2002-03 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule and Results

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Record: 50-32, Finished 2nd in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: Phil Jackson (50-32)

Executive: Mitch Kupchak

PTS/G: 100.4 (4th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 98.0 (23rd of 29)

SRS: 2.71 (9th of 29) Pace: 92.5 (8th of 29)

Off Rtg: 107.2 (4th of 29) Def Rtg: 104.7 (19th of 29) Net Rtg: +2.5 (10th of 29)

Expected W-L: 48-34 (10th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +180, Over-Under 58.5

Arena: STAPLES Center Attendance: 777,888 (9th of 29)

NBA 2003 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (4-2) versus Minnesota Timberwolves (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (2-4) versus San Antonio Spurs (Series Stats)

Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Tue, Oct 29, 2002	10:30p	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		82	87	0	1	L 1
2	Wed, Oct 30, 2002	9:30p	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		90	102	0	2	L 2
3	Fri, Nov 1, 2002	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		108	93	1	2	W 1
4	Sun, Nov 3, 2002	9:30p	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W	OT	98	95	2	2	W 2
5	Tue, Nov 5, 2002	7:00p	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		70	89	2	3	L 1
6	Thu, Nov 7, 2002	7:30p	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	OT	95	98	2	4	L 2
7	Fri, Nov 8, 2002	8:00p	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	L		99	100	2	5	L 3
8	Tue, Nov 12, 2002	10:30p	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		83	95	2	6	L 4
9	Fri, Nov 15, 2002	10:30p	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W	OT	96	89	3	6	W 1
10	Sun, Nov 17, 2002	9:30p	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		89	93	3	7	L 1
11	Tue, Nov 19, 2002	8:30p	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		72	98	3	8	L 2
12	Wed, Nov 20, 2002	8:30p	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		88	95	3	9	L 3
13	Fri, Nov 22, 2002	10:30p	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		86	73	4	9	W 1
14	Sun, Nov 24, 2002	9:30p	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		111	99	5	9	W 2
15	Tue, Nov 26, 2002	7:30p	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		85	97	5	10	L 1
16	Wed, Nov 27, 2002	7:00p	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		102	112	5	11	L 2
17	Fri, Nov 29, 2002	8:00p	Box Score	@	Memphis Grizzlies	W	OT	112	106	6	11	W 1
18	Sun, Dec 1, 2002	9:30p	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		107	110	6	12	L 1
19	Tue, Dec 3, 2002	10:30p	Box Score		Memphis Grizzlies	W		101	91	7	12	W 1
20	Wed, Dec 4, 2002	9:00p	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		85	93	7	13	L 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 6, 2002	10:30p	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		105	103	8	13	W 1
22	Sun, Dec 8, 2002	9:30p	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		110	101	9	13	W 2
23	Tue, Dec 10, 2002	10:30p	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		102	106	9	14	L 1
24	Fri, Dec 13, 2002	10:30p	Box Score		New Orleans Hornets	L		82	98	9	15	L 2
25	Sun, Dec 15, 2002	9:30p	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		107	84	10	15	W 1
26	Tue, Dec 17, 2002	8:00p	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		80	96	10	16	L 1
27	Thu, Dec 19, 2002	7:30p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		71	98	10	17	L 2
28	Fri, Dec 20, 2002	8:00p	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	104	107	10	18	L 3
29	Sun, Dec 22, 2002	5:00p	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W	OT	109	107	11	18	W 1
30	Wed, Dec 25, 2002	8:30p	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		99	105	11	19	L 1
31	Sat, Dec 28, 2002	9:00p	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		112	93	12	19	W 1
32	Sun, Dec 29, 2002	9:30p	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		104	88	13	19	W 2
33	Sat, Jan 4, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		93	107	13	20	L 1
34	Sun, Jan 5, 2003	9:30p	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		109	97	14	20	W 1
35	Tue, Jan 7, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		119	98	15	20	W 2
36	Fri, Jan 10, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		115	99	16	20	W 3
37	Sun, Jan 12, 2003	9:30p	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		106	81	17	20	W 4
38	Wed, Jan 15, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	New Orleans Hornets	W		90	82	18	20	W 5
39	Fri, Jan 17, 2003	9:30p	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L	OT	104	108	18	21	L 1
40	Mon, Jan 20, 2003	10:00p	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		96	92	19	21	W 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 22, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		110	114	19	22	L 1
42	Fri, Jan 24, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		83	89	19	23	L 2
43	Wed, Jan 29, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		99	90	20	23	W 1
