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2003 NBA Playoff Summary

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2003 NBA Playoffs:

Series Results

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Finals (4-2): San Antonio Spurs over New Jersey Nets
 
Eastern Conference Finals (4-0): New Jersey Nets over Detroit Pistons
Western Conference Finals (4-2): San Antonio Spurs over Dallas Mavericks
 
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-0): New Jersey Nets over Boston Celtics
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2): Detroit Pistons over Philadelphia 76ers
Western Conference Semifinals (4-2): San Antonio Spurs over Los Angeles Lakers
Western Conference Semifinals (4-3): Dallas Mavericks over Sacramento Kings
 
Eastern Conference First Round (4-2): Boston Celtics over Indiana Pacers
Eastern Conference First Round (4-2): Philadelphia 76ers over New Orleans Hornets
Eastern Conference First Round (4-2): New Jersey Nets over Milwaukee Bucks
Eastern Conference First Round (4-3): Detroit Pistons over Orlando Magic
Western Conference First Round (4-1): Sacramento Kings over Utah Jazz
Western Conference First Round (4-2): Los Angeles Lakers over Minnesota Timberwolves
Western Conference First Round (4-3): Dallas Mavericks over Portland Trail Blazers
Western Conference First Round (4-2): San Antonio Spurs over Phoenix Suns

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Sacramento Kings 12 2930 471 1026 .459 81 221 .367 272 350 .777 154 378 532 271 90 57 161 276 1295 107.9
2 Dallas Mavericks 20 4850 774 1721 .450 184 463 .397 350 422 .829 223 618 841 408 121 103 250 486 2082 104.1
3 Portland Trail Blazers 7 1680 255 553 .461 44 119 .370 155 206 .752 105 208 313 163 44 21 96 158 709 101.3
4 Minnesota Timberwolves 6 1465 225 486 .463 28 84 .333 125 155 .806 53 200 253 132 41 21 95 145 603 100.5
5 Los Angeles Lakers 12 2905 448 1000 .448 85 240 .354 222 313 .709 148 371 519 251 84 64 165 288 1203 100.3
6 Milwaukee Bucks 6 1465 219 477 .459 38 102 .373 111 149 .745 50 162 212 121 43 23 80 164 587 97.8
7 San Antonio Spurs 24 5785 812 1842 .441 128 365 .351 523 735 .712 291 802 1093 497 186 165 365 514 2275 94.8
8 Boston Celtics 10 2475 334 791 .422 86 243 .354 192 240 .800 88 319 407 207 86 43 148 259 946 94.6
9 New Jersey Nets 20 4875 684 1611 .425 93 266 .350 412 541 .762 271 630 901 426 149 85 304 502 1873 93.7
10 Utah Jazz 5 1200 169 389 .434 9 34 .265 118 150 .787 70 126 196 105 36 28 82 124 465 93.0
11 New Orleans Hornets 6 1440 203 463 .438 38 103 .369 113 152 .743 74 161 235 120 44 30 88 153 557 92.8
12 Philadelphia 76ers 12 2930 404 911 .443 45 128 .352 252 314 .803 145 357 502 227 86 30 178 287 1105 92.1
13 Indiana Pacers 6 1465 181 466 .388 31 106 .292 154 195 .790 79 202 281 119 42 35 85 141 547 91.2
14 Detroit Pistons 17 4130 514 1255 .410 114 324 .352 387 522 .741 183 481 664 302 136 100 228 399 1529 89.9
15 Orlando Magic 7 1680 217 512 .424 36 114 .316 143 183 .781 69 198 267 112 37 28 107 209 613 87.6
16 Phoenix Suns 6 1465 194 502 .386 28 94 .298 95 133 .714 80 178 258 97 57 35 97 175 511 85.2
League Average 11 2671 382 875 .436 67 188 .355 227 298 .761 130 337 467 222 80 54 158 268 1056 96.0

