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1 Draft picks  





2 Roster  



2.1  Roster Notes  







3 Regular season  



3.1  Standings  





3.2  Record vs. opponents  





3.3  Game log  







4 Playoffs  





5 Player statistics  





6 Awards and records  





7 Transactions  





8 See also  





9 References  














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2001–02 Boston Celtics season
Head coachJim O'Brien
General managerChris Wallace
Owner(s)Paul Gaston
ArenaFleet Center
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEastern Conference finals
(lost to Nets 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Net New England
RadioWWZN
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

The 2001–02 NBA season was the 56th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.[1] This season saw the Celtics select future All-Star Joe Johnson from the University of Arkansas with the tenth pick in the 2001 NBA draft,[2][3][4][5] but later on traded him along with Randy Brown at midseason to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Rodney Rogers and Tony Delk.[6][7][8] The team also signed free agent Erick Strickland during the off-season.[9] The Celtics struggled with a 5–6 start to the season, but then won 12 of their next 14 games, and held a 28–21 record at the All-Star break.[10] They later on posted a 7-game winning streak in March, and won eight of their final nine games finishing second in the Atlantic Division with a 49–33 record,[11] making their first playoff appearance since 1995.[12]

Paul Pierce averaged 26.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Antoine Walker averaged 22.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game, and Kenny Anderson provided the team with 9.6 points, 5.3 assists and 1.9 steals per game. In addition, Strickland contributed 7.7 points per game off the bench, and Tony Battie provided with 6.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.[13] Pierce and Walker were both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, which was Pierce's first All-Star appearance.[14][15][16]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in five games, advancing to the second round for the first time since 1992.[17][18][19][20] In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they lost Game 1 to the 2nd-seeded Detroit Pistons, 96–84 on the road,[21][22] but managed to defeat them four games to one, reaching the conference finals also for the first time since 1988.[23][24][25][26] In the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics took a 2–1 series lead over the top-seeded New Jersey Nets.[27][28] However, they would lose to the Nets in six games.[29][30][31][32] The Nets would go on to reach the NBA Finals for the first time, but would lose to the Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games.[33][34][35][36][37]

Following the season, Anderson was traded along with Vitaly Potapenko to the Seattle SuperSonics,[38][39][40] while Rogers signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets,[41][42][43] Strickland signed with the Indiana Pacers,[44][45] and Mark Blount signed with the Denver Nuggets.

Draft picks[edit]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 10 Joe Johnson SG  United States Arkansas
1 11 Kedrick Brown SF/SG  United States Okaloosa-Walton
1 21 Joseph Forte SG  United States North Carolina

Roster[edit]

2001–02 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 7 Anderson, Kenny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1970–10–09 Georgia Tech
C 4 Battie, Tony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976–02–11 Texas Tech
C 30 Blount, Mark 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1975–11–30 Pittsburgh
G/F 42 Brown, Kedrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1981–03–18 Northwest Florida State
G 12 Cook, Omar (IN) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–05–22 St. John's
G 28 Delk, Tony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1974–01–28 Kentucky
G 40 Forte, Joseph 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1981–03–23 North Carolina
F 0 McCarty, Walter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1974–02–01 Kentucky
F 5 McLeod, Roshown (IN) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1975–11–17 Duke
G/F 34 Pierce, Paul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1977–10–13 Kansas
F/C 52 Potapenko, Vitaly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1975–03–21 Wright State
F 54 Rogers, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1971–06–20 Wake Forest
G 20 Strickland, Erick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1973–11–25 Nebraska
F 8 Walker, Antoine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1976–08–12 Kentucky
F 55 Williams, Eric 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1972–07–17 Providence
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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


