2002-03 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 50-32
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 6-6 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Minnesota Timberwolves 4-2
Conference Semifinals - Lost to San Antonio Spurs 4-2
Coach: Phil Jackson (50-32)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 777,888, Avg. 18,973 in 41 home dates
2002-03 Los Angeles Lakers StatisticsTeam Record: 50-32
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 6-6 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Minnesota Timberwolves 4-2
Conference Semifinals - Lost to San Antonio Spurs 4-2
Coach: Phil Jackson (50-32)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 777,888, Avg. 18,973 in 41 home dates
2002-03 Los Angeles Lakers Roster
The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-6.
The Lakers scored 8,230 points and gave up 8,039. Kobe Bryant scored a team-leading 2,461 points for Los Angeles, while Shaquille O'Neal netted 16 or more per game also. Shaquille O'Neal racked up 742 rebounds. Kobe Bryant dished out 481 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Kobe Bryant added 181 steals, and Shaquille O'Neal swatted 159 opponent shot attempts.
Phil Jackson coached the team. The 2002-03 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the conference semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8230
Regular Season Points Against: 8039
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2002 | San Antonio Spurs 87 at Los Angeles Lakers 82 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 30, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 90 at Portland Trail Blazers 102 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| November 1, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Los Angeles Clippers 93 | W | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
| November 3, 2002 | Portland Trail Blazers 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 98 | W | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | OT | |
| November 5, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 70 at Cleveland Cavaliers 89 | L | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
| November 7, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 95 at Boston Celtics 98 | L | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-4 | OT | |
| November 8, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Washington Wizards 100 | L | 1-1 | 1-4 | 2-5 | ||
| November 12, 2002 | Atlanta Hawks 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 83 | L | 1-2 | 1-4 | 2-6 | ||
| November 15, 2002 | Golden State Warriors 89 at Los Angeles Lakers 96 | W | 2-2 | 1-4 | 3-6 | OT | |
| November 17, 2002 | Houston Rockets 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 89 | L | 2-3 | 1-4 | 3-7 | ||
| November 19, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 72 at Dallas Mavericks 98 | L | 2-3 | 1-5 | 3-8 | ||
| November 20, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 88 at San Antonio Spurs 95 | L | 2-3 | 1-6 | 3-9 | ||
| November 22, 2002 | Chicago Bulls 73 at Los Angeles Lakers 86 | W | 3-3 | 1-6 | 4-9 | ||
| November 24, 2002 | Milwaukee Bucks 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | W | 4-3 | 1-6 | 5-9 | ||
| November 26, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 85 at Miami Heat 97 | L | 4-3 | 1-7 | 5-10 | ||
| November 27, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Orlando Magic 112 | L | 4-3 | 1-8 | 5-11 | ||
| November 29, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Memphis Grizzlies 106 | W | 4-3 | 2-8 | 6-11 | OT | |
| December 1, 2002 | Minnesota Timberwolves 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | L | 4-4 | 2-8 | 6-12 | ||
| December 3, 2002 | Memphis Grizzlies 91 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 | W | 5-4 | 2-8 | 7-12 | ||
| December 4, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 85 at Utah Jazz 93 | L | 5-4 | 2-9 | 7-13 | ||
| December 6, 2002 | Dallas Mavericks 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | W | 6-4 | 2-9 | 8-13 | ||
| December 8, 2002 | Utah Jazz 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | W | 7-4 | 2-9 | 9-13 | ||
| December 10, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Golden State Warriors 106 | L | 7-4 | 2-10 | 9-14 | ||
| December 13, 2002 | New Orleans Hornets 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 82 | L | 7-5 | 2-10 | 9-15 | ||
| December 15, 2002 | Orlando Magic 84 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | W | 8-5 | 2-10 | 10-15 | ||
| December 17, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 80 at Minnesota Timberwolves 96 | L | 8-5 | 2-11 | 10-16 | ||
| December 19, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 71 at New Jersey Nets 98 | L | 8-5 | 2-12 | 10-17 | ||
| December 20, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 | L | 8-5 | 2-13 | 10-18 | OT | |
| December 22, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Toronto Raptors 107 | W | 8-5 | 3-13 | 11-18 | OT | |
| December 25, 2002 | Sacramento Kings 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 | L | 8-6 | 3-13 | 11-19 | ||
| December 28, 2002 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Denver Nuggets 93 | W | 8-6 | 4-13 | 12-19 | ||
| December 29, 2002 | Toronto Raptors 88 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | W | 9-6 | 4-13 | 13-19 | ||
| January 4, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Phoenix Suns 107 | L | 9-6 | 4-14 | 13-20 | ||
| January 5, 2003 | Phoenix Suns 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | W | 10-6 | 4-14 | 14-20 | ||
| January 7, 2003 | Seattle Supersonics 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 | W | 11-6 | 4-14 | 15-20 | ||
| January 10, 2003 | Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 | W | 12-6 | 4-14 | 16-20 | ||
| January 12, 2003 | Miami Heat 81 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | W | 13-6 | 4-14 | 17-20 | ||
| January 15, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 90 at New Orleans Hornets 82 | W | 13-6 | 5-14 | 18-20 | ||
| January 17, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Houston Rockets 108 | L | 13-6 | 5-15 | 18-21 | OT | |
| January 20, 2003 | Los Angeles Clippers 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 96 | W | 14-6 | 5-15 | 19-21 | ||
| January 22, 2003 | Golden State Warriors 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | L | 14-7 | 5-15 | 19-22 | ||
