2003 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament August 2023 NBA playoffs 2003 2003NBAPlayoffsofficiallogo.png 2002–03 April 19 – June 15, 2003 16 San Antonio Spurs 2 New Jersey Nets Dallas Mavericks Detroit Pistons Scoring leader(s) Tim Duncan (Spurs) 24.7 PPG MVP Tim Duncan (Spurs) 2002 2004 The 2003 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2002–03 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs defeating the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets, 4 games to 2, in the NBA Finals. Tim Duncan was named NBA Finals MVP for the second time. Overview The 2003 Playoffs were notable for several reasons. This postseason featured the most series decided by six games in NBA playoff history. (Coincidentally, the Spurs won every single playoff series in six games en route to the championship.) For the first time since 1974, all series were conducted in a best-of-seven format. From 1984 to 2002, the first-round series were best of five. It is also notable as the only time the first round did not include any series sweeps. This is the first postseason that the NBA Playoffs carried more games on cable television than regular broadcast television, and marks the debut for the NBA Playoffs to be aired on NBA TV, and the return broadcast on ESPN and ABC after the NBA departed from NBC and TBS. This was the final postseason appearance for David Robinson, Steve Kerr, Shawn Kemp and John Stockton The New Orleans Hornets made their first postseason appearance in franchise history. The franchise, which relocated to New Orleans and inherited the assets and personnel of the Charlotte Hornets, were retroactively considered an expansion team by 2014 after Charlotte (reactivated in 2004 as the Bobcats; was an expansion team in the pre-2014 timeline) reclaimed the original Hornets' franchise history in Charlotte from 1988 to 2002, while New Orleans (rebranded as the Pelicans in 2013) retained its franchise records from 2002 onward. In the pre-2014 timeline, the Hornets made the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season. The Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz continued the longest active Western Conference playoff appearance streaks at the time, entering their 21st and 20th postseason appearances, respectively. The Minnesota Timberwolves entered their seventh consecutive postseason. In addition, they were awarded home-court advantage for the first time in franchise history in their series against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Orlando Magic became the seventh team to lose a playoff series despite leading 3–1, losing to the Detroit Pistons in the first round. In an infamous post-game moment following Game 4, Tracy McGrady prematurely declared, "It feels good to get into the second round", not knowing that the NBA changed its first round series to a best-of-seven. The Magic would not win another playoff game again until 2008. Game 5 of the Kings–Jazz series was the final game featuring Karl Malone and John Stockton as members of the Utah Jazz. Stockton would retire after the season while Malone would sign with the Lakers in the offseason. After this, the Jazz would not return to the playoffs until 2007. With their first-round series loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Minnesota Timberwolves earned the dubious distinction of making their first seven postseason appearances, only to lose in the first round. They would break that streak by winning their first playoff series the following postseason. The Portland Trail Blazers snapped a ten-game playoff losing streak dating back to 2000 with a Game 4 win in their first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks. The Trail Blazers also became the third team in NBA History to force a Game 7 after trailing 0–3 before bowing out. They would not return to the playoffs until 2009. With their conference semifinals loss to the New Jersey Nets, the Boston Celtics were swept in a postseason series for the first time since 1983, and would not return to the Conference Semifinals until 2008. With their conference semifinals loss to the San Antonio Spurs, the Lakers' championship streak was snapped at 3. With the win, the Spurs returned to the Western Conference Finals for the third time in five seasons. With their conference semifinals win over the Philadelphia 76ers, the Detroit Pistons advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since the Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars-led team was swept by the Chicago Bulls in 1991. The Pistons would go on to appear in six consecutive Eastern Conference Finals through 2008, the most consecutive appearances for any Eastern Conference team since the Bill Russell-led Boston Celtics (1956–69). With their conference semifinals victory over the Sacramento Kings, the Dallas Mavericks made the conference finals for the first time since 1988. This was the first Western Conference Finals since 1995 to take place entirely in the state of Texas. With their Eastern Conference Finals sweep of the Detroit Pistons, the New Jersey Nets won ten straight postseason games, the most since the 2001 Los Angeles Lakers. In Game 6 of the Spurs–Mavericks series, Steve Kerr and Manu Ginóbili sparked a 42–15 run to help the Spurs advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. The Mavericks would not return to the Conference Finals (let alone face the Spurs in the playoffs) until 2006. Playoff qualifying Western Conference Seed Team Record 1 San Antonio Spurs 60–22 (2–2 head-to-head vs. DAL, 36–16 record vs. Western Conference) 2 Sacramento Kings 59–23 3 Dallas Mavericks 60–22 (2–2 head-to-head vs. SAS, 34–18 record vs. Western Conference) 4 Minnesota Timberwolves 51–31 5 Los Angeles Lakers 50–32 (2–2 head-to-head vs. POR, 15–9 record vs. Pacific Division, 33–19 record vs. Western Conference) 6 Portland Trail Blazers 50–32 (2–2 head-to-head vs. LAL, 15–9 record vs. Pacific Division, 29–23 record vs. Western Conference) 7 Utah Jazz 47–35 8 Phoenix Suns 44–38 lower-alpha Eastern Conference Seed Team Record 1 Detroit Pistons 50–32 2 New Jersey Nets 49–33 3 Indiana Pacers 48–34 (2–2 head-to-head vs. PHI, 35–19 record vs. Eastern Conference) 4 Philadelphia 76ers 48–34 (2–2 head-to-head vs. IND, 35–19 record vs. Eastern Conference) 5 New Orleans Hornets 47–35 6 Boston Celtics 44–38 7 Milwaukee Bucks 42–40 (2–2 head-to-head vs. ORL, 32–22 record vs. Eastern Conference) 8 Orlando Magic 42–40 (2–2 head-to-head vs. MIL, 31–23 record vs. Eastern Conference) lower-alpha Bracket First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 Detroit* 4 E8 Orlando 3 E4 Philadelphia 4 E5 New Orleans 2 E3 Indiana 2 E6 Boston 4 E2 New Jersey* 4 E7 Milwaukee 2 W1 San Antonio* 4 W8 Phoenix 2 W4 Minnesota 2 W5 LA Lakers 4 W3 Dallas 