2002 NBA playoffs

Basketball competition August 2023 NBA playoffs 2002NBAPlayoffs.png 2002 2001–02 April 20–June 12, 2002 16 Los Angeles Lakers 14 New Jersey Nets Boston Celtics Sacramento Kings Scoring leader(s) Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers) 28.5 PPG MVP Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers) 2001 2003 The 2002 NBA playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2001–02 season. This was the final postseason that held a best-of-5 first-round series; the 2003 NBA playoffs saw those series expand to a best-of-7 format. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets 4 games to 0 in the 2002 NBA Finals. Shaquille O'Neal was named NBA Finals MVP for the third straight year. The 2002 playoffs are best remembered for that year's Western Conference Finals between the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings. The matchup between the Lakers and Kings is regarded as one of the most controversial playoff series in NBA history.https://grantland.com/features/2002-western-conference-oral-history-los-angeles-lakers-sacramento-kings/ All the Kings' Men 7 May 2014https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3436401 Donaghy docs allege refs altered playoff games 10 June 2008https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/kings/kings-robbed-2002-western-conference-finals-tim-donaghy-claims Kings 'robbed' in 2002 Western Conference finals, Tim Donaghy claims At the time, there was widespread criticism of the officiating as favoring the Lakers, especially in Game 6. Several years later, disgraced referee Tim Donaghy accused the Game 6 officiating crew of fixing the game, at the behest of the NBA's front office.https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3436401 2002 Lakers-Kings Game 6 at heart of Donaghy allegations Sheridan Chris ESPN.com June 10, 2008 Overview The 2002 NBA Playoffs marked the return of the Boston Celtics, who had last made the playoffs in 1995. In addition, the New Jersey Nets returned to the playoffs for the first time since 1998. This also marked the last appearance of the Charlotte Hornets in the playoffs until 2010. The Hornets moved the next year to New Orleans, while an expansion team, formerly the Bobcats, was formed in 2004. The Hornets were renamed the Pelicans in 2013, after which the Bobcats reclaimed the Hornets name in 2014. The Hornets also reclaimed the history and records of the 1988–2002 Charlotte teams. This was also the most recent season in which the Hornets won a playoff series; since returning in 2004, the Hornets/Bobcats franchise only won a combined three playoff games, all in 2016, and failed to win a single game under the Bobcats branding. The New York Knicks missed the playoffs for the first time since 1987, while the Miami Heat missed the playoffs for the first time since 1995. With that, Pat Riley missed the playoffs for the first time in his coaching career. Also the Phoenix Suns missed the playoffs for the first time since 1988. With their first round series win over the Philadelphia 76ers, the Boston Celtics won their first playoff series since 1992. With their first round series win over the Toronto Raptors, the Detroit Pistons won their first playoff series since 1991. With their first round series win over the Indiana Pacers, the New Jersey Nets won a playoff series for the first time since 1984. With similar sweeps on April 28, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers were the final teams to lose in three-game sweep; they fell to the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers respectively. Game 4 of the Nets–Hornets series was the final playoff game ever played at Charlotte Coliseum. Game 5 of the Lakers–Spurs series was the last NBA playoff game aired on TBS. Additionally, this was the last NBA playoff game to take place in what is known as a multipurpose stadium and the last game at the Alamodome. With their conference semifinals victory over the Charlotte Hornets, the New Jersey Nets made the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history. It also marked the first time the Nets won a best of seven playoff series in franchise history. With their conference semifinals victory over the Detroit Pistons, the Boston Celtics made their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 1988. In Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics created the biggest 4th quarter playoff comeback in Game 3, winning 94–90 after trailing by as much as 21 prior to the fourth quarter. (This record was later broken by the Los Angeles Clippers, who came back from 24 in the fourth quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies in 2012). With their Game 6 win over the Boston Celtics, the New Jersey Nets made the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, preventing a Celtics–Lakers NBA Finals. The Lakers’ Game 7 win over the Sacramento Kings marked the first time since 1982 that a road team won a Game 7 in the conference finals. The 2002 NBA Finals marked the first time since 1995 that a team swept an NBA Finals series. Game 4 of the NBA Finals was the last game telecast on NBC until the 2025–26 season. TBS and NBC were replaced with ESPN and ABC the following season, since both channels are owned by the Walt Disney Company. TBS has aired some NBA basketball in the ensuing years due to conflicts on sister network TNT. The total number of playoff games was 70, including the NBA Finals. Bracket First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 New Jersey* 3 E8 Indiana 2 E4 Charlotte 3 E5 Orlando 1 E3 Boston 3 E6 Philadelphia 2 E2 Detroit* 3 E7 Toronto 2 W1 Sacramento* 3 W8 Utah 1 W4 Dallas 3 W5 Minnesota 0 W3 LA Lakers 3 W6 Portland 0 W2 San Antonio* 3 W7 Seattle 2 E1 New Jersey* 4 E4 Charlotte 1 E3 Boston 4 E2 Detroit* 1 W1 Sacramento* 4 W4 Dallas 1 W3 LA Lakers 4 W2 San Antonio* 1 E1 New Jersey* 4 E3 Boston 2 W1 Sacramento* 3 W3 LA Lakers 4 E1 New Jersey* 0 W3 LA Lakers 4* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage Playoff qualifying Western Conference Best record in NBA The Sacramento Kings clinched the best record in the NBA and earned home-court advantage throughout the entire playoffs. Clinched a playoff berth The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West: Sacramento Kings (61–21, clinched Pacific division) San Antonio Spurs (58–24, clinched Midwest division, 3–1 head-to-head vs. LAL) Los Angeles Lakers (58–24, 1–3 head-to-head vs. SAS) Dallas Mavericks (57–25) Minnesota Timberwolves (50–32) Portland Trail Blazers (49–33) Seattle SuperSonics (45–37) Utah Jazz (44–38) Eastern Conference Best record in conference The New Jersey Nets clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference and earned home-court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs. Clinched a playoff berth The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East: New Jersey Nets (52–30, clinched Atlantic division) Detroit Pistons (50–32, clinched Central division) Boston Celtics (49–33) Charlotte Hornets (44–38, 3–1 head-to-head vs. ORL) Orlando Magic (44–38, 1–3 head-to-head vs. CHA) Philadelphia 76ers (43–39) Toronto Raptors (42–40, 3–1 head-to-head vs. IND) Indiana Pacers (42–40, 1–3 head-to-head vs. TOR) First round Eastern Conference first round (1) New Jersey Nets vs. (8) Indiana Pacers Although the Nets won the series in 5, it would be most remarkable for more playoff heroics by Reggie Miller; Miller banked in a 40-footer at the buzzer to force OT, and then fly in for a dunk over 3 Net defenders with 3.1 seconds left in the extra session to force the 2nd overtime.