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لكرة السلة للمحترفين 2001–02" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%91%D0%90_%D1%9E_%D1%81%D1%8D%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5_2001%E2%80%942002_%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%9E" title="НБА ў сэзоне 2001—2002 гадоў – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="НБА ў сэзоне 2001—2002 гадоў" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_2001/2002." title="NBA 2001/2002. – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="NBA 2001/2002." data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporada_2001-02_de_l%27NBA" title="Temporada 2001-02 de l'NBA – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Temporada 2001-02 de l'NBA" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_2001/02" title="NBA 2001/02 – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="NBA 2001/02" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporada_2001-02_de_la_NBA" title="Temporada 2001-02 de la NBA – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Temporada 2001-02 de la NBA" 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background: #DDDDDD; color: #000000">2001–02 NBA season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data"><div><ul><li>October 30, 2001 – April 17, 2002</li><li>April 20 – June 2, 2002 (Playoffs)</li><li>June 5 – 12, 2002 (Finals)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">29</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TBS" title="NBA on TBS">TBS</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_draft" title="2001 NBA draft">Draft</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">Top draft pick</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kwame_Brown" title="Kwame Brown">Kwame Brown</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Picked by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Regular season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top seed</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a> (<a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_annual_scoring_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders">Top scorer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_playoffs" title="2002 NBA playoffs">Playoffs</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Eastern runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Western runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data">Sacramento Kings</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">Finals</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data">Los Angeles Lakers</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data">New Jersey Nets</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Finals <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> (L.A. Lakers)</td></tr><tr class="noprint"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_seasons" title="List of NBA seasons"> NBA seasons</a></th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">← 2000–01</a></div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2002–03 →</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2001–02 NBA season</b> was the 56th season of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA). 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They played their first three seasons at <a href="/wiki/Pyramid_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Pyramid Arena">The Pyramid</a> in Memphis.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2002 NBA All-Star Game">2002 NBA All-Star Game</a> was held at <a href="/wiki/First_Union_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="First Union Center">First Union Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>. <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Lakers</a> took MVP honors amidst boos from the Philadelphia fans following a 135–120 victory by the West. Philadelphia was originally slated to host the 1999 All-Star Game, but was awarded the 2002 game instead due to the <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_lockout" title="1998–99 NBA lockout">1999 lockout</a>.</li> <li>Prior to the start of the season, NBA and <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> guard <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>, then part-owner of the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a>, announced his second comeback to the NBA, this time with the Wizards. The announcement was delayed due to the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> played their first game at the <a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>, not to be confused with the American Airlines Arena (now <a href="/wiki/Kaseya_Center" title="Kaseya Center">Kaseya Center</a>) in <a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami, Florida</a>.</li> <li>This was the last season that both <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a> and <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TBS" title="NBA on TBS">TBS</a> televised NBA games.</li> <li>NBA teams wore patches on their jerseys with the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States" title="Flag of the United States">American flag</a> and a red-white-and-blue ribbon, in honor of the victims of the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a>. The Raptors wore the American and Canadian flags on their jerseys.</li> <li>The only Canadian team left in the NBA, the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a>, after losing seventeen of eighteen to drop to 30–38, won twelve of their last fourteen to finish at 42–40 and go to the NBA playoffs as the seventh seed in the East.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Brooklyn_Nets_seasons" title="List of Brooklyn Nets seasons">The New Jersey Nets</a>, who had never won fifty games in a season and had only been to the second round of the playoffs once, won 52 games to reach the Finals.</li> <li>2001–02 is one of the most memorable seasons in the history of <a href="/wiki/List_of_Milwaukee_Bucks_seasons" title="List of Milwaukee Bucks seasons">the Milwaukee Bucks</a>. The team got off to a division-leading 26–13 start, and were 10 games over .500 as late as March 6. However, the Bucks lost 16 of their last 22 games and missed the playoffs, one of the biggest late-season collapses for a team that was contending for a division title in March.</li> <li>For the first time since 1985–86, no team won fewer than twenty games. <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="2001–02 Chicago Bulls season">The Chicago Bulls</a> and <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2001–02 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a> shared the league's worst record of 21–61. This had however previously occurred during every season between 1973–74 and 1978–79 and again from 1983–84 to 1985–86.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Former All-Star <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Williams" title="Jayson Williams">Jayson Williams</a> was charged with the murder of his limousine driver on February 14. He was immediately fired from his spot on NBC's <i>Verizon Wireless at the Half</i> shortly after appearing on TV during the All-Star Game the previous week.