2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season

2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season
2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach	Don Nelson
General manager	Don Nelson
President	Donnie Nelson
Owner(s)	Mark Cuban
Arena	American Airlines Center
Results
Record	57–25 (.695)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest); Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals; (lost to Kings 1–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KTXA; KTVT; Fox Sports Net Southwest;
Radio	KRLD
< 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.^[2] During the off-season, the Mavericks acquired All-Star point guard Tim Hardaway from the Miami Heat,^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] and signed free agents Adrian Griffin,^[7]^[8] Johnny Newman,^[9] and Danny Manning.^[10]^[11]

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.^[12] 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.^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16] The Mavericks finished fourth in the Western Conference, and second in the Midwest Division with a 57–25 record,^[17] 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.^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22] 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 provided the team with 20.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.^[23]

Nowitzki also finished in eighth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Nash finished in fourteenth place in Most Valuable Player voting,^[24] and also finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting.^[25]^[26]

In the Western Conference First Round, the Mavericks swept the Minnesota Timberwolves in three straight games,^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30] but then lost in five games to the Sacramento Kings in the Western Conference Semi-finals.^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34] Following the season, Greg Buckner signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers,^[35]^[36] while Newman retired, and Manning was released to free agency, and signed with the Detroit Pistons midway through the next season.^[37]

For the season, the Mavericks changed their primary logo, which showed a horse in front of a blue basketball above the team name "Mavericks",^[38] and also changed their uniforms, adding dark navy blue and light blue along with grey and black to their color scheme.^[39]^[40] The home jerseys remained in use until 2014, while the road jerseys lasted until 2010. Their primary logo is still present as of 2024.

Offseason

Draft picks

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	From
G/F	9	Abdul-Wahad, Tariq	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	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	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	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	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

Don Nelson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 21, 2002

Roster Notes

Center Shawn Bradley holds both American and German citizenship.

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	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 v t e
#	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 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:^[41]

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v t e Dallas Mavericks
Founded in 1980 Based in Dallas, Texas
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history 1980 Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Reunion Arena (1980-2001) American Airlines Center (2001-present)
Personnel	Owner(s) Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont President Nico Harrison General manager Nico Harrison Head coach Jason Kidd CEO Cynt Marshall
G League affiliate	Texas Legends
Retired numbers	12 15 22 41
NBA championships	2011
Rivalries	Houston Rockets San Antonio Spurs
Culture and lore	Don Carter Mark Cuban Nellie Ball Moody Madness Miki, Milane German Wunderkind The Jet "Eminence Front"

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