Dallas Mavericks Playoff Rosters

2002-2003 Dallas Mavericks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Raja Bell SG 6-5 204 Sep 19, 1976 26 Florida International 3 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Shawn Bradley C 7-6 235 Mar 22, 1972 31 Brigham Young 9 1993 1st Rnd, #2, Philadelphia Sixers
Evan Eschmeyer C 6-11 255 May 30, 1975 27 Northwestern 3 1999 2nd Rnd, #34, New Jersey Nets
Michael Finley G-F 6-7 225 Mar 6, 1973 30 Wisconsin 7 1995 1st Rnd, #21, Phoenix Suns
Adrian Griffin G-F 6-5 217 Jul 4, 1974 28 Seton Hall 4 1996 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Avery Johnson PG 5-10 175 Mar 25, 1965 38 Southern 14 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Popeye Jones PF 6-8 250 Jun 17, 1970 32 Murray State 9 1992 2nd Rnd, #41, Houston Rockets
Raef LaFrentz PF 6-11 245 May 29, 1976 26 Kansas 4 1998 1st Rnd, #3, Denver Nuggets
Eduardo Najera PF 6-8 235 Jul 11, 1976 26 Oklahoma 2 2000 2nd Rnd, #38, Houston Rockets
Steve Nash PG 6-3 178 Feb 7, 1974 29 Santa Clara 6 1996 1st Rnd, #15, Phoenix Suns
Dirk Nowitzki PF 7-0 245 Jun 19, 1978 24 DJK Wurzburg (Germany) 4 1998 1st Rnd, #9, Milwaukee Bucks
Antoine Rigaudeau SF 6-6 225 Dec 17, 1971 31 Virtus Bologna (Italy) 0 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Tariq Abdul-Wahad F-G 6-6 223 Nov 3, 1974 28 San Jose State 5 1997 1st Rnd, #11, Sacramento Kings
Nick Van Exel PG 6-1 170 Nov 27, 1971 31 Cincinnati 9 1993 2nd Rnd, #37, Los Angeles Lakers
Walt Williams F-G 6-8 219 Apr 16, 1970 33 Maryland 10 1992 1st Rnd, #7, Sacramento Kings

2002-2003 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Detroit Pistons #8 Orlando Magic DET in 7
First Round #2 New Jersey Nets #7 Milwaukee Bucks NJN in 6
First Round #3 Indiana Pacers #6 Boston Celtics BOS in 6
First Round #4 Philadelphia Sixers #5 New Orleans Hornets PHI in 6
Second Round #1 Detroit Pistons #4 Philadelphia Sixers DET in 6
Second Round #2 New Jersey Nets #6 Boston Celtics NJN in 4
Conference Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #2 New Jersey Nets NJN in 4

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 San Antonio Spurs #8 Phoenix Suns SAS in 6
First Round #2 Sacramento Kings #7 Utah Jazz SAC in 5
First Round #3 Dallas Mavericks #6 Portland Trail Blazers DAL in 7
First Round #4 Minnesota Timberwolves #5 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 6
Second Round #1 San Antonio Spurs #5 Los Angeles Lakers SAS in 6
Second Round #2 Sacramento Kings #3 Dallas Mavericks DAL in 7
Conference Finals #1 San Antonio Spurs #3 Dallas Mavericks SAS in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 San Antonio Spurs #2 New Jersey Nets SAS in 6

2002-2003 Dallas Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Dirk Nowitzki 17 42.5 25.3 11.5 2.2 1.2 0.9 2.4
Nick Van Exel 20 33.6 19.4 3.4 4.1 0.6 0.0 1.9
Michael Finley 20 41.1 18.3 5.8 3.0 1.3 0.6 1.6
Steve Nash 20 36.5 16.1 3.5 7.2 0.8 0.1 2.5
Raef LaFrentz 20 24.6 8.0 4.4 0.2 0.6 2.1 0.7
Eduardo Najera 19 20.7 6.1 3.9 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.8
Raja Bell 17 17.9 5.7 3.0 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.4
Walt Williams 15 15.1 5.7 2.9 1.0 0.3 0.8 1.1
Shawn Bradley 17 14.5 2.9 3.8 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.9
Adrian Griffin 15 8.7 2.5 2.9 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.6
Tariq Abdul-Wahad 8 9.9 3.1 2.8 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1
Evan Eschmeyer 5 6.4 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.0

