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2002–03 Detroit Pistons season

March 06, 2023

The 2002–03 NBA season was the Pistons' 62nd season as a franchise, the 55th in the National Basketball Association, and the 46th in the Detroit area.[1] During the off-season, the Pistons acquired Richard Hamilton from the Washington Wizards,[2][3][4] and signed free agent Chauncey Billups.[5][6] With the acquisitions of Hamilton and Billups, the Pistons got off to a solid start winning 12 of their first 16 games, and held a 32–15 record at the All-Star break.[7] However, the team suffered a 7-game losing streak between February and March, but managed to finish first place in the Eastern Conference with a 50–32 record, which tied the 1977 Philadelphia 76ers for the worst record by a number one-seeded team in the history of the league.[8] The Pistons were the only team in the Eastern Conference with 50 or more wins this season.

2002–03 Detroit Pistons season
Division champions
Head coachRick Carlisle
General managerJoe Dumars
PresidentJoe Dumars
Owner(s)Bill Davidson
ArenaThe Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Finals
(Lost to Nets 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWDFN

Ben Wallace averaged 6.9 points, 15.4 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game, and was voted to play in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game for the first time in his career.[9] He also won the Defensive Player of the Year award for the second year in a row,[10][11] and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team, and also finished in eighth place in Most Valuable Player voting.[12] In addition, Hamilton led the team in scoring averaging 19.7 points per game, while Billups provided them with 16.2 points and 3.9 assists per game, Clifford Robinson contributed 12.2 points per game, and sixth man Corliss Williamson provided with 12.0 points and 4.4 rebounds per game off the bench.[13]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pistons faced elimination trailing 3–1 to the 8th-seeded Orlando Magic,[14][15] but managed to win the next three games, thus the series.[16][17][18] In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Pistons defeated Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers in six games, and were a serious title contender, reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 1991.[19][20][21] Instead, they had their season ended with a sweep to the 2nd-seeded New Jersey Nets in four straight Eastern Conference Final games.[22][23][24] The Nets would reach the Finals for the second consecutive year, but would lose in six games to the San Antonio Spurs.[25][26][27]

Following the season, Pistons head coach Rick Carlisle was fired after just two seasons with the team and was replaced by Larry Brown, who had resigned from the 76ers' head coaching position on Memorial Day.[28][29] Carlisle would go on to coach the Indiana Pacers as he replaced Isiah Thomas, who was fired after failing to reach the second round for three consecutive seasons in the playoffs.[30] Also following the season, Robinson was traded to the Golden State Warriors,[31][32] while three-point specialist Jon Barry signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets,[33] and Michael Curry was dealt to the Toronto Raptors.

Draft picks

Main article: 2002 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 23 Tayshaun Prince SF   United States Kentucky

Roster

2002–03 Detroit Pistons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 7 Atkins, Chucky 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1974–08–14 South Florida
G 20 Barry, Jon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1969–07–25 Georgia Tech
G 1 Billups, Chauncey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1976–09–25 Colorado
G/F 12 Curry, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1968–08–22 Georgia Southern
G 44 Davis, Hubert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1970–05–17 North Carolina
G 32 Hamilton, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1978–02–14 Connecticut
F 5 Manning, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1966–05–17 Kansas
F/C 13 Okur, Mehmet 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1979–05–26 Turkey
F 22 Prince, Tayshaun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980–02–28 Kentucky
C 39 Rebrača, Željko 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 257 lb (117 kg) 1972–04–09 Serbia
F 52 Reid, Don 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973–12–30 Georgetown
F 30 Robinson, Clifford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–12–16 Connecticut
G 6 Sánchez, Pepe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1977–05–08 Temple
F/C 3 Wallace, Ben (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1974–09–10 Virginia Union
F 34 Williamson, Corliss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–12–04 Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 5, 2003