Opponent Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Detroit Pistons 17 4130 560 1292 .433 67 204 .328 327 423 .773 200 534 734 299 110 64 256 463 1514 89.1
2 San Antonio Spurs 24 5785 791 1958 .404 139 420 .331 422 543 .777 290 725 1015 400 176 137 357 616 2143 89.3
3 New Jersey Nets 20 4875 654 1530 .427 112 322 .348 386 524 .737 191 605 796 383 157 128 306 480 1806 90.3
4 Phoenix Suns 6 1465 186 461 .403 32 106 .302 139 199 .698 86 208 294 134 45 41 111 126 543 90.5
5 Philadelphia 76ers 12 2930 382 902 .424 89 242 .368 242 323 .749 137 319 456 225 94 65 167 298 1095 91.3
6 New Orleans Hornets 6 1440 201 454 .443 26 74 .351 139 170 .818 74 161 235 118 47 14 86 137 567 94.5
7 Orlando Magic 7 1680 224 530 .423 42 134 .313 174 235 .740 88 210 298 130 59 38 95 168 664 94.9
8 Boston Celtics 10 2475 324 788 .411 59 167 .353 245 318 .770 118 335 453 221 79 43 151 235 952 95.2
9 Indiana Pacers 6 1465 203 471 .431 57 149 .383 118 147 .803 53 190 243 121 46 24 75 152 581 96.8
10 Los Angeles Lakers 12 2905 448 959 .467 63 158 .399 241 316 .763 116 383 499 252 87 46 165 282 1200 100.0
11 Portland Trail Blazers 7 1680 258 565 .457 57 140 .407 129 152 .849 78 184 262 142 44 30 79 166 702 100.3
12 Milwaukee Bucks 6 1465 219 474 .462 30 86 .349 145 188 .771 86 188 274 146 31 19 96 159 613 102.2
13 Utah Jazz 5 1200 190 397 .479 30 71 .423 108 141 .766 67 128 195 106 44 29 68 121 518 103.6
14 Dallas Mavericks 20 4850 746 1643 .454 132 379 .348 470 624 .753 260 668 928 462 138 89 274 441 2094 104.7
15 Sacramento Kings 12 2930 478 1050 .455 84 221 .380 227 295 .769 157 371 528 263 74 67 171 292 1267 105.6
16 Minnesota Timberwolves 6 1465 240 531 .452 49 133 .368 112 162 .691 82 182 264 156 51 34 72 144 641 106.8
League Average 11 2671 382 875 .436 67 188 .355 227 298 .761 130 337 467 222 80 54 158 268 1056 96.0

