The 2002âÂÂ03 New Jersey Nets season was the 36th season for the New Jersey Nets in the National Basketball Association, and their 27th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Nets entered the regular season as runners-up in the 2002 NBA Finals, where they were swept by the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in a four-game sweep. During the off-season, the Nets acquired All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo from the Philadelphia 76ers, and signed free agent Rodney Rogers. However, Mutombo only played just 24 games due to a wrist injury.
With the addition of Mutombo and Rogers, the Nets won their first four games of the regular season, posted a 10-game winning streak between December and January, which led to a 26âÂÂ9 record, and later on held a 34âÂÂ15 record at the All-Star break. However, the team played below .500 in winning percentage for the remainder of the season, losing four of their final five games, but managed to finish in first place in the Atlantic Division with a 49âÂÂ33 record, and earned the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
Jason Kidd averaged 18.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 8.9 assists and 2.2 steals per game, led the Nets with 126 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Kenyon Martin averaged 16.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, while second-year forward Richard Jefferson showed improvement, averaging 15.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, and Kerry Kittles provided the team with 13.0 points and 1.6 steals per game. Off the bench, sixth man Lucious Harris contributed 10.3 points per game, while Rogers provided with 7.0 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, and Aaron Williams averaged 6.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Mutombo averaged 5.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and second-year center Jason Collins provided with 5.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.
During the NBA All-Star Weekend at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Kidd was selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Meanwhile, Jefferson was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Sophomores team, and also participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Kidd also finished in ninth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Martin finished in twelfth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, Jefferson finished in eighth place in Most Improved Player voting, Harris finished tied in eleventh place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, and head coach Byron Scott finished in 13th place in Coach of the Year voting.
In the Eastern Conference first round of the 2003 NBA playoffs, the Nets faced off against the seventh-seeded Milwaukee Bucks, a team that featured All-Star guard Gary Payton, Sam Cassell and Michael Redd. The Nets took a 2âÂÂ1 series lead, before losing game 4 to the Bucks on the road in overtime, 119âÂÂ114 at the Bradley Center. The Nets won the next two games, which included a game 6 win over the Bucks at the Bradley Center, 113âÂÂ101 to win the series in six games.
In the Eastern Conference semifinals, and for the second consecutive year, the team faced off against the sixth-seeded Boston Celtics, a team that featured All-Star guard Paul Pierce, All-Star forward Antoine Walker, and Tony Delk. The Nets won the first two games over the Celtics at home at the Continental Airlines Arena, and then won the next two games on the road, including a game 4 win over the Celtics at the FleetCenter in double-overtime, 110âÂÂ101 to win the series in a four-game sweep.
In the Eastern Conference finals, the Nets then 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. The Nets won the first two games over the Pistons on the road at The Palace of Auburn Hills, before winning the next two games at home, including a game 4 win over the Pistons at the Continental Airlines Arena, 102âÂÂ82 to win the series in another four-game sweep, and advance to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year.
In the 2003 NBA Finals, the Nets faced off against the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs, who were led by the trio of All-Star forward, and Most Valuable Player of the Year, Tim Duncan, second-year star Tony Parker, and David Robinson. The Spurs took a 2âÂÂ1 series lead, but the Nets managed to win game 4 at home, 77âÂÂ76 at the Continental Airlines Arena, to tie the series at two games a piece. However, the Nets lost the next two games, including a game 6 road loss to the Spurs, 88âÂÂ77 at the SBC Center, thus losing the series in six games, as the Spurs won their second NBA championship in franchise history.
The Nets finished 23rd in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 622,574 at the Continental Airlines Arena during the regular season. Following the season, Mutombo was released to free agency, and signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks.
On August 1, the Nets re-signed Chris Childs as a free agent; Childs previously played for the Nets from 1994 to 1996. Five days later, the organization traded Todd MacCulloch and Keith Van Horn to the Philadelphia 76ers for Dikembe Mutombo. On August 14, the Nets signed Rodney Rogers as a free agent. On October 25, they signed Anthony Johnson as a free agent. Their final off-season transaction would come three days later, when they waived Donny Marshall.