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/recaps/2002/05/02/njn_ind/ https://web.archive.org/web/20030103071634/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/recaps/2002/05/02/njn_ind/ dead January 3, 2003 New Jersey 120, Indiana 109 cnn.com #eee April 20 12:30 PM Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey NBC Indiana Pacers 89 New Jersey Nets 83 Boxscore 28–22 24–20 11–19 26–22 Jermaine O'Neal 30 Jason Kidd 26 Brad Miller 12 Kenyon Martin 13 Jamaal Tinsley 7 Jason Kidd 9 18,555 Dan Crawford, Joe Forte, Leroy Richardson Indiana leads series, 1–0 April 22 7:00 PM Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey TNT Indiana Pacers 79 New Jersey Nets 95 Boxscore 19–18 19–31 22–23 19–23 Reggie Miller 26 Jason Kidd 20 Artest, O'Neal 6 each Jason Kidd 10 Jamaal Tinsley 5 Jason Kidd 9 20,049 Joe DeRosa, Eddie F. Rush, Mark Wunderlich Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 26 8:30 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana TNT New Jersey Nets 85 Indiana Pacers 84 Boxscore 23–21 21–16 20–29 21–18 Jason Kidd 24 Reggie Miller 30 Keith Van Horn 12 Jeff Foster 12 Jason Kidd 11 Jamaal Tinsley 9 18,345 Sean Corbin, Bennett Salvatore, Bill Spooner New Jersey leads series, 2–1 April 30 9:30 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana TBS New Jersey Nets 74 Indiana Pacers 97 Boxscore 19–22 14–16 20–30 21–29 Kenyon Martin 13 Artest, Croshere 18 each Kenyon Martin 6 Artest, B. Miller 8 each Jason Kidd 6 Kevin Ollie 9 18,345 Tim Donaghy, Steve Javie, Tom Washington Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 2 7:00 PM Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey TNT Indiana Pacers 109 New Jersey Nets 120 2OT Boxscore 24–27 27–24 28–28 17–17 11–11, 2–13 Reggie Miller 31 Jason Kidd 31 Brad Miller 17 Kidd, Martin 8 each Kevin Ollie 8 Jason Kidd 7 20,049 Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Derrick Stafford New Jersey wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesNew Jersey won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff October 30, 2001 2001 10300 NJN Indiana Pacers 97 New Jersey Nets 103 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey November 13, 2001 2001 11130 IND New Jersey Nets 91 Indiana Pacers 82 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis #fff December 21, 2001 2001 12210 IND New Jersey Nets 94 Indiana Pacers 100 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis December 29, 2001 2001 12290 NJN Indiana Pacers 93 New Jersey Nets 98 OT Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey This was the first NBA playoff meeting between the Pacers and the Nets. As members of the ABA, both teams met in the 1972 ABA Finals, where the Pacers won 4–2.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=IND&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus Indiana Pacers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 15, 2015 (2) Detroit Pistons vs. (7) Toronto Raptors This series involved two teams that had exceeded expectations during the season. It was also the first time that professional sports teams from Detroit and Toronto met in a postseason series since the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs met in the 1993 Norris Division Semifinals, but no two teams from the two cities have met in a postseason series since. The Detroit Pistons were coming off a year where they had lost 50 games. The Raptors had lost their star forward, Vince Carter, for the remainder of the season. As a result, the Raptors lost 13 straight games without him. Although they looked down and out of playoff contention, the Raptors went on a surge, winning 12 of their last 14 games, locking up the 7th seed. The home team won each game of the series, with the Pistons winning the decisive Game 5 by 3 points. Raptors' Guard, Chris Childs, attempted to draw a foul on a three-point shot, instead of passing it to an open Dell Curry. In the post game interview, Childs stated that he thought the team was down by four points, not three. Detroit advanced to face the Boston Celtics in the second round. Meanwhile, Toronto, with a 39 year old Hakeem Olajuwon playing his final game, was on the couch. #eee April 21 8:30 PM The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan TNT Toronto Raptors 63 Detroit Pistons 85 Boxscore 9–16 25–26 11–23 18–20 Antonio Davis 15 Jerry Stackhouse 20 Antonio Davis 14 Ben Wallace 20 Alvin Williams 6 Jerry Stackhouse 4 22,076 Scott Foster, Bennett Salvatore, Don Vaden Detroit leads series, 1–0 April 24 7:00 PM The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan TNT Toronto Raptors 91 Detroit Pistons 96 Boxscore 30–27 19–19 18–26 24–24 Chris Childs 22 Jerry Stackhouse 31 Antonio Davis 14 Ben Wallace 15 Chris Childs 14 three players 4 each 22,076 Joe Crawford, Ken Mauer, Derrick Stafford Detroit leads series, 2–0 #eee April 27 8:30 PM Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario TNT Detroit Pistons 84 Toronto Raptors 94 Boxscore 17–26 23–25 27–28 17–15 Chucky Atkins 21 Antonio Davis 30 Ben Wallace 11 Antonio Davis 8 Jerry Stackhouse 4 Chris Childs 10 20,138 Tony Brothers, Jim Clark, Jack Nies Detroit leads series, 2–1 April 29 7:30 PM Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario TNT Detroit Pistons 83 Toronto Raptors 89 Boxscore 21–21 15–25 25–20 22–23 Chucky Atkins 20 Morris Peterson 20 Ben Wallace 12 Keon Clark 16 Clifford Robinson 6 Alvin Williams 9 20,112 Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson, Mark Wunderlich Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 2 8:30 PM The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan TBS Toronto Raptors 82 Detroit Pistons 85 Boxscore 26–21 22–25 11–17 23–22 Dell Curry 17 Corliss Williamson 23 Antonio Davis 12 Ben Wallace 17 Childs, Williams 6 each Jerry Stackhouse 7 22,076 Joe DeRosa, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush Detroit wins series, 3–2 Game 5 is Hakeem Olajuwon's final NBA game. +Regular-season seriesDetroit won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 20, 2001 2001 11200 TOR Detroit Pistons 88 Toronto Raptors 84 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario January 15, 2002 2002 01150 DET Toronto Raptors 92 Detroit Pistons 90 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan #fff February 18, 2002 2002 02180 DET Toronto Raptors 76 Detroit Pistons 89 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan February 22, 2002 2002 02220 TOR Detroit Pistons 80 Toronto Raptors 72 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario This was the first playoff meeting between the Pistons and the Raptors.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DET&opp_id=TOR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Toronto Raptors (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 15, 2015 (3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) Philadelphia 76ers 76ers–Celtics rivalry This series marked the return of the Celtics to the playoffs for the first time in seven years, and they faced the reigning Eastern Conference champion in the first round. The first two games were played in Boston, where the Celtics won both games resoundingly. The 76ers fought back, however, and with Allen Iverson scoring 42 points the 76ers won Game 3 and stayed alive. In Game 4, Iverson was slowed down, scoring 26 points on just 9-of-26 shooting, and Antoine Walker stepped up for the Celtics, scoring 25. But Iverson's play at the end making a layup, scoring off an Eric Snow steal, and hitting some free throws after Walker drilled a three sealed the victory for the 76ers. This set the stage for a Game 5 in Boston to decide the series. The Celtics had control on this game throughout, but the 76ers kept within striking distance into the 4th quarter. But Boston went on an amazing streak of three-pointers, hitting an NBA playoff record nine of them in the 4th quarter and 19 in the game. Paul Pierce led the way with 46, on 8-10 shooting from downtown, and Boston won in a huge blowout, sending them to the conference semifinals to face second-seed Detroit. #eee April 21 12:30 PM FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts NBC Philadelphia 76ers 82 Boston Celtics 92 Boxscore 28–31 20–23 11–19 23–19 Allen Iverson 20 Paul Pierce 31 Dikembe Mutombo 11 Paul Pierce 11 Eric Snow 5 Kenny Anderson 5 18,624 Sean Corbin, Steve Javie, Tom Washington Boston leads series, 1–0 April 25 8:00 PM FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts TNT Philadelphia 76ers 85 Boston Celtics 93 Boxscore 21–26 19–22 21–21 24–24 Allen Iverson 29 Paul Pierce 25 Derrick Coleman 13 Pierce, Walker 10 each Allen Iverson 7 three players 4 each 18,624 Bob Delaney, Jack Nies, Ron Olesiak Boston leads series, 2–0 #eee April 28 12:30 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NBC Boston Celtics 103 Philadelphia 76ers 108 Boxscore 