2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season

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2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDon Nelson
General managerDon Nelson
PresidentDonnie Nelson
Owner(s)Mark Cuban
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Kings 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKRLD
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

The 2001–02 NBA season was the Mavericks' 22nd season in the National Basketball Association.[1] It was also their first season playing at American Airlines Center. During the off-season, the Mavericks acquired All-Star point guard Tim Hardaway from the Miami Heat,[2] and signed free agents Adrian Griffin, Johnny Newman and Danny Manning. The Mavericks continued to play solid basketball winning ten straight games between December and January, then post a 7-game winning streak also in January as they held a 35–14 record at the All-Star break.[3] At midseason, Hardaway was traded along with Juwan Howard to the Denver Nuggets for Nick Van Exel and Raef LaFrentz.[4] The Mavericks finished fourth in the Western Conference, and second in the Midwest Division with a 57–25 record,[5] and made the playoffs in back to back seasons for the first time since 1988.

Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash were both selected to the 2002 NBA All-Star Game for the first time in their careers, while head coach Don Nelson was voted to coach the Western Conference.[6] Nowitzki led the team with 23.4 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Nash averaged 17.9 points and led the team with 7.7 assists per game, and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team, and Michael Finley finished second on the team in scoring with 20.6 points per game.[7] Nowitzki also finished in eighth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Nash finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting.[8] In the Western Conference First Round, the Mavericks swept the Minnesota Timberwolves in three straight games,[9] but then lost in five games to the Sacramento Kings in the Western Conference Semi-finals.[10] Following the season, Newman retired while Manning was released to free agency.

For the season, the Mavericks changed their primary logo, which showed a horse in front of a blue basketball above the team name "Mavericks",[11] and also changed their uniforms, adding dark navy blue and light blue along with grey and black to their color scheme.[12][13] The home jerseys lasted until 2014, while the road jerseys lasted until 2010. Their primary logo is still present as of 2021.

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2001 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 43 Kyle Hill PG/SG  United States Eastern Illinois
2 53 Kenny Satterfield PG  United States Cincinnati

Roster[]

2001–02 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G/F 9 Abdul-Wahad, Tariq Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1974–11–03 San José State
C 44 Bradley, Shawn 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–03–22 BYU
G 21 Buckner, Greg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976–09–16 Clemson
C 42 Eschmeyer, Evan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1975–05–30 Northwestern
G/F 4 Finley, Michael (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1973–03–06 Wisconsin
G/F 7 Griffin, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1974–07–04 Seton Hall
G 5 Johnson, Avery Injured 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–03–25 Southern
F/C 45 LaFrentz, Raef 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976–05–29 Kansas
F 6 Manning, Danny Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1966–05–17 Kansas
F 14 Nájera, Eduardo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1976–07–11 Oklahoma
G 13 Nash, Steve (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1974–02–07 Santa Clara
F 2 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–11–28 Richmond
F/C 41 Nowitzki, Dirk 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978–06–19 Germany
G 31 Van Exel, Nick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1971–11–27 Cincinnati
C 16 Zhizhi, Wang 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 284 lb (129 kg) 1977–07–08 China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 21, 2002

Roster Notes[]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

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
# 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

Record vs. opponents[]

2001-02 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta — 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–3
Boston 2–2 — 2–1 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1
Charlotte 2–2 1–2 — 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1
Chicago 1–3 2–2 0–4 — 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 0–4 3–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–3
Cleveland 1–3 0–4 1–3 3–1 — 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–2
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 — 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1
Denver 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–4 — 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–4 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–3 0–2
Detroit 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–0
Golden State 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 — 1–3 0–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 1–1
Houston 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 — 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1
Indiana 3–1 0–3 1–3 4–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 — 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–1
L.A. Lakers 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 — 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–0
Memphis 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 — 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–2
Miami 1–3 1–3 0–3 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 3–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–2
Milwaukee 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 — 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 2–0 3–1
Minnesota 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0
New Jersey 1–2 1–3 3–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 — 4–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1
New York 3–1 0–4 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 0–4 — 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–3
Orlando 3–1 1–3 1–3 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–3 4–0 — 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 — 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–3
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–2
Portland 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 — 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–0
Sacramento 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 — 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–1
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 — 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–0
Seattle 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 — 2–0 1–3 1–1
Toronto 4–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–3 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 1–2
Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 0–4 0–4 3–1 1–1 — 2–0
Washington 3–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 —

Game log[]

2001–02 game log
Total: 57–25 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
November : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
December : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
January : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2001–02 schedule

Playoffs[]