44	Fri, Jan 31, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		124	113	21	23	W 2
45	Sat, Feb 1, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		99	87	22	23	W 3
46	Tue, Feb 4, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		97	94	23	23	W 4
47	Thu, Feb 6, 2003	7:30p	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		114	109	24	23	W 5
48	Tue, Feb 11, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		121	93	25	23	W 6
49	Wed, Feb 12, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		113	102	26	23	W 7
50	Fri, Feb 14, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		95	103	26	24	L 1
51	Sun, Feb 16, 2003	9:30p	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		110	117	26	25	L 2
52	Tue, Feb 18, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W	2OT	106	99	27	25	W 1
53	Wed, Feb 19, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		93	87	28	25	W 2
54	Fri, Feb 21, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		92	84	29	25	W 3
55	Sun, Feb 23, 2003	9:30p	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		106	101	30	25	W 4
56	Tue, Feb 25, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		109	98	31	25	W 5
57	Thu, Feb 27, 2003	10:00p	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		95	85	32	25	W 6
58	Fri, Feb 28, 2003	10:00p	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		90	107	32	26	L 1
59	Wed, Mar 5, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		97	95	33	26	W 1
60	Fri, Mar 7, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		106	96	34	26	W 2
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Sun, Mar 9, 2003	3:30p	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		106	92	35	26	W 3
62	Tue, Mar 11, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		99	116	35	27	L 1
63	Wed, Mar 12, 2003	7:30p	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		88	111	35	28	L 2
64	Fri, Mar 14, 2003	8:00p	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	W		106	99	36	28	W 1
65	Sat, Mar 15, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		98	94	37	28	W 2
66	Mon, Mar 17, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		102	85	38	28	W 3
67	Thu, Mar 20, 2003	10:00p	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		99	107	38	29	L 1
68	Fri, Mar 21, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		104	96	39	29	W 1
69	Sun, Mar 23, 2003	1:00p	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		89	98	39	30	L 1
70	Tue, Mar 25, 2003	7:30p	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		108	91	40	30	W 1
71	Wed, Mar 26, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		96	93	41	30	W 2
72	Fri, Mar 28, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		108	94	42	30	W 3
73	Sun, Mar 30, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		98	119	42	31	L 1
74	Mon, Mar 31, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		Memphis Grizzlies	W		110	94	43	31	W 1
75	Thu, Apr 3, 2003	9:30p	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		100	89	44	31	W 2
76	Fri, Apr 4, 2003	8:00p	Box Score	@	Memphis Grizzlies	W		102	101	45	31	W 3
77	Sun, Apr 6, 2003	9:30p	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W	OT	115	113	46	31	W 4
78	Tue, Apr 8, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		108	99	47	31	W 5
79	Thu, Apr 10, 2003	10:00p	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		117	104	48	31	W 6
80	Sun, Apr 13, 2003	3:30p	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		99	101	48	32	L 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Tue, Apr 15, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		126	104	49	32	W 1
82	Wed, Apr 16, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		117	111	50	32	W 2

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sun, Apr 20, 2003	3:30p	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	W		117	98	1	0	W 1
2	Tue, Apr 22, 2003	9:30p	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		91	119	1	1	L 1
3	Thu, Apr 24, 2003	11:00p	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L	OT	110	114	1	2	L 2
4	Sun, Apr 27, 2003	3:00p	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		102	97	2	2	W 1
5	Tue, Apr 29, 2003	9:30p	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	W		120	90	3	2	W 2
6	Thu, May 1, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		101	85	4	2	W 3
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
7	Mon, May 5, 2003	9:30p	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		82	87	4	3	L 1
8	Wed, May 7, 2003	9:30p	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		95	114	4	4	L 2
9	Fri, May 9, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		110	95	5	4	W 1
10	Sun, May 11, 2003	3:30p	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		99	95	6	4	W 2
11	Tue, May 13, 2003	9:30p	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		94	96	6	5	L 1
12	Thu, May 15, 2003	8:00p	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		82	110	6	6	L 2

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