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{{Short description|NBA team season}}
{{Infobox NBA season
| team = Phoenix Suns
| end_year = 2003
| wins = 44
| losses = 38
| division = Pacific
| division_place = 4
| conf_place = 8
| coach = [[Frank Johnson (basketball)|Frank Johnson]]
| gm = [[Bryan Colangelo]]
| owner = [[Jerry Colangelo]]
| arena = [[America West Arena]]
| playoffs = [[2003 NBA playoffs#Bracket|First Round]]<br><small>(Lost to [[2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season|Spurs]] 2–4)</small>
| bbr_team = PHO
| television =
* [[KUTP]]
* [[Fox Sports Arizona|Fox Sports Net Arizona]]
* [[YurView Arizona|Cox 9]]
| radio = [[KTAR (AM)|KTAR]]
}}
The '''[[2002–03 NBA season]]''' was the 35th season for the [[Phoenix Suns]] in the [[National Basketball Association]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/2003.html|title = 2002-03 Phoenix Suns Roster and Stats}}</ref> [[Frank Johnson (basketball)|Frank Johnson]] returned as [[head coach]], posting eight additional wins from the [[2001–02 Phoenix Suns season|previous season]] to finish at 44–38.<ref name="results">{{cite web|title=2002–03 Phoenix Suns Schedule and Results|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/2003_games.html|access-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref> The Suns returned to the [[2003 NBA Playoffs|playoffs]] after snapping a streak of 13 seasons in a row the year before, a franchise record, and were supplanted by the play of rookie high school draft pick [[Amar'e Stoudemire]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Rockets make Yao Ming first overall pick | work = ESPN | date = June 26, 2003 | url = https://www.espn.com/nbadraft/story?id=1399417 | accessdate = January 14, 2022}}</ref> [[America West Arena]] hosted Suns home games.

[[Point guard]] [[Stephon Marbury]] and [[forward (basketball)|forward]] [[Shawn Marion]] provided a pair of 20–20 scorers, with Marbury leading the team at 22.3 [[point (basketball)|points]] per game. The versatile Marion finished the season third in the league in minutes played, behind [[Allen Iverson]] and [[Kobe Bryant]], and third in [[steal (basketball)|steals]] per game while Marbury finished fourth in the NBA in [[assist (basketball)|assists]] per game. The 20-year-old Stoudemire was drafted to balance out a team that had been deep at the guard position in years past, averaging 13.5 points as a [[power forward (basketball)|power forward]] per game and grabbing nearly nine [[rebound (basketball)|rebounds]] per game (although Marion again was tops with 9.5).<ref name="roster">{{cite web|title=2002–03 Phoenix Suns Roster and Stats|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/2003.html|access-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref> Marbury and Marion were both selected for the [[2003 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game]],<ref>{{cite news | title = 2003 NBA All-Star Game: West 155, East 145 (2OT) | work = Basketball-Reference | date =  | url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_2003.html | accessdate = January 13, 2022}}</ref> while Marbury ended the season as a member of the [[All-NBA Third Team]].

The Suns earned the eighth and final [[Western Conference (NBA)|Western Conference]] [[2003 NBA Playoffs|playoff]] spot, and were matched against the top-seeded [[2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio Spurs]] in the Western Conference First Round. The Suns won Game 1 on the road, 96–95, but lost the series to the eventual league champions, four games to two.<ref>{{cite news | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Spurs Finish Suns' Season | work = New York Times | date = May 2, 2003 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/02/sports/pro-basketball-spurs-finish-suns-season.html | accessdate = January 13, 2022}}</ref>

In Stoudemire, who earned [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] honors and became the first high school draft pick to become [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|NBA Rookie of the Year]], the Suns had drafted an athletic big man to join the equally athletic Marion for the coming seasons.

