The 2003 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2002–03 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs defeating the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets, 4 games to 2, in the NBA Finals. Tim Duncan was named NBA Finals MVP for the second time.
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| Dates | April 19 – June 15, 2003 |
| Season | 2002–03 |
| Teams | 16 |
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| Champions | San Antonio Spurs (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | New Jersey Nets |
| Semifinalists |
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The 2003 Playoffs were notable for several reasons.
Despite relocating to New Orleans in the offseason, the Hornets made their third consecutive postseason. After Charlotte reclaimed the Hornets name and pre-2002–03 history in 2014 (and the Pelicans claimed the Hornets' history from 2002–03 onwards), this marked the first postseason for the New Orleans franchise.
The Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz continued the longest active Western Conference playoff appearance streaks at the time, entering their 21st and 20th postseason appearances, respectively.
The Minnesota Timberwolves entered their seventh consecutive postseason. In addition, they were awarded home-court advantage for the first time in franchise history in their series against the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Orlando Magic became the seventh team to lose a playoff series despite leading 3–1, losing to the Detroit Pistons in the first round. The Magic would not win another playoff game again until 2008.
Game 5 of the Kings–Jazz series was the final game featuring Karl Malone and John Stockton as members of the Utah Jazz. Stockton would retire after the season while Malone would sign with the Lakers in the offseason. After this, the Jazz would not return to the playoffs until 2007.
With their first-round series loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Minnesota Timberwolves earned the dubious distinction of making their first seven postseason appearances, only to lose in the first round. They would break that streak by winning their first playoff series the following postseason.
The Portland Trail Blazers snapped a ten-game playoff losing streak dating back to 2000 with a Game 4 win in their first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks. The Trail Blazers also became the third team in NBA History to force a Game 7 after trailing 0–3 before bowing out. They would not return to the playoffs until 2009.
With their conference semifinals loss to the New Jersey Nets, the Boston Celtics were swept in a postseason series for the first time since 1983, and would not return to the Conference Semifinals until 2008.
With their conference semifinals loss to the San Antonio Spurs, the Lakers' championship streak was snapped at 3. With the win, the Spurs returned to the Western Conference Finals for the third time in five seasons.
With their conference semifinals win over the Philadelphia 76ers, the Detroit Pistons advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since the Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars-led team was swept by the Chicago Bullsin1991. The Pistons would go on to appear in six consecutive Eastern Conference Finals through 2008, the most consecutive appearances for any Eastern Conference team since the Bill Russell-led Boston Celtics (1956–69).
With their conference semifinals victory over the Sacramento Kings, the Dallas Mavericks made the conference finals for the first time since 1988.
This was the first Western Conference Finals since 1995 to take place entirely in the state of Texas.
With their Eastern Conference Finals sweep of the Detroit Pistons, the New Jersey Nets won ten straight postseason games, the most since the 2001 Los Angeles Lakers.
In Game 6 of the Spurs–Mavericks series, Steve Kerr and Manu Ginóbili sparked a 42–15 run to help the Spurs advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. The Mavericks would not return to the Conference Finals (let alone face the Spurs in the playoffs) until 2006.
As of 2023, the 49–win New Jersey Nets are the most recent NBA Finals participant to win fewer than 50 games in an 82–game season. Four teams have since made the Finals with sub-50 win records, but each of those times, the season was shorter than 82 games for particular reasons:
| Seed | Team | Record |
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| 1 | San Antonio Spurs | 60–22 (2–2 head-to-head vs. DAL, 36–16 record vs. Western Conference) |
| 2 | Sacramento Kings | 59–23 |
| 3 | Dallas Mavericks | 60–22 (2–2 head-to-head vs. SAS, 34–18 record vs. Western Conference) |
| 4 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 51–31 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Lakers | 50–32 (2–2 head-to-head vs. POR, 15–9 record vs. Pacific Division, 33–19 record vs. Western Conference) |
| 6 | Portland Trail Blazers | 50–32 (2–2 head-to-head vs. LAL, 15–9 record vs. Pacific Division, 29–23 record vs. Western Conference) |
| 7 | Utah Jazz | 47–35 |
| 8 | Phoenix Suns | 44–38
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| Seed | Team | Record |
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| 1 | Detroit Pistons | 50–32 |
| 2 | New Jersey Nets | 49–33 |
| 3 | Indiana Pacers | 48–34 (2–2 head-to-head vs. PHI, 35–19 record vs. Eastern Conference) |
| 4 | Philadelphia 76ers | 48–34 (2–2 head-to-head vs. IND, 35–19 record vs. Eastern Conference) |
| 5 | New Orleans Hornets | 47–35 |
| 6 | Boston Celtics | 44–38 |
| 7 | Milwaukee Bucks | 42–40 (2–2 head-to-head vs. ORL, 32–22 record vs. Eastern Conference) |
| 8 | Orlando Magic | 42–40 (2–2 head-to-head vs. MIL, 31–23 record vs. Eastern Conference)