4 W6 Portland 3 W2 Sacramento* 4 W7 Utah 1 E1 Detroit* 4 E4 Philadelphia 2 E6 Boston 0 E2 New Jersey* 4 W1 San Antonio* 4 W5 LA Lakers 2 W3 Dallas 4 W2 Sacramento* 3 E1 Detroit* 0 E2 New Jersey* 4 W1 San Antonio* 4 W3 Dallas 2 E2 New Jersey* 2 W1 San Antonio* 4* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage First round Eastern Conference first round (1) Detroit Pistons vs. (8) Orlando Magic #eee April 20 12:30 PM The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan TNT Orlando Magic 99 Detroit Pistons 94 Boxscore 24–19 25–21 27–32 23–22 Tracy McGrady 43 Richard Hamilton 28 Drew Gooden 15 Ben Wallace 13 Jacque Vaughn 6 Chauncey Billups 8 21,261 Tim Donaghy, Bennett Salvatore, Derrick Stafford Orlando leads series, 1–0 April 23 8:00 PM The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan NBA TV Orlando Magic 77 Detroit Pistons 89 Boxscore 14–31 26–23 21–16 16–19 Tracy McGrady 46 Richard Hamilton 30 Drew Gooden 11 Ben Wallace 16 Jacque Vaughn 6 Richard Hamilton 5 22,076 Sean Corbin, Dan Crawford, Greg Willard Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 25 8:00 PM TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida ESPN Detroit Pistons 80 Orlando Magic 89 Boxscore 29–19 17–29 17–25 17–16 Richard Hamilton 22 Tracy McGrady 29 Ben Wallace 22 Gooden, McGrady 7 each Chauncey Billups 5 Darrell Armstrong 8 17,283 Jess Kersey, Ken Mauer, Eddie F. Rush Orlando leads series, 2–1 April 27 5:30 PM TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida ESPN Detroit Pistons 92 Orlando Magic 100 Boxscore 29–19 21–35 17–27 25–19 Chauncey Billups 25 Tracy McGrady 27 Ben Wallace 24 Drew Gooden 13 Barry, Billups 3 each Tracy McGrady 9 17,283 James Capers, Bob Delaney, Tom Washington Orlando leads series, 3–1 #eee April 30 8:00 PM The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan NBA TV Orlando Magic 67 Detroit Pistons 98 Boxscore 13–26 24–24 20–23 10–25 Tracy McGrady 19 Richard Hamilton 24 Drew Gooden 15 Ben Wallace 21 Tracy McGrady 4 Billups, Robinson 4 each 22,076 Tony Brothers, Mike Callahan, Steve Javie Orlando leads series, 3–2 May 2 7:00 PM TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida NBA TV Detroit Pistons 103 Orlando Magic 88 Boxscore 30–21 24–24 23–21 26–22 Chauncey Billups 40 Tracy McGrady 37 Ben Wallace 17 Drew Gooden 12 Chauncey Billups 4 Tracy McGrady 5 16,909 Dick Bavetta, Jim Clark, Monty McCutchen Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 4 12:30 PM The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan ABC Orlando Magic 93 Detroit Pistons 108 Boxscore 22–27 24–31 18–27 29–23 Tracy McGrady 21 Chauncey Billups 37 Drew Gooden 17 Ben Wallace 12 Tracy McGrady 6 Michael Curry 6 22,076 Dan Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson Detroit wins series, 4–3 The Pistons became the 7th team in NBA history to overcome a 3–1 series deficit. Additionally, the Pistons would again overcome a 3–1 series deficit against the Magic in the first round of the 2026 playoffs. +Regular-season seriesDetroit won 2–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 25, 2002 2002 12250 ORL Detroit Pistons 99 Orlando Magic 104 TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida January 13, 2003 2003 01130 ORL Detroit Pistons 101 Orlando Magic 86 TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida #fff February 13, 2003 2003 02130 DET Orlando Magic 88 Detroit Pistons 98 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Magic winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DET&opp_id=ORL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Orlando Magic (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 18, 2015Orlando leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1996 Detroit Pistons 0 Orlando Magic 3 1996 Eastern Conference First Round (2) New Jersey Nets vs. (7) Milwaukee Bucks #eee April 19 12:30 PM Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey ABC Milwaukee Bucks 96 New Jersey Nets 109 Boxscore 20–29 15–26 25–34 36–20 Tim Thomas 25 Kenyon Martin 21 Desmond Mason 8 Kenyon Martin 15 Gary Payton 10 Jason Kidd 14 16,102 Tony Brothers, Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson New Jersey leads series, 1–0 April 22 7:00 PM Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey ESPN Milwaukee Bucks 88 New Jersey Nets 85 Boxscore 26–26 23–23 22–20 17–16 Gary Payton 22 Kenyon Martin 22 Anthony Mason 8 Kenyon Martin 12 Gary Payton 7 Jason Kidd 8 17,633 Bob Delaney, Nolan Fine, Eddie F. Rush Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 24 7:30 PM Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin TNT New Jersey Nets 103 Milwaukee Bucks 101 Boxscore 30–20 24–19 25–32 24–30 Jason Kidd 26 Sam Cassell 24 Collins, Martin 8 each Tim Thomas 11 Jason Kidd 7 Gary Payton 8 17,539 Joe DeRosa, Scott Foster, Tom Washington New Jersey leads series, 2–1 April 26 4:00 PM Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin TNT New Jersey Nets 114 Milwaukee Bucks 119 Boxscore 26–25 26–26 23–36 25–13 14–19 Kenyon Martin 30 Toni Kukoč 23 Jason Collins 8 Desmond Mason 8 Jason Kidd 10 Gary Payton 14 18,391 Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Blane Reichelt Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 29 7:00 PM Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey TNT Milwaukee Bucks 82 New Jersey Nets 89 Boxscore 22–20 16–24 23–17 21–28 Toni Kukoč 18 Jason Kidd 19 Desmond Mason 12 Richard Jefferson 16 Gary Payton 5 Kidd, Martin 5 each 16,601 James Capers, Joe Crawford, Bill Spooner New Jersey leads series, 3–2 May 1 7:00 PM Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin TNT New Jersey Nets 113 Milwaukee Bucks 101 Boxscore 30–18 26–26 32–26 25–31 Kenyon Martin 29 Gary Payton 24 Jason Kidd 11 Tim Thomas 6 Jason Kidd 11 Gary Payton 8 18,717 David Jones, Jack Nies, Derrick Stafford New Jersey wins series, 4–2 In Game 3, Rodney Rogers hit the game-winner with 2 seconds left. This would be their last playoff match up until 2021, when the Nets already moved to Brooklyn was renamed to the Brooklyn Nets. As of 2026, this remains the Nets only playoff series win over Milwaukee. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 6, 2002 2002 11060 MIL New Jersey Nets 93 Milwaukee Bucks 99 Bradley Center, Milwaukee December 27, 2002 2002 12270 NJN Milwaukee Bucks 90 New Jersey Nets 110 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey #fff December 28, 2002 2002 12280 MIL New Jersey Nets 104 Milwaukee Bucks 96 Bradley Center, Milwaukee March 19, 2003 2003 03190 NJN Milwaukee Bucks 104 New Jersey Nets 85 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bucks winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=MIL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus Milwaukee Bucks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 18, 2015Milwaukee leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1984 Milwaukee Bucks 4 New Jersey Nets 2 1984 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1986 Milwaukee Bucks 3 New Jersey Nets 0 1986 Eastern Conference First Round (3) Indiana Pacers vs. (6) Boston Celtics #eee April 19 2:00 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana ESPN Boston Celtics 103 Indiana Pacers 100 Boxscore 26–29 26–29 17–21 34–21 Paul Pierce 40 Ron Artest 26 Paul Pierce 11 Jermaine O'Neal 9 Paul Pierce 6 Jamaal Tinsley 9 16,380 Ted Bernhardt, Sean Corbin, Joe Crawford Boston leads series, 1–0 April 21 7:30 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana NBA TV Boston Celtics 77 Indiana Pacers 89 Boxscore 24–33 24–21 17–16 12–19 Antoine Walker 19 Jermaine O'Neal 23 Tony Battie 11 Jermaine O'Neal 20 Paul Pierce 6 Jamaal Tinsley 7 15,881 Tony Brothers, Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 24 6:00 PM FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts TNT Indiana Pacers 83 Boston Celtics 101 Boxscore 15–31 29–17 14–27 25–26 Jermaine O'Neal 21 Paul Pierce 21 Jermaine O'Neal 16 Paul Pierce 12 Jamaal Tinsley 8 Walter McCarty 6 18,624 Mike Callahan, James Capers, Steve Javie Boston leads series, 2–1 April 27 12:00 PM FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts ESPN2 Indiana Pacers 92 Boston Celtics 102 Boxscore 25–19 23–17 14–37 30–29 Jermaine O'Neal 25 Paul Pierce 37 Jermaine O'Neal 19 Antoine Walker 11 Jamaal Tinsley 13 Paul Pierce 7 18,624 Joe DeRosa, Nolan Fine, Eddie F. Rush Boston leads series, 3–1 #eee April 29 8:30 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana NBA TV Boston Celtics 88 Indiana Pacers 93 Boxscore 24–22 26–26 21–14 17–26 0–5 Antoine Walker 21 Ron Artest 26 Eric Williams 8 Jermaine O'Neal 22 Paul Pierce 8 Tim Hardaway 6 15,326 Bob Delaney, Ronnie Nunn, Derrick Stafford Boston leads series, 3–2 May 1 7:00 PM FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts NBA TV Indiana Pacers 90 Boston Celtics 110 Boxscore 15–33 19–17 24–29 32–31 Jermaine O'Neal 25 Paul Pierce 27 Jermaine O'Neal 19 Pierce, Williams 8 each Erick Strickland 5 Antoine Walker 5 18,624 Joe Crawford, Luis Grillo, Bill Spooner Boston wins series, 4–2 This would be both Boston's last playoff series win until 2008 & their last against Indiana until 2019. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff January 17, 2003 2003 01170 BOS Indiana Pacers 93 Boston Celtics 98 FleetCenter, Boston February 1, 2003 2003 02010 IND Boston Celtics 100 Indiana Pacers 109 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis #fff February 26, 2003 2003 02260 BOS Indiana Pacers 69 Boston Celtics 71 FleetCenter, Boston March 19, 2003 2003 03190 IND Boston Celtics 72 Indiana Pacers 102 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=IND&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Indiana Pacers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 18, 2015Boston leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series.#fff 1991 Boston Celtics 3 Indiana Pacers 2 1991 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1992 Boston Celtics 3 Indiana Pacers 0 1992 Eastern Conference First Round (4) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) New Orleans Hornets #eee April 20 8:00 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TNT New Orleans Hornets 90 Philadelphia 76ers 98 Boxscore 20–27 24–22 24–21 22–28 Jamal Mashburn 28 Allen Iverson 55 P. J. Brown 8 Keith Van Horn 10 Baron Davis 6 Eric Snow 10 19,711 Dick Bavetta, Bob Delaney, David Jones Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 #fff April 23 7:00 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TNT New Orleans Hornets 85 Philadelphia 76ers 90 Boxscore 22–27 16–23 28–26 19–14 David Wesley 24 Allen Iverson 29 Jamaal Magloire 8 Kenny Thomas 16 Jamal Mashburn 6 Derrick Coleman 6 20,229 Tim Donaghy, Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 #eee April 26 7:30 PM New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana TNT Philadelphia 76ers 85 New Orleans Hornets 99 Boxscore 27–27 19–20 19–21 20–31 Allen Iverson 28 Baron Davis 28 Keith Van Horn 9 P. J. Brown 12 Allen Iverson 7 Baron Davis 8 17,320 Luis Grillo, Jack Nies, Mark Wunderlich Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 #fff April 28 7:30 PM New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana TNT Philadelphia 76ers 96 New Orleans Hornets 87 Boxscore 25–20 27–25 22–21 22–21 Allen Iverson 22 Baron Davis 34 Kenny Thomas 8 P. J. Brown 9 Eric Snow 12 Baron Davis 7 16,243 Mike Callahan, Steve Javie, Blane Reichelt Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 #eee April 30 6:00 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TNT New Orleans Hornets 93 Philadelphia 76ers 91 Boxscore 26–29 21–21 24–24 22–17 Jamal Mashburn 21 Allen Iverson 30 Jamaal Magloire 12 Kenny Thomas 14 Baron Davis 10 Iverson, Snow 7 each 19,403 Jim Clark, Dan Crawford, Monty McCutchen Philadelphia leads series, 3–2 #fff May 2 8:30 PM New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana ESPN Philadelphia 76ers 107 New Orleans Hornets 103 Boxscore 25–31 27–24 31–32 24–16 Allen Iverson 45 Jamal Mashburn 36 Keith Van Horn 18 three players 8 each Eric Snow 9 Baron Davis 11 18,570 Nolan Fine, Ken Mauer, Eddie F. Rush Philadelphia wins series, 4–2 +Regular-season seriesNew Orleans won 2–1 in the regular-season series.#fff November 19, 2002 2002 11190 NOH Philadelphia 76ers 98 New Orleans Hornets 99 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana November 25, 2002 2002 11250 PHI New Orleans Hornets 87 Philadelphia 76ers 108 First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania #fff April 13, 2003 2003 04130 PHI New Orleans Hornets 94 Philadelphia 76ers 89 First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This was the first playoff meeting between the 76ers and the New Orleans Pelicans/Hornets franchise.