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2002-03 Houston Rockets
NBA Β· Western Conference Β· Midwest Division Β· 43β39 (26β26 conference) Β· 9th in the conference Β· AdjEM +0.2 (12th)
4 Γ 12 min, 24-second clock, arc 23 ft 9 in (22 ft corners)
Team leaders
- 21.0Steve Francis
- 17.5Cuttino Mobley
- 13.5Yao Ming
- 8.2Yao Ming
- 6.2Steve Francis
- 6.0Eddie Griffin
- 1.8Yao Ming
- 1.4Eddie Griffin
- 1.2Kelvin Cato
Roster and season stats (24)
| # | Player | Pos | Ht | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | USG% | FG% Β± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Steve Francis | G | 6β²3β³ | 81 | 80 | 41.0 | 21.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 | .435 | .354 | .800 | .534 | .257 | +0.8 |
| 32 | Cuttino Mobley | G | 6β²4β³ | 73 | 73 | 41.7 | 17.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | .434 | .352 | .858 | .533 | .200 | -1.3 |
| 11 | Yao Ming | G | 7β²5β³ | 82 | 71 | 29.0 | 13.5 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .498 | .500 | .811 | .563 | .220 | +0.2 |
| 24 | G | 6β²8β³ | 20 | 14 | 29.2 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.0 | .432 | .733 | .466 | .199 | -2.3 | ||
| 41 | James Posey | G | 6β²8β³ | 58 | 47 | 28.4 | 9.3 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | .439 | .326 | .826 | .545 | .177 | -0.4 |
| 99 | Glen Rice | F | 6β²8β³ | 62 | 25 | 24.7 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | .429 | .398 | .759 | .560 | .162 | -2.1 |
| 41 | F | 6β²10β³ | 77 | 66 | 24.4 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .400 | .333 | .617 | .459 | .193 | +1.5 | |
| 24 | Maurice Taylor | G | 6β²9β³ | 67 | 8 | 20.6 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | .432 | .000 | .725 | .468 | .233 | +2.5 |
| 26 | C | 6β²11β³ | 73 | 5 | 17.2 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | .520 | .000 | .532 | .527 | .132 | -2.9 | |
| 25 | G | 6β²1β³ | 82 | 3 | 16.8 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .406 | .244 | .684 | .465 | .157 | +1.5 | |
| 40 | G | 6β²9β³ | 49 | 1 | 12.9 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .466 | .219 | .786 | .498 | .150 | -3.0 | |
| 40 | F | 7β²0β³ | 13 | 3 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .472 | 1.000 | .487 | .160 | -7.5 | ||
| 1 | F | 6β²7β³ | 58 | 9 | 11.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .385 | .417 | .500 | .425 | .125 | +3.0 | |
| 7 | G | 6β²9β³ | 14 | 1 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .355 | .200 | .500 | .406 | .223 | -0.1 | |
| 6 | G | 6β²4β³ | 9 | 0 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .250 | .000 | .625 | .348 | .232 | ||
| 80 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||
| 80 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||
| 80 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||
| 80 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||
| 80 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||
| 80 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | G-F | 6β²6β³ | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | C | 6β²10β³ | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | G | 6β²2β³ |
On/off: teammate shooting
| Player | G | On FGA | FG% on | FG% off | FG% Β± | 3P% on | 3P% off | 3P% Β± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Francis | 81 | 3,678 | .445 | .437 | +0.8 | .357 | .344 | +1.3 |
Cuttino Mobley | 73 | 3,487 | .443 | .456 | -1.3 | .367 | .305 | +6.2 |
Yao Ming | 82 | 2,985 | .435 | .434 | +0.2 | .356 | .356 | -0.1 |
| 77 | 2,312 | .458 | .444 | +1.5 | .357 | .369 | -1.2 | |
James Posey | 58 | 2,007 | .443 | .447 | -0.4 | .353 | .365 | -1.2 |
Glen Rice | 62 | 1,745 | .432 | .453 | -2.1 | .316 | .357 | -4.2 |
| 82 | 1,318 | .458 | .443 | +1.5 | .366 | .360 | +0.6 | |
Maurice Taylor | 67 | 1,191 | .464 | .439 | +2.5 | .391 | .336 | +5.5 |
| 74 | 1,171 | .415 | .444 | -2.9 | .362 | .364 | -0.2 | |
| 58 | 806 | .471 | .441 | +3.0 | .325 | .356 | -3.1 | |
| 20 | 712 | .444 | .467 | -2.3 | .369 | .373 | -0.4 | |
| 59 | 670 | .416 | .446 | -3.0 | .319 | .365 | -4.6 | |
| 13 | 118 | .381 | .456 | -7.5 | .188 | .346 | -15.9 | |
| 14 | 82 | .451 | .452 | -0.1 | .222 | .370 | -14.8 |
How teammates shot with the player on the floor and off it, in the games he played; his own shots count on neither side. Lineups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (86% of the team's attempts placed), regular season, players with 50 or more teammate attempts on. A rise can mean he opens shots up, or only who he shares the floor with: starters play beside starters.
