2002–03 New Jersey Nets season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 New Jersey Nets 2003 yes yes 49 33 Atlantic 1 2 Byron Scott Continental Airlines Arena YES Network, WLNY WFAN NBA Finals(lost to Spurs 2–4) NJN The 2002–03 New Jersey Nets season was the 36th season for the New Jersey Nets in the National Basketball Association, and their 27th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Brooklyn Nets Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/BRK/ August 8, 2026 The Nets entered the regular season as runners-up in the 2002 NBA Finals, where they were swept by the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in a four-game sweep. Season summary Off-season During the off-season, the Nets acquired All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo from the Philadelphia 76ers, Wise Mike Pro Basketball: Nets Get Mutombo from 76ers for Van Horn and MacCulloch The New York Times August 7, 2002 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/07/sports/pro-basketball-nets-get-mutombo-from-76ers-for-van-horn-and-macculloch.html August 24, 2017 Nets Get Mutombo for Van Horn, MacCulloch Los Angeles Times August 7, 2002 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-aug-07-sp-nbanotes7-story.html June 15, 2022 and signed free agent Rodney Rogers. Robbins Liz Pro Basketball: Though Nets Got Close, They Have Far to Go The New York Times September 27, 2002 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/27/sports/pro-basketball-though-nets-got-close-they-have-far-to-go.html January 13, 2022 Kings Get Bigger, Deeper by Adding Clark Los Angeles Times August 15, 2002 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-aug-15-sp-nbanotes15-story.html October 20, 2022 However, Mutombo only played just 24 games due to a wrist injury. Nets' Mutombo Sidelined Los Angeles Times December 4, 2002 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-dec-04-sp-nbanotes4-story.html November 27, 2022 Robbins Liz Basketball: Mutombo Injury Leaves Nets Unsettled The New York Times December 5, 2002 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/05/sports/basketball-mutombo-injury-leaves-nets-unsettled.html June 11, 2022 Regular season With the addition of Mutombo and Rogers, the Nets won their first four games of the regular season, posted a 10-game winning streak between December and January, which led to a 26–9 record, and later on held a 34–15 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 However, the team played below .500 in winning percentage for the remainder of the season, losing four of their final five games, but managed to finish in first place in the Atlantic Division with a 49–33 record, and earned the second seed in the Eastern Conference. 2002–03 New Jersey Nets Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/2003_games.html July 30, 2021 Jason Kidd averaged 18.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 8.9 assists and 2.2 steals per game, led the Nets with 126 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Kenyon Martin averaged 16.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, while second-year forward Richard Jefferson showed improvement, averaging 15.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, and Kerry Kittles provided the team with 13.0 points and 1.6 steals per game. Off the bench, sixth man Lucious Harris contributed 10.3 points per game, while Rogers provided with 7.0 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, and Aaron Williams averaged 6.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Mutombo averaged 5.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and second-year center Jason Collins provided with 5.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. 