2002-03 Houston Rockets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 43-39
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Rudy Tomjanovich (43-39)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 565,166, Avg. 13,785 in 41 home dates
2002-03 Houston Rockets Statistics
2002-03 Houston Rockets Roster

The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 43 wins and 39 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.

Houston netted 7,688 points and conceded 7,567. Steve Francis tossed in a team-best 1,703 points for the Rockets, while Cuttino Mobley scored 15 or more per game also. Yao Ming racked up 675 boards. Steve Francis dished out 502 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Steve Francis added 141 steals, and Yao Ming rejected 147 opposing shots.

Rudy Tomjanovich coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 7688
Regular Season Points Against: 7567

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 30, 2002 Houston Rockets 82 at Indiana Pacers 91 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
November 1, 2002 Houston Rockets 83 at Denver Nuggets 74 W 0-0 1-1 1-1
November 2, 2002 Toronto Raptors 76 at Houston Rockets 88 W 1-0 1-1 2-1
November 5, 2002 Seattle Supersonics 104 at Houston Rockets 97 L 1-1 1-1 2-2
November 9, 2002 Golden State Warriors 104 at Houston Rockets 111 W 2-1 1-1 3-2
November 12, 2002 Portland Trail Blazers 83 at Houston Rockets 86 W 3-1 1-1 4-2
November 15, 2002 Houston Rockets 87 at Phoenix Suns 88 L 3-1 1-2 4-3
November 17, 2002 Houston Rockets 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 89 W 3-1 2-2 5-3
November 19, 2002 Cleveland Cavaliers 80 at Houston Rockets 97 W 4-1 2-2 6-3
November 21, 2002 Houston Rockets 90 at Dallas Mavericks 103 L 4-1 2-3 6-4
November 22, 2002 Washington Wizards 86 at Houston Rockets 93 W 5-1 2-3 7-4
November 24, 2002 Houston Rockets 89 at Los Angeles Clippers 90 L 5-1 2-4 7-5
November 26, 2002 Houston Rockets 71 at Portland Trail Blazers 77 L 5-1 2-5 7-6
November 27, 2002 Houston Rockets 91 at Golden State Warriors 84 W 5-1 3-5 8-6
November 29, 2002 Houston Rockets 83 at Seattle Supersonics 72 W 5-1 4-5 9-6
December 1, 2002 Houston Rockets 84 at Sacramento Kings 103 L 5-1 4-6 9-7
December 3, 2002 San Antonio Spurs 75 at Houston Rockets 89 W 6-1 4-6 10-7
December 6, 2002 Houston Rockets 96 at New Orleans Hornets 98 L 6-1 4-7 10-8 OT
December 7, 2002 Philadelphia 76ers 72 at Houston Rockets 97 W 7-1 4-7 11-8
December 10, 2002 Sacramento Kings 96 at Houston Rockets 103 W 8-1 4-7 12-8
December 13, 2002 Houston Rockets 109 at Memphis Grizzlies 114 L 8-1 4-8 12-9 OT
December 14, 2002 Los Angeles Clippers 94 at Houston Rockets 83 L 8-2 4-8 12-10
December 16, 2002 Houston Rockets 105 at Miami Heat 100 W 8-2 5-8 13-10 OT
December 18, 2002 Indiana Pacers 83 at Houston Rockets 95 W 9-2 5-8 14-10
December 20, 2002 Atlanta Hawks 82 at Houston Rockets 101 W 10-2 5-8 15-10
December 21, 2002 Houston Rockets 86 at Minnesota Timberwolves 98 L 10-2 5-9 15-11
December 23, 2002 Utah Jazz 96 at Houston Rockets 91 L 10-3 5-9 15-12
December 27, 2002 New York Knicks 99 at Houston Rockets 83 L 10-4 5-9 15-13
December 29, 2002 New Orleans Hornets 85 at Houston Rockets 97 W 11-4 5-9 16-13
December 31, 2002 Milwaukee Bucks 80 at Houston Rockets 103 W 12-4 5-9 17-13
January 4, 2003 Golden State Warriors 86 at Houston Rockets 84 L 12-5 5-9 17-14
January 7, 2003 Minnesota Timberwolves 86 at Houston Rockets 94 W 13-5 5-9 18-14
January 8, 2003 Houston Rockets 91 at Orlando Magic 81 W 13-5 6-9 19-14
January 10, 2003 Houston Rockets 75 at Atlanta Hawks 84 L 13-5 6-10 19-15
January 11, 2003 Denver Nuggets 85 at Houston Rockets 87 W 14-5 6-10 20-15
January 13, 2003 Boston Celtics 92 at Houston Rockets 101 W 15-5 6-10 21-15
