2001–02 Boston Celtics season

2001–02 Boston Celtics season
Head coachJim O'Brien
General managerChris Wallace
OwnerPaul 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
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Net New England
RadioWWZN

The 2001–02 Boston Celtics season was the 56th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Celtics received the tenth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Joe Johnson from the University of Arkansas, and also selected small forward Kedrick Brown out of Okaloosa-Walton Community College with the eleventh overall pick.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team signed free agent Erick Strickland.[5][6]

The Celtics struggled with a 5–6 start to the regular season, but then won 12 of their next 14 games, and later on held a 28–21 record at the All-Star break.[7] At mid-season, the team traded Johnson, and Randy Brown to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Rodney Rogers, and Tony Delk.[8][9][10] The Celtics posted a seven-game winning streak in March, and won eight of their final nine games of the season, finishing in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 49–33 record, and earning the third seed in the Eastern Conference; the team qualified for the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 1994–95 season, ending a six-year playoff drought.[11][1]

Paul Pierce averaged 26.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game, contributed 210 three-point field goals, 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 led the Celtics with 222 three-point field goals, and Rogers contributed 10.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game in 27 games after the trade. In addition, Kenny Anderson provided the team with 9.6 points, 5.3 assists and 1.9 steals per game, while Strickland provided with 7.7 points per game, and Delk contributed 7.4 points per game in 22 games. Meanwhile, Tony Battie averaged 6.9 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, Eric Williams contributed 6.4 points per game, and Vitaly Potapenko provided with 4.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.[12]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pierce and Walker were both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was Pierce's first ever All-Star appearance.[13][14][15] In addition, Pierce also participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout,[16][17] while before the mid-season trade, Johnson was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Rookies team.[18][19]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 2002 NBA playoffs, the Celtics faced off against the 6th–seeded Philadelphia 76ers, a team that featured All-Star guard Allen Iverson, All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo, and Derrick Coleman. The Celtics won the first two games over the 76ers at home at the FleetCenter, but then lost the next two games on the road, which included a Game 4 loss to the 76ers at the First Union Center, 83–81.[20][21][22] With the series tied at 2–2, the Celtics won Game 5 over the 76ers at the FleetCenter, 120–87, in which Pierce scored 46 points and made 8 out of 10 three-point field-goal attempts; the Celtics won the series over the 76ers in five hard-fought games, and advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 1991–92 season.[23][24][25]

In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Central Division champion Detroit Pistons, who were led by All-Star guard Jerry Stackhouse, Clifford Robinson, and Defensive Player of the Year, Ben Wallace. The Celtics lost Game 1 to the Pistons on the road, 96–84 at The Palace of Auburn Hills,[26][27][28] but managed to win Game 2 on the road, 85–77 to even the series. The Celtics won their next two home games, including a Game 4 win over the Pistons at the FleetCenter, 90–79 to take a 3–1 series lead. The Celtics won Game 5 over the Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills, 90–81 to win the series in five games, and advance to the Conference Finals for the first time since the 1987–88 season.[29][30][31]

In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics then faced off against the top–seeded, and Atlantic Division champion New Jersey Nets, who were led by the trio of All-Star guard Jason Kidd, second-year star Kenyon Martin, and Keith Van Horn. The Celtics lost Game 1 to the Nets on the road, 104–97 at the Continental Airlines Arena, but managed to win the next two games, including a Game 3 home win over the Nets at the FleetCenter, 94–90 to take a 2–1 series lead.[32][33][34] However, the Celtics lost the next three games, including a Game 6 loss to the Nets at the FleetCenter, 96–88, thus losing the series in six games.[35][36][37] The Nets would advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, but would lose to the 2-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in a four-game sweep in the 2002 NBA Finals.[38][39][40]

The Celtics finished 18th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 659,751 at the FleetCenter during the regular season.[12][41] Following the season, Anderson and Potapenko were both traded to the Seattle SuperSonics,[42][43][44] while Rogers signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets,[45][46][47] Strickland signed with the Indiana Pacers,[48][49] and Mark Blount signed with the Denver Nuggets.

Draft picks

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

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

Roster
Updated: 2002–04–16

Roster Notes

  • Rookie point guard Omar Cook also holds American citizenship, but he represents Montenegro in international play; he was signed by the Celtics on April 16, 2002, but never played for the team.
  • Small forward Roshown McLeod was on the injured reserve list due to a nerve ailment in his lower left leg, missed the entire regular season, and never played for the Celtics.[50]

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New Jersey Nets 5230.634–33–819–2216–8
x-Boston Celtics 4933.598327–1422–1917–7
x-Orlando Magic 4438.537827–1417–2412–12
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4339.524922–1921–2014–11
e-Washington Wizards 3745.4511522–1915–2612–13
e-Miami Heat 3646.4391618–2318–2310–14
e-New York Knicks 3052.3662219–2211–304–20
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New Jersey Nets5230.634–
2 y-Detroit Pistons5032.6102
3 x-Boston Celtics4933.5983
4 x-Charlotte Hornets4438.5378
5 x-Orlando Magic4438.5378
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers4339.5249
7 x-Toronto Raptors4240.51210
8 x-Indiana Pacers4240.51210
9 e-Milwaukee Bucks4141.50011
10 e-Washington Wizards3745.45115
11 e-Miami Heat3646.43916
12 e-Atlanta Hawks3349.40219
13 e-New York Knicks3052.36622
14 e-Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35423
15 e-Chicago Bulls2161.25631

