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The 2002–03 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 33rd season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association . During the off-season, the Blazers acquired Antonio Daniels from the San Antonio Spurs , and signed free agent Jeff McInnis . Former Blazers center Arvydas Sabonis came out of his retirement, and returned to play for the team after a one-year absence. The Blazers got off to a mediocre 10–11 start, but then posted an 8-game winning streak in December, and held a 32–16 record at the All-Star break. However, they would slow down playing .500 basketball for the remainder of the season, finishing third in the Pacific Division with a solid 50–32 record, and making the playoffs for the 21st consecutive year and 26th year of the last 27.
Rasheed Wallace averaged 18.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, while Bonzi Wells averaged 15.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, and Derek Anderson provided the team with 13.9 points per game. In addition, Scottie Pippen contributed 10.8 points and 1.6 steals per game, and Dale Davis contributed 7.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Off the bench, Ruben Patterson provided with 8.3 points per game, while second-year forward Zach Randolph averaged 8.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, and Damon Stoudamire played half of the season off the bench, averaging 6.9 points and 3.5 assists per game.
In the playoffs , the 6th-seeded Blazers battled the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference First Round, and fell four games to three. (The NBA had changed all playoff series to be best-of-seven; previously first-round series had been best-of-five). The Blazers remained the last team to force a Game 7 after trailing 3–0 in a best-of-seven series until the 2022–23 Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals against the Miami Heat , after the 1950–51 Knicks in the NBA Finals and the 1993–94 Nuggets in the Western Conference Semi-finals, though no team has come back to win an NBA playoff series after trailing 3–0.
The Blazers' 107–95 Game 7 loss to the Mavericks in Dallas would be the venerable franchise's last playoff game for six years, as the historic postseason streak ended in 2003–04 with a mediocre 41–41 record; two seasons followed in which they failed to win even 30 games. Following the season, Pippen re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Chicago Bulls , while Daniels signed with the Seattle SuperSonics , and Sabonis retired for the second time.
For the season, the Blazers changed their primary logo, and slightly changed their uniforms. The primary logo only lasted for just one season, while the home jerseys lasted until 2017, and the road jerseys remained in use until 2005, where they replaced the team name "Blazers" with the city name "Portland".
Draft picks
Main article: 2002 NBA draft
Roster
2002–03 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G/F
1
Anderson, Derek
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
1974–07–18
Kentucky
C
44
Boumtje-Boumtje, Ruben
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
257 lb (117 kg)
1978–05–20
Georgetown
G
10
Daniels, Antonio
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1975–03–19
Bowling Green
F/C
34
Davis, Dale
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1969–03–25
Clemson
C
14
Dudley, Chris
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1965–02–22
Yale
G
5
McInnis, Jeff
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1974–10–22
North Carolina
G/F
21
Patterson, Ruben
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
224 lb (102 kg)
1975–07–31
Cincinnati
F
33
Pippen, Scottie
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1965–09–25
Central Arkansas
F/C
50
Randolph, Zach
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1981–07–16
Michigan State
C
11
Sabonis, Arvydas
7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
279 lb (127 kg)
1964–12–19
Lithuania
G
7
Smith, Charles
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
1975–08–22
New Mexico
G
3
Stoudamire, Damon
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
171 lb (78 kg)
1973–09–03
Arizona
F/C
30
Wallace, Rasheed
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1974–09–17
North Carolina
G/F
6
Wells, Bonzi
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1976–09–28
Ball State
F
24
Woods, Qyntel
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
1981–02–16
Northeast Mississippi CC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
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
–
0–3
2–2
4–0
0–2
2–0
1–3
0–2
1–1
2–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–3
2–2
0–2
1–3
2–2
1–3
2–1
3–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–3
1–1
2–2
Boston
3–0
–
2–2
4–0
0–2
1–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
2–2
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–2
1–2
2–0
1–3
3–1
4–0
3–2
2–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–0
1–2
1–1
1–3
Chicago
2–2
2–2
–
3–1
0–2
1–1
0–4
1–1
1–1
2–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–2
2–2
0–2
2–2
1–3
2–1
1–3
1–3
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–2
1–1
1–3
Cleveland
0–4
0–4
1–3
–
0–2
1–1
0–4
1–1
1–1
0–4
2–0
1–1
0–2
1–2
0–4
0–2
2–2
1–3
1–2
0–4
0–4
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
3–1
1–1
0–4
Dallas
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
–
4–0
2–0
4–0
4–0
1–1
4–0
1–3
4–0
2–0
0–2
2–2
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–2
2–2
1–3
2–2
2–2
2–0
2–2
2–0
Denver
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–4
