2001–02 Boston Celtics season

2001–02 Boston Celtics season
Head coach	Jim O'Brien
Arena	Fleet Center

Results
Record	49–33 (.598)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Finals (eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net New England
Radio	WWZN
Boston Celtics seasons
< 2000–01	2002–03 >

The 2001–02 Boston Celtics season was the 56th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season featured the team's first playoff appearance since the 1994-95 season.

Contents:	Offseason Draft picks Roster Regular season (Standings Game log) Playoffs Player stats Awards and records Transactions References See also

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	10	Joe Johnson	SG	United States	Arkansas
1	11	Kedrick Brown	SF	United States	Okaloosa-Walton
1	21	Joseph Forte	SG	United States	North Carolina

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (Y–M–D)	From
1.5 !G	7	USA !	Anderson, Kenny	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	1970–10–09	Georgia Tech
5.5 !F/C	4	USA !	Battie, Tony	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1976–02–11	Texas Tech
6.0 !C	30	USA !	Blount, Mark	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1975–11–30	Pittsburgh
1.5 !G	42	USA !	Brown, Kedrick	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1981–03–18	Okaloosa-Walton Community College*
1.5 !G	11	USA !	Brown, Randy (to PHX)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1968–05–22	New Mexico State
1.5 !G	28	USA !	Delk, Tony (from PHX)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	1974–01–28	Kentucky
1.5 !G	40	USA !	Forte, Joseph	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1981–03–23	North Carolina
1.5 !G	31	USA !	Johnson, Joe (to PHX)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1981–06–29	Arkansas
4.0 !F	0	USA !	McCarty, Walter	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1974–02–01	Kentucky
1.5 !G	9	USA !	Palacio, Milt (to PHX)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1978–02–07	Colorado State
4.0 !F	34	USA !	Pierce, Paul (C)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1977–10–13	Kansas
6.0 !C	52	UKR !	Potapenko, Vitaly	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	1975–03–21	Wright State University*
4.0 !F	54	USA !	Rogers, Rodney (from PHX)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1971–06–20	Wake Forest
1.5 !G	20	USA !	Strickland, Erick	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1973–11–25	University of Nebraska*
4.0 !F	8	USA !	Walker, Antoine (C)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	1976–08–12	Kentucky
4.0 !F	55	USA !	Williams, Eric	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1972–07–17	Providence

Head coach

Jim O'Brien (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended

Injured
* High school

Roster

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Depth chart

C - Tony Battie

PF - Antoine Walker

SF - Eric Williams

SG - Paul Pierce

PG - Kenny Anderson

Bench:

C/PF - Rodney Rogers PG - Tony Delk SF - Walter McCarty PG - Erick Strickland C - Mark Blount C - Vitaly Potapenko SF - Kedrick Brown SG - Joe Forte ^[2]

Regular season

Standings

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

Game log

2001-02 Game Log

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

2001-02 Schedule

Playoffs

First Round: 3–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 21	Philadelphia 76ers	W 92-82	P. Pierce (31)	P. Pierce (11)	K. Anderson (5)	FleetCenter	1-0
2	April 25	Philadelphia 76ers	W 93-85	P. Pierce (25)	P. Pierce, A. Walker (10)	A. Walker, R. Rogers, E. Strickland (4)	FleetCenter	2-0
3	April 28	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 103-108	P. Pierce (29)	R. Rogers (11)	P. Pierce (7)	First Union Center	2-1
4	May 1	@ Philadelphia 76ers	L 81-83	A. Walker (25)	P. Pierce (8)	K. Anderson (8)	First Union Center	2-2
5	May 3	Philadelphia 76ers	W 120-87	P. Pierce (46)	A. Walker (9)	P. Pierce, A. Walker (6)	FleetCenter	3-2

East Semifinals: 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 5	@ Detroit Pistons	L 84-96	A. Walker (20)	P. Pierce (10)	P. Pierce (5)	The Palace of Auburn Hills	0-1
2	May 8	@ Detroit Pistons	W 85-77	P. Pierce (22)	T. Battie (11)	K. Anderson (5)	The Palace of Auburn Hills	1-1
3	May 10	Detroit Pistons	W 66-64	P. Pierce (19)	T. Battie (10)	P. Pierce (5)	FleetCenter	2-1
4	May 12	Detroit Pistons	W 90-79	A. Walker (30)	P. Pierce (17)	P. Pierce (6)	FleetCenter	3-1
5	May 14	@ Detroit Pistons	W 90-81	P. Pierce (18)	A. Walker (13)	K. Anderson (6)	The Palace of Auburn Hills	4-1

East Finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 19	@ New Jersey Nets	L 97-104	P. Pierce, A. Walker (27)	T. Battie (11)	K. Anderson (6)	Continental Airlines Arena	0-1
2	May 21	@ New Jersey Nets	W 93-86	A. Walker (26)	P. Pierce (14)	K. Anderson (7)	Continental Airlines Arena	1-1
3	May 25	New Jersey Nets	W 94-90	P. Pierce (28)	A. Walker (12)	P. Pierce, A. Walker (4)	FleetCenter	2-1
4	May 27	New Jersey Nets	L 92-94	P. Pierce (31)	T. Battie, P. Pierce, A. Walker (9)	T. Delk, P. Pierce, R. Rogers, A. Walker (4)	FleetCenter	2-2
5	May 29	@ New Jersey Nets	L 92-103	P. Pierce (24)	A. Walker (13)	K. Anderson (6)	Continental Airlines Arena	2-3
6	May 31	New Jersey Nets	L 88-96	K. Anderson (18)	A. Walker (9)	K. Anderson (7)	FleetCenter	2-4

2002 playoff schedule

References

Celtics parquet floor • Celtic Pride • Greatest Game Ever Played • Tommy Points • "Love ya, Cooz!" • Close, but no cigar! • Bill Russell • Beat L.A. • Mike Gorman • Johnny Most • "Havlicek Stole the Ball!" • Henderson steals the Ball! • Bird steals the Ball! • Boston Garden • North Station • The Heat Game • Memorial Day Massacre • Larry Legend • DJ • Bird Parish McHale • Pierce Allen Garnett

Media

TV	CSN New England

Radio	WEEI

Announcers	Mike Gorman • Tom Heinsohn • Donny Marshall • Greg Dickerson • Sean Grande • Cedric Maxwell

NBA Championships (17)

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2001–02 NBA season by team

2001 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston • Miami • New Jersey • New York • Orlando • Philadelphia • Washington

Central	Atlanta • Charlotte • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee • Toronto

Western

Midwest	Dallas • Denver • Houston • Memphis • Minnesota • San Antonio • Utah

Pacific	Golden State • L.A. Clippers • L.A. Lakers • Phoenix • Portland • Sacramento • Seattle

2001–02 Boston Celtics season

Draft picks

Roster

Depth chart

Regular season

Standings

Game log

Playoffs

References

See also