NBA 2001/02

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Duration October 2001 - June 2002
Season games per team 82
Number of teams 29
Regular season
Best record United StatesUnited States Sacramento Kings
Season MVP United StatesUnited States Tim Duncan
Top scorer United StatesUnited States Allen Iverson
Playoffs
Eastern - Champion New Jersey Nets
  Runner-up team      Boston Celtics
Western - Champion Los Angeles Lakers
  Runner-up team      Sacramento Kings
Finals
NBA champions United StatesUnited States Los Angeles Lakers
   Runner-up      United StatesUnited States New Jersey Nets
Finals MVP United StatesUnited States Shaquille O'Neal

The 2001-02 NBA season was the National Basketball Association's 56th season . A total of 29 teams took part in the regular season . Each team played 82 games. The eight best in each conference qualified for the NBA playoffs .

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New Jersey Nets 4-0 in the NBA Finals . They were NBA champions for the third time in a row and for the 14th time ever.

Season Notes

Final results

S = wins, N = defeats, PCT = percentage of wins, P = deficit on division leaders

The placements in the seed lists of the respective conference playoffs are listed in brackets.

Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
# team S. N PCT P
1 New Jersey Nets (1) 52 30th .634 -
2 Boston Celtics (3) 49 33 .598 3
3 Orlando Magic (5) 44 38 .537 8th
4th Philadelphia 76ers (6) 43 39 .524 9
5 Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 15th
6th Miami Heat 36 46 .439 16
7th New York Knicks 30th 52 .366 22nd
Central Division
# team S. N PCT P
1 Detroit Pistons (2) 50 32 .610 -
2 Charlotte Hornets (4) 44 38 .537 6th
3 Toronto Raptors (7) 42 40 .512 8th
4th Indiana Pacers (8) 42 40 .512 8th
5 Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 9
6th Atlanta Hawks 33 49 .402 17th
7th Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 21st
8th Chicago Bulls 21st 61 .256 29
Western Conference
Midwest Division
# team S. N PCT P
1 San Antonio Spurs (2) 58 24 .707 -
2 Dallas Mavericks (4) 57 25th .695 1
3 Minnesota Timberwolves (5) 50 32 .610 8th
4th Utah Jazz (8) 44 38 .537 14th
5 Houston Rockets 28 54 .341 30th
6th Denver nuggets 27 55 .329 31
7th Memphis grizzlies 23 59 .280 35
Pacific Division
# team S. N PCT P
1 Sacramento Kings (1) 61 21st .744 -
2 Los Angeles Lakers (3) 58 24 .707 3
3 Portland Trail Blazers (6) 49 33 .598 12
4th Seattle SuperSonics (7) 45 37 .549 16
5 Los Angeles Clippers 39 43 .476 22nd
6th Phoenix Suns 36 46 .439 25th
7th Golden State Warriors 21st 61 .256 40

Leading the player stats

category player team value
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 2.8
Blocks per game Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons 3.5
Field throw quota Shaquille O'Neal Los Angeles Lakers 57.9%
Free throw rate Reggie Miller Indiana Pacers 91.1%
Three throw quota Steve Smith San Antonio Spurs 47.2%

Play-offs 2002

  • 2001-02 was the last season in which the first round was played in the best-of-five format.
  • All other play-off rounds were best-of-seven series.
  First round   Conference semifinals   Conference Finals   NBA finals
                                     
1 Sacramento 3                  
8th Utah 1  
1 Sacramento 4th
  4th Dallas 1  
4th Dallas 3
 
5 Minnesota 0  
1 Sacramento 3
Western Conference
  3 LA Lakers 4th  
3 LA Lakers 3      
 
6th Portland 0  
3 LA Lakers 4th
  2 San Antonio 1  
2 San Antonio 3
 
7th Seattle 2  
W3 LA Lakers 4th
  E1 New Jersey 0
1 New Jersey 3            
 
8th Indiana 2  
1 New Jersey 4th
  4th Charlotte 1  
4th Charlotte 3
 
5 Orlando 1  
1 New Jersey 4th
Eastern Conference
  3 Boston 2  
3 Boston 3      
 
6th Philadelphia 2  
3 Boston 4th
  2 Detroit 1  
2 Detroit 3
 
7th Toronto 2  

NBA Finals 2002

game date Home team Away team Result was standing
1 June 5th los Angeles New Jersey 99:94 1-0
2 June 7th los Angeles New Jersey 106: 83 2-0
3 June 9th New Jersey los Angeles 103: 106 0: 3
4th June 12 New Jersey los Angeles 107: 113 0: 4

Shaquille O'Neal of the Lakers was named Finals MVP . After Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, he was only the third player in NBA history to win this trophy at least three times (later Tim Duncan and Lebron James ).

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