2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season

Mavericks' 22nd NBA season March 2026 August 2023 Dallas Mavericks 2002 57 25 Midwest 2 4 Don Nelson Don Nelson Donnie Nelson Mark Cuban American Airlines Center Conference semifinals(lost to Kings 1–4) DAL KTXA KTVT Fox Sports Net Southwest KRLD The 2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season was the 22nd season for the Dallas Mavericks in the National Basketball Association. Dallas Mavericks Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DAL/ August 6, 2026 Season summary Off-season For the season, the Mavericks moved into their new arena known as the American Airlines Center. American Airlines Center Upgrades Pushes Cost to $420 Million Dallas Business Journal June 18, 2001 https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2001/06/18/daily31.html October 20, 2022 During the off-season, the team acquired All-Star point guard Tim Hardaway from the Miami Heat, Associated Press Plus: Pro Basketball: Mavericks Trade for Hardaway The New York Times August 23, 2001 https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/23/sports/plus-pro-basketball-mavericks-trade-for-hardaway.html July 23, 2021 News Services Mavericks Acquire T. Hardaway from Heat The Washington Post August 23, 2001 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2001/08/23/mavericks-acquire-t-hardaway-from-heat/05f1e98e-82cd-48f2-a16c-eacc225d39e3/ November 30, 2022 Miami Sends Tim Hardaway to Dallas United Press International August 22, 2001 https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/08/22/Miami-sends-Tim-Hardaway-to-Dallas/7417998452800/ June 15, 2022 and signed free agents Adrian Griffin, Mavericks Sign Adrian Griffin United Press International July 27, 2001 https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/07/27/Mavericks-sign-Adrian-Griffin/4932996206400/ July 13, 2022 Transactions The New York Times July 28, 2001 https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/28/sports/transactions-454494.html May 5, 2023 Johnny Newman, Transactions The New York Times December 16, 2001 https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/16/sports/transactions-703303.html October 20, 2022 and Danny Manning. Buckley Tim Manning Headed to Mavs Deseret News July 31, 2001 https://www.deseret.com/2001/7/31/19599180/manning-headed-to-mavs June 9, 2022 Wise Mike Pro Basketball: Jordan Against the New Generation, Lakers Against the World The New York Times October 30, 2001 https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/30/sports/pro-basketball-jordan-against-the-new-generation-lakers-against-the-world.html July 16, 2022 For the season, the Mavericks redesigned their primary logo, replacing the colors blue and green with dark navy blue, light blue, silver and black to their color scheme of white. The team's primary logo featured a white horse with a black shadow and silver mane, in front of a light blue basketball with black seams, and a white circle with a black outline featuring the city name "Dallas" in black letters. Underneath the horse featured the team name "Mavericks" in black letters with a white outline in front of a blue rectangle; the primary logo is in front of a silver shield with black and white outlines, and a white star with a black outline below the team name. Dallas Mavericks Primary Logo Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.net https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/ifk08eam05rwxr3yhol3whdcm/Dallas_Mavericks/2002/Primary_Logo November 24, 2021 The team also redesigned their home and road uniforms, which featured a V-shaped collar and the city name "Dallas" on the front of their jerseys; the uniforms also featured a light blue trim, side panels on the top of their jerseys and shorts along with outlines, and their new alternate logo of a white horse head in front of a light blue basketball on both sides of their shorts. The white home uniforms featured dark navy blue side panels and light blue outlines, while the road uniforms were changed from blue to dark navy blue, and featured light blue side panels and white outlines. Dallas Mavericks Home Uniform Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.net https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/d7kffqwofcg3pfax8okg9qbel/Dallas_Mavericks/2002/Home_Uniform November 24, 2021 Dallas Mavericks Road Uniform Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.net https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/dk68e0ec83jflipq9y8ktxgz4/Dallas_Mavericks/2002/Road_Uniform November 24, 2021 The team's new home uniforms would remain in use until 2014, while the new road uniforms would last until 2010; the