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The 2002–03 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 36th season in the National Basketball Association, and 27th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] The Nets entered the season as runners-up in the 2002 NBA Finals, where they were swept by the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in four games. During the off-season, the Nets acquired All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo from the Philadelphia 76ers,[2][3][4] and signed free agent Rodney Rogers.[5][6][7] However, Mutombo only played just 24 games due to a wrist injury.[8][9][10] The Nets got off a solid start with a 26–9 record, while posting a ten-game winning streak between December and January, and holding a 34–15 record at the All-Star break.[11] However, the team played below .500 for the remainder of the season, but finished in first place in the Atlantic Division with a 49–33 record, while posting a successful 33–8 home record.[12]

2002–03 New Jersey Nets season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachByron Scott
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(lost to Spurs 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionYES Network, WLNY
RadioWFAN
< 2001–02 2003–04 >

Jason Kidd averaged 18.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 8.9 assists and 2.2 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and was selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game,[13] 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 with 13.0 points and 1.6 steals per game. Sixth man Lucious Harris contributed 10.3 points per game, while Rogers provided with 7.0 points per game off the bench, and Mutombo averaged 5.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.[14] Kidd also finished in ninth place in Most Valuable Player voting.[15]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Nets defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in six games,[16][17][18] then swept the 6th-seeded Boston Celtics in four straight games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals,[19][20][21] and then defeated the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in another four-game sweep in the Eastern Conference finals.[22][23][24] For the second consecutive year, they made it to the NBA Finals. However, they lost to the San Antonio Spurs in a six-game series.[25][26][27] Following the season, Mutombo was released to free agency, and signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks.[28][29][30]

Offseason

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 offseason transaction would come three days later, when they waived Donny Marshall.

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
124Nenad KrstićC  Serbia and Montenegro
254Tamar SlaySG  United StatesMarshall

Roster

2002–03 New Jersey Nets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G1Armstrong, Brandon6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg)1980-06-16Pepperdine
C35Collins, Jason7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)255 lb (116 kg)1978-12-02Stanford
G12Harris, Lucious6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)1970-12-18Long Beach State
F24Jefferson, Richard6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)222 lb (101 kg)1980-06-21Arizona
G2Johnson, Anthony6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)1974-10-02College of Charleston
G5Kidd, Jason6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)204 lb (93 kg)1973-03-23California
G30Kittles, Kerry6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)179 lb (81 kg)1974-06-12Villanova
F13Marshall, Donny  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)1972-07-17Connecticut
F6Martin, Kenyon6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)234 lb (106 kg)1977-12-30Cincinnati
C55Mutombo, Dikembe7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)245 lb (111 kg)1966-06-25Georgetown
F54Rogers, Rodney6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg)1971-06-20Wake Forest
F21Scalabrine, Brian6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)241 lb (109 kg)1978-03-18USC
G8Slay, Tamar6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)1980-04-02Marshall
F/C34Williams, Aaron6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)1971-10-02Xavier
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New Jersey Nets4933.598–33–816–2516–8
x-Philadelphia 76ers4834.585125–1623–1817–7
x-Boston Celtics4438.537525–1619–2213–12
x-Orlando Magic4240.512726–1516–2514–11
Washington Wizards3745.4511223–1814–2711–13
New York Knicks3745.4511224–1713–289–15
Miami Heat2557.3052416–259–325–19
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1c-Detroit Pistons5032.610–
2y-New Jersey Nets4933.5981
3x-Indiana Pacers4834.5852
4x-Philadelphia 76ers4834.5852
5x-New Orleans Hornets4735.5733
6x-Boston Celtics4438.5376
7x-Milwaukee Bucks4240.5128
8x-Orlando Magic4240.5128
9New York Knicks3745.45113
10Washington Wizards3745.45113
11Atlanta Hawks3547.42715
12Chicago Bulls3052.36620
13Miami Heat2557.30525
14Toronto Raptors2458.29326
15Cleveland Cavaliers1765.20733