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NOH&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — New Orleans Pelicans versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 18, 2015 Western Conference first round (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Phoenix Suns #eee April 20 4:30 PM SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas ESPN Phoenix Suns 96 San Antonio Spurs 95 OT Boxscore 16–23 19–17 25–23 27–24 9–8 Stephon Marbury 26 Stephen Jackson 23 Shawn Marion 12 Tim Duncan 13 Stephon Marbury 6 Tony Parker 7 19,217 Scott Foster, Ken Mauer, Eddie F. Rush Phoenix leads series, 1–0 April 21 7:00 PM SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas TNT Phoenix Suns 76 San Antonio Spurs 84 Boxscore 23–16 18–31 21–16 14–21 Stephon Marbury 32 Stephen Jackson 23 Shawn Marion 12 Tim Duncan 12 Stephon Marbury 5 Speedy Claxton 7 19,217 Joe Crawford, Luis Grillo, Mark Wunderlich Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 25 7:00 PM America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona NBA TV San Antonio Spurs 99 Phoenix Suns 86 Boxscore 25–18 28–18 16–20 30–30 Tony Parker 29 Stephon Marbury 25 Tim Duncan 23 Joe Johnson 9 Tim Duncan 6 Stephon Marbury 7 19,023 Jim Clark, Dan Crawford, Monty McCutchen San Antonio leads series, 2–1 April 27 7:30 PM America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona TNT San Antonio Spurs 84 Phoenix Suns 86 Boxscore 17–19 23–15 23–22 21–30 Tim Duncan 24 Stephon Marbury 18 Tim Duncan 11 Shawn Marion 14 Manu Ginóbili 5 Hardaway, Marbury 7 each 18,756 Bernie Fryer, David Jones, Derrick Stafford Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 29 6:00 PM SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas NBA TV Phoenix Suns 82 San Antonio Spurs 94 Boxscore 14–27 16–27 23–18 29–22 Shawn Marion 22 Malik Rose 27 Amar'e Stoudemire 14 Tim Duncan 17 Stephon Marbury 7 Tim Duncan 6 19,217 Ted Bernhardt, Sean Corbin, Bennett Salvatore San Antonio leads series, 3–2 May 1 9:30 PM America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona TNT San Antonio Spurs 87 Phoenix Suns 85 Boxscore 25–21 16–22 23–18 23–24 Stephen Jackson 21 Shawn Marion 24 Tim Duncan 20 Shawn Marion 15 Tim Duncan 10 Penny Hardaway 5 18,913 Bob Delaney, Joe DeRosa, Joe Forte San Antonio wins series, 4–2 In Game 1, after Amar'e Stoudemire banks in a game-tying 3 with 7.9 seconds left in regulation, Stephon Marbury hits the game-winning 3 at the buzzer in OT. +Regular-season seriesPhoenix won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 29, 2002 2002 11290 PHO San Antonio Spurs 87 Phoenix Suns 94 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona January 14, 2003 2003 01140 SAS Phoenix Suns 100 San Antonio Spurs 108 OT SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas #fff March 4, 2003 2003 03040 SAS Phoenix Suns 104 San Antonio Spurs 97 SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas April 13, 2003 2003 04130 PHO San Antonio Spurs 85 Phoenix Suns 92 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning three of the first five meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHO&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Phoenix Suns versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 18, 2015 Phoenix leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series.#fff 1992 Phoenix Suns 3 San Antonio Spurs 0 1992 Western Conference First Round #fff 1993 Phoenix Suns 4 San Antonio Spurs 2 1993 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1996 Phoenix Suns 1 San Antonio Spurs 3 1996 Western Conference First Round #fff 1998 Phoenix Suns 1 San Antonio Spurs 3 1998 Western Conference First Round #fff 2000 Phoenix Suns 3 San Antonio Spurs 1 2000 Western Conference First Round (2) Sacramento Kings vs. (7) Utah Jazz #eee April 19 7:30 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California TNT Utah Jazz 90 Sacramento Kings 96 Boxscore 25–19 8–19 21–23 36–35 Karl Malone 25 Chris Webber 27 Greg Ostertag 11 Chris Webber 11 Karl Malone 8 Bobby Jackson 6 17,317 Hue Hollins, Jack Nies, Mark Wunderlich Sacramento leads series, 1–0 April 21 7:30 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California TNT Utah Jazz 95 Sacramento Kings 108 Boxscore 22–25 20–32 22–25 31–26 Andrei Kirilenko 17 Peja Stojaković 29 Matt Harpring 8 Clark, Divac 7 each Mark Jackson 4 Bobby Jackson 6 17,317 Ronnie Nunn, Blane Reichelt, Bill Spooner Sacramento leads series, 2–0 #eee April 26 8:00 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah ESPN Sacramento Kings 104 Utah Jazz 107 Boxscore 26–30 29–29 21–21 28–27 Chris Webber 24 Greg Ostertag 22 Chris Webber 11 Greg Ostertag 12 Mike Bibby 7 John Stockton 7 19,911 Ted Bernhardt, Leroy Richardson, Bennett Salvatore Sacramento leads series, 2–1 April 28 8:30 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah TNT Sacramento Kings 99 Utah Jazz 82 Boxscore 20–28 17–13 36–18 26–23 Peja Stojaković 27 Karl Malone 24 Chris Webber 11 Greg Ostertag 14 Mike Bibby 9 John Stockton 7 19,911 Dick Bavetta, Ken Mauer, Ron Olesiak Sacramento leads series, 3–1 #eee April 30 8:00 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California TNT Utah Jazz 91 Sacramento Kings 111 Boxscore 15–29 26–24 27–32 23–26 Harpring, Padgett 16 each Chris Webber 26 Scott Padgett 6 Chris Webber 11 John Stockton 7 Mike Bibby 7 17,317 Bernie Fryer, Tom Washington, Greg Willard Sacramento wins series, 4–1 Game 5 was John Stockton's final NBA game. It was also Karl Malone's last game in Utah as he joined the Los Angeles Lakers during the following offseason. +Regular-season seriesSacramento won 3–1 in the regular-season series.#fff December 14, 2002 2002 12140 UTA Sacramento Kings 98 Utah Jazz 96 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah January 28, 2003 2003 01280 SAC Utah Jazz 102 Sacramento Kings 92 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California #fff March 7, 2003 2003 03070 UTA Sacramento Kings 108 Utah Jazz 105 OT Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah April 16, 2003 2003 04160 SAC Utah Jazz 84 Sacramento Kings 95 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=SAC&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Sacramento Kings versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 18, 2015Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1999 Sacramento Kings 2 Utah Jazz 3 1999 Western Conference First Round #fff 2002 Sacramento Kings 3 Utah Jazz 1 2002 Western Conference First Round (3) Dallas Mavericks vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers #eee April 19 7:00 PM American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas TNT Portland Trail Blazers 86 Dallas Mavericks 96 Boxscore 21–23 31–19 12–28 22–26 Rasheed Wallace 26 Dirk Nowitzki 46 Davis, Wells 10 each Dirk Nowitzki 10 Scottie Pippen 5 Steve Nash 9 20,336 Mike Callahan, Steve Javie, Ron Olesiak Dallas leads series, 1–0 April 23 8:30 PM American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas TNT Portland Trail Blazers 99 Dallas Mavericks 103 Boxscore 19–23 23–25 29–24 28–31 Bonzi Wells 45 Steve Nash 28 Dale Davis 15 Dirk Nowitzki 9 Damon Stoudamire 5 Steve Nash 8 20,356 Ted Bernhardt, Joe Forte, Bennett Salvatore Dallas leads series, 2–0 #eee April 25 7:30 PM Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon ESPN Dallas Mavericks 115 Portland Trail Blazers 103 Boxscore 30–22 34–39 20–24 31–18 Dirk Nowitzki 42 Ruben Patterson 19 Dirk Nowitzki 10 Zach Randolph 10 Steve Nash 10 Bonzi Wells 6 19,980 Joe Crawford, Hue Hollins, Greg Willard Dallas leads series, 3–0 April 27 5:00 PM Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon TNT Dallas Mavericks 79 Portland Trail Blazers 98 Boxscore 23–26 29–23 10–33 17–16 