team's new primary logo is still present as of 2026. Regular season With the addition of Hardaway and Griffin, the Mavericks continued to play solid basketball posting a 10-game winning streak between December and January. The team posted a seven-game winning streak in January, and later on held a 35–14 record at the All-Star break. NBA Games Played on February 7, 2002 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?month=2&day=7&year=2002 September 11, 2022 At mid-season, the Mavericks traded Hardaway, Juwan Howard, and second-year forward Donnell Harvey to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Nick Van Exel, Raef LaFrentz, Tariq Abdul-Wahad and Avery Johnson. Broussard Chris Basketball: Van Exel and LaFrentz Are Traded to the Mavericks The New York Times February 22, 2002 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/22/sports/basketball-van-exel-and-lafrentz-are-traded-to-the-mavericks.html January 12, 2022 Associated Press Mavericks Get Van Exel, LaFrentz Los Angeles Times February 22, 2002 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-22-sp-trade22-story.html September 12, 2022 Van Exel, Howard Are Part of Big Trade The Washington Post February 22, 2002 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/02/22/van-exel-howard-are-part-of-big-trade/bd41432c-2410-4693-a0ad-492c0bdb486c/ May 5, 2023 The Mavericks finished in second place in the Midwest Division with a 57–25 record, 2001–02 Dallas Mavericks Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DAL/2002_games.html June 23, 2021 earning the fourth seed in the Western Conference, and qualifying for the NBA playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 1987–88 season. Dirk Nowitzki averaged 23.4 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, contributed 139 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Michael Finley averaged 20.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, and Steve Nash provided the team with 17.9 points and 7.7 assists per game, led them with 156 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team. In addition, and in 27 games after the trade, Van Exel contributed 13.2 points and 4.2 assists per game, while LaFrentz provided with 10.8 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. Meanwhile, Griffin averaged 7.2 points and 1.3 steals per game, second-year forward Eduardo Nájera provided with 6.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, and Greg Buckner contributed 5.8 points per game. 2001–02 Dallas Mavericks Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DAL/2002.html June 23, 2021 During the NBA All-Star weekend at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nowitzki and Nash were both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team, while head coach Don Nelson was selected to coach the Western Conference; it was the first ever All-Star appearance for both Nowitzki and Nash. NBA All-Star Game Rosters United Press International February 8, 2002 https://www.upi.com/Archives/2002/02/08/NBA-All-Star-game-rosters/6931013144400/ October 23, 2024 NBA.com Staff 2002 NBA All-Star Recap NBA.com September 13, 2021 https://www.nba.com/news/history-all-star-recap-2002 May 4, 2023 2002 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 120 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_2002.html October 16, 2021 In addition, Nash also participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout for the second consecutive year. Basketball The Spokesman-Review February 10, 2002 C10 https://books.google.com/books?id=ApJXAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA9&dq=2002+NBA+Slam+Dunk+Contest+Jason+Richardson&article_id=1311,7430907&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj0qLm6hKCQAxXR48kDHUkfCYI4ChDoAXoECAkQAw#v=onepage&q=2002%20NBA%20Slam%20Dunk%20Contest%20Jason%20Richardson&f=false October 17, 2025 NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/contest.html October 17, 2025 Nowitzki also finished in eighth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Nash finished in 14th place; 2001–02 NBA Awards Voting Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com//awards/awards_2002.html January 11, 2022 Nash also finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting. Associated Press Pacers' O'Neal Most Improved Deseret News April 26, 2002 https://www.deseret.com/2002/4/26/19651530/pacers-o-neal-most-improved May 5, 2023 The Mavericks finished sixth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 802,783 at the American Airlines Center during the regular season. 