2002-2003 Dallas Mavericks Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Dallas Leaders Portland Leaders
Apr 19, 2003
v.
Portland
W, 96-86 American Airlines Center
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 46. D. Nowitzki
REB: 10. D. Nowitzki
AST: 9. Steve Nash
PTS: 26. R. Wallace
REB: 10. Bonzi Wells
AST: 5. S. Pippen
Apr 23, 2003
v.
Portland
W, 103-99 American Airlines Center
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 28. Steve Nash
REB: 9. D. Nowitzki
AST: 8. Steve Nash
PTS: 45. Bonzi Wells
REB: 15. Dale Davis
AST: 5. D. Stoudamire
Apr 25, 2003
@
Portland
W, 103-115 Moda Center
Opening Round
3-0 PTS: 42. D. Nowitzki
REB: 10. D. Nowitzki
AST: 10. Steve Nash
PTS: 19. R. Patterson
REB: 10. Z. Randolph
AST: 6. Bonzi Wells
Apr 27, 2003
@
Portland
L, 98-79 Moda Center
Opening Round
3-1 PTS: 26. D. Nowitzki
REB: 11. D. Nowitzki
AST: 7. N. Van Exel
PTS: 25. Z. Randolph
REB: 15. Z. Randolph
AST: 11. D. Stoudamire
Apr 30, 2003
v.
Portland
L, 99-103 American Airlines Center
Opening Round
3-2 PTS: 35. D. Nowitzki
REB: 11. D. Nowitzki
AST: 11. Steve Nash
PTS: 22. Z. Randolph
REB: 9. Z. Randolph
AST: 7. Bonzi Wells
May 2, 2003
@
Portland
L, 125-103 Moda Center
Opening Round
3-3 PTS: 21. Steve Nash
REB: 8. A. Griffin
AST: 6. Steve Nash
PTS: 21. Z. Randolph
REB: 10. Z. Randolph
AST: 6. R. Wallace
May 4, 2003
v.
Portland
W, 107-95 American Airlines Center
Opening Round
4-3 PTS: 31. D. Nowitzki
REB: 11. D. Nowitzki
AST: 7. Steve Nash
PTS: 17. D. Stoudamire
REB: 10. Z. Randolph
AST: 9. D. Stoudamire

2002-2003 Dallas Mavericks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Dallas Leaders Sacramento Leaders
May 6, 2003
v.
Sacramento
L, 113-124 American Airlines Center
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 20. Steve Nash
REB: 11. D. Nowitzki
AST: 7. Steve Nash
PTS: 26. P. Stojakovic
REB: 9. P. Stojakovic
AST: 9. Chris Webber
May 8, 2003
v.
Sacramento
W, 132-110 American Airlines Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 36. N. Van Exel
REB: 12. D. Nowitzki
AST: 7. Steve Nash
PTS: 31. Chris Webber
REB: 8. B. Jackson
AST: 9. D. Christie
May 10, 2003
@
Sacramento
W, 137-141 Sleep Train Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 40. N. Van Exel
REB: 20. D. Nowitzki
AST: 11. Steve Nash
PTS: 39. P. Stojakovic
REB: 11. B. Jackson
AST: 7. D. Christie
May 11, 2003
@
Sacramento
L, 99-83 Sleep Train Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 16. Raja Bell
REB: 11. D. Nowitzki
AST: 6. Steve Nash
PTS: 17. H. Turkoglu
REB: 12. P. Stojakovic
AST: 7. D. Christie
May 13, 2003
v.
Sacramento
W, 112-93 American Airlines Center
Conference Semi Finals
3-2 PTS: 25. Steve Nash
REB: 15. D. Nowitzki
AST: 9. D. Nowitzki
PTS: 21. D. Christie
REB: 9. D. Christie
AST: 7. D. Christie
May 15, 2003
@
Sacramento
L, 115-109 Sleep Train Arena
Conference Semi Finals
3-3 PTS: 35. N. Van Exel
REB: 12. D. Nowitzki
AST: 4. M. Finley
PTS: 24. P. Stojakovic
REB: 12. Jim Jackson
AST: 6. D. Christie
May 17, 2003
v.
Sacramento
W, 112-99 American Airlines Center
Conference Semi Finals
4-3 PTS: 30. D. Nowitzki
REB: 19. D. Nowitzki
AST: 13. Steve Nash
PTS: 25. Mike Bibby
REB: 9. P. Stojakovic
AST: 5. Mike Bibby

2002-2003 Dallas Mavericks Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Dallas Leaders San Antonio Leaders
May 19, 2003
@
San Antonio
W, 110-113 Frost Bank Center
Conference Finals
1-0 PTS: 38. D. Nowitzki
REB: 15. D. Nowitzki
AST: 3. Steve Nash
PTS: 40. Tim Duncan
REB: 15. Tim Duncan
AST: 7. Tim Duncan
May 21, 2003
@
San Antonio
L, 119-106 Frost Bank Center
Conference Finals
1-1 PTS: 29. M. Finley
REB: 10. M. Finley
AST: 8. Steve Nash
PTS: 32. Tim Duncan
REB: 15. Tim Duncan
AST: 5. Tim Duncan
May 23, 2003
v.
San Antonio
L, 83-96 American Airlines Center
Conference Finals
1-2 PTS: 16. N. Van Exel
REB: 9. D. Nowitzki
AST: 9. Steve Nash
PTS: 34. Tim Duncan
REB: 24. Tim Duncan
AST: 6. Tim Duncan
May 25, 2003
v.
San Antonio
L, 95-102 American Airlines Center
Conference Finals
1-3 PTS: 25. M. Finley
REB: 8. N. Van Exel
AST: 3. N. Van Exel
PTS: 25. Tony Parker
REB: 20. Tim Duncan
AST: 7. Tim Duncan
May 27, 2003
@
San Antonio
W, 91-103 Frost Bank Center
Conference Finals
2-3 PTS: 31. M. Finley
REB: 8. M. Finley
AST: 6. Steve Nash
PTS: 23. Tim Duncan
REB: 15. Tim Duncan
AST: 6. Tim Duncan
May 29, 2003
v.
San Antonio
L, 78-90 American Airlines Center
Conference Finals
2-4 PTS: 19. N. Van Exel
REB: 12. R. LaFrentz
AST: 11. Steve Nash
PTS: 24. S. Jackson
REB: 11. Tim Duncan
AST: 4. Tim Duncan