Roster
Last transaction: 2002–04–16

Roster Notes[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

  • e
  • W L PCT GB Home Road Div
    y-New Jersey Nets 52 30 .634 33–8 19–22 16–8
    x-Boston Celtics 49 33 .598 3 27–14 22–19 17–7
    x-Orlando Magic 44 38 .537 8 27–14 17–24 12–12
    x-Philadelphia 76ers 43 39 .524 9 22–19 21–20 14–11
    Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 15 22–19 15–26 12–13
    Miami Heat 36 46 .439 16 18–23 18–23 10–14
    New York Knicks 30 52 .366 22 19–22 11–30 4–20
    #
  • e
  • Team W L PCT GB
    1 c-New Jersey Nets 52 30 .634
    2 y-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 2
    3 x-Boston Celtics 49 33 .598 3
    4 x-Charlotte Hornets 44 38 .537 8
    5 x-Orlando Magic 44 38 .537 8
    6 x-Philadelphia 76ers 43 39 .524 9
    7 x-Toronto Raptors 42 40 .512 10
    8 x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 10
    9 Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 11
    10 Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 15
    11 Miami Heat 36 46 .439 16
    12 Atlanta Hawks 33 49 .402 19
    13 New York Knicks 30 52 .366 22
    14 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 23
    15 Chicago Bulls 21 61 .256 31

    Record vs. opponents[edit]

    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[edit]

    2001-02 game log
    Total: 49–33 (home: 27–14; road: 22–19)

    October (home: 0-1; road: 1-0)

    Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
    1 Tue. Oct. 30 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 108–89 Gund Arena 1-0
    2 Wed. Oct. 31 New Jersey Nets 92-95 FleetCenter 1-1

    November (home: 4-2; road: 2-3)

    Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
    3 Fri. Nov. 2 Chicago Bulls 96-82 FleetCenter 2-1
    4 Sat. Nov. 3 @ Milwaukee Bucks 99-105 Bradley Center 2-2
    5 Wed. Nov. 7 Washington Wizards 104-95 FleetCenter 3-2
    6 Fri. Nov. 9 Seattle SuperSonics 104-94 FleetCenter 4-2
    7 Wed. Nov. 14 Indiana Pacers 101-93 FleetCenter 5-2
    8 Sat. Nov. 17 @ Atlanta Hawks 103-112 Philips Arena 5-3
    9 Wed. Nov. 21 Atlanta Hawks 85-92 FleetCenter 5-4
    10 Fri. Nov. 23 Toronto Raptors 89-91 FleetCenter 5-5
    11 Sat. Nov. 24 @ Washington Wizards 84-88 (OT) MCI Center 5-6
    12 Tue. Nov. 27 @ Miami Heat 84-83 American Airlines Arena 6-6
    13 Thu. Nov. 29 @ Orlando Magic 99-89 TD Waterhouse Centre 7-6

    December (home: 6-0; road: 5-5)

    Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
    14 Sat. Dec. 1 @ New Jersey Nets 105-98 (OT) Continental Airlines Arena 8-6
    15 Sun. Dec. 2 @ Toronto Raptors 85-69 Air Canada Centre 9-6
    16 Wed. Dec. 5 Denver Nuggets 95-80 FleetCenter 10-6
    17 Fri. Dec. 7 Phoenix Suns 109-102 (OT) FleetCenter 11-6
    18 Sat. Dec. 8 @ Chicago Bulls 84-87 United Center 11-7
    19 Tue. Dec. 11 @ New York Knicks 102-93 (OT) Madison Square Garden 12-7
    20 Fri. Dec. 14 Chicago Bulls 107-101 FleetCenter 13-7
    21 Sat. Dec. 15 @ Charlotte Hornets 106-97 Charlotte Coliseum 14-7
    22 Mon. Dec. 17 @ Philadelphia 76ers 83-99 First Union Center 14-8
    23 Wed. Dec. 19 Cleveland Cavaliers 104-98 FleetCenter 15-8
    24 Fri. Dec. 21 Utah Jazz 98-92 FleetCenter 16-8
    25 Sun. Dec. 23 Memphis Grizzlies 85-80 FleetCenter 17-8
    26 Wed. Dec. 26 @ Utah Jazz 86-99 Delta Center 17-9
    27 Thu. Dec. 27 @ Phoenix Suns 82-84 America West Arena 17-10
    28 Sat. Dec. 29 @ Los Angeles Clippers 105-103 (OT) Staples Center 18-10
    29 Sun. Dec. 30 @ Sacramento Kings 94-109 ARCO Arena 18-11

    January (home: 5-4; road: 3-4)

    Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
    30 Wed. Jan. 2 Orlando Magic 110-94 FleetCenter 19-11
    31 Fri. Jan. 4 Miami Heat 66-89 FleetCenter 19-12
    32 Sat. Jan. 5 @ New York Knicks 90-81 Madison Square Garden 20-12
    33 Mon. Jan. 7 @ Orlando Magic 87-98 TD Waterhouse Centre 20-13
    34 Wed. Jan. 9 San Antonio Spurs 90-93 FleetCenter 20-14
    35 Fri. Jan. 11 Detroit Pistons 104-90 FleetCenter 21-14
    36 Sat. Jan. 12 @ Atlanta Hawks 115-91 Philips Arena 22-14
    37 Wed. Jan. 16 New York Knicks 101-100 FleetCenter 23-14
    38 Fri. Jan. 18 Houston Rockets 101-104 FleetCenter 23-15
    39 Sat. Jan. 19 @ Detroit Pistons 91-94 The Palace of Auburn Hills 23-16
    40 Mon. Jan. 21 Toronto Raptors 106-97 FleetCenter 24-16
    41 Wed. Jan. 23 Indiana Pacers 98-94 FleetCenter 25-16
    42 Fri. Jan. 25 Philadelphia 76ers 90-106 FleetCenter 25-17
    43 Sat. Jan. 26 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 108-101 Gund Arena 26-17
    44 Tue. Jan. 29 @ Milwaukee Bucks 90-109 Bradley Center 26-18
    45 Thu. Jan. 31 @ Toronto Raptors 92-97 Air Canada Centre 26-19

    February (home: 1-3; road: 4-4)

    Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
    46 Fri. Feb. 1 Minnesota Timberwolves 95-98 (OT) FleetCenter 26-20
    47 Sun. Feb. 3 Los Angeles Clippers 104-91 FleetCenter 27-20
    48 Tue. Feb. 5 @ Charlotte Hornets 82-79 Charlotte Coliseum 28-20
    49 Wed. Feb. 6 Sacramento Kings 85-102 FleetCenter 28-21
    50 Tue. Feb. 12 @ Denver Nuggets 110-93 Pepsi Center 29-21
    51 Wed. Feb. 13 @ Golden State Warriors 75-92 The Arena in Oakland 29-22
    52 Fri. Feb. 15 @ Portland Trail Blazers 107-104 Rose Garden 30-22
    53 Sat. Feb. 16 @ Seattle SuperSonics 79-99 KeyArena 30-23
    54 Tue. Feb. 19 @ Los Angeles Lakers 109-108 Staples Center 31-23
    55 Thu. Feb. 21 @ Dallas Mavericks 92-98 American Airlines Center 31-24
    56 Sat. Feb. 23 @ Houston Rockets 89-99 Compaq Center 31-25
    57 Wed. Feb. 27 Milwaukee Bucks 92-95 FleetCenter 31-26

    March (home: 7-4; road: 4-2)

    Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
    58 Fri. Mar. 1 Charlotte Hornets 87-100 FleetCenter 31-27
    59 Mon. Mar. 4 @ Philadelphia 76ers 100-94 First Union Center 32-27
    60 Wed. Mar. 6 Orlando Magic 130-110 FleetCenter 33-27
    61 Fri. Mar. 8 Detroit Pistons 117-92 FleetCenter 34-27
    62 Sun. Mar. 10 Washington Wizards 98-91 FleetCenter 35-27
    63 Mon. Mar. 11 @ Washington Wizards 104-99 MCI Center 36-27
    64 Wed. Mar. 13 New Jersey Nets 97-89 FleetCenter 37-27
    65 Fri. Mar. 15 @ Memphis Grizzlies 103-97 The Pyramid 38-27
    66 Sat. Mar. 16 @ San Antonio Spurs 104-111 Alamodome 38-28
    67 Mon. Mar. 18 Portland Trail Blazers 91-100 FleetCenter 38-29
    68 Wed. Mar. 20 Cleveland Cavaliers 96-70 FleetCenter 39-29
    69 Fri. Mar. 22 Philadelphia 76ers 91-96 FleetCenter 39-30
    70 Sun. Mar. 24 @ Detroit Pistons 101-109 The Palace of Auburn Hills 39-31
    71 Mon. Mar. 25 @ Miami Heat 87-82 American Airlines Arena 40-31
    72 Wed. Mar. 27 Golden State Warriors 102-99 FleetCenter 41-31
    73 Fri. Mar. 29 Dallas Mavericks 82-108 FleetCenter 41-32
    74 Sun. Mar. 31 Milwaukee Bucks 110-80 FleetCenter 42-32

