2002-03 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 44-38
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 4-6 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Indiana Pacers 4-2
Conference Semifinals - Lost to New Jersey Nets 4-0
Coach: Jim O'Brien (44-38)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 709,049, Avg. 17,294 in 41 home dates
2002-03 Boston Celtics StatisticsTeam Record: 44-38
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 4-6 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Indiana Pacers 4-2
Conference Semifinals - Lost to New Jersey Nets 4-0
Coach: Jim O'Brien (44-38)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 709,049, Avg. 17,294 in 41 home dates
2002-03 Boston Celtics Roster
The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 44 wins and 38 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-6.
Boston poured in 7,599 points and allowed 7,631. Paul Pierce tossed in a team-best 2,048 points for the Celtics, and Antoine Walker scored 15 or more per game also. Paul Pierce contributed 578 boards. Antoine Walker dished out 373 assists for the squad.
On defense, Paul Pierce added 139 steals.
Jim O'Brien coached the team. The 2002-03 Boston Celtics lost in the conference semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 7599
Regular Season Points Against: 7631
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2002 | Chicago Bulls 99 at Boston Celtics 96 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 31, 2002 | Boston Celtics 69 at Washington Wizards 114 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| November 2, 2002 | Boston Celtics 117 at New York Knicks 107 | W | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
| November 6, 2002 | Boston Celtics 91 at Chicago Bulls 69 | W | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | ||
| November 7, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 95 at Boston Celtics 98 | W | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | OT | |
| November 9, 2002 | Boston Celtics 105 at Minnesota Timberwolves 99 | W | 1-1 | 3-1 | 4-2 | ||
| November 11, 2002 | Utah Jazz 95 at Boston Celtics 112 | W | 2-1 | 3-1 | 5-2 | ||
| November 13, 2002 | Philadelphia 76ers 81 at Boston Celtics 91 | W | 3-1 | 3-1 | 6-2 | ||
| November 15, 2002 | Dallas Mavericks 97 at Boston Celtics 86 | L | 3-2 | 3-1 | 6-3 | ||
| November 16, 2002 | Boston Celtics 85 at Milwaukee Bucks 104 | L | 3-2 | 3-2 | 6-4 | ||
| November 20, 2002 | New Jersey Nets 79 at Boston Celtics 96 | W | 4-2 | 3-2 | 7-4 | ||
| November 22, 2002 | Atlanta Hawks 98 at Boston Celtics 105 | W | 5-2 | 3-2 | 8-4 | 2OT | |
| November 23, 2002 | Boston Celtics 109 at Atlanta Hawks 99 | W | 5-2 | 4-2 | 9-4 | ||
| November 27, 2002 | Chicago Bulls 82 at Boston Celtics 92 | W | 6-2 | 4-2 | 10-4 | ||
| November 29, 2002 | Toronto Raptors 98 at Boston Celtics 95 | L | 6-3 | 4-2 | 10-5 | ||
| December 1, 2002 | New Orleans Hornets 86 at Boston Celtics 95 | W | 7-3 | 4-2 | 11-5 | ||
| December 2, 2002 | Boston Celtics 102 at Orlando Magic 97 | W | 7-3 | 5-2 | 12-5 | ||
| December 4, 2002 | Boston Celtics 93 at Philadelphia 76ers 99 | L | 7-3 | 5-3 | 12-6 | ||
| December 6, 2002 | New York Knicks 80 at Boston Celtics 91 | W | 8-3 | 5-3 | 13-6 | ||
| December 9, 2002 | Orlando Magic 109 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 9-3 | 5-3 | 14-6 | OT | |