==Offseason==

===NBA Draft===
{{main|2002 NBA draft}}

{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="background:#423189; color:#FF8800" width="10%"| Round
! style="background:#423189; color:#FF8800" width="10%"| Pick
! style="background:#423189; color:#FF8800" width="20%"| Player
! style="background:#423189; color:#FF8800" width="15%"| Position
! style="background:#423189; color:#FF8800" width="15%"| Nationality
! style="background:#423189; color:#FF8800" width="20%"| College / Club Team
|- style="text-align: center"
| 1
| 9
| [[Amar'e Stoudemire]]
| Forward
| {{flagu|United States}}
|
|- style="text-align: center"
| 1
| 22
| [[Casey Jacobsen]]
| Guard
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford]]
|}

==Roster==
{{NBA roster header|team=Phoenix Suns|season=2002–03
| bg1 = #423189 | color1 = #FF8800 | bg2 = #808080 | color2 = #423189 }}
<!-- list of players -->
{{player2 | num = 0 | first = Randy | last = Brown | dab = basketball |  pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 190 | DOB = 1968–05–22 | college = New Mexico State | inj = yes}}
{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Alton | last = Ford | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 275 | DOB = 1981–05–29 | college = Houston | inj = yes}}
{{player2 | num = 24 | first = Tom | last = Gugliotta | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 240 | DOB = 1969–12–19 | college = North Carolina State}}
{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Anfernee | last = Hardaway | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 195 | DOB = 1971–07–18 | college = Memphis}}
{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Casey | last = Jacobsen | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 215 | DOB = 1981–03–19 | college = Stanford}}
{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Joe | last = Johnson | dab = basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 225 | DOB = 1981–06–29 | college = Arkansas}}
{{player2 | num = 14 | first = Dan | last = Langhi | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1977–11–28 | college = Vanderbilt}}
{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Stephon | last = Marbury | link = Stephon Marbury | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1977–02–20 | college = Georgia Tech | note = C}}
{{player2 | num = 31 | first = Shawn | last = Marion | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1978–05–07 | college = UNLV | note = C}}
{{player2 | num = 45 | first = Bo | last = Outlaw | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 210 | DOB = 1971–04–13 | college = Houston}}
{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Amar'e | last = Stoudemire | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 245 | DOB = 1982–11–16 | school = [[Cypress Creek High School (Orlando, Florida)|Cypress Creek HS (FL)]] | note = C}}
{{player2 | num = 25 | first = Jake | last = Tsakalidis | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 2 | lbs = 285 | DOB = 1979–06–10 | from = Georgia (country){{!}}Georgia}}
{{player2 | num = 43 | first = Jake | last = Voskuhl | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 245 | DOB = 1977–11–01 | college = Connecticut}}
{{player2 | num = 47 | first = Scott | last = Williams | dab = basketball | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 230 | DOB = 1968–03–21 | college = North Carolina}}
<!-- end list of players -->
{{NBA roster footer
| head_coach =
* [[Frank Johnson (basketball)|Frank Johnson]]
| asst_coach =
* [[Mike D'Antoni]]
* [[Tim Grgurich]]
* [[Marc Iavaroni]]
* Phil Weber
| roster_url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/2003.html
| accessdate = October 23, 2002
}}

==Regular season==

===Standings===
{{2002–03 NBA Pacific standings|team=PHO}}
{{2002–03 NBA West standings|team=PHO}}

