2003 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament

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.

Seed Team Record 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

Seed Team Record 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)

+Regular season seriesNew Orleans won 2–1 in the regular season series. This was the first playoff meeting between the 76ers and the New Orleans Pelicans/Hornets franchise.

Category Game High Average Player Team High Player Team Avg. Points Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76ers 55 Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers 32.1 12 Rebounds Tim DuncanBen Wallace San Antonio SpursDetroit Pistons 24 Jermaine O'Neal Indiana Pacers 17.5 6 Assists Gary PaytonJason Kidd Milwaukee BucksNew 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