2002-03 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results

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Record: 50-32, Finished 1st in NBA Central Division

Coach: Rick Carlisle (50-32)

Executive: Joe Dumars

PTS/G: 91.4 (26th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 87.7 (1st of 29)

SRS: 2.97 (5th of 29) Pace: 86.8 (29th of 29)

Off Rtg: 104.1 (15th of 29) Def Rtg: 99.9 (4th of 29) Net Rtg: +4.2 (5th of 29)

Expected W-L: 52-30 (5th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +2000, Over-Under 42.0

Arena: The Palace of Auburn Hills Attendance: 839,278 (1st of 29)

NBA 2003 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (4-3) versus Orlando Magic (Series Stats)
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus Philadelphia 76ers (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals (0-4) versus New Jersey Nets (Series Stats)

Central Div Champs

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Wed, Oct 30, 2002	8:00p	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		86	77	1	0	W 1	22,076
2	Fri, Nov 1, 2002	8:00p	Box Score		Memphis Grizzlies	W		109	86	2	0	W 2	18,113
3	Sun, Nov 3, 2002	3:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		72	74	2	1	L 1	14,275
4	Mon, Nov 4, 2002	9:00p	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		84	82	3	1	W 1	13,256
5	Wed, Nov 6, 2002	9:00p	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		80	78	4	1	W 2	15,055
6	Thu, Nov 7, 2002	10:00p	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		89	63	5	1	W 3	11,982
7	Sat, Nov 9, 2002	8:30p	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		75	114	5	2	L 1	19,644
8	Tue, Nov 12, 2002	7:30p	Box Score		New Orleans Hornets	W		93	87	6	2	W 1	16,224
9	Fri, Nov 15, 2002	8:00p	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		86	75	7	2	W 2	22,076
10	Sat, Nov 16, 2002	7:30p	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		74	53	8	2	W 3	22,076
11	Mon, Nov 18, 2002	7:30p	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		91	94	8	3	L 1	17,981
12	Wed, Nov 20, 2002	7:30p	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		79	68	9	3	W 1	16,867
13	Fri, Nov 22, 2002	8:00p	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		75	72	10	3	W 2	15,328
14	Sat, Nov 23, 2002	7:00p	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		106	91	11	3	W 3	17,219
15	Wed, Nov 27, 2002	7:30p	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		82	102	11	4	L 1	22,076
16	Fri, Nov 29, 2002	8:00p	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		96	91	12	4	W 1	22,076
17	Sat, Nov 30, 2002	9:00p	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		86	109	12	5	L 1	16,217
18	Wed, Dec 4, 2002	7:30p	Box Score		Washington Wizards	L		83	88	12	6	L 2	20,887
19	Sat, Dec 7, 2002	2:00p	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		92	94	12	7	L 3	7,856
20	Wed, Dec 11, 2002	7:30p	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		91	80	13	7	W 1	16,199
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Thu, Dec 12, 2002	7:30p	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		86	76	14	7	W 2	15,691
22	Sat, Dec 14, 2002	7:30p	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		91	78	15	7	W 3	22,076
23	Sun, Dec 15, 2002	6:00p	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		101	91	16	7	W 4	17,416
24	Wed, Dec 18, 2002	7:00p	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	111	106	17	7	W 5	7,925
25	Fri, Dec 20, 2002	8:00p	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	109	107	18	7	W 6	17,388
26	Sat, Dec 21, 2002	8:00p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		92	100	18	8	L 1	13,064
27	Wed, Dec 25, 2002	2:00p	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		99	104	18	9	L 2	13,725
28	Thu, Dec 26, 2002	7:30p	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	W		87	82	19	9	W 1	20,173
29	Sat, Dec 28, 2002	7:30p	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		106	82	20	9	W 2	22,076
30	Mon, Dec 30, 2002	7:30p	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		74	85	20	10	L 1	22,076
31	Sat, Jan 4, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		90	86	21	10	W 1	10,286
32	Mon, Jan 6, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		82	74	22	10	W 2	16,239
33	Wed, Jan 8, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	103	94	23	10	W 3	18,738
34	Fri, Jan 10, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	New Orleans Hornets	W	OT	101	99	24	10	W 4	16,909
35	Sat, Jan 11, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		87	89	24	11	L 1	22,076
36	Mon, Jan 13, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	W		101	86	25	11	W 1	13,611
37	Tue, Jan 14, 2003	7:30p	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		85	88	25	12	L 1	14,783
38	Fri, Jan 17, 2003	8:00p	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		99	82	26	12	W 1	22,076
39	Sat, Jan 18, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		86	88	26	13	L 1	18,345
40	Mon, Jan 20, 2003	3:00p	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		88	78	27	13	W 1	22,076
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 22, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		83	92	27	14	L 1	19,347
42	Fri, Jan 24, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		98	74	28	14	W 1	14,911
43	Sat, Jan 25, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		76	108	28	15	L 1	17,353
44	Tue, Jan 28, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		86	83	29	15	W 1	17,371	2:26
45	Fri, Jan 31, 2003	7:30p	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		118	66	30	15	W 2	18,624	2:06
46	Sat, Feb 1, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		106	84	31	15	W 3	22,076
47	Wed, Feb 5, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		89	80	32	15	W 4	18,844
48	Tue, Feb 11, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		89	79	33	15	W 5	18,303
49	Thu, Feb 13, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		98	88	34	15	W 6	20,333
50	Fri, Feb 14, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		86	96	34	16	L 1	16,294
51	Sun, Feb 16, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		90	75	35	16	W 1	9,178
52	Mon, Feb 17, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		93	62	36	16	W 2	17,177
53	Wed, Feb 19, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		89	84	37	16	W 3	19,140
54	Fri, Feb 21, 2003	8:00p	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		96	103	37	17	L 1	14,881
55	Sat, Feb 22, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		New Orleans Hornets	L		91	93	37	18	L 2	22,076
56	Mon, Feb 24, 2003	10:00p	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		79	86	37	19	L 3	15,718
57	Tue, Feb 25, 2003	10:00p	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		75	81	37	20	L 4	17,317
58	Thu, Feb 27, 2003	10:00p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		85	95	37	21	L 5	18,997
59	Sat, Mar 1, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		90	92	37	22	L 6	17,348
60	Sun, Mar 2, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		86	103	37	23	L 7	19,523
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 4, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		96	83	38	23	W 1	22,076
62	Sun, Mar 9, 2003	6:00p	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		107	105	39	23	W 2	22,076
63	Wed, Mar 12, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		111	88	40	23	W 3	22,076
64	Fri, Mar 14, 2003	8:00p	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		90	80	41	23	W 4	22,076
65	Sat, Mar 15, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		71	81	41	24	L 1	22,076	2:11
66	Tue, Mar 18, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	W	OT	94	90	42	24	W 1	20,173
67	Thu, Mar 20, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		113	85	43	24	W 2	22,076
68	Fri, Mar 21, 2003	8:00p	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		93	97	43	25	L 1	19,458
69	Sun, Mar 23, 2003	6:00p	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		105	82	44	25	W 1	20,415
70	Wed, Mar 26, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	OT	102	99	45	25	W 2	18,956
71	Fri, Mar 28, 2003	8:00p	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		91	94	45	26	L 1	22,076
72	Sun, Mar 30, 2003	6:00p	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		99	88	46	26	W 1	22,076
73	Tue, Apr 1, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		92	85	47	26	W 2	18,237
74	Wed, Apr 2, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	L		78	89	47	27	L 1	22,076
75	Fri, Apr 4, 2003	8:00p	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		92	98	47	28	L 2	22,076
76	Sun, Apr 6, 2003	6:00p	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		83	89	47	29	L 3	22,076
77	Tue, Apr 8, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		74	91	47	30	L 4	20,520
78	Wed, Apr 9, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	OT	111	102	48	30	W 1	18,966
79	Fri, Apr 11, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	New Orleans Hornets	L		89	93	48	31	L 1	17,394
80	Sun, Apr 13, 2003	4:00p	Box Score	@	Memphis Grizzlies	W	2OT	110	107	49	31	W 1	15,704
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Mon, Apr 14, 2003	7:30p	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		89	88	50	31	W 2	18,712
82	Wed, Apr 16, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		92	99	50	32	L 1	17,069	2:01