===Record vs. opponents===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=30|2002-03 NBA Records
|-
!width=100|Team
!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ATL
!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS
!style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|CHI
!style="background:#000000;color:#5787DC;width=35"|CLE
!style="background:#0055BA;color:#898D8F;width=35"|DAL
!style="background:#141A44;color:#BC2224;width=35"|DEN
!style="background:#006BB7;color:#ED164B;width=35"|DET
!style="background:#072E63;color:#DC5A34;width=35"|GSW
!style="background:#002366;color:#FF0000;width=35"|HOU
!style="background:#000080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|IND
!style="background:#F9160D;color:#1A2E8B;width=35"|LAC
!style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL
!style="background:#000000;color:#0CB2AC;width=35"|MEM
!style="background:#000000;color:#8B0000;width=35"|MIA
!style="background:#00471B;color:#5C378A;width=35"|MIL
!style="background:#044D80;color:#000000;width=35"|MIN
!style="background:#12305B;color:#C4CED4;width=35"|NJN
!style="background:#0093B1;color:#FDB827;width=35"|NOH
!style="background:#0000FF;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK
!style="background:#0000FF;color:#000000;width=35"|ORL
!style="background:#000000;color:#BB9754;width=35"|PHI
!style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35"|PHO
!style="background:#000000;color:#FF0000;width=35"|POR
!style="background:#6846A8;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|SAC
!style="background:#000000;color:#C0C0C0;width=35"|SAS
!style="background:#005831;color:#FFC322;width=35"|SEA
!style="background:#7436BF;color:#BE0F34;width=35"|TOR
!style="background:#644A9C;color:#149BC7;width=35"|UTA
!style="background:#044D7D;color:#BC7A44;width=35"|WAS
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
|| — || 0–3 || 2–2 || 4–0 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 1–3 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–3 || 2–2 || 0–2 || 1–3 || 2–2 || 1–3 || 2–1 || 3–1 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 2–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|| 3–0 || — || 2–2 || 4–0 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 2–2 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 1–2 || 2–0 || 1–3 || 3–1 || 4–0 || 3–2 || 2–2 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 1–2 || 1–1 || 1–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
|| 2–2 || 2–2 || — || 3–1 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 0–4 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–2 || 2–2 || 0–2 || 2–2 || 1–3 || 2–1 || 1–3 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 1–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
|| 0–4 || 0–4 || 1–3 || — || 0–2 || 1–1 || 0–4 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 0–4 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–2 || 0–4 || 0–2 || 2–2 || 1–3 || 1–2 || 0–4 || 0–4 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 3–1 || 1–1 || 0–4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]
|| 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 || — || 4–0 || 2–0 || 4–0 || 4–0 || 1–1 || 4–0 || 1–3 || 4–0 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 2–2 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 1–3 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 2–0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Denver Nuggets season|Denver]]
|| 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 0–4 || — || 0–2 || 0–4 || 0–4 || 1–1 || 1–3 || 0–4 || 2–2 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 0–4 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 1–3 || 2–2 || 0–4 || 1–3 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 0–4 || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
|| 3–1 || 2–2 || 4–0 || 4–0 || 0–2 || 2–0 || — || 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 3–1 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 2–1 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 2–1 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 3–1 || 2–0 || 3–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Golden State Warriors season|Golden State]]
|| 2–0 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 0–4 || 4–0 || 1–1 || — || 1–3 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 0–4 || 0–4 || 1–3 || 2–2 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 2–0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
|| 1–1 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 0–4 || 4–0 || 0–2 || 3–1 || — || 1–1 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 3–1 || 1–3 || 2–2 || 1–3 || 2–2 || 2–0 || 1–3 || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
|| 2–2 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 4–0 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || — || 2–0 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 4–0 || 3–1 || 2–0 || 1–2 || 3–1 || 3–1 || 2–1 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 3–1 || 1–1 || 2–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Los Angeles Clippers season|L.A. Clippers]]
|| 0–2 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 0–4 || 3–1 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 0–2 || — || 0–4 || 2–2 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–3 || 1–3 || 1–3 || 1–3 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 1–3 || 0–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Los Angeles Lakers season|L.A. Lakers]]
|| 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 3–1 || 4–0 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 2–0 || 4–0 || — || 4–0 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 3–1 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 0–4 || 2–2 || 2–0 || 3–1 || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis]]
|| 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 0–4 || 2–2 || 0–2 || 2–2 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 0–4 || — || 2–0 || 2–0 || 0–4 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 1–3 || 1–3 || 0–4 || 1–3 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 1–3 || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
|| 3–1 || 2–2 || 2–1 || 2–1 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 0–4 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 0–2 || — || 1–3 || 1–1 || 0–4 || 0–4 || 2–2 || 0–4 || 0–4 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 4–0 || 0–2 || 1–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
|| 2–2 || 2–1 || 2–2 || 4–0 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 3–1 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 3–1 || — || 0–2 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 0–2 || 2–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
|| 2–0 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 4–0 || 1–1 || 3–1 || 2–2 || 0–2 || 3–1 || 2–2 || 4–0 || 1–1 || 2–0 || — || 0–2 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 3–1 || 3–1 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 1–3 || 2–0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 New Jersey Nets season|New Jersey]]
|| 3–1 || 3–1 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 1–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–1 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 4–0 || 2–2 || 2–0 || — || 2–2 || 3–1 || 2–2 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 4–0 || 0–2 || 3–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 New Orleans Hornets season|New Orleans]]
|| 2–2 || 1–3 || 3–1 || 3–1 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 4–0 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 2–2 || — || 3–1 || 1–3 || 2–1 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 4–0 || 2–0 || 2–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 New York Knicks season|New York]]
|| 3–1 || 0–4 || 1–2 || 2–1 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 1–3 || 0–2 || 1–3 || 1–3 || — || 2–2 || 2–2 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 3–1 || 1–1 || 2–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Orlando Magic season|Orlando]]
|| 1–2 || 2–3 || 3–1 || 4–0 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 1–2 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 4–0 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 2–2 || — || 2–2 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 2–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
|| 1–3 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 4–0 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 2–2 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 4–0 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 3–1 || 1–2 || 2–2 || 2–2 || — || 0–2 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 3–0 || 1–1 || 4–0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Phoenix
|| 2–0 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 3–1 || 1–3 || 3–1 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 2–0 || — || 3–1 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 1–3 || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]]
|| 2–0 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 2–0 || 4–0 || 3–1 || 2–0 || 3–1 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 1–3 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 1–3 || — || 1–3 || 2–2 || 4–0 || 2–0 || 1–3 || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento]]
|| 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 3–1 || 4–0 || 1–1 || 4–0 || 2–2 || 2–0 || 3–1 || 2–2 || 4–0 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 3–1 || — || 1–3 || 3–1 || 1–1 || 3–1 || 2–0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
|| 1–1 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 2–0 || 3–1 || 3–1 || 2–0 || 3–1 || 4–0 || 3–1 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 1–3 || 2–2 || 3–1 || — || 3–1 || 2–0 || 4–0 || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Seattle SuperSonics season|Seattle]]
|| 1–1 || 0–2 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 0–2 || 3–1 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 3–1 || 0–4 || 1–3 || 1–3 || — || 2–0 || 2–2 || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Toronto Raptors season|Toronto]]
|| 3–1 || 2–1 || 2–2 || 1–3 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–3 || 0–2 || 0–2 || 1–3 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 0–4 || 2–2 || 1–1 || 0–4 || 0–4 || 1–3 || 2–2 || 0–3 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 0–2 || — || 0–2 || 3–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
|| 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 4–0 || 0–2 || 2–2 || 3–1 || 1–1 || 3–1 || 1–3 || 3–1 || 2–0 || 2–0 || 3–1 || 2–0 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 3–1 || 3–1 || 1–3 || 0–4 || 2–2 || 2–0 || — || 1–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[2002–03 Washington Wizards season|Washington]]
|| 2–2 || 3–1 || 3–1 || 4–0 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–3 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 2–2 || 2–0 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 3–1 || 1–2 || 0–2 || 1–3 || 1–2 || 2–2 || 2–2 || 0–4 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 0–2 || 1–1 || 1–1 || 1–3 || 1–1 || —
|}