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 – 30–11 20–21 19–9
x-Indiana Pacers 48 34 .585 2 32–9 16–25 19–9
x-New Orleans Hornets 47 35 .573 3 29–12 18–23 17–11
x-Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 8 25–16 17–24 16–12
Atlanta Hawks 35 47 .427 15 26–15 9–32 14–14
Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 20 27–14 3–38 12–16
Toronto Raptors 24 58 .293 26 15–26 9–32 10–18
Cleveland Cavaliers 17 65 .207 33 14–27 3–38 5–23
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 –
2 y-New Jersey Nets 49 33 .598 1
3 x-Indiana Pacers 48 34 .585 2
4 x-Philadelphia 76ers 48 34 .585 2
5 x-New Orleans Hornets 47 35 .573 3
6 x-Boston Celtics 44 38 .537 6
7 x-Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 8
8 x-Orlando Magic 42 40 .512 8
9 New York Knicks 37 45 .451 13
10 Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 13
11 Atlanta Hawks 35 47 .427 15
12 Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 20
13 Miami Heat 25 57 .305 25
14 Toronto Raptors 24 58 .293 26
15 Cleveland Cavaliers 17 65 .207 33


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 — 0–3 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2
Boston 3–0 — 2–2 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–3 3–1 4–0 3–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–3
Chicago 2–2 2–2 — 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3
Cleveland 0–4 0–4 1–3 — 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–4
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 — 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0
Denver 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 — 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–1
Detroit 3–1 2–2 4–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–1
Golden State 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 4–0 1–1 — 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0
Houston 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 4–0 0–2 3–1 — 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–3 1–1
Indiana 2–2 2–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 0–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–2
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–4 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 — 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 — 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–1
Memphis 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 — 2–0 2–0 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–1
Miami 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 — 1–3 1–1 0–4 0–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 0–2 1–3
Milwaukee 2–2 2–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 — 0–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–1
Minnesota 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 — 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–0
New Jersey 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 — 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 3–1
New Orleans 2–2 1–3 3–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 — 3–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–1
New York 3–1 0–4 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–3 — 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2
Orlando 1–2 2–3 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 — 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia 1–3 2–2 3–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 — 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 4–0
Phoenix 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 — 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–1
Portland 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–3 — 1–3 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–3 1–1
Sacramento 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 — 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–0
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 — 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–1
Seattle 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–3 1–3 — 2–0 2–2 1–1
Toronto 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 0–2 3–1
Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–0 — 1–1
Washington 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 —

Game log

Playoffs

2003 playoff game log
First Round: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 20 Orlando L 94–99 Richard Hamilton (28) Ben Wallace (13) Chauncey Billups (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,261 		0–1
2 April 23 Orlando W 89–77 Richard Hamilton (30) Ben Wallace (16) Richard Hamilton (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		1–1
3 April 25 @ Orlando L 80–89 Richard Hamilton (22) Ben Wallace (22) Chauncey Billups (5) TD Waterhouse Centre
17,283 		1–2
4 April 27 @ Orlando L 92–100 Chauncey Billups (25) Ben Wallace (24) Barry, Billups (3) TD Waterhouse Centre
17,283 		1–3
5 April 30 Orlando W 98–67 Richard Hamilton (24) Ben Wallace (21) Billups, Robinson (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		2–3
6 May 2 @ Orlando W 103–88 Chauncey Billups (40) Ben Wallace (17) Chauncey Billups (4) TD Waterhouse Centre
16,909 		3–3
7 May 4 Orlando W 108–93 Chauncey Billups (37) Ben Wallace (12) Michael Curry (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		4–3
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 6 Philadelphia W 98–87 Richard Hamilton (25) Ben Wallace (12) Billups, Robinson (4) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		1–0
2 May 8 Philadelphia W 104–97 (OT) Atkins, Hamilton (23) Ben Wallace (15) Richard Hamilton (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		2–0
3 May 10 @ Philadelphia L 83–93 Richard Hamilton (24) Mehmet Okur (10) Billups, Robinson (4) First Union Center
20,743 		2–1
4 May 11 @ Philadelphia L 82–95 Richard Hamilton (30) Ben Wallace (15) three players tied (3) First Union Center
20,549 		2–2
5 May 14 Philadelphia W 78–77 Richard Hamilton (20) Ben Wallace (17) Atkins, Hamilton (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		3–2
6 May 16 @ Philadelphia W 93–89 (OT) Chauncey Billups (28) Ben Wallace (18) Chauncey Billups (5) First Union Center
20,888 		4–2
Conference Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 18 New Jersey L 74–76 Richard Hamilton (24) Ben Wallace (22) Chauncey Billups (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		0–1
2 May 20 New Jersey L 86–88 Richard Hamilton (24) Ben Wallace (19) Chauncey Billups (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		0–2
3 May 22 @ New Jersey L 85–97 Richard Hamilton (21) Ben Wallace (15) five players tied (3) Continental Airlines Arena
19,923 		0–3
4 May 24 @ New Jersey L 82–102 Clifford Robinson (21) Ben Wallace (13) Chauncey Billups (6) Continental Airlines Arena
19,923 		0–4
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