January 15, 2003 Phoenix Suns 96 at Houston Rockets 102 W 16-5 6-10 22-15
January 17, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Houston Rockets 108 W 17-5 6-10 23-15 OT
January 20, 2003 Houston Rockets 82 at San Antonio Spurs 87 L 17-5 6-11 23-16
January 21, 2003 Houston Rockets 86 at Dallas Mavericks 107 L 17-5 6-12 23-17
January 24, 2003 Detroit Pistons 98 at Houston Rockets 74 L 17-6 6-12 23-18
January 26, 2003 Houston Rockets 98 at Chicago Bulls 100 L 17-6 6-13 23-19
January 27, 2003 Houston Rockets 100 at Memphis Grizzlies 95 W 17-6 7-13 24-19
January 29, 2003 Dallas Mavericks 104 at Houston Rockets 81 L 17-7 7-13 24-20
January 31, 2003 Minnesota Timberwolves 101 at Houston Rockets 121 W 18-7 7-13 25-20
February 2, 2003 Sacramento Kings 89 at Houston Rockets 105 W 19-7 7-13 26-20
February 4, 2003 Houston Rockets 89 at Minnesota Timberwolves 103 L 19-7 7-14 26-21
February 5, 2003 Houston Rockets 102 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 L 19-7 7-15 26-22
February 11, 2003 Utah Jazz 103 at Houston Rockets 101 L 19-8 7-15 26-23 OT
February 12, 2003 Houston Rockets 106 at Utah Jazz 76 W 19-8 8-15 27-23
February 14, 2003 Miami Heat 94 at Houston Rockets 82 L 19-9 8-15 27-24
February 18, 2003 Houston Rockets 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 L 19-9 8-16 27-25 2OT
February 19, 2003 Houston Rockets 107 at Phoenix Suns 89 W 19-9 9-16 28-25
February 21, 2003 Dallas Mavericks 100 at Houston Rockets 85 L 19-10 9-16 28-26
February 22, 2003 Memphis Grizzlies 82 at Houston Rockets 93 W 20-10 9-16 29-26
February 24, 2003 Houston Rockets 101 at Boston Celtics 95 W 20-10 10-16 30-26 OT
February 25, 2003 Houston Rockets 95 at New York Knicks 102 L 20-10 10-17 30-27
February 27, 2003 Houston Rockets 98 at Washington Wizards 100 L 20-10 10-18 30-28 OT
March 2, 2003 San Antonio Spurs 97 at Houston Rockets 88 L 20-11 10-18 30-29
March 4, 2003 Houston Rockets 83 at Detroit Pistons 96 L 20-11 10-19 30-30
March 5, 2003 Houston Rockets 97 at Toronto Raptors 95 W 20-11 11-19 31-30
March 8, 2003 New Jersey Nets 71 at Houston Rockets 83 W 21-11 11-19 32-30
March 12, 2003 Los Angeles Clippers 114 at Houston Rockets 118 W 22-11 11-19 33-30 OT
March 14, 2003 Chicago Bulls 91 at Houston Rockets 121 W 23-11 11-19 34-30
March 16, 2003 Phoenix Suns 75 at Houston Rockets 85 W 24-11 11-19 35-30
March 18, 2003 Houston Rockets 94 at Seattle Supersonics 100 L 24-11 11-20 35-31
March 19, 2003 Houston Rockets 83 at Portland Trail Blazers 94 L 24-11 11-21 35-32
March 21, 2003 Houston Rockets 117 at Golden State Warriors 107 W 24-11 12-21 36-32
March 23, 2003 Houston Rockets 108 at Sacramento Kings 109 L 24-11 12-22 36-33
March 24, 2003 Houston Rockets 108 at Los Angeles Clippers 90 W 24-11 13-22 37-33
March 26, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Houston Rockets 93 L 24-12 13-22 37-34
March 27, 2003 Houston Rockets 85 at San Antonio Spurs 98 L 24-12 13-23 37-35
March 29, 2003 Denver Nuggets 89 at Houston Rockets 102 W 25-12 13-23 38-35
March 31, 2003 Houston Rockets 86 at New Jersey Nets 110 L 25-12 13-24 38-36
April 2, 2003 Houston Rockets 99 at Milwaukee Bucks 106 L 25-12 13-25 38-37
April 4, 2003 Houston Rockets 88 at Philadelphia 76ers 79 W 25-12 14-25 39-37
April 6, 2003 Orlando Magic 93 at Houston Rockets 114 W 26-12 14-25 40-37
April 8, 2003 Portland Trail Blazers 81 at Houston Rockets 66 L 26-13 14-25 40-38
April 9, 2003 Houston Rockets 73 at Utah Jazz 94 L 26-13 14-26 40-39
April 12, 2003 Seattle Supersonics 86 at Houston Rockets 101 W 27-13 14-26 41-39
April 15, 2003 Memphis Grizzlies 86 at Houston Rockets 97 W 28-13 14-26 42-39
April 16, 2003 Houston Rockets 89 at Denver Nuggets 84 W 28-13 15-26 43-39


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