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 30 | Atlanta | | Jason Kidd (16) | Kenyon Martin (11) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>16,324 | 1âÂÂ0
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | November 1 | Indiana | | Richard Jefferson (19) | Kidd, Rogers (8) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>11,156 | 2âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 2 | @ Washington | | Jason Kidd (18) | Jason Kidd (10) | Jason Kidd (9) | MCI Center<br>20,173 | 3âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 4 | Minnesota | | Richard Jefferson (22) | Jason Collins (8) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>14,076 | 4âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | November 6 | @ Milwaukee | | Jason Kidd (24) | Martin, Mutombo (8) | Jason Kidd (5) | Bradley Center<br>14,539 | 4âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 8 | L.A. Clippers | | Jason Kidd (35) | Kenyon Martin (9) | Jason Kidd (9) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>14,334 | 5âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | November 9 | @ Chicago | | Kenyon Martin (29) | Jason Kidd (11) | Jason Kidd (12) | United Center<br>22,126 | 5âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 13 | San Antonio | | Richard Jefferson (27) | Lucious Harris (9) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>11,534 | 6âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | November 15 | @ Miami | | Jason Kidd (33) | Dikembe Mutombo (10) | Jason Kidd (6) | American Airlines Arena<br>15,722 | 7âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | November 16 | Dallas | | Jason Kidd (22) | Jason Kidd (9) | Jason Kidd (13) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>16,634 | 7âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 18 | Denver | | Jason Kidd (24) | Richard Jefferson (8) | Kerry Kittles (6) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>10,302 | 8âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | November 20 | @ Boston | | Jason Kidd (19) | Dikembe Mutombo (13) | Jason Kidd (6) | FleetCenter<br>16,777 | 8âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 22 | Cleveland | | Kenyon Martin (21) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (6) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>12,014 | 9âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 23 | @ Minnesota | | Jason Kidd (18) | Aaron Williams (8) | Jason Kidd (12) | Target Center<br>15,474 | 10âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | November 27 | @ Phoenix | | Jason Kidd (17) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Kerry Kittles (6) | America West Arena<br>16,615 | 10âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | November 28 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Jason Kidd (35) | Richard Jefferson (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | Staples Center<br>16,277 | 10âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | November 30 | @ Portland | | Jason Kidd (28) | Richard Jefferson (10) | Jason Kidd (8) | Rose Garden Arena<br>18,614 | 11âÂÂ6
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | December 1 | @ Seattle | | Jason Kidd (27) | Kenyon Martin (9) | Jason Kidd (8) | KeyArena<br>12,895 | 11âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | December 3 | Atlanta | | Richard Jefferson (22) | Richard Jefferson (14) | Jason Kidd (6) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>10,109 | 12âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | December 7 | Orlando | | Richard Jefferson (19) | Jefferson, Kidd (8) | Jason Kidd (13) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>14,623 | 13âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 9 | Phoenix | | Jason Kidd (20) | Kenyon Martin (7) | Jason Kidd (7) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>10,248 | 14âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 11 | Portland | | Jason Kidd (27) | Richard Jefferson (15) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>11,053 | 15âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 13 | Washington | | Richard Jefferson (21) | Jason Kidd (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>17,208 | 16âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | December 15 | @ Detroit | | Lucious Harris (18) | Kenyon Martin (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>17,416 | 16âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | December 17 | @ New York | | Jason Kidd (39) | Jefferson, Martin (11) | Jason Kidd (11) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 16âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 19 | L.A. Lakers | | Jason Kidd (27) | Jason Kidd (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>20,049 | 17âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 21 | Detroit | | Jason Kidd (27) | Jefferson, Collins (5) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>13,064 | 18âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 23 | Chicago | | Lucious Harris (20) | Richard Jefferson (10) | Richard Jefferson (5) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>13,231 | 19âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 25 | Boston | | Richard Jefferson (22) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Jason Kidd (11) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>20,049 | 20âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 27 | Milwaukee | | Lucious Harris (25) | Martin, Harris (8) | Jason Kidd (9) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>13,817 | 21âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | December 28 | @ Milwaukee | | Kenyon Martin (24) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Kidd, Harris (7) | Bradley Center<br>15,716 | 22âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | December 30 | Cleveland | | Kenyon Martin (28) | Harris, Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>14,491 | 23âÂÂ9