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Chucky Atkins 65 7 21.5 .361 .355 .816 1.5 2.7 0.4 0.1 7.1
Jon Barry 80 0 18.4 .450 .407 .860 2.3 2.6 0.8 0.2 6.9
Chauncey Billups 74 74 31.4 .421 .392 .878 3.7 3.9 0.9 0.2 16.2
Michael Curry 78 77 19.9 .402 .296 .800 1.6 1.3 0.6 0.1 3.0
Hubert Davis 43 1 7.6 .392 .333 .833 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.0 1.8
Richard Hamilton 82 82 32.2 .443 .269 .833 3.9 2.5 0.8 0.2 19.7
Danny Manning 13 0 6.8 .406 .375 .833 1.4 0.5 0.7 0.2 2.6
Mehmet Okur 72 9 19.0 .426 .339 .773 4.7 1.0 0.3 0.5 6.9
Tayshaun Prince 42 5 10.4 .449 .426 .647 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.3 3.3
Željko Rebrača 30 12 16.3 .552 ---- .792 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.6 6.6
Don Reid 1 0 10.0 .000 --- .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Clifford Robinson 81 69 34.9 .398 .336 .676 3.9 3.3 1.1 1.1 12.2
Pepe Sánchez 9 0 4.1 .000 --- ---- 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.0
Ben Wallace 73 73 39.4 .481 .167 .450 15.4 1.6 1.4 3.2 6.9
Corliss Williamson 82 1 25.1 .453 .182 .790 4.4 1.3 0.5 0.3 12.0

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

October 3, 2002 To San Antonio Spurs
Mengke Bateer
 To Detroit Pistons
2003 second-round pick

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Chauncey Billups July 17 Minnesota Timberwolves
Pepe Sánchez October 10 Panathinaikos
Danny Manning February 5 Dallas Mavericks
Subtractions
Player Date signed New Team
Mikki Moore August 5 Boston Celtics
Bobby Simmons September 24 Washington Wizards

Player Transactions Citation:[34]