2002–03 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/2003.html July 30, 2021 During the NBA All-Star Weekend at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Kidd was selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern 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 27, 2026 2003 NBA All-Star Game: West 155, East 145 (2OT) Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_2003.html January 27, 2026 Meanwhile, Jefferson was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Sophomores 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 27, 2026 and also participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/contest.html January 27, 2026 Kidd also finished in ninth place in Most Valuable Player voting, 2002–03 NBA Awards Voting Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_2003.html January 27, 2026 while Martin finished in twelfth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and Jefferson finished in eighth place in Most Improved Player voting; Harris finished tied in eleventh place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, and head coach Byron Scott finished in 13th place in Coach of the Year voting. The Nets finished 23rd in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 622,574 at the Continental Airlines Arena 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 Eastern Conference first round of the 2003 NBA playoffs, the Nets faced off against the seventh-seeded Milwaukee Bucks, a team that featured All-Star guard Gary Payton, Sam Cassell and Michael Redd. The Nets took a 2–1 series lead, before losing game 4 to the Bucks on the road in overtime, 119–114 at the Bradley Center. The Nets won the next two games, which included a game 6 win over the Bucks at the Bradley Center, 113–101 to win the series in six games. Robbins Liz Pro Basketball: Nets Finish Off Bucks and Move on to Celtics The New York Times May 2, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/02/sports/pro-basketball-nets-finish-off-bucks-and-move-on-to-celtics.html January 13, 2022 2003 NBA Eastern Conference First Round: Bucks vs. Nets Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2003-nba-eastern-conference-first-round-bucks-vs-nets.html January 29, 2026 In the Eastern Conference semifinals, and for the second consecutive year, the team faced off against the sixth-seeded Boston Celtics, a team that featured All-Star guard Paul Pierce, All-Star forward Antoine Walker, and Tony Delk. The Nets won the first two games over the Celtics at home at the Continental Airlines Arena, and then won the next two games on the road, including a game 4 win over the Celtics at the FleetCenter in double-overtime, 110–101 to win the series in a four-game sweep. Robbins Liz Pro Basketball: Nets Take Long Way to Sweep The New York Times May 13, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/13/sports/pro-basketball-nets-take-long-way-to-sweep.html January 13, 2022 2003 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals: Celtics vs. Nets Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2003-nba-eastern-conference-semifinals-celtics-vs-nets.html January 29, 2026 In the Eastern Conference finals, the Nets then faced off against the top-seeded, and Central Division champion Detroit Pistons, who were led by the trio of Richard Hamilton, Chauncey Billups, and All-Star center, and Defensive Player of the Year, Ben Wallace. The Nets won the first two games over the Pistons on the road at The Palace of Auburn Hills, before winning the next two games at home, including a game 4 win over the Pistons at the Continental Airlines Arena, 102–82 to win the series in another four-game sweep, and advance to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year. Nets Sweep Pistons and Return to Finals The New York Times May 25, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/25/sports/nets-sweep-pistons-and-return-to-finals.html January 13, 2022 2003 NBA Eastern Conference Finals: Nets vs. Pistons Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2003-nba-eastern-conference-finals-nets-vs-pistons.html January 29, 2026 In the 2003 NBA Finals, the Nets faced off against the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs, who were led by the trio of All-Star forward, and Most Valuable Player of the Year, Tim Duncan, second-year star Tony Parker, and David Robinson. The Spurs took a 2–1 series lead, but the Nets managed to win game 4 at home, 77–76 at the Continental Airlines Arena, to tie the series at two games a piece. However, the Nets lost the next two games, including a game 6 road loss to the Spurs, 88–77 at the SBC Center, thus losing the series in six games, as the Spurs won their second NBA championship in franchise history. 