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2003 NBA PLAYOFFS WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS VS. DALLAS - Mavericks win series, 4-3 Game Date Opponent Time TV Result Kings High PTS/Hi REB Opponent High PTS/REB 1 May 6 at Dallas 6:00 p.m. ESPN2/News10 W, 124-113 Stoj. 26/Christie, Stoj. 9 Finley, Nash, Van Exel 20/Now. 18 2 May 8 at Dallas 6:30 p.m. ESPN/News10 L, 110-132 Webber 31/B. Jackson 8 Van Exel 36/Nowitzki 12 3 May 10 vs. Dallas 6:30 p.m. ESPN/News10 L, 137-141 2OT Stojakovic 39/B.Jackson 11 Van Exel 40/Nowitzki 20 4 May 11 vs. Dallas 7:30 p.m. TNT W, 99-83 Turkoglu 17/Stojakovic 12 Finley,Bell 16/Nowitzki 11 5 May 13 at Dallas 4:00 p.m. TNT L, 93-112 Christie 21/Chris.,Pollard 9 Nash 25/Nowitzki 15 6 May 15 vs. Dallas 7:30 p.m. ESPN/News10 W, 115-109 Stojakovic 24/J. Jackson 12 Van Exel 35/Nowitzki 12 7 May 17 at Dallas 5:00 p.m. TNT L, 99-112 Bibby 25/Stojakovic 9 Nowitzki 30/Nowitzki 19 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND VS. UTAH - Kings win series, 4-1 Game Date Opponent Time TV Result Kings High PTS/Hi REB Opponent High PTS/REB 1 Apr. 19 vs. Utah 7:30 p.m. TNT/News10 W, 96-90 Webber 27/Webber 11 Malone 25/Ostertag 11 2 April 21 vs. Utah 7:30 p.m. TNT/News10 W, 108-95 Stojakovic 29/Clark, Divac 7 Kirilenko 17/Harpring 8 3 April 26 at Utah 7:00 p.m. ESPN/News10 L, 104-107 Webber 24/Webber 11 Ostertag 22/Ostertag 12 4 April 28 at Utah 7:30 p.m. TNT/News10 W, 99-82 Stojakovic 27/Webber 11 Malone 24/Ostertag 14 5 April 30 vs. Utah 8:00 p.m. TNT/News10 W, 111-91 Webber 26/Webber 11 Harpring, Padgett 16/Padgett 6 Through June 15 (7-5) SACRAMENTO KINGS 2003 PLAYOFFS / ALL ROUNDS COMBINED -FIELD GOALS- -3-POINT FG-- -FREE THROWS- --REBOUNDS-- PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG Webber 7 7 246 67 135.496 0 3.000 32 49.653 18 40 58 25 25 1 10 23 8 166 23.7 Stojakovic 12 12 486 97 202.480 32 70.457 51 60.850 17 66 83 30 34 0 10 12 5 277 23.1 B. Jackson 12 0 331 63 138.457 15 43.349 31 35.886 11 43 54 40 22 1 12 17 1 172 14.3 Bibby 12 12 404 57 135.422 11 39.282 27 34.794 8 23 31 60 31 1 14 18 5 152 12.7 Divac 12 12 317 51 91.560 0 0 --- 35 52.673 30 39 69 27 38 0 8 16 11 137 11.4 J. Jackson 12 0 296 49 98.500 13 28.464 24 31.774 16 31 47 14 34 1 8 17 3 135 11.3 Christie 12 12 381 37 99.374 6 24.250 29 31.935 15 59 74 55 22 0 12 22 3 109 9.1 Turkoglu 10 5 174 18 50.360 4 14.286 13 18.722 5 24 29 14 19 0 12 5 5 53 5.3 Clark 12 0 171 20 41.488 0 0 --- 15 21.714 14 30 44 4 30 0 3 13 8 55 4.6 Pollard 8 0 91 7 24.292 0 0 --- 10 13.769 17 13 30 2 15 1 1 7 7 24 3.0 Funderburke 6 0 15 3 8.375 0 0 --- 3 4.750 3 5 8 0 2 0 0 1 0 9 1.5 Wallace 7 0 18 2 5.400 0 0 --- 2 2 1.000 0 5 5 0 4 0 0 2 1 6 0.9 TEAM 12 2930 471 1026.459 81 221.367 272 350.777 154 378 532 271 276 5 90 161 57 1295 107.9 OPPONENTS 12 2930 478 1050.455 84 221.380 227 295.769 157 371 528 263 292 2 74 171 67 1267 105.6 -- SINGLE-GAME HIGHS -- ----------- AVERAGE PER GAME ------------ -CAREER HIGHS (C=SET, T=TIED THIS SEASON)- PLAYER MIN REB AST ST TO BL PTS MIN REB AST STL TO BLK PTS FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PTS Webber 45 11 9 4 7 3 31 35.1 8.3 3.6 1.43 3.3 1.14 23.7 15 32 11C 14T 18 13 34 Stojakovic 56 12 5 3 3 2 39 40.5 6.9 2.5 0.83 1.0 0.42 23.1 14C 30C 14 14 12T 5C 39C B. Jackson 42 11 6 3 4 1 23 27.6 4.5 3.3 1.00 1.4 0.08 14.3 10 20 5T 8 11C 6C 26 Bibby 42 4 9 4 4 2 25 33.7 2.6 5.0 1.17 1.5 0.42 12.7 11 25 9 9 6 9T 29 Divac 35 10 4 3 3 2 21 26.4 5.8 2.3 0.67 1.3 0.92 11.4 12 22 10 15 19 8 30 J. Jackson 30 12 3 3 5 1 24 24.7 3.9 1.2 0.67 1.4 0.25 11.3 10C 12C 9T 10C 12C 6 24C Christie 51 11 9 4 5 2 21 31.8 6.2 4.6 1.00 1.8 0.25 9.1 8C 16C 10C 11C 12 9T 21C Turkoglu 30 9 2 4 2 3 17 17.4 2.9 1.4 1.20 0.5 0.50 5.3 9 19 5 6 13 3 22 Clark 23 8 2 1 3 2 12 14.3 3.7 0.3 0.25 1.1 0.67 4.6 8 15 7 8 16 3 19 Pollard 24 9 1 1 3 3 8 11.4 3.8 0.3 0.13 0.9 0.88 3.0 5 8T 4T 6 14 1T 11 Funderburke 6 3 0 0 1 0 2 2.5 1.3 0.0 0.00 0.2 0.00 1.5 4 11 2T 2T 6 1 8 Wallace 8 4 0 0 2 1 4 2.6 0.7 0.0 0.00 0.3 0.14 0.9 1C 2C 2T 2T 4C 1 4C TEAM 290 60 31 14 19 10 137 244.2 44.3 22.6 7.50 13.4 4.75 107.9 53 118 45 54 79 35 137C OPPONENTS 290 58 28 10 22 11 141 244.2 44.0 21.9 6.17 14.3 5.58 105.6 53C 120 40 52 74 37 142 134
