2002-03 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 50-32
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 6-6 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Minnesota Timberwolves 4-2
Conference Semifinals - Lost to San Antonio Spurs 4-2
Coach: Phil Jackson (50-32)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 777,888, Avg. 18,973 in 41 home dates
2002-03 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics
2002-03 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 2002-03 season with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-6.

Los Angeles scored 8,230 points and gave up 8,039. Kobe Bryant scored a team-leading 2,461 points for the Lakers, while Shaquille O'Neal netted 16 or more per game also. Shaquille O'Neal racked up 742 rebounds. Kobe Bryant dished out 481 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Kobe Bryant added 181 steals, and Shaquille O'Neal swatted 159 opponent shot attempts.

Phil Jackson coached the team. The 2002-03 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the conference semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 8230
Regular Season Points Against: 8039

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 29, 2002 San Antonio Spurs 87 at Los Angeles Lakers 82 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
October 30, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 90 at Portland Trail Blazers 102 L 0-1 0-1 0-2
November 1, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Los Angeles Clippers 93 W 0-1 1-1 1-2
November 3, 2002 Portland Trail Blazers 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 98 W 1-1 1-1 2-2 OT
November 5, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 70 at Cleveland Cavaliers 89 L 1-1 1-2 2-3
November 7, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 95 at Boston Celtics 98 L 1-1 1-3 2-4 OT
November 8, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Washington Wizards 100 L 1-1 1-4 2-5
November 12, 2002 Atlanta Hawks 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 83 L 1-2 1-4 2-6
November 15, 2002 Golden State Warriors 89 at Los Angeles Lakers 96 W 2-2 1-4 3-6 OT
November 17, 2002 Houston Rockets 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 89 L 2-3 1-4 3-7
November 19, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 72 at Dallas Mavericks 98 L 2-3 1-5 3-8
November 20, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 88 at San Antonio Spurs 95 L 2-3 1-6 3-9
November 22, 2002 Chicago Bulls 73 at Los Angeles Lakers 86 W 3-3 1-6 4-9
November 24, 2002 Milwaukee Bucks 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 W 4-3 1-6 5-9
November 26, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 85 at Miami Heat 97 L 4-3 1-7 5-10
November 27, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Orlando Magic 112 L 4-3 1-8 5-11
November 29, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Memphis Grizzlies 106 W 4-3 2-8 6-11 OT
December 1, 2002 Minnesota Timberwolves 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 L 4-4 2-8 6-12
December 3, 2002 Memphis Grizzlies 91 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 W 5-4 2-8 7-12
December 4, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 85 at Utah Jazz 93 L 5-4 2-9 7-13
December 6, 2002 Dallas Mavericks 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 W 6-4 2-9 8-13
December 8, 2002 Utah Jazz 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 W 7-4 2-9 9-13
December 10, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Golden State Warriors 106 L 7-4 2-10 9-14
December 13, 2002 New Orleans Hornets 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 82 L 7-5 2-10 9-15
December 15, 2002 Orlando Magic 84 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 W 8-5 2-10 10-15
December 17, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 80 at Minnesota Timberwolves 96 L 8-5 2-11 10-16
December 19, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 71 at New Jersey Nets 98 L 8-5 2-12 10-17
December 20, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 L 8-5 2-13 10-18 OT
December 22, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Toronto Raptors 107 W 8-5 3-13 11-18 OT
December 25, 2002 Sacramento Kings 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 L 8-6 3-13 11-19
December 28, 2002 Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Denver Nuggets 93 W 8-6 4-13 12-19
December 29, 2002 Toronto Raptors 88 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 W 9-6 4-13 13-19
January 4, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Phoenix Suns 107 L 9-6 4-14 13-20
January 5, 2003 Phoenix Suns 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 W 10-6 4-14 14-20
January 7, 2003 Seattle Supersonics 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 W 11-6 4-14 15-20
January 10, 2003 Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 W 12-6 4-14 16-20
January 12, 2003 Miami Heat 81 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 W 13-6 4-14 17-20
January 15, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 90 at New Orleans Hornets 82 W 13-6 5-14 18-20
January 17, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Houston Rockets 108 L 13-6 5-15 18-21 OT
January 20, 2003 Los Angeles Clippers 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 96 W 14-6 5-15 19-21
January 22, 2003 Golden State Warriors 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 L 14-7 5-15 19-22
January 24, 2003 New Jersey Nets 89 at Los Angeles Lakers 83 L 14-8 5-15 19-23