Schedule and results (89 games)
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Type | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-10-08 | @ | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 2002-10-15 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 2002-10-17 | @ | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 2002-10-18 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 2002-10-20 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 2002-10-23 | @ | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 2002-10-24 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 2002-10-30 | @ | L 82β91 | 0β1 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | |
| 2002-11-01 | @ | W 83β74 | 1β1 | Ball Arena | |
| 2002-11-02 | vs | W 88β76 | 2β1 | ||
| 2002-11-05 | vs | L 97β104 | 2β2 | ||
| 2002-11-09 | vs | W 111β104 | 3β2 | ||
| 2002-11-12 | vs | W 86β83 | 4β2 | ||
| 2002-11-15 | @ | L 87β88 | 4β3 | Footprint Center | |
| 2002-11-17 | @ | W 93β89 | 5β3 | crypto.com Arena | |
| 2002-11-19 | vs | W 97β80 | 6β3 | ||
| 2002-11-21 | @ | L 90β103 | 6β4 | American Airlines Center | |
| 2002-11-22 | vs | W 93β86 | 7β4 | ||
| 2002-11-24 | @ | L 89β90 | 7β5 | crypto.com Arena | |
| 2002-11-26 | @ | L 71β77 | 7β6 | Moda Center | |
| 2002-11-27 | @ | W 91β84 | 8β6 | ORACLE Arena | |
| 2002-11-29 | @ | W 83β72 | 9β6 | KeyArena | |
| 2002-12-01 | @ | L 84β103 | 9β7 | Sleep Train Arena | |
| 2002-12-03 | vs | W 89β75 | 10β7 | ||
| 2002-12-06 | @ | L 96β98 | 10β8 | Smoothie King Center | |
| 2002-12-07 | vs | W 97β72 | 11β8 | ||
| 2002-12-10 | vs | W 103β96 | 12β8 | ||
| 2002-12-13 | @ | L 109β114 | 12β9 | ||
| 2002-12-14 | vs | L 83β94 | 12β10 | ||
| 2002-12-16 | @ | W 105β100 | 13β10 | Kaseya Center | |
| 2002-12-18 | vs | W 95β83 | 14β10 | ||
| 2002-12-20 | vs | W 101β82 | 15β10 | ||
| 2002-12-21 | @ | L 86β98 | 15β11 | Target Center | |
| 2002-12-23 | vs | L 91β96 | 15β12 | ||
| 2002-12-27 | vs | L 83β99 | 15β13 | ||
| 2002-12-29 | vs | W 97β85 | 16β13 | ||
| 2002-12-31 | vs | W 103β80 | 17β13 | ||
| 2003-01-04 | vs | L 84β86 | 17β14 | ||
| 2003-01-07 | vs | W 94β86 | 18β14 | ||
| 2003-01-08 | @ | W 91β81 | 19β14 | Amway Arena | |
| 2003-01-10 | @ | L 75β84 | 19β15 | State Farm Arena | |
| 2003-01-11 | vs | W 87β85 | 20β15 | ||
| 2003-01-13 | vs | W 101β92 | 21β15 | ||
| 2003-01-15 | vs | W 102β96 | 22β15 | ||
| 2003-01-17 | vs | W 108β104 | 23β15 | ||