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| First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E8 | Orlando | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Detroit* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Philadelphia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E5 | New Orleans | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Detroit* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | New Jersey* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Indiana | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Boston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Boston | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | New Jersey* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | New Jersey* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Milwaukee | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | New Jersey* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | San Antonio* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | San Antonio* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W8 | Phoenix | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | San Antonio* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | LA Lakers | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Minnesota | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | LA Lakers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | San Antonio* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Dallas | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Dallas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Portland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Dallas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Sacramento* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Sacramento* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W7 | Utah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
April 20 |
| Orlando Magic 99, Detroit Pistons94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 25–21, 27–32, 23–22 | ||
| Pts: Tracy McGrady43 Rebs: Drew Gooden15 Asts: Jacque Vaughn6 |
Pts: Richard Hamilton28 Rebs: Ben Wallace13 Asts: Chauncey Billups8 | |
| Orlando leads series, 1–0 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
April 23 |
| Orlando Magic 77, Detroit Pistons 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–31, 26–23, 21–16, 16–19 | ||
| Pts: Tracy McGrady46 Rebs: Drew Gooden11 Asts: Jacque Vaughn6 |
Pts: Richard Hamilton30 Rebs: Ben Wallace16 Asts: Richard Hamilton5 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
April 25 |
| Detroit Pistons 80, Orlando Magic 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 17–29, 17–25, 17–16 | ||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton22 Rebs: Ben Wallace22 Asts: Chauncey Billups5 |
Pts: Tracy McGrady29 Rebs: Gooden, McGrady 7 each Asts: Darrell Armstrong8 | |
| Orlando leads series, 2–1 | ||
TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida |
April 27 |
| Detroit Pistons 92, Orlando Magic 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 21–35, 17–27, 25–19 | ||
| Pts: Chauncey Billups25 Rebs: Ben Wallace24 Asts: Barry, Billups 3 each |
Pts: Tracy McGrady27 Rebs: Drew Gooden13 Asts: Tracy McGrady9 | |
| Orlando leads series, 3–1 | ||
TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida |
April 30 |
| Orlando Magic 67, Detroit Pistons 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 24–24, 20–23, 10–25 | ||
| Pts: Tracy McGrady19 Rebs: Drew Gooden15 Asts: Tracy McGrady4 |
Pts: Richard Hamilton24 Rebs: Ben Wallace21 Asts: Billups, Robinson 4 each | |
| Orlando leads series, 3–2 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
May 2 |
| Detroit Pistons 103, Orlando Magic88 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–21, 24–24, 23–21, 26–22 | ||
| Pts: Chauncey Billups40 Rebs: Ben Wallace17 Asts: Chauncey Billups4 |
Pts: Tracy McGrady37 Rebs: Drew Gooden12 Asts: Tracy McGrady5 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida |
May 4 |
| Orlando Magic 93, Detroit Pistons 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 24–31, 18–27, 29–23 | ||
| Pts: Tracy McGrady21 Rebs: Drew Gooden17 Asts: Tracy McGrady6 |
Pts: Chauncey Billups37 Rebs: Ben Wallace12 Asts: Michael Curry6 | |
| Detroit wins series, 4–3 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
The Pistons became the 7th team in NBA history to overcome a 3–1 series deficit and the first 1st seed to do so.
| Detroit won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Magic winning the first meeting.
| Orlando leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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April 19 |
| Milwaukee Bucks 96, New Jersey Nets 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 15–26, 25–34, 36–20 | ||
| Pts: Tim Thomas25 Rebs: Desmond Mason8 Asts: Gary Payton10 |
Pts: Kenyon Martin21 Rebs: Kenyon Martin15 Asts: Jason Kidd14 | |
| New Jersey leads series, 1–0 | ||
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
April 22 |
| Milwaukee Bucks 88, New Jersey Nets85 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 23–23, 22–20, 17–16 | ||
| Pts: Gary Payton22 Rebs: Anthony Mason8 Asts: Gary Payton7 |
Pts: Kenyon Martin22 Rebs: Kenyon Martin12 Asts: Jason Kidd8 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
April 24 |
| New Jersey Nets 103, Milwaukee Bucks 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–20, 24–19, 25–32, 24–30 | ||
| Pts: Jason Kidd26 Rebs: Collins, Martin 8 each Asts: Jason Kidd7 |
Pts: Sam Cassell24 Rebs: Tim Thomas11 Asts: Gary Payton8 | |
| New Jersey leads series, 2–1 | ||
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
April 26 |
| New Jersey Nets 114, Milwaukee Bucks 119 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 26–26, 23–36, 25–13, Overtime: 14–19 | ||
| Pts: Kenyon Martin30 Rebs: Jason Collins8 Asts: Jason Kidd10 |
Pts: Toni Kukoč23 Rebs: Desmond Mason8 Asts: Gary Payton14 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
April 29 |
| Milwaukee Bucks 82, New Jersey Nets 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 16–24, 23–17, 21–28 | ||
| Pts: Toni Kukoč18 Rebs: Desmond Mason12 Asts: Gary Payton5 |
Pts: Jason Kidd19 Rebs: Richard Jefferson16 Asts: Kidd, Martin 5 each | |
| New Jersey leads series, 3–2 | ||
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
May 1 |
| New Jersey Nets 113, Milwaukee Bucks 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–18, 26–26, 32–26, 25–31 | ||
| Pts: Kenyon Martin29 Rebs: Jason Kidd11 Asts: Jason Kidd11 |
Pts: Gary Payton24 Rebs: Tim Thomas6 Asts: Gary Payton8 | |
| New Jersey wins series, 4–2 | ||
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bucks winning the first two meetings.