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See also

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The 2002 03 NBA season was the Pistons 62nd season as a franchise the 55th in the National Basketball Association and the 46th in the Detroit area 1 During the off season the Pistons acquired Richard Hamilton from the Washington Wizards 2 3 4 and signed free agent Chauncey Billups 5 6 With the acquisitions of Hamilton and Billups the Pistons got off to a solid start winning 12 of their first 16 games and held a 32 15 record at the All Star break 7 However the team suffered a 7 game losing streak between February and March but managed to finish first place in the Eastern Conference with a 50 32 record which tied the 1977 Philadelphia 76ers for the worst record by a number one seeded team in the history of the league 8 The Pistons were the only team in the Eastern Conference with 50 or more wins this season 2002 03 Detroit Pistons seasonDivision championsHead coachRick CarlisleGeneral managerJoe DumarsPresidentJoe DumarsOwner s Bill DavidsonArenaThe Palace of Auburn HillsResultsRecord50 32 610 PlaceDivision 1st Central Conference 1st Eastern Playoff finishConference Finals Lost to Nets 0 4 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionFox Sports Net Detroit WKBDRadioWDFN lt 2001 02 2003 04 gt Ben Wallace averaged 6 9 points 15 4 rebounds and 3 2 blocks per game and was voted to play in the 2003 NBA All Star Game for the first time in his career 9 He also won the Defensive Player of the Year award for the second year in a row 10 11 and was named to the All NBA Second Team and NBA All Defensive First Team and also finished in eighth place in Most Valuable Player voting 12 In addition Hamilton led the team in scoring averaging 19 7 points per game while Billups provided them with 16 2 points and 3 9 assists per game Clifford Robinson contributed 12 2 points per game and sixth man Corliss Williamson provided with 12 0 points and 4 4 rebounds per game off the bench 13 In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs the Pistons faced elimination trailing 3 1 to the 8th seeded Orlando Magic 14 15 but managed to win the next three games thus the series 16 17 18 In the Eastern Conference Semi finals the Pistons defeated Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers in six games and were a serious title contender reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 1991 19 20 21 Instead they had their season ended with a sweep to the 2nd seeded New Jersey Nets in four straight Eastern Conference Final games 22 23 24 The Nets would reach the Finals for the second consecutive year but would lose in six games to the San Antonio Spurs 25 26 27 Following the season Pistons head coach Rick Carlisle was fired after just two seasons with the team and was replaced by Larry Brown who had resigned from the 76ers head coaching position on Memorial Day 28 29 Carlisle would go on to coach the Indiana Pacers as he replaced Isiah Thomas who was fired after failing to reach the second round for three consecutive seasons in the playoffs 30 Also following the season Robinson was traded to the Golden State Warriors 31 32 while three point specialist Jon Barry signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets 33 and Michael Curry was dealt to the Toronto Raptors Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Season standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 3 3 Game log 4 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5 1 Season 5 2 Playoffs 6 Awards and records 7 Transactions 7 1 Trades 7 2 Free agents 8 References 9 See alsoDraft picks EditMain article 2002 NBA Draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College1 23 Tayshaun Prince SF United States KentuckyRoster Edit2002 03 Detroit Pistons roster Players CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB YYYY MM DD FromG 7 Atkins Chucky 