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team G W L W-L% W Pyth L Pyth ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA
1 San Antonio Spurs 24 16 8 .667 16.7 7.3 103.7 97.7 91.0 .476 .144 .286 .284 .439 .140 .734 .216
2 New Jersey Nets 20 14 6 .700 12.5 7.5 102.6 98.9 89.9 .453 .141 .309 .256 .464 .148 .767 .252
3 Dallas Mavericks 20 10 10 .500 9.6 10.4 110.5 111.1 93.2 .503 .116 .250 .203 .494 .125 .704 .286
4 Detroit Pistons 17 8 9 .471 9.1 7.9 102.7 101.7 86.5 .455 .133 .255 .308 .459 .148 .706 .253
5 Sacramento Kings 12 7 5 .583 6.9 5.1 112.0 109.6 94.7 .499 .120 .293 .265 .495 .127 .707 .216
6 Philadelphia 76ers 12 6 6 .500 6.4 5.6 105.8 104.8 85.6 .468 .145 .313 .277 .473 .138 .723 .268
7 Los Angeles Lakers 12 6 6 .500 6.1 5.9 107.1 106.9 92.8 .491 .127 .279 .222 .500 .131 .762 .251
8 Boston Celtics 10 4 6 .400 4.8 5.2 101.4 102.1 90.4 .477 .142 .208 .243 .449 .140 .730 .311
9 Portland Trail Blazers 7 3 4 .429 3.7 3.3 115.2 114.1 87.9 .501 .130 .363 .280 .507 .111 .727 .228
10 Orlando Magic 7 3 4 .429 1.7 5.3 99.5 107.8 88.0 .459 .153 .247 .279 .462 .130 .692 .328
11 Phoenix Suns 6 2 4 .333 1.8 4.2 91.5 97.3 91.4 .414 .148 .278 .189 .438 .168 .674 .302
12 New Orleans Hornets 6 2 4 .333 2.6 3.4 106.4 108.3 87.2 .479 .142 .315 .244 .471 .140 .685 .306
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 6 2 4 .333 1.8 4.2 104.2 110.8 94.8 .492 .146 .226 .257 .498 .107 .709 .211
14 Milwaukee Bucks 6 2 4 .333 2.1 3.9 105.8 110.5 90.9 .499 .129 .210 .233 .494 .147 .653 .306
15 Indiana Pacers 6 2 4 .333 1.8 4.2 100.9 107.1 88.8 .422 .133 .294 .330 .492 .123 .792 .251
16 Utah Jazz 5 1 4 .200 0.9 4.1 104.2 116.1 89.2 .446 .153 .354 .303 .516 .129 .653 .272
League Average 11.0 5.5 5.5 .500 5.5 5.5 105.1 105.1 90.3 .474 .136 .279 .259 .474 .136 .721 .259

Playoff Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Minutes Played

1. Tim Duncan-SAS 1021
2. Jason Kidd-NJN 852
3. Michael Finley-DAL 822
4. Tony Parker-SAS 814
5. Stephen Jackson-SAS 811

Field Goals

1. Tim Duncan-SAS 218
2. Nick Van Exel-DAL 150
  Dirk Nowitzki-DAL 150
4. Kenyon Martin-NJN 149
5. Jason Kidd-NJN 137
  Allen Iverson-PHI 137
  Kobe Bryant-LAL 137

Field Goal Attempts

1. Tim Duncan-SAS 412
2. Jason Kidd-NJN 341
3. Tony Parker-SAS 335
4. Kenyon Martin-NJN 329
  Allen Iverson-PHI 329

Field Goal Pct

1. Arvydas Sabonis-POR .667
2. Jamaal Tinsley-IND .571
3. Tony Battie-BOS .564
4. Vlade Divac-SAC .560
5. Raja Bell-DAL .548

3-Pt Field Goals

1. Michael Finley-DAL 47
2. Nick Van Exel-DAL 44
3. Stephen Jackson-SAS 38
4. Steve Nash-DAL 37
5. Bruce Bowen-SAS 35

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1. Michael Finley-DAL 114
2. Stephen Jackson-SAS 113
3. Nick Van Exel-DAL 112
4. Jason Kidd-NJN 104
5. Chauncey Billups-DET 84

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1. Steve Kerr-SAS .833
2. Derek Fisher-LAL .617
3. Jamaal Tinsley-IND .615
4. Tim Thomas-MIL .571
5. Aaron McKie-PHI .556
  Mark Jackson-UTA .556

Free Throws

1. Tim Duncan-SAS 157
2. Richard Hamilton-DET 106
3. Dirk Nowitzki-DAL 103
4. Paul Pierce-BOS 101
5. Jason Kidd-NJN 94

Free Throw Attempts

1. Tim Duncan-SAS 232
2. Shaquille O'Neal-LAL 132
3. Allen Iverson-PHI 118
4. Paul Pierce-BOS 117
  Richard Hamilton-DET 117

Free Throw Pct

1. John Stockton*-UTA 1.000
2. Damon Stoudamire-POR .952
3. Troy Hudson-MIN .947
4. Doug Christie-SAC .935
5. Sam Cassell-MIL .933
  Chauncey Billups-DET .933