2003 NBA PLAYOFFS - FIRST ROUND Through June 15 (4-1) SACRAMENTO KINGS 2003 FIRST ROUND VS. UTAH -FIELD GOALS- -3-POINT FG-- -FREE THROWS- --REBOUNDS-- PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG Stojakovic 5 5 188 39 71.549 15 26.577 20 23.870 6 15 21 8 14 0 3 6 3 113 22.6 Webber 5 5 182 48 101.475 0 1.000 15 26.577 13 33 46 15 16 1 8 14 7 111 22.2 Bibby 5 5 162 23 54.426 4 12.333 16 22.727 3 13 16 31 14 0 6 9 2 66 13.2 B. Jackson 5 0 117 23 43.535 4 11.364 14 16.875 3 11 14 20 9 1 5 7 0 64 12.8 J. Jackson 5 0 123 16 34.471 6 13.462 14 18.778 4 6 10 7 12 0 6 10 0 52 10.4 Divac 5 5 141 18 29.621 0 0 --- 12 16.750 20 14 34 10 20 0 5 6 7 48 9.6 Pollard 4 0 66 4 14.286 0 0 --- 8 9.889 10 7 17 0 12 1 1 3 7 16 4.0 Clark 5 0 78 8 15.533 0 0 --- 3 3 1.000 2 11 13 0 12 0 1 6 3 19 3.8 Christie 5 5 112 6 25.240 0 4.000 2 2 1.000 5 15 20 13 7 0 7 6 0 14 2.8 Turkoglu 3 0 19 2 6.333 1 4.250 2 4.500 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 7 2.3 Funderburke 3 0 6 2 3.667 0 0 --- 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.0 Wallace 3 0 6 1 2.500 0 0 --- 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0.7 KINGS 5 1200 190 397.479 30 71.423 108 141.766 67 128 195 106 121 3 44 68 29 518 103.6 JAZZ 5 1200 169 389.434 9 34.265 118 150.787 70 126 196 105 124 1 36 82 28 465 93.0 -- SINGLE-GAME HIGHS -- ----------- AVERAGE PER GAME ------------ -CAREER HIGHS (C=SET, T=TIED THIS SEASON)- PLAYER MIN REB AST ST TO BL PTS MIN REB AST STL TO BLK PTS FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PTS Stojakovic 41 5 3 2 3 2 29 37.6 4.2 1.6 0.60 1.2 0.60 22.6 14 30 14 14 12 5 39 Webber 45 11 4 4 5 3 27 36.4 9.2 3.0 1.60 2.8 1.40 22.2 15 32 11 14 18 13 34 Bibby 38 4 9 3 4 1 23 32.4 3.2 6.2 1.20 1.8 0.40 13.2 11 25 9 9 6 9T 29 B. Jackson 28 4 6 3 3 0 18 23.4 2.8 4.0 1.00 1.4 0.00 12.8 10 20 5T 8 11 6C 26 J. Jackson 30 3 3 3 5 0 15 24.6 2.0 1.4 1.20 2.0 0.00 10.4 10 12 9T 10C 12 6 24 Divac 35 10 4 3 3 2 16 28.2 6.8 2.0 1.00 1.2 1.40 9.6 12 22 10 15 19 8 30 Pollard 24 6 0 1 2 3 8 16.5 4.3 0.0 0.25 0.8 1.75 4.0 5 8 4T 6 14 1 11 Clark 20 7 0 1 3 2 6 15.6 2.6 0.0 0.20 1.2 0.60 3.8 8 15 7 8 16 3 19 Christie 26 6 4 4 2 0 6 22.4 4.0 2.6 1.40 1.2 0.00 2.8 8 16 10 11 12 9 21 Turkoglu 8 1 1 1 0 0 3 6.3 0.3 0.7 0.67 0.0 0.00 2.3 9 19 5 6 13 3 22 Funderburke 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 2.0 4 11 2T 2T 6 1 8 Wallace 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.7 1T 2 2 2 4 1 4 KINGS 240 40 27 14 17 9 111 240.0 39.0 21.2 8.80 13.6 5.80 103.6 53 118 45 54 79 35 137 OPPONENTS 240 47 23 10 22 9 107 240.0 39.2 21.0 7.20 16.4 5.60 93.0 53 120 40 52 74 37 142 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND VS. UTAH GAME RECAPS Game 1 - April 19 at ARCO Arena - W, 96-90 Chris Webber led all scorers with 27 points, outdueling Utah s Karl Malone (25 points) as the Kings outlasted the Jazz, 96-90, at ARCO Arena in Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round. The Kings trailed by six to start the second quarter (25-19), but took the lead for good on a 13-4 run to open the quarter. Utah continued to stay close, getting to within one (75-74) with 3:56 left in the fourth quarter. Sacramento then outscored the Jazz, 7-1, to lead, 85-78, with 1:54 left. The Kings made 13 of their next 14 free throw attempts to hold off the Jazz. Webber also grabbed a game-high-tying 11 rebounds. Peja Stojakovic added 16 points and Jim Jackson scored 10 of his 15 points from the free throw line. Greg Ostertag led Utah with 11 rebounds to go