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 160 lb 73 kg 1974 08 14 South FloridaG 20 Barry Jon 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 195 lb 88 kg 1969 07 25 Georgia TechG 1 Billups Chauncey 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 202 lb 92 kg 1976 09 25 ColoradoG F 12 Curry Michael 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 210 lb 95 kg 1968 08 22 Georgia SouthernG 44 Davis Hubert 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 183 lb 83 kg 1970 05 17 North CarolinaG 32 Hamilton Richard 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 193 lb 88 kg 1978 02 14 ConnecticutF 5 Manning Danny 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 230 lb 104 kg 1966 05 17 KansasF C 13 Okur Mehmet 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 290 lb 132 kg 1979 05 26 TurkeyF 22 Prince Tayshaun 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 215 lb 98 kg 1980 02 28 KentuckyC 39 Rebraca Zeljko 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 257 lb 117 kg 1972 04 09 SerbiaF 52 Reid Don 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 250 lb 113 kg 1973 12 30 GeorgetownF 30 Robinson Clifford 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 225 lb 102 kg 1966 12 16 ConnecticutG 6 Sanchez Pepe 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 195 lb 88 kg 1977 05 08 TempleF C 3 Wallace Ben C 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 245 lb 111 kg 1974 09 10 Virginia UnionF 34 Williamson Corliss 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 245 lb 111 kg 1973 12 04 Arkansas Head coachRick CarlisleAssistant coach es Tony Brown Kevin O Neill Bob Ociepka Chad Forcier Mike Abdenour trainer Legend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction February 5 2003Regular season EditSeason standings Edit Central Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Detroit Pistons 50 32 610 30 11 20 21 19 9x Indiana Pacers 48 34 585 2 32 9 16 25 19 9x New Orleans Hornets 47 35 573 3 29 12 18 23 17 11x Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 512 8 25 16 17 24 16 12Atlanta Hawks 35 47 427 15 26 15 9 32 14 14Chicago Bulls 30 52 366 20 27 14 3 38 12 16Toronto Raptors 24 58 293 26 15 26 9 32 10 18Cleveland Cavaliers 17 65 207 33 14 27 3 38 5 23 Eastern Conference vteTeam W L PCT GB1 c Detroit Pistons 50 32 610 2 y New Jersey Nets 49 33 598 13 x Indiana Pacers 48 34 585 24 x Philadelphia 76ers 48 34 585 25 x New Orleans Hornets 47 35 573 36 x Boston Celtics 44 38 537 67 x Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 512 88 x Orlando Magic 42 40 512 89 New York Knicks 37 45 451 1310 Washington Wizards 37 45 451 1311 Atlanta Hawks 35 47 427 1512 Chicago Bulls 30 52 366 2013 Miami Heat 25 57 305 2514 Toronto Raptors 24 58 293 2615 Cleveland Cavaliers 17 65 207 33 z clinched division title y clinched division title x 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3 1 2 2 4 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 3 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 0San Antonio 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 1 2 0 3 1 3 1 2 0 3 1 4 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 1 3 1 2 0 4 0 1 1Seattle 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 4 1 3 1 3 2 0 2 2 1 1Toronto 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 4 1 3 2 2 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 1Utah 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 3 0 4 2 2 2 0 1 1Washington 2 2 3 1 3 1 4 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 Game log Edit The template below Empty section is being considered for deletion See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus This section is empty You can help by adding to it January 2011 Playoffs Edit2003 playoff game logFirst Round 4 3 home 3 1 road 1 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 April 20 Orlando L 94 99 Richard Hamilton 28 Ben