Offensive Rebounds

1. Tim Duncan-SAS 96
2. Ben Wallace-DET 86
3. Shaquille O'Neal-LAL 63
4. Jason Collins-NJN 51
5. Kenyon Martin-NJN 50

Defensive Rebounds

1. Tim Duncan-SAS 273
2. Ben Wallace-DET 191
3. Dirk Nowitzki-DAL 181
4. Kenyon Martin-NJN 137
5. Jason Kidd-NJN 118

Total Rebounds

1. Tim Duncan-SAS 369
2. Ben Wallace-DET 277
3. Dirk Nowitzki-DAL 196
4. Kenyon Martin-NJN 187
5. Shaquille O'Neal-LAL 178

Assists

1. Jason Kidd-NJN 163
2. Steve Nash-DAL 145
3. Tim Duncan-SAS 127
4. Allen Iverson-PHI 89
5. Tony Parker-SAS 85

Steals

1. Ben Wallace-DET 42
2. Manu Ginobili-SAS 41
3. Jason Kidd-NJN 36
4. Stephen Jackson-SAS 33
5. Kenyon Martin-NJN 29
  Kerry Kittles-NJN 29
  Allen Iverson-PHI 29

Blocks

1. Tim Duncan-SAS 79
2. Ben Wallace-DET 52
3. Raef LaFrentz-DAL 43
4. Shaquille O'Neal-LAL 34
5. David Robinson*-SAS 31
  Kenyon Martin-NJN 31

Turnovers

1. Jason Kidd-NJN 79
2. Tim Duncan-SAS 76
3. Stephen Jackson-SAS 68
4. Kenyon Martin-NJN 58
5. Richard Hamilton-DET 57

Personal Fouls

1. Kenyon Martin-NJN 92
2. Raef LaFrentz-DAL 86
3. Tim Duncan-SAS 78
4. Jason Collins-NJN 74
5. Malik Rose-SAS 72

Points

1. Tim Duncan-SAS 593
2. Dirk Nowitzki-DAL 430
3. Jason Kidd-NJN 402
4. Nick Van Exel-DAL 389
5. Kobe Bryant-LAL 385

Minutes Per Game

1. Shawn Marion-PHO 47.2
2. Allen Iverson-PHI 46.6
3. Jermaine O'Neal-IND 45.3
4. Stephon Marbury-PHO 45.2
5. Paul Pierce-BOS 44.5

Points Per Game

1. Kobe Bryant-LAL 32.1
2. Tracy McGrady-ORL 31.7
3. Allen Iverson-PHI 31.7
4. Paul Pierce-BOS 27.1
5. Shaquille O'Neal-LAL 27.0
  Kevin Garnett-MIN 27.0

Rebounds Per Game

1. Jermaine O'Neal-IND 17.5
2. Ben Wallace-DET 16.3
3. Kevin Garnett-MIN 15.7
4. Tim Duncan-SAS 15.4
5. Shaquille O'Neal-LAL 14.8

Assists Per Game

1. Gary Payton-MIL 8.7
2. Baron Davis-NOH 8.4
3. Jason Kidd-NJN 8.2
4. Allen Iverson-PHI 7.4
5. Steve Nash-DAL 7.2

Steals Per Game

1. Ron Artest-IND 2.5
2. Ben Wallace-DET 2.5
3. Allen Iverson-PHI 2.4
4. Toni Kukoc-MIL 2.2
  Anfernee Hardaway-PHO 2.2

Blocks Per Game

1. Tim Duncan-SAS 3.3
2. Ben Wallace-DET 3.1
3. Jermaine O'Neal-IND 3.0
4. Shaquille O'Neal-LAL 2.8
5. Raef LaFrentz-DAL 2.1

Player Efficiency Rating

1. Shaquille O'Neal-LAL 30.6
2. Tim Duncan-SAS 28.4
3. Tracy McGrady-ORL 27.0
4. Kevin Garnett-MIN 25.0
5. Allen Iverson-PHI 23.5

