2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season
The 2001-02 NBA season was the Mavericks' 22nd season in the NBA.[1] The Mavericks finished fourth in the Western Conference and second in the Midwest Division with a 57-25 record and made the playoffs in back to back seasons for the first time since 1988. In the Western Conference Quarterfinals, the Dallas Mavericks swept the Minnesota Timberwolves but then lost the next series in 5 games to the Sacramento Kings.
Offseason
Draft picks
Regular season
Season standings
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Playoffs
West First Round
(4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Minnesota Timberwolves
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Mavericks and Timberwolves.
Dirk Nowitzki was virtually unstoppable in this series, averaging around 33 points and 16 rebounds per game.[2]
West Conference Semifinals
(1) Sacramento Kings vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Kings and Mavericks.
Game |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
Score |
Record
(SAC-DAL) |
Venue |
TV Time |
1 |
May 4 |
Dallas |
91 |
Sacramento |
108 |
1-0 |
ARCO Arena |
NBC 6:30et/3:30pt |
2 |
May 6 |
Dallas |
110 |
Sacramento |
102 |
1-1 |
ARCO Arena |
TNT 9:00et/6:00pt |
3 |
May 9 |
Sacramento |
125 |
Dallas |
119 |
2-1 |
American Airlines Center |
TNT 9:30et/8:30ct |
4 |
May 11 |
Sacramento |
115 |
Dallas |
113 |
3-1 |
American Airlines Center |
NBC 3:30et/2:30ct |
5 |
May 13 |
Dallas |
101 |
Sacramento |
114 |
4-1 |
ARCO Arena |
TNT 9:00et/6:00pt |
Sacramento wins series 4–1
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Player statistics
Season
Player |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3FG% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
Abdul-Wahad, Tariq !Tariq Abdul-Wahad | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | .000 | . | .000 | 1.5 | .5 | .5 | .3 | .0 |
Bell, Charlie !Charlie Bell | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | . | . | . | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Bradley, Shawn !Shawn Bradley | 53 | 16 | 14.3 | .479 | .000 | .922 | 3.3 | .4 | .5 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
Buckner, Greg !Greg Buckner | 44 | 16 | 20.1 | .525 | .313 | .690 | 3.9 | 1.1 | .7 | .4 | 5.8 |
Eschmeyer, Evan !Evan Eschmeyer | 31 | 6 | 9.6 | .420 | . | .606 | 3.2 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 2.0 |
Finley, Michael !Michael Finley | 69 | 69 | 39.9 | .463 | .339 | .837 | 5.2 | 3.3 | .9 | .4 | 20.6 |
Griffin, Adrian !Adrian Griffin | 58 | 34 | 23.8 | .499 | .296 | .837 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .2 | 7.2 |
Hardaway, Tim !Tim Hardaway | 54 | 2 | 23.6 | .362 | .341 | .833 | 1.8 | 3.7 | .7 | .1 | 9.6 |
Harvey, Donnell !Donnell Harvey | 18 | 0 | 9.0 | .538 | . | .455 | 2.6 | .3 | .2 | .3 | 2.1 |
Howard, Juwan !Juwan Howard | 53 | 44 | 31.3 | .462 | .000 | .754 | 7.4 | 1.8 | .5 | .6 | 12.9 |
Johnson, Avery !Avery Johnson | 17 | 0 | 8.9 | .429 | . | .706 | .3 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | 3.2 |
LaFrentz, Raef !Raef LaFrentz | 27 | 25 | 29.1 | .437 | .305 | .761 | 7.4 | 1.1 | .9 | 2.2 | 10.8 |
Manning, Danny !Danny Manning | 41 | 10 | 13.5 | .477 | .143 | .667 | 2.6 | .7 | .5 | .5 | 4.0 |
Martin, Darrick !Darrick Martin | 3 | 0 | 7.3 | .000 | .000 | .500 | .3 | 1.0 | .7 | .0 | .3 |
Najera, Eduardo !Eduardo Najera | 62 | 11 | 21.9 | .500 | .000 | .676 | 5.5 | .6 | .9 | .5 | 6.5 |
Nash, Steve !Steve Nash | 82 | 82 | 34.6 | .483 | .455 | .887 | 3.1 | 7.7 | .6 | .0 | 17.9 |
Newman, Johnny !Johnny Newman | 47 | 17 | 15.4 | .453 | .386 | .724 | 1.0 | .3 | .6 | .1 | 4.2 |
Nowitzki, Dirk !Dirk Nowitzki | 76 | 76 | 38.0 | .477 | .397 | .853 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 23.4 |
Van Exel, Nick !Nick Van Exel | 27 | 2 | 28.0 | .411 | .347 | .844 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .5 | .1 | 13.2 |
Zhizhi, Wang !Wang Zhizhi | 55 | 0 | 10.9 | .440 | .414 | .737 | 2.0 | .4 | .2 | .3 | 5.6 |
Playoffs
Player |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3FG% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
Bradley, Shawn !Shawn Bradley | 7 | 0 | 3.6 | .500 | . | . | .7 | .0 | .0 | .1 | .9 |
Buckner, Greg !Greg Buckner | 7 | 0 | 15.0 | .480 | .000 | .750 | 3.7 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 3.9 |
Eschmeyer, Evan !Evan Eschmeyer | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | .000 | . | . | .7 | .3 | .0 | .3 | .0 |
Finley, Michael !Michael Finley | 8 | 8 | 46.6 | .466 | .378 | .900 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .5 | 24.6 |
Griffin, Adrian !Adrian Griffin | 4 | 1 | 14.3 | .588 | .000 | .000 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .5 | .3 | 5.0 |
LaFrentz, Raef !Raef LaFrentz | 8 | 8 | 30.6 | .500 | .333 | .545 | 7.6 | .6 | .3 | 2.8 | 11.3 |
Najera, Eduardo !Eduardo Najera | 8 | 4 | 15.3 | .696 | . | .625 | 1.6 | .1 | .4 | .0 | 4.6 |
Nash, Steve !Steve Nash | 8 | 8 | 40.4 | .432 | .444 | .971 | 4.0 | 8.8 | .5 | .0 | 19.5 |
Newman, Johnny !Johnny Newman | 3 | 2 | 7.3 | .143 | .167 | . | .0 | .7 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Nowitzki, Dirk !Dirk Nowitzki | 8 | 8 | 44.6 | .445 | .571 | .878 | 13.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | .8 | 28.4 |
Van Exel, Nick !Nick Van Exel | 8 | 1 | 33.0 | .366 | .206 | .667 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .0 | 11.1 |
Zhizhi, Wang !Wang Zhizhi | 8 | 0 | 5.5 | .438 | .500 | .500 | 1.0 | .4 | .0 | .1 | 2.5 |
Awards and records
References
See also
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