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Albert" title="Marv Albert">Marv Albert</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Fratello" title="Mike Fratello">Mike Fratello</a> were involved in a limousine crash prior to the start of the 2002 Playoffs and were unable to announce for NBC. Albert returned to announce the 2002 Western Conference Finals and NBA Finals.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> played their last season at the <a href="/wiki/Alamodome" title="Alamodome">Alamodome</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Zone_defense" title="Zone defense">zone defense</a> was legalized.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Defensive_three-second_violation" title="Defensive three-second violation">defensive three-second violation</a> was introduced.</li> <li>This season marked the last time the <a href="/wiki/NBA_playoffs" title="NBA playoffs">NBA playoffs</a> used a best–of–five series in the first round. Started from <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_playoffs" title="2003 NBA playoffs">next season</a> onwards, the playoffs first-round series switched to the best–of–seven format.</li> <li>Notable incidents occurred during the playoffs. During the Magic–Hornets series, <a href="/wiki/Baron_Davis" title="Baron Davis">Baron Davis</a>'s game-winner was waved off in time at the buzzer by referee <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Fryer" title="Bernie Fryer">Bernie Fryer</a>, in the Nets–Pacers series, <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a> hit the turnaround 40-foot three–pointer at the buzzer at the end of regulation was made by referee <a href="/wiki/Bob_Delaney_(basketball)" title="Bob Delaney (basketball)">Bob Delaney</a>, and lastly in the Kings–Lakers series, <a href="/wiki/Samaki_Walker" title="Samaki Walker">Samaki Walker</a> hit a three–pointer at the buzzer at the end of the first half and then <a href="/wiki/Robert_Horry" title="Robert Horry">Robert Horry</a> hit a game–winning three–pointer at the buzzer. Following the season, the NBA instituted new rules regarding the end-of-period indicators. An <a href="/wiki/Light-emitting_diode" title="Light-emitting diode">LED</a> light strip on the backboard and the scorer's table replaced the traditional electric red light behind the backboard, and a shot clock visible to all three viewable sides was mandated.</li> <li>Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals series between the Kings and the Lakers is considered to be one of the most controversial games in NBA history, as numerous questionable calls went against the Kings in the fourth quarter. The Lakers, led by O'Neal's 41 points and 17 rebounds, won, 106–102, setting the stage for Game 7 in Sacramento. There are allegations that the game was affected by the referees in relationship to the <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_betting_scandal" title="2007 NBA betting scandal">Tim Donaghy scandal</a>.</li> <li>This season marked the first time the league's scoring leader (in this case <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a>) failed to make the All-NBA First Team.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2001–02_NBA_changes"><span id="2001.E2.80.9302_NBA_changes"></span>2001–02 NBA changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2001–02 NBA changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> – added new logo and new uniforms, replacing blue and green with dark navy blue, grey and black, and moved into their new arena the <a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> – added new logo and new uniforms, also brought back original red, white and blue colors replacing teal and maroon, added side panels to their jerseys and shorts.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> – added new logo changed from a lighter purple to a darker purple still remained with the gold and black color.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> – slightly changed their uniforms, removed from the jersey numbers with side stripes and panels to their shorts.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> – relocation from Canada to the United States, and moved to Memphis, Tennessee. Changed wordmark on their jerseys.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> – added new red alternate uniforms with black side panels to their jerseys and shorts.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> – slightly changed their uniforms, added side panels to their jerseys.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> – added new logo and new uniforms, also brought back original yellow and emerald green colors replacing dark green and red.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:auto"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#0047AB" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color:white;">2001-02 National Basketball Association</span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="red" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Eastern Conference</span></span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Division</th> <th>Team</th> <th>City</th> <th>Arena</th> <th>Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">Atlantic </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Massachusetts">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/FleetCenter" class="mw-redirect" title="FleetCenter">FleetCenter</a> </td> <td>19,156 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a> </td> <td>19,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Rutherford,_New_Jersey" title="East Rutherford, New Jersey">East Rutherford</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Continental_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Continental Airlines Arena">Continental Airlines Arena</a> </td> <td>20,049 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> </td> <td>19,812 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TD_Waterhouse_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="TD Waterhouse Centre">TD Waterhouse Centre</a> </td> <td>17,283 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Union_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="First Union Center">First Union Center</a> </td> <td>20,338 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington, District of Columbia">Washington</a>, <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MCI_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="MCI Center">MCI Center</a> </td> <td>20,356 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="8">Central </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philips_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Philips Arena">Philips Arena</a> </td> <td>20,233 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Coliseum" title="Charlotte Coliseum">Charlotte Coliseum</a> </td> <td>24,042 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Center" title="United Center">United Center</a> </td> <td>21,711 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gund_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Gund Arena">Gund Arena</a> </td> <td>19,432 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Hills,_Michigan" title="Auburn