| Milwaukee leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||
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April 19 |
| Boston Celtics 103, Indiana Pacers 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 26–29, 17–21, 34–21 | ||
| Pts: Paul Pierce40 Rebs: Paul Pierce11 Asts: Paul Pierce6 |
Pts: Ron Artest26 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal9 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley9 | |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | ||
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana |
April 21 |
| Boston Celtics 77, Indiana Pacers 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–33, 24–21, 17–16, 12–19 | ||
| Pts: Antoine Walker19 Rebs: Tony Battie11 Asts: Paul Pierce6 |
Pts: Jermaine O'Neal23 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal20 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley7 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana |
April 24 |
| Indiana Pacers 83, Boston Celtics 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–31, 29–17, 14–27, 25–26 | ||
| Pts: Jermaine O'Neal21 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal16 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley8 |
Pts: Paul Pierce21 Rebs: Paul Pierce12 Asts: Walter McCarty6 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–1 | ||
FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts |
April 27 |
| Indiana Pacers 92, Boston Celtics 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 23–17, 14–37, 30–29 | ||
| Pts: Jermaine O'Neal25 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal19 Asts: Jamaal Tinsley13 |
Pts: Paul Pierce37 Rebs: Antoine Walker11 Asts: Paul Pierce7 | |
| Boston leads series, 3–1 | ||
FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts |
April 29 |
| Boston Celtics 88, Indiana Pacers 93 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 26–26, 21–14, 17–26, Overtime: 0–5 | ||
| Pts: Antoine Walker21 Rebs: Eric Williams8 Asts: Paul Pierce8 |
Pts: Ron Artest26 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal22 Asts: Tim Hardaway6 | |
| Boston leads series, 3–2 | ||
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana |
May 1 |
| Indiana Pacers 90, Boston Celtics 110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–33, 19–17, 24–29, 32–31 | ||
| Pts: Jermaine O'Neal25 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal19 Asts: Erick Strickland5 |
Pts: Paul Pierce27 Rebs: Pierce, Williams 8 each Asts: Antoine Walker5 | |
| Boston wins series, 4–2 | ||
FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first two meetings.
| Boston leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series. | ||||||||||||
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April 20 |
| New Orleans Hornets 90, Philadelphia 76ers 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 24–22, 24–21, 22–28 | ||
| Pts: Jamal Mashburn28 Rebs: P. J. Brown8 Asts: Baron Davis6 |
Pts: Allen Iverson55 Rebs: Keith Van Horn10 Asts: Eric Snow10 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 | ||
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
April 23 |
| New Orleans Hornets 85, Philadelphia 76ers 90 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 16–23, 28–26, 19–14 | ||
| Pts: David Wesley24 Rebs: Jamaal Magloire8 Asts: Jamal Mashburn6 |
Pts: Allen Iverson29 Rebs: Kenny Thomas16 Asts: Derrick Coleman6 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 | ||
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
April 26 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 85, New Orleans Hornets 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 19–20, 19–21, 20–31 | ||
| Pts: Allen Iverson28 Rebs: Keith Van Horn9 Asts: Allen Iverson7 |
Pts: Baron Davis28 Rebs: P. J. Brown12 Asts: Baron Davis8 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 | ||
New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana |
April 28 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 96, New Orleans Hornets87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 27–25, 22–21, 22–21 | ||
| Pts: Allen Iverson22 Rebs: Kenny Thomas8 Asts: Eric Snow12 |
Pts: Baron Davis34 Rebs: P. J. Brown9 Asts: Baron Davis7 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 | ||
New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana |
April 30 |
| New Orleans Hornets 93, Philadelphia 76ers91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 21–21, 24–24, 22–17 | ||
| Pts: Jamal Mashburn21 Rebs: Jamaal Magloire12 Asts: Baron Davis10 |
Pts: Allen Iverson30 Rebs: Kenny Thomas14 Asts: Iverson, Snow 7 each | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–2 | ||
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
May 2 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 107, New Orleans Hornets 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–31, 27–24, 31–32, 24–16 | ||