21–30 31–28 29–25 22–25 Paul Pierce 29 Allen Iverson 42 Rodney Rogers 11 Dikembe Mutombo 11 Paul Pierce 7 Eric Snow 5 20,689 Joe Crawford, Hue Hollins, Ken Mauer Boston leads series, 2–1 May 1 8:00 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TNT Boston Celtics 81 Philadelphia 76ers 83 Boxscore 20–16 16–22 25–18 20–27 Antoine Walker 25 Allen Iverson 28 Paul Pierce 8 Dikembe Mutombo 14 Kenny Anderson 8 Eric Snow 11 20,904 Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 3 7:00 PM FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts TNT Philadelphia 76ers 87 Boston Celtics 120 Boxscore 22–27 25–32 20–18 20–43 Allen Iverson 31 Paul Pierce 46 Matt Harpring 8 Antoine Walker 9 Iverson, McKie 4 each Pierce, Walker 6 each 18,624 Ted Bernhardt, Dan Crawford, Greg Willard Boston wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesPhiladelphia won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 17, 2001 2001 12170 PHI Boston Celtics 83 Philadelphia 76ers 99 First Union Center, Philadelphia January 25, 2002 2002 01250 BOS Philadelphia 76ers 106 Boston Celtics 90 FleetCenter, Boston #fff March 4, 2002 2002 03040 PHI Boston Celtics 100 Philadelphia 76ers 94 First Union Center, Philadelphia March 22, 2002 2002 03220 BOS Philadelphia 76ers 96 Boston Celtics 91 FleetCenter, Boston This was the 19th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning 10 of the first 18 meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 15, 2015Boston leads 10–8 in all-time playoff series#fff 1953 Boston Celtics 2 Syracuse Nationals 0 1953 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1954 Boston Celtics 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1954 Eastern Division Round Robin Semifinals #fff 1954 Boston Celtics 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1954 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1955 Boston Celtics 1 Syracuse Nationals 3 1955 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1956 Boston Celtics 1 Syracuse Nationals 2 1956 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1957 Boston Celtics 3 Syracuse Nationals 0 1957 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1959 Boston Celtics 4 Syracuse Nationals 3 1959 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1961 Boston Celtics 4 Syracuse Nationals 1 1961 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1965 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1965 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1966 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 1966 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1967 Boston Celtics 1 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1967 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1968 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1968 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1969 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 1969 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1977 Boston Celtics 3 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1977 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1980 Boston Celtics 1 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1980 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1981 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1981 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1982 Boston Celtics 3 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1982 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1985 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 1985 Eastern Conference Finals (4) Charlotte Hornets vs. (5) Orlando Magic #eee April 20 8:30 PM Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina TNT Orlando Magic 79 Charlotte Hornets 80 Boxscore 28–20 16–19 24–18 11–23 Tracy McGrady 20 Baron Davis 28 Horace Grant 10 P. J. Brown 15 Tracy McGrady 6 Baron Davis 7 9,505 Joe DeRosa, Eddie F. Rush, Mark Wunderlich Charlotte leads series, 1–0 April 23 8:00 PM Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina TBS Orlando Magic 111 Charlotte Hornets 103 Boxscore 27–26 35–21 15–28 22–24 12–4 Tracy McGrady 31 Elden Campbell 27 Tracy McGrady 11 Elden Campbell 13 Tracy McGrady 7 Baron Davis 10 10,323 Nolan Fine, Joe Forte, Steve Javie Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 27 12:30 PM TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida NBC Charlotte Hornets 110 Orlando Magic 100 Boxscore 27–27 23–18 16–24 26–23 18–8 Baron Davis 33 Tracy McGrady 37 Baron Davis 14 Garrity, Grant 10 each Baron Davis 10 Darrell Armstrong 8 16,754 Bernie Fryer, Luis Grillo, Derrick Stafford Charlotte leads series, 2–1 April 30 7:00 PM TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida TBS Charlotte Hornets 102 Orlando Magic 85 Boxscore 25–24 26–17 24–28 27–16 Baron Davis 28 Tracy McGrady 35 Baron Davis 11 Patrick Ewing 10 Baron Davis 10 Tracy McGrady 6 16,254 Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Hue Hollins Charlotte wins series, 3–1 Game 4 is Patrick Ewing's final NBA game. +Regular-season seriesCharlotte won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 23, 2001 2001 11230 CHH Orlando Magic 109 Charlotte Hornets 99 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina November 24, 2001 2001 11240 ORL Charlotte Hornets 103 Orlando Magic 101 TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida #fff March 22, 2002 2002 03220 ORL Charlotte Hornets 106 Orlando Magic 92 TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida March 27, 2002 2002 03270 CHH Orlando Magic 104 Charlotte Hornets 111 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina This was the first playoff meeting between the Magic and the Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats franchise.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHA&opp_id=ORL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Charlotte Hornets versus Orlando Magic (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 15, 2015 Western Conference first round (1) Sacramento Kings vs. (8) Utah Jazz #eee April 20 3:00 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California NBC Utah Jazz 86 Sacramento Kings 89 Boxscore 20–25 27–21 17–25 22–18 Karl Malone 25 Chris Webber 24 Donyell Marshall 10 Chris Webber 12 John Stockton 12 Chris Webber 7 17,317 Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson, Blane Reichelt Sacramento leads series, 1–0 April 23 10:30 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California TBS Utah Jazz 93 Sacramento Kings 86 Boxscore 15–14 29–15 20–23 29–34 Donyell Marshall 19 Vlade Divac 21 Karl Malone 12 Chris Webber 9 John Stockton 12 Doug Christie 5 17,317 Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Monty McCutchen Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 27 3:00 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah NBC Sacramento Kings 90 Utah Jazz 87 Boxscore 32–21 14–24 23–21 21–21 Mike Bibby 26 Karl Malone 23 Chris Webber 13 Malone, Russell 6 each Mike Bibby 5 Malone, Stockton 7 each 19,911 David Jones, Eddie F. Rush, Greg Willard Sacramento leads series, 2–1 April 29 10:00 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah TNT Sacramento Kings 91 Utah Jazz 86 Boxscore 28–20 18–20 21–22 24–24 Peja Stojaković 30 Karl Malone 14 Chris Webber 9 Greg Ostertag 15 Doug Christie 9 John Stockton 9 19,911 Ted Bernhardt, Dan Crawford, Don Vaden Sacramento wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesSacramento won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff January 24, 2002 2002 01240 SAC Utah Jazz 80 Sacramento Kings 113 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California January 26, 2002 2002 01260 UTA Sacramento Kings 114 Utah Jazz 90 Delta Center, Salt Lake City #fff February 26, 2002 2002 02260 SAC Utah Jazz 81 Sacramento Kings 107 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California April 5, 2002 2002 04050 UTA Sacramento Kings 117 Utah Jazz 109 Delta Center, Salt Lake City This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=SAC&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Sacramento Kings versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 15, 2015Utah leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1999 Sacramento Kings 2 Utah Jazz 3 1999 