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | January 3 | @ Miami | | Richard Jefferson (26) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (13) | American Airlines Arena<br>14,624 | 24âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 4 | @ Orlando | | Kenyon Martin (19) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Jason Kidd (12) | TD Waterhouse Centre<br>15,595 | 25âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 6 | @ Atlanta | | Kidd, Harris (21) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Jason Kidd (4) | Philips Arena<br>6,547 | 26âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 9 | Sacramento | | Three players (11) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Jason Kidd (5) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>20,049 | 26âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 10 | @ Toronto | | Jason Kidd (25) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (8) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,314 | 27âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 | January 15 | @ Philadelphia | | Kenyon Martin (24) | Kenyon Martin (16) | Jason Kidd (16) | First Union Center<br>19,564 | 27âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 | January 17 | Toronto | | Jason Kidd (18) | Jefferson, Martin (8) | Jason Kidd (5) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>17,107 | 28âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | January 20 | @ Utah | | Jason Kidd (33) | Jason Kidd (13) | Jason Kidd (5) | Delta Center<br>19,353 | 28âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | January 21 | @ Sacramento | | Jason Kidd (27) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Jason Kidd (5) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 28âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 23 | @ Golden State | | Jason Kidd (41) | Brian Scalabrine (10) | Jason Kidd (7) | The Arena in Oakland<br>15,379 | 28âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 24 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Kenyon Martin (18) | Kidd, Martin (9) | Jason Kidd (7) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 29âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 27 | @ Denver | | Richard Jefferson (23) | Kenyon Martin (9) | Jason Kidd (5) | Pepsi Center<br>13,826 | 30âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | January 29 | Washington | | Richard Jefferson (24) | Kenyon Martin (21) | Kenyon Martin (8) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>20,049 | 31âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | January 31 | New Orleans | | Kenyon Martin (23) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Kerry Kittles (7) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>15,311 | 32âÂÂ14
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | February 1 | @ Detroit | | Kenyon Martin (29) | Kenyon Martin (15) | Martin, Johnson (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>22,076 | 32âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | February 3 | Seattle | | Kenyon Martin (35) | Martin, Collins (12) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>12,850 | 33âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | February 5 | @ Philadelphia | | Kerry Kittles (35) | Brian Scalabrine (8) | Jason Collins (7) | First Union Center<br>20,119 | 34âÂÂ15 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 | February 11 | @ Orlando | | Jason Kidd (19) | Kidd, Kittles (8) | Jason Kidd (8) | TD Waterhouse Centre<br>14,549 | 34âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 12 | @ Memphis | | Jason Kidd (28) | Jason Collins (9) | Jason Kidd (6) | Pyramid Arena<br>12,486 | 34âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 | February 14 | Chicago | | Kerry Kittles (21) | Rodney Rogers (11) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>14,221 | 35âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 | February 16 | Philadelphia | | Jason Kidd (21) | Aaron Williams (7) | Kidd, Martin (5) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>20,049 | 35âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 18 | Miami | | Kenyon Martin (28) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>11,656 | 36âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 20 | Indiana | | Jason Kidd (31) | Richard Jefferson (12) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>15,051 | 37âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 | February 21 | @ Washington | | Richard Jefferson (25) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Kittles, Kidd (7) | MCI Center<br>20,173 | 37âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 | February 23 | Orlando | | Kenyon Martin (27) | Kidd, Williams (11) | Jason Kidd (15) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>20,049 | 37âÂÂ20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | February 25 | @ Cleveland | | Jason Kidd (31) | Jefferson, Williams (9) | Jason Kidd (9) | Gund Arena<br>10,761 | 37âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | February 26 | New York | | Jason Kidd (21) | Richard Jefferson (10) | Kidd, Kittles (5) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>15,380 | 38âÂÂ21