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 January 13, 2022 2003 NBA Finals: Nets vs. Spurs Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2003-nba-finals-nets-vs-spurs.html January 29, 2026 Aftermath Following the season, Mutombo was released to free agency, and signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks. Robbins Liz Pro Basketball: Knicks Drawing Closer to Obtaining Mutombo The New York Times October 8, 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/08/sports/pro-basketball-knicks-drawing-closer-to-obtaining-mutombo.html June 11, 2022 Knicks Make Mutombo Their Center Los Angeles Times October 10, 2003 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-oct-10-sp-nbarep10-story.html September 13, 2022 Off-season On August 1, the Nets re-signed Chris Childs as a free agent; Childs previously played for the Nets from 1994 to 1996. Five days later, the organization traded Todd MacCulloch and Keith Van Horn to the Philadelphia 76ers for Dikembe Mutombo. On August 14, the Nets signed Rodney Rogers as a free agent. On October 25, they signed Anthony Johnson as a free agent. Their final off-season transaction would come three days later, when they waived Donny Marshall. Draft picks 2002 NBA draft RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege 1 24 Nenad Krstić C 2 54 Tamar Slay SG United States Marshall Roster New Jersey Nets 2002–03 1 Brandon Armstrong basketball SG 6 5 188 1980-06-16 Pepperdine 35 Jason Collins C 7 0 255 1978-12-02 Stanford 12 Lucious Harris SG 6 5 190 1970-12-18 Long Beach State 24 Richard Jefferson SF 6 7 222 1980-06-21 Arizona 2 Anthony Johnson basketball PG 6 3 190 1974-10-02 College of Charleston 5 Jason Kidd Jason Kidd PG 6 4 204 1973-03-23 California 30 Kerry Kittles SG 6 5 179 1974-06-12 Villanova 13 Donny Marshall SF 6 7 230 1972-07-17 Connecticut yes 6 Kenyon Martin PF 6 9 234 1977-12-30 Cincinnati 55 Dikembe Mutombo C 7 2 245 1966-06-25 Georgetown 54 Rodney Rogers PF 6 7 235 1971-06-20 Wake Forest 21 Brian Scalabrine PF 6 9 241 1978-03-18 USC 8 Tamar Slay SG 6 8 215 1980-04-02 Marshall 34 Aaron Williams basketball PF/C 6 9 220 1971-10-02 Xavier Byron Scott Lawrence Frank Eddie Jordan Mike O'Koren Regular season Season standings NJN NJN Game log New Jersey Nets 2003 Total: 49–33 (home: 33–8; road: 16–25) New Jersey Nets October yes 1 0 0 0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 30 | Atlanta | 20021030 NJN 105 94 | Jason Kidd (16) | Kenyon Martin (11) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena16,324 | 1–0 New Jersey Nets November 6 1 4 5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | November 1 | Indiana | 20021101 NJN 102 91 | Richard Jefferson (19) | Kidd, Rogers (8) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena11,156 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 2 | @ Washington | 20021102 WAS 87 79 | Jason Kidd (18) | Jason Kidd (10) | Jason Kidd (9) | MCI Center20,173 | 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 4 | Minnesota | 20021104 NJN 106 82 | Richard Jefferson (22) | Jason Collins (8) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena14,076 | 4–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | November 6 | @ Milwaukee | 20021106 MIL 93 99 | Jason Kidd (24) | Martin, Mutombo (8) | Jason Kidd (5) | Bradley Center14,539 | 4–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 8 | L.A. Clippers | 20021108 NJN 106 92 | Jason Kidd (35) | Kenyon Martin (9) | Jason Kidd (9) | Continental Airlines Arena14,334 | 5–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | November 9 | @ Chicago | 20021109 CHI 93 100 | Kenyon Martin (29) | Jason Kidd (11) | Jason Kidd (12) | United Center22,126 | 5–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 13 | San Antonio | 20021113 NJN 91 82 | Richard Jefferson (27) | Lucious Harris (9) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena11,534 | 6–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | November 15 | @ Miami | 20021115 MIA 93 84 | Jason Kidd (33) | Dikembe Mutombo (10) | Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Arena15,722 | 7–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | November 16 | Dallas | 20021116 NJN 88 96 | Jason Kidd (22) | Jason Kidd (9) | Jason Kidd (13) | Continental Airlines Arena16,634 | 7–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 18 | Denver | 20021118 NJN 99 79 | Jason Kidd (24) | Richard Jefferson (8) | Kerry Kittles (6) | Continental Airlines Arena10,302 | 8–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | November 