Western Conference First Round (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Seattle SuperSonics #eee April 20 5:30 PM Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas NBC Seattle SuperSonics 89 San Antonio Spurs 110 Boxscore 29–24 23–28 13–38 24–20 Vin Baker 22 Duncan, Parker 21 each Vin Baker 7 Tim Duncan 10 four players 2 each Tim Duncan 11 23,634 Jim Clark, Bob Delaney, Jack Nies San Antonio leads series, 1–0 April 22 9:30 PM Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas TNT Seattle SuperSonics 98 San Antonio Spurs 90 Boxscore 22–36 30–18 21–17 25–19 Gary Payton 21 Tim Duncan 32 Gary Payton 11 Tim Duncan 12 Gary Payton 5 Tim Duncan 3 23,059 Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson, Luis Grillo Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 27 5:30 PM KeyArena, Seattle, Washington NBC San Antonio Spurs 102 Seattle SuperSonics 75 Boxscore 23–21 34–18 22–15 23–21 Tim Duncan 27 Gary Payton 20 Tim Duncan 13 Brent Barry 8 Tim Duncan 5 Gary Payton 6 17,072 Ted Bernhardt, James Capers, Dan Crawford San Antonio leads series, 2–1 May 1 10:30 PM KeyArena, Seattle, Washington TNT San Antonio Spurs 79 Seattle SuperSonics 91 Boxscore 13–24 18–33 28–19 20–15 Malik Rose 28 Gary Payton 28 Malik Rose 13 Gary Payton 12 Porter, Rose 3 each Gary Payton 11 17,072 Bennett Salvatore, Bill Spooner, Don Vaden Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 3 9:30 PM Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas TNT Seattle SuperSonics 78 San Antonio Spurs 101 Boxscore 10–27 16–28 32–26 20–20 Gary Payton 23 Tim Duncan 23 Gary Payton 9 Malik Rose 13 Gary Payton 5 Steve Smith 6 23,369 Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Tom Washington San Antonio wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 1, 2001 2001 11010 SEA San Antonio Spurs 108 Seattle SuperSonics 114 KeyArena, Seattle November 21, 2001 2001 11210 SAS Seattle SuperSonics 93 San Antonio Spurs 110 Alamodome, San Antonio #fff March 29, 2002 2002 03290 SEA San Antonio Spurs 76 Seattle SuperSonics 79 KeyArena, Seattle April 3, 2002 2002 04030 SAS Seattle SuperSonics 88 San Antonio Spurs 90 Alamodome, San Antonio This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=OKC&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Oklahoma City Thunder versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 15, 2015San Antonio leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1982 San Antonio Spurs 4 Seattle SuperSonics 1 1982 Western Conference Semifinals (3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers #eee April 21 5:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC Portland Trail Blazers 87 Los Angeles Lakers 95 Boxscore 23–19 21–27 18–22 25–27 Rasheed Wallace 25 Kobe Bryant 34 Rasheed Wallace 14 Shaquille O'Neal 9 Bonzi Wells 6 Rick Fox 6 18,997 Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Monty McCutchen LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 April 25 10:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TNT Portland Trail Blazers 96 Los Angeles Lakers 103 Boxscore 18–27 19–24 26–26 33–26 Rasheed Wallace 31 Shaquille O'Neal 31 Rasheed Wallace 11 Shaquille O'Neal 14 Damon Stoudamire 5 Kobe Bryant 5 18,997 James Capers, Dan Crawford, Greg Willard LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee April 28 5:30 PM Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon NBC Los Angeles Lakers 92 Portland Trail Blazers 91 Boxscore 19–19 31–22 17–26 25–24 Kobe Bryant 25 Rasheed Wallace 20 Shaquille O'Neal 11 Rasheed Wallace 12 Bryant, O'Neal 7 each Scottie Pippen 8 20,580 Tim Donaghy, Steve Javie, Tom Washington LA Lakers win series, 3–0 The Lakers sweep the Blazers thanks to a series-winning 3 by Robert Horry with 2.1 seconds left in Game 3. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff October 30, 2001 2001 10300 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 87 Los Angeles Lakers 98 Staples Center, Los Angeles February 17, 2002 2002 02170 POR Los Angeles Lakers 105 Portland Trail Blazers 111 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon #fff March 29, 2002 2002 03290 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 79 Los Angeles Lakers 91 Staples Center, Los Angeles April 14, 2002 2002 04140 POR Los Angeles Lakers 120 Portland Trail Blazers 128 2OT Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon This was the 11th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning eight of the first ten meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 15, 2015Los Angeles leads 8–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1977 Los Angeles Lakers 0 Portland Trail Blazers 4 1977 Western Conference Finals #fff 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1983 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1985 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1985 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1989 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Portland Trail Blazers 0 1989 Western Conference First Round #fff 1991 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 2 1991 Western Conference Finals #fff 1992 Los Angeles Lakers 1 Portland Trail Blazers 3 1992 Western Conference First Round #fff 1997 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1997 Western Conference First Round #fff 1998 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1998 Western Conference First Round #fff 2000 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 3 2000 Western Conference Finals #fff 2001 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Portland Trail Blazers 0 2001 Western Conference First Round This is the most recent playoff series between the Lakers & Trail Blazers until 2020. (4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Minnesota Timberwolves Dirk Nowitzki was virtually unstoppable in this series, averaging 33 points and 16 rebounds per game.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/recaps/2002/05/09/dal_sac/ https://archive.today/20120716155248/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/recaps/2002/05/09/dal_sac/ dead July 16, 2012 Sacramento 125, Dallas 119 cnn.com #eee April 21 3:00 PM American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas NBC Minnesota Timberwolves 94 Dallas Mavericks 101 Boxscore 31–22 16–28 26–23 21–28 Chauncey Billups 25 Dirk Nowitzki 30 Kevin Garnett 21 Dirk Nowitzki 15 Chauncey Billups 9 Nick Van Exel 7 20,010 Ted Bernhardt, Joe Crawford, Hue Hollins Dallas leads series, 1–0 April 24 9:30 PM American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas TNT Minnesota Timberwolves 110 Dallas Mavericks 122 Boxscore 28–33 31–30 28–34 23–25 Kevin Garnett 31 Dirk Nowitzki 31 Kevin Garnett 18 Dirk Nowitzki 15 Billups, Garnett 4 each Steve Nash 10 20,084 Scott Foster, Bennett Salvatore, Don Vaden Dallas leads series, 2–0 #eee April 28 3:00 PM Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota NBC Dallas Mavericks 115 Minnesota Timberwolves 102 Boxscore 40–28 27–29 30–22 18–23 Dirk Nowitzki 39 Kevin Garnett 22 Dirk Nowitzki 17 Kevin Garnett 17 Steve Nash 11 Kevin Garnett 5 18,795 Dick Bavetta, Jess Kersey, Bill Spooner Dallas wins series, 3–0 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff December 15, 2001 2001 12150 DAL Minnesota Timberwolves 117 Dallas Mavericks 125 American Airlines Center, Dallas December 18, 2001 2001 12180 MIN Dallas Mavericks 107 Minnesota Timberwolves 103 Target Center, Minneapolis #fff February 19, 2002 2002 02190 DAL Minnesota Timberwolves 117 Dallas Mavericks 100 American Airlines Center, Dallas March 28, 2002 2002 03280 MIN Dallas Mavericks 111 Minnesota Timberwolves 113 Target Center, Minneapolis This was the first playoff meeting between the Mavericks and the Timberwolves.