| Pts: Allen Iverson45 Rebs: Keith Van Horn18 Asts: Eric Snow9 |
Pts: Jamal Mashburn36 Rebs: three players 8 each Asts: Baron Davis11 | |
| Philadelphia wins series, 4–2 | ||
New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| New Orleans won 2–1 in the regular-season series. | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the 76ers and the New Orleans Pelicans/Hornets franchise.[4]
April 20 |
| Phoenix Suns 96, San Antonio Spurs 95 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 19–17, 25–23, 27–24, Overtime: 9–8 | ||
| Pts: Stephon Marbury26 Rebs: Shawn Marion12 Asts: Stephon Marbury6 |
Pts: Stephen Jackson23 Rebs: Tim Duncan13 Asts: Tony Parker7 | |
| Phoenix leads series, 1–0 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas |
April 21 |
| Phoenix Suns 76, San Antonio Spurs 84 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 18–31, 21–16, 14–21 | ||
| Pts: Stephon Marbury32 Rebs: Shawn Marion12 Asts: Stephon Marbury5 |
Pts: Stephen Jackson23 Rebs: Tim Duncan12 Asts: Speedy Claxton7 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas |
April 25 |
| San Antonio Spurs 99, Phoenix Suns86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 28–18, 16–20, 30–30 | ||
| Pts: Tony Parker29 Rebs: Tim Duncan23 Asts: Tim Duncan6 |
Pts: Stephon Marbury25 Rebs: Joe Johnson9 Asts: Stephon Marbury7 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–1 | ||
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
April 27 |
| San Antonio Spurs 84, Phoenix Suns 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 23–15, 23–22, 21–30 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan24 Rebs: Tim Duncan11 Asts: Manu Ginóbili5 |
Pts: Stephon Marbury18 Rebs: Shawn Marion14 Asts: Hardaway, Marbury 7 each | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
April 29 |
| Phoenix Suns 82, San Antonio Spurs 94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 16–27, 23–18, 29–22 | ||
| Pts: Shawn Marion22 Rebs: Amar'e Stoudemire14 Asts: Stephon Marbury7 |
Pts: Malik Rose27 Rebs: Tim Duncan17 Asts: Tim Duncan6 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–2 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas |
May 1 |
| San Antonio Spurs 87, Phoenix Suns85 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 16–22, 23–18, 23–24 | ||
| Pts: Stephen Jackson21 Rebs: Tim Duncan20 Asts: Tim Duncan10 |
Pts: Shawn Marion24 Rebs: Shawn Marion15 Asts: Penny Hardaway5 | |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–2 | ||
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
In Game 1, after Amar'e Stoudemire banks in a game-tying 3 with 7.9 seconds left in regulation, Stephon Marbury hits the game-winning 3 at the buzzer in OT.
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This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning three of the first five meetings.
| Phoenix leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 19 |
| Utah Jazz 90, Sacramento Kings 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 8–19, 21–23, 36–35 | ||
| Pts: Karl Malone25 Rebs: Greg Ostertag11 Asts: Karl Malone8 |
Pts: Chris Webber27 Rebs: Chris Webber11 Asts: Bobby Jackson6 | |
| Sacramento leads series, 1–0 | ||
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California |
April 21 |
| Utah Jazz 95, Sacramento Kings 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 20–32, 22–25, 31–26 | ||
| Pts: Andrei Kirilenko17 Rebs: Matt Harpring8 Asts: Mark Jackson4 |
Pts: Peja Stojaković29 Rebs: Clark, Divac 7 each Asts: Bobby Jackson6 | |
| Sacramento leads series, 2–0 | ||
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California |
April 26 |
| Sacramento Kings 104, Utah Jazz 107 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–30, 29–29, 21–21, 28–27 | ||
| Pts: Chris Webber24 Rebs: Chris Webber11 Asts: Mike Bibby7 |
Pts: Greg Ostertag22 Rebs: Greg Ostertag12 Asts: John Stockton7 | |
| Sacramento leads series, 2–1 | ||
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
April 28 |
| Sacramento Kings 99, Utah Jazz82 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 17–13, 36–18, 26–23 | ||
| Pts: Peja Stojaković27 Rebs: Chris Webber11 Asts: Mike Bibby9 |
Pts: Karl Malone24 Rebs: Greg Ostertag14 Asts: John Stockton7 | |
| Sacramento leads series, 3–1 | ||
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
April 30 |
| Utah Jazz 91, Sacramento Kings 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 26–24, 27–32, 23–26 | ||
| Pts: Harpring, Padgett 16 each Rebs: Scott Padgett6 Asts: John Stockton7 |
Pts: Chris Webber26 Rebs: Chris Webber11 Asts: Mike Bibby7 | |
| Sacramento wins series, 4–1 | ||
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California |
Game 5 was John Stockton's final NBA game. It was also Karl Malone's last game in Utah as he joined the Los Angeles Lakers during the following offseason.
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.
