2002–03 Portland Trail Blazers season

2002–03 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coach	Maurice Cheeks
Arena	Rose Garden Arena
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KGW, Fox Sports Net Northwest
Radio	KXL

The 2002–03 season was the 33rd season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] The Blazers finished 50–32, making the playoffs for the 21st consecutive year and 26th year of the last 27.

In the 2003 NBA Playoffs, the sixth-seeded Blazers battled the Dallas Mavericks in the 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' 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.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	21	Qyntel Woods	F	United States	NE Mississippi CC
2	43	Jason Jennings	C	United States	Arkansas State
2	51	Federico Kammerichs	F	Argentina	Ourense (Spain)

Roster

Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 1 Anderson, Derek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Kentucky C 44 Boumtje-Boumtje, Ruben 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 257 lb (117 kg) Georgetown G 10 Daniels, Antonio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Bowling Green F/C 34 Davis, Dale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Clemson C 14 Dudley, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Yale G 5 McInnis, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) North Carolina G/F 21 Patterson, Ruben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Cincinnati F 33 Pippen, Scottie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Central Arkansas F/C 50 Randolph, Zach 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Michigan State C 11 Sabonis, Arvydas 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 279 lb (127 kg) Lithuania G 7 Smith, Charles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) New Mexico G 3 Stoudamire, Damon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Arizona F/C 30 Wallace, Rasheed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina G/F 6 Wells, Bonzi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ball State F 24 Woods, Qyntel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Northeast Mississippi CC	Head coach Maurice Cheeks (West Texas A&M) Assistant coach(es) Herb Brown (Vermont) Caldwell Jones (Albany State) Jim Lynam (Saint Joseph's) Dan Panaggio (SUNY Brockport) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Sacramento Kings	59	23	.720	–	35–6	24–17	17–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers	50	32	.610	9	31–10	19–22	15–9
x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	9	27–14	23–18	15–9
x-Phoenix Suns	44	38	.537	15	30–11	14–27	12–12
Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	19	25–16	15–26	11–13
Golden State Warriors	38	44	.463	21	24–17	14–27	8–16
Los Angeles Clippers	27	55	.329	32	16–25	11–30	6–18

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-San Antonio Spurs	60	22	.732	–
2	y-Sacramento Kings	59	23	.720	1
3	x-Dallas Mavericks	60	22	.732	–
4	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	51	31	.622	9
5	x-Los Angeles Lakers	50	32	.610	10
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	10
7	x-Utah Jazz	47	35	.573	13
8	x-Phoenix Suns	44	38	.537	16
9	Houston Rockets	43	39	.524	17
10	Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	20
11	Golden State Warriors	38	44	.463	22
12	Memphis Grizzlies	28	54	.341	32
13	Los Angeles Clippers	27	55	.329	33
14	Denver Nuggets	17	65	.207	43

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(3) Dallas Mavericks vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers Last Playoff Meeting: 1990 Western Conference First Round (Portland won 3-0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (POR-DAL)	Venue	TV Time	Recap
1	April 19	Portland	86	Dallas	96	0–1	American Airlines Center, Dallas	TNT 8:00 EDT/7:00CT	Recap
2	April 23	Portland	99	Dallas	103	0–2	American Airlines Center, Dallas	TNT 9:30 EDT/8:30CT	Recap
3	April 25	Dallas	115	Portland	103	0–3	Rose Garden, Portland	ESPN 10:30 EDT/7:30PT	Recap
4	April 27	Dallas	79	Portland	98	1–3	Rose Garden, Portland	TNT 8:00 EDT/7:00PT	Recap
5	April 30	Portland	103	Dallas	99	2–3	American Airlines Center, Dallas	TNT 8:00 EDT/7:00CT	Recap
6	May 2	Dallas	103	Portland	125	3–3	Rose Garden, Portland	ESPN 10:30 EDT/7:30PT	Recap
7	May 4	Portland	95	Dallas	107	3–4	American Airlines Center, Dallas	ABC 3:30 EDT/2:30CT	Recap
Dallas wins series 4–3

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

References

1. 2002-03 Portland Trail Blazers