2001–02 Portland Trail Blazers season

2001–02 Portland Trail Blazers season
Zach Randolph`s rookie season
Head coach	Maurice Cheeks
Arena	Rose Garden Arena
Results
Record	49–33 (.598)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 0–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2001–02 season was the 32nd season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] The Blazers finished third in the Pacific Division with a 49–33 record, making the playoffs for the 20th consecutive year.

As in the previous year, the Blazers faced the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs. And the result was identical: the Blazers were swept in three straight games by the Lakers, who would go on to win their third consecutive NBA championship. It was the fourth time in five years the Blazers' postseason run was ended by the Lakers.

During the offseason, coach Mike Dunleavy was fired after four years and two trips to the Western Conference finals, and replaced by Maurice Cheeks.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	19	Zach Randolph	PF	United States	Michigan State
2	49	Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje	C	Cameroon	Georgetown

Roster

Portland TrailBlazers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 1 Anderson, Derek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Kentucky G 12 Barkley, Erick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) St. John's C 44 Boumtje-Boumtje, Ruben 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 257 lb (117 kg) Georgetown G 9 Brunson, Rick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Temple G 23 Butler, Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UCLA F/C 34 Davis, Dale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Clemson C 14 Dudley, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Yale F/C 40 Kemp, Shawn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Trinity Valley CC G 25 Kerr, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Arizona G/F 21 Patterson, Ruben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Cincinnati F 33 Pippen, Scottie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Central Arkansas F 50 Randolph, Zach 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Michigan State G 3 Stoudamire, Damon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Arizona F/C 30 Wallace, Rasheed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina G/F 6 Wells, Bonzi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ball State	Head coach Maurice Cheeks (West Texas A&M) Assistant coach(es) Tim Grgurich (Pittsburgh) Jim Lynam (Saint Joseph's) Neal Meyer (San Diego) Dan Panaggio (SUNY Brockport) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

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

#	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

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers Last Playoff Meeting: 2001 Western Conference First Round (Los Angeles won 3-0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (LAL-POR)	Venue	TV Time	TV Commentators
1	April 21	Portland	87	Los Angeles	95	1-0	Staples Center	NBC 5:30et/2:30pt	Tom Hammond, Bill Walton and Steve Jones
2	April 25	Portland	96	Los Angeles	103	2-0	Staples Center	TNT 10:30et/7:30pt	Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Fratello
3	April 28	Los Angeles	92	Portland	91	3-0	Rose Garden	NBC 5:30et/2:30pt	Tom Hammond, Bill Walton and Steve Jones
Los Angeles wins series 3–0

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

References

1. 2001-02 Portland Trail Blazers