| January 24, 2003 | New Jersey Nets 89 at Los Angeles Lakers 83 | L | 14-8 | 5-15 | 19-23 | ||
| January 29, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Phoenix Suns 90 | W | 14-8 | 6-15 | 20-23 | ||
| January 31, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Sacramento Kings 113 | W | 14-8 | 7-15 | 21-23 | ||
| February 1, 2003 | Utah Jazz 87 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 | W | 15-8 | 7-15 | 22-23 | ||
| February 4, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Indiana Pacers 94 | W | 15-8 | 8-15 | 23-23 | ||
| February 6, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at New York Knicks 109 | W | 15-8 | 9-15 | 24-23 | ||
| February 11, 2003 | Denver Nuggets 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 | W | 16-8 | 9-15 | 25-23 | ||
| February 12, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Denver Nuggets 102 | W | 16-8 | 10-15 | 26-23 | ||
| February 14, 2003 | San Antonio Spurs 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 | L | 16-9 | 10-15 | 26-24 | ||
| February 16, 2003 | New York Knicks 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | L | 16-10 | 10-15 | 26-25 | ||
| February 18, 2003 | Houston Rockets 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | W | 17-10 | 10-15 | 27-25 | 2OT | |
| February 19, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Utah Jazz 87 | W | 17-10 | 11-15 | 28-25 | ||
| February 21, 2003 | Portland Trail Blazers 84 at Los Angeles Lakers 92 | W | 18-10 | 11-15 | 29-25 | ||
| February 23, 2003 | Seattle Supersonics 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | W | 19-10 | 11-15 | 30-25 | ||
| February 25, 2003 | Los Angeles Clippers 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | W | 20-10 | 11-15 | 31-25 | ||
| February 27, 2003 | Detroit Pistons 85 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 | W | 21-10 | 11-15 | 32-25 | ||
| February 28, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 90 at Seattle Supersonics 107 | L | 21-10 | 11-16 | 32-26 | ||
| March 5, 2003 | Indiana Pacers 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 97 | W | 22-10 | 11-16 | 33-26 | ||
| March 7, 2003 | Minnesota Timberwolves 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | W | 23-10 | 11-16 | 34-26 | ||
| March 9, 2003 | Philadelphia 76ers 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | W | 24-10 | 11-16 | 35-26 | ||
| March 11, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Chicago Bulls 116 | L | 24-10 | 11-17 | 35-27 | ||
| March 12, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 88 at Detroit Pistons 111 | L | 24-10 | 11-18 | 35-28 | ||
| March 14, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Minnesota Timberwolves 99 | W | 24-10 | 12-18 | 36-28 | ||
| March 15, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Milwaukee Bucks 94 | W | 24-10 | 13-18 | 37-28 | ||
| March 17, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Los Angeles Clippers 85 | W | 24-10 | 14-18 | 38-28 | ||
| March 20, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Sacramento Kings 107 | L | 24-10 | 14-19 | 38-29 | ||
| March 21, 2003 | Boston Celtics 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | W | 25-10 | 14-19 | 39-29 | ||
| March 23, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 89 at San Antonio Spurs 98 | L | 25-10 | 14-20 | 39-30 | ||
| March 25, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Atlanta Hawks 91 | W | 25-10 | 15-20 | 40-30 | ||
| March 26, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Houston Rockets 93 | W | 25-10 | 16-20 | 41-30 | ||
| March 28, 2003 | Washington Wizards 94 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 | W | 26-10 | 16-20 | 42-30 | ||
| March 30, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Seattle Supersonics 119 | L | 26-10 | 16-21 | 42-31 | ||
| March 31, 2003 | Memphis Grizzlies 94 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | W | 27-10 | 16-21 | 43-31 | ||
| April 3, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Dallas Mavericks 89 | W | 27-10 | 17-21 | 44-31 | ||
| April 4, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Memphis Grizzlies 101 | W | 27-10 | 18-21 | 45-31 | ||
| April 6, 2003 | Phoenix Suns 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 | W | 28-10 | 18-21 | 46-31 | OT | |
| April 8, 2003 | Dallas Mavericks 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 | W | 29-10 | 18-21 | 47-31 | ||
| April 10, 2003 | Sacramento Kings 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 | W | 30-10 | 18-21 | 48-31 | ||
| April 13, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Portland Trail Blazers 101 | L | 30-10 | 18-22 | 48-32 | ||
| April 15, 2003 | Denver Nuggets 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 126 | W | 31-10 | 18-22 | 49-32 | ||
| April 16, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Golden State Warriors 111 | W | 31-10 | 19-22 | 50-32 | ||
| April 20, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Minnesota Timberwolves 98 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 22, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 91 at Minnesota Timberwolves 119 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 24, 2003 | Minnesota Timberwolves 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | L | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | OT | |
| April 27, 2003 | Minnesota Timberwolves 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 102 | W | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 29, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Minnesota Timberwolves 90 | W | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | ||
| May 1, 2003 | Minnesota Timberwolves 85 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 | W | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | ||
| May 5, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 82 at San Antonio Spurs 87 | L | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | ||
| May 7, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 95 at San Antonio Spurs 114 | L | 2-1 | 2-3 | 4-4 | ||
| May 9, 2003 | San Antonio Spurs 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | W | 3-1 | 2-3 | 5-4 | ||
| May 11, 2003 | San Antonio Spurs 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 | W | 4-1 | 2-3 | 6-4 | ||
| May 13, 2003 | Los Angeles Lakers 94 at San Antonio Spurs 96 | L | 4-1 | 2-4 | 6-5 | ||
| May 15, 2003 | San Antonio Spurs 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 82 | L | 4-2 | 2-4 | 6-6 |
