2002-03 Houston Rockets Schedule and Results

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Record: 43-39, Finished 5th in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Rudy Tomjanovich (43-39)

Executive: Carroll Dawson

PTS/G: 93.8 (21st of 29) Opp PTS/G: 92.3 (8th of 29)

SRS: 1.89 (11th of 29) Pace: 88.8 (25th of 29)

Off Rtg: 104.3 (14th of 29) Def Rtg: 102.6 (14th of 29) Net Rtg: +1.6 (13th of 29)

Expected W-L: 46-36 (13th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +4500, Over-Under 40.5

Arena: Compaq Center Attendance: 565,166 (27th of 29)

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Wed, Oct 30, 2002	7:00p	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		82	91	0	1	L 1
2	Fri, Nov 1, 2002	9:00p	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		83	74	1	1	W 1
3	Sat, Nov 2, 2002	8:30p	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		88	76	2	1	W 2
4	Tue, Nov 5, 2002	8:30p	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		97	104	2	2	L 1
5	Sat, Nov 9, 2002	8:30p	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		111	104	3	2	W 1
6	Tue, Nov 12, 2002	8:30p	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		86	83	4	2	W 2
7	Fri, Nov 15, 2002	10:30p	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		87	88	4	3	L 1
8	Sun, Nov 17, 2002	9:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		93	89	5	3	W 1
9	Tue, Nov 19, 2002	8:30p	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		97	80	6	3	W 2
10	Thu, Nov 21, 2002	7:30p	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		90	103	6	4	L 1
11	Fri, Nov 22, 2002	8:30p	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		93	86	7	4	W 1
12	Sun, Nov 24, 2002	3:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		89	90	7	5	L 1
13	Tue, Nov 26, 2002	10:00p	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		71	77	7	6	L 2
14	Wed, Nov 27, 2002	10:30p	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		91	84	8	6	W 1
15	Fri, Nov 29, 2002	10:30p	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		83	72	9	6	W 2
16	Sun, Dec 1, 2002	9:00p	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		84	103	9	7	L 1
17	Tue, Dec 3, 2002	8:30p	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		89	75	10	7	W 1
18	Fri, Dec 6, 2002	8:30p	Box Score	@	New Orleans Hornets	L	OT	96	98	10	8	L 1
19	Sat, Dec 7, 2002	8:30p	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		97	72	11	8	W 1
20	Tue, Dec 10, 2002	8:30p	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		103	96	12	8	W 2
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 13, 2002	8:00p	Box Score	@	Memphis Grizzlies	L	OT	109	114	12	9	L 1
22	Sat, Dec 14, 2002	8:30p	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	L		83	94	12	10	L 2
23	Mon, Dec 16, 2002	7:30p	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W	OT	105	100	13	10	W 1
24	Wed, Dec 18, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		95	83	14	10	W 2
25	Fri, Dec 20, 2002	8:30p	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		101	82	15	10	W 3
26	Sat, Dec 21, 2002	8:00p	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		86	98	15	11	L 1
27	Mon, Dec 23, 2002	8:30p	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		91	96	15	12	L 2
28	Fri, Dec 27, 2002	8:30p	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		83	99	15	13	L 3
29	Sun, Dec 29, 2002	8:30p	Box Score		New Orleans Hornets	W		97	85	16	13	W 1
30	Tue, Dec 31, 2002	10:00p	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		103	80	17	13	W 2
31	Sat, Jan 4, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		84	86	17	14	L 1
32	Tue, Jan 7, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		94	86	18	14	W 1
33	Wed, Jan 8, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	W		91	81	19	14	W 2
34	Fri, Jan 10, 2003	7:30p	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		75	84	19	15	L 1
35	Sat, Jan 11, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		87	85	20	15	W 1
36	Mon, Jan 13, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		101	92	21	15	W 2
37	Wed, Jan 15, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		102	96	22	15	W 3
38	Fri, Jan 17, 2003	9:30p	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	OT	108	104	23	15	W 4
39	Mon, Jan 20, 2003	5:00p	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		82	87	23	16	L 1
40	Tue, Jan 21, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		86	107	23	17	L 2
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 24, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		74	98	23	18	L 3
42	Sun, Jan 26, 2003	1:00p	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		98	100	23	19	L 4
43	Mon, Jan 27, 2003	8:00p	Box Score	@	Memphis Grizzlies	W		100	95	24	19	W 1
44	Wed, Jan 29, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		81	104	24	20	L 1
45	Fri, Jan 31, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		121	101	25	20	W 1
46	Sun, Feb 2, 2003	4:00p	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		105	89	26	20	W 2
47	Tue, Feb 4, 2003	8:00p	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		89	103	26	21	L 1
48	Wed, Feb 5, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		102	105	26	22	L 2
49	Tue, Feb 11, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L	OT	101	103	26	23	L 3
50	Wed, Feb 12, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		106	76	27	23	W 1
51	Fri, Feb 14, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		82	94	27	24	L 1
52	Tue, Feb 18, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	2OT	99	106	27	25	L 2
53	Wed, Feb 19, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		107	89	28	25	W 1
54	Fri, Feb 21, 2003	8:00p	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		85	100	28	26	L 1
55	Sat, Feb 22, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Memphis Grizzlies	W		93	82	29	26	W 1
56	Mon, Feb 24, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	OT	101	95	30	26	W 2
57	Tue, Feb 25, 2003	7:30p	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		95	102	30	27	L 1
58	Thu, Feb 27, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	L	OT	98	100	30	28	L 2
59	Sun, Mar 2, 2003	4:00p	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		88	97	30	29	L 3
60	Tue, Mar 4, 2003	7:30p	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		83	96	30	30	L 4
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Wed, Mar 5, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		97	95	31	30	W 1
62	Sat, Mar 8, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		83	71	32	30	W 2
63	Wed, Mar 12, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W	OT	118	114	33	30	W 3
64	Fri, Mar 14, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		121	91	34	30	W 4
65	Sun, Mar 16, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		85	75	35	30	W 5
66	Tue, Mar 18, 2003	10:00p	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		94	100	35	31	L 1
67	Wed, Mar 19, 2003	10:00p	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		83	94	35	32	L 2
68	Fri, Mar 21, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		117	107	36	32	W 1
69	Sun, Mar 23, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		108	109	36	33	L 1
70	Mon, Mar 24, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		108	90	37	33	W 1
71	Wed, Mar 26, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		93	96	37	34	L 1
72	Thu, Mar 27, 2003	9:30p	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		85	98	37	35	L 2
73	Sat, Mar 29, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		102	89	38	35	W 1
74	Mon, Mar 31, 2003	7:30p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		86	110	38	36	L 1
75	Wed, Apr 2, 2003	8:00p	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		99	106	38	37	L 2
76	Fri, Apr 4, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		88	79	39	37	W 1
77	Sun, Apr 6, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		114	93	40	37	W 2
78	Tue, Apr 8, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		66	81	40	38	L 1
79	Wed, Apr 9, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		73	94	40	39	L 2
80	Sat, Apr 12, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		101	86	41	39	W 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Tue, Apr 15, 2003	8:30p	Box Score		Memphis Grizzlies	W		97	86	42	39	W 2
82	Wed, Apr 16, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		89	84	43	39	W 3

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