|- style="background:#fcc" | 60 | March 2 | Utah | | Kenyon Martin (24) | Richard Jefferson (10) | Jason Kidd (15) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>16,456 | 38âÂÂ22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 | March 4 | @ Dallas | | Kenyon Martin (18) | Jason Collins (10) | Jason Kidd (4) | American Airlines Center<br>19,920 | 38âÂÂ23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | March 6 | @ San Antonio | | Kenyon Martin (19) | Kidd, Martin (8) | Jason Kidd (13) | SBC Center<br>18,797 | 38âÂÂ24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 | March 8 | @ Houston | | Kenyon Martin (16) | Richard Jefferson (13) | Jason Kidd (4) | Compaq Center<br>16,285 | 38âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | March 9 | @ New Orleans | | Kerry Kittles (20) | Jason Kidd (9) | Jason Kidd (10) | New Orleans Arena<br>17,678 | 39âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | March 13 | Boston | | Lucious Harris (24) | Kidd, Jefferson (8) | Jason Kidd (12) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>17,201 | 40âÂÂ25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 66 | March 16 | Philadelphia | | Jason Kidd (23) | Kenyon Martin (9) | Jason Kidd (9) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>20,049 | 40âÂÂ26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | March 18 | @ Boston | | Richard Jefferson (27) | Jason Kidd (13) | Jason Kidd (7) | FleetCenter<br>18,624 | 41âÂÂ26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | March 19 | Milwaukee | | Kenyon Martin (28) | Kenyon Martin (14) | Jason Kidd (9) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>13,131 | 41âÂÂ27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 | March 22 | Memphis | | Kerry Kittles (25) | Kerry Kittles (11) | Jason Kidd (18) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>15,340 | 42âÂÂ27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 | March 23 | @ Cleveland | | Jason Kidd (21) | Kenyon Martin (8) | Jason Kidd (8) | Gund Arena<br>11,292 | 42âÂÂ28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 | March 26 | New York | | Kenyon Martin (24) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>13,734 | 43âÂÂ28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 | March 28 | @ New York | | Richard Jefferson (39) | Jason Kidd (7) | Jason Kidd (16) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 44âÂÂ28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | March 29 | Golden State | | Kidd, Jefferson (22) | Kidd, Martin (7) | Jason Kidd (13) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>16,345 | 45âÂÂ28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 | March 31 | Houston | | Jefferson, Kidd (30) | Jason Kidd (12) | Richard Jefferson (11) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>20,049 | 46âÂÂ28
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 75 | April 2 | @ New Orleans | | Richard Jefferson (24) | Rodney Rogers (8) | Jason Kidd (13) | New Orleans Arena<br>14,311 | 46âÂÂ29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 | April 4 | Miami | | Jason Kidd (30) | Rodney Rogers (7) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>16,152 | 47âÂÂ29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 6 | @ Toronto | | Kenyon Martin (24) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (13) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,319 | 48âÂÂ29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 78 | April 9 | @ Atlanta | | Jason Kidd (23) | Jason Kidd (11) | Jason Kidd (12) | Philips Arena<br>17,119 | 48âÂÂ30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 79 | April 11 | @ Chicago | | Kenyon Martin (29) | Kenyon Martin (8) | Jason Kidd (12) | United Center<br>22,087 | 48âÂÂ31 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 | April 12 | Toronto | | Richard Jefferson (21) | Dikembe Mutombo (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>15,306 | 49âÂÂ31 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 81 | April 14 | New Orleans | | Kenyon Martin (23) | Kenyon Martin (15) | Jason Kidd (6) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>12,723 | 49âÂÂ32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 82 | April 16 | @ Indiana | | Anthony Johnson (16) | Aaron Williams (9) | Jason Kidd (8) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br>17,248 | 49âÂÂ33
