2001–02 NBA season

2001–02 NBA season
League National Basketball Association
Sport Basketball
Duration October 30, 2001 – April 17, 2002
April 20 – June 2, 2002 (Playoffs)
June 5 – 12, 2002 (Finals)
Number of teams 29
TV partner(s) NBC, TNT, NBA TV, TBS
Draft
Top draft pick Kwame Brown
Picked by Washington Wizards
Regular season
Top seed Sacramento Kings
Season MVP Tim Duncan (San Antonio)
Top scorer Allen Iverson (Philadelphia)
Playoffs
Eastern champions New Jersey Nets
  Eastern runners-up Boston Celtics
Western champions Los Angeles Lakers
  Western runners-up Sacramento Kings
Finals
Champions Los Angeles Lakers
  Runners-up New Jersey Nets
Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles Lakers)

The 2001–02 NBA season was the 56th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their third straight championship, beating the New Jersey Nets 4–0 in the 2002 NBA Finals.

Notable occurrences

Coaching changes
Offseason
Team 2000-01 coach 2001-02 coach
Cleveland Cavaliers Randy Wittman John Lucas
Detroit Pistons George Irvine Rick Carlisle
Portland Trail Blazers Mike Dunleavy, Sr. Maurice Cheeks
Washington Wizards Leonard Hamilton Doug Collins
In-season
Team Outgoing coach Incoming coach
Chicago Bulls Tim Floyd Bill Cartwright
Denver Nuggets Dan Issel Mike Evans
Golden State Warriors Dave Cowens Brian Winters
New York Knicks Jeff Van Gundy Don Chaney
Phoenix Suns Scott Skiles Frank Johnson

Final standings

By division

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New Jersey Nets 52 30 .634 33–8 19–22 16–8
x-Boston Celtics 49 33 .598 3 27–14 22–19 17–7
x-Orlando Magic 44 38 .537 8 27–14 17–24 12–12
x-Philadelphia 76ers 43 39 .524 9 22–19 21–20 14–11
Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 15 22–19 15–26 12–13
Miami Heat 36 46 .439 16 18–23 18–23 10–14
New York Knicks 30 52 .366 22 19–22 11–30 4–20
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 26–15 24–17 20–8
x-Charlotte Hornets 44 38 .537 6 21–20 23–18 17–11
x-Toronto Raptors 42 40 .512 8 24–17 18–23 17–11
x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 8 25–16 17–24 13–15
Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 9 25–16 16–25 17–11
Atlanta Hawks 33 49 .402 17 23–18 10–31 11–17
Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 21 20–21 9–32 12–16
Chicago Bulls 21 61 .256 29 14–27 7–34 5–23
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 32–9 26–15 21–3
x-Dallas Mavericks 57 25 .695 1 30–11 27–14 16–8
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 50 32 .610 8 29–12 21–20 15–9
x-Utah Jazz 44 38 .537 14 25–16 19–22 8–16
Houston Rockets 28 54 .341 30 18–23 10–31 9–15
Denver Nuggets 27 55 .329 31 20–21 7–34 8–16
Memphis Grizzlies 23 59 .280 35 15–26 8–33 7–17
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Sacramento Kings 61 21 .744 36–5 25–16 15–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers 58 24 .707 3 34–7 24–17 16–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 12 30–11 19–22 14–10
x-Seattle SuperSonics 45 37 .549 16 26–15 19–22 13–11
Los Angeles Clippers 39 43 .476 22 25–16 14–27 9–15
Phoenix Suns 36 46 .439 25 23–18 13–28 12–12
Golden State Warriors 21 61 .256 40 14–27 7–34 5–19

By conference

# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New Jersey Nets 52 30 .634
2 y- Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 2
3 x-Boston Celtics 49 33 .598 3
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 44 38 .537 8
5 x-Orlando Magic 44 38 .537 8
6 x- Philadelphia 76ers 43 39 .524 9
7 x-Toronto Raptors 42 40 .512 10
8 x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 10
9 Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 11
10 Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 15
11 Miami Heat 36 46 .439 16
12 Atlanta Hawks 33 49 .402 19
13 New York Knicks 30 52 .366 22
14 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 23
15 Chicago Bulls 21 61 .256 31
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Sacramento Kings 61 21 .744
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 3
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers 58 24 .707 3
4 x-Dallas Mavericks 57 25 .695 4
5 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 50 32 .610 11
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 12
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics 45 37 .549 16
8 x-Utah Jazz 44 38 .537 17
9 Los Angeles Clippers 39 43 .476 22
10 Phoenix Suns 36 46 .439 25
11 Houston Rockets 28 54 .341 33
12 Denver Nuggets 27 55 .329 34
13 Memphis Grizzlies 23 59 .280 38
14 Golden State Warriors 21 61 .256 40

Notes

Playoffs

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.