2002 playoff game log
First Round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 21 @ Minnesota W 101–94 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Dirk Nowitzki (15) Nick Van Exel (7) American Airlines Center
20,010 		1–0
2 April 24 @ Minnesota W 122–110 Dirk Nowitzki (31) Dirk Nowitzki (15) Steve Nash (10) American Airlines Center
20,084 		2–0
3 April 28 Minnesota W 115–102 Dirk Nowitzki (39) Dirk Nowitzki (17) Steve Nash (11) Target Center
18,795 		3–0
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 4 @ Sacramento L 91–108 Dirk Nowitzki (23) Dirk Nowitzki (14) Steve Nash (5) ARCO Arena
17,317 		0–1
2 May 6 @ Sacramento W 110–102 Steve Nash (30) Dirk Nowitzki (15) Steve Nash (8) ARCO Arena
17,317 		1–1
3 May 9 Sacramento L 119–125 Michael Finley (37) Raef LaFrentz (13) Steve Nash (5) American Airlines Center
20,265 		1–2
4 May 11 Sacramento L 113–115 (OT) Dirk Nowitzki (31) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Dirk Nowitzki (7) American Airlines Center
20,274 		1–3
5 May 13 @ Sacramento L 101–114 Dirk Nowitzki (32) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Steve Nash (9) ARCO Arena
17,317 		1–4
2002 schedule

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

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tariq Abdul-Wahad 4 0 6.0 .000 . .000 1.5 .5 .5 .3 .0
Charlie Bell 2 0 1.0 . . . .5 .0 .0 .0 .0
Shawn Bradley 53 16 14.3 .479 .000 .922 3.3 .4 .5 1.2 4.1
Greg Buckner 44 16 20.1 .525 .313 .690 3.9 1.1 .7 .4 5.8
Evan Eschmeyer 31 6 9.6 .420 . .606 3.2 .3 .3 .3 2.0
Michael Finley 69 69 39.9 .463 .339 .837 5.2 3.3 .9 .4 20.6
Adrian Griffin 58 34 23.8 .499 .296 .837 3.9 1.8 1.3 .2 7.2
Tim Hardaway 54 2 23.6 .362 .341 .833 1.8 3.7 .7 .1 9.6
Donnell Harvey 18 0 9.0 .538 . .455 2.6 .3 .2 .3 2.1
Juwan Howard 53 44 31.3 .462 .000 .754 7.4 1.8 .5 .6 12.9
Avery Johnson 17 0 8.9 .429 . .706 .3 1.6 .3 .1 3.2
Raef LaFrentz 27 25 29.1 .437 .305 .761 7.4 1.1 .9 2.2 10.8
Danny Manning 41 10 13.5 .477 .143 .667 2.6 .7 .5 .5 4.0
Darrick Martin 3 0 7.3 .000 .000 .500 .3 1.0 .7 .0 .3
Eduardo Nájera 62 11 21.9 .500 .000 .676 5.5 .6 .9 .5 6.5
Steve Nash 82 82 34.6 .483 .455 .887 3.1 7.7 .6 .0 17.9
Johnny Newman 47 17 15.4 .453 .386 .724 1.0 .3 .6 .1 4.2
Dirk Nowitzki 76 76 38.0 .477 .397 .853 9.9 2.4 1.1 1.0 23.4
Nick Van Exel 27 2 28.0 .411 .347 .844 3.1 4.2 .5 .1 13.2
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
Shawn Bradley 7 0 3.6 .500 . . .7 .0 .0 .1 .9
Greg Buckner 7 0 15.0 .480 .000 .750 3.7 .6 .4 .1 3.9
Evan Eschmeyer 3 0 2.7 .000 . . .7 .3 .0 .3 .0
Michael Finley 8 8 46.6 .466 .378 .900 6.3 2.3 1.5 .5 24.6
Adrian Griffin 4 1 14.3 .588 .000 .000 2.3 1.0 .5 .3 5.0
Raef LaFrentz 8 8 30.6 .500 .333 .545 7.6 .6 .3 2.8 11.3
Eduardo Nájera 8 4 15.3 .696 . .625 1.6 .1 .4 .0 4.6
Steve Nash 8 8 40.4 .432 .444 .971 4.0 8.8 .5 .0 19.5
Johnny Newman 3 2 7.3 .143 .167 . .0 .7 .0 .0 1.0
Dirk Nowitzki 8 8 44.6 .445 .571 .878 13.1 2.3 2.0 .8 28.4
Nick Van Exel 8 1 33.0 .366 .206 .667 3.0 3.9 1.0 .0 11.1
Wang Zhizhi 8 0 5.5 .438 .500 .500 1.0 .4 .0 .1 2.5

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

February 21, 2002
 To Dallas Mavericks---- To Denver Nuggets----

Free Agents[]

Player Signed Former team
Danny Manning August 2, 2001 Utah Jazz
Evan Eschmeyer August 25, 2001 New Jersey Nets

Player Transactions Citation:[14]

References[]

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