2002–03 Sacramento Kings season

The 2002–03 NBA season was the Kings' 54th season in the National Basketball Association, and 18th season in Sacramento.[1] The Kings were coming off their controversial Western Conference Finals defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers, who won the series in seven games. During the off-season, the Kings signed free agent Keon Clark, and later on in December signed Jim Jackson. Throughout the season, none of the Kings' players played a full season via suspension or injury, but they still managed to post a 59–23 record,[2] two games less than their previous output in which they went 61–21, thus repeating as Pacific Division Champions once again.

2002–03 Sacramento Kings season
Division champions
Head coachRick Adelman
General managerGeoff Petrie
PresidentGeoff Petrie
OwnersMaloof family
ArenaARCO Arena
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semi-finals
(Lost to Mavericks 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKHTK

Chris Webber averaged 23.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Peja Stojaković averaged 19.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, and Mike Bibby provided with 15.9 points and 5.2 assists per game. In addition, Bobby Jackson contributed 15.2 points per game in 59 games, starting in 26 of them, and was named Sixth Man of The Year, while Vlade Divac provided with 9.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and Doug Christie contributed 9.4 points, 4.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.[3] Webber and Stojaković were both voted to play in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta. However, this time, Stojakovic was the only team representative as Webber was forced to withdraw due to a sprained ankle. Head coach Rick Adelman was selected to coach the Western Conference All-Stars.[4] Webber also finished in tenth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Christie finished in fifth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.[5]

After easily dispatching the Utah Jazz in five games in the Western Conference First Round, the team started to look like a title contender,[6] but in Game 2 against the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Semi-finals, their title hopes took a serious blow, when Webber suffered a knee injury while trying to catch a lob pass from Bibby, ending his season.[7] Webber's knee required microfracture surgery in the following off-season. Without their team captain and MVP, the Kings lost the series in seven games.[8] Following the season, Hedo Türkoğlu was traded to the San Antonio Spurs, while Scot Pollard was traded to the Indiana Pacers, Clark was dealt to the Utah Jazz, and Jackson signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets.

For the season, the team sported new uniforms, adding purple primary road jerseys.[9][10] The new uniforms would remain in use until 2008.

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 2002 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
128Dan DickauPG United StatesGonzaga
257Corsley Edwards United StatesCentral Connecticut State

Roster
2002–03 Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 10 Bibby, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978–05–13 Arizona
G 13 Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–05–09 Pepperdine
C 7 Clark, Keon 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1975–04–16 UNLV
G 8 Cleaves, Mateen  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1977–09–07 Michigan State
C 21 Divac, Vlade (C) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1968–02–03 Serbia
F 51 Funderburke, Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1970–12–15 Ohio State
G 24 Jackson, Bobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1973–03–13 Minnesota
F 22 Jackson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1970–10–14 Ohio State
G 9 Jones, Damon  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1976–08–25 Houston
C 31 Pollard, Scot 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1975–02–12 Kansas
G 25 Price, Brent  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1968–12–09 Oklahoma
F 16 Stojaković, Peja 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–06–09 Serbia
F 5 Türkoğlu, Hedo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1979–03–19 Turkey
F 3 Wallace, Gerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–07–23 Alabama
F 4 Webber, Chris (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–03–01 Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: November 30, 2002

Roster Notes
  • Point guard Brent Price missed the entire season due to a back injury.