==Playoffs==

===Game log===
{{NBA game log start|Phoenix Suns|playoffs=yes|end_year=2003|bgcolor=#423189|color=#FF8800}}
{{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|First Round|first=yes|playoffs=yes|show=no|bgcolor=#808080|color=#423189
|home_wins   = 1
|home_losses = 2
|road_wins   = 1
|road_losses = 2
}}
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1
| April 19
| @ [[2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200304190SAS.html W 96–95 (OT)]
| [[Stephon Marbury]] (26)
| [[Shawn Marion]] (12)
| [[Stephon Marbury]] (6)
| [[SBC Center]]<br>19,217
| 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 2
| April 21
| @ [[2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200304210SAS.html L 76–84]
| [[Stephon Marbury]] (32)
| [[Shawn Marion]] (12)
| [[Stephon Marbury]] (5)
| [[SBC Center]]<br>19,217
| 1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3
| April 25
| [[2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200304250PHO.html L 86–99]
| [[Stephon Marbury]] (25)
| [[Joe Johnson (basketball)|Joe Johnson]] (9)
| [[Stephon Marbury]] (7)
| [[America West Arena]]<br>19,023
| 1–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4
| April 27
| [[2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200304270PHO.html W 86–84]
| [[Stephon Marbury]] (18)
| [[Shawn Marion]] (14)
| [[Penny Hardaway|Hardaway]], [[Stephon Marbury|Marbury]] (7)
| [[America West Arena]]<br>18,756
| 2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 5
| April 29
| @ [[2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200304290SAS.html L 82–94]
| [[Shawn Marion]] (22)
| [[Amar'e Stoudemire]] (14)
| [[Stephon Marbury]] (7)
| [[SBC Center]]<br>19,217
| 2–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 6
| May 1
| [[2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200305010PHO.html L 85–87]
| [[Shawn Marion]] (24)
| [[Shawn Marion]] (15)
| [[Penny Hardaway]] (5)
| [[America West Arena]]<br>18,913
| 2–4
|-
|}
|-
! colspan=2 style="color:#FF8800" | [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/2003_games.html 2003 playoff schedule]
|}

