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2002–03 New Orleans Hornets season

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The 2002–03 NBA season marked the return of the National Basketball Association to New Orleans. Decades after the Jazz relocated to Salt Lake City, the NBA returned to New Orleans as the New Orleans Hornets were established from the Shinn organization that once made up the Charlotte Hornets.[1][2][3][4] Originally reckoned as the 15th season of the franchise, the second incarnation of the Charlotte Hornets' reclaiming the heritage of the original Hornets has since retroactively deemed this season as the inaugural season for the franchise that would eventually become the Pelicans.[5]

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During the off-season, the Hornets acquired Courtney Alexander from the Washington Wizards.[6][7] The Hornets won 10 of their first 13 games, but struggled a bit down the stretch, holding a 26–24 record at the All-Star break.[8] At midseason, the team traded center Elden Campbell to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for point guard Kenny Anderson, who had previously played for the Hornets back in Charlotte during the second half of the 1995–96 season.[9][10] The Hornets won their final five games finishing third in the Central Division with a decent 47–35 record,[11] and qualified for the playoffs as the #5 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Jamal Mashburn played all 82 games for the first time in his career, averaging 21.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. He was also voted to play in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta, his only All-Star appearance of his career, as he finished with 10 points as a reserve for the Eastern Conference.[12] In addition, Baron Davis averaged 17.1 points, 6.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game, but only played just 50 games due to a left knee injury,[13][14][15] while David Wesley provided the team with 16.7 points and 1.5 steals per game, and P.J. Brown contributed 10.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. Jamaal Magloire became the team's starting center, as he provided with 10.3 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and Alexander contributed 7.9 points per game off the bench.[16]

A six-game defeat to Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference First Round knocked New Orleans out of the playoffs.[17][18][19] Following the season, head coach Paul Silas was fired,[20][21] and Anderson signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers.[22]

For the season, the team replaced the city name "Charlotte" with "New Orleans" on their primary logo of a hornet bouncing a basketball,[23] and got new uniforms, adding yellow to their color scheme of teal.[24][25] The uniforms remained in use until 2008.

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Draft picks

The Hornets had no draft picks in 2002.

Roster

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Regular season

Standings

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Record vs. opponents

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Game log

GameDateOpponentResultHornets scoreOpponent scoreRecordOT
1October 30UtahWin100751-0
2November 1@ ChicagoLoss79841-1
3November 2MiamiWin100952-1
4November 6SeattleWin86843-1
5November 8Golden StateWin1101044-1
6November 10@ New YorkWin97915-1OT
7November 12@ DetroitLoss87935-2
8November 13MinnesotaWin102986-2
9November 15ChicagoWin105877-2
10November 16@ AtlantaLoss82897-3
11November 19PhiladelphiaWin99988-3
12November 22New YorkWin105979-3OT
13November 23@ ClevelandWin978410-3
14November 25@ PhiladelphiaLoss8710810-4
15November 27AtlantaWin1069411-4
16November 30@ New YorkLoss869211-5OT
17December 1@ BostonLoss869511-6
18December 3@ ChicagoWin1159012-6
19December 4TorontoWin897413-6
20December 6HoustonWin989614-6OT
21December 7@ MilwaukeeWin948815-6
22December 9LA ClippersLoss909415-7
23December 12@ UtahWin938816-7
24December 13@ LA LakersWin988217-7
25December 15@ SacramentoLoss9210717-8
26December 17@ PortlandLoss9310217-9
27December 18@ Golden StateLoss10611117-10
28December 20@ SeattleWin888618-10OT
29December 23@ San AntonioLoss949918-11OT
30December 26DallasLoss818318-12
31December 28@ IndianaLoss849118-13
32December 29@ HoustonLoss859718-14
33December 31IndianaLoss868918-15
34January 3OrlandoWin1008919-15
35January 5@ TorontoWin998420-15
36January 6@ MemphisLoss10210620-16
37January 8BostonLoss839320-17
38January 10DetroitLoss9910120-18OT
39January 11@ AtlantaLoss808720-19
40January 15LA LakersLoss829020-20
41January 17ChicagoWin908321-20
42January 20PhoenixWin11410322-20
43January 22WashingtonWin1039423-20
44January 24PortlandLoss969723-21OT
45January 27MilwaukeeLoss9310823-22
46January 29TorontoWin1048324-22
47January 31@ New JerseyLoss728924-23
48February 1@ WashingtonLoss10410924-24
49February 3BostonWin1039625-24
50February 5SacramentoWin1088426-24
51February 11@ MiamiWin786927-24
52February 12IndianaLoss728327-25
53February 14@ MinnesotaLoss9311427-26
54February 16DenverWin1009228-26
55February 18@ OrlandoLoss949928-27
56February 19WashingtonWin877529-27
57February 21MemphisWin12512330-27OT
58February 22@ DetroitWin939131-27
59February 26MiamiWin918232-27
60February 28@ DenverWin948833-27
61March 1@ PhoenixWin979234-27
62March 3@ LA ClippersWin11110835-27
63March 7ClevelandWin1027636-27
64March 9New JerseyLoss9210236-28
65March 11@ IndianaWin817137-28
66March 12@ BostonLoss659337-29
67March 14@ MiamiWin878338-29
68March 15@ OrlandoLoss869638-30
69March 19New YorkWin1019639-30
70March 21MilwaukeeWin1139840-30
71March 22@ MilwaukeeLoss859340-31
72March 26OrlandoLoss959740-32
73March 28@ TorontoWin1019241-32
74March 30San AntonioLoss909241-33
75April 1@ DallasLoss869541-34
76April 2New JerseyWin1069742-34
77April 5@ ClevelandLoss767942-35
78April 9ClevelandWin1008143-35
79April 11DetroitWin938944-35
80April 13@ PhiladelphiaWin948945-35
81April 14@ New JerseyWin877446-35
82April 16AtlantaWin927747-35
1April 20@ PhiladelphiaLoss90980-1
2April 23@ PhiladelphiaLoss85900-2
3April 26PhiladelphiaWin99851-2
4April 28PhiladelphiaLoss87961-3
5April 30@ PhiladelphiaWin93912-3
6May 2PhiladelphiaLoss1031072-4
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Playoffs

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At the start of the playoffs, Baron Davis would struggle with back pain. Jamal Mashburn would suffer a dislocated finger in Game 2 of the first round series against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Hornets would force a 6th game, but Davis and Mashburn played hurt. The 76ers would eliminate the Hornets in the sixth game. After the season, the Hornets would stun their fans and most experts by firing Coach Paul Silas.[4]

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Player statistics

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  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

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Awards and records

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