along with his 18 points. Game 2 - April 21 at ARCO Arena - W, 108-95 The Kings took a 2-0 series lead with a 108-95 win over Utah in Game 2 at ARCO Arena as Peja Stojakovic scored a game-high 29 points, 21 coming after Chris Webber left the game with 11:27 left in the second quarter with a strained lower back. The Kings, able to play at a quicker tempo than Game 1, scored eight unanswered points for an 11-point advantage (35-24) early in the second quarter that broke the game open. The Jazz could not recover as the Kings maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way. Sacramento s bench accounted for 46 points, 19 coming in the second quarter. Vlade Divac and Keon Clark each grabbed a team-high-tying seven rebounds and Bobby Jackson dished out a game-high six assists. Utah was led by Andrei Kirilenko s 17 points and Matt Harpring s game-high eight rebounds. The Kings shot.537 (44-of-82) from the field en route to picking up their first 2-0 series lead in a playoff series in the Sacramento-era. Game 3 - April 26 at Delta Center - L, 104-107 Utah Head Coach Jerry Sloan, ejected in the third quarter, was not around to witness Greg Ostertag s career playoff performance (22 points, 12 rebounds, and five blocks) as the Jazz defeated the Kings, 107-104, at the Delta Center to cut the Kings series lead to 2-1. Chris Webber, who exited Game 2 early with a sprained lower back, started and recorded a game-high 24 points and team-high 11 rebounds before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. Utah led after every quarter, despite the Kings starting the game on a 15-6 run. Mike Bibby s lay-up with 2:07 left in the fourth quarter brought the Kings within three, 100-97. But the Jazz went on to make seven of their next eight free throw attempts to seal the win. Utah made 19 of its 26 free throw attempts in the fourth quarter and finished hitting 35 of 49 from the charity stripe. Bibby scored 23 points and Peja Stojakovic added 19 points. Six Jazz players scored in double-figures, including all five starters. Karl Malone recorded a double-double with 20 points and 11 boards. Game 4 - April 28 at Delta Center - W, 99-82 Peja Stojakovic scored 22 of his game-high 27 points in the second half and Chris Webber recorded a double-double with 26 points and a team-high 11 rebounds as the Kings defeated Utah, 99-82, in Game 4 at the Delta Center. The Kings erased a 10-point Utah lead and trailed, 41-37, at the half after using an 8-2 run to close out the half. Sacramento used another run late in the third to take control of the game as Stojakovic led the way with 15 third-quarter points. The Kings closed out the third quarter on a 14-2 spurt for a 14-point advantage (73-59). In the fourth quarter, Utah could get no closer than nine as the Kings pulled away. Karl Malone led the Jazz with 24 points and Greg Ostertag grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds. The two teams combined for 47 personal fouls and six technicals. Game 5 - April 30 at ARCO Arena - W, 111-91 Sacramento ended Utah s season for the second time in as many seasons as Chris Webber scored a game-high 26 points and Peja Stojakovic added 22 as the Kings advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals for the second straight year with a 111-91 win over the Jazz in Game 5 at ARCO Arena. The Kings jumped out to a 21-7 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Vlade Divac scored nine first-quarter points, frustrating the Jazz, especially Greg Ostertag who exited the game at the 6:24 mark after picking up two technical fouls. Utah s Karl Malone and John Stockton struggled from the field as both were held scoreless after one quarter. Webber finished with a game-high 11 rebounds. Matt Harpring and Scott Padgett led the Jazz with 16 points each. Padgett also grabbed a team-high six rebounds. 135
