Record 44–38 (.537) Arena TD Garden | Start date 2002 Radio WMEX | |
Playoff finish East Semifinals(eliminated 0-4) Television Comcast SportsNet New England People also search for 2000–01 Boston Celtics season | ||
The 2002–03 Boston Celtics season was the 57th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the offseason, the Celtics acquired Vin Baker from the Seattle SuperSonics. The Celtics finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 44–38 record, and made the playoffs for the second time with team captain Paul Pierce, but this time as the #6 seed in the Eastern Conference. Pierce and Antoine Walker were both selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game. After defeating the 3rd-seeded Indiana Pacers four games to two in the first round, they were unable to stop the New Jersey Nets as they were swept in four straight Conference Semifinal games. This was also Walker's final season with the Celtics as he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks the following off-season. He would return to Boston midway during the 2004–05 season.
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Bold = All-Star selection
East First Round
(3) Indiana Pacers vs. (6) Boston Celtics Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Eastern Conference First Round (Boston won 3-0)
East Conference Semifinals
(2) New Jersey Nets vs. (6) Boston Celtics Last Playoff Meeting: 2002 Eastern Conference Finals (New Jersey won 4-2)