2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Record
3 1 November 2002 Raptors 72-91 Spurs NA Tim Duncan ( 22 ) 2-1
4 4 November 2002 Spurs 103-101 Grizzlies 1 Tim Duncan ( 29 ) 3-1
5 5 November 2002 Warriors 73-93 Spurs NA Tony Parker ( 21 ) 4-1
6 9 November 2002 Blazers 95-76 Spurs NA Tim Duncan ( 16 ) 4-2
7 11 November 2002 Timberwolves 75-91 Spurs NA Tim Duncan ( 20 ) 5-2
8 13 November 2002 Spurs 82-91 Nets NA Tim Duncan ( 21 ) 5-3
9 14 November 2002 Spurs 94-99 76ers NA Tim Duncan ( 29 ) 5-4
10 16 November 2002 Spurs 90-77 Cavaliers NA Bruce Bowen ( 14 ) 6-4
11 18 November 2002 Cavaliers 78-104 Spurs NA Tim Duncan ( 25 ) 7-4
12 20 November 2002 Lakers 88-95 Spurs NA Stephen Jackson ( 28 ) 8-4
13 22 November 2002 Grizzlies 86-95 Spurs NA Tim Duncan ( 28 ) 9-4
14 24 November 2002 SuperSonics 91-90 Spurs NA Tim Duncan ( 22 ) 9-5
15 26 November 2002 Spurs 81-85 Nuggets NA Tim Duncan ( 18 ) 9-6
16 27 November 2002 Nuggets 68-99 Spurs NA Stephen Jackson ( 22 ) 10-6
17 29 November 2002 Spurs 87-94 Suns NA Tim Duncan ( 31 ) 10-7
18 30 November 2002 Jazz 85-107 Spurs NA Stephen Jackson ( 17 ) 11-7
Regular season -- Game log
Record : 10–6 ; Home : 6–2 ; Road : 4–4
The 2002-03 NBA season was the 36th season of the franchise, 30th in San Antonio, and 27th in the National Basketball Association. This was also the Spurs' first season playing at the SBC Center (now AT&T Center). During the offseason, the team signed free agent Kevin Willis, traded for Speedy Claxton and Steve Kerr, and welcomed Argentinian future star Manu Ginóbili (drafted by the team in 1999) for his first NBA season. The Spurs played strong basketball, posting a nine-game winning streak at midseason, then winning eleven straight games near the end of the season. The Spurs would win 60 games for only the second time in franchise history as they attempted to win a second title in longtime star David Robinson's final season. The season saw Tim Duncan earn his second consecutive NBA MVP Award, and appear in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game. Second-year guard Tony Parker showed improvement, averaging 15.5 points per game. Rookie Manu Ginóbili was named to the All-Rookie Second Team. This season marked the official beginning of the Big Three era, and the end of the Twin Towers era. The trio of Duncan, Parker, and Ginóbili would lead the Spurs to win 3 more championships (2005, 2007, and 2014). In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Phoenix Suns after losing Game 1 in overtime, then defeated the defending three-time NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in the semifinals in six games. In the Western Conference Finals, they defeated the Dallas Mavericks to advance to the NBA Finals, where they beat the New Jersey Nets in six games and won their second championship.