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2002-03 NBA Central standings
The Detroit Pistons won the 2002-03 NBA Central division race at 50-32, 2 games ahead of the Indiana Pacers.
🏆The 2002-03 playoffs, series by series
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Central standings, 2002-03
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Detroit Pistons (DET) e | 50 | 32 | .610 | - | 4-6 | L1 |
| Indiana Pacers (IND) x | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2 | 6-4 | W2 |
| New Orleans Hornets (NOH) x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 3 | 7-3 | W5 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 8 | 8-2 | W4 |
| Atlanta Hawks (ATL) | 35 | 47 | .427 | 15 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Chicago Bulls (CHI) | 30 | 52 | .366 | 20 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Toronto Raptors (TOR) | 24 | 58 | .293 | 26 | 1-9 | L8 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) | 17 | 65 | .207 | 33 | 3-7 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- e
- clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 4 times.
- The Detroit Pistons trailed by as many as 4 games on January 27, 2003.
- The Detroit Pistons took first place for good on March 8, 2003.
- The Indiana Pacers won 9 games in a row from November 2, 2002 to November 22, 2002, the longest run of the race.
- The Indiana Pacers led by 4 games as late as January 27, 2003.
- The Detroit Pistons went 11-9 from February 15, 2003 to March 26, 2003, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 4.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 69 of the 154 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- The Detroit Pistons spent 64 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.