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April 19 |
| Portland Trail Blazers 86, Dallas Mavericks 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 31–19, 12–28, 22–26 | ||
| Pts: Rasheed Wallace26 Rebs: Davis, Wells 10 each Asts: Scottie Pippen5 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki46 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki10 Asts: Steve Nash9 | |
| Dallas leads series, 1–0 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas |
April 23 |
| Portland Trail Blazers 99, Dallas Mavericks 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 23–25, 29–24, 28–31 | ||
| Pts: Bonzi Wells45 Rebs: Dale Davis15 Asts: Damon Stoudamire5 |
Pts: Steve Nash28 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki9 Asts: Steve Nash8 | |
| Dallas leads series, 2–0 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas |
April 25 |
| Dallas Mavericks 115, Portland Trail Blazers 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 34–39, 20–24, 31–18 | ||
| Pts: Dirk Nowitzki42 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki10 Asts: Steve Nash10 |
Pts: Ruben Patterson19 Rebs: Zach Randolph10 Asts: Bonzi Wells6 | |
| Dallas leads series, 3–0 | ||
Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon |
April 27 |
| Dallas Mavericks 79, Portland Trail Blazers 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 29–23, 10–33, 17–16 | ||
| Pts: Dirk Nowitzki26 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki11 Asts: Nick Van Exel7 |
Pts: Zach Randolph25 Rebs: Zach Randolph15 Asts: Damon Stoudamire11 | |
| Dallas leads series, 3–1 | ||
Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon |
April 30 |
| Portland Trail Blazers 103, Dallas Mavericks99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 28–29, 28–27, 32–22 | ||
| Pts: Zach Randolph22 Rebs: Zach Randolph9 Asts: Bonzi Wells7 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki35 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki11 Asts: Steve Nash11 | |
| Dallas leads series, 3–2 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas |
May 2 |
| Dallas Mavericks 103, Portland Trail Blazers 125 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 14–37, 28–33, 37–28 | ||
| Pts: Steve Nash21 Rebs: Adrian Griffin8 Asts: Steve Nash6 |
Pts: Zach Randolph21 Rebs: Zach Randolph10 Asts: McInnis, Wallace 6 each | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon |
May 4 |
| Portland Trail Blazers 95, Dallas Mavericks 107 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 23–26, 28–26, 22–36 | ||
| Pts: Stoudamire, Wallace 17 each Rebs: Zach Randolph10 Asts: Damon Stoudamire9 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki31 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki11 Asts: Steve Nash7 | |
| Dallas wins series, 4–3 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas |
The Trail Blazers became the third NBA team to force a Game 7 after being down 0–3, after the New York Knicks in the 1951 NBA Finals and the Denver Nuggets in the 1994 Western Conference semifinals. This would not happen again until 2023.
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Trail Blazers winning the first two meetings.
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April 20 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 117, Minnesota Timberwolves98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 39–23, 27–29, 22–24, 29–22 | ||
| Pts: Kobe Bryant39 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal10 Asts: Bryant, Horry 8 each |
Pts: Kevin Garnett23 Rebs: Kevin Garnett14 Asts: Kevin Garnett7 | |
| LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 | ||
Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
April 22 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 91, Minnesota Timberwolves 119 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 20–29, 24–31, 24–31 | ||
| Pts: Bryant, O'Neal 27 each Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal14 Asts: Kobe Bryant8 |
Pts: Troy Hudson37 Rebs: Kevin Garnett20 Asts: Troy Hudson10 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
April 24 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves 114, Los Angeles Lakers 110 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 23–22, 28–25, 21–30, Overtime: 13–9 | ||
| Pts: Kevin Garnett33 Rebs: Kevin Garnett14 Asts: Rod Strickland7 |
Pts: Kobe Bryant30 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal17 Asts: Kobe Bryant6 | |
| Minnesota leads series, 2–1 | ||
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
April 27 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves 97, Los Angeles Lakers 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 19–18, 29–28, 23–31 | ||
| Pts: Garnett, Hudson 28 each Rebs: Kevin Garnett18 Asts: Kevin Garnett5 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal34 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal23 Asts: Shaquille O'Neal6 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
April 29 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 120, Minnesota Timberwolves90 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 30–23, 36–25, 26–17 | ||
| Pts: Kobe Bryant32 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal11 Asts: Devean George6 |
Pts: Kevin Garnett25 Rebs: Kevin Garnett16 Asts: Troy Hudson7 | |
| LA Lakers lead series, 3–2 | ||
Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
May 1 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves 85, Los Angeles Lakers 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 13–22, 20–22, 22–32 | ||
| Pts: Garnett, Hudson 18 each Rebs: Kevin Garnett12 Asts: Garnett, Szczerbiak 5 each |
Pts: Kobe Bryant31 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal17 Asts: Shaquille O'Neal9 | |
| LA Lakers win series, 4–2 | ||
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
| Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Lakers and the Timberwolves.[8]
May 6 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 87, Detroit Pistons 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 19–25, 26–24, 21–25 | ||
| Pts: Allen Iverson27 Rebs: Derrick Coleman8 Asts: Allen Iverson8 |
Pts: Richard Hamilton25 Rebs: Ben Wallace12 Asts: Billups, Robinson 4 each | |
| Detroit leads series, 1–0 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
May 8 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 97, Detroit Pistons 104 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 19–22, 27–19, 21–21, Overtime: 5–12 | ||
