2.0 1.4 .2 7.6David RobinsonC 64 64 1,676 508 61 52 111 546 26.2 7.9 1.0 .8 1.7 8.5Danny FerrySF 64 1 601 75 21 7 9 119 9.4 1.2 .3 .1 .1 1.9Steve Smith basketballSG 53 18 1,032 99 70 28 9 360 19.5 1.9 1.3 .5 .2 6.8Speedy ClaxtonPG 30 0 471 56 75 22 7 173 15.7 1.9 2.5 .7 .2 5.8Mengke BateerC 12 0 46 10 4 0 0 9 3.8 .8 .3 .0 .0 .8Anthony Goldwire†PG 10 0 51 3 3 3 0 12 5.1 .3 .3 .3 .0 1.2Devin 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 Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameTim DuncanPF24 24 1,021 369 127 15 79 593 42.5 15.4 5.3 .6 3.3 24.7Tony ParkerPG24 24 814 66 85 22 3 352 33.9 2.8 3.5 .9 .1 14.7Stephen JacksonSG24 24 811 98 65 33 9 307 33.8 4.1 2.7 1.4 .4 12.8Bruce BowenSF24 24 750 69 39 20 17 166 31.3 2.9 1.6 .8 .7 6.9Manu GinóbiliSG24 0 660 92 70 41 9 226 27.5 3.8 2.9 1.7 .4 9.4Malik RosePF24 0 560 138 24 16 11 222 23.3 5.8 1.0 .7 .5 9.3Speedy ClaxtonPG24 0 326 45 45 16 5 125 13.6 1.9 1.9 .7 .2 5.2David RobinsonC 23 23 539 152 21 18 31 180 23.4 6.6 .9 .8 1.3 7.8Kevin WillisC 18 0 91 31 2 1 1 46 5.1 1.7 .1 .1 .1 2.6Danny FerrySF 16 1 101 23 7 2 0 20 6.3 1.4 .4 .1 .0 1.3Steve KerrPG 10 0 46 3 6 1 0 22 4.6 .3 .6 .1 .0 2.2Steve Smith basketballSG 9 0 66 7 6 1 0 16 7.3 .8 .7 .1 .0 1.8 NBA Finals thumb|left|330px|The Spurs visit the White House after their championship in 2003. Summary The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers. TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6WinsSan Antonio (West)9065846684804New Jersey (East)8987797783772 Schedule Game 1 – June 4: Wednesday 8:00pm EST @San Antonio San Antonio 90, New Jersey 89: San Antonio leads series 1–0 Game 2 – June 6: Friday 8:00pm EST @San Antonio New Jersey 87, San Antonio 65: Series tied 1–1 Game 3 – June 8: Sunday 8:00pm EST @New Jersey San Antonio 84, New Jersey 79: San Antonio leads series 2–1 Game 4 – June 11: Wednesday 8:00pm EST @New Jersey New Jersey 77, San Antonio 66: Series tied 2–2 Game 5 – June 13: Friday 8:00pm EST @New Jersey San Antonio 84, New Jersey 83: San Antonio leads series 3–2 Game 6 – June 15 Sunday 8:00pm EST @San Antonio San Antonio 80, New Jersey 77: San Antonio wins series 4–2 Award winners Tim Duncan, NBA Most Valuable Player Award Tim Duncan, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award Gregg Popovich, NBA Coach of the Year Award Tim Duncan, All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan, NBA All-Defensive First Team Bruce Bowen, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Manu Ginóbili, NBA All-Rookie Second Team Transactions Overview Players Added Via draft Via trade Speedy Claxton Steve Kerr Via free agency Mengke Bateer Kevin WillisPlayers Lost Via trade Mark Bryant Antonio Daniels Amal McCaskill Via free agency Cherokee Parks Player Transactions Citation:2002–03 San Antonio Spurs Transactions Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/2003_transactions.html January 13, 2022 References San Antonio Spurs on Database Basketball San Antonio Spurs on Basketball Reference Category:San Antonio Spurs seasons Category:NBA championship seasons San Category:Western Conference (NBA) championship seasons San Antonio San Antonio