2001–02 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2002.html January 25, 2026 NBA playoffs In the Western Conference First Round of the 2002 NBA playoffs, the Mavericks faced off against the 5th–seeded Minnesota Timberwolves, who were led by All-Star forward Kevin Garnett, All-Star forward Wally Szczerbiak, and Chauncey Billups. The Mavericks won the first two games over the Timberwolves at home at the American Airlines Center, before winning Game 3 on the road, 115–102 at the Target Center to win the series in a three-game sweep. Associated Press N.B.A.: Roundup: Lakers and Mavs Advance The New York Times April 29, 2002 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/29/sports/nba-roundup-lakers-and-mavs-advance.html July 24, 2021 Associated Press Mavericks' Sweep Is Team Effort Los Angeles Times April 29, 2002 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-apr-29-sp-mavs29-story.html June 2, 2022 2002 NBA Western Conference First Round: Timberwolves vs. Mavericks Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2002-nba-western-conference-first-round-timberwolves-vs-mavericks.html May 4, 2023 In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the top–seeded, and Pacific Division champion Sacramento Kings, who were led by the trio of All-Star forward Chris Webber, All-Star forward Peja Stojaković, and Mike Bibby. The Mavericks lost Game 1 to the Kings on the road, 108–91 at the ARCO Arena II, but managed to win Game 2 on the road, 110–102 to even the series. 2002 NBA Western Conference Semifinals Game 1: Dallas Mavericks at Sacramento Kings Box Score, May 4, 2002 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200205040SAC.html July 4, 2026 2002 NBA Western Conference Semifinals Game 2: Dallas Mavericks at Sacramento Kings Box Score, May 6, 2002 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200205060SAC.html July 4, 2026 However, the Mavericks lost their next two home games at the American Airlines Center, before losing Game 5 to the Kings at the ARCO Arena II, 114–101, thus losing the series in five games. Wise Mike Pro Basketball: Kings Shatter the Mavs, and Some Eardrums The New York Times May 14, 2002 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/14/sports/pro-basketball-kings-shatter-the-mavs-and-some-eardrums.html July 24, 2021 Pucin Diane Kings Learning to Act the Part Los Angeles Times May 14, 2002 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-14-sp-kings14-story.html June 2, 2022 2002 NBA Western Conference Semifinals: Mavericks vs. Kings Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2002-nba-western-conference-semifinals-mavericks-vs-kings.html May 4, 2023 Aftermath Following the season, Buckner signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers, Philadelphia 76ers Sign Two Free Agents United Press International July 25, 2002 https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2002/07/25/Philadelphia-76ers-sign-two-free-agents/80231027629128/ October 24, 2022 Transactions The New York Times July 26, 2002 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/26/sports/transactions-186449.html May 5, 2023 while Newman retired, and Manning was released to free agency, and signed with the Detroit Pistons midway through the following season. Pistons Sign Free Agent Danny Manning Huron Daily Tribune February 4, 2003 https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Pistons-Sign-Free-Agent-Danny-Manning-7354792.php October 20, 2022 Offseason Draft picks 2001 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 43 Kyle Hill PG/SG United States Eastern Illinois 2 53 Kenny Satterfield PG United States Cincinnati Roster Dallas Mavericks 2001–02 #041E42 #FFFFFF #0057B7 #8D9093 9 Tariq Abdul-Wahad G/F 6 6 223 1974–11–03 San Jose State 44 Shawn Bradley C 7 6 235 1972–03–22 BYU 21 Greg Buckner G 6 4 210 1976–09–16 Clemson 42 Evan Eschmeyer C 6 11 255 1975–05–30 Northwestern 4 Michael Finley G/F 6 7 225 1973–03–06 Wisconsin 7 Adrian Griffin G/F 6 5 217 1974–07–04 Seton Hall 5 Avery Johnson G 5 10 185 1965–03–25 Southern 45 Raef LaFrentz F/C 7 0 240 1976–05–29 Kansas 6 Danny Manning F 6 10 230 1966–05–17 Kansas 14 Eduardo Nájera F 6 8 235 1976–07–11 Oklahoma 13 Steve Nash G 6 3 180 1974–02–07 Santa Clara 2 Johnny Newman F 6 7 190 1963–11–28 Richmond 41 Dirk Nowitzki F/C 7 0 245 1978–06–19 Germany 31 Nick Van Exel G 6 1 170 1971–11–27 Cincinnati 16 Wang Zhizhi C 7 1 284 1977–07–08 China Don Nelson Rolando Blackman Brad Davis (player development) Del Harris Sidney Moncrief Donnie Nelson Charlie Parker https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DAL/2002.html February 21, 2002 Roster notes Center Shawn Bradley holds both American and German citizenship. Regular season Season standings DAL DAL z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Game log Dallