2002–03 Orlando Magic season

The 2002–03 NBA season was the 14th season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Magic signed free agent All-Star forward Shawn Kemp.[2][3] However, Grant Hill only played just 29 games due to his continuing ankle injuries,[4][5][6] and Horace Grant only played just five games with a sore left knee, and was released to free agency after feuding with head coach Doc Rivers.[7][8] At midseason, the Magic traded Mike Miller to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for rookies Drew Gooden and Gordan Giriček.[9][10] Despite the absence of Hill and Grant, and a 24–26 record at the All-Star break,[11] the Magic finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 42–40 record.[12]

2002–03 Orlando Magic season
Head coachDoc Rivers
General managerJohn Gabriel
PresidentBob Vander Weide
Owner(s)Richard DeVos
ArenaTD Waterhouse Centre
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Pistons 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television

Tracy McGrady won his first scoring title leading the league in scoring with 32.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game per game, as he was named to the All-NBA First Team, and selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game.[13] McGrady also finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting with 4 first-place votes.[14][15] In addition, Hill averaged 14.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, while Pat Garrity provided the team with 10.7 points per game, Darrell Armstrong contributed 9.4 points, 3.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and Kemp provided with 6.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.[16] Gooden was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while Giriček was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Magic took a 3–1 series lead over the top-seeded Detroit Pistons,[17][18] but went on to lose the next three games, thus the series.[19][20][21] Following the season, Kemp retired, while Armstrong signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Hornets,[22][23] and Grant re-signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.[24][25]

After the playoff defeat, the Magic entered a state of rebuilding and did not return to the playoffs until 2007.

Draft picks
Main article: 2002 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 18 Curtis Borchardt C  United States Stanford

Roster
2002–03 Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 10 Armstrong, Darrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1968–06–22 Fayetteville State
C 31 Burke, Pat 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973–12–14 Auburn
C 55 DeClercq, Andrew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1973–02–01 Florida
F 8 Garrity, Pat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1976–08–23 Notre Dame
F 7 Giriček, Gordan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–06–20 Croatia
F 9 Gooden, Drew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1981–09–24 Kansas
F/C 54 Grant, Horace Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson
F 33 Hill, Grant Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972–10–05 Duke
C 34 Hunter, Steven 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1981–10–31 DePaul
F/C 40 Kemp, Shawn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–11–26 Trinity Valley CC
G/F 1 McGrady, Tracy (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–05–24 Mt. Zion HS (NC)
C 00 Oyedeji, Olumide 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981–05–11 Nigeria
G 5 Sasser, Jeryl 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979–02–13 SMU
G 11 Vaughn, Jacque 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975–02–11 Kansas
G 12 Whitney, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1971–10–05 Clemson
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 28, 2003

Roster Notes
  • Small forward Grant Hill played 29 games (his last game being on January 16, 2003) but missed the rest of the season and the playoffs due to having left ankle problems. He was placed on the injured list on January 18, 2003 and underwent season-ending surgery in March 2003.[5][26]

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New Jersey Nets 4933.598–33–816–2516–8
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4834.585125–1623–1817–7
x-Boston Celtics 4438.537525–1619–2213–12
x-Orlando Magic 4240.512726–1516–2514–11
Washington Wizards 3745.4511223–1814–2711–13
New York Knicks 3745.4511224–1713–289–15
Miami Heat 2557.3052416–259–325–19
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons5032.610–
2 y-New Jersey Nets4933.5981
3 x-Indiana Pacers4834.5852
4 x-Philadelphia 76ers4834.5852
5 x-New Orleans Hornets4735.5733
6 x-Boston Celtics4438.5376
7 x-Milwaukee Bucks4240.5128
8 x-Orlando Magic4240.5128
9 New York Knicks3745.45113
10 Washington Wizards3745.45113
11 Atlanta Hawks3547.42715
12 Chicago Bulls3052.36620
13 Miami Heat2557.30525
14 Toronto Raptors2458.29326
15 Cleveland Cavaliers1765.20733
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
2002-03 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —0–32–24–00–22–01–30–21–12–22–01–11–11–32–20–21–32–21–32–13–10–20–21–11–11–11–31–12–2
Boston 3–0—2–24–00–21–12–21–10–22–22–01–12–02–21–22–01–33–14–03–22–20–21–10–20–22–01–21–11–3
Chicago 2–22–2—3–10–21–10–41–11–12–20–21–11–11–22–20–22–21–32–11–31–31–11–10–20–20–22–21–11–3
Cleveland 0–40–41–3—0–21–10–41–11–10–42–01–10–21–20–40–22–21–31–20–40–40–20–20–20–21–13–11–10–4
Dallas 2–02–02–02–0—4–02–04–04–01–14–01–34–02–00–22–22–02–02–01–12–02–22–21–32–22–22–02–22–0
Denver 0–21–11–11–10–4—0–20–40–41–11–30–42–22–01–10–40–20–20–20–20–21–32–20–41–31–31–10–41–1
Detroit 3–12–24–04–00–22–0—1–12–02–21–11–12–03–11–31–12–12–22–22–12–21–10–21–10–21–13–12–03–1
Golden State 2–01–11–11–10–44–01–1—1–31–12–22–22–21–10–21–31–11–12–01–12–02–20–40–41–32–22–02–22–0
Houston 1–12–01–11–10–44–00–23–1—1–12–22–23–11–11–12–21–11–10–22–02–03–11–32–21–32–22–01–31–1
Indiana 2–22–22–24–01–11–12–21–11–1—2–00–21–14–03–12–01–23–13–12–12–21–10–20–20–22–03–11–12–2
L.A. Clippers 0–20–22–00–20–43–11–12–22–20–2—0–42–22–01–11–31–11–11–11–10–21–31–31–31–31–31–11–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–11–13–14–01–12–22–22–04–0—4–01–12–02–20–21–11–11–11–13–12–22–20–42–22–03–11–1
Memphis 1–10–21–12–00–42–20–22–21–31–12–20–4—2–02–00–41–11–11–12–00–21–31–30–41–31–31–11–31–1
Miami 3–12–22–12–10–20–21–31–11–10–40–21–10–2—1–31–10–40–42–20–40–42–00–21–10–20–24–00–21–3
Milwaukee 2–22–12–24–02–01–13–12–01–11–31–10–20–23–1—0–22–22–23–12–22–20–22–00–20–21–12–20–22–1
Minnesota 2–00–22–02–02–24–01–13–12–20–23–12–24–01–12–0—0–21–12–01–11–13–13–12–22–22–21–11–32–0
New Jersey 3–13–12–22–20–22–01–21–11–12–11–12–01–14–02–22–0—2–23–12–21–31–12–00–21–11–14–00–23–1
New Orleans 2–21–33–13–10–22–02–21–11–11–31–11–11–14–02–21–12–2—3–11–32–12–00–21–10–22–04–02–02–1
New York 3–10–41–22–10–22–02–20–22–01–31–11–11–12–21–30–21–31–3—2–22–22–00–21–12–01–13–11–12–2
Orlando 1–22–33–14–01–12–01–21–10–21–21–11–10–24–02–21–12–23–12–2—2–20–20–21–10–22–02–21–12–2
Philadelphia 1–32–23–14–00–22–02–20–20–22–22–01–12–04–02–21–13–11–22–22–2—0–22–00–21–11–13–01–14–0
Phoenix 2–02–01–12–02–23–11–12–21–31–13–11–33–10–22–01–31–10–20–22–02–0—3–12–23–11–31–11–31–1
Portland 2–01–11–12–02–22–22–04–03–12–03–12–23–12–00–21–30–22–02–02–00–21–3—1–32–24–02–01–31–1
Sacramento 1–12–02–02–03–14–01–14–02–22–03–12–24–01–12–02–22–01–11–11–12–02–23–1—1–33–11–13–12–0
San Antonio 1–12–02–02–02–23–12–03–13–12–03–14–03–12–02–02–21–12–00–22–01–11–32–23–1—3–12–04–01–1
Seattle 1–10–22–01–12–23–11–12–22–20–23–12–23–12–01–12–21–10–21–10–21–13–10–41–31–3—2–02–21–1
Toronto 3–12–12–21–30–21–11–30–20–21–31–10–21–10–42–21–10–40–41–32–20–31–10–21–10–20–2—0–23–1
Utah 1–11–11–11–12–24–00–22–23–11–13–11–33–12–02–03–12–00–21–11–11–13–13–11–30–42–22–0—1–1
Washington 2–23–13–14–00–21–11–30–21–12–22–01–11–13–11–20–21–31–22–22–20–41–11–10–21–11–11–31–1—

Playoffs
2003 playoff game log
First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 20 @ Detroit W 99–94 Tracy McGrady (43) Drew Gooden (15) Jacque Vaughn (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,261		 1–0
2 April 23 @ Detroit L 77–89 Tracy McGrady (46) Drew Gooden (11) Jacque Vaughn (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 1–1
3 April 25 Detroit W 89–80 Tracy McGrady (29) Gooden, McGrady (7) Darrell Armstrong (8) TD Waterhouse Centre
17,283		 2–1
4 April 27 Detroit W 100–92 Tracy McGrady (27) Drew Gooden (13) Tracy McGrady (9) TD Waterhouse Centre
17,283		 3–1
5 April 30 @ Detroit L 67–98 Tracy McGrady (19) Drew Gooden (15) Tracy McGrady (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 3–2
6 May 2 Detroit L 88–103 Tracy McGrady (37) Drew Gooden (12) Tracy McGrady (5) TD Waterhouse Centre
16,909		 3–3
7 May 4 @ Detroit L 93–108 Tracy McGrady (21) Drew Gooden (17) Tracy McGrady (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 3–4
2003 schedule

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

Season

-5 PPG

Awards and honors

Transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Player Transactions Citation:[27]

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