–
0–2
0–4
0–4
1–1
1–3
0–4
2–2
2–0
1–1
0–4
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–3
2–2
0–4
1–3
1–3
1–1
0–4
1–1
Detroit
3–1
2–2
4–0
4–0
0–2
2–0
–
1–1
2–0
2–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
3–1
1–3
1–1
2–1
2–2
2–2
2–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
3–1
2–0
3–1
Golden State
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–4
4–0
1–1
–
1–3
1–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
1–1
0–2
1–3
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–2
0–4
0–4
1–3
2–2
2–0
2–2
2–0
Houston
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
0–4
4–0
0–2
3–1
–
1–1
2–2
2–2
3–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
3–1
1–3
2–2
1–3
2–2
2–0
1–3
1–1
Indiana
2–2
2–2
2–2
4–0
1–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
1–1
–
2–0
0–2
1–1
4–0
3–1
2–0
1–2
3–1
3–1
2–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–0
3–1
1–1
2–2
L.A. Clippers
0–2
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–4
3–1
1–1
2–2
2–2
0–2
–
0–4
2–2
2–0
1–1
1–3
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–3
1–3
1–3
1–3
1–3
1–1
1–3
0–2
L.A. Lakers
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
4–0
1–1
2–2
2–2
2–0
4–0
–
4–0
1–1
2–0
2–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
2–2
2–2
0–4
2–2
2–0
3–1
1–1
Memphis
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
0–4
2–2
0–2
2–2
1–3
1–1
2–2
0–4
–
2–0
2–0
0–4
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
1–3
1–3
0–4
1–3
1–3
1–1
1–3
1–1
Miami
3–1
2–2
2–1
2–1
0–2
0–2
1–3
1–1
1–1
0–4
0–2
1–1
0–2
–
1–3
1–1
0–4
0–4
2–2
0–4
0–4
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
4–0
0–2
1–3
Milwaukee
2–2
2–1
2–2
4–0
2–0
1–1
3–1
2–0
1–1
1–3
1–1
0–2
0–2
3–1
–
0–2
2–2
2–2
3–1
2–2
2–2
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–2
0–2
2–1
Minnesota
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
2–2
4–0
1–1
3–1
2–2
0–2
3–1
2–2
4–0
1–1
2–0
–
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
3–1
3–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
1–1
1–3
2–0
New Jersey
3–1
3–1
2–2
2–2
0–2
2–0
1–2
1–1
1–1
2–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
4–0
2–2
2–0
–
2–2
3–1
2–2
1–3
1–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
4–0
0–2
3–1
New Orleans
2–2
1–3
3–1
3–1
0–2
2–0
2–2
1–1
1–1
1–3
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
2–2
1–1
2–2
–
3–1
1–3
2–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–0
4–0
2–0
2–1
New York
3–1
0–4
1–2
2–1
0–2
2–0
2–2
0–2
2–0
1–3
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
1–3
0–2
1–3
1–3
–
2–2
2–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–1
1–1
2–2
Orlando
1–2
2–3
3–1
4–0
1–1
2–0
1–2
1–1
0–2
1–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
4–0
2–2
1–1
2–2
3–1
2–2
–
2–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–2
1–1
2–2
Philadelphia
1–3
2–2
3–1
4–0
0–2
2–0
2–2
0–2
0–2
2–2
2–0
1–1
2–0
4–0
2–2
1–1
3–1
1–2
2–2
2–2
–
0–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–0
1–1
4–0
Phoenix
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–2
3–1
1–1
2–2
1–3
1–1
3–1
1–3
3–1
0–2
2–0
1–3
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–0
2–0
–
3–1
2–2
3–1
1–3
1–1
1–3
1–1
Portland
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–2
2–2
2–0
4–0
3–1
2–0
3–1
2–2
3–1
2–0
0–2
1–3
0–2
2–0
2–0
2–0
0–2
1–3
–
1–3
2–2
4–0
2–0
1–3
1–1
Sacramento
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
3–1
4–0
1–1
4–0
2–2
2–0
3–1
2–2
4–0
1–1
2–0
2–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–2
3–1
–
1–3
3–1
1–1
3–1
2–0
San Antonio
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–2
3–1
2–0
3–1
3–1
2–0
3–1
4–0
3–1
2–0
2–0
2–2
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–3
2–2
3–1
–
3–1
2–0
4–0
1–1
Seattle
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
2–2
3–1
1–1
2–2
2–2
0–2
3–1
2–2
3–1
2–0
1–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
3–1
0–4
1–3
1–3
–
2–0
2–2
1–1
Toronto
3–1
2–1
2–2
1–3
0–2
1–1
1–3
0–2
0–2
1–3
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–4
2–2
1–1
0–4
0–4
1–3
2–2
0–3
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
–
0–2
3–1
Utah
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
4–0
0–2
2–2
3–1
1–1
3–1
1–3
3–1
2–0
2–0
3–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
3–1
1–3
0–4
2–2
2–0
–
1–1
Washington
2–2
3–1
3–1
4–0
0–2
1–1
1–3
0–2
1–1
2–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
3–1
1–2
0–2
1–3
1–2
2–2
2–2
0–4
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–3
1–1
—
Game log
Playoffs
2003 playoff game log
First round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Series
1
April 19
@ Dallas
L 86–96
Rasheed Wallace (26)
Davis , Wells (10)
Scottie Pippen (5)
American Airlines Center 20,336
0–1
2
April 23
@ Dallas
L 99–103
Bonzi Wells (45)
Dale Davis (15)
Damon Stoudamire (5)
American Airlines Center 20,356
0–2
3
April 25
Dallas
L 103–115
Ruben Patterson (19)
Zach Randolph (10)
Bonzi Wells (6)
Rose Garden 19,980
0–3
4
April 27
Dallas
W 98–79
Zach Randolph (25)
Zach Randolph (15)
Damon Stoudamire (11)
Rose Garden 19,980
1–3
5
April 30
@ Dallas
W 103–99
Zach Randolph (22)
Zach Randolph (9)
Bonzi Wells (7)
American Airlines Center 20,438
2–3
6
May 2
Dallas
W 125–103
Zach Randolph (21)
Zach Randolph (10)
McInnis , Wallace (6)
Rose Garden 20,602
3–3
7
May 4
@ Dallas
L 95–107
Stoudamire , Wallace (17)
Zach Randolph (10)
Damon Stoudamire (9)
American Airlines Center 20,281
3–4
2003 schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Trail Blazers only.
Transactions
Overview
Players Added
Via draft
Via trade
Via free agency
Players Lost
Via trade
Via free agency
Player Transactions Citation:
References
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