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=MIN&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus Minnesota Timberwolves (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 15, 2015 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) New Jersey Nets vs. (4) Charlotte Hornets #eee May 5 12:30 PM Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey NBC Charlotte Hornets 93 New Jersey Nets 99 Boxscore 22–26 29–19 22–32 20–22 Baron Davis 23 Jason Kidd 21 P. J. Brown 9 Jason Kidd 7 David Wesley 8 Jason Kidd 7 19,071 Joe DeRosa, Eddie F. Rush, Greg Willard New Jersey leads series, 1–0 May 7 8:00 PM Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey TBS Charlotte Hornets 88 New Jersey Nets 102 Boxscore 19–24 31–29 22–27 16–22 Baron Davis 21 Lucious Harris 24 George Lynch 11 Keith Van Horn 11 Baron Davis 7 Jason Kidd 6 20,049 Monty McCutchen, Bennett Salvatore, Don Vaden New Jersey leads series, 2–0 #eee May 9 7:00 PM Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina TNT New Jersey Nets 97 Charlotte Hornets 115 Boxscore 18–28 27–23 24–33 28–31 Richard Jefferson 16 Baron Davis 26 Collins, Kidd 7 each George Lynch 12 Jason Kidd 6 Baron Davis 8 11,363 Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Tom Washington New Jersey leads series, 2–1 May 12 12:30 PM Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina NBC New Jersey Nets 89 Charlotte Hornets 79 Boxscore 25–24 14–20 25–20 25–15 Jason Kidd 24 Baron Davis 20 Kidd, Van Horn 11 each P. J. Brown 16 Jason Kidd 8 Baron Davis 6 13,864 Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Bill Spooner New Jersey leads series, 3–1 #eee May 15 8:00 PM Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey NBC Charlotte Hornets 95 New Jersey Nets 103 Boxscore 24–25 26–23 22–27 23–28 Magloire, Nailon 14 each Jason Kidd 23 George Lynch 13 Kenyon Martin 8 Baron Davis 8 Jason Kidd 13 20,049 Bernie Fryer, Hue Hollins, Mark Wunderlich New Jersey wins series, 4–1 Game 4 would not only be the last game played at Charlotte Coliseum until 2004 when the Charlotte Bobcats were an expansion team (the Bobcats would make the first of their two only playoff appearances in 2010), but the last playoff game ever played at the arena. Game 5 would also be the Hornets' last playoff game before moving to New Orleans and then being renewed in 2014. They would make the playoffs again in 2016. +Regular-season seriesNew Jersey won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 3, 2001 2001 11030 NJN Charlotte Hornets 85 New Jersey Nets 95 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey January 5, 2002 2002 01050 CHH New Jersey Nets 89 Charlotte Hornets 80 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina #fff February 24, 2002 2002 02240 NJN Charlotte Hornets 93 New Jersey Nets 95 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey February 27, 2002 2002 02270 CHH New Jersey Nets 85 Charlotte Hornets 104 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina This was the first playoff meeting between the Nets and the Hornets.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=CHA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus Charlotte Hornets (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 15, 2015 (2) Detroit Pistons vs. (3) Boston Celtics Pistons-Celtics rivalry #eee May 5 3:00 PM The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan NBC Boston Celtics 84 Detroit Pistons 96 Boxscore 22–22 21–28 19–28 22–18 Antoine Walker 20 Clifford Robinson 30 Paul Pierce 10 Ben Wallace 12 Paul Pierce 5 Atkins, Stackhouse 8 each 20,252 Jim Clark, Joe Crawford, Joe Forte Detroit leads series, 1–0 May 8 8:00 PM The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan TNT Boston Celtics 85 Detroit Pistons 77 Boxscore 28–20 22–16 17–23 18–18 Paul Pierce 22 Jerry Stackhouse 25 Tony Battie 11 Ben Wallace 16 Kenny Anderson 5 Chucky Atkins 4 22,076 Bernie Fryer, Jack Nies, Mark Wunderlich Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 10 7:00 PM FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts TNT Detroit Pistons 64 Boston Celtics 66 Boxscore 17–17 16–20 15–11 16–18 Jerry Stackhouse 19 Paul Pierce 19 Ben Wallace 21 Tony Battie 10 Clifford Robinson 5 Paul Pierce 5 18,624 Dan Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Scott Foster Boston leads series, 2–1 May 12 3:00 PM FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts NBC Detroit Pistons 79 Boston Celtics 90 Boxscore 17–21 22–20 19–25 21–24 Clifford Robinson 24 Antoine Walker 30 Ben Wallace 21 Paul Pierce 17 Damon Jones 9 Paul Pierce 6 18,624 Luis Grillo, Steve Javie, Tom Washington Boston leads series, 3–1 #eee May 14 8:00 PM The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan TBS Boston Celtics 90 Detroit Pistons 81 Boxscore 24–21 20–24 20–10 26–26 Paul Pierce 18 Chucky Atkins 22 Antoine Walker 13 Ben Wallace 16 Kenny Anderson 6 Robinson, Stackhouse 5 each 22,076 Bennett Salvatore, Bill Spooner, Don Vaden Boston wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff January 11, 2002 2002 01110 BOS Detroit Pistons 90 Boston Celtics 104 FleetCenter, Boston January 19, 2002 2002 01190 DET Boston Celtics 91 Detroit Pistons 94 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan #fff March 8, 2002 2002 03080 BOS Detroit Pistons 92 Boston Celtics 117 FleetCenter, Boston March 24, 2002 2002 03240 DET Boston Celtics 101 Detroit Pistons 109 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan This was the seventh playoff meeting in the history of the Pistons-Celtics rivalry, with each team winning three series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=DET&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Detroit Pistons (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 15, 2015Tied 3–3 in all-time playoff series#fff 1968 Boston Celtics 4 Detroit Pistons 2 1968 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1985 Boston Celtics 4 Detroit Pistons 2 1985 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1987 Boston Celtics 4 Detroit Pistons 3 1987 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1988 Boston Celtics 2 Detroit Pistons 4 1988 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1989 Boston Celtics 0 Detroit Pistons 3 1989 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1991 Boston Celtics 2 Detroit Pistons 4 1991 Eastern Conference Semifinals Western Conference semifinals (1) Sacramento Kings vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks #eee May 4 6:30 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California NBC Dallas Mavericks 91 Sacramento Kings 108 Boxscore 24–27 26–28 24–27 17–26 Dirk Nowitzki 23 Peja Stojaković 26 Dirk Nowitzki 14 Vlade Divac 16 Steve Nash 5 Bibby, Christie 8 each 17,317 Scott Foster, Ken Mauer, Bennett Salvatore Sacramento leads series, 1–0 May 6 9:00 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California TNT Dallas Mavericks 110 Sacramento Kings 102 Boxscore 23–36 36–24 22–20 29–22 Steve Nash 30 Bibby, Webber 22 each Dirk Nowitzki 15 Stojaković, Webber 12 each Steve Nash 8 Mike Bibby 7 17,317 Ron Garretson, Hue Hollins, Steve Javie Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 9 9:30 PM American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas TNT Sacramento Kings 125 Dallas Mavericks 119 Boxscore 38–25 28–41 25–25 34–28 Chris Webber 31 Michael Finley 37 Chris Webber 15 Raef LaFrentz 13 Mike Bibby 9 Steve Nash 15 20,265 Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Derrick Stafford Sacramento leads series, 2–1 May 11 3:30 PM American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas NBC Sacramento Kings 115 Dallas Mavericks 113 Boxscore 25–27 26–27 31–35 27–20 6–4 Chris Webber 30 Dirk Nowitzki 31 Vlade Divac 14 Dirk Nowitzki 12 Bobby Jackson 5 Dirk Nowitzki 7 20,274 Jim Clark, Bernie Fryer, Greg Willard Sacramento leads series, 3–1 #eee May 13 9:00 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California TNT Dallas Mavericks 101 Sacramento Kings 114 Boxscore 26–32 27–27 20–27 28–28 Dirk Nowitzki 32 Bibby, Webber 23 each Dirk Nowitzki 12 Hedo Türkoğlu 13 Steve Nash 9 Doug Christie 7 17,317 Ted Bernhardt, Dan Crawford, Joe Forte Sacramento wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesDallas won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 29, 2001 2001 11290 DAL Sacramento Kings 110 Dallas Mavericks 98 American Airlines Center, Dallas December 2, 2001 2001 12020 SAC Dallas Mavericks 120 Sacramento Kings 114 OT ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California #fff February 23, 2002 2002 02230 DAL Sacramento Kings 97 Dallas Mavericks 111 American Airlines Center, Dallas April 14, 2002 2002 04140 SAC Dallas Mavericks 113 Sacramento Kings 100 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California This was the first playoff meeting between the Mavericks and the Kings.