Hills, Michigan">Auburn Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Palace_of_Auburn_Hills" title="The Palace of Auburn Hills">The Palace of Auburn Hills</a> </td> <td>22,076 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, Indiana">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conseco_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Conseco Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a> </td> <td>18,345 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, Wisconsin">Milwaukee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bradley_Center" title="Bradley Center">Bradley Center</a> </td> <td>18,717 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto,_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Toronto, Ontario">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Canada_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Canada Centre">Air Canada Centre</a> </td> <td>19,800 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="red" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Western Conference</span></span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">Midwest </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a> </td> <td>19,200 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pepsi_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Pepsi Center">Pepsi Center</a> </td> <td>19,099 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Summit_(Houston)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Summit (Houston)">Compaq Center</a> </td> <td>16,285 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pyramid_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Pyramid Arena">Pyramid Arena</a> </td> <td>20,142 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, Minnesota">Minneapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a> </td> <td>18,798 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio, Texas">San Antonio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alamodome" title="Alamodome">Alamodome</a> </td> <td>20,557 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City,_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt Lake City, Utah">Salt Lake City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delta_Center" title="Delta Center">Delta Center</a> </td> <td>18,306 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">Pacific </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Arena_in_Oakland" class="mw-redirect" title="The Arena in Oakland">The Arena in Oakland</a> </td> <td>19,596 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a> </td> <td>19,079 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a> </td> <td>19,079 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/America_West_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="America West Arena">America West Arena</a> </td> <td>19,023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rose_Garden_(Portland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Garden (Portland)">Rose Garden</a> </td> <td>21,401 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ARCO_Arena" title="ARCO Arena">ARCO 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<td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>14</td> <td>25–16</td> <td>19–22</td> <td>8–16 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2001–02 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a> </td> <td>28</td> <td>54</td> <td>.341</td> <td>30</td> <td>18–23</td> <td>10–31</td> <td>9–15 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2001–02 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a> </td> <td>27</td> <td>55</td> <td>.329</td> <td>31</td> <td>20–21</td> <td>7–34</td> <td>8–16 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2001–02 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis Grizzlies</a> </td> <td>23</td> <td>59</td> <td>.280</td> <td>35</td> <td>15–26</td> <td>8–33</td> <td>7–17 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="width:50em;font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th width="30%"><link 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percentage"> PCT </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Games behind"> GB </abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>c</b>-<a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="2001–02 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey Nets</a></td> <td>52</td> <td>30</td> <td>.634</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="2001–02 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a></td> <td>50</td> <td>32</td> <td>.610</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2001–02 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>49</td> <td>33</td> <td>.598</td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="2001–02 Charlotte Hornets season">Charlotte Hornets</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2001–02 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2001–02 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>39</td> <td>.524</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2001–02 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>40</td> <td>.512</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2001–02 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a></td> <td>42</td> <td>40</td> <td>.512</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td></td> <td></td> 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season">Dallas Mavericks</a></td> <td>57</td> <td>25</td> <td>.695</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2001–02 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></td> <td>50</td> <td>32</td> <td>.610</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2001–02 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td> <td>49</td> <td>33</td> <td>.598</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="2001–02 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td> <td>45</td> <td>37</td> <td>.549</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2001–02 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2001–02 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a></td> <td>39</td> <td>43</td> <td>.476</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2001–02 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>46</td> <td>.439</td> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2001–02 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>28</td> <td>54</td> <td>.341</td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2001–02 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>27</td> <td>55</td> <td>.329</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2001–02 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis Grizzlies</a></td> <td>23</td> <td>59</td> <td>.280</td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2001–02 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>21</td> <td>61</td> <td>.256</td> <td>40 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <ul><li><b>z</b> – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs</li> <li><b>c</b> – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs</li> <li><b>y</b> – Clinched division title</li> <li><b>x</b> – Clinched playoff spot</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. <a href="/wiki/Home_court_advantage" class="mw-redirect" title="Home court