| Pts: Allen Iverson31 Rebs: Kenny Thomas19 Asts: Allen Iverson7 |
Pts: Atkins, Hamilton 23 each Rebs: Ben Wallace15 Asts: Richard Hamilton6 | |
| Detroit leads series, 2–0 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
May 10 |
| Detroit Pistons 83, Philadelphia 76ers 93 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 18–25, 15–21, 31–24 | ||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton24 Rebs: Mehmet Okur10 Asts: Billups, Robinson 4 each |
Pts: Allen Iverson25 Rebs: Kenny Thomas14 Asts: Allen Iverson11 | |
| Detroit leads series, 2–1 | ||
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
May 11 |
| Detroit Pistons 82, Philadelphia 76ers 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 14–22, 21–18, 29–34 | ||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton30 Rebs: Ben Wallace15 Asts: three players 3 each |
Pts: Allen Iverson36 Rebs: Derrick Coleman15 Asts: Allen Iverson11 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
May 14 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 77, Detroit Pistons 78 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 13–15, 21–18, 20–15 | ||
| Pts: Derrick Coleman23 Rebs: Derrick Coleman11 Asts: Allen Iverson9 |
Pts: Richard Hamilton20 Rebs: Ben Wallace17 Asts: Atkins, Hamilton 5 each | |
| Detroit leads series, 3–2 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
May 16 |
| Detroit Pistons 93, Philadelphia 76ers 89 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 21–20, 27–20, 18–17, Overtime: 12–8 | ||
| Pts: Chauncey Billups28 Rebs: Ben Wallace18 Asts: Chauncey Billups5 |
Pts: Allen Iverson38 Rebs: Kenny Thomas14 Asts: Allen Iverson9 | |
| Detroit wins series, 4–2 | ||
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning the first meeting, which occurred when the Nationals/76ers franchise were in Syracuse and the Pistons franchise were in Fort Wayne.
| Philadelphia/ Syracuse leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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May 5 |
| Boston Celtics 93, New Jersey Nets 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 23–29, 27–23, 20–25 | ||
| Pts: Paul Pierce34 Rebs: Antoine Walker8 Asts: Paul Pierce8 |
Pts: Kenyon Martin21 Rebs: Jefferson, Williams 9 each Asts: Jason Kidd9 | |
| New Jersey leads series, 1–0 | ||
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
May 7 |
| Boston Celtics 95, New Jersey Nets 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 20–32, 21–31, 29–22 | ||
| Pts: Paul Pierce32 Rebs: Paul Pierce10 Asts: Paul Pierce11 |
Pts: Richard Jefferson25 Rebs: Jason Kidd11 Asts: Jason Kidd8 | |
| New Jersey leads series, 2–0 | ||
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
May 9 |
| New Jersey Nets 94, Boston Celtics76 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 23–24, 29–17, 18–20 | ||
| Pts: Kenyon Martin25 Rebs: Jason Kidd9 Asts: Jason Kidd11 |
Pts: Paul Pierce23 Rebs: Antoine Walker15 Asts: Tony Delk6 | |
| New Jersey leads series, 3–0 | ||
FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts |
May 12 |
| New Jersey Nets 110, Boston Celtics 101 (2OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 29–26, 21–20, 19–21, Overtime: 7–7, 13–4 | ||
| Pts: Jason Kidd29 Rebs: Kidd, Martin 10 each Asts: Jason Kidd8 |
Pts: Paul Pierce27 Rebs: Paul Pierce10 Asts: Pierce, Walker 7 each | |
| New Jersey wins series, 4–0 | ||
FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts |
| New Jersey won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| New Jersey leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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May 5 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 82, San Antonio Spurs 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 19–18, 17–22, 30–27 | ||
| Pts: Kobe Bryant37 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal21 Asts: Shaquille O'Neal3 |
Pts: Tim Duncan28 Rebs: David Robinson11 Asts: Tim Duncan7 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 1–0 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas |
May 7 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 95, San Antonio Spurs 114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–31, 25–29, 24–34, 28–20 | ||
| Pts: Bryant, O'Neal 27 each Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal10 Asts: Jannero Pargo3 |
Pts: Bruce Bowen27 Rebs: Tim Duncan13 Asts: Tim Duncan7 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–0 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas |
May 9 |
| San Antonio Spurs 95, Los Angeles Lakers 110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–29, 19–21, 31–31, 28–29 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan28 Rebs: Tim Duncan11 Asts: Jackson, Parker 4 each |
Pts: Kobe Bryant39 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal16 Asts: Shaquille O'Neal8 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–1 | ||
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
May 11 |
| San Antonio Spurs 95, Los Angeles Lakers 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 22–20, 21–32, 28–28 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan36 Rebs: Stephen Jackson10 Asts: Tim Duncan5 |
Pts: Kobe Bryant35 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal17 Asts: Shaquille O'Neal5 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
May 13 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 94, San Antonio Spurs 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 20–27, 26–24, 30–16 | ||
| Pts: Kobe Bryant36 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal12 Asts: Kobe Bryant6 |
Pts: Tim Duncan27 Rebs: Tim Duncan14 Asts: Tim Duncan5 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–2 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas |
May 15 |
| San Antonio Spurs 110, Los Angeles Lakers82 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 25–25, 24–19, 32–13 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan37 Rebs: Tim Duncan16 Asts: Tony Parker5 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal31 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal10 Asts: Kobe Bryant6 | |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–2 | ||
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
| San Antonio won 4–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning six of the first eight meetings.