2003 NBA PLAYOFFS - WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Through June 15 (3-4) SACRAMENTO KINGS 2003 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS VS. DALLAS -FIELD GOALS- -3-POINT FG-- -FREE THROWS- --REBOUNDS-- PLAYER G GS MIN FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AST PF DQ STL TO BLK PTS AVG Webber 2 2 64 19 34.559 0 2.000 17 23.739 5 7 12 10 9 0 2 9 1 55 27.5 Stojakovic 7 7 298 58 131.443 17 44.386 31 37.838 11 51 62 22 20 0 7 6 2 164 23.4 B. Jackson 7 0 214 40 95.421 11 32.344 17 19.895 8 32 40 20 13 0 7 10 1 108 15.4 Christie 7 7 269 31 74.419 6 20.300 27 29.931 10 44 54 42 15 0 5 16 3 95 13.6 Divac 7 7 176 33 62.532 0 0 --- 23 36.639 10 25 35 17 18 0 3 10 4 89 12.7 Bibby 7 7 242 34 81.420 7 27.259 11 12.917 5 10 15 29 17 1 8 9 3 86 12.3 J. Jackson 7 0 173 33 64.516 7 15.467 10 13.769 12 25 37 7 22 1 2 7 3 83 11.9 Turkoglu 7 5 155 16 44.364 3 10.300 11 14.786 5 23 28 12 17 0 10 5 5 46 6.6 Clark 7 0 93 12 26.462 0 0 --- 12 18.667 12 19 31 4 18 0 2 7 5 36 5.1 Pollard 4 0 25 3 10.300 0 0 --- 2 4.500 7 6 13 2 3 0 0 4 0 8 2.0 Funderburke 3 0 9 1 5.200 0 0 --- 1 2.500 2 3 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 1.0 Wallace 4 0 12 1 3.333 0 0 --- 2 2 1.000 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 1.0 KINGS 7 1730 281 629.447 51 150.340 164 209.785 87 250 337 165 155 2 46 93 28 777 111.0 MAVERICKS 7 1730 309 661.467 75 187.401 109 145.752 87 245 332 158 168 1 38 89 39 802 114.6 -- SINGLE-GAME HIGHS -- ----------- AVERAGE PER GAME ------------ -CAREER HIGHS (C=SET, T=TIED THIS SEASON)- PLAYER MIN REB AST ST TO BL PTS MIN REB AST STL TO BLK PTS FG FGA FT FTA REB AST PTS Webber 35 6 9 2 7 1 31 32.0 6.0 5.0 1.00 4.5 0.50 27.5 15 32 11C 14T 18 13 34 Stojakovic 56 12 5 3 2 1 39 42.6 8.9 3.1 1.00 0.9 0.29 23.4 14C 30C 14 14 12T 5C 39C B. Jackson 42 11 5 3 4 1 23 30.6 5.7 2.9 1.00 1.4 0.14 15.4 10 20 5 8 11C 6 26 Christie 51 11 9 2 5 2 21 38.4 7.7 6.0 0.71 2.3 0.43 13.6 8C 16C 10C 11C 12 9T 21C Divac 35 10 4 1 3 2 21 25.1 5.0 2.4 0.43 1.4 0.57 12.7 12 22 10 15 19 8 30 Bibby 42 4 7 4 2 2 25 34.6 2.1 4.1 1.14 1.3 0.43 12.3 11 25 9 9 6 9 29 J. Jackson 30 12 2 1 2 1 24 24.7 5.3 1.0 0.29 1.0 0.43 11.9 10C 12C 9 10 12C 6 24C Turkoglu 30 9 2 4 2 3 17 22.1 4.0 1.7 1.43 0.7 0.71 6.6 9 19 5 6 13 3 22 Clark 23 8 2 1 2 2 12 13.3 4.4 0.6 0.29 1.0 0.71 5.1 8 15 7 8 16 3 19 Pollard 12 9 1 0 3 0 4 6.3 3.3 0.5 0.00 1.0 0.00 2.0 5 8T 4 6 14 1T 11 Funderburke 6 3 0 0 1 0 2 3.0 1.7 0.0 0.00 0.3 0.00 1.0 4 11 2 2T 6 1 8 Wallace 8 4 0 0 2 1 4 3.0 1.3 0.0 0.00 0.5 0.25 1.0 1T 2C 2T 2T 4C 1 4C KINGS 290 60 31 11 19 10 137 247.1 48.1 23.6 6.57 13.3 4.00 111.0 53 118 45 54 79 35 137C OPPONENTS 290 58 28 8 16 11 141 247.1 47.4 22.6 5.43 12.7 5.57 114.6 53C 120 40 52 74 37 142 WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS VS. DALLAS GAME RECAPS Game 1 - May 6 at American Airlines Center - W, 124-113 Peja Stojakovic scored a game-high 26 points (17 in the second half) and Chris Webber added 24 (18 in the first half) as the Kings captured Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals with a 124-113 win over Dallas at the American Airlines Center. The Kings, coming off a five-day rest, shot a franchise playoff-best 55 percent from the field, hitting 44 of their 80 field goal attempts. After a 10-10 tie with 8:50 left in the first quarter, the Kings went on a 12-0 run to take the lead for good. Sacramento held a 62-50 halftime advantage and had its biggest lead midway through the third quarter (28 points, 87-59). Stojakovic and Doug Christie each grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. The Mavericks, forced to play seven games against Portland in the opening round, had three players tally 20 points: Michael Finley, Steve Nash, and Nick Van Exel. Dirk Nowitzki grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to go along with 18 points. Game 2 - May 8 at American Airlines Center - L, 110-132 Nick Van Exel scored 36 points, Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Finley each tallied 24 points as the Mavericks used a 132-110 win to even the series at one game each at the American Airlines Center. It began as a shootout with Dallas and Sacramento combining for 84 first-quarter points, tying the NBA playoff record for most points by two teams after one quarter. The Kings led 20-10 with 8:28 left in the first quarter before Dallas blitzed them with a 73-41 run to lead, 83-61, at the half. The 83 points set a NBA playoff record for most points scored in a half. Sacramento never recovered as Chris Webber left the game with 2:58 left in the third quarter with a injury to his left knee and Bobby Jackson went down with a fractured cheekbone after colliding with Raef LaFrentz with 8:11 remaining in the game. Webber led the Kings with 31 points and Bobby Jackson grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Peja Stojakovic added 24 points. The Mavericks were led by Nowitzki s 12 boards. Dallas made 73 percent of its field goals in the first quarter and finished shooting 52 percent (51-of-99) from the field for the game. Game 3 - May 10 at ARCO Arena - L, 137-141 (2OT) Nick Van Exel scored a playoff career-high 40 points, just 48 hours after tallying 36 vs. Sacramento in Game 2. His runner in the lane with less than a minute to play in regulation sent the game into the first OT session. Van Exel scored eight of the Mavericks 16 points in the second overtime period. Together, he and former King Walt Williams combined for 18 of the Mavericks 24 overtime points. Van Exel s six three-pointers made set a new Dallas franchise playoff record. After shooting 71% in the opening quarter, Sacramento cooled off and finished the contest 48 percent from the field (52-108). Dallas steadily improved after shooting a paltry 37 percent in the first quarter, pulling to within two points at halftime after trailing 36-23 after one quarter. The Mavericks continued to launch threes, shooting an NBA playoff-record 42 of them, shattering the previous mark of 34. 136
2003 NBA PLAYOFFS - WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Game 4 - May 11 at ARCO Arena - W, 99-83 The Kings enjoyed a wire-to-wire victory after dropping a heartbreaker to the Mavericks on Saturday. After logging 56 of a possible 58 minutes in Game 3, Peja Stojakovic gave Sacramento 40 more on Sunday, scoring 15 points and grabbing a game-high 12 rebounds. Hedo Turkoglu shook off a tough 1-of-8 performance in Game 3 to lead all scorers with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting. Showing no apparent signs of exhaustion, the Kings used a balanced scoring attack in the first quarter to take a slim 24-20 advantage. Both Stojakovic and Michael Finley scored seven a piece in the second frame, but five points each from Keon Clark and Bobby Jackson bolstered the Sacramento lead to 11 at halftime. Dallas Big Four of Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley, Steve Nash and Nick Van Exel were held to just 12 points collectively in the half, including 0-of-10 by Nowitzki and Van Exelthe club s two leading scorers. The Kings led by 23 points in third quarter when Vlade Divac hit a free throw after being fouled by Walt Williams on a 6 hook shot with 2:49 left in the period. Dallas outscored the Kings by four in the fourth quarter, but never got closer than 13 for the remainder of the contest. Game 5 - May 13 at American Airlines Center - L, 93-112 Sacramento seemingly carried the momentum to Dallas after a win in Game 4, jumping out to an early 33-24 lead after one quarter. Hot shooting by Doug Christie and Peja Stojakovic bolstered the lead to 15 with 9:00 to play in the half. However, Dallas rallied to chip six points off the deficit heading into the locker room. Foul trouble for