2001–02 San Antonio Spurs season

The 2001–02 NBA season was the Spurs' 26th season in the National Basketball Association, the 29th in San Antonio, and 35th season as a franchise.[1] During the offseason, the Spurs acquired Steve Smith from the Portland Trail Blazers, and signed free agents Bruce Bowen and second-year guard Stephen Jackson. This was the Spurs' last season at the Alamodome, as they moved into the brand new AT&T Center the next season. The Spurs won 20 of their first 24 games, then posted a 13-game winning streak in March and won their final nine games, finishing first place in the Midwest Division with a 58–24 record. The season saw Tim Duncan earn his first NBA MVP award joining David Robinson as the only Spurs to win the award,[2] and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, while first round draft pick Tony Parker made the All-Rookie First Team.

2001–02 San Antonio Spurs season
Division champions
Head coachGregg Popovich
ArenaAlamodome
Results
Record58–24 (.707)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Net Southwest, KENS, KRRT
RadioKLEY

The Spurs breezed past the Seattle SuperSonics in five games in the first round, but they were eliminated in the next round by the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers in five games, and for the second year in a row, the Spurs had their playoff run ended by the Lakers. Following the season, Antonio Daniels was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers and Terry Porter retired.

Draft picks
Main article: 2001 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
128Tony ParkerPG France
255Robertas JavtokasC Lithuania
257Bryan BraceyF United StatesOregon

Roster
Roster listing
San Antonio Spurs roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 12 Bowen, Bruce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Cal State Fullerton
F 2 Bryant, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Seton Hall
G 33 Daniels, Antonio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Bowling Green
F/C 21 Duncan, Tim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Wake Forest
F 35 Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Duke
G 1 Hart, Jason 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse
G/F 3 Jackson, Stephen  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Butler CC
C 15 McCaskill, Amal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Marquette
G 9 Parker, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) France
C 18 Parks, Cherokee 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Duke
G 30 Porter, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) UW-Stevens Point
C 50 Robinson, David 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Navy
F 31 Rose, Malik 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Drexel
G 5 Smith, Charles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) New Mexico
G 8 Smith, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

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—

Regular season
2001–02 game log
Total: 58–24 (Home: 32–9; Road: 26–15)
October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
November: 9–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–3)
December: 11–3 (Home: 6–2; Road: 5–1)
January: 8–8 (Home: 3–5; Road: 5–3)
February: 7–6 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–5)
March: 13–3 (Home: 7–0; Road: 6–3)
April: 9–0 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–0)
2001–02 season schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Seattle SuperSonics Last Playoff Meeting: 1982 Western Conference Semifinals (San Antonio won 4-1)

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(SAS-SEA)

 Venue TV Time (EST) Recap
1 April 20 Seattle 89 San Antonio 110 1-0 Alamodome NBC 5:30 Recap
2 April 22 Seattle 98 San Antonio 90 1-1 Alamodome TNT 9:30 Recap
3 April 27 San Antonio 102 Seattle 75 2-1 KeyArena NBC 5:30 Recap
4 May 1 San Antonio 79 Seattle 91 2-2 KeyArena TNT 10:30 Recap
5 May 3 Seattle 78 San Antonio 101 3-2 Alamodome TNT 9:30 Recap
San Antonio wins series 3–2

West Conference Semifinals

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers Last Playoff Meeting: 2001 Western Conference Finals (Los Angeles won 4-0)

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(LAL-SAS)

 Venue TV Time Recap
1 May 5 San Antonio 80 Los Angeles 86 1-0 Staples Center NBC 5:30et/2:30pt Recap
2 May 7 San Antonio 88 Los Angeles 85 1-1 Staples Center TBS 10:30et/7:30pt Recap
3 May 10 Los Angeles 99 San Antonio 89 2-1 Alamodome TNT 9:30et/8:30ct Recap
4 May 12 Los Angeles 87 San Antonio 85 3-1 Alamodome NBC 5:30et/4:30ct Recap
5 May 14 San Antonio 87 Los Angeles 93 4-1 Staples Center TBS 10:30et/7:30pt Recap
Los Angeles 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

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bruce Bowen 595928.8.389.378.4792.71.51.1.47.0
Mark Bryant 3036.9.455–.7501.5.3.2.11.9
Antonio Daniels 82 13 26.5 .440 .291 .752 2.1 2.8 .6 .1 9.2
Tim Duncan 82 82 40.6 .508 .100 .799 12.7 3.7 .7 2.5 25.5
Danny Ferry 50 2 16.0 .429 .434 .944 1.8 1.0 .3 .2 4.6
Jason Hart 10 0 9.2 .526 .000 1.000 1.3 1.2 .7 .1 2.6
Stephen Jackson 23 1 9.9 .374 .250 .706 1.1 .5 .7 .1 3.9
Amal McCaskill 27 0 5.7 .408 – .462 1.3 .1 .2 .41.9
Tony Parker 77 72 29.4 .419 .323 .675 2.6 4.3 1.2 .1 9.2
Cherokee Parks 42 1 5.6 .361 – .375 1.4 .2 .2 .2 1.5
Terry Porter 72 0 18.0 .424 .415 .819 2.3 2.8 .6 .2 5.5
David Robinson 78 78 29.5 .507 – .681 8.3 1.2 1.1 1.8 12.2
Malik Rose 82 1 21.0 .463 .083 .720 6.0 .7 .9 .5 9.4
Charles Smith 60 22 19.0 .425 .267 .646 2.2 1.3 .9 .7 7.4
Steve Smith 77 76 28.7 .455 .472 .878 2.5 2.0 .7 .2 11.6

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bruce Bowen 101034.5 .410 .440 .500 3.3 1.4 1.1 .7 6.8
Mark Bryant 94 10.1 .450 – .500 1.3 .1 .1 .2 2.3
Antonio Daniels 100 22.4 .455 .375 .864 2.7 1.5 .7 .3 9.5
Tim Duncan 9942.2 .453 .333 .822 14.4 5.0 .7 4.3 27.6
Danny Ferry 10 0 15.5 .303 .350 .250 2.0 .8 .0 .1 2.8
Tony Parker 10 10 34.1 .456 .370 .750 2.9 4.0 .9 .1 15.5
Cherokee Parks 5 0 8.6 .286 – .000 2.2 .0 .0 .4 1.6
Terry Porter 10 0 13.1 .371 .294 .500 .9 .8 .4 .0 3.3
David Robinson 4 4 20.3 .474 – .000 5.8 1.3 .8 .8 4.5
Malik Rose 10 3 29.2 .479 .000 .740 7.9 1.4 1.0 .5 12.9
Charles Smith 4 0 4.8 .667 – .500 .8 .5 .5 .3 1.3
Steve Smith 10 10 29.8 .368 .263 .967 3.4 1.7 .8 .1 10.3

Awards and records

Transactions

Overview
Players Added
Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

 Players Lost
Via trade

Via free agency

Retired

References
  1. 2001-02 San Antonio Spurs
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; Kidd Loses M.V.P. To Duncan, Officials Say". New York Times. May 7, 2002. Retrieved August 22, 2017.

See also
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