2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season

NBA season
team = San Antonio Spurs
misc = Second NBA Title
end_year = 2003
wins = 60
losses = 22
division = Midwest
division_place = 1
conf_place = 1
coach = Gregg Popovich
arena = AT&T Center
owners = Peter Holt
television =
radio =
playoffs = NBA Champion
bbr_team = SAS

Offseason

NBA Draft

NBA Finals

*The 2003 NBA Finals marked the first championship contested between two former ABA teams.
*Continental Airlines Arena had a unique situation as the series shifted back to New Jersey. As the Spurs and Nets got ready to play Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the NHL's Stanley Cup Finals, which featured the New Jersey Devils, was going into a 7th and deciding game, which was going to be played at New Jersey. So as soon as Game 3 ended, the arena made a quick turnover to get ready for the next day's deciding Stanley Cup Finals match (and Stanley Cup celebration since the Devils would wind up winning the game), and then back again in time for Game 4 of the NBA Finals the following day.
*In the series clinching game, Tim Duncan came two blocks shy of a quadruple-double in an NBA Finals match, an extremely rare feat, finishing with 22 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists, and 8 blocks.
*Duncan became the 7th player in NBA history to win the Finals MVP award a second time. He joined the list of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon and Shaquille O'Neal.

an Antonio Spurs roster

Coach: Gregg Popovich
Tim Duncan
David Robinson
Stephen Jackson
Malik Rose
Tony Parker
Emanuel Ginobili
Bruce Bowen
Steve Smith
Speedy Claxton
Kevin Willis
Steve Kerr
Danny Ferry
Devin Brown
Anthony Goldwire
Mengke Bateer

ummary

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

chedule

*Game 1 - June 4 Wednesday 8:00pm et @San Antonio [http://www.nba.com/games/20030604/NJNSAS/recap.html San Antonio 101, New Jersey 89] : "San Antonio leads series 1-0"
*Game 2 - June 6 Friday 8:00pm et @San Antonio [http://www.nba.com/games/20030606/NJNSAS/recap.html New Jersey 87, San Antonio 85] : "Series tied 1-1"
*Game 3 - June 8 Sunday 8:00pm, @New Jersey [http://www.nba.com/games/20030608/SASNJN/recap.html San Antonio 84, New Jersey 79] : "San Antonio leads series 2-1"
*Game 4 - June 11 Wednesday 8:00pm, @New Jersey [http://www.nba.com/games/20030611/SASNJN/recap.html New Jersey 77, San Antonio 76] : "Series tied 2-2"
*Game 5 - June 13 Friday 8:00pm et, @New Jersey [http://www.nba.com/games/20030613/SASNJN/recap.html San Antonio 93, New Jersey 83] : "San Antonio leads series 3-2"
*Game 6 - June 15 Sunday 8:00pm et , @San Antonio [http://www.nba.com/games/20030615/NJNSAS/recap.html San Antonio 88, New Jersey 77] : "San Antonio wins series 4-2"

The Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. The NBA, after experimenting in the early years, restored this original format for the Finals in 1985. As of yet, the other playoff series are still running on a 2-2-1-1-1 site format.

Award Winners

* Tim Duncan, Center, NBA Finals MVP

References

* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?yr=2002&tm=SAS&lg=N San Antonio Spurs on Database Basketball]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/2003.html San Antonio Spurs on Basketball Reference]