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sun, Apr 20, 2003	12:30p	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		94	99	0	1	L 1	21,261
2	Wed, Apr 23, 2003	8:00p	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		89	77	1	1	W 1	22,076
3	Fri, Apr 25, 2003	8:00p	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		80	89	1	2	L 1	17,283
4	Sun, Apr 27, 2003	5:30p	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		92	100	1	3	L 2	17,283
5	Wed, Apr 30, 2003	8:00p	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		98	67	2	3	W 1	22,076
6	Fri, May 2, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	W		103	88	3	3	W 2	16,909
7	Sun, May 4, 2003	12:30p	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		108	93	4	3	W 3	22,076
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
8	Tue, May 6, 2003	8:00p	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		98	87	5	3	W 4	22,076
9	Thu, May 8, 2003	7:00p	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	104	97	6	3	W 5	22,076
10	Sat, May 10, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		83	93	6	4	L 1	20,743
11	Sun, May 11, 2003	8:00p	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		82	95	6	5	L 2	20,549
12	Wed, May 14, 2003	8:00p	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		78	77	7	5	W 1	22,076
13	Fri, May 16, 2003	7:30p	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	93	89	8	5	W 2	20,888
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
14	Sun, May 18, 2003	1:30p	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		74	76	8	6	L 1	22,076
15	Tue, May 20, 2003	8:00p	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		86	88	8	7	L 2	22,076
16	Thu, May 22, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		85	97	8	8	L 3	19,923
17	Sat, May 24, 2003	8:00p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		82	102	8	9	L 4	19,923

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