Wallace 13 Chauncey Billups 8 The Palace of Auburn Hills21 261 0 12 April 23 Orlando W 89 77 Richard Hamilton 30 Ben Wallace 16 Richard Hamilton 5 The Palace of Auburn Hills22 076 1 13 April 25 Orlando L 80 89 Richard Hamilton 22 Ben Wallace 22 Chauncey Billups 5 TD Waterhouse Centre17 283 1 24 April 27 Orlando L 92 100 Chauncey Billups 25 Ben Wallace 24 Barry Billups 3 TD Waterhouse Centre17 283 1 35 April 30 Orlando W 98 67 Richard Hamilton 24 Ben Wallace 21 Billups Robinson 4 The Palace of Auburn Hills22 076 2 36 May 2 Orlando W 103 88 Chauncey Billups 40 Ben Wallace 17 Chauncey Billups 4 TD Waterhouse Centre16 909 3 37 May 4 Orlando W 108 93 Chauncey Billups 37 Ben Wallace 12 Michael Curry 6 The Palace of Auburn Hills22 076 4 3Conference Semifinals 4 2 home 3 0 road 1 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 May 6 Philadelphia W 98 87 Richard Hamilton 25 Ben Wallace 12 Billups Robinson 4 The Palace of Auburn Hills22 076 1 02 May 8 Philadelphia W 104 97 OT Atkins Hamilton 23 Ben Wallace 15 Richard Hamilton 6 The Palace of Auburn Hills22 076 2 03 May 10 Philadelphia L 83 93 Richard Hamilton 24 Mehmet Okur 10 Billups Robinson 4 First Union Center20 743 2 14 May 11 Philadelphia L 82 95 Richard Hamilton 30 Ben Wallace 15 three players tied 3 First Union Center20 549 2 25 May 14 Philadelphia W 78 77 Richard Hamilton 20 Ben Wallace 17 Atkins Hamilton 5 The Palace of Auburn Hills22 076 3 26 May 16 Philadelphia W 93 89 OT Chauncey Billups 28 Ben Wallace 18 Chauncey Billups 5 First Union Center20 888 4 2Conference Finals 0 4 home 0 2 road 0 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 May 18 New Jersey L 74 76 Richard Hamilton 24 Ben Wallace 22 Chauncey Billups 6 The Palace of Auburn Hills22 076 0 12 May 20 New Jersey L 86 88 Richard Hamilton 24 Ben Wallace 19 Chauncey Billups 10 The Palace of Auburn Hills22 076 0 23 May 22 New Jersey L 85 97 Richard Hamilton 21 Ben Wallace 15 five players tied 3 Continental Airlines Arena19 923 0 34 May 24 New Jersey L 82 102 Clifford Robinson 21 Ben Wallace 13 Chauncey Billups 6 Continental Airlines Arena19 923 0 42003 schedulePlayer statistics EditLegend 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 gameSeason Edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGChucky Atkins 65 7 21 5 361 355 816 1 5 2 7 0 4 0 1 7 1Jon Barry 80 0 18 4 450 407 860 2 3 2 6 0 8 0 2 6 9Chauncey Billups 74 74 31 4 421 392 878 3 7 3 9 0 9 0 2 16 2Michael Curry 78 77 19 9 402 296 800 1 6 1 3 0 6 0 1 3 0Hubert Davis 43 1 7 6 392 333 833 0 8 0 7 0 1 0 0 1 8Richard Hamilton 82 82 32 2 443 269 833 3 9 2 5 0 8 0 2 19 7Danny Manning 13 0 6 8 406 375 833 1 4 0 5 0 7 0 2 2 6Mehmet Okur 72 9 19 0 426 339 773 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 5 6 9Tayshaun Prince 42 5 10 4 449 426 647 1 1 0 6 0 2 0 3 3 3Zeljko Rebraca 30 12 16 3 552 792 3 1 0 3 0 2 0 6 6 6Don Reid 1 0 10 0 000 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Clifford Robinson 81 69 34 9 398 336 676 3 9 3 3 1 1 1 1 12 2Pepe Sanchez 9 0 4 1 000 0 7 0 9 0 6 0 0 0 0Ben Wallace 73 73 39 4 481 167 450 15 4 1 6 1 4 3 2 6 9Corliss Williamson 82 1 25 1 453 182 790 4 4 1 3 0 5 0 3 12 0Playoffs Edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGChucky AtkinsJon BarryChauncey BillupsMichael CurryRichard HamiltonDanny ManningMehmet OkurTayshaun PrinceZeljko RebracaClifford RobinsonBen WallaceCorliss WilliamsonAwards and records EditBen Wallace NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award Joe Dumars NBA Executive of the Year Award Ben Wallace All NBA Second Team Ben Wallace NBA All Defensive First TeamTransactions EditTrades Edit September 11 2002 To Washington WizardsBrian CardinalJerry StackhouseRatko Varda To Detroit PistonsHubert DavisRichard HamiltonBobby SimmonsOctober 1 2002 To Denver NuggetsRodney White To Detroit PistonsMengke BateerDon Reid2004 first round pickOctober 3 2002 To San Antonio SpursMengke Bateer To Detroit Pistons2003 second