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 19 | Milwaukee | | Kenyon Martin (21) | Kenyon Martin (15) | Jason Kidd (14) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>16,102 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 22 | Milwaukee | | Kenyon Martin (22) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>17,633 | 1âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 24 | @ Milwaukee | | Jason Kidd (26) | Collins, Martin (8) | Jason Kidd (7) | Bradley Center<br>17,539 | 2âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 26 | @ Milwaukee | | Kenyon Martin (30) | Jason Collins (8) | Jason Kidd (10) | Bradley Center<br>18,391 | 2âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 29 | Milwaukee | | Jason Kidd (19) | Richard Jefferson (16) | Kidd, Martin (5) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>16,601 | 3âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 1 | @ Milwaukee | | Kenyon Martin (29) | Jason Kidd (11) | Jason Kidd (11) | Bradley Center<br>18,717 | 4âÂÂ2 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 5 | Boston | | Kenyon Martin (21) | Jefferson, Williams (9) | Jason Kidd (9) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>17,343 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 7 | Boston | | Richard Jefferson (25) | Jason Kidd (11) | Jason Kidd (8) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>19,934 | 2âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 9 | @ Boston | | Kenyon Martin (25) | Jason Kidd (9) | Jason Kidd (11) | FleetCenter<br>18,624 | 3âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 12 | @ Boston | | Jason Kidd (29) | Kidd, Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (8) | FleetCenter<br>18,624 | 4âÂÂ0 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 18 | @ Detroit | | Kenyon Martin (16) | Jason Collins (10) | Jason Kidd (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>22,076 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 20 | @ Detroit | | Kenyon Martin (25) | Jason Collins (14) | Jason Kidd (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>22,076 | 2âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 22 | Detroit | | Jason Kidd (34) | Jason Kidd (12) | Jason Kidd (6) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>19,923 | 3âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 24 | Detroit | | Jason Kidd (26) | Jason Kidd (12) | Jason Kidd (7) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>19,923 | 4âÂÂ0 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | June 4 | @ San Antonio | | Kenyon Martin (21) | Kenyon Martin (12) | Jason Kidd (10) | SBC Center<br>18,797 | 0âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | June 6 | @ San Antonio | | Jason Kidd (30) | Jason Kidd (7) | Kenyon Martin (4) | SBC Center<br>18,797 | 1âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | June 8 | San Antonio | | Kenyon Martin (23) | Kenyon Martin (11) | Jason Kidd (11) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>19,280 | 1âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | June 11 | San Antonio | | Kenyon Martin (20) | Kenyon Martin (13) | Jason Kidd (9) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>19,280 | 2âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | June 13 | San Antonio | | Jason Kidd (29) | Kenyon Martin (9) | Jason Kidd (7) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>19,280 | 2âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | June 15 | @ San Antonio | | Jason Kidd (21) | Kenyon Martin (10) | Jason Kidd (7) | SBC Center<br>18,797 | 2âÂÂ4
|- |Jason Kidd |80 |80 |37.4 |.414 |.341 |.841 |6.3 |8.9 |2.2 |0.3 |18.7 |- |Kenyon Martin |77 |77 |34.1 |.470 |.209 |.653 |8.3 |2.4 |1.3 |0.9 |16.7 |- |Richard Jefferson |80 |80 |36.0 |.501 |.250 |.743 |6.4 |2.5 |1.0 |0.6 |15.5 |- |Kerry Kittles |65 |57 |30.0 |.467 |.356 |.785 |3.9 |2.6 |1.6 |0.5 |13.0 |- |Lucious Harris |77 |25 |25.6 |.413 |.346 |.804 |3.0 |2.0 |0.7 |0.1 |10.3 |- |Rodney Rogers |68 |0 |19.2 |.402 |.333 |.756 |3.9 |1.6 |0.7 |0.5 |7.0 |- |Aaron Williams |81 |0 |19.7 |.453 |.000 |.785 |4.1 |1.1 |0.3 |0.7 |6.2 |- |Dikembe Mutombo |24 |16 |21.4 |.374 | |.727 |6.4 |0.8 |0.2 |1.5 |5.8 |- |Jason Collins |81 |66 |23.5 |.414 |.000 |.763 |4.5 |1.1 |0.6 |0.5 |5.7 |- |Anthony Johnson |66 |2 |12.8 |.446 |.371 |.689 |1.2 |1.3 |0.6 |0.1 |4.1 |- |Brian Scalabrine |59 |7 |12.3 |.402 |.359 |.833 |2.4 |0.8 |0.3 |0.3 |3.1 |- |Tamar Slay |36 |0 |7.6 |.379 |.280 |.700 |0.9 |0.4 |0.4 |0.1 |2.6 |- |Brandon Armstrong |17 |0 |4.1 |.333 |.167 |.833 |0.2 |0.1 |0.2 |0.1 |1.4 |- |Chris Childs |12 |0 |8.8 |.300 |.167 |.667 |0.4 |1.3 |0.7 |0.1 |1.3 |- |Donny Marshall |3 |0 |2.0 |.000 |.000 | |1.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.0
|- |Jason Kidd |20 |20 |42.6 |.402 |.327 |.825 |7.7 |8.2 |1.8 |0.2 |20.1 |- |Kenyon Martin |20 |20 |38.9 |.453 |.091 |.693 |9.4 |2.9 |1.5 |1.6 |18.9 |- |Richard Jefferson |20 |20 |35.6 |.476 |.000 |.718 |6.4 |2.4 |0.8 |0.2 |14.1 |- |Kerry Kittles |20 |20 |30.7 |.395 |.413 |.762 |3.5 |2.0 |1.5 |0.3 |10.8 |- |Lucious Harris |20 |0 |21.8 |.391 |.333 |.783 |2.6 |1.6 |0.5 |0.0 |7.8 |- |Rodney Rogers |20 |0 |17.5 |.372 |.405 |.711 |2.8 |1.4 |0.3 |0.2 |6.7 |- |Aaron Williams |19 |0 |17.9 |.472 | |.742 |4.6 |0.9 |0.3 |0.9 |6.5 |- |Jason Collins |20 |20 |26.5 |.363 |.000 |.836 |6.3 |0.9 |0.7 |0.6 |5.9 |- |Anthony Johnson |17 |0 |7.2 |.548 |.500 |.833 |0.7 |1.1 |0.1 |0.0 |2.5 |- |Dikembe Mutombo |10 |0 |11.5 |.467 | |1.000 |2.7 |0.6 |0.3 |0.9 |1.8 |- |Brian Scalabrine |7 |0 |2.9 |.500 |.000 | |0.6 |0.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.6 |- |Tamar Slay |6 |0 |1.8 |.250 |1.000 | |0.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.0 |0.5
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