Kings center Vlade Divac spelled disaster for Sacramento, who couldn t find a hot hand in the third quarter. The Mavs quickly evened the score in the third with a three pointer from Michael Finley and jumpers from Dirk Nowitzki and Raja Bell. Bell s second long ball of the quarter at the 8:20 mark put Dallas ahead for good. Sacramento went on to shoot 12 percent (3-of-25) in the frame, scoring 10 points--a Dallas franchise opponent postseason-low. The Mavericks outscored the Kings 58-32 in the second half, posting six players in double figures. For the second straight game, Doug Christie nearly registered a triple double, scoring a playoff career-high 21 points to complement a team-high tying nine rebounds and team-high seven assists. Dallas was led by 25 points from Steve Nash and 15 rebounds from Nowitzki. Game 6 - May 15 at ARCO Arena - W, 115-109 The Kings extended their postseason life, surviving a 0-of-9 start from the field to force game seven in Big D on Saturday with a 115-109 win at ARCO Arena. Trailing 21-24 after one, the Kings erased the deficit and took a seven-point advantage on a Bobby Jackson driving lay-up with 4:46 to play in the half. Jim Jackson s driving lay-up with.02 in the quarter gave Sacramento a five-point lead heading into halftime. For 11 minutes in the third quarter, the Sacramento lead fluctuated between five and nine points before a Van Exel three-pointer, a Dirk Nowitzki turnaround jumper and another jumper by Van Exel whittled the Kings edge to just two points with 12 minutes remaining. The fourth quarter featured three lead changes before the Kings mustered an 8-0 run from 7:54 to 4:37, capped by a jump hook from Jim Jackson. The game was seemingly over with Sacramento holding an eight point lead with 1:31 to play, but Steve Nash hit back-to-back three pointers to cut the advantage to just two points with 50 ticks remaining. Two free throws each by the Jackson combo in between a Walt Williams 3pt miss iced the game for Sacramento. Game 7 - May 17 at American Airlines Center - L, 99-112 The Kings playoff run ended as Dallas advanced to the Western Conference Finals with a 112-99 win over the Kings at the American Airlines Center. Dirk Nowitzki recorded game-highs in points (30) and rebounds (19), Nick Van Exel added 23 points off the bench and Steve Nash finished with a double-double with 18 points and a game-high 13 assists. The Kings cut an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to five (87-82) with 8:27 left in the game, but the Mavericks went on an 8-0 run as part of a 22-7 spurt that put the game out the Kings reach. Mike Bibby led the Kings with 25 points while Jim Jackson added 24. Peja Stojakovic grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. 137
2003 NBA PLAYOFFS KINGS/OPPONENT GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2003 PLAYOFF GAME-BY-GAME STATS Game Date Site W-L Team FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BS PTS 1 4/19 ARCO Arena W Kings 29-69 8-12 30-37 13 25 38 20 17 10 16 6 96 Jazz 37-79 1-8 15-19 13 24 37 22 32 8 18 5 90 2 4/21 ARCO Arena W Kings 44-82 4-14 16-21 15 23 38 27 20 8 14 3 108 Jazz 35-77 4-14 21-25 13 21 34 20 19 10 16 5 95 3 4/26 Delta Center L Kings 38-84 8-20 20-28 17 23 40 21 34 2 14 9 104 Jazz 35-79 2-3 35-49 16 27 43 23 21 8 10 9 107 4 4/28 Delta Center W Kings 41-90 6-15 11-15 11 28 39 17 24 14 7 8 99 Jazz 28-72 1-3 25-30 13 34 47 17 23 5 22 9 82 5 4/30 ARCO Arena W Kings 38-72 4-10 31-40 11 29 40 21 26 10 17 3 111 Jazz 34-82 1-6 22-27 15 20 35 23 29 5 16 0 91 1 5/6 Amer. Airl. Cntr W Kings 44-80 9-21 27-33 9 34 43 31 23 11 14 3 124 Mavs 46-98 8-24 13-18 16 26 42 25 23 4 13 5 113 2 5/8 Amer. Airl. Cntr L Kings 37-79 9-22 27-34 12 32 44 27 23 7 19 3 110 Mavs 51-99 17-32 13-18 14 32 46 23 25 5 14 4 132 3 5/10 ARCO Arena L-2OT Kings 52-108 9-26 24-36 16 44 60 25 25 5 14 1 137 Mavs 53-110 19-42 16-20 11 36 47 28 31 7 10 2 141 4 5/11 ARCO Arena W Kings 40-90 3-21 16-23 9 38 47 25 19 9 10 5 99 Mavs 36-95 3-20 8-15 17 36 53 16 22 4 16 3 83 5 5/13 Amer. Airl. Cntr L Kings 33-92 7-18 20-27 17 36 53 19 32 2 15 3 93 Mavs 38-86 7-23 29-36 15 43 58 23 25 8 12 11 112 6 5/15 ARCO Arena W Kings 39-94 6-17 31-32 15 32 47 18 16 8 11 3 115 Mavs 40-82 10-26 19-22 6 32 38 16 23 4 15 9 109 7 5/17 Amer. Airl. Cntr L Kings 36-86 8-25 19-24 9 34 43 20 17 4 10 10 99 Mavs 45-91 11-20 11-16 8 40 48 27 19 6 9 5 112 138