==Awards and honors==

===Week/Month===
* [[Amar'e Stoudemire]] was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for January.
* [[Amar'e Stoudemire]] was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for April.
* [[Frank Johnson (basketball)|Frank Johnson]] was named Western Conference Coach of the Month for December.
* [[Stephon Marbury]] was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played November 24 through November 30.
* [[Stephon Marbury]] was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played January 5 through January 11.
* [[Shawn Marion]] was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played April 7 through April 13.

===All-Star===
* [[Shawn Marion]] was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the [[2003 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]. It was his first All-Star selection.
* [[Stephon Marbury]] was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the [[2003 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]. It was his second All-Star selection.
* [[Amar'e Stoudemire]] was selected to play for the Rookie team in the [[NBA All-Star Weekend Rising Stars Challenge|Rookie Challenge]].
* [[Stephon Marbury]] was selected to compete in the [[NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge|Skills Challenge]]. Marbury lost the competition to the player he was traded to Phoenix for, [[Jason Kidd]].
* [[Amar'e Stoudemire]] was selected to compete in the [[Slam Dunk Contest]]. Stoudemire finished third, behind [[Desmond Mason]] and champion [[Jason Richardson]].

===Season===
* [[Amar'e Stoudemire]] received the [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year Award]].
* [[Stephon Marbury]] was named to the [[All-NBA Third Team]].
* [[Amar'e Stoudemire]] was named to the [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]].
* [[Shawn Marion]] finished 13th in [[NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award|Defensive Player of the Year]] voting.
* [[Joe Johnson (basketball)|Joe Johnson]] finished 11th in [[NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award|Sixth Man of the Year]] voting.
* [[Stephon Marbury]] finished 14th in [[NBA Most Improved Player Award|Most Improved Player]] voting.
* [[Penny Hardaway]] finished 26th in [[NBA Most Improved Player Award|Most Improved Player]] voting.

==Player statistics==
{{NBA roster statistics legend}}

===Season===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%"
|-
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="10%" | Player
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | GP
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | GS
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | MPG
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | FG%
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | 3FG%
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | FT%
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | RPG
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | APG
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | SPG
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | BPG
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | PPG
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| {{sort|Brown, Randy|[[Randy Brown (basketball)|Randy Brown]]}} || 32 || 0 || 8.2 || .372 || . || .750 || 0.8 || 1.1 || .5 || .1 || 1.3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| {{sort|Ford, Alton|[[Alton Ford]]}} || 11 || 0 || 2.8 || .333 || . || .333 || 0.5 || 0.1 || .0 || .0 || 0.6
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| {{sort|Gugliotta, Tom|[[Tom Gugliotta]]}} || 27 || 11 || 16.6 || .455 || .000 || 1.000<small>^</small> || 3.7 || 1.1 || .5 || .2 || 4.8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| {{sort|Hardaway, Penny|[[Penny Hardaway]]}} || 58 || 51 || 30.6 || .447 || .356 || .794 || 4.4 || 4.1 || 1.1 || .4 || 10.6
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| {{sort|Jacobsen, Casey|[[Casey Jacobsen]]}} || 72 || 0 || 15.9 || .373 || .315 || .686 || 1.2 || 1.0 || .5 || .1 || 5.1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| {{sort|Johnson, Joe|[[Joe Johnson (basketball)|Joe Johnson]]}} || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 82 || 34 || 27.5 || .397 || .366 || .774 || 3.2 || 2.6 || .8 || .2 || 9.8
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| {{sort|Langhi, Dan|[[Dan Langhi]]}} || 60 || 0 || 9.0 || .401 || .290 || .600 || 1.5 || 0.4 || .3 || .1 || 3.1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| {{sort|Marbury, Stephon|[[Stephon Marbury]]}} || 81 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 81 || 40.0 || .439 || .301 || .803 || 3.2 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 8.1 || 1.3 || .2 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 22.3
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| {{sort|Marion, Shawn|[[Shawn Marion]]}} || 81 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 81 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 41.6 || .452 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | .387 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | .851<small>^</small> || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 9.5 || 2.4 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 2.3 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 1.2 || 21.2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| {{sort|Outlaw, Bo|[[Bo Outlaw]]}} || 80 || 20 || 22.5 || .550<small>†</small> || .000 || .621 || 4.6 || 1.4 || .6 || .9 || 4.7
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| {{sort|Stoudemire, Amar'e|[[Amar'e Stoudemire]]}} || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 82 || 71 || 31.3 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | .472<small>†</small> || .200 || .661 || 8.8 || 1.0 || .8 || 1.1 || 13.5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| {{sort|Tsakalidis, Jake|[[Jake Tsakalidis]]}} || 33 || 27 || 16.5 || .452 || . || .672 || 3.7 || 0.4 || .2 || .5 || 4.9
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| {{sort|Voskuhl, Jake|[[Jake Voskuhl]]}} || 65 || 1 || 14.6 || .564<small>†</small> || . || .667 || 3.5 || 0.6 || .3 || .4 || 3.8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| {{sort|Williams, Scott|[[Scott Williams (basketball)|Scott Williams]]}} || 69 || 33 || 12.6 || .411 || .000 || .786 || 2.8 || 0.3 || .4 || .3 || 4.0
|}