20 | @ Boston | 20021120 BOS 79 96 | Jason Kidd (19) | Dikembe Mutombo (13) | Jason Kidd (6) | FleetCenter16,777 | 8–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 22 | Cleveland | 20021122 NJN 120 79 | Kenyon Martin (21) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (6) | Continental Airlines Arena12,014 | 9–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 23 | @ Minnesota | 20021123 MIN 96 82 | Jason Kidd (18) | Aaron Williams (8) | Jason Kidd (12) | Target Center15,474 | 10–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | November 27 | @ Phoenix | 20021127 PHO 75 82 | Jason Kidd (17) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Kerry Kittles (6) | America West Arena16,615 | 10–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | November 28 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20021128 LAC 118 126 1 | Jason Kidd (35) | Richard Jefferson (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | Staples Center16,277 | 10–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | November 30 | @ Portland | 20021130 POR 93 86 | Jason Kidd (28) | Richard Jefferson (10) | Jason Kidd (8) | Rose Garden Arena18,614 | 11–6 New Jersey Nets December 11 0 1 3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | December 1 | @ Seattle | 20021201 SEA 95 96 | Jason Kidd (27) | Kenyon Martin (9) | Jason Kidd (8) | KeyArena12,895 | 11–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | December 3 | Atlanta | 20021203 NJN 87 72 | Richard Jefferson (22) | Richard Jefferson (14) | Jason Kidd (6) | Continental Airlines Arena10,109 | 12–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 7 | Orlando | 20021207 NJN 121 88 | Richard Jefferson (19) | Jefferson, Kidd (8) | Jason Kidd (13) | Continental Airlines Arena14,623 | 13–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 9 | Phoenix | 20021209 NJN 106 93 | Jason Kidd (20) | Kenyon Martin (7) | Jason Kidd (7) | Continental Airlines Arena10,248 | 14–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 11 | Portland | 20021211 NJN 105 104 | Jason Kidd (27) | Richard Jefferson (15) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena11,053 | 15–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 13 | Washington | 20021213 NJN 79 65 | Richard Jefferson (21) | Jason Kidd (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | Continental Airlines Arena17,208 | 16–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | December 15 | @ Detroit | 20021215 DET 91 101 | Lucious Harris (18) | Kenyon Martin (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills17,416 | 16–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | December 17 | @ New York | 20021217 NYK 99 101 | Jason Kidd (39) | Jefferson, Martin (11) | Jason Kidd (11) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 16–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 19 | L.A. Lakers | 20021219 NJN 98 71 | Jason Kidd (27) | Jason Kidd (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena20,049 | 17–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 21 | Detroit | 20021221 NJN 100 92 | Jason Kidd (27) | Jefferson, Collins (5) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena13,064 | 18–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 23 | Chicago | 20021223 NJN 99 83 | Lucious Harris (20) | Richard Jefferson (10) | Richard Jefferson (5) | Continental Airlines Arena13,231 | 19–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 25 | Boston | 20021225 NJN 117 81 | Richard Jefferson (22) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Jason Kidd (11) | Continental Airlines Arena20,049 | 20–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 27 | Milwaukee | 20021227 NJN 110 90 | Lucious Harris (25) | Martin, Harris (8) | Jason Kidd (9) | Continental Airlines Arena13,817 | 21–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | December 28 | @ Milwaukee | 20021228 MIL 104 96 | Kenyon Martin (24) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Kidd, Harris (7) | Bradley Center15,716 | 22–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | December 30 | Cleveland | 20021230 NJN 102 88 | Kenyon Martin (28) | Harris, Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | Continental Airlines Arena14,491 | 23–9 New Jersey Nets January 3 1 6 4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | January 