Record vs. opponents

2002–03 NBA records
TeamATLBOSCHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMEMMIAMILMINNJNNOHNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEATORUTAWAS
Atlanta–0–32–24–00–22–01–30–21–12–22–01–11–11–32–20–21–32–21–32–13–10–20–21–11–11–11–31–12–2
Boston3–0–2–24–00–21–12–21–10–22–22–01–12–02–21–22–01–33–14–03–22–20–21–10–20–22–01–21–11–3
Chicago2–22–2–3–10–21–10–41–11–12–20–21–11–11–22–20–22–21–32–11–31–31–11–10–20–20–22–21–11–3
Cleveland0–40–41–3–0–21–10–41–11–10–42–01–10–21–20–40–22–21–31–20–40–40–20–20–20–21–13–11–10–4
Dallas2–02–02–02–0–4–02–04–04–01–14–01–34–02–00–22–22–02–02–01–12–02–22–21–32–22–22–02–22–0
Denver0–21–11–11–10–4–0–20–40–41–11–30–42–22–01–10–40–20–20–20–20–21–32–20–41–31–31–10–41–1
Detroit3–12–24–04–00–22–0–1–12–02–21–11–12–03–11–31–12–12–22–22–12–21–10–21–10–21–13–12–03–1
Golden State2–01–11–11–10–44–01–1–1–31–12–22–22–21–10–21–31–11–12–01–12–02–20–40–41–32–22–02–22–0
Houston1–12–01–11–10–44–00–23–1–1–12–22–23–11–11–12–21–11–10–22–02–03–11–32–21–32–22–01–31–1
Indiana2–22–22–24–01–11–12–21–11–1–2–00–21–14–03–12–01–23–13–12–12–21–10–20–20–22–03–11–12–2
L.A. Clippers0–20–22–00–20–43–11–12–22–20–2–0–42–22–01–11–31–11–11–11–10–21–31–31–31–31–31–11–30–2
L.A. Lakers1–11–11–11–13–14–01–12–22–22–04–0–4–01–12–02–20–21–11–11–11–13–12–22–20–42–22–03–11–1
Memphis1–10–21–12–00–42–20–22–21–31–12–20–4–2–02–00–41–11–11–12–00–21–31–30–41–31–31–11–31–1
Miami3–12–22–12–10–20–21–31–11–10–40–21–10–2–1–31–10–40–42–20–40–42–00–21–10–20–24–00–21–3
Milwaukee2–22–12–24–02–01–13–12–01–11–31–10–20–23–1–0–22–22–23–12–22–20–22–00–20–21–12–20–22–1
Minnesota2–00–22–02–02–24–01–13–12–20–23–12–24–01–12–0–0–21–12–01–11–13–13–12–22–22–21–11–32–0
New Jersey3–13–12–22–20–22–01–21–11–12–11–12–01–14–02–22–0–2–23–12–21–31–12–00–21–11–14–00–23–1
New Orleans2–21–33–13–10–22–02–21–11–11–31–11–11–14–02–21–12–2–3–11–32–12–00–21–10–22–04–02–02–1
New York3–10–41–22–10–22–02–20–22–01–31–11–11–12–21–30–21–31–3–2–22–22–00–21–12–01–13–11–12–2
Orlando1–22–33–14–01–12–01–21–10–21–21–11–10–24–02–21–12–23–12–2–2–20–20–21–10–22–02–21–12–2
Philadelphia1–32–23–14–00–22–02–20–20–22–22–01–12–04–02–21–13–11–22–22–2–0–22–00–21–11–13–01–14–0
Phoenix2–02–01–12–02–23–11–12–21–31–13–11–33–10–22–01–31–10–20–22–02–0–3–12–23–11–31–11–31–1
Portland2–01–11–12–02–22–22–04–03–12–03–12–23–12–00–21–30–22–02–02–00–21–3–1–32–24–02–01–31–1
Sacramento1–12–02–02–03–14–01–14–02–22–03–12–24–01–12–02–22–01–11–11–12–02–23–1–1–33–11–13–12–0
San Antonio1–12–02–02–02–23–12–03–13–12–03–14–03–12–02–02–21–12–00–22–01–11–32–23–1–3–12–04–01–1
Seattle1–10–22–01–12–23–11–12–22–20–23–12–23–12–01–12–21–10–21–10–21–13–10–41–31–3–2–02–21–1
Toronto3–12–12–21–30–21–11–30–20–21–31–10–21–10–42–21–10–40–41–32–20–31–10–21–10–20–2–0–23–1
Utah1–11–11–11–12–24–00–22–23–11–13–11–33–12–02–03–12–00–21–11–11–13–13–11–30–42–22–0–1–1
Washington2–23–13–14–00–21–11–30–21–12–22–01–11–13–11–20–21–31–22–22–20–41–11–10–21–11–11–31–1—

