2002–03_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season

2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers season

2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers season

NBA professional basketball team season


The 2002–03 NBA season was the Clippers' 33rd season in the National Basketball Association, and their 19th season in Los Angeles.[1] The Clippers had the eighth pick in the 2002 NBA draft, and selected Chris Wilcox from the University of Maryland.[2][3][4][5] During the offseason, the team acquired Andre Miller from the Cleveland Cavaliers.[6] After a 12–16 start to the season, the Clippers lost six straight games, then posted an eight-game losing streak between February and March. Head coach Alvin Gentry was fired after a 19–39 start, and was replaced with former Boston Celtics legend Dennis Johnson. With players like Elton Brand, Corey Maggette, Lamar Odom, Michael Olowokandi, and Quentin Richardson all missing large parts of the season due to injuries, the team fell apart and sank back to the bottom of the Pacific Division with a 27–55 record.[7]

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Brand led the team with 18.5 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, while Maggette provided the team with 16.8 points per game.[8] Following the season, Johnson was fired as coach, Odom signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat, Miller signed with the Denver Nuggets, Olowokandi signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves, and longtime three-point specialist Eric Piatkowski signed with the Houston Rockets.

For the season, the team added new blue road alternate uniforms, with white side panels to their jerseys and shorts.[9] These uniforms would last until 2010.

Draft picks

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Roster

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Roster Notes

  • This is Cherokee Parks' second tour of duty with the franchise. He previously played for the team in 2000-2001.

Regular season

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

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Game log

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
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Player Statistics Citations:[8]

Awards and records

Transactions

The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2002-03 season.

Trades

June 26, 2002 To Los Angeles Clippers
  • A future consideration
To Orlando Magic
July 30, 2002 To Los Angeles Clippers
To Cleveland Cavaliers

Free agents

Player Transactions Citation:[10]

See also


References

  1. Passan, Jeff (June 27, 2002). "Rockets Select Yao No. 1 Overall in Draft". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  2. Povtak, Tim (June 27, 2002). "Foreign Players Make Move". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  3. "Rockets Make Yao Ming First Overall Pick". ESPN. June 26, 2002. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  4. "2002 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  5. "WESTERN CONFERENCE: Team-by-Team Preview". The New York Times. October 28, 2002. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  6. "2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  7. "2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  8. "Los Angeles Clippers Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  9. "2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

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