Dirk Nowitzki 26 Zach Randolph 25 Dirk Nowitzki 11 Zach Randolph 15 Nick Van Exel 7 Damon Stoudamire 11 19,980 Jim Clark, Dan Crawford, Monty McCutchen Dallas leads series, 3–1 #eee April 30 7:30 PM American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas TNT Portland Trail Blazers 103 Dallas Mavericks 99 Boxscore 15–21 28–29 28–27 32–22 Zach Randolph 22 Dirk Nowitzki 35 Zach Randolph 9 Dirk Nowitzki 11 Bonzi Wells 7 Steve Nash 11 20,438 Dick Bavetta, Scott Foster, Ken Mauer Dallas leads series, 3–2 May 2 7:30 PM Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon ESPN Dallas Mavericks 103 Portland Trail Blazers 125 Boxscore 24–27 14–37 28–33 37–28 Steve Nash 21 Zach Randolph 21 Adrian Griffin 8 Zach Randolph 10 Steve Nash 6 McInnis, Wallace 6 each 20,602 Bernie Fryer, Tom Washington, Mark Wunderlich Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 4 2:30 PM American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas ABC Portland Trail Blazers 95 Dallas Mavericks 107 Boxscore 22–19 23–26 28–26 22–36 Stoudamire, Wallace 17 each Dirk Nowitzki 31 Zach Randolph 10 Dirk Nowitzki 11 Damon Stoudamire 9 Steve Nash 7 20,281 Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Steve Javie Dallas wins series, 4–3 The Trail Blazers became the third NBA team to force a Game 7 after being down 0–3, after the New York Knicks in the 1951 NBA Finals and the Denver Nuggets in the 1994 Western Conference semifinals. This would not happen again until 2023. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 11, 2002 2002 11110 DAL Portland Trail Blazers 73 Dallas Mavericks 82 American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas December 4, 2002 2002 12040 POR Dallas Mavericks 103 Portland Trail Blazers 88 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon #fff January 26, 2003 2003 01260 DAL Portland Trail Blazers 100 Dallas Mavericks 93 American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas March 28, 2003 2003 03280 POR Dallas Mavericks 95 Portland Trail Blazers 112 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Trail Blazers winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 18, 2015Portland leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1985 Dallas Mavericks 1 Portland Trail Blazers 3 1985 Western Conference First Round #fff 1990 Dallas Mavericks 0 Portland Trail Blazers 3 1990 Western Conference First Round (4) Minnesota Timberwolves vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers #eee April 20 2:00 PM Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota ABC Los Angeles Lakers 117 Minnesota Timberwolves 98 Boxscore 39–23 27–29 22–24 29–22 Kobe Bryant 39 Kevin Garnett 23 Shaquille O'Neal 10 Kevin Garnett 14 Bryant, Horry 8 each Kevin Garnett 7 17,097 Dan Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Jess Kersey LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 April 22 8:30 PM Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota TNT Los Angeles Lakers 91 Minnesota Timberwolves 119 Boxscore 23–28 20–29 24–31 24–31 Bryant, O'Neal 27 each Troy Hudson 37 Shaquille O'Neal 14 Kevin Garnett 20 Kobe Bryant 8 Troy Hudson 10 17,132 Scott Foster, Jack Nies, Tom Washington Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 24 8:00 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TNT Minnesota Timberwolves 114 Los Angeles Lakers 110 OT Boxscore 29–24 23–22 28–25 21–30 13–9 Kevin Garnett 33 Kobe Bryant 30 Kevin Garnett 14 Shaquille O'Neal 17 Rod Strickland 7 Kobe Bryant 6 18,997 Ronnie Nunn, Leroy Richardson, Bill Spooner Minnesota leads series, 2–1 April 27 12:00 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California ABC Minnesota Timberwolves 97 Los Angeles Lakers 102 Boxscore 26–25 19–18 29–28 23–31 Garnett, Hudson 28 each Shaquille O'Neal 34 Kevin Garnett 18 Shaquille O'Neal 23 Kevin Garnett 5 Shaquille O'Neal 6 18,997 Joe Crawford, Joe Forte, Greg Willard Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 29 8:30 PM Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota TNT Los Angeles Lakers 120 Minnesota Timberwolves 90 Boxscore 28–25 30–23 36–25 26–17 Kobe Bryant 32 Kevin Garnett 25 Shaquille O'Neal 11 Kevin Garnett 16 Devean George 6 Troy Hudson 7 20,098 Tim Donaghy, Eddie F. Rush, Mark Wunderlich LA Lakers lead series, 3–2 May 1 9:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TNT Minnesota Timberwolves 85 Los Angeles Lakers 101 Boxscore 30–25 13–22 20–22 22–32 Garnett, Hudson 18 each Kobe Bryant 31 Kevin Garnett 12 Shaquille O'Neal 17 Garnett, Szczerbiak 5 each Shaquille O'Neal 9 18,997 Ron Garretson, Blane Reichelt, Bennett Salvatore LA Lakers win series, 4–2 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff December 1, 2002 2002 12010 LAL Minnesota Timberwolves 110 Los Angeles Lakers 107 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California December 17, 2002 2002 12170 MIN Los Angeles Lakers 80 Minnesota Timberwolves 96 Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota #fff March 7, 2003 2003 03070 LAL Minnesota Timberwolves 96 Los Angeles Lakers 106 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California March 14, 2003 2003 03140 MIN Los Angeles Lakers 106 Minnesota Timberwolves 99 Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota This was the first playoff meeting between the Lakers and the Timberwolves.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=MIN&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Minnesota Timberwolves (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 18, 2015 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Detroit Pistons vs. (4) Philadelphia 76ers #eee May 6 8:00 PM The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan ESPN Philadelphia 76ers 87 Detroit Pistons 98 Boxscore 21–24 19–25 26–24 21–25 Allen Iverson 27 Richard Hamilton 25 Derrick Coleman 8 Ben Wallace 12 Allen Iverson 8 Billups, Robinson 4 each 22,076 Joe Crawford, Joe Forte, Ronnie Nunn Detroit leads series, 1–0 #fff May 8 7:00 PM The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan ESPN Philadelphia 76ers 97 Detroit Pistons 104 Boxscore 25–30 19–22 27–19 21–21 5–12 Allen Iverson 31 Atkins, Hamilton 23 each Kenny Thomas 19 Ben Wallace 15 Allen Iverson 7 Richard Hamilton 6 22,076 Bob Delaney, Monty McCutchen, Bennett Salvatore Detroit leads series, 2–0 #eee May 10 7:00 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ESPN Detroit Pistons 83 Philadelphia 76ers 93 Boxscore 19–23 18–25 15–21 31–24 Richard Hamilton 24 Allen Iverson 25 Mehmet Okur 10 Kenny Thomas 14 Billups, Robinson 4 each Allen Iverson 11 20,743 Joe DeRosa, Eddie F. Rush, Bill Spooner Detroit leads series, 2–1 #fff May 11 8:00 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ESPN Detroit Pistons 82 Philadelphia 76ers 95 Boxscore 18–21 14–22 21–18 29–34 Richard Hamilton 30 Allen Iverson 36 Ben Wallace 15 Derrick Coleman 15 three players 3 each Allen Iverson 11 20,549 Dick Bavetta, Bernie Fryer, Greg Willard Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 14 8:00 PM The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan ESPN Philadelphia 76ers 77 Detroit Pistons 78 Boxscore 23–30 13–15 21–18 20–15 Derrick Coleman 23 Richard Hamilton 20 Derrick Coleman 11 Ben Wallace 17 Allen Iverson 9 Atkins, Hamilton 5 each 22,076 Mike Callahan, Jim Clark, Steve Javie Detroit leads series, 3–2 #fff May 16 7:30 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ESPN Detroit Pistons 93 Philadelphia 76ers 89 Boxscore 15–24 21–20 27–20 18–17 12–8 Chauncey Billups 28 Allen Iverson 38 Ben Wallace 18 Kenny Thomas 14 Chauncey Billups 5 Allen Iverson 9 20,888 Ron Garretson, Ken Mauer, Bennett Salvatore Detroit wins series, 4–2 In Game 5, Chucky Atkins hit the game-winning layup with 0.9 seconds left after Derrick Coleman was called for goaltending on the shot. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff January 8, 2003 2003 01080 PHI Detroit Pistons 103 Philadelphia 76ers 94 OT First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 22, 2003 2003 01220 DET Philadelphia 76ers 92 Detroit Pistons 83 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan #fff March 20, 2003 2003 03200 DET Philadelphia 76ers 85 Detroit Pistons 113 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan April 8, 2003 2003 04080 PHI Detroit Pistons 74 Philadelphia 76ers 91 First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning the first meeting, which occurred when the Nationals/76ers franchise were in Syracuse and the Pistons franchise were in Fort Wayne. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DET&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 18, 2015Philadelphia/ Syracuse leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 3 Syracuse Nationals 4 1955 NBA Finals (2) New Jersey Nets vs. (6) Boston Celtics #eee May 5 7:00 PM Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey TNT Boston Celtics 93 New Jersey Nets 97 Boxscore 23–20 23–29 27–23 20–25 Paul Pierce 34 Kenyon Martin 21 Antoine Walker 8 Jefferson, Williams 9 each Paul Pierce 8 Jason Kidd 9 17,343 Scott Foster, Bennett Salvatore, Tom Washington New Jersey leads series, 1–0 May 7 7:00 PM Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey TNT Boston Celtics 95 New Jersey Nets 104 Boxscore 25–19 20–32 21–31 29–22 Paul Pierce 32 Richard Jefferson 25 Paul Pierce 10 Jason Kidd 11 Paul Pierce 11 Jason Kidd 8 19,934 Dick Bavetta, Jim Clark, Steve Javie New Jersey leads series, 2–0 #eee May 9 8:00 PM FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts TNT New Jersey Nets 94 Boston Celtics 76 Boxscore 24–15 23–24 29–17 18–20 Kenyon Martin 25 Paul Pierce 23 Jason Kidd 9 Antoine Walker 15 Jason Kidd 11 Tony Delk 6 18,624 Dan Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Greg Willard New Jersey leads series, 3–0 May 12 8:00 PM FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts TNT New Jersey Nets 110 Boston Celtics 101 2OT Boxscore 21–23 29–26 21–20 19–21 7–7, 13–4 Jason Kidd 29 Paul Pierce 27 Kidd, Martin 10 each Paul Pierce 10 Jason Kidd 8 Pierce, Walker 7 each 18,624 Joe Crawford, Hue Hollins, Bill Spooner New Jersey wins series, 4–0 +Regular-season seriesNew Jersey won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 20, 2002 2002 11200 BOS New Jersey Nets 79 Boston Celtics 96 FleetCenter, Boston December 25, 2002 2002 12250 NJN Boston Celtics 81 New Jersey Nets 117 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey #fff March 13, 2003 2003 03130 NJN Boston Celtics 75 New Jersey Nets 90 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey March 18, 2003 2003 03180 BOS New Jersey Nets 87 Boston Celtics 74 FleetCenter, Boston This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Nets winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=NJN&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Brooklyn Nets (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 18, 2015New Jersey leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 2002 Boston Celtics 2 New Jersey Nets 4 2002 Eastern Conference Finals Western Conference semifinals (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers #eee May 5 8:30 PM SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas TNT Los Angeles Lakers 82 San Antonio Spurs 87 Boxscore 16–20 19–18 17–22 30–27 Kobe Bryant 37 Tim Duncan 28 Shaquille O'Neal 21 David Robinson 11 Shaquille O'Neal 3 Tim Duncan 7 18,797 Mike Callahan, James Capers, Eddie F. Rush San Antonio leads series, 1–0 May 7 8:30 PM SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas TNT Los Angeles Lakers 95 San Antonio Spurs 114 Boxscore 18–31 25–29 24–34 28–20 Bryant, O'Neal 27 each Bruce Bowen 27 Shaquille O'Neal 10 Tim Duncan 13 Jannero Pargo 3 Tim Duncan 7 18,797 Bernie Fryer, Ken Mauer, Derrick Stafford San Antonio leads series, 2–0 #eee May 9 7:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TNT San Antonio Spurs 95 Los Angeles Lakers 110 Boxscore 17–29 19–21 31–31 28–29 Tim Duncan 28 Kobe Bryant 39 Tim Duncan 11 Shaquille O'Neal 16 Jackson, Parker 4 each Shaquille O'Neal 8 18,997 Ron Garretson, Steve Javie, Mark Wunderlich San Antonio leads series, 2–1 May 11 12:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California ABC San Antonio Spurs 95 Los Angeles Lakers 99 Boxscore 24–19 22–20 21–32 28–28 Tim Duncan 36 Kobe Bryant 35 Stephen Jackson 10 Shaquille O'Neal 17 Tim Duncan 5 Shaquille O'Neal 5 18,997 Jack Nies, Bennett Salvatore, Tom Washington Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 13 8:30 PM SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas TNT Los Angeles Lakers 94 San Antonio Spurs 96 Boxscore 18–29 20–27 26–24 30–16 Kobe Bryant 36 Tim Duncan 27 Shaquille O'Neal 12 Tim Duncan 14 Kobe Bryant 6 Tim Duncan 5 18,797 Ed Bernhardt, Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney San Antonio leads series, 3–2 May 15 5:00 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California ABC San Antonio Spurs 110 Los Angeles Lakers 82 Boxscore 29–25 25–25 24–19 32–13 Tim Duncan 37 Shaquille O'Neal 31 Tim Duncan 16 Shaquille O'Neal 10 Tony Parker 5 Kobe Bryant 6 18,997 Dick Bavetta, Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa San Antonio wins series, 4–2 In Game 5, the Lakers nearly overcame a 25-point deficit, but Robert Horry's potential game-winning 3 went in and out. +Regular-season seriesSan Antonio won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff October 29, 2002 2002 10290 LAL San Antonio Spurs 87 Los Angeles Lakers 82 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California November 20, 2002 2002 11200 SAS Los Angeles Lakers 88 San Antonio Spurs 95 SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas #fff February 14, 2003 2003 02140 LAL San Antonio Spurs 103 Los Angeles Lakers 95 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California March 23, 2003 2003 03230 SAS Los Angeles Lakers 89 San Antonio Spurs 98 SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning six of the first eight meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 18, 2015Los Angeles leads 6–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 4 San Antonio Spurs 0 1982 Western Conference Finals #fff 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 4 San Antonio Spurs 2 1983 Western Conference Finals #fff 1986 Los Angeles Lakers 3 San Antonio Spurs 0 1986 Western Conference First Round #fff 1988 Los Angeles Lakers 3 San Antonio Spurs 0 1988 Western Conference First Round #fff 1995 Los Angeles Lakers 2 San Antonio Spurs 4 1995 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1999 Los Angeles Lakers 0 San Antonio Spurs 4 1999 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 2001 Los Angeles Lakers 4 San Antonio Spurs 0 2001 Western Conference Finals #fff 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 4 San Antonio Spurs 1 2002 Western Conference Semifinals (2) Sacramento Kings vs. (3) Dallas Mavericks #eee May 6 8:00 PM American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas ESPN Sacramento Kings 124 Dallas Mavericks 113 Boxscore 33–24 29–26 36–26 26–37 Peja Stojaković 26 three players 20 each Christie, Stojaković 9 each Dirk Nowitzki 11 Chris Webber 9 Steve Nash 7 20,525 Tony Brothers, Dan Crawford, Jack Nies Sacramento leads series, 1–0 May 8 8:30 PM American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas ESPN Sacramento Kings 110 Dallas Mavericks 132 Boxscore 40–44 21–39 24–30 25–19 Chris Webber 31 Nick Van Exel 36 Bobby Jackson 8 Dirk Nowitzki 12 Doug Christie 9 Steve Nash 7 20,491 Ted Bernhardt, Joe DeRosa, Eddie F. Rush Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 10 6:30 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California ESPN Dallas Mavericks 141 Sacramento Kings 137 2OT Boxscore 23–36 39–28 20–27 31–22 12–12, 16–12 Nick Van Exel 40 Peja Stojaković 39 Dirk Nowitzki 20 Bobby Jackson 11 Steve Nash 11 Doug Christie 7 17,317 Mike Callahan, Joe Crawford, Hue Hollins Dallas leads series, 2–1 May 11 7:30 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California TNT Dallas Mavericks 83 Sacramento Kings 99 Boxscore 20–24 17–28 24–29 22–18 Bell, Finley 16 each Hedo Türkoğlu 17 Dirk Nowitzki 11 Peja Stojaković 12 Steve Nash 6 Doug Christie 7 17,317 Ron Garretson, Steve Javie, Mark Wunderlich Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 13 6:00 PM American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas TNT Sacramento Kings 93 Dallas Mavericks 112 Boxscore 33–24 28–30 10–29 22–29 Doug Christie 21 Steve Nash 25 Christie, Pollard 9 each Dirk Nowitzki 15 Doug Christie 7 Dirk Nowitzki 9 20,556 Ken Mauer, Bennett Salvatore, Tom Washington Dallas leads series, 3–2 May 15 7:30 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California TNT Dallas Mavericks 109 Sacramento Kings 115 Boxscore 24–21 28–36 35–32 22–26 Nick Van Exel 35 Peja Stojaković 24 Dirk Nowitzki 12 Jim Jackson 12 Finley, Nash 4 each Doug Christie 6 17,317 Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Joe Forte Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 17 7:00 PM American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas ABC Sacramento Kings 99 Dallas Mavericks 112 Boxscore 19–23 24–25 24–28 32–36 Mike Bibby 25 Dirk Nowitzki 30 Peja Stojaković 9 Dirk Nowitzki 19 Bibby, Jackson 5 each Steve Nash 13 20,595 Bernie Fryer, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush Dallas wins series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesSacramento won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff January 15, 2003 2003 01150 SAC Dallas Mavericks 94 Sacramento Kings 123 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California February 4, 2003 2003 02040 DAL Sacramento Kings 110 Dallas Mavericks 109 American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas #fff February 27, 2003 2003 02270 DAL Sacramento Kings 126 Dallas Mavericks 124 OT American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas March 16, 2003 2003 03160 SAC Dallas Mavericks 129 Sacramento Kings 123 OT ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Kings winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 15, 2015Sacramento leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 2002 Dallas Mavericks 1 Sacramento Kings 4 2002 Western Conference Semifinals Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (1) Detroit Pistons vs. (2) New Jersey Nets #eee May 18 1:30 pm The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan ABC New Jersey Nets 76 Detroit Pistons 74 Boxscore 22–16 21–20 12–27 21–11 Kenyon Martin 16 Richard Hamilton 24 Jason Collins 10 Ben Wallace 22 Jason Kidd 7 Chauncey Billups 6 22,076 Dan Crawford, Jack Nies, Derrick Stafford New Jersey leads series, 1–0 #fff May 20 8:00 pm The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan ESPN New Jersey Nets 88 Detroit Pistons 86 Boxscore 20–19 19–23 19–25 30–19 Kenyon Martin 25 Richard Hamilton 24 Jason Collins 14 Ben Wallace 19 Jason Kidd 5 Chauncey Billups 10 22,076 Joe DeRosa, Bernie Fryer, Tom Washington New Jersey leads series, 2–0 #eee May 22 8:30 pm Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey ABC Detroit Pistons 85 New Jersey Nets 97 Boxscore 23–28 23–29 19–23 20–17 Richard Hamilton 21 Jason Kidd 34 Ben Wallace 15 Jason Kidd 12 Five players 3 each Jason Kidd 6 19,923 Mike Callahan, Ken Mauer, Eddie F. Rush New Jersey leads series, 3–0 #fff May 24 8:00 pm Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey ESPN Detroit Pistons 82 New Jersey Nets 102 Boxscore 23–28 18–22 23–23 18–29 Clifford Robinson 21 Jason Kidd 26 Ben Wallace 13 Jason Kidd 12 Chauncey Billups 6 Jason Kidd 7 19,923 Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Greg Willard New Jersey wins series, 4–0 Jason Kidd hit the game-winning jumper with 1.4 seconds left in Game 1. +Regular-season seriesDetroit won 2–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 15, 2002 2002 12150 DET New Jersey Nets 91 Detroit Pistons 101 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan December 21, 2002 2002 12210 NJN Detroit Pistons 92 New Jersey Nets 100 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey #fff February 1, 2003 2003 02010 DET New Jersey Nets 84 Detroit Pistons 106 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pistons winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=DET&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus Detroit Pistons (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 18, 2015Detroit leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1985 