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The 2003 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2002–03 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs.The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs played the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets for the title, with the Spurs holding home court advantage.
The 2003 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2002–03 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs defeating the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets , 4 games to 2, in the NBA Finals .
The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers, who won the NBA Finals, are not counted in the Eastern versus Western champions record above as they played in the Central Division. The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed. The second parentheses indicate the number of times that teams have ...
Also, both conference finals are shown live on cable for the first time. For the first time in NBA history, two former ABA teams contest each other in the NBA Finals, the New Jersey Nets versus the San Antonio Spurs. The NBA changes the first-round format from a best-of-five-game series to a best-of-seven-game series for the 2003 NBA playoffs.
Hall of Famer, who won championships with the Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics after starring at UCLA, lost his fight with cancer. Bill Walton, who won 2 NBA championships, 2 college ...
2003 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs over the New Jersey Nets 4-2. MVP: Tim Duncan (More information can be found at 2003-04 NBA season.) 2002-03 NBA season; 2003 NBA Playoffs; 2003 NBA draft; 2003 NBA All-Star Game; Eurobasket: Lithuania 93, Spain 84; Women WNBA Finals: Detroit Shock over Los Angeles Sparks 2-1. MVP: Ruth Riley. 2003 WNBA season ...
1. Who won the Knicks-Wolves trade? Dan Titus: The Wolves.The Knicks got the best player in the deal (Karl-Anthony Towns), but when evaluating the totality of this trade, Minnesota gets the edge ...
The Spurs swept the Memphis Grizzlies in the conference finals to advance to the 2013 NBA Finals where they faced the Miami Heat. In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Tony Parker hit a layup with 5.2 seconds left to put the Spurs ahead 92–88. The Spurs won the game and took a 1–0 series lead, [36] and alternated series wins with the Heat until Game 6.