3 | @ Miami | 20030103 MIA 100 80 | Richard Jefferson (26) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (13) | American Airlines Arena14,624 | 24–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 4 | @ Orlando | 20030104 ORL 88 83 | Kenyon Martin (19) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Jason Kidd (12) | TD Waterhouse Centre15,595 | 25–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 6 | @ Atlanta | 20030106 ATL 101 94 | Kidd, Harris (21) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Jason Kidd (4) | Philips Arena6,547 | 26–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 9 | Sacramento | 20030109 NJN 82 118 | Three players (11) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Jason Kidd (5) | Continental Airlines Arena20,049 | 26–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 10 | @ Toronto | 20030110 TOR 94 79 | Jason Kidd (25) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (8) | Air Canada Centre19,314 | 27–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 | January 15 | @ Philadelphia | 20030115 PHI 107 108 | Kenyon Martin (24) | Kenyon Martin (16) | Jason Kidd (16) | First Union Center19,564 | 27–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 | January 17 | Toronto | 20030117 NJN 88 77 | Jason Kidd (18) | Jefferson, Martin (8) | Jason Kidd (5) | Continental Airlines Arena17,107 | 28–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | January 20 | @ Utah | 20030120 UTA 103 106 1 | Jason Kidd (33) | Jason Kidd (13) | Jason Kidd (5) | Delta Center19,353 | 28–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | January 21 | @ Sacramento | 20030121 SAC 102 109 | Jason Kidd (27) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Jason Kidd (5) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 28–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 23 | @ Golden State | 20030123 GSW 97 105 | Jason Kidd (41) | Brian Scalabrine (10) | Jason Kidd (7) | The Arena in Oakland15,379 | 28–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 24 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20030124 LAL 89 83 | Kenyon Martin (18) | Kidd, Martin (9) | Jason Kidd (7) | Staples Center18,997 | 29–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 27 | @ Denver | 20030127 DEN 92 66 | Richard Jefferson (23) | Kenyon Martin (9) | Jason Kidd (5) | Pepsi Center13,826 | 30–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | January 29 | Washington | 20030129 NJN 86 78 | Richard Jefferson (24) | Kenyon Martin (21) | Kenyon Martin (8) | Continental Airlines Arena20,049 | 31–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | January 31 | New Orleans | 20030131 NJN 89 72 | Kenyon Martin (23) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Kerry Kittles (7) | Continental Airlines Arena15,311 | 32–14 New Jersey Nets February 5 2 1 5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | February 1 | @ Detroit | 20030201 DET 84 106 | Kenyon Martin (29) | Kenyon Martin (15) | Martin, Johnson (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 32–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | February 3 | Seattle | 20030203 NJN 109 108 1 | Kenyon Martin (35) | Martin, Collins (12) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena12,850 | 33–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | February 5 | @ Philadelphia | 20030205 PHI 111 85 | Kerry Kittles (35) | Brian Scalabrine (8) | Jason Collins (7) | First Union Center20,119 | 34–15 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 | February 11 | @ Orlando | 20030211 ORL 83 92 | Jason Kidd (19) | Kidd, Kittles (8) | Jason Kidd (8) | TD Waterhouse Centre14,549 | 34–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 12 | @ Memphis | 20030212 MEM 90 97 | Jason Kidd (28) | Jason Collins (9) | Jason Kidd (6) | Pyramid Arena12,486 | 34–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 | February 14 | Chicago | 20030214 NJN 90 72 | Kerry Kittles (21) | Rodney Rogers (11) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena14,221 | 35–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 | February 16 | Philadelphia | 20030216 NJN 83 90 | Jason Kidd (21) | Aaron Williams (7) | Kidd, Martin (5) | Continental Airlines Arena20,049 | 35–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 18 | Miami | 20030218 NJN 84 79 | Kenyon Martin (28) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | Continental Airlines Arena11,656 | 36–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 20 | Indiana | 20030220 NJN 98 91 | Jason Kidd (31) | Richard Jefferson (12) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena15,051 | 37–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 | February 21 | @ Washington | 20030221 WAS 86 89 | Richard Jefferson (25) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Kittles, Kidd (7) | MCI Center20,173 | 37–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 | February 23 | Orlando | 20030223 NJN 105 113 | Kenyon Martin (27) | Kidd, Williams (11) | Jason Kidd (15) | Continental Airlines Arena20,049 | 37–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | February 25 | @ Cleveland | 20030225 CLE 90 93 | Jason Kidd (31) | Jefferson, Williams (9) | Jason Kidd (9) | Gund Arena10,761 | 37–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | February 26 | New York | 20030226 NJN 105 76 | Jason Kidd (21) | Richard Jefferson (10) | Kidd, Kittles (5) | Continental Airlines Arena15,380 | 38–21 New Jersey Nets March 5 3 3 4 |- style="background:#fcc" | 60 | March 2 | Utah | 20030302 NJN 90 91 | Kenyon Martin (24) | Richard Jefferson (10) | Jason Kidd (15) | Continental Airlines Arena16,456 | 38–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 | March 4 | @ Dallas | 20030304 DAL 79 88 | Kenyon Martin (18) | Jason Collins (10) | Jason Kidd (4) | American Airlines Center19,920 | 38–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | March 6 | @ San Antonio | 20030306 SAS 78 92 | Kenyon Martin (19) | Kidd, Martin (8) | Jason Kidd (13) | SBC Center18,797 | 38–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 | March 8 | @ Houston | 20030308 HOU 71 83 | Kenyon Martin (16) | Richard Jefferson (13) | Jason Kidd (4) | Compaq Center16,285 | 38–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | March 9 | @ New Orleans | 20030309 NOH 102 92 | Kerry Kittles (20) | Jason Kidd (9) | Jason Kidd (10) | New Orleans Arena17,678 | 39–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | March 13 | Boston | 20030313 NJN 90 75 | Lucious Harris (24) | Kidd, Jefferson (8) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena17,201 | 40–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 66 | March 16 | Philadelphia | 20030316 NJN 87 92 | Jason Kidd (23) | Kenyon Martin (9) | Jason Kidd (9) | Continental Airlines Arena20,049 | 40–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | March 18 | @ Boston | 20030318 BOS 87 74 | Richard Jefferson (27) | Jason Kidd (13) | Jason Kidd (7) | FleetCenter18,624 | 41–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | March 19 | Milwaukee | 20030319 NJN 85 104 | Kenyon Martin (28) | Kenyon Martin (14) | Jason Kidd (9) | Continental Airlines Arena13,131 | 41–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 | March 22 | Memphis | 20030322 NJN 107 99 | Kerry Kittles (25) | Kerry Kittles (11) | Jason Kidd (18) | Continental Airlines Arena15,340 | 42–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 | March 23 | @ Cleveland | 20030323 CLE 88 93 | Jason Kidd (21) | Kenyon Martin (8) | Jason Kidd (8) | Gund Arena11,292 | 42–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 | March 26 | New York | 20030326 NJN 101 95 | Kenyon Martin (24) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena13,734 | 43–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 | March 28 | @ New York | 20030328 NYK 122 101 | Richard Jefferson (39) | Jason Kidd (7) | Jason Kidd (16) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 44–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | March 29 | Golden State | 20030329 NJN 109 97 | Kidd, Jefferson (22) | Kidd, Martin (7) | Jason Kidd (13) | Continental Airlines Arena16,345 | 45–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 | March 31 | Houston | 20030331 NJN 110 86 | Jefferson, Kidd (30) | Jason Kidd (12) | Richard Jefferson (11) | Continental Airlines Arena20,049 | 46–28 New Jersey Nets April 2 1 1 4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 75 | April 2 | @ New Orleans | 20030402 NOH 97 106 | Richard Jefferson (24) | Rodney Rogers (8) | Jason Kidd (13) | New Orleans Arena14,311 | 46–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 | April 4 | Miami | 20030404 