2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season

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 offseason, the Mavericks acquired All-Star point guard Tim Hardaway from the Miami Heat. The Mavericks continued to play solid basketball as Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash were both selected to the 2002 NBA All-Star Game for the first time in their careers. At midseason, Hardaway was traded along with Juwan Howard to the Denver Nuggets for Nick Van Exel and Raef LaFrentz.[2] 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. Nowitzki led the team in scoring and rebounds, while Nash led them in assists. In the Western Conference Quarterfinals, the Mavericks swept the Minnesota Timberwolves in three straight games, but then lost the next series in five games to the Sacramento Kings.

2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDon Nelson
OwnersMark Cuban
ArenaAmerican Airlines Center
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Kings 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTXA
KTVT
Fox Sports Net Southwest
RadioKRLD

For the season, the Mavericks changed their logo and uniforms. The home jerseys lasted until 2014, while the road jerseys lasted until 2010. Their primary logo is still present as of 2017.

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 2001 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
243Kyle HillPG/SG United StatesEastern Illinois
253Kenny SatterfieldPG United StatesCincinnati

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

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 5824.707–32–926–1521–3
x-Dallas Mavericks 5725.695130–1127–1416–8
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 5032.610829–1221–2015–9
x-Utah Jazz 4438.5371425–1619–228–16
Houston Rockets 2854.3413018–2310–319–15
Denver Nuggets 2755.3293120–217–348–16
Memphis Grizzlies 2359.2803515–268–337–17
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Sacramento Kings6121.744–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5824.7073
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers5824.7073
4 x-Dallas Mavericks5725.6954
5 x-Minnesota Timberwolves5032.61011
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4933.59812
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics4537.54916
8 x-Utah Jazz4438.53717
9 Los Angeles Clippers3943.47622
10 Phoenix Suns3646.43925
11 Houston Rockets2854.34133
12 Denver Nuggets2755.32934
13 Memphis Grizzlies2359.28038
14 Golden State Warriors2161.25640


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 —2–22–23–13–10–22–01–32–01–11–31–11–12–03–11–30–22–11–31–31–31–11–10–20–20–20–41–10–3
Boston 2–2—2–12–24–00–22–02–21–10–23–02–02–02–03–11–31–13–14–03–11–31–11–10–20–21–12–21–13–1
Charlotte 2–21–2—4–03–10–22–01–32–01–13–11–10–21–13–02–20–21–32–23–11–32–01–10–21–11–12–21–13–1
Chicago 1–32–20–4—1–30–20–21–31–12–00–40–22–01–11–32–20–20–43–10–31–21–10–20–20–21–10–40–21–3
Cleveland 1–30–41–33–1—0–21–11–31–12–02–20–20–21–13–13–12–01–32–21–30–31–10–20–21–10–21–30–21–2
Dallas 2–02–02–02–02–0—4–01–14–02–22–02–21–34–01–12–02–22–01–11–11–13–12–23–11–33–11–13–11–1
Denver 0–20–20–22–01–10–4—0–21–32–20–21–31–33–10–20–22–21–12–00–21–13–12–20–40–43–11–11–30–2
Detroit 3–12–23–13–13–11–12–0—1–11–13–11–10–22–02–12–21–13–13–12–22–11–10–20–20–21–13–11–14–0
Golden State 0–21–10–21–11–10–43–11–1—1–30–22–21–33–10–20–21–31–11–10–21–10–42–20–40–40–40–20–41–1
Houston 1–12–01–10–20–22–22–21–13–1—0–21–30–41–30–21–12–20–21–10–21–12–21–30–40–42–21–12–21–1
Indiana 3–10–31–34–02–20–22–01–32–02–0—1–10–21–12–21–31–11–32–13–13–11–11–12–01–10–21–31–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–10–21–12–02–02–23–11–12–23–11–1—1–33–12–01–12–20–22–01–10–23–11–31–31–31–31–10–41–1
L.A. Lakers 1–10–22–00–22–03–13–12–03–14–02–03–1—3–11–12–02–21–12–02–01–12–22–23–13–13–11–13–12–0
Memphis 0–20–21–11–11–10–41–30–21–33–11–11–31–3—1–10–20–40–21–10–22–01–32–21–30–40–41–13–10–2
Miami 1–31–30–33–11–31–12–01–22–02–02–20–21–11–1—3–10–21–32–23–11–31–11–10–21–12–01–30–22–2
Milwaukee 3–13–12–22–21–30–22–02–22–01–13–11–10–22–01–3—0–21–21–32–11–30–20–20–22–00–24–02–03–1
Minnesota 2–01–12–02–00–22–22–21–13–12–21–12–22–24–02–02–0—1–12–01–11–12–22–21–32–22–21–13–12–0
New Jersey 1–21–33–14–03–10–21–11–31–12–03–12–01–12–03–12–11–1—4–03–12–21–11–11–12–01–12–21–13–1
New York 3–10–42–21–32–21–10–21–31–11–11–20–20–21–12–23–10–20–4—0–41–31–11–11–10–22–03–01–11–3
Orlando 3–11–31–33–03–11–12–02–22–02–01–31–10–22–01–31–21–11–34–0—3–12–00–21–10–20–23–11–12–2
Philadelphia 3–13–13–12–13–01–11–11–21–11–11–32–01–10–23–13–11–12–23–11–3—2–00–20–21–11–11–30–22–3
Phoenix 1–11–10–21–11–11–31–31–14–02–21–11–32–23–11–12–02–21–11–10–20–2—2–21–31–32–21–12–20–2
Portland 1–11–11–12–02–02–22–22–02–23–11–13–12–22–21–12–02–21–11–12–02–02–2—2–21–33–11–11–32–0
Sacramento 2–02–02–02–02–01–34–02–04–04–00–23–11–33–12–02–03–11–11–11–12–03–12–2—3–12–22–04–01–1
San Antonio 2–02–01–12–01–13–14–02–04–04–01–13–11–34–01–10–22–20–22–02–01–13–13–11–3—2–21–14–02–0
Seattle 2–01–11–11–12–01–31–31–14–02–22–03–11–34–00–22–02–21–10–22–01–12–21–32–22–2—2–01–31–1
Toronto 4–02–22–24–03–11–11–11–32–01–13–11–11–11–13–10–41–12–20–31–33–11–11–10–21–10–2—1–11–2
Utah 1–11–11–12–02–01–33–11–14–02–21–14–01–31–32–00–21–31–11–11–12–02–23–10–40–43–11–1—2–0
Washington 3–01–31–33–12–11–12–00–41–11–11–31–10–22–02–21–30–21–33–12–23–22–00–21–10–21–12–10–2—