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 15, 2015 (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers Lakers-Spurs rivalry The Spurs led going into the fourth quarter of four out of the five games, yet were able to win only one. Bryant would pace Los Angeles to 2 crucial victories in the Alamodome with 31 points in Game 3 and a game-winning bucket in Game 4,http://www.nba.com/games/20020512/LALSAS/recap.html Kobe Continues to be Thorn in Spurs' Side www.nba.com 2008-12-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20100809235342/http://www.nba.com/games/20020512/LALSAS/recap.html 2010-08-09 dead and would offset the steady production of Tim Duncan (who had a double double in every game including 34 points and 25 rebounds in Game 5) with his fourth quarter heroics. It would be San Antonio's final 2 home games in the Alamodome, as they would move into the SBC Center (now the Frost Bank Center) the following year. Coincidentally, the roles were reversed in 1999 when the Spurs defeated the Lakers In Game 4 in what was the last game at the Great Western Forum. #eee May 5 5:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC San Antonio Spurs 80 Los Angeles Lakers 86 Boxscore 17–13 21–19 23–25 19–29 Tim Duncan 26 Shaquille O'Neal 23 Tim Duncan 21 Shaquille O'Neal 17 Tim Duncan 5 three players 4 each 18,997 Bernie Fryer, Luis Grillo, Jack Nies LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 May 7 10:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TBS San Antonio Spurs 88 Los Angeles Lakers 85 Boxscore 31–26 25–14 17–25 15–20 Tim Duncan 27 Kobe Bryant 26 Tim Duncan 17 Robert Horry 11 Tony Parker 9 Kobe Bryant 6 18,997 Ted Bernhardt, Dan Crawford, Bill Spooner Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 10 9:30 PM Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas TNT Los Angeles Lakers 99 San Antonio Spurs 89 Boxscore 24–28 29–24 21–19 25–18 Kobe Bryant 31 Tim Duncan 28 Shaquille O'Neal 15 Tim Duncan 12 Kobe Bryant 6 Tony Parker 5 35,520 Ken Mauer, Eddie F. Rush, Bennett Salvatore LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 May 12 5:30 PM Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas NBC Los Angeles Lakers 87 San Antonio Spurs 85 Boxscore 25–25 17–21 25–29 20–10 Kobe Bryant 28 Tim Duncan 30 Shaquille O'Neal 11 Duncan, Robinson 11 each Shaquille O'Neal 5 Tim Duncan 6 32,342 Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Monty McCutchen LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 #eee May 14 10:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TBS San Antonio Spurs 87 Los Angeles Lakers 93 Boxscore 22–15 23–24 16–23 26–31 Tim Duncan 34 Kobe Bryant 26 Tim Duncan 25 Shaquille O'Neal 11 Tony Parker 6 Rick Fox 7 18,997 Ron Garretson, Steve Javie, Derrick Stafford LA Lakers win series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff January 19, 2002 2002 01190 SAS Los Angeles Lakers 98 San Antonio Spurs 81 Alamodome, San Antonio January 25, 2002 2002 01250 LAL San Antonio Spurs 91 Los Angeles Lakers 94 Staples Center, Los Angeles #fff March 20, 2002 2002 03200 SAS Los Angeles Lakers 90 San Antonio Spurs 108 Alamodome, San Antonio March 31, 2002 2002 03310 LAL San Antonio Spurs 95 Los Angeles Lakers 96 Staples Center, Los Angeles This was the eighth playoff meeting in the history of the Lakers-Spurs rivalry, with the Lakers winning five of the first seven meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 15, 2015Los Angeles leads 5–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 4 San Antonio Spurs 0 1982 Western Conference Finals #fff 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 4 San Antonio Spurs 2 1983 Western Conference Finals #fff 1986 Los Angeles Lakers 3 San Antonio Spurs 0 1986 Western Conference First Round #fff 1988 Los Angeles Lakers 3 San Antonio Spurs 0 1988 Western Conference First Round #fff 1995 Los Angeles Lakers 2 San Antonio Spurs 4 1995 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1999 Los Angeles Lakers 0 San Antonio Spurs 4 1999 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 2001 Los Angeles Lakers 4 San Antonio Spurs 0 2001 Western Conference Finals Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (1) New Jersey Nets vs. (3) Boston Celtics The Nets won game one, but Boston came back to steal game two in New Jersey to send the series back to Boston tied 1-1. In Game 3, the Celtics were down by as much as 26 points (21 coming into the 4th quarter), but they accomplished the biggest comeback in NBA Playoff history as the Celtics outscored the Nets 41–16 in the fourth quarter. The Celtics almost completed another comeback in game four, but the Nets held on for the victory to tie the series at two games apiece. The Nets won games five and six to advance to the team's first of two consecutive NBA Finals. #eee May 19 5:30 PM Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey NBC Boston Celtics 97 New Jersey Nets 104 Boxscore 27–31 22–26 19–24 29–23 Pierce, Walker 27 each Jason Kidd 18 Tony Battie 11 Jason Kidd 13 Kenny Anderson 6 Jason Kidd 11 20,049 Ron Garretson, Steve Javie, Jack Nies New Jersey leads series, 1–0 May 21 8:30 PM Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey TNT Boston Celtics 93 New Jersey Nets 86 Boxscore 27–17 21–25 27–19 18–25 Antoine Walker 26 Jason Kidd 23 Paul Pierce 14 Jason Kidd 16 Kenny Anderson 7 Jason Kidd 10 19,850 Ted Bernhardt, Dan Crawford, Derrick Stafford Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 25 5:30 PM FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts NBC New Jersey Nets 90 Boston Celtics 94 Boxscore 28–13 26–21 20–19 16–41 Kerry Kittles 19 Paul Pierce 28 Todd MacCulloch 11 Antoine Walker 12 Jason Kidd 11 Pierce, Walker 4 each 18,624 Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Bill Spooner Boston leads series, 2–1 May 27 5:30 PM FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts NBC New Jersey Nets 94 Boston Celtics 92 Boxscore 31–18 17–24 25–27 21–23 Kerry Kittles 22 Paul Pierce 31 Keith Van Horn 10 three players 9 each Jason Kidd 9 four players 4 each 18,624 Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Tom Washington Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 29 9:00 PM Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey NBC Boston Celtics 92 New Jersey Nets 103 Boxscore 16–31 22–24 31–17 23–31 Paul Pierce 24 Kerry Kittles 21 Antoine Walker 13 Jason Kidd 12 Kenny Anderson 6 Jason Kidd 7 19,850 Joe DeRosa, Bernie Fryer, Eddie F. Rush New Jersey leads series, 3–2 May 31 7:00 PM FleetCenter, Boston, Massachusetts NBC New Jersey Nets 96 Boston Celtics 88 Boxscore 21–28 23–26 26–15 26–19 Kenyon Martin 16 Kenny Anderson 18 Jason Kidd 13 Antoine Walker 9 Jason Kidd 13 Kenny Anderson 7 18,624 Steve Javie, Bennett Salvatore, Don Vaden New Jersey wins series, 4–2 +Regular-season seriesBoston won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff October 31, 2001 2001 10310 BOS New Jersey Nets 95 Boston Celtics 92 FleetCenter, Boston December 1, 2001 2001 12010 NJN Boston Celtics 105 New Jersey Nets 98 OT Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey #fff March 13, 2002 2002 03130 BOS New Jersey Nets 89 Boston Celtics 97 FleetCenter, Boston April 7, 2002 2002 04070 NJN Boston Celtics 102 New Jersey Nets 90 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey This was the first playoff meeting between the Celtics and the Nets.