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Sacramento Kings 5923.720–35–624–1717–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers 5032.610931–1019–2215–9
x-Portland Trail Blazers 5032.610927–1423–1815–9
x-Phoenix Suns 4438.5371530–1114–2712–12
Seattle SuperSonics 4042.4881925–1615–2611–13
Golden State Warriors 3844.4632124–1714–278–16
Los Angeles Clippers 2755.3293216–2511–306–18
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs6022.732–
2 y-Sacramento Kings5923.7201
3 x-Dallas Mavericks6022.732–
4 x-Minnesota Timberwolves5131.6229
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers5032.61010
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers5032.61010
7 x-Utah Jazz4735.57313
8 x-Phoenix Suns4438.53716
9 Houston Rockets4339.52417
10 Seattle SuperSonics4042.48820
11 Golden State Warriors3844.46322
12 Memphis Grizzlies2854.34132
13 Los Angeles Clippers2755.32933
14 Denver Nuggets1765.20743
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
2002-03 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
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
Boston 3–0–2–24–00–21–12–21–10–22–22–01–12–02–21–22–01–33–14–03–22–20–21–10–20–22–01–21–11–3
Chicago 2–22–2–3–10–21–10–41–11–12–20–21–11–11–22–20–22–21–32–11–31–31–11–10–20–20–22–21–11–3
Cleveland 0–40–41–3–0–21–10–41–11–10–42–01–10–21–20–40–22–21–31–20–40–40–20–20–20–21–13–11–10–4
Dallas 2–02–02–02–0–4–02–04–04–01–14–01–34–02–00–22–22–02–02–01–12–02–22–21–32–22–22–02–22–0
Denver 0–21–11–11–10–4–0–20–40–41–11–30–42–22–01–10–40–20–20–20–20–21–32–20–41–31–31–10–41–1
Detroit 3–12–24–04–00–22–0–1–12–02–21–11–12–03–11–31–12–12–22–22–12–21–10–21–10–21–13–12–03–1
Golden State 2–01–11–11–10–44–01–1–1–31–12–22–22–21–10–21–31–11–12–01–12–02–20–40–41–32–22–02–22–0
Houston 1–12–01–11–10–44–00–23–1–1–12–22–23–11–11–12–21–11–10–22–02–03–11–32–21–32–22–01–31–1
Indiana 2–22–22–24–01–11–12–21–11–1–2–00–21–14–03–12–01–23–13–12–12–21–10–20–20–22–03–11–12–2
L.A. Clippers 0–20–22–00–20–43–11–12–22–20–2–0–42–22–01–11–31–11–11–11–10–21–31–31–31–31–31–11–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–11–13–14–01–12–22–22–04–0–4–01–12–02–20–21–11–11–11–13–12–22–20–42–22–03–11–1
Memphis 1–10–21–12–00–42–20–22–21–31–12–20–4–2–02–00–41–11–11–12–00–21–31–30–41–31–31–11–31–1
Miami 3–12–22–12–10–20–21–31–11–10–40–21–10–2–1–31–10–40–42–20–40–42–00–21–10–20–24–00–21–3
Milwaukee 2–22–12–24–02–01–13–12–01–11–31–10–20–23–1–0–22–22–23–12–22–20–22–00–20–21–12–20–22–1
Minnesota 2–00–22–02–02–24–01–13–12–20–23–12–24–01–12–0–0–21–12–01–11–13–13–12–22–22–21–11–32–0
New Jersey 3–13–12–22–20–22–01–21–11–12–11–12–01–14–02–22–0–2–23–12–21–31–12–00–21–11–14–00–23–1
New Orleans 2–21–33–13–10–22–02–21–11–11–31–11–11–14–02–21–12–2–3–11–32–12–00–21–10–22–04–02–02–1
New York 3–10–41–22–10–22–02–20–22–01–31–11–11–12–21–30–21–31–3–2–22–22–00–21–12–01–13–11–12–2
Orlando 1–22–33–14–01–12–01–21–10–21–21–11–10–24–02–21–12–23–12–2–2–20–20–21–10–22–02–21–12–2
Philadelphia 1–32–23–14–00–22–02–20–20–22–22–01–12–04–02–21–13–11–22–22–2–0–22–00–21–11–13–01–14–0
Phoenix 2–02–01–12–02–23–11–12–21–31–13–11–33–10–22–01–31–10–20–22–02–0–3–12–23–11–31–11–31–1
Portland 2–01–11–12–02–22–22–04–03–12–03–12–23–12–00–21–30–22–02–02–00–21–3–1–32–24–02–01–31–1
Sacramento 1–12–02–02–03–14–01–14–02–22–03–12–24–01–12–02–22–01–11–11–12–02–23–1–1–33–11–13–12–0
San Antonio 1–12–02–02–02–23–12–03–13–12–03–14–03–12–02–02–21–12–00–22–01–11–32–23–1–3–12–04–01–1
Seattle 1–10–22–01–12–23–11–12–22–20–23–12–23–12–01–12–21–10–21–10–21–13–10–41–31–3–2–02–21–1
Toronto 3–12–12–21–30–21–11–30–20–21–31–10–21–10–42–21–10–40–41–32–20–31–10–21–10–20–2–0–23–1
Utah 1–11–11–11–12–24–00–22–23–11–13–11–33–12–02–03–12–00–21–11–11–13–13–11–30–42–22–0–1–1
Washington 2–23–13–14–00–21–11–30–21–12–22–01–11–13–11–20–21–31–22–22–20–41–11–10–21–11–11–31–1—

Playoffs
2003 playoff game log
First round: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 19 Utah W 96–90 Chris Webber (27) Chris Webber (11) Bobby Jackson (6) ARCO Arena
17,317		 1–0
2 April 21 Utah W 108–95 Peja Stojaković (29) Clark, Divac (7) Bobby Jackson (6) ARCO Arena
17,317		 2–0
3 April 26 @ Utah L 104–107 Chris Webber (24) Chris Webber (11) Mike Bibby (7) Delta Center
19,911		 2–1
4 April 28 @ Utah W 99–82 Peja Stojaković (27) Chris Webber (11) Mike Bibby (9) Delta Center
19,911		 3–1
5 April 30 Utah W 111–91 Chris Webber (26) Chris Webber (11) Mike Bibby (7) ARCO Arena
17,317		 4–1
Conference Semi-finals: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 6 @ Dallas W 124–113 Peja Stojaković (26) Christie, Stojaković (9) Chris Webber (9) American Airlines Center
20,525		 1–0
2 May 8 @ Dallas L 110–132 Chris Webber (31) Bobby Jackson (8) Doug Christie (9) American Airlines Center
20,491		 1–1
3 May 10 Dallas L 137–141 (2OT) Peja Stojaković (39) Bobby Jackson (11) Doug Christie (7) ARCO Arena
17,317		 1–2
4 May 11 Dallas W 99–83 Hedo Türkoğlu (17) Peja Stojaković (12) Doug Christie (7) ARCO Arena
17,317		 2–2
5 May 13 @ Dallas L 93–112 Doug Christie (21) Christie, Pollard (9) Doug Christie (7) American Airlines Center
20,556		 2–3
6 May 15 Dallas W 115–109 Peja Stojaković (24) Jim Jackson (12) Doug Christie (6) ARCO Arena
17,317		 3–3
7 May 17 @ Dallas L 99–112 Mike Bibby (25) Peja Stojaković (9) Bibby, Jackson (5) American Airlines Center
20,595		 3–4
2003 schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games 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

Awards and records

References
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  2. "2002–03 Sacramento Kings Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. "2002–03 Sacramento Kings Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  4. "2003 NBA All-Star Game: West 155, East 145 (2OT)". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  5. "2002–03 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  6. "Embraces, but No Fanfare, for Jazz's Stockton". New York Times. May 2, 2003. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  7. "Without Webber, Kings Beat the Mavericks". New York Times. May 11, 2003. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
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See also
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