Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

2002-2003 Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Kobe Bryant SG 6-6 212 Aug 23, 1978 24 Lower Merion High School (Pennsylvania) 6 1996 1st Rnd, #13, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Derek Fisher PG 6-1 210 Aug 9, 1974 28 Little Rock 6 1996 1st Rnd, #24, Los Angeles Lakers
Rick Fox SF 6-7 230 Jul 24, 1969 33 North Carolina 11 1991 1st Rnd, #24, Boston Celtics
Devean George SF/SG 6-8 235 Aug 29, 1977 25 Augsburg College 3 1999 1st Rnd, #23, Los Angeles Lakers
Robert Horry F-C 6-9 220 Aug 25, 1970 32 Alabama 10 1992 1st Rnd, #11, Houston Rockets
Mark Madsen C-F 6-9 240 Jan 28, 1976 27 Stanford 2 2000 1st Rnd, #29, Los Angeles Lakers
Slava Medvedenko PF 6-10 250 Apr 4, 1979 24 BC Kyiv (Ukraine) 2 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Tracy Murray SF 6-7 225 Jul 25, 1971 31 UCLA 10 1992 1st Rnd, #18, Milwaukee Bucks
Shaquille O'Neal C 7-1 325 Mar 6, 1972 31 LSU 10 1992 1st Rnd, #1, Orlando Magic
Jannero Pargo PG 6-1 185 Oct 22, 1979 23 Arkansas 0 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Kareem Rush SG 6-6 201 Oct 30, 1980 22 Missouri 0 2002 1st Rnd, #20, Toronto Raptors
Brian Shaw SG 6-6 190 Mar 22, 1966 37 UC Santa Barbara 13 1988 1st Rnd, #24, Boston Celtics
Samaki Walker PF 6-9 250 Feb 25, 1976 27 Louisville 6 1996 1st Rnd, #9, Dallas Mavericks

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 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kobe Bryant 12 44.2 32.1 5.1 5.2 1.2 0.1 3.5
Shaquille O'Neal 12 40.1 27.0 14.8 3.7 0.6 2.8 2.9
Derek Fisher 12 35.3 12.8 3.0 1.8 1.5 0.1 1.5
Devean George 11 28.9 8.0 4.5 2.2 1.0 0.4 1.1
Robert Horry 12 31.1 5.6 6.7 3.1 1.2 1.0 1.4
Brian Shaw 12 17.9 3.2 3.2 2.0 0.3 0.4 0.8
Slava Medvedenko 9 8.1 3.8 2.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3
Mark Madsen 12 14.1 2.8 2.3 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.7
Kareem Rush 9 7.1 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3
Rick Fox 4 19.8 6.0 1.5 1.8 0.2 0.2 1.0
Jannero Pargo 11 11.8 2.1 0.8 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.6
Samaki Walker 9 5.4 0.4 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3

2002-2003 Los Angeles Lakers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Minnesota Leaders
Apr 20, 2003
@
Minnesota
W, 98-117 Target Center
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 39. Kobe Bryant
REB: 10. S. O'Neal
AST: 8. Kobe Bryant
PTS: 23. K. Garnett
REB: 14. K. Garnett
AST: 7. K. Garnett
Apr 22, 2003
@
Minnesota
L, 119-91 Target Center
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 27. S. O'Neal
REB: 14. S. O'Neal
AST: 8. Kobe Bryant
PTS: 37. Troy Hudson
REB: 20. K. Garnett
AST: 10. Troy Hudson
Apr 24, 2003
v.
Minnesota
L, 110-114 crypto.com Arena
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 30. Kobe Bryant
REB: 17. S. O'Neal
AST: 6. Kobe Bryant
PTS: 33. K. Garnett
REB: 14. K. Garnett
AST: 7. R. Strickland
Apr 27, 2003
v.
Minnesota
W, 102-97 crypto.com Arena
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 34. S. O'Neal
REB: 23. S. O'Neal
AST: 6. S. O'Neal
PTS: 28. K. Garnett
REB: 18. K. Garnett
AST: 5. K. Garnett
Apr 29, 2003
@
Minnesota
W, 90-120 Target Center
Opening Round
3-2 PTS: 32. Kobe Bryant
REB: 11. S. O'Neal
AST: 6. D. George
PTS: 25. K. Garnett
REB: 16. K. Garnett
AST: 7. Troy Hudson
May 1, 2003
v.
Minnesota
W, 101-85 crypto.com Arena
Opening Round
4-2 PTS: 31. Kobe Bryant
REB: 17. S. O'Neal
AST: 9. S. O'Neal
PTS: 18. K. Garnett
REB: 12. K. Garnett
AST: 5. K. Garnett

2002-2003 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders San Antonio Leaders
May 5, 2003
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San Antonio
L, 87-82 Frost Bank Center
Conference Semi Finals
0-1 PTS: 37. Kobe Bryant
REB: 21. S. O'Neal
AST: 3. S. O'Neal
PTS: 28. Tim Duncan
REB: 11. D. Robinson
AST: 7. Tim Duncan
May 7, 2003
@
San Antonio
L, 114-95 Frost Bank Center
Conference Semi Finals
0-2 PTS: 27. S. O'Neal
REB: 10. S. O'Neal
AST: 3. J. Pargo
PTS: 27. Bruce Bowen
REB: 13. Tim Duncan
AST: 7. Tim Duncan
May 9, 2003
v.
San Antonio
W, 110-95 crypto.com Arena
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 39. Kobe Bryant
REB: 16. S. O'Neal
AST: 8. S. O'Neal
PTS: 28. Tim Duncan
REB: 11. Tim Duncan
AST: 4. S. Jackson
May 11, 2003
v.
San Antonio
W, 99-95 crypto.com Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-2 PTS: 35. Kobe Bryant
REB: 17. S. O'Neal
AST: 5. S. O'Neal
PTS: 36. Tim Duncan
REB: 10. S. Jackson
AST: 5. Tim Duncan
May 13, 2003
@
San Antonio
L, 96-94 Frost Bank Center
Conference Semi Finals
2-3 PTS: 36. Kobe Bryant
REB: 12. S. O'Neal
AST: 6. Kobe Bryant
PTS: 27. Tim Duncan
REB: 14. Tim Duncan
AST: 5. Tim Duncan
May 15, 2003
v.
San Antonio
L, 82-110 crypto.com Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-4 PTS: 31. S. O'Neal
REB: 10. S. O'Neal
AST: 6. Kobe Bryant
PTS: 37. Tim Duncan
REB: 16. Tim Duncan
AST: 5. Tony Parker