| December 11, 2002 | Phoenix Suns 103 at Boston Celtics 94 | L | 9-4 | 5-3 | 14-7 | ||
| December 13, 2002 | Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at Boston Celtics 115 | W | 10-4 | 5-3 | 15-7 | ||
| December 14, 2002 | Boston Celtics 113 at New York Knicks 90 | W | 10-4 | 6-3 | 16-7 | ||
| December 16, 2002 | Boston Celtics 83 at Chicago Bulls 94 | L | 10-4 | 6-4 | 16-8 | ||
| December 18, 2002 | Miami Heat 91 at Boston Celtics 81 | L | 10-5 | 6-4 | 16-9 | ||
| December 20, 2002 | Minnesota Timberwolves 99 at Boston Celtics 108 | W | 11-5 | 6-4 | 17-9 | ||
| December 21, 2002 | Boston Celtics 89 at Cleveland Cavaliers 82 | W | 11-5 | 7-4 | 18-9 | ||
| December 25, 2002 | Boston Celtics 81 at New Jersey Nets 117 | L | 11-5 | 7-5 | 18-10 | ||
| December 27, 2002 | Boston Celtics 70 at Miami Heat 90 | L | 11-5 | 7-6 | 18-11 | ||
| December 28, 2002 | Boston Celtics 95 at Orlando Magic 101 | L | 11-5 | 7-7 | 18-12 | ||
| December 31, 2002 | Memphis Grizzlies 89 at Boston Celtics 96 | W | 12-5 | 7-7 | 19-12 | ||
| January 3, 2003 | Portland Trail Blazers 108 at Boston Celtics 103 | L | 12-6 | 7-7 | 19-13 | ||
| January 6, 2003 | Washington Wizards 100 at Boston Celtics 95 | L | 12-7 | 7-7 | 19-14 | ||
| January 8, 2003 | Boston Celtics 93 at New Orleans Hornets 83 | W | 12-7 | 8-7 | 20-14 | ||
| January 10, 2003 | Boston Celtics 78 at Dallas Mavericks 103 | L | 12-7 | 8-8 | 20-15 | ||
| January 12, 2003 | Boston Celtics 80 at San Antonio Spurs 81 | L | 12-7 | 8-9 | 20-16 | ||
| January 13, 2003 | Boston Celtics 92 at Houston Rockets 101 | L | 12-7 | 8-10 | 20-17 | ||
| January 15, 2003 | Atlanta Hawks 66 at Boston Celtics 86 | W | 13-7 | 8-10 | 21-17 | ||
| January 17, 2003 | Indiana Pacers 93 at Boston Celtics 98 | W | 14-7 | 8-10 | 22-17 | ||
| January 18, 2003 | Boston Celtics 97 at Milwaukee Bucks 95 | W | 14-7 | 9-10 | 23-17 | ||
| January 20, 2003 | Boston Celtics 100 at Philadelphia 76ers 99 | W | 14-7 | 10-10 | 24-17 | ||
| January 22, 2003 | Milwaukee Bucks 106 at Boston Celtics 97 | L | 14-8 | 10-10 | 24-18 | ||
| January 24, 2003 | Denver Nuggets 58 at Boston Celtics 77 | W | 15-8 | 10-10 | 25-18 | ||
| January 26, 2003 | Orlando Magic 83 at Boston Celtics 91 | W | 16-8 | 10-10 | 26-18 | ||
| January 28, 2003 | Boston Celtics 83 at Detroit Pistons 86 | L | 16-8 | 10-11 | 26-19 | ||
| January 31, 2003 | Detroit Pistons 118 at Boston Celtics 66 | L | 16-9 | 10-11 | 26-20 | ||
| February 1, 2003 | Boston Celtics 100 at Indiana Pacers 109 | L | 16-9 | 10-12 | 26-21 | ||
| February 3, 2003 | Boston Celtics 96 at New Orleans Hornets 103 | L | 16-9 | 10-13 | 26-22 | ||
| February 5, 2003 | Seattle Supersonics 74 at Boston Celtics 114 | W | 17-9 | 10-13 | 27-22 | ||
| February 11, 2003 | Boston Celtics 82 at Seattle Supersonics 76 | W | 17-9 | 11-13 | 28-22 | ||
| February 13, 2003 | Boston Celtics 100 at Portland Trail Blazers 92 | W | 17-9 | 12-13 | 29-22 | ||
| February 15, 2003 | Boston Celtics 92 at Los Angeles Clippers 84 | W | 17-9 | 13-13 | 30-22 | ||
| February 16, 2003 | Boston Celtics 92 at Phoenix Suns 102 | L | 17-9 | 13-14 | 30-23 | ||
| February 18, 2003 | Boston Celtics 125 at Golden State Warriors 117 | W | 17-9 | 14-14 | 31-23 | ||
| February 20, 2003 | Boston Celtics 83 at Sacramento Kings 105 | L | 17-9 | 14-15 | 31-24 | ||
| February 24, 2003 | Houston Rockets 101 at Boston Celtics 95 | L | 17-10 | 14-15 | 31-25 | OT | |
| February 26, 2003 | Indiana Pacers 69 at Boston Celtics 71 | W | 18-10 | 14-15 | 32-25 | ||