Main article: 2002 NBA Playoffs
First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals
            
1 Sacramento 3
8 Utah 1
1 Sacramento 4
4 Dallas 1
4 Dallas 3
5 Minnesota 0
1 Sacramento 3
Western Conference
3 L.A. Lakers 4
3 LA Lakers 3
6 Portland 0
3 L.A. Lakers 4
2 San Antonio 1
2 San Antonio 3
7 Seattle 2
W3 L.A. Lakers 4
E1 New Jersey 0
1 New Jersey 3
8 Indiana 2
1 New Jersey 4
4 Charlotte 1
4 Charlotte 3
5 Orlando 1
1 New Jersey 4
Eastern Conference
3 Boston 2
3 Boston 3
6 Philadelphia 2
3 Boston 4
2 Detroit 1
2 Detroit 3
7 Toronto 2

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76ers 31.4
Rebounds per game Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons 13.0
Assists per game Andre Miller Cleveland Cavaliers 10.9
Steals per game Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76ers 2.80
Blocks per game Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons 3.48
FG% Shaquille O'Neal Los Angeles Lakers .579
FT% Reggie Miller Indiana Pacers .911
3FG% Steve Smith San Antonio Spurs .472

Awards

Yearly awards

Players of the month

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.

Month Eastern Conference Western Conference
1October – November Kidd, JasonJason Kidd (New Jersey Nets) (1/1) Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1)
2December Pierce, PaulPaul Pierce (Boston Celtics) (1/2)
Walker, AntoineAntoine Walker (Boston Celtics) (1/1)
Duncan, TimTim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) (1/2)
3January Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1) Webber, ChrisChris Webber (Sacramento Kings) (1/1)
4February McGrady, TracyTracy McGrady (Orlando Magic) (1/1) Garnett, KevinKevin Garnett (Minnesota Timberwolves) (1/1)
5March Wallace, BenBen Wallace (Detroit Pistons) (1/1) Marion, ShawnShawn Marion (Phoenix Suns) (1/1)
6April Pierce, PaulPaul Pierce (Boston Celtics) (2/2) Duncan, TimTim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) (2/2)

Rookies of the month

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.

Month Eastern Conference Western Conference
1October – November Tinsley, JamaalJamaal Tinsley (Indiana Pacers) (1/2) Gasol, PauPau Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies) (1/3)
2December Haywood, BrendanBrendan Haywood (Washington Wizards) (1/1) Battier, ShaneShane Battier (Memphis Grizzlies) (1/1)
3January Jefferson, RichardRichard Jefferson (New Jersey Nets) (1/1) Gasol, PauPau Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies) (2/3)
4February Hassell, TrentonTrenton Hassell (Chicago Bulls) (1/1) Richardson, JasonJason Richardson (Golden State Warriors) (1/1)
5March Tinsley, JamaalJamaal Tinsley (Indiana Pacers) (2/2) Gasol, PauPau Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies) (3/3)
6April Rebrača, ŽeljkoŽeljko Rebrača (Detroit Pistons) (1/1) Arenas, GilbertGilbert Arenas (Golden State Warriors) (1/1)

Coaches of the month

The following coaches were named Coaches of the Month.

Month Coach
1October – November Brown, LarryLarry Brown (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/1)
2December Collins, DougDoug Collins (Washington Wizards) (1/1)
3January Adelman, RickRick Adelman (Sacramento Kings) (1/1)
4February Carlisle, RickRick Carlisle (Detroit Pistons) (1/1)
5March Popovich, GreggGregg Popovich (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1)
5April Wilkens, LennyLenny Wilkens (Toronto Raptors) (1/1)

References

  1. See Berri, David J., Brook, Stacey L., Frick, Bernd, Fenn, Aju J. and Vicente-Mayoral, Roberto; ‘The Short Supply of Tall People: Competitive Imbalance and the National Basketball Association’; Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 39, No. 4 (Dec., 2005), pp. 1029-1041
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