True Shooting Pct

1. Arvydas Sabonis-POR .704
2. Derek Fisher-LAL .685
3. Jamaal Tinsley-IND .677
4. Walter McCarty-BOS .634
5. Zach Randolph-POR .628

Effective Field Goal Pct

1. Jamaal Tinsley-IND .686
2. Arvydas Sabonis-POR .667
3. Derek Fisher-LAL .662
4. Walter McCarty-BOS .620
5. Raja Bell-DAL .589

Offensive Rebound Pct

1. Kevin Willis-SAS 23.8
2. Scot Pollard-SAC 20.9
3. Greg Ostertag-UTA 15.3
4. Drew Gooden-ORL 14.5
5. Dale Davis-POR 14.4

Defensive Rebound Pct

1. Jermaine O'Neal-IND 34.2
2. Kevin Garnett-MIN 32.5
3. Ben Wallace-DET 32.1
4. Drew Gooden-ORL 30.9
5. Shaquille O'Neal-LAL 28.5

Total Rebound Pct

1. Drew Gooden-ORL 22.8
2. Ben Wallace-DET 22.7
3. Jermaine O'Neal-IND 21.6
4. Shaquille O'Neal-LAL 21.1
5. Kevin Garnett-MIN 20.1

Assist Pct

1. Baron Davis-NOH 42.1
2. Jamaal Tinsley-IND 41.4
3. Gary Payton-MIL 37.2
4. Allen Iverson-PHI 35.8
5. Jason Kidd-NJN 35.4

Steal Pct

1. Mark Blount-BOS 4.1
2. Toni Kukoc-MIL 3.7
3. Hedo Turkoglu-SAC 3.5
4. Manu Ginobili-SAS 3.3
5. Ben Wallace-DET 3.2

Block Pct

1. Raef LaFrentz-DAL 6.7
2. Jermaine O'Neal-IND 6.0
3. Tim Duncan-SAS 5.8
4. Ben Wallace-DET 5.5
5. Tony Battie-BOS 5.2

Turnover Pct

1. Peja Stojakovic-SAC 5.0
2. Rasheed Wallace-POR 5.2
3. Raja Bell-DAL 6.8
4. Kerry Kittles-NJN 7.2
5. Raef LaFrentz-DAL 7.8

Usage Pct

1. Allen Iverson-PHI 36.6
2. Tracy McGrady-ORL 34.9
3. Kobe Bryant-LAL 34.0
4. Chris Webber-SAC 31.9
5. Paul Pierce-BOS 30.7

Offensive Rating

1. Jamaal Tinsley-IND 131.1
2. Damon Stoudamire-POR 128.4
3. Peja Stojakovic-SAC 127.7
4. Raja Bell-DAL 126.8
5. Zach Randolph-POR 125.5

Defensive Rating

1. Ben Wallace-DET 90.5
2. Tim Duncan-SAS 92.2
3. David Robinson*-SAS 93.8
4. Amare Stoudemire-PHO 93.9
5. Mark Blount-BOS 93.9

Offensive Win Shares

1. Tim Duncan-SAS 3.3
2. Dirk Nowitzki-DAL 1.9
3. Peja Stojakovic-SAC 1.9
4. Steve Nash-DAL 1.8
5. Shaquille O'Neal-LAL 1.8

Defensive Win Shares

1. Tim Duncan-SAS 2.7
2. Ben Wallace-DET 2.0
3. Kenyon Martin-NJN 1.7
4. Jason Kidd-NJN 1.6
5. Stephen Jackson-SAS 1.4

Win Shares

1. Tim Duncan-SAS 5.9
2. Ben Wallace-DET 3.1
3. Jason Kidd-NJN 2.6
4. Dirk Nowitzki-DAL 2.6
5. Shaquille O'Neal-LAL 2.4