advantage">Home court advantage</a> does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics. </p> <div class="excerpt-block"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066933788">.mw-parser-output .excerpt-hat .mw-editsection-like{font-style:normal}</style><div class="excerpt"> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">First Round </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Conference Semifinals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Conference Finals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="2001–02 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="21" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2001–02 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>New Jersey</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Charlotte </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="2001–02 Charlotte Hornets season">Charlotte</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2001–02 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>New Jersey</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Boston </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2001–02 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2001–02 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Boston</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i>Detroit</i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="2001–02 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2001–02 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">New Jersey* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="13" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>LA Lakers</b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2001–02 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="20" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2001–02 Utah Jazz season">Utah</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Sacramento</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Dallas </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2001–02 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i>Sacramento</i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>LA Lakers</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers season">LA Lakers</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="8" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2001–02 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>LA Lakers</b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">San Antonio* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2001–02 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="2001–02 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>* Division winner</li><li><b>Bold</b> Series winner</li><li><i>Italic</i> Team with home-court advantage</li></ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics_leaders">Statistics leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Statistics leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Stat </th></tr> <tr> <td>Points per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>31.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rebounds per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Ben Wallace</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></td> <td>13.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assists per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andre_Miller" title="Andre Miller">Andre Miller</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td> <td>10.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Steals per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>2.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Blocks per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Ben Wallace</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></td> <td>3.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FG%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>.579 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FT%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></td> <td>.911 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3FG%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Smith_(basketball)" title="Steve Smith (basketball)">Steve Smith</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>.472 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Yearly_awards">Yearly awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Yearly awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">Pau Gasol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award">Defensive Player of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Ben Wallace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Sixth_Man_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award">Sixth Man of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Corliss_Williamson" title="Corliss Williamson">Corliss Williamson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Improved_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Improved Player Award">Most Improved Player</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_O%27Neal" title="Jermaine O'Neal">Jermaine O'Neal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rick_Carlisle" title="Rick Carlisle">Rick Carlisle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Executive_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Executive of the Year Award">Executive of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rod_Thorn" title="Rod Thorn">Rod Thorn</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Sportsmanship_Award" title="NBA Sportsmanship Award">Sportsmanship Award</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Smith_(basketball)" title="Steve Smith (basketball)">Steve Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 99%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/All-NBA_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA First Team">All-NBA First Team</a>:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">Tracy McGrady</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-NBA Second Team:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-NBA Third Team</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_O%27Neal" title="Jermaine O'Neal">Jermaine O'Neal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Ben Wallace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Dikembe Mutombo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 66%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Defensive First Team">NBA All-Defensive First Team</a>:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Ben Wallace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>NBA All-Defensive Second Team</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Clifford_Robinson_(basketball,_born_1966)" title="Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966)">Clifford Robinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Bowen" title="Bruce Bowen">Bruce Bowen</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Dikembe Mutombo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Doug_Christie_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doug Christie (basketball)">Doug Christie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 66%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Rookie