| 2003-01-20 | @ | L 82β87 | 23β16 | AT&T Center | |
| 2003-01-21 | @ | L 86β107 | 23β17 | American Airlines Center | |
| 2003-01-24 | vs | L 74β98 | 23β18 | ||
| 2003-01-26 | @ | L 98β100 | 23β19 | United Center | |
| 2003-01-27 | @ | W 100β95 | 24β19 | ||
| 2003-01-29 | vs | L 81β104 | 24β20 | ||
| 2003-01-31 | vs | W 121β101 | 25β20 | ||
| 2003-02-02 | vs | W 105β89 | 26β20 | ||
| 2003-02-04 | @ | L 89β103 | 26β21 | Target Center | |
| 2003-02-05 | @ | L 102β105 | 26β22 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | |
| 2003-02-11 | vs | L 101β103 | 26β23 | ||
| 2003-02-12 | @ | W 106β76 | 27β23 | Vivint Arena | |
| 2003-02-14 | vs | L 82β94 | 27β24 | ||
| 2003-02-18 | @ | L 99β106 | 27β25 | crypto.com Arena | |
| 2003-02-19 | @ | W 107β89 | 28β25 | Footprint Center | |
| 2003-02-21 | vs | L 85β100 | 28β26 | ||
| 2003-02-22 | vs | W 93β82 | 29β26 | ||
| 2003-02-24 | @ | W 101β95 | 30β26 | TD Garden | |
| 2003-02-25 | @ | L 95β102 | 30β27 | Madison Square Garden | |
| 2003-02-27 | @ | L 98β100 | 30β28 | Capital One Arena | |
| 2003-03-02 | vs | L 88β97 | 30β29 | ||
| 2003-03-04 | @ | L 83β96 | 30β30 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | |
| 2003-03-05 | @ | W 97β95 | 31β30 | Scotiabank Arena | |
| 2003-03-08 | vs | W 83β71 | 32β30 | ||
| 2003-03-12 | vs | W 118β114 | 33β30 | ||
| 2003-03-14 | vs | W 121β91 | 34β30 | ||
| 2003-03-16 | vs | W 85β75 | 35β30 | ||
| 2003-03-18 | @ | L 94β100 | 35β31 | KeyArena | |
| 2003-03-19 | @ | L 83β94 | 35β32 | Moda Center | |
| 2003-03-21 | @ | W 117β107 | 36β32 | ORACLE Arena | |
| 2003-03-23 | @ | L 108β109 | 36β33 | Sleep Train Arena | |
| 2003-03-24 | @ | W 108β90 | 37β33 | crypto.com Arena | |
| 2003-03-26 | vs | L 93β96 | 37β34 | ||
| 2003-03-27 | @ | L 85β98 | 37β35 | AT&T Center | |
| 2003-03-29 | vs | W 102β89 | 38β35 | ||
| 2003-03-31 | @ | L 86β110 | 38β36 | IZOD Center | |
| 2003-04-02 | @ | L 99β106 | 38β37 | BMO Harris Bradley Center | |
| 2003-04-04 | @ | W 88β79 | 39β37 | Wells Fargo Center | |
| 2003-04-06 | vs | W 114β93 | 40β37 | ||
| 2003-04-08 | vs | L 66β81 | 40β38 | ||
| 2003-04-09 | @ | L 73β94 | 40β39 | Vivint Arena | |
| 2003-04-12 | vs | W 101β86 | 41β39 | ||
| 2003-04-15 | vs | W 97β86 | 42β39 | ||
| 2003-04-16 | @ | W 89β84 | 43β39 | Ball Arena |
Coaching staff: Anthony Falsone (Strength and Conditioning Coach), Jim Boylen (Assistant Coach), Larry Smith (Assistant Coach), Mike Wells (Assistant Coach)





