2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season

2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDon Nelson
PresidentDonnie Nelson
General managerDon Nelson
OwnerMark 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
Local media
Television
RadioKRLD

The 2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season was the 22nd season for the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association.[1] It was also their first season playing at the American Airlines Center.[2] During the off-season, the Mavericks acquired All-Star point guard Tim Hardaway from the Miami Heat,[3][4][5] and signed free agents Adrian Griffin,[6][7] Johnny Newman,[8] and Danny Manning.[9][10]

The Mavericks continued to play solid basketball winning ten straight games between December and January, then posting a 7-game winning streak also in January, as they held a 35–14 record at the All-Star break.[11] At mid-season, Hardaway was traded along with Juwan Howard, and second-year forward Donnell Harvey to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Nick Van Exel, Raef LaFrentz, Tariq Abdul-Wahad and Avery Johnson.[12][13][14] The Mavericks finished in second place in the Midwest Division with a 57–25 record,[15] earning the fourth seed in the Western Conference, and qualifying for the NBA playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 1987–88 season.

Dirk Nowitzki averaged 23.4 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, contributed 139 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Michael Finley averaged 20.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, and Steve Nash provided the team with 17.9 points and 7.7 assists per game, led them with 156 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team. In addition, and in 27 games after the trade, Van Exel contributed 13.2 points and 4.2 assists per game, while LaFrentz provided with 10.8 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. Meanwhile, Griffin averaged 7.2 points and 1.3 steals per game, second-year forward Eduardo Nájera provided with 6.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, and Greg Buckner contributed 5.8 points per game.[16]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nowitzki and Nash were both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team, while head coach Don Nelson was selected to coach the Western Conference; it was the first ever All-Star appearance for both Nowitzki and Nash.[17][18][19] In addition, Nash also participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout for the second consecutive year.[20][21] Nowitzki also finished in eighth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Nash finished in fourteenth place;[22] Nash also finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting.[23][22]

In the Western Conference First Round of the 2002 NBA playoffs, the Mavericks swept the Minnesota Timberwolves in three straight games,[24][25][26] but then lost in five games to the Sacramento Kings in the Western Conference Semi-finals.[27][28][29] Following the season, Buckner signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers,[30][31] while Newman retired, and Manning was released to free agency, and signed with the Detroit Pistons midway through the next season.[32]

For the season, the Mavericks changed their primary logo, which showed a horse in front of a blue basketball above the team name "Mavericks",[33] and also changed their uniforms, adding dark navy blue and light blue along with grey and black to their color scheme.[34][35] The home jerseys would remain in use until 2014, while the road jerseys would last until 2010; their primary logo is still present as of 2025.

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. Player Height Weight DOB From
G/F 9 Tariq Abdul-Wahad 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1974–11–03 San José State
C 44 Shawn Bradley 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–03–22 BYU
G 21 Greg Buckner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976–09–16 Clemson
C 42 Evan Eschmeyer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1975–05–30 Northwestern
G/F 4 Michael Finley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1973–03–06 Wisconsin
G/F 7 Adrian Griffin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1974–07–04 Seton Hall
G 5 Avery Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–03–25 Southern
F/C 45 Raef LaFrentz 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976–05–29 Kansas
F 6 Danny Manning 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1966–05–17 Kansas
F 14 Eduardo Nájera 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1976–07–11 Oklahoma
G 13 Steve Nash 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1974–02–07 Santa Clara
F 2 Johnny Newman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–11–28 Richmond
F/C 41 Dirk Nowitzki 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978–06–19 Germany
G 31 Nick Van Exel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1971–11–27 Cincinnati
C 16 Wang Zhizhi 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 284 lb (129 kg) 1977–07–08 China
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 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
e-Houston Rockets 28 54 .341 30 18–23 10–31 9–15
e-Denver Nuggets 27 55 .329 31 20–21 7–34 8–16
e-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 e-Los Angeles Clippers 39 43 .476 22
10 e-Phoenix Suns 36 46 .439 25
11 e-Houston Rockets 28 54 .341 33
12 e-Denver Nuggets 27 55 .329 34
13 e-Memphis Grizzlies 23 59 .280 38
14 e-Golden State Warriors 21 61 .256 40
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