Detroit Pistons 3 New Jersey Nets 0 1985 Eastern Conference First Round Western Conference finals (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Dallas Mavericks #eee May 19 8:30 PM SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas TNT Dallas Mavericks 113 San Antonio Spurs 110 Boxscore 23–36 34–30 26–25 30–19 Dirk Nowitzki 38 Tim Duncan 40 Dirk Nowitzki 15 Tim Duncan 15 Steve Nash 3 Tim Duncan 7 18,797 Ron Garretson, Bennett Salvatore, Greg Willard Dallas leads series, 1–0 May 21 7:30 PM SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas TNT Dallas Mavericks 106 San Antonio Spurs 119 Boxscore 24–35 20–34 31–25 31–25 Michael Finley 29 Tim Duncan 32 Finley, Nowitzki 10 each Tim Duncan 15 Steve Nash 8 Duncan, Jackson 5 each 18,797 Dick Bavetta, Ted Bernhardt, Joe Crawford Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 23 8:00 PM American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas TNT San Antonio Spurs 96 Dallas Mavericks 83 Boxscore 18–18 20–28 31–20 27–17 Tim Duncan 34 Nick Van Exel 16 Tim Duncan 24 Dirk Nowitzki 9 Tim Duncan 6 Steve Nash 9 20,695 Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Bill Spooner San Antonio leads series, 2–1 May 25 7:30 PM American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas TNT San Antonio Spurs 102 Dallas Mavericks 95 Boxscore 21–24 26–28 30–18 25–25 Tony Parker 25 Finley, Nash 25 each Tim Duncan 20 Van Exel, Williams 8 each Tim Duncan 7 Van Exel, Williams 3 each 20,561 Joe DeRosa, Bernie Fryer, Derrick Stafford San Antonio leads series, 3–1 #eee May 27 8:00 PM SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas TNT Dallas Mavericks 103 San Antonio Spurs 91 Boxscore 23–30 24–28 27–23 29–10 Michael Finley 31 Tim Duncan 23 three players 8 each Tim Duncan 15 Steve Nash 6 three players 6 each 18,797 Mike Callahan, Jack Nies, Eddie F. Rush San Antonio leads series, 3–2 May 29 8:00 PM American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas TNT San Antonio Spurs 90 Dallas Mavericks 78 Boxscore 22–22 18–24 16–23 34–9 Stephen Jackson 24 Nick Van Exel 19 Duncan, Rose 11 each Raef LaFrentz 12 three players 4 each Steve Nash 11 20,812 Ron Garretson, Steve Javie, Tom Washington San Antonio wins series, 4–2 Steve Kerr puts on a shooting performance for the ages connecting on 4 3-pointers closing out Dallas in game 6. Dirk Nowitzki missed the final three games with a knee injury. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff December 11, 2002 2002 12110 SAS Dallas Mavericks 104 San Antonio Spurs 111 SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas February 20, 2003 2003 02200 DAL San Antonio Spurs 87 Dallas Mavericks 95 American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas #fff March 20, 2003 2003 03200 DAL San Antonio Spurs 112 Dallas Mavericks 110 OT American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas April 16, 2003 2003 04160 SAS Dallas Mavericks 93 San Antonio Spurs 72 SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 18, 2015San Antonio leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 2001 Dallas Mavericks 1 San Antonio Spurs 4 2001 Western Conference Semifinals NBA Finals (W1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (E2) New Jersey Nets 2003 NBA Finals #eee June 4 7:30 pm Recap ABC New Jersey Nets 89 San Antonio Spurs 101 SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas 21–18 21–24 17–32 30–27 Kenyon Martin 21 Kenyon Martin 12 Jason Kidd 10 Tim Duncan 32 Tim Duncan 20 Tim Duncan 6 18,797 Dick Bavetta, Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa San Antonio leads series, 1–0 #fff June 6 7:30 pm Recap ABC New Jersey Nets 87 San Antonio Spurs 85 SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas 19–18 22–17 25–21 21–29 Jason Kidd 30 Jason Kidd 7 Kenyon Martin 4 Tony Parker 21 Tim Duncan 12 Tony Parker 5 18,797 Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Bennett Salvatore Series tied, 1–1 #eee June 8 8:30 pm Recap ABC San Antonio Spurs 84 New Jersey Nets 79 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey 15–21 18–9 21–27 30–22 Tony Parker 26 Tim Duncan 16 Tim Duncan 7 Kenyon Martin 23 Kenyon Martin 11 Jason Kidd 11 19,280 Ron Garretson, Steve Javie, Jack Nies San Antonio leads series, 2–1 #fff June 11 8:30 pm Recap ABC San Antonio Spurs 76 New Jersey Nets 77 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey 18–16 16–29 23–11 19–21 Tim Duncan 23 Tim Duncan 16 Parker, Jackson 3 each Kenyon Martin 20 Kenyon Martin 13 Jason Kidd 9 19,280 Mike Callahan, Bernie Fryer, Eddie F. Rush Series tied, 2–2 #eee June 13 8:30 pm Recap ABC San Antonio Spurs 93 New Jersey Nets 83 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey 19–18 23–16 24–23 27–26 Tim Duncan 29 Tim Duncan 17 Duncan, Parker 4 each Jason Kidd 29 Kenyon Martin 9 Jason Kidd 7 19,280 Dick Bavetta, Joe Crawford, Bennett Salvatore San Antonio leads series, 3–2 #fff June 15 7:30 pm Recap ABC New Jersey Nets 77 San Antonio Spurs 88 SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas 25–17 16–21 22–19 14–31 Jason Kidd 21 Kenyon Martin 10 Jason Kidd 7 Tim Duncan 21 Tim Duncan 20 Tim Duncan 10 18,797 Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Ron Garretson San Antonio wins series, 4–2 Game 6 is David Robinson's final NBA game. The Spurs become the first team to win all playoff series in 6 games. +Regular-season seriesTied 1–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 13, 2002 2002 11130 NJN San Antonio Spurs 82 New Jersey Nets 91 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey March 6, 2003 2003 03060 SAS New Jersey Nets 78 San Antonio Spurs 92 SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas This was the first NBA playoff meeting between the Nets and the Spurs. As members of the ABA, both teams met in the 1976 ABA Semifinals, where the Nets won 4–3.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus San Anfsertonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 18, 2015 Statistical leaders Category Game high Average Player Team High Player Team Avg. GP Games played Points Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76ers 55 Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 32.1 12 Rebounds Tim DuncanBen Wallace San Antonio SpursDetroit Pistons 24 Jermaine O'Neal Indiana Pacers 17.5 6 Assists Gary PaytonJason Kidd Milwaukee BucksNew Jersey Nets 14 Gary Payton Milwaukee Bucks 8.7 6 Steals Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons 7 Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons 2.5 17 Blocks Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs 8 Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs 3.3 24 References External links NBA.com's section for the 2003 NBA Playoffs Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon fi:NBA-kausi 2002–2003#Pudotuspelit