| February 28, 2003 | Toronto Raptors 85 at Boston Celtics 90 | W | 19-10 | 14-15 | 33-25 | ||
| March 2, 2003 | Boston Celtics 92 at Toronto Raptors 104 | L | 19-10 | 14-16 | 33-26 | ||
| March 3, 2003 | Boston Celtics 111 at Memphis Grizzlies 110 | W | 19-10 | 15-16 | 34-26 | ||
| March 5, 2003 | New York Knicks 95 at Boston Celtics 97 | W | 20-10 | 15-16 | 35-26 | ||
| March 7, 2003 | Los Angeles Clippers 72 at Boston Celtics 83 | W | 21-10 | 15-16 | 36-26 | ||
| March 9, 2003 | San Antonio Spurs 94 at Boston Celtics 78 | L | 21-11 | 15-16 | 36-27 | ||
| March 12, 2003 | New Orleans Hornets 65 at Boston Celtics 93 | W | 22-11 | 15-16 | 37-27 | ||
| March 13, 2003 | Boston Celtics 75 at New Jersey Nets 90 | L | 22-11 | 15-17 | 37-28 | ||
| March 15, 2003 | Boston Celtics 81 at Detroit Pistons 71 | W | 22-11 | 16-17 | 38-28 | ||
| March 18, 2003 | New Jersey Nets 87 at Boston Celtics 74 | L | 22-12 | 16-17 | 38-29 | ||
| March 19, 2003 | Boston Celtics 72 at Indiana Pacers 102 | L | 22-12 | 16-18 | 38-30 | ||
| March 21, 2003 | Boston Celtics 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | L | 22-12 | 16-19 | 38-31 | ||
| March 22, 2003 | Boston Celtics 80 at Denver Nuggets 90 | L | 22-12 | 16-20 | 38-32 | ||
| March 24, 2003 | Boston Celtics 91 at Utah Jazz 96 | L | 22-12 | 16-21 | 38-33 | ||
| March 26, 2003 | Golden State Warriors 107 at Boston Celtics 95 | L | 22-13 | 16-21 | 38-34 | ||
| March 28, 2003 | Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at Boston Celtics 104 | W | 23-13 | 16-21 | 39-34 | ||
| March 29, 2003 | Boston Celtics 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 | W | 23-13 | 17-21 | 40-34 | ||
| April 2, 2003 | Miami Heat 62 at Boston Celtics 90 | W | 24-13 | 17-21 | 41-34 | ||
| April 4, 2003 | Sacramento Kings 93 at Boston Celtics 92 | L | 24-14 | 17-21 | 41-35 | ||
| April 6, 2003 | Washington Wizards 99 at Boston Celtics 98 | L | 24-15 | 17-21 | 41-36 | OT | |
| April 9, 2003 | Boston Celtics 87 at Washington Wizards 83 | W | 24-15 | 18-21 | 42-36 | ||
| April 10, 2003 | Philadelphia 76ers 99 at Boston Celtics 78 | L | 24-16 | 18-21 | 42-37 | ||
| April 12, 2003 | Boston Celtics 86 at Orlando Magic 89 | L | 24-16 | 18-22 | 42-38 | ||
| April 13, 2003 | Boston Celtics 94 at Miami Heat 86 | W | 24-16 | 19-22 | 43-38 | ||
| April 16, 2003 | Detroit Pistons 92 at Boston Celtics 99 | W | 25-16 | 19-22 | 44-38 | ||
| April 19, 2003 | Boston Celtics 103 at Indiana Pacers 100 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 21, 2003 | Boston Celtics 77 at Indiana Pacers 89 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 24, 2003 | Indiana Pacers 83 at Boston Celtics 101 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 27, 2003 | Indiana Pacers 92 at Boston Celtics 102 | W | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
| April 29, 2003 | Boston Celtics 88 at Indiana Pacers 93 | L | 2-0 | 1-2 | 3-2 | OT | |
| May 1, 2003 | Indiana Pacers 90 at Boston Celtics 110 | W | 3-0 | 1-2 | 4-2 | ||
| May 5, 2003 | Boston Celtics 93 at New Jersey Nets 97 | L | 3-0 | 1-3 | 4-3 | ||
| May 7, 2003 | Boston Celtics 95 at New Jersey Nets 104 | L | 3-0 | 1-4 | 4-4 | ||
| May 9, 2003 | New Jersey Nets 94 at Boston Celtics 76 | L | 3-1 | 1-4 | 4-5 | ||
| May 12, 2003 | New Jersey Nets 110 at Boston Celtics 101 | L | 3-2 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 2OT |