Game log

2001-02 game log
Total: 49–33 (home: 27–14; road: 22–19)
October (home: 0-1; road: 1-0)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationRecord
1Tue. Oct. 30@ Cleveland Cavaliers108–89Gund Arena1-0
2Wed. Oct. 31New Jersey Nets92-95FleetCenter1-1
November (home: 4-2; road: 2-3)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationRecord
3Fri. Nov. 2Chicago Bulls96-82FleetCenter2–1
4Sat. Nov. 3@ Milwaukee Bucks99-105Bradley Center2-2
5Wed. Nov. 7Washington Wizards104-95FleetCenter3–2
6Fri. Nov. 9Seattle SuperSonics104-94FleetCenter4–2
7Wed. Nov. 14Indiana Pacers101-93FleetCenter5-2
8Sat. Nov. 17@ Atlanta Hawks103-112Philips Arena5–3
9Wed. Nov. 21Atlanta Hawks85-92FleetCenter5–4
10Fri. Nov. 23Toronto Raptors89-91FleetCenter5-5
11Sat. Nov. 24@ Washington Wizards84-88 (OT)MCI Center5–6
12Tue. Nov. 27@ Miami Heat84-83American Airlines Arena6-6
13Thu. Nov. 29@ Orlando Magic99-89TD Waterhouse Centre7–6
December (home: 6-0; road: 5-5)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationRecord
14Sat. Dec. 1@ New Jersey Nets105-98 (OT)Continental Airlines Arena8–6
15Sun. Dec. 2@ Toronto Raptors85-69Air Canada Centre9–6
16Wed. Dec. 5Denver Nuggets95-80FleetCenter10–6
17Fri. Dec. 7Phoenix Suns109-102 (OT)FleetCenter11–6
18Sat. Dec. 8@ Chicago Bulls84-87United Center11–7
19Tue. Dec. 11@ New York Knicks102-93 (OT)Madison Square Garden12–7
20Fri. Dec. 14Chicago Bulls107-101FleetCenter13–7
21Sat. Dec. 15@ Charlotte Hornets106-97Charlotte Coliseum14–7
22Mon. Dec. 17@ Philadelphia 76ers83-99First Union Center14–8
23Wed. Dec. 19Cleveland Cavaliers104-98FleetCenter15–8
24Fri. Dec. 21Utah Jazz98-92FleetCenter16–8
25Sun. Dec. 23Memphis Grizzlies85-80FleetCenter17–8
26Wed. Dec. 26@ Utah Jazz86-99Delta Center17–9
27Thu. Dec. 27@ Phoenix Suns82-84America West Arena17–10
28Sat. Dec. 29@ Los Angeles Clippers105-103 (OT)Staples Center18–10
29Sun. Dec. 30@ Sacramento Kings94-109ARCO Arena18–11
January (home: 5-4; road: 3-4)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationRecord
30Wed. Jan. 2Orlando Magic110-94FleetCenter19–11
31Fri. Jan. 4Miami Heat66-89FleetCenter19–12
32Sat. Jan. 5@ New York Knicks90-81Madison Square Garden20–12
33Mon. Jan. 7@ Orlando Magic87-98TD Waterhouse Centre20–13
34Wed. Jan. 9San Antonio Spurs90-93FleetCenter20–14
35Fri. Jan. 11Detroit Pistons104-90FleetCenter21–14
36Sat. Jan. 12@ Atlanta Hawks115-91Philips Arena22–14
37Wed. Jan. 16New York Knicks101-100FleetCenter23–14
38Fri. Jan. 18Houston Rockets101-104FleetCenter23–15
39Sat. Jan. 19@ Detroit Pistons91-94The Palace of Auburn Hills23–16
40Mon. Jan. 21Toronto Raptors106-97FleetCenter24–16
41Wed. Jan. 23Indiana Pacers98-94FleetCenter25–16
42Fri. Jan. 25Philadelphia 76ers90-106FleetCenter25–17
43Sat. Jan. 26@ Cleveland Cavaliers108-101Gund Arena26–17
44Tue. Jan. 29@ Milwaukee Bucks90-109Bradley Center26–18
45Thu. Jan. 31@ Toronto Raptors92-97Air Canada Centre26–19
February (home: 1-3; road: 4-4)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationRecord
46Fri. Feb. 1Minnesota Timberwolves95-98 (OT)FleetCenter26–20
47Sun. Feb. 3Los Angeles Clippers104-91FleetCenter27–20
48Tue. Feb. 5@ Charlotte Hornets82-79Charlotte Coliseum28–20
49Wed. Feb. 6Sacramento Kings85-102FleetCenter28–21
50Tue. Feb. 12@ Denver Nuggets110-93Pepsi Center29–21
51Wed. Feb. 13@ Golden State Warriors75-92The Arena in Oakland29–22
52Fri. Feb. 15@ Portland Trail Blazers107-104Rose Garden30–22
53Sat. Feb. 16@ Seattle SuperSonics79-99KeyArena30–23
54Tue. Feb. 19@ Los Angeles Lakers109-108Staples Center31–23
55Thu. Feb. 21@ Dallas Mavericks92-98American Airlines Center31–24
56Sat. Feb. 23@ Houston Rockets89-99Compaq Center31–25
57Wed. Feb. 27Milwaukee Bucks92-95FleetCenter31–26
March (home: 7-4; road: 4-2)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationRecord
58Fri. Mar. 1Charlotte Hornets87-100FleetCenter31–27
59Mon. Mar. 4@ Philadelphia 76ers100-94First Union Center32–27
60Wed. Mar. 6Orlando Magic130-110FleetCenter33–27
61Fri. Mar. 8Detroit Pistons117-92FleetCenter34–27
62Sun. Mar. 10Washington Wizards98-91FleetCenter35–27
63Mon. Mar. 11@ Washington Wizards104-99MCI Center36–27
64Wed. Mar. 13New Jersey Nets97-89FleetCenter37–27
65Fri. Mar. 15@ Memphis Grizzlies103-97The Pyramid38–27
66Sat. Mar. 16@ San Antonio Spurs104-111Alamodome38–28
67Mon. Mar. 18Portland Trail Blazers91-100FleetCenter38–29
68Wed. Mar. 20Cleveland Cavaliers96-70FleetCenter39–29
69Fri. Mar. 22Philadelphia 76ers91-96FleetCenter39–30
70Sun. Mar. 24@ Detroit Pistons101-109The Palace of Auburn Hills39–31
71Mon. Mar. 25@ Miami Heat87-82American Airlines Arena40–31
72Wed. Mar. 27Golden State Warriors102-99FleetCenter41–31
73Fri. Mar. 29Dallas Mavericks82-108FleetCenter41–32
74Sun. Mar. 31Milwaukee Bucks110-80FleetCenter42–32
April (home: 4-0; road: 3-1)
GameDateOpponentScoreLocationRecord
75Tue. Apr. 2@ Indiana Pacers105-94Conseco Fieldhouse43–32
76Fri. Apr. 5Los Angeles Lakers99-81FleetCenter44–32
77Sun. Apr. 7@ New Jersey Nets102-90Continental Airlines Arena45–32
78Mon. Apr. 8@ Chicago Bulls100-105United Center45–33
79Wed. Apr. 10Miami Heat70-65FleetCenter46–33
80Fri. Apr. 12New York Knicks107-92FleetCenter47–33
81Mon. Apr. 15@ Minnesota Timberwolves93-90Target Center48–33
82Wed. Apr. 17Atlanta Hawks89-81FleetCenter49–33
2001-02 Schedule