round pickFree agents Edit AdditionsPlayer Date signed Former teamChauncey Billups July 17 Minnesota TimberwolvesPepe Sanchez October 10 PanathinaikosDanny Manning February 5 Dallas MavericksSubtractionsPlayer Date signed New TeamMikki Moore August 5 Boston CelticsBobby Simmons September 24 Washington WizardsPlayer Transactions Citation 34 References Edit 2002 03 Detroit Pistons PLUS PRO BASKETBALL Pistons Stackhouse Traded to Wizards The New York Times September 12 2002 Retrieved January 13 2022 Stackhouse Goes to Wizards Los Angeles Times Staff and Wire Reports September 12 2002 Retrieved November 30 2022 Wyche Steve September 12 2002 Wizards Get Stackhouse from Detroit The Washington Post Retrieved July 15 2022 PLUS PRO BASKETBALL Pistons Sign Billups But Not to Start The New York Times Associated Press July 18 2002 Retrieved August 24 2017 Smith Sam October 30 2002 Eastern Conference Capsules Chicago Tribune Retrieved June 9 2022 NBA Games Played on February 6 2003 Basketball Reference Retrieved September 13 2022 2002 03 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results Basketball Reference Retrieved July 30 2021 2003 NBA All Star Game West 155 East 145 2OT Basketball Reference Retrieved January 13 2022 Wallace Chosen Best Defender Los Angeles Times Associated Press April 24 2003 Retrieved September 13 2022 NBA amp ABA Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners Basketball Reference Retrieved November 29 2022 2002 03 NBA Awards Voting Basketball Reference Retrieved February 2 2022 2002 03 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats Basketball Reference Retrieved July 30 2021 Nobles Charlie April 28 2003 PRO BASKETBALL Magic Nearing Upset of Pistons The New York Times Retrieved June 11 2022 Magic Takes 3 1 Lead in Series The Washington Post April 28 2003 Retrieved October 27 2022 Lapointe Joe May 5 2003 PRO BASKETBALL Pistons Thank the N B A for Those Two Extra Games The New York Times Retrieved January 13 2022 Pistons Get Past the Magic Los Angeles Times Associated Press May 5 2003 Retrieved June 11 2022 Schmitz Brian May 5 2003 Magic Fall Flat Orlando Sentinel Retrieved November 27 2022 Popper Steve May 17 2003 PRO BASKETBALL Billups Hits Sixers Late and Pistons March On The New York Times Retrieved January 13 2022 Maaddi Rob May 17 2003 Billups Back Pistons Go Forward The Washington Post Retrieved November 27 2022 Detroit Sends 76ers Packing Tampa Bay Times May 17 2003 Retrieved June 11 2022 Nets Sweep Pistons and Return to Finals The New York Times May 25 2003 Retrieved January 13 2022 Nets Punch Return Ticket to the Finals Los Angeles Times Associated Press May 25 2003 Retrieved November 27 2022 Nichols Rachel May 25 2003 Nets Are Worth a Return Trip The Washington Post Retrieved June 11 2022 Spurs Defeat Nets to Win N B A Title The New York Times Associated Press June 15 2003 Retrieved July 15 2022 Heisler Mark June 16 2003 Spurs Reduce the Risk Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 15 2022 San Antonio 88 New Jersey 77 United Press International June 15 2003 Retrieved September 13 2022 PRO BASKETBALL Pistons Oust Carlisle and Want to Talk to Brown The New York Times Associated Press June 1 2003 Retrieved June 9 2022 Brown Expected to Replace Carlisle Los Angeles Times Associated Press June 1 2003 Retrieved October 27 2022 Robbins Liz August 28 2003 PRO BASKETBALL With Bird in Charge Pacers Fire Thomas The New York Times Retrieved June 11 2022 PLUS PRO BASKETBALL Liberty Rallies to Beat Mystics The New York Times Associated Press August 22 2003 Retrieved June 11 2022 Warriors Acquire F C Robinson from Pistons for G Sura ESPN August 21 2003 Retrieved October 27 2022 Nuggets Sign Voshon Lenard Associated Press September 12 2003 Retrieved July 15 2022 2002 03 Detroit Pistons Transactions Basketball Reference Retrieved January 13 2022 See also Edit2002 03 NBA 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