<small>† – Minimum 300 field goals made.</small><br>
<small>^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.</small>

===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%"
|-
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="10%" | Player
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | GP
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | GS
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | MPG
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | FG%
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | 3FG%
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | FT%
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | RPG
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | APG
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | SPG
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | BPG
! style="background:#423189;color:#FF8800;" width="6%" | PPG
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| {{sort|Gugliotta, Tom|[[Tom Gugliotta]]}} || 2 || 0 || 5.0 || .500 || . || .500 || 1.0 || 0.0 || .0 || .0 || 2.5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| {{sort|Hardaway, Penny|[[Penny Hardaway]]}} || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 6 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 6 || 40.7 || .386 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | .360<small>^</small> || .722 || 6.0 || 4.3 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 2.2 || .8 || 12.7
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| {{sort|Jacobsen, Casey|[[Casey Jacobsen]]}} || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 6 || 0 || 6.5 || .200 || .400<small>^</small> || .000 || 0.5 || 0.3 || .5 || .0 || 1.0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| {{sort|Johnson, Joe|[[Joe Johnson (basketball)|Joe Johnson]]}} || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 6 || 0 || 27.3 || .275 || .154 || .400 || 4.3 || 1.3 || .7 || .3 || 5.3
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| {{sort|Marbury, Stephon|[[Stephon Marbury]]}} || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 6 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 6 || 45.2 || .375 || .227 || .758 || 4.0 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 5.7 || 1.2 || .0 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 22.0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| {{sort|Marion, Shawn|[[Shawn Marion]]}} || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 6 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 6 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 47.2 || .374 || .321 || .846 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 11.7 || 2.0 || 1.8 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 1.8 || 18.5
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| {{sort|Outlaw, Bo|[[Bo Outlaw]]}} || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 6 || 0 || 11.7 || .100 || . || .500 || 2.2 || 0.8 || .2 || .2 || 0.7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| {{sort|Stoudemire, Amar'e|[[Amar'e Stoudemire]]}} || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 6 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 6 || 33.8 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | .523<small>†</small> || 1.000<small>^</small> || .571 || 7.8 || 1.2 || 1.7 || 1.5 || 14.2
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| {{sort|Voskuhl, Jake|[[Jake Voskuhl]]}} || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 6 || 0 || 16.3 || .706<small>†</small> || . || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | .923<small>#</small> || 3.7 || 0.3 || .7 || .7 || 6.0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| {{sort|Williams, Scott|[[Scott Williams (basketball)|Scott Williams]]}} || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 6 || style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" | 6 || 13.8 || .344 || . || 1.000<small>#</small> || 2.5 || 0.2 || .7 || .5 || 4.0
|}

<small>† – Minimum 20 field goals made.</small><br>
<small>^ – Minimum 5 three-pointers made.</small><br>
<small># – Minimum 10 free throws made.</small>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2003.html Standings on Basketball Reference]

{{Phoenix Suns seasons}}
{{2002–03 NBA season by team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2002-03 Phoenix Suns season}}
[[Category:Phoenix Suns seasons]]