First Team">NBA All-Rookie First Team</a>:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Battier" title="Shane Battier">Shane Battier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">Pau Gasol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrei_Kirilenko" title="Andrei Kirilenko">Andrei Kirilenko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Parker" title="Tony Parker">Tony Parker</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Richardson" title="Jason Richardson">Jason Richardson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-Rookie Second Team:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Griffin_(basketball)" title="Eddie Griffin (basketball)">Eddie Griffin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Jefferson" title="Richard Jefferson">Richard Jefferson</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Joe Johnson (basketball)">Joe Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Radmanovi%C4%87" title="Vladimir Radmanović">Vladimir Radmanović</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%BDeljko_Rebra%C4%8Da" title="Željko Rebrača">Željko Rebrača</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Tinsley" title="Jamaal Tinsley">Jamaal Tinsley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Players_of_the_month">Players of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Players of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Eastern Conference </th> <th>Western Conference </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="1" style="display:none;"></span>October – November </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kidd, Jason"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bryant, Kobe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="2" style="display:none;"></span>December </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Pierce, Paul"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>) <small>(1/2)</small><br /><span data-sort-value="Walker, Antoine"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Antoine_Walker" title="Antoine Walker">Antoine Walker</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Duncan, Tim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>) <small>(1/2)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="3" style="display:none;"></span>January </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Iverson, Allen"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Webber, Chris"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="4" style="display:none;"></span>February </td> <td><span data-sort-value="McGrady, Tracy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">Tracy McGrady</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Garnett, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="5" style="display:none;"></span>March </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Wallace, Ben"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Ben Wallace</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Marion, Shawn"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Marion" title="Shawn Marion">Shawn Marion</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="6" style="display:none;"></span>April </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Pierce, Paul"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>) <small>(2/2)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Duncan, Tim"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>) <small>(2/2)</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rookies_of_the_month">Rookies of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Rookies of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Eastern Conference </th> <th>Western Conference </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="1" style="display:none;"></span>October – November </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Tinsley, Jamaal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Tinsley" title="Jamaal Tinsley">Jamaal Tinsley</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>) <small>(1/2)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gasol, Pau"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">Pau Gasol</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a>) <small>(1/3)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="2" style="display:none;"></span>December </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Haywood, Brendan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Haywood" title="Brendan Haywood">Brendan Haywood</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Battier, Shane"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shane_Battier" title="Shane Battier">Shane Battier</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="3" style="display:none;"></span>January </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Jefferson, Richard"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Jefferson" title="Richard Jefferson">Richard Jefferson</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gasol, Pau"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">Pau Gasol</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a>) <small>(2/3)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="4" style="display:none;"></span>February </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hassell, Trenton"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Trenton_Hassell" title="Trenton Hassell">Trenton Hassell</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Richardson, Jason"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Richardson" title="Jason Richardson">Jason Richardson</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="5" style="display:none;"></span>March </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Tinsley, Jamaal"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Tinsley" title="Jamaal Tinsley">Jamaal Tinsley</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>) <small>(2/2)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gasol, Pau"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">Pau Gasol</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a>) <small>(3/3)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="6" style="display:none;"></span>April </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Rebrača, Željko"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/%C5%BDeljko_Rebra%C4%8Da" title="Željko Rebrača">Željko Rebrača</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Arenas, Gilbert"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Arenas" title="Gilbert Arenas">Gilbert Arenas</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coaches_of_the_month">Coaches of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Coaches of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following coaches were named Coaches of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Coach </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="1" style="display:none;"></span>October – November </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Brown, Larry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">Larry Brown</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="2" style="display:none;"></span>December </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Collins, Doug"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="3" style="display:none;"></span>January </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Adelman, Rick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Adelman" title="Rick Adelman">Rick Adelman</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="4" style="display:none;"></span>February </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Carlisle, Rick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Carlisle" title="Rick Carlisle">Rick Carlisle</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="5" style="display:none;"></span>March </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Popovich, Gregg"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Popovich" title="Gregg Popovich">Gregg Popovich</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span data-sort-value="5" style="display:none;"></span>April </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Wilkens, Lenny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Lenny Wilkens</a></span></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a>) <small>(1/1)</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_regular_season_records" title="List of NBA regular season records">List of NBA regular season records</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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Roberto; 'The Short Supply of Tall People: Competitive Imbalance and the National Basketball Association'; <i>Journal of Economic Issues</i>, Vol. 39, No. 4 (Dec., 2005), pp. 1029–1041</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_NBA_season" title="1949–50 NBA season">1949–50</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_NBA_season" title="1950–51 NBA season">1950–51</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_NBA_season" title="1951–52 NBA season">1951–52</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_NBA_season" title="1952–53 NBA season">1952–53</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_NBA_season" title="1953–54 NBA season">1953–54</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_NBA_season" title="1954–55 NBA season">1954–55</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_NBA_season" title="1955–56 NBA season">1955–56</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_NBA_season" title="1956–57 NBA season">1956–57</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_NBA_season" title="1957–58 NBA season">1957–58</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_NBA_season" title="1958–59 NBA season">1958–59</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_NBA_season" title="1959–60 NBA season">1959–60</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_NBA_season" title="1960–61 NBA season">1960–61</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_NBA_season" title="1961–62 NBA season">1961–62</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_NBA_season" title="1962–63 NBA season">1962–63</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_NBA_season" title="1963–64 NBA season">1963–64</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_NBA_season" title="1964–65 NBA season">1964–65</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_NBA_season" title="1965–66 NBA season">1965–66</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_NBA_season" title="1966–67 NBA season">1966–67</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_NBA_season" title="1967–68 NBA season">1967–68</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_NBA_season" title="1968–69 NBA season">1968–69</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_NBA_season" title="1969–70 NBA season">1969–70</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_NBA_season" title="1970–71 NBA season">1970–71</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_NBA_season" title="1971–72 NBA season">1971–72</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_NBA_season" title="1972–73 NBA season">1972–73</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_NBA_season" title="1973–74 NBA season">1973–74</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_NBA_season" title="1974–75 NBA season">1974–75</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NBA_season" title="1975–76 NBA season">1975–76</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976–77</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season" title="1977–78 NBA season">1977–78</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NBA_season" title="1978–79 NBA season">1978–79</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NBA_season" title="1979–80 NBA season">1979–80</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_NBA_season" title="1980–81 NBA season">1980–81</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NBA_season" title="1981–82 NBA season">1981–82</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NBA_season" title="1982–83 NBA season">1982–83</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983–84</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season" title="1984–85 NBA season">1984–85</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NBA_season" title="1985–86 NBA season">1985–86</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_NBA_season" title="1986–87 NBA season">1986–87</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season" title="1987–88 NBA season">1987–88</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NBA_season" title="1988–89 NBA season">1988–89</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_NBA_season" title="1989–90 NBA season">1989–90</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_NBA_season" title="1990–91 NBA season">1990–91</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_NBA_season" title="1991–92 NBA season">1991–92</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NBA_season" title="1992–93 NBA season">1992–93</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NBA_season" title="1993–94 NBA season">1993–94</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NBA_season" title="1994–95 NBA season">1994–95</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">1995–96</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season" title="1996–97 NBA season">1996–97</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NBA_season" title="1997–98 NBA season">1997–98</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_season" title="1998–99 NBA season">1998–99</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season" title="1999–2000 NBA season">1999–2000</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2000–01</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">2001–02</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2002–03</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2003–04</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004–05</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005–06</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–08</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09</a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–10</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–13</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a 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