Game log
2001–02 game log
Total: 57–25 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2001–02 schedule

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.[3]

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(DAL-MIN)

 Venue TV Time Recap
1 April 21 Minnesota 94 Dallas 101 1-0 American Airlines Center NBC 3:00et/2:00ct Recap
2 April 24 Minnesota 110 Dallas 122 2-0 American Airlines Center TNT 9:30et/8:30ct Recap
3 April 28 Dallas 115 Minnesota 102 3-0 Target Center NBC 3:00et/2:00ct Recap
Dallas wins series 3–0

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 Recap
1 May 4 Dallas 91 Sacramento 108 1-0 ARCO Arena NBC 6:30et/3:30pt Recap
2 May 6 Dallas 110 Sacramento 102 1-1 ARCO Arena TNT 9:00et/6:00pt Recap
3 May 9 Sacramento 125 Dallas 119 2-1 American Airlines Center TNT 9:30et/8:30ct Recap
4 May 11 Sacramento 115 Dallas 113 3-1 American Airlines Center NBC 3:30et/2:30ct Recap
5 May 13 Dallas 101 Sacramento 114 4-1 ARCO Arena TNT 9:00et/6:00pt Recap
Sacramento wins series 4–1

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-Wahad406.0.000..0001.5.5.5.3.0
Charlie Bell201.0....5.0.0.0.0
Shawn Bradley531614.3.479.000.9223.3.4.51.24.1
Greg Buckner441620.1.525.313.6903.91.1.7.45.8
Evan Eschmeyer3169.6.420..6063.2.3.3.32.0
Michael Finley696939.9.463.339.8375.23.3.9.420.6
Adrian Griffin583423.8.499.296.8373.91.81.3.27.2
Tim Hardaway54223.6.362.341.8331.83.7.7.19.6
Donnell Harvey1809.0.538..4552.6.3.2.32.1
Juwan Howard534431.3.462.000.7547.41.8.5.612.9
Avery Johnson1708.9.429..706.31.6.3.13.2
Raef LaFrentz272529.1.437.305.7617.41.1.92.210.8
Danny Manning411013.5.477.143.6672.6.7.5.54.0
Darrick Martin307.3.000.000.500.31.0.7.0.3
Eduardo Nájera621121.9.500.000.6765.5.6.9.56.5
Steve Nash828234.6.483.455.8873.17.7.6.017.9
Johnny Newman471715.4.453.386.7241.0.3.6.14.2
Dirk Nowitzki767638.0.477.397.8539.92.41.11.023.4
Nick Van Exel27228.0.411.347.8443.14.2.5.113.2
Wang Zhizhi55010.9.440.414.7372.0.4.2.35.6

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shawn Bradley703.6.500...7.0.0.1.9
Greg Buckner7015.0.480.000.7503.7.6.4.13.9
Evan Eschmeyer302.7.000...7.3.0.3.0
Michael Finley8846.6.466.378.9006.32.31.5.524.6
Adrian Griffin4114.3.588.000.0002.31.0.5.35.0
Raef LaFrentz8830.6.500.333.5457.6.6.32.811.3
Eduardo Nájera8415.3.696..6251.6.1.4.04.6
Steve Nash8840.4.432.444.9714.08.8.5.019.5
Johnny Newman327.3.143.167..0.7.0.01.0
Dirk Nowitzki8844.6.445.571.87813.12.32.0.828.4
Nick Van Exel8133.0.366.206.6673.03.91.0.011.1
Wang Zhizhi805.5.438.500.5001.0.4.0.12.5

Awards and records

Transactions

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

Free Agents
PlayerSignedFormer team
Danny Manning August 2, 2001 Utah Jazz
Evan Eschmeyer August 25, 2001 New Jersey Nets

References
  1. "2001-02 Dallas Mavericks". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  2. "Mavericks Get Van Exel, LaFrentz". Los Angeles Times. February 22, 2002. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  3. "Sacramento 125, Dallas 119". Sports Illustrated. 2002-05-10. Retrieved 2012-06-11.

See also
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