2003 NBA PLAYOFFS KINGS/OPPONENT QUARTER/HALF STATISTICS 2003 PLAYOFF - SCORING (QUARTER/HALF) KINGS OPPONENT 1ST 2ND 1ST 2ND DATE OPPONENT 1 2 3 4 OT HALF HALF 1 2 3 4 OT HALF HALF 4/19 vs. Utah G1 19 19 23 35 38 58 25 8 21 36 33 57 4/21 vs. Utah G2 25 32 25 26 57 51 22 20 22 31 42 53 4/26 at Utah G3 26 29 21 28 55 49 30 29 21 27 59 48 4/28 at Utah G4 20 17 36 26 37 62 28 13 18 23 41 41 4/30 vs. Utah G5 29 24 32 26 53 58 15 26 27 23 41 50 5/6 at Dallas G1 33 29 36 26 62 62 24 26 26 37 50 63 5/8 at Dallas G2 40 21 24 25 61 49 44 39 30 19 83 49 5/10 vs. Dallas G3 36 28 27 22 24 64 49 23 39 20 31 28 62 51 5/11 vs. Dallas G4 24 28 29 18 52 47 20 17 24 22 37 46 5/13 at Dallas G5 33 28 10 22 61 32 24 30 29 29 54 58 5/15 vs. Dallas G6 21 36 32 26 57 58 24 28 35 22 52 57 5/17 at Dallas G7 19 24 24 32 43 56 23 25 28 36 48 64 2003 PLAYOFF - FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (QUARTER/HALF) KINGS OPPONENT 1ST 2ND 1ST 2ND DATE OPPONENT 1 2 3 4 OT HALF HALF 1 2 3 4 OT HALF HALF 4/19 vs. Utah G1.500.429.318.471.467.385.545.176.500.577.385.550 4/21 vs. Utah G2.600.619.304.667.610.463.476.450.438.450.463.444 4/26 at Utah G3.526.500.381.400.512.390.560.526.389.235.545.314 4/28 at Utah G4.321.364.600.600.340.600.526.313.389.316.429.351 4/30 vs. Utah G5.550.526.556.467.538.793.368.500.350.435.436.882 5/6 at Dallas G1.560.500.706.450.535.568.526.429.407.542.468.471 5/8 at Dallas G2.550.421.435.471.487.450.727.571.429.333.640.388 5/10 vs. Dallas G3.714.550.389.346.435.634.364.370.517.429.563.588.446.486 5/11 vs. Dallas G4.423.571.478.300.489.395.364.348.435.370.356.408 5/13 at Dallas G5.500.367.120.533.423.275.333.476.440.563.400.488 5/15 vs. Dallas G6.321.538.476.316.426.400.429.579.636.300.500.476 5/17 at Dallas G7.261.409.409.632.333.512.500.417.571.500.457.533 2003 PLAYOFF GAME-BY-GAME STATS PTS PTS 2nd chance Fast Break Biggest Lead Times Game Date Team FG% 3PT% FT% off TO in Paint PTS PTS Lead Changes Tied 1 4/19 Kings.420.667.811 14 26 15 17 10 1 4 Jazz.468.125.789 19 44 21 5 9 2 4/21 Kings.537.286.762 8 50 15 14 25 1 3 Jazz.455.286.840 18 32 24 6 2 3 4/26 Kings.452.400.714 19 42 25 4 9 7 10 Jazz.443.667.714 14 48 16 14 10 4 4/28 Kings.456.400.733 8 40 15 20 18 14 7 Jazz.389.333.833 16 28 14 10 11 5 4/30 Kings.528.400.775 19 44 14 21 24 0 1 Jazz.415.167.815 21 34 24 12 0 1 5/6 Kings.550.429.818 18 46 17 18 28 6 2 Mavs.469.333.722 17 56 22 18 2 2 5/8 Kings.468.409.794 31 42 9 8 10 4 2 Mavs.515.531.722 20 48 13 25 35 3 5/10 Kings.481.346.667 15 52 18 21 16 17 12 Mavs.482.452.800 16 36 13 11 5 4 5/11 Kings.444.143.696 18 52 9 17 23 0 2 Mavs.379.150.533 11 40 15 6 0 5 5/13 Kings.359.389.741 11 36 10 12 15 1 3 Mavs.442.304.806 16 50 15 20 19 6 5/15 Kings.415.353.969 17 58 15 14 9 9 6 Mavs.488.385.864 9 32 9 13 9 7 5/17 Kings.419.320.792 11 38 3 22 3 4 2 Mavs.495.550.688 9 50 9 16 139