Playoffs

2003 playoff game log
First round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 19MilwaukeeW 109–96Kenyon Martin (21)Kenyon Martin (15)Jason Kidd (14)Continental Airlines Arena
16,102		1–0
2April 22MilwaukeeL 85–88Kenyon Martin (22)Kenyon Martin (12)Jason Kidd (8)Continental Airlines Arena
17,633		1–1
3April 24@ MilwaukeeW 103–101Jason Kidd (26)Collins, Martin (8)Jason Kidd (7)Bradley Center
17,539		2–1
4April 26@ MilwaukeeL 114–119 (OT)Kenyon Martin (30)Jason Collins (8)Jason Kidd (10)Bradley Center
18,391		2–2
5April 29MilwaukeeW 89–82Jason Kidd (19)Richard Jefferson (16)Kidd, Martin (5)Continental Airlines Arena
16,601		3–2
6May 1@ MilwaukeeW 113–101Kenyon Martin (29)Jason Kidd (11)Jason Kidd (11)Bradley Center
18,717		4–2
Conference Semi-finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 5BostonW 97–93Kenyon Martin (21)Jefferson, Williams (9)Jason Kidd (9)Continental Airlines Arena
17,343		1–0
2May 7BostonW 104–95Richard Jefferson (25)Jason Kidd (11)Jason Kidd (8)Continental Airlines Arena
19,934		2–0
3May 9@ BostonW 94–76Kenyon Martin (25)Jason Kidd (9)Jason Kidd (11)FleetCenter
18,624		3–0
4May 12@ BostonW 110–101 (2OT)Jason Kidd (29)Kidd, Martin (10)Jason Kidd (8)FleetCenter
18,624		4–0
Conference finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 18@ DetroitW 76–74Kenyon Martin (16)Jason Collins (10)Jason Kidd (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		1–0
2May 20@ DetroitW 88–86Kenyon Martin (25)Jason Collins (14)Jason Kidd (5)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		2–0
3May 22DetroitW 97–85Jason Kidd (34)Jason Kidd (12)Jason Kidd (6)Continental Airlines Arena
19,923		3–0
4May 24DetroitW 102–82Jason Kidd (26)Jason Kidd (12)Jason Kidd (7)Continental Airlines Arena
19,923		4–0
NBA Finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1June 4@ San AntonioL 89–101Kenyon Martin (21)Kenyon Martin (12)Jason Kidd (10)SBC Center
18,797		0–1
2June 6@ San AntonioW 87–85Jason Kidd (30)Jason Kidd (7)Kenyon Martin (4)SBC Center
18,797		1–1
3June 8San AntonioL 79–84Kenyon Martin (23)Kenyon Martin (11)Jason Kidd (11)Continental Airlines Arena
19,280		1–2
4June 11San AntonioW 77–76Kenyon Martin (20)Kenyon Martin (13)Jason Kidd (9)Continental Airlines Arena
19,280		2–2
5June 13San AntonioL 83–93Jason Kidd (29)Kenyon Martin (9)Jason Kidd (7)Continental Airlines Arena
19,280		2–3
6June 15@ San AntonioL 77–88Jason Kidd (21)Kenyon Martin (10)Jason Kidd (7)SBC Center
18,797		2–4
2003 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
 BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game

Regular season

New Jersey Nets statistics
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Jason Kidd808037.4.414.341.8416.38.92.20.318.7
Kenyon Martin777734.1.470.209.6538.32.41.30.916.7
Richard Jefferson808036.0.501.250.7436.42.51.00.615.5
Kerry Kittles655730.0.467.356.7853.92.61.60.513.0
Lucious Harris772525.6.413.346.8043.02.00.70.110.3
Rodney Rogers68019.2.402.333.7563.91.60.70.57.0
Aaron Williams81019.7.453.000.7854.11.10.30.76.2
Dikembe Mutombo241621.4.374.7276.40.80.21.55.8
Jason Collins816623.5.414.000.7634.51.10.60.55.7
Anthony Johnson66212.8.446.371.6891.21.30.60.14.1
Brian Scalabrine59712.3.402.359.8332.40.80.30.33.1
Tamar Slay3607.6.379.280.7000.90.40.40.12.6
Brandon Armstrong1704.1.333.167.8330.20.10.20.11.4
Chris Childs1208.8.300.167.6670.41.30.70.11.3
Donny Marshall302.0.000.0001.00.00.00.00.0

Playoffs

New Jersey Nets statistics
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Jason Kidd202042.6.402.327.8257.78.21.80.220.1
Kenyon Martin202038.9.453.091.6939.42.91.51.618.9
Richard Jefferson202035.6.476.000.7186.42.40.80.214.1
Kerry Kittles202030.7.395.413.7623.52.01.50.310.8
Lucious Harris20021.8.391.333.7832.61.60.50.07.8
Rodney Rogers20017.5.372.405.7112.81.40.30.26.7
Aaron Williams19017.9.472.7424.60.90.30.96.5
Jason Collins202026.5.363.000.8366.30.90.70.65.9
Anthony Johnson1707.2.548.500.8330.71.10.10.02.5
Dikembe Mutombo10011.5.4671.0002.70.60.30.91.8
Brian Scalabrine702.9.500.0000.60.00.00.00.6
Tamar Slay601.8.2501.0000.00.00.00.00.5

Player Statistics Citation:[14]

Awards and records

Transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Trades

August 6, 2002To Philadelphia 76ers
Todd MacCulloch
Keith Van Horn		To New Jersey Nets
Dikembe Mutombo

Free agents

Additions
PlayerDate signedFormer team
Chris ChildsAugust 1Toronto Raptors
Rodney RogersAugust 14Boston Celtics
Anthony JohnsonOctober 25New Jersey Nets
Donny MarshallMarch 11New Jersey Nets
Subtractions
PlayerDate signedNew Team
Donny MarshallOctober 28New Jersey Nets
Chris ChildsMarch 7none (retired)

Player Transactions Citation:[31]

References

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