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2001–02 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 2001–02 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 32nd season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, head coach Mike Dunleavy was fired after four years and two trips to the Western Conference Finals, and was replaced with Maurice Cheeks,[2][3][4] as the Trail Blazers acquired Derek Anderson and Steve Kerr from the San Antonio Spurs,[5][6][7] signed free agent Ruben Patterson,[8][9][10] and re-signed former Trail Blazers center Chris Dudley;[11][12] Kerr would reunite with his former teammate of the Chicago Bulls, former All-Star forward Scottie Pippen, where they won three NBA championships in the late 1990s.

2001–02 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachMaurice Cheeks
General managerBob Whitsitt
OwnerPaul Allen
ArenaRose Garden Arena
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Lakers 0–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioKEX
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

Under Cheeks and with the addition of Anderson, the Trail Blazers struggled with a 13–18 start to the regular season, which included a six-game losing streak between December and January, but managed to hold a 25–23 record at the All-Star break.[13] The Trail Blazers posted a 12-game winning streak between February and March,[14] and finished in third place in the Pacific Division with a 49–33 record, earning the sixth seed in the Western Conference,[15] and qualifying for the NBA playoffs for the 20th consecutive year.[16]

Rasheed Wallace averaged 19.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and led the Trail Blazers with 114 three-point field goals, while Bonzi Wells averaged 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, and Damon Stoudamire provided the team with 13.5 points and 6.5 assists per game, along with 104 three-point field goals. In addition, Patterson contributed 11.2 points per game, while Anderson contributed 10.8 points per game, Pippen provided with 10.6 points, 5.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and Dale Davis averaged 9.5 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Shawn Kemp averaged 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, and Kerr contributed 4.1 points per game.[17]

In the Western Conference First Round of the 2002 NBA playoffs, and for the third consecutive year, the Trail Blazers faced off against the 3rd–seeded, and 2-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, who were led by All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal, All-Star guard Kobe Bryant, and Derek Fisher. The result was identical to the previous year's playoffs; the Trail Blazers lost the first two games to the Lakers on the road at the Staples Center, before losing Game 3 at home, 92–91 at the Rose Garden Arena, thus losing the series in a three-game sweep. It was the fifth time in the last six seasons that the Trail Blazers' postseason run was ended by the Lakers.[18][19][20] The Lakers would go on to defeat the New Jersey Nets in a four-game sweep in the 2002 NBA Finals, winning their third consecutive NBA championship.[21][22][23]

The Trail Blazers finished seventh in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 797,821 at the Rose Garden Arena during the regular season.[17][24] Following the season, Kemp signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic,[25][26][27] and Kerr was traded back to his former team, the San Antonio Spurs.[28][29]

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team
1 19 Zach Randolph PF  United States Michigan State
2 49 Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje C  Cameroon Georgetown

Roster

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2001–02 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G/F 1 Derek Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1974–07–18 Kentucky
G 12 Erick Barkley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1978–02–21 St. John's
C 44 Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 257 lb (117 kg) 1978–05–20 Georgetown
G 9 Rick Brunson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1972–06–14 Temple
G 23 Mitchell Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1970–12–15 UCLA
F/C 34 Dale Davis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–03–25 Clemson
C 14 Chris Dudley 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–02–22 Yale
F/C 40 Shawn Kemp 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–11–26 Trinity Valley CC
G 25 Steve Kerr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1965–09–27 Arizona
G/F 21 Ruben Patterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1975–07–31 Cincinnati
F 33 Scottie Pippen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1965–09–25 Central Arkansas
F 50 Zach Randolph 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1981–07–16 Michigan State
G 3 Damon Stoudamire 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1973–09–03 Arizona
F/C 30 Rasheed Wallace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1974–09–17 North Carolina
G/F 6 Bonzi Wells 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976–09–28 Ball State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

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Season standings

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Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Sacramento Kings 6121.744–36–525–1615–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers 5824.707334–724–1716–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4933.5981230–1119–2214–10
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4537.5491626–1519–2213–11
e-Los Angeles Clippers 3943.4762225–1614–279–15
e-Phoenix Suns 3646.4392523–1813–2812–12
e-Golden State Warriors 2161.2564014–277–345–19
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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 e-Los Angeles Clippers3943.47622
10 e-Phoenix Suns3646.43925
11 e-Houston Rockets2854.34133
12 e-Denver Nuggets2755.32934
13 e-Memphis Grizzlies2359.28038
14 e-Golden State Warriors2161.25640
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

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Playoffs

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2002 playoff game log
First round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 21 @ L.A. Lakers L 87–95 Rasheed Wallace (25) Rasheed Wallace (14) Bonzi Wells (6) Staples Center
18,997		 0–1
2 April 25 @ L.A. Lakers L 96–103 Rasheed Wallace (31) Rasheed Wallace (11) Damon Stoudamire (5) Staples Center
18,997		 0–2
3 April 28 L.A. Lakers L 91–92 Rasheed Wallace (20) Rasheed Wallace (12) Scottie Pippen (8) Rose Garden
20,580		 0–3
2002 schedule