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=NJN&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Brooklyn Nets (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 15, 2015 Western Conference finals (1) Sacramento Kings vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers Kings-Lakers rivalry The 2002 Western Conference finals is widely regarded as one of the best series in NBA playoff history,Merron Jeff ESPN.com: Page 2 : Greatest Conference Finals https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=list/nba_conffinals www.espn.com 6 June 2025 with the last four games coming down to the final seconds. Two games were decided on game winning shots and Game 7 was decided in overtime. However, the series was marred by controversy and allegations of corruption. On June 10, 2008, convicted NBA referee Tim Donaghy's attorney filed a court document alleging that Game 6 was fixed by two referees. The letter states that Donaghy "learned from Referee A that Referees A and F wanted to extend the series to seven games. Tim knew Referees A and F to be 'company men', always acting in the interest of the NBA, and that night, it was in the NBA's interest to add another game to the series." The Lakers won Game 6 106–102, attempting 18 more free throws than the Kings in the fourth quarter, and went on to win the series, and eventually the NBA championship. The document claimed that Donaghy told federal agents that in order to increase television ratings and ticket sales, "top executives of the NBA sought to manipulate games using referees". It also said that NBA officials would tell referees to not call technical fouls on certain players, and states that a referee was privately reprimanded by the league for ejecting a star player in the first quarter of a January 2000 game. Stern denied the accusations, calling Donaghy a "singing, cooperating witness". The Lakers and Kings split the first two games in Sacramento. Los Angeles raced out to a 36-point first quarter in Game 1 behind 67% shooting and never trailed, paced by Kobe Bryant's 30 point effort and 26 points from Shaquille O'Neal. Chris Webber had 28 points and 14 rebounds, but the other Kings combined shot under 40 percent.http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=220518023 https://web.archive.org/web/20181210111220/http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=220518023 dead December 10, 2018 Lakers vs. Kings - Game Recap - May 18, 2002 - ESPN ESPN.com Sacramento rebounded to win Game 2, paced behind Webber (21 points, 13 rebounds) and Mike Bibby (20 points). O'Neal had 35 points and 13 rebounds, but struggled with foul trouble; Bryant added 22 points but shot 9-for-21 from the field and was suffering from food poisoning which he contracted from a meal at the team hotel, and some felt it was done deliberately by the hotel staff.http://grantland.com/features/2002-western-conference-oral-history-los-angeles-lakers-sacramento-kings/ All the Kings' Men Jonathan Abrams 7 May 2014 grantland.com The loss snapped the NBA record 12-game playoff road winning streak for the Lakers.http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=220520023 https://web.archive.org/web/20181210111046/http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=220520023 dead December 10, 2018 Lakers vs. Kings - Game Recap - May 20, 2002 - ESPN ESPN.com The Kings went to Staples Center and dominated Game 3 to regain home-court advantage, leading by as many as 27 and never trailing. They were again paced by Webber and Bibby, who combined for 50 points, and got solid contributions from Doug Christie (17 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals) and Vlade Divac (11 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks). Other than a brief 3-point barrage in the 4th quarter by the Lakers to cut the lead to 12, there was not much help provided for O'Neal, who had 20 points and 19 rebounds.http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=220524013 https://web.archive.org/web/20181210154625/http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=220524013 dead December 10, 2018 Kings vs. Lakers - Game Recap - May 24, 2002 - ESPN ESPN.com In Game 4, Sacramento again got out to a fast start with a 40-point first quarter and built a 24-point first half lead. However, the Lakers cut the lead to 14 at halftime with a Samaki Walker 3-pointer at the buzzer that should not have counted (replay was not used at the time), and to 7 after three quarters. They whittled it down to 2 on the final possession with a chance to tie or win it, but Bryant missed a running layup and Shaq missed a put-back attempt. Divac knocked the ball away from the hoop in an attempt to run out the clock, but instead it wound up going to a wide open Robert Horry behind the 3 point line, who hit the 3 over Webber at the buzzer to give the Lakers an improbable victory, which tied the series going back to Sacramento. Horry scored 11 of his 18 points in the 4th quarter, including two more crucial 3-pointers. O'Neal finished with 27 points and 18 rebounds, Bryant had 25. Divac, Webber and Bibby all finished with 20+ points for the Kings.http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=220526013 https://web.archive.org/web/20180701111622/http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=220526013 dead July 1, 2018 Kings vs. Lakers - Game Recap - May 26, 2002 - ESPN ESPN.com As the series shifted back to Sacramento for Game 5, the Kings trailed almost the entire fourth quarter, but a jump shot by Bibby off a screen with 8.2 seconds left gave them the lead and was the game-winner in a 92–91 win. Bibby scored 23 in all, and Webber had 29 points and 13 rebounds in support. Bryant led Los Angeles with 30 points, but missed a potential game winner at the buzzer.http://www.nba.com/games/20020528/LALSAC/recap.html NBA.com: Kings One Away from a Crowning Achievement www.nba.com O'Neal had 28 points, but did not take a shot in the 4th quarter and fouled out.http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=220528023 https://web.archive.org/web/20180530035355/http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=220528023 dead May 30, 2018 Lakers vs. Kings - Game Recap - May 28, 2002 - ESPN ESPN.com Game 6 is considered to be one of the most controversial games in not just NBA history, but arguably all of North American professional sports history,June 2021 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 Tim Donaghy scandal.https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3436401 2002 Lakers-Kings Game 6 at heart of Donaghy allegations Sheridan, Chris ESPN.com 2008-06-11 2008-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20080611120151/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3436401 11 June 2008 live The Lakers shot 40 free throws overall, 27 in the fourth quarter alone, and the Kings' big men were plagued with foul trouble (Divac, Webber, Scot Pollard, and Lawrence Funderburke were called for 20 fouls, with Divac and Pollard both fouling out). Webber nearly had a triple double (26 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists), Bibby scored 23, and Divac had 12 points and 12 rebounds.http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=220531013 https://web.archive.org/web/20170525202359/http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=220531013 dead May 25, 2017 Kings vs. Lakers - Game Recap - May 31, 2002 - ESPN ESPN.com ESPN's Pardon the Interruption co-host and The Washington Post sports columnist Michael Wilbon responded to the calls in Game 6: "I wrote down in my notebook six calls that were stunningly incorrect, all against Sacramento, all in the fourth quarter when the Lakers made five baskets and 21 foul shots to hold on to their championship." For example, Wilbon pointed out that Kobe Bryant did not get a foul called on him after elbowing Mike Bibby in front of an official.Wilbon Michael Talk About Foul! Game 6 Was A Real Stinker https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/06/02/talk-about-foul-game-6-was-a-real-stinker/72269a0f-7b30-4f92-a6e7-8190f02d0155/ The Washington Post June 2, 2002 April 14, 2020 Game 7 was tense, featuring 16 ties and 19 lead changes. In the final ten seconds with Los Angeles up 99–98, Peja Stojaković air-balled a wide open 3, and O'Neal was fouled on the rebound. After O'Neal hit 1 of 2 free throws, Bibby was fouled by Bryant and made both free throws to force overtime. The Kings' offense stalled in the extra period, and the Lakers prevailed 112–106. Sacramento was undone by poor free throw shooting (16–30 from the line), a horrid 2–20 from behind the arc, and a seeming unwillingness for anyone other than Bibby to take crucial shots down the stretch. O'Neal scored 35 and Bryant added 30 in the victory, as all five Lakers starters finished in double figures. Bibby finished with 29 points, and Webber finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists. Divac added 15 points