NJN 99 83 | Jason Kidd (30) | Rodney Rogers (7) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena16,152 | 47–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 6 | @ Toronto | 20030406 TOR 96 87 | Kenyon Martin (24) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (13) | Air Canada Centre19,319 | 48–29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 78 | April 9 | @ Atlanta | 20030409 ATL 92 97 | Jason Kidd (23) | Jason Kidd (11) | Jason Kidd (12) | Philips Arena17,119 | 48–30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 79 | April 11 | @ Chicago | 20030411 CHI 86 95 | Kenyon Martin (29) | Kenyon Martin (8) | Jason Kidd (12) | United Center22,087 | 48–31 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 | April 12 | Toronto | 20030412 NJN 94 86 | Richard Jefferson (21) | Dikembe Mutombo (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena15,306 | 49–31 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 81 | April 14 | New Orleans | 20030414 NJN 74 87 | Kenyon Martin (23) | Kenyon Martin (15) | Jason Kidd (6) | Continental Airlines Arena12,723 | 49–32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 82 | April 16 | @ Indiana | 20030416 IND 83 90 | Anthony Johnson (16) | Aaron Williams (9) | Jason Kidd (8) | Conseco Fieldhouse17,248 | 49–33 NJN 2003 Playoffs New Jersey Nets 2003 yes New Jersey Nets First round yes yes no 2 1 2 1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 19 | Milwaukee | 20030419 NJN 109 96 | Kenyon Martin (21) | Kenyon Martin (15) | Jason Kidd (14) | Continental Airlines Arena16,102 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 22 | Milwaukee | 20030422 NJN 85 88 | Kenyon Martin (22) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena17,633 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 24 | @ Milwaukee | 20030424 MIL 103 101 | Jason Kidd (26) | Collins, Martin (8) | Jason Kidd (7) | Bradley Center17,539 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 26 | @ Milwaukee | 20030426 MIL 114 119 1 | Kenyon Martin (30) | Jason Collins (8) | Jason Kidd (10) | Bradley Center18,391 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 29 | Milwaukee | 20030429 NJN 89 82 | Jason Kidd (19) | Richard Jefferson (16) | Kidd, Martin (5) | Continental Airlines Arena16,601 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 1 | @ Milwaukee | 20030501 MIL 113 101 | Kenyon Martin (29) | Jason Kidd (11) | Jason Kidd (11) | Bradley Center18,717 | 4–2 |- New Jersey Nets Conference semifinals yes no 2 0 2 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 5 | Boston | 20030505 NJN 97 93 | Kenyon Martin (21) | Jefferson, Williams (9) | Jason Kidd (9) | Continental Airlines Arena17,343 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 7 | Boston | 20030507 NJN 104 95 | Richard Jefferson (25) | Jason Kidd (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena19,934 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 9 | @ Boston | 20030509 BOS 94 76 | Kenyon Martin (25) | Jason Kidd (9) | Jason Kidd (11) | FleetCenter18,624 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 12 | @ Boston | 20030512 BOS 110 101 2 | Jason Kidd (29) | Kidd, Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (8) | FleetCenter18,624 | 4–0 |- New Jersey Nets Conference finals yes no 2 0 2 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 18 | @ Detroit | 20030518 DET 76 74 | Kenyon Martin (16) | Jason Collins (10) | Jason Kidd (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 20 | @ Detroit | 20030520 DET 88 86 | Kenyon Martin (25) | Jason Collins (14) | Jason Kidd (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 22 | Detroit | 20030522 NJN 97 85 | Jason Kidd (34) | Jason Kidd (12) | Jason Kidd (6) | Continental Airlines Arena19,923 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 24 | Detroit | 20030524 NJN 102 82 | Jason Kidd (26) | Jason Kidd (12) | Jason Kidd (7) | Continental Airlines Arena19,923 | 4–0 |- New Jersey Nets NBA Finals yes no 1 2 1 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | June 4 | @ San Antonio | 20030604 SAS 89 101 | Kenyon Martin (21) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Jason Kidd (10) | SBC Center18,797 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | June 6 | @ San Antonio | 20030606 SAS 87 85 | Jason Kidd (30) | Jason Kidd (7) | Kenyon Martin (4) | SBC Center18,797 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | June 8 | San Antonio | 20030608 NJN 79 84 | Kenyon Martin (23) | Kenyon Martin (11) | Jason Kidd (11) | Continental Airlines Arena19,280 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | June 11 | San Antonio | 20030611 NJN 77 76 | Kenyon Martin (20) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Jason Kidd (9) | Continental Airlines Arena19,280 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | June 13 | San Antonio | 20030613 NJN 83 93 | Jason Kidd (29) | Kenyon Martin (9) | Jason Kidd (7) | Continental Airlines Arena19,280 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | June 15 | @ San Antonio | 20030615 SAS 77 88 | Jason Kidd (21) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (7) | SBC Center18,797 | 2–4 NJN 2003 yes Player statistics Regular season New Jersey Nets |- |Jason Kidd |80 |80 |37.4 |.414 |.341 |.841 |6.3 |8.9 |2.2 |0.3 |18.7 |- |Kenyon Martin |77 |77 |34.1 |.470 |.209 |.653 |8.3 |2.4 |1.3 |0.9 |16.7 |- |Richard Jefferson |80 |80 |36.0 |.501 |.250 |.743 |6.4 |2.5 |1.0 |0.6 |15.5 |- |Kerry Kittles |65 |57 |30.0 |.467 |.356 |.785 |3.9 |2.6 |1.6 |0.5 |13.0 |- |Lucious Harris |77 |25 |25.6 |.413 |.346 |.804 |3.0 |2.0 |0.7 |0.1 |10.3 |- |Rodney Rogers |68 |0 |19.2 |.402 |.333 |.756 |3.9 |1.6 |0.7 |0.5 |7.0 |- |Aaron Williams |81 |0 |19.7 |.453 |.000 |.785 |4.1 |1.1 |0.3 |0.7 |6.2 |- |Dikembe Mutombo |24 |16 |21.4 |.374 | |.727 |6.4 |0.8 |0.2 |1.5 |5.8 |- |Jason Collins |81 |66 |23.5 |.414 |.000 |.763 |4.5 |1.1 |0.6 |0.5 |5.7 |- |Anthony Johnson |66 |2 |12.8 |.446 |.371 |.689 |1.2 |1.3 |0.6 |0.1 |4.1 |- |Brian Scalabrine |59 |7 |12.3 |.402 |.359 |.833 |2.4 |0.8 |0.3 |0.3 |3.1 |- |Tamar Slay |36 |0 |7.6 |.379 |.280 |.700 |0.9 |0.4 |0.4 |0.1 |2.6 |- |Brandon Armstrong |17 |0 |4.1 |.333 |.167 |.833 |0.2 |0.1 |0.2 |0.1 |1.4 |- |Chris Childs |12 |0 |8.8 |.300 |.167 |.667 |0.4 |1.3 |0.7 |0.1 |1.3 |- |Donny Marshall |3 |0 |2.0 |.000 |.000 | |1.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.0 |} Playoffs New Jersey Nets |- |Jason Kidd |20 |20 |42.6 |.402 |.327 |.825 |7.7 |8.2 |1.8 |0.2 |20.1 |- |Kenyon Martin |20 |20 |38.9 |.453 |.091 |.693 |9.4 |2.9 |1.5 |1.6 |18.9 |- |Richard Jefferson |20 |20 |35.6 |.476 |.000 |.718 |6.4 |2.4 |0.8 |0.2 |14.1 |- |Kerry Kittles |20 |20 |30.7 |.395 |.413 |.762 |3.5 |2.0 |1.5 |0.3 |10.8 |- |Lucious Harris |20 |0 |21.8 |.391 |.333 |.783 |2.6 |1.6 |0.5 |0.0 |7.8 |- |Rodney Rogers |20 |0 |17.5 |.372 |.405 |.711 |2.8 |1.4 |0.3 |0.2 |6.7 |- |Aaron Williams |19 |0 |17.9 |.472 | |.742 |4.6 |0.9 |0.3 |0.9 |6.5 |- |Jason Collins |20 |20 |26.5 |.363 |.000 |.836 |6.3 |0.9 |0.7 |0.6 |5.9 |- |Anthony Johnson |17 |0 |7.2 |.548 |.500 |.833 |0.7 |1.1 |0.1 |0.0 |2.5 |- |Dikembe Mutombo |10 |0 |11.5 |.467 | |1.000 |2.7 |0.6 |0.3 |0.9 |1.8 |- |Brian Scalabrine |7 |0 |2.9 |.500 |.000 | |0.6 |0.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.6 |- |Tamar Slay |6 |0 |1.8 |.250 |1.000 | |0.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.5 |} Player statistics citation: Awards and records Jason Kidd, All-NBA Second Team Jason Kidd, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Jason Kidd, NBA All-Star Transactions Overview Players Added Via draft Tamar Slay Via trade Dikembe Mutombo Via free agency Chris Childs Anthony Johnson Rodney RogersPlayers Lost Via trade Todd MacCulloch Keith Van Horn Via free agency Trades August 6, 2002 To Philadelphia 76ersTodd MacCullochKeith Van Horn To New Jersey NetsDikembe Mutombo Free agents AdditionsPlayerDate signedFormer teamChris ChildsAugust 1Toronto RaptorsRodney RogersAugust 14Boston CelticsAnthony JohnsonOctober 25New Jersey NetsDonny MarshallMarch 11New Jersey Nets SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew TeamDonny MarshallOctober 28New Jersey NetsChris ChildsMarch 7none (retired) Player Transactions Citation:2002–03 New Jersey Nets Transactions Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/2003_transactions.html January 13, 2022 References External links New Jersey Nets on Database Basketball New Jersey Nets on Basketball Reference New Jersey Nets season Category:New Jersey Nets seasons New Jersey Nets New Jersey Nets Category:21st century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Category:Eastern Conference (NBA) championship seasons Category:Meadowlands Sports Complex