| Los Angeles leads 6–2 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May 6 |
| Sacramento Kings 124, Dallas Mavericks 113 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–24, 29–26, 36–26, 26–37 | ||
| Pts: Peja Stojaković26 Rebs: Christie, Stojaković 9 each Asts: Chris Webber9 |
Pts: three players 20 each Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki11 Asts: Steve Nash7 | |
| Sacramento leads series, 1–0 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas |
May 8 |
| Sacramento Kings 110, Dallas Mavericks 132 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 40–44, 21–39, 24–30, 25–19 | ||
| Pts: Chris Webber31 Rebs: Bobby Jackson8 Asts: Doug Christie9 |
Pts: Nick Van Exel36 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki12 Asts: Steve Nash7 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas |
May 10 |
| Dallas Mavericks 141, Sacramento Kings 137 (2OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–36, 39–28, 20–27, 31–22, Overtime: 12–12, 16–12 | ||
| Pts: Nick Van Exel40 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki20 Asts: Steve Nash11 |
Pts: Peja Stojaković39 Rebs: Bobby Jackson11 Asts: Doug Christie7 | |
| Dallas leads series, 2–1 | ||
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California |
May 11 |
| Dallas Mavericks 83, Sacramento Kings 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 17–28, 24–29, 22–18 | ||
| Pts: Bell, Finley 16 each Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki11 Asts: Steve Nash6 |
Pts: Hedo Türkoğlu17 Rebs: Peja Stojaković12 Asts: Doug Christie7 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California |
May 13 |
| Sacramento Kings 93, Dallas Mavericks 112 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–24, 28–30, 10–29, 22–29 | ||
| Pts: Doug Christie21 Rebs: Christie, Pollard 9 each Asts: Doug Christie7 |
Pts: Steve Nash25 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki15 Asts: Dirk Nowitzki9 | |
| Dallas leads series, 3–2 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas |
May 15 |
| Dallas Mavericks 109, Sacramento Kings 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 28–36, 35–32, 22–26 | ||
| Pts: Nick Van Exel35 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki12 Asts: Finley, Nash 4 each |
Pts: Peja Stojaković24 Rebs: Jim Jackson12 Asts: Doug Christie6 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California |
May 17 |
| Sacramento Kings 99, Dallas Mavericks 112 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 24–25, 24–28, 32–36 | ||
| Pts: Mike Bibby25 Rebs: Peja Stojaković9 Asts: Bibby, Jackson 5 each |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki30 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki19 Asts: Steve Nash13 | |
| Dallas wins series, 4–3 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas |
| Sacramento won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sacramento leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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May 18 |
| New Jersey Nets 76, Detroit Pistons74 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 21–20, 12–27, 21–11 | ||
| Pts: Kenyon Martin16 Rebs: Jason Collins10 Asts: Jason Kidd7 |
Pts: Richard Hamilton24 Rebs: Ben Wallace22 Asts: Chauncey Billups6 | |
| New Jersey leads series, 1–0 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
May 20 |
| New Jersey Nets 88, Detroit Pistons86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 19–23, 19–25, 30–19 | ||
| Pts: Kenyon Martin25 Rebs: Jason Collins14 Asts: Jason Kidd5 |
Pts: Richard Hamilton24 Rebs: Ben Wallace19 Asts: Chauncey Billups10 | |
| New Jersey leads series, 2–0 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan |
May 22 |
| Detroit Pistons 85, New Jersey Nets 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 23–29, 19–23, 20–17 | ||
| Pts: Richard Hamilton21 Rebs: Ben Wallace15 Asts: Five players 3 each |
Pts: Jason Kidd34 Rebs: Jason Kidd12 Asts: Jason Kidd6 | |
| New Jersey leads series, 3–0 | ||
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
May 24 |
| Detroit Pistons 82, New Jersey Nets 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 18–22, 23–23, 18–29 | ||
| Pts: Clifford Robinson21 Rebs: Ben Wallace13 Asts: Chauncey Billups6 |
Pts: Jason Kidd26 Rebs: Jason Kidd12 Asts: Jason Kidd7 | |
| New Jersey wins series, 4–0 | ||
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Detroit won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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May 19 |
| Dallas Mavericks 113, San Antonio Spurs 110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–36, 34–30, 26–25, 30–19 | ||
| Pts: Dirk Nowitzki38 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki15 Asts: Steve Nash3 |
Pts: Tim Duncan40 Rebs: Tim Duncan15 Asts: Tim Duncan7 | |
| Dallas leads series, 1–0 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas |
May 21 |
| Dallas Mavericks 106, San Antonio Spurs 119 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–35, 20–34, 31–25, 31–25 | ||
| Pts: Michael Finley29 Rebs: Finley, Nowitzki 10 each Asts: Steve Nash8 |
Pts: Tim Duncan32 Rebs: Tim Duncan15 Asts: Duncan, Jackson 5 each | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas |
May 23 |
| San Antonio Spurs 96, Dallas Mavericks83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 20–28, 31–20, 27–17 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan34 Rebs: Tim Duncan24 Asts: Tim Duncan6 |
Pts: Nick Van Exel16 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki9 Asts: Steve Nash9 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–1 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas |
May 25 |
| San Antonio Spurs 102, Dallas Mavericks95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 26–28, 30–18, 25–25 | ||
| Pts: Tony Parker25 Rebs: Tim Duncan20 Asts: Tim Duncan7 |
Pts: Finley, Nash 25 each Rebs: Van Exel, Williams 8 each Asts: Van Exel, Williams 3 each | |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–1 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas |
May 27 |
| Dallas Mavericks 103, San Antonio Spurs91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–30, 24–28, 27–23, 29–10 | ||
| Pts: Michael Finley31 Rebs: three players 8 each Asts: Steve Nash6 |
Pts: Tim Duncan23 Rebs: Tim Duncan15 Asts: three players 6 each | |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–2 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas |
May 29 |
| San Antonio Spurs 90, Dallas Mavericks78 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 18–24, 16–23, 34–9 | ||
| Pts: Stephen Jackson24 Rebs: Duncan, Rose 11 each Asts: three players 4 each |
Pts: Nick Van Exel19 Rebs: Raef LaFrentz12 Asts: Steve Nash11 | |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–2 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas |
Steve Kerr puts on a shooting performance for the ages connecting on 4 3-pointers closing out Dallas in game 6. Dirk Nowitzki missed the final three games with a knee injury.
| Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning the first meeting.
| San Antonio leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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June 4 |
| New Jersey Nets 89, San Antonio Spurs 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 21–24, 17–32, 30–27 | ||
| Pts: Kenyon Martin21 Rebs: Kenyon Martin12 Asts: Jason Kidd10 |
Pts: Tim Duncan32 Rebs: Tim Duncan20 Asts: Tim Duncan6 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 1–0 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas |
June 6 |
| New Jersey Nets 87, San Antonio Spurs85 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 22–17, 25–21, 21–29 | ||
| Pts: Jason Kidd30 Rebs: Jason Kidd7 Asts: Kenyon Martin4 |
Pts: Tony Parker21 Rebs: Tim Duncan12 Asts: Tony Parker5 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas |
June 8 |
| San Antonio Spurs 84, New Jersey Nets79 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 18–9, 21–27, 30–22 | ||
| Pts: Tony Parker26 Rebs: Tim Duncan16 Asts: Tim Duncan7 |
Pts: Kenyon Martin23 Rebs: Kenyon Martin11 Asts: Jason Kidd11 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–1 | ||
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
June 11 |
| San Antonio Spurs 76, New Jersey Nets 77 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 16–29, 23–11, 19–21 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan23 Rebs: Tim Duncan16 Asts: Parker, Jackson 3 each |
Pts: Kenyon Martin20 Rebs: Kenyon Martin13 Asts: Jason Kidd9 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
June 13 |
| San Antonio Spurs 93, New Jersey Nets83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 23–16, 24–23, 27–26 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan29 Rebs: Tim Duncan17 Asts: Duncan, Parker 4 each |
Pts: Jason Kidd29 Rebs: Kenyon Martin9 Asts: Jason Kidd7 | |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–2 | ||
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
June 15 |
| New Jersey Nets 77, San Antonio Spurs 88 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 16–21, 22–19, 14–31 | ||
| Pts: Jason Kidd21 Rebs: Kenyon Martin10 Asts: Jason Kidd7 |
Pts: Tim Duncan21 Rebs: Tim Duncan20 Asts: Tim Duncan10 | |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–2 | ||
SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas |
The Spurs become the first team to win all playoff series in 6 games.
| Tied 1–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||
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This was the first NBA playoff meeting between the Nets and the Spurs. As members of the ABA, both teams met in the 1976 ABA Semifinals, where the Nets won 4–3.[15]
| Category | Game High | Average | |||||
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| Player | Team | High | Player | Team | Avg. | GP | |
| Points | Allen Iverson | Philadelphia 76ers | 55 | Kobe Bryant | Los Angeles Lakers | 32.1 | 12 |
| Rebounds | Tim Duncan Ben Wallace |
San Antonio Spurs Detroit Pistons |
24 | Jermaine O'Neal | Indiana Pacers | 17.5 | 6 |
| Assists | Gary Payton Jason Kidd |
Milwaukee Bucks New Jersey Nets |
14 | Gary Payton | Milwaukee Bucks | 8.7 | 6 |
| Steals | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons | 7 | Ben Wallace | Detroit Pistons | 2.5 | 17 |
| Blocks | Tim Duncan | San Antonio Spurs | 8 | Tim Duncan | San Antonio Spurs | 3.3 | 24 |