Playoffs

2002 playoff game log
First Round: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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

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

Boston Celtics statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kenny Anderson 767632.0.436.273.7423.65.31.9.19.6
Tony Battie 747324.6.541.000.6776.5.5.8.96.9
Mark Blount 4409.4.421.8111.9.2.4.42.1
Kedrick Brown 2958.4.329.185.6001.7.5.6.22.2
Randy Brown 106.0.000.02.0.01.0.0
Tony Delk† 221625.9.349.299.7333.62.31.0.37.4
Joseph Forte 804.9.083.0001.000.8.8.3.0.8
Joe Johnson† 483320.9.439.273.7692.91.5.7.26.3
Walter McCarty 56012.8.444.394.6842.3.7.3.13.8
Milt Palacio† 41012.6.385.353.7061.21.3.5.13.7
Paul Pierce 828240.3.442.404.8096.93.21.91.026.1
Vitaly Potapenko 79917.0.455.7424.4.4.5.24.6
Rodney Rogers† 27123.2.482.411.7004.01.5.6.410.7
Erick Strickland 79420.8.389.385.8452.72.3.7.07.7
Antoine Walker 818142.0.394.344.7418.85.01.5.522.1
Eric Williams 743023.6.374.279.7313.01.51.0.16.4

Playoffs

Boston Celtics statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kenny Anderson 161635.0.416.8003.14.81.3.012.0
Tony Battie 161627.7.488.6197.6.8.61.96.1
Mark Blount 409.8.5001.0001.8.3.5.51.5
Kedrick Brown 201.51.0001.000.0.0.0.52.5
Tony Delk 14016.2.354.394.5832.41.1.6.44.7
Walter McCarty 14013.9.447.167.7782.4.3.3.03.1
Paul Pierce 161642.0.403.288.7648.64.11.71.324.6
Rodney Rogers 16024.6.426.365.8865.52.11.0.48.9
Erick Strickland 1209.8.282.2001.0001.11.4.4.12.9
Antoine Walker 161643.9.411.385.7818.63.31.5.422.1
Eric Williams 161630.4.500.467.7394.41.31.6.37.8
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Celtics only.

Player statistics citation:[12]

Awards and records

See also

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