and 10 rebounds.http://www.nba.com/games/20020602/LALSAC/recap.html NBA.com: Lakers March On as Kings Can't Dethrone Dynasty www.nba.com 2008-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20081009024519/http://www.nba.com/games/20020602/LALSAC/recap.html 2008-10-09 dead This would be the last Western Conference finals to be decided in seven games until 2016, and remains the last time that a conference championship was decided in overtime of Game 7 as of . Announcers: for NBC, Mike Breen announced Game 1, Marv Albert Games 3–7; Bill Walton & Steve Jones joined them as the analysts. TNT had Kevin Harlan, Danny Ainge, & John Thompson on hand for Game 2. #eee May 18 6:30 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California NBC Los Angeles Lakers 106 Sacramento Kings 99 Boxscore 36–22 22–23 24–24 24–30 Kobe Bryant 30 Chris Webber 28 Shaquille O'Neal 9 Chris Webber 14 three players 5 each Chris Webber 6 17,317 Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Tom Washington LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 May 20 9:30 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California TNT Los Angeles Lakers 90 Sacramento Kings 96 Boxscore 26–25 24–27 17–24 23–20 Shaquille O'Neal 35 Chris Webber 21 Robert Horry 20 Vlade Divac 14 Fisher, Horry 4 each Mike Bibby 8 17,317 Joe DeRosa, Bernie Fryer, Eddie F. Rush Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 24 9:00 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC Sacramento Kings 103 Los Angeles Lakers 90 Boxscore 32–15 20–25 23–12 28–38 Chris Webber 26 Kobe Bryant 22 Chris Webber 12 Shaquille O'Neal 19 Christie, Webber 6 each Brian Shaw 7 18,997 Steve Javie, Bennett Salvatore, Don Vaden Sacramento leads series, 2–1 May 26 5:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC Sacramento Kings 99 Los Angeles Lakers 100 Boxscore 40–20 25–31 15–22 19–27 Vlade Divac 23 Shaquille O'Neal 27 Hedo Türkoğlu 12 Shaquille O'Neal 18 Christie, Webber 5 each Robert Horry 5 18,997 Dan Crawford, Ron Garretson, Ken Mauer Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 28 9:00 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California NBC Los Angeles Lakers 91 Sacramento Kings 92 Boxscore 33–27 13–24 28–22 17–19 Kobe Bryant 30 Chris Webber 29 Robert Horry 11 Chris Webber 13 three players 3 each three players 3 each 17,317 Joe Crawford, Jack Nies, Bill Spooner Sacramento leads series, 3–2 May 31 9:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC Sacramento Kings 102 Los Angeles Lakers 106 Boxscore 26–28 30–23 19–24 27–31 Chris Webber 26 Shaquille O'Neal 41 Chris Webber 13 Shaquille O'Neal 17 Chris Webber 8 Bryant, Horry 5 each 18,997 Dick Bavetta, Ted Bernhardt, Bob Delaney Series tied, 3–3 #eee June 2 7:30 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California NBC Los Angeles Lakers 112 Sacramento Kings 106 Boxscore 22–21 30–33 21–20 27–26 12–6 Shaquille O'Neal 35 Mike Bibby 29 Rick Fox 14 Vlade Divac 10 Bryant, Fox 7 each Chris Webber 11 17,317 Dan Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Eddie F. Rush LA Lakers win series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 18, 2001 2001 11180 LAL Sacramento Kings 85 Los Angeles Lakers 93 Staples Center, Los Angeles December 7, 2001 2001 12070 SAC Los Angeles Lakers 91 Sacramento Kings 97 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California #fff March 24, 2002 2002 03240 SAC Los Angeles Lakers 97 Sacramento Kings 96 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California April 17, 2002 2002 04170 LAL Sacramento Kings 95 Los Angeles Lakers 109 Staples Center, Los Angeles This was the tenth playoff meeting in the history of the Kings-Lakers rivalry, with the Lakers winning eight of the first nine meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 15, 2015Los Angeles leads 8–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1949 Minneapolis Lakers 2 Rochester Royals 0 1949 Western Division Finals #fff 1951 Minneapolis Lakers 1 Rochester Royals 3 1951 Western Division Finals #fff 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 3 Rochester Royals 1 1952 Western Division Finals #fff 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 1 Rochester Royals 0 1954 Western Division Round Robin Semifinals #fff 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 2 Rochester Royals 1 1954 Western Division Finals #fff 1955 Minneapolis Lakers 2 Rochester Royals 1 1955 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1984 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Kansas City Kings 0 1984 Western Conference First Round #fff 2000 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Sacramento Kings 2 2000 Western Conference First Round #fff 2001 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Sacramento Kings 0 2001 Western Conference Semifinals NBA Finals (W3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E1) New Jersey Nets 2002 NBA Finals #eee June 5 9:00 pm Recap New Jersey Nets 94 99 Los Angeles Lakers 14–29 22–19 27–24 31–27 Jason Kidd 23 Shaquille O'Neal 36 Jason Kidd 10 Shaquille O'Neal 16 Jason Kidd 10 Kobe Bryant 6 Staples Center, Los Angeles 18,997 Joe Crawford, Ron Garretson, Jack Nies NBC LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 June 7 9:00 pm Recap New Jersey Nets 83 106 Los Angeles Lakers 21–27 22–22 18–28 22–29 Kerry Kittles 23 Shaquille O'Neal 40 Jason Kidd 9 Shaquille O'Neal 12 Jason Kidd 7 Shaquille O'Neal 8 Staples Center, Los Angeles 18,997 Don Vaden, Bennett Salvatore, Steve Javie NBC LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee June 9 8:30 pm Recap Los Angeles Lakers 106 103 New Jersey Nets 31–23 21–23 26–32 28–25 Kobe Bryant 36 Jason Kidd 30 Shaquille O'Neal 11 Van Horn, Kidd 5 each Derek Fisher 6 Jason Kidd 10 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford 19,215 Bob Delaney, Dan Crawford, Dick Bavetta NBC LA Lakers lead series, 3–0 June 12 9:00 pm Recap Los Angeles Lakers 113 107 New Jersey Nets 27–34 31–23 26–23 29–27 Shaquille O'Neal 34 Kenyon Martin 35 Shaquille O'Neal 10 Kenyon Martin 11 Kobe Bryant 8 Jason Kidd 12 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford 19,296 Ted Bernhardt, Eddie Rush, Bernie Fryer NBC LA Lakers win series, 4–0 In Game 1, the Nets stayed within striking distance, but Shaquille O'Neal's 36 points and 16 rebounds led the Lakers to victory. In Game 2, the Nets were blown out by 23, with O'Neal leading the way again, putting up 40 points and 12 rebounds and coming within 2 assists of a triple double. This brought the series to New Jersey with the Lakers up 2–0. Game 3 was a close matchup with Jason Kidd, Kenyon Martin, O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant all scoring 26 or more points. Bryant and O'Neal's combined 71 points was too much for the Nets to handle though, and the Lakers took a 3–0 series lead. In Game 4, O'Neal put up 34 points and the Lakers won the game and the championship, accomplishing the NBA's second three-peat in seven years. Game 4 is Mitch Richmond's final NBA game. Game 4 was also the last NBA game to be televised on NBC until the 2025–26 season. +Regular-season seriesTied 1–1 in the regular-season series#fff March 5, 2002 2002 03050 LAL New Jersey Nets 92 Los Angeles Lakers 101 Staples Center, Los Angeles April 2, 2002 2002 04020 NJN Los Angeles Lakers 92 New Jersey Nets 94 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey This was the first playoff meeting between the Lakers and the Nets.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 15, 2015 Statistical leaders Category Game high Average Player Team High Player Team Avg. GP Games played Points Paul Pierce Boston Celtics 46 Tracy McGrady Orlando Magic 30.8 4 Rebounds Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs 25 Kevin Garnett Minnesota Timberwolves 18.7 3 Assists Steve Nash Dallas Mavericks 15 John Stockton Utah Jazz 10.0 4 Steals Baron Davis Charlotte Hornets 7 Baron Davis Charlotte Hornets 3.6 9 Blocks Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs 7 Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs 4.3 9 References External links NBA.com's 2002 Playoffs coverage Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon Category:NBA controversies fi:NBA-kausi 2001–2002#Pudotuspelit