2003 KINGS PLAYOFF HIGHS Through games of June 15 2002-2003 POSTSEASON HIGH GAMES SACRAMENTO KINGS FIELD FREE ----- REBOUNDS ----- BLOCKED PLAYER MINUTES GOALS THROWS OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE TOTAL ASSISTS STEALS TURNOVERS SHOTS POINTS MIKE 42 10 6 (2) 2 (2) 4 (2) 4 (4) 9T 4C 4T 2C 25 BIBBY MAY. 17 MAY. 17 APR. 30 MAY. 17 MAY. 10 MAY. 10 APR. 28 MAY. 11 APR. 26 MAY. 17 MAY. 17 at Dall. at Dall. vs Utah at Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. at Utah vs Dall. at Utah at Dall. at Dall. DOUG 51T 8C 10C 3T(2) 10 11 9T 4 5 2T 21C CHRISTIE MAY. 10 MAY. 13 MAY. 15 MAY. 15 MAY. 11 MAY. 11 MAY. 8 APR. 30 MAY. 10 MAY. 15 MAY. 13 vs Dall. at Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. at Dall. vs Utah vs Dall. vs Dall. at Dall. KEON 23 5 5 4 5 (2) 8 2 1 (3) 3 2T(2) 12 CLARK MAY. 10 MAY. 10 MAY. 13 MAY. 10 MAY. 13 MAY. 13 MAY. 15 MAY. 17 APR. 19 MAY. 17 MAY. 10 vs Dall. vs Dall. at Dall. vs Dall. at Dall. at Dall. vs Dall. at Dall. vs Utah at Dall. vs Dall. VLADE 35 (2) 9 6 7T 7 10 (2) 4 (3) 3T 3 (3) 2 (3) 21 DIVAC MAY. 15 MAY. 15 MAY. 10 APR. 19 MAY. 11 MAY. 10 MAY. 11 APR. 21 MAY. 15 MAY. 11 MAY. 15 vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Utah vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Utah vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. LAWRENCE 6 1 (3) 2T 1 (3) 2 (2) 3 0 0 1 0 2 (4) FUNDERBURKE MAY. 8 MAY. 8 APR. 30 MAY. 8 MAY. 8 MAY. 8 MAY. 13 MAY. 8 at Dall. at Dall. vs Utah at Dall. at Dall. at Dall. at Dall. at Dall. BOBBY 42 8 5T 3T 9C 11C 6C(3) 3 (2) 4T 1T 23 JACKSON MAY. 10 MAY. 6 APR. 19 MAY. 8 MAY. 10 MAY. 10 APR. 30 MAY. 6 MAY. 8 MAY. 11 MAY. 6 vs Dall. at Dall. vs Utah at Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Utah at Dall. at Dall. vs Dall. at Dall. JIM 30C(2) 10C 9T 7C 5C(2) 12C 3 3C 5C 1T(3) 24C JACKSON MAY. 17 MAY. 17 APR. 19 MAY. 15 MAY. 15 MAY. 15 APR. 26 APR. 28 APR. 21 MAY. 17 MAY. 17 at Dall. at Dall. vs Utah vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. at Utah at Utah vs Utah at Dall. at Dall. SCOT 24T 2 (3) 4T(2) 5 4 (2) 9 1T(2) 1 3C 3T 8 POLLARD APR. 28 MAY. 13 APR. 28 MAY. 13 MAY. 13 MAY. 13 MAY. 13 APR. 26 MAY. 13 APR. 28 APR. 21 at Utah at Dall. at Utah at Dall. at Dall. at Dall. at Dall. at Utah at Dall. at Utah vs Utah PEJA 56C 14C 8 3 (2) 10C 12T 5C 3T 3 2C 39C STOJAKOVIC MAY. 10 MAY. 10 MAY. 15 MAY. 15 MAY. 11 MAY. 11 MAY. 11 MAY. 15 APR. 26 APR. 28 MAY. 10 vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. at Utah at Utah vs Dall. HEDO 30 7 3 2 8 9 2 (5) 4C 2 3C 17 TURKOGLU MAY. 15 MAY. 11 MAY. 10 MAY. 17 MAY. 10 MAY. 10 MAY. 17 MAY. 8 MAY. 15 MAY. 17 MAY. 11 vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. at Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. at Dall. at Dall. vs Dall. at Dall. vs Dall. GERALD 8C 1C(2) 2T 0 4C 4C 0 0T 2C 1T 4C WALLACE MAY. 8 MAY. 8 MAY. 8 MAY. 8 MAY. 8 MAY. 8 MAY. 8 MAY. 8 at Dall. at Dall. at Dall. at Dall. at Dall. at Dall. at Dall. at Dall. CHRIS 45 13 11C 4 (3) 10 11 (4) 9 4T 7T 3 31 WEBBER APR. 28 APR. 28 MAY. 8 APR. 28 APR. 30 APR. 30 MAY. 6 APR. 28 MAY. 6 APR. 26 MAY. 8 at Utah at Utah at Dall. at Utah vs Utah vs Utah at Dall. at Utah at Dall. at Utah at Dall. KINGS 290 52 31 (2) 17 (2) 44 60 31 14 19 10 137 High Games MAY. 10 MAY. 10 MAY. 15 MAY. 13 MAY. 10 MAY. 10 MAY. 6 APR. 28 MAY. 8 MAY. 17 MAY. 10 vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. at Dall. vs Dall. vs Dall. at Dall. at Utah at Dall. at Dall. vs Dall. KINGS 240 (11) 29 11 9 (3) 23 (2) 38 (2) 17 2 (2) 7 1 93 Low Games MAY. 17 APR. 19 APR. 28 MAY. 17 APR. 26 APR. 21 APR. 28 MAY. 13 APR. 28 MAY. 10 MAY. 13 at Dall. vs Utah at Utah at Dall. at Utah vs Utah at Utah at Dall. at Utah vs Dall. at Dall. OPPONENTS 290 53 35 17 43 58 28 10 22 11 141 High Games MAY. 10 MAY. 10 APR. 26 MAY. 11 MAY. 13 MAY. 13 MAY. 10 APR. 21 APR. 28 MAY. 13 MAY. 10 vs Dall. vs Dall. at Utah vs Dall. at Dall. at Dall. vs Dall. vs Utah at Utah at Dall. vs Dall. OPPONENTS 240 (11) 28 8 6 20 34 16 (2) 4 (3) 9 0 82 Low Games MAY. 17 APR. 28 MAY. 11 MAY. 15 APR. 30 APR. 21 MAY. 15 MAY. 15 MAY. 17 APR. 30 APR. 28 at Dall. at Utah vs Dall. vs Dall. vs Utah vs Utah vs Dall. vs Dall. at Dall. vs Utah at Utah "C" indicates a new career-high, "T" a tied career-high. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of games in which a player or team has reached a given total (if more than one). 140