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2002–03 Orlando Magic season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

(lost to Pistons 3–4)

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The 2002–03 Orlando Magic season was the 14th season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Magic signed free agents, former All-Star forward Shawn Kemp and Jacque Vaughn. However, Grant Hill only played just 29 games due to his continuing ankle injuries, and Horace Grant only played just five games due to a sore left knee, and was released to free agency after feuding with head coach Doc Rivers.

At mid-season, the Magic traded Mike Miller to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for rookie power forward Drew Gooden, and rookie small forward Gordan Giriček. Despite the absence of Hill and Grant, and a 24–26 record at the All-Star break, the Magic finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 42–40 record, and earned the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.

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, plus leading the Magic with 173 three-point field goals, as he was named to the All-NBA First Team. In addition, Hill averaged 14.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, while Giriček contributed 14.3 points per game in 27 games after the trade, Gooden provided the team with 13.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in 19 games, and Pat Garrity contributed 10.7 points per game and 161 three-point field goals. Meanwhile, Darrell Armstrong provided with 9.4 points, 3.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game, while Kemp averaged 6.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, Vaughn contributed 5.9 points and 2.9 assists per game, and Andrew DeClercq provided with 4.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Gooden was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while Giriček was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, McGrady was selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team, while Garrity participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout. McGrady finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting with 4 first-place votes, and also finished tied in 18th place in Most Improved Player voting, while Gooden finished in fifth place in Rookie of the Year voting.

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 2003 NBA playoffs, the Magic faced off against the top–seeded, and Central Division champion Detroit Pistons, who were led by the trio of Richard Hamilton, Chauncey Billups, and All-Star center, and Defensive Player of the Year, Ben Wallace. Despite the Pistons having home-court advantage in the series, the Magic took a 3–1 series lead after winning Game 4 over the Pistons at home, 100–92 at the TD Waterhouse Centre. However, the Magic lost the next three games, which included a Game 7 loss to the Pistons on the road, 108–93 at The Palace of Auburn Hills, thus losing in a hard-fought seven-game series.

Following the season, Kemp retired, while Armstrong signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Hornets, Grant re-signed with his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, and Vaughn re-signed with the Atlanta Hawks. After the playoff defeat, the Magic entered a state of rebuilding and did not return to the NBA playoffs until 2007.

Draft picks

Main article: 2002 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
118Curtis BorchardtCUnited StatesStanford

Roster

  • Doc Rivers
  • Johnny Davis
  • Mark Hughes
  • Paul Pressey
  • Dave Wohl

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.

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 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 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 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 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 25 | Detroit | W 89–80 | Tracy McGrady (29) | Gooden, McGrady (7) | Darrell Armstrong (8) | TD Waterhouse Centre 17,283 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 27 | Detroit | W 100–92 | Tracy McGrady (27) | Drew Gooden (13) | Tracy McGrady (9) | TD Waterhouse Centre 17,283 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 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 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 2 | Detroit | L 88–103 | Tracy McGrady (37) | Drew Gooden (12) | Tracy McGrady (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre 16,909 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 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

Player statistics

Regular season

PlayerPOSGPGSMPREBASTSTLBLKPTSMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
PG**82**232,350295323**135**1376928.73.63.91.6.29.4
PF81532,584306121622086831.93.81.5.8.210.7
PG80481,68611823264247321.11.52.9.8.05.9
C79551,63345155663353720.75.7.7.8.46.8
C77211,32733952393636517.24.4.7.5.54.7
SG75**74****2,954****488****411**124**59****2,407****39.4**6.5**5.5****1.7**.8**32.1**
SG7541,02518465451219413.72.5.9.6.22.6
C62878314623192526712.62.4.4.3.44.3
†SF49391,826286139361680637.35.82.8.7.316.4
†PF351322697416649.22.0.2.1.51.8
C33544793693613013.52.8.2.3**1.1**3.9
SF2929843206122281342129.17.14.21.0.414.5
†SF27279611306730238735.64.82.51.1.114.3
C27314550553275.41.9.2.2.11.0
†PG22129021211217813.21.01.0.5.03.5
†PF191854416020151325928.6**8.4**1.1.8.713.6
PF518587302617.01.61.4.6.05.2
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Magic only.

Playoffs

PlayerPOSGPGSMPREBASTSTLBLKPTSMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
SG**7****7****308**47**33****14****6****222****44.0**6.7**4.7****2.0****.9****31.7**
PF**7****7**234**89**43**6**9833.4**12.7**.6.4**.9**14.0
SF**7****7**223227216631.93.11.0.3.19.4
PG**7**6131625413418.7.93.6.6.14.9
C**7**6104232252814.93.3.3.3.74.0
PG**7**12261726606632.32.43.7.9.09.4
PF**7**1163185232823.32.6.7.3.44.0
PG**7**0111117222215.91.61.0.3.33.1
C**7**072150002110.32.1.0.0.03.0
C**7**040310365.7.4.1.0.4.9
C604311110177.21.8.2.2.02.8
SG6025511154.2.8.2.2.2.8

Awards and honors

  • Tracy McGrady – All-NBA 1st Team, Scoring Champion, All-Star
  • Drew Gooden – All-Rookie 1st Team
  • Gordan Giriček – All-Rookie 2nd Team

Transactions

Overview

**Players Added****Players Lost**

Player Transactions Citation:

References

References

  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ORL/2003.html 2002-03 Orlando Magic]
  2. (September 6, 2002). "PLUS: BASKETBALL; Magic Takes Chance and Signs Kemp". The New York Times.
  3. Brewer, Jerry. (September 6, 2002). "Magic Sign "Big" Kemp". Orlando Sentinel.
  4. Brewer, Jerry. (January 10, 2003). "Hill Completes Practice; Status Still Questionable". Orlando Sentinel.
  5. (January 18, 2003). "Grant Hill Sidelined Again". United Press International.
  6. Nichols, Rachel. (February 20, 2003). "Hill May Undergo More Surgery". The Washington Post.
  7. Brewer, Jerry. (October 25, 2002). "Magic Look to the Real Games". Orlando Sentinel.
  8. Schmitz, Brian. (December 13, 2002). "Showdown in Midair Got Ugly". Orlando Sentinel.
  9. (February 20, 2003). "Magic Trades Miller for Grizzlies' Gooden". The Washington Post.
  10. Schmitz, Brian. (February 20, 2003). "Magic Trade Miller, Get 2 Rookies". Orlando Sentinel.
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  12. "2002–03 Orlando Magic Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.
  13. "2002–03 Orlando Magic Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.
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  21. Nobles, Charlie. (April 28, 2003). "PRO BASKETBALL; Magic Nearing Upset of Pistons". The New York Times.
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  23. Lapointe, Joe. (May 5, 2003). "PRO BASKETBALL; Pistons Thank the N.B.A. for Those Two Extra Games". The New York Times.
  24. (May 5, 2003). "Pistons Get Past the Magic". Los Angeles Times.
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  26. Schmitz, Brian. (July 26, 2003). "Peeved Armstrong Headed to Hornets". Orlando Sentinel.
  27. (July 29, 2003). "Hornets Ink Darrell Armstrong". United Press International.
  28. Teaford, Elliott. (July 29, 2003). "Madsen Is Gone as Grant Returns". Los Angeles Times.
  29. Brown, Tim. (November 25, 2003). "Grant Quickly Gets Into Game Shape". Los Angeles Times.
  30. Tim Stephens. (July 6, 2007). "Grant Hill Timeline". [[Orlando Sentinel]].
  31. "2002–03 Orlando Magic Transactions". Basketball-Reference.
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