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 Semi-finals: 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

Regular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Steve Nash PG 82 82 2,837 254 634 53 4 1,466 34.6 3.1 7.7 .6 .0 17.9
Dirk Nowitzki C 76 76 2,891 755 186 83 77 1,779 38.0 9.9 2.4 1.1 1.0 23.4
Michael Finley SF 69 69 2,754 360 230 65 25 1,424 39.9 5.2 3.3 .9 .4 20.6
Eduardo Nájera PF 62 11 1,357 342 38 56 30 400 21.9 5.5 .6 .9 .5 6.5
Adrian Griffin SG 58 34 1,383 229 106 75 12 415 23.8 3.9 1.8 1.3 .2 7.2
Wang Zhizhi C 55 0 600 111 22 11 18 308 10.9 2.0 .4 .2 .3 5.6
Tim Hardaway† PG 54 2 1,276 97 201 40 8 518 23.6 1.8 3.7 .7 .1 9.6
Juwan Howard† PF 53 44 1,659 390 93 28 30 684 31.3 7.4 1.8 .5 .6 12.9
Shawn Bradley C 53 16 757 176 20 28 64 215 14.3 3.3 .4 .5 1.2 4.1
Johnny Newman SF 47 17 724 49 14 29 4 198 15.4 1.0 .3 .6 .1 4.2
Greg Buckner SG 44 16 885 173 48 31 19 253 20.1 3.9 1.1 .7 .4 5.8
Danny Manning PF 41 10 552 108 30 21 21 165 13.5 2.6 .7 .5 .5 4.0
Evan Eschmeyer C 31 6 299 98 9 10 9 62 9.6 3.2 .3 .3 .3 2.0
Raef LaFrentz† C 27 25 787 200 29 24 60 292 29.1 7.4 1.1 .9 2.2 10.8
Nick Van Exel† SG 27 2 757 85 113 14 4 357 28.0 3.1 4.2 .5 .1 13.2
Donnell Harvey† PF 18 0 162 46 5 4 5 38 9.0 2.6 .3 .2 .3 2.1
Avery Johnson† PG 17 0 152 5 28 5 1 54 8.9 .3 1.6 .3 .1 3.2
Tariq Abdul-Wahad† SG 4 0 24 6 2 2 1 0 6.0 1.5 .5 .5 .3 .0
Darrick Martin PG 3 0 22 1 3 2 0 1 7.3 .3 1.0 .7 .0 .3
Charlie Bell† SG 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 .5 .0 .0 .0 .0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only.

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Michael Finley SF 8 8 373 50 18 12 4 197 46.6 6.3 2.3 1.5 .5 24.6
Dirk Nowitzki C 8 8 357 105 18 16 6 227 44.6 13.1 2.3 2.0 .8 28.4
Steve Nash PG 8 8 323 32 70 4 0 156 40.4 4.0 8.8 .5 .0 19.5
Raef LaFrentz C 8 8 245 61 5 2 22 90 30.6 7.6 .6 .3 2.8 11.3
Eduardo Nájera PF 8 4 122 13 1 3 0 37 15.3 1.6 .1 .4 .0 4.6
Nick Van Exel SG 8 1 264 24 31 8 0 89 33.0 3.0 3.9 1.0 .0 11.1
Wang Zhizhi C 8 0 44 8 3 0 1 20 5.5 1.0 .4 .0 .1 2.5
Greg Buckner SG 7 0 105 26 4 3 1 27 15.0 3.7 .6 .4 .1 3.9
Shawn Bradley C 7 0 25 5 0 0 1 6 3.6 .7 .0 .0 .1 .9
Adrian Griffin SG 4 1 57 9 4 2 1 20 14.3 2.3 1.0 .5 .3 5.0
Johnny Newman SF 3 2 22 0 2 0 0 3 7.3 .0 .7 .0 .0 1.0
Evan Eschmeyer C 3 0 8 2 1 0 1 0 2.7 .7 .3 .0 .3 .0

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:[36]

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