Player statistics

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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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Rasheed Wallace 797937.5.469.360.7348.21.91.31.319.3
Dale Davis 787731.4.510.7088.81.2.81.19.5
Damon Stoudamire 757137.3.402.353.8883.96.5.9.113.5
Ruben Patterson 751323.5.515.250.7014.01.41.1.511.2
Shawn Kemp 75516.4.430.000.7943.8.7.6.46.1
Bonzi Wells 746931.7.469.384.7416.02.81.5.317.0
Derek Anderson 702726.6.404.373.8562.73.11.0.110.8
Steve Kerr 65011.9.470.394.975.91.0.2.04.1
Scottie Pippen 626032.2.411.305.7745.25.91.6.610.6
Rick Brunson 5928.8.398.545.7071.21.9.4.02.1
Chris Dudley 4327.6.400.000.5331.9.3.1.31.1
Zach Randolph 4105.8.449.6671.7.3.2.12.8
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje 3317.4.406.5201.7.1.1.51.2
Erick Barkley 19412.0.353.143.900.91.8.9.13.1
Mitchell Butler 1108.2.435.333.6671.3.5.0.12.6

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Rasheed Wallace 3341.7.406.412.81312.31.7.7.725.3
Bonzi Wells 3335.3.368.000.6924.04.32.0.312.3
Scottie Pippen 3333.0.462.545.8759.35.71.3.716.3
Damon Stoudamire 3333.0.227.750.6672.33.3.7.05.0
Dale Davis 3323.3.273.5006.71.31.31.02.3
Derek Anderson 3025.3.433.333.8892.32.3.7.014.7
Ruben Patterson 3021.7.333.000.7502.3.31.0.35.3
Steve Kerr 3013.0.429.2501.0001.31.7.3.06.3
Shawn Kemp 3011.7.286.7002.7.0.3.03.7
Chris Dudley 201.5.0001.0.0.0.0.0
Rick Brunson 201.0.0.0.0.0.0
Zach Randolph 101.0.0.0.0.0.0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Trail Blazers only.

Player statistics citation:[17]

References

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  1. ↑ 2001-02 Portland Trail Blazers
  2. ↑ "PRO BASKETBALL; Trail Blazers Fire Dunleavy". The New York Times. Associated Press. May 9, 2001. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. ↑ Ramsay, Jack (June 27, 2001). "Blazers a Huge Task for Cheeks". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  4. ↑ Brown, Tim (June 28, 2001). "Coach Cheeks' Goes to Portland". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Anderson Traded to Blazers". United Press International. July 25, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Spurs Deal Anderson to Trail Blazers". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. July 26, 2001. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Steve Smith Sent Packing to Spurs". ESPN. Associated Press. July 27, 2001. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Blazers Sign Ruben Patterson". United Press International. July 30, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Patterson Signs an Offer Sheet with Portland". Los Angeles Times. Staff and Wire Reports. July 31, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Patterson Signs with Blazers". ESPN. Associated Press. August 2, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Blazers Bring Dudley Back to Portland". ESPN. Associated Press. September 21, 2001. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  12. ↑ Wise, Mike (October 30, 2001). "PRO BASKETBALL; Jordan Against the New Generation, Lakers Against the World". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  13. ↑ "NBA Games Played on February 7, 2002". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Portland 82, New Jersey 73". United Press International. March 9, 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  15. ↑ "2001–02 Portland Trail Blazers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Portland Trail Blazers". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  17. 1 2 3 "2001–02 Portland Trail Blazers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  18. ↑ "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; Lakers and Mavs Advance". The New York Times. Associated Press. April 29, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  19. ↑ Brown, Tim (April 29, 2002). "Portland Stoppers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  20. ↑ "2002 NBA Western Conference First Round: Trail Blazers vs. Lakers". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Lakers Sweep Nets for Another Title". The New York Times. Associated Press. June 13, 2002. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  22. ↑ Brown, Tim (June 13, 2002). "O'Neal Is a Three-Peat MVP as Lakers Finally Cut Down the Nets". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  23. ↑ "2002 NBA Finals: Nets vs. Lakers". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  24. ↑ "2001–02 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Magic Bolster Frontcourt with Addition of Kemp". ESPN. Associated Press. September 5, 2002. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  26. ↑ "PLUS: BASKETBALL; Magic Takes Chance and Signs Kemp". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 6, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  27. ↑ Brewer, Jerry (September 6, 2002). "Magic Sign "Big" Kemp". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  28. ↑ "Blazers Acquire Daniels from Spurs". United Press International. August 5, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  29. ↑ "Blazers Acquire Daniels, Smith in Five-Player Deal". South Coast Today. Standard Times. August 6, 2002. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
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