    April (home: 4-0; road: 3-1)

    Game Date Opponent Score Location Record
    75 Tue. Apr. 2 @ Indiana Pacers 105-94 Conseco Fieldhouse 43-32
    76 Fri. Apr. 5 Los Angeles Lakers 99-81 FleetCenter 44-32
    77 Sun. Apr. 7 @ New Jersey Nets 102-90 Continental Airlines Arena 45-32
    78 Mon. Apr. 8 @ Chicago Bulls 100-105 United Center 45-33
    79 Wed. Apr. 10 Miami Heat 70-65 FleetCenter 46-33
    80 Fri. Apr. 12 New York Knicks 107-92 FleetCenter 47-33
    81 Mon. Apr. 15 @ Minnesota Timberwolves 93-90 Target Center 48-33
    82 Wed. Apr. 17 Atlanta Hawks 89-81 FleetCenter 49-33
    2001-02 Schedule

    Playoffs[edit]

    2002 playoff game log

    First Round: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2)

    Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
    Attendance
    Series
    1 April 21 Philadelphia W 92–82 Paul Pierce (31) Paul Pierce (11) Kenny Anderson (5) FleetCenter
    18,624
    1–0
    2 April 25 Philadelphia W 93–85 Paul Pierce (25) Pierce, Walker (10) three players tied (4) FleetCenter
    18,624
    2–0
    3 April 28 @ Philadelphia L 103–108 Paul Pierce (29) Rodney Rogers (11) Paul Pierce (7) First Union Center
    20,689
    2–1
    4 May 1 @ Philadelphia L 81–83 Antoine Walker (25) Paul Pierce (8) Kenny Anderson (8) First Union Center
    20,904
    2–2
    5 May 3 Philadelphia W 120–87 Paul Pierce (46) Antoine Walker (9) Pierce, Walker (6) FleetCenter
    18,624
    3–2

    Conference semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)

    Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
    Attendance
    Series
    1 May 5 @ Detroit L 84–96 Antoine Walker (20) Paul Pierce (10) Paul Pierce (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
    20,252
    0–1
    2 May 8 @ Detroit W 85–77 Paul Pierce (22) Tony Battie (11) Kenny Anderson (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
    22,076
    1–1
    3 May 10 Detroit W 66–64 Paul Pierce (19) Tony Battie (10) Paul Pierce (5) FleetCenter
    18,624
    2–1
    4 May 12 Detroit W 90–79 Antoine Walker (30) Paul Pierce (17) Paul Pierce (6) FleetCenter
    18,624
    3–1
    5 May 14 @ Detroit W 90–81 Paul Pierce (18) Antoine Walker (13) Kenny Anderson (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
    22,076
    4–1

    Conference finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)

    Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
    Attendance
    Series
    1 May 19 @ New Jersey L 97–104 Pierce, Walker (27) Tony Battie (11) Kenny Anderson (6) Continental Airlines Arena
    20,049
    0–1
    2 May 21 @ New Jersey W 93–86 Antoine Walker (26) Paul Pierce (14) Kenny Anderson (7) Continental Airlines Arena
    19,850
    1–1
    3 May 25 New Jersey W 94–90 Paul Pierce (28) Antoine Walker (12) Pierce, Walker (4) FleetCenter
    18,624
    2–1
    4 May 27 New Jersey L 92–94 Paul Pierce (31) three players tied (9) four players tied (4) FleetCenter
    18,624
    2–2
    5 May 29 @ New Jersey L 92–103 Paul Pierce (24) Antoine Walker (13) Kenny Anderson (6) Continental Airlines Arena
    19,850
    2–3
    6 May 31 New Jersey L 88–96 Kenny Anderson (18) Antoine Walker (9) Kenny Anderson (7) FleetCenter
    18,624
    2–4
    2002 schedule

    Player statistics[edit]

    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

    Awards and records[edit]

    Transactions[edit]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

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  • ^ Sheridan, Chris (June 28, 2001). "High School Player Tops NBA Draft". Associated Press. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
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