2003 NBA Finals
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| Dates | June 4–15 | ||||||||||||
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| MVP |
Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) |
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| Television | ABC (U.S.) | ||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brad Nessler, Bill Walton and Tom Tolbert | ||||||||||||
| Radio network | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger and Jack Ramsay | ||||||||||||
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| Hall of Famers |
Spurs David Robinson (2009) Nets Dikembe Mutombo (2015) Officials: Dick Bavetta (2015) |
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| Eastern Finals | Nets defeated Pistons, 4-0 | ||||||||||||
| Western Finals | Spurs defeated Mavericks, 4-2 | ||||||||||||
| Game 1: | Dick Bavetta, Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa |
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| Game 2: | Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Bennett Salvatore |
| Game 3: | Ron Garretson, Steve Javie, Jack Nies |
| Game 4: | Mike Callahan, Bernie Fryer, Eddie F. Rush |
| Game 5: | Dick Bavetta, Joe Crawford, Bennett Salvatore |
| Game 6: | Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Ron Garretson |
The 2003 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 2002–03 NBA season. The San Antonio Spurs of the Western Conference took on the New Jersey Nets of the Eastern Conference for the title, with the Spurs holding home court advantage. The series was played under a best-of-seven format. The Spurs won the series 4 games to 2. Spurs Forward Tim Duncan was named the Most Valuable Player of the championship series.
Television: ABC (Brad Nessler, Bill Walton, and Tom Tolbert announcing)
The 2003 Finals documentary was narrated by Rodd Houston, who later narrated three other NBA Finals series.
This was the first NBA Finals since 1995 to use the traditional script font in its logo; in the intervening years, a more contemporary all-gold logo had been used with the Larry O'Brien Trophy, as well as the year and the series' name encompassed by an oval on a black background.
The 2002–03 season had already started as a memorable one for the San Antonio Spurs as it was the team's first season in their new arena, SBC Center. However, as this season was one of beginnings, it was also one of endings. During the season, Spurs star David Robinson announced that this season would be his last. The NBA Finals also marked the end of Steve Kerr's career as well—he was on the Spurs, having already won three titles with the Chicago Bulls.
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