January 29, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Phoenix Suns 90 W 14-8 6-15 20-23
January 31, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Sacramento Kings 113 W 14-8 7-15 21-23
February 1, 2003 Utah Jazz 87 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 W 15-8 7-15 22-23
February 4, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Indiana Pacers 94 W 15-8 8-15 23-23
February 6, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 114 at New York Knicks 109 W 15-8 9-15 24-23
February 11, 2003 Denver Nuggets 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 W 16-8 9-15 25-23
February 12, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Denver Nuggets 102 W 16-8 10-15 26-23
February 14, 2003 San Antonio Spurs 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 L 16-9 10-15 26-24
February 16, 2003 New York Knicks 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 L 16-10 10-15 26-25
February 18, 2003 Houston Rockets 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 W 17-10 10-15 27-25 2OT
February 19, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Utah Jazz 87 W 17-10 11-15 28-25
February 21, 2003 Portland Trail Blazers 84 at Los Angeles Lakers 92 W 18-10 11-15 29-25
February 23, 2003 Seattle Supersonics 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 W 19-10 11-15 30-25
February 25, 2003 Los Angeles Clippers 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 W 20-10 11-15 31-25
February 27, 2003 Detroit Pistons 85 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 W 21-10 11-15 32-25
February 28, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 90 at Seattle Supersonics 107 L 21-10 11-16 32-26
March 5, 2003 Indiana Pacers 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 97 W 22-10 11-16 33-26
March 7, 2003 Minnesota Timberwolves 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 W 23-10 11-16 34-26
March 9, 2003 Philadelphia 76ers 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 W 24-10 11-16 35-26
March 11, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Chicago Bulls 116 L 24-10 11-17 35-27
March 12, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 88 at Detroit Pistons 111 L 24-10 11-18 35-28
March 14, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Minnesota Timberwolves 99 W 24-10 12-18 36-28
March 15, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Milwaukee Bucks 94 W 24-10 13-18 37-28
March 17, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Los Angeles Clippers 85 W 24-10 14-18 38-28
March 20, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Sacramento Kings 107 L 24-10 14-19 38-29
March 21, 2003 Boston Celtics 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 W 25-10 14-19 39-29
March 23, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 89 at San Antonio Spurs 98 L 25-10 14-20 39-30
March 25, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Atlanta Hawks 91 W 25-10 15-20 40-30
March 26, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Houston Rockets 93 W 25-10 16-20 41-30
March 28, 2003 Washington Wizards 94 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 W 26-10 16-20 42-30
March 30, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Seattle Supersonics 119 L 26-10 16-21 42-31
March 31, 2003 Memphis Grizzlies 94 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 W 27-10 16-21 43-31
April 3, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Dallas Mavericks 89 W 27-10 17-21 44-31
April 4, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Memphis Grizzlies 101 W 27-10 18-21 45-31
April 6, 2003 Phoenix Suns 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 W 28-10 18-21 46-31 OT
April 8, 2003 Dallas Mavericks 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 W 29-10 18-21 47-31
April 10, 2003 Sacramento Kings 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 W 30-10 18-21 48-31
April 13, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Portland Trail Blazers 101 L 30-10 18-22 48-32
April 15, 2003 Denver Nuggets 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 126 W 31-10 18-22 49-32
April 16, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Golden State Warriors 111 W 31-10 19-22 50-32
April 20, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Minnesota Timberwolves 98 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 22, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 91 at Minnesota Timberwolves 119 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
April 24, 2003 Minnesota Timberwolves 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 L 0-1 1-1 1-2 OT
April 27, 2003 Minnesota Timberwolves 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 102 W 1-1 1-1 2-2
April 29, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Minnesota Timberwolves 90 W 1-1 2-1 3-2
May 1, 2003 Minnesota Timberwolves 85 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 W 2-1 2-1 4-2
May 5, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 82 at San Antonio Spurs 87 L 2-1 2-2 4-3
May 7, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 95 at San Antonio Spurs 114 L 2-1 2-3 4-4
May 9, 2003 San Antonio Spurs 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 W 3-1 2-3 5-4
May 11, 2003 San Antonio Spurs 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 W 4-1 2-3 6-4
May 13, 2003 Los Angeles Lakers 94 at San Antonio Spurs 96 L 4-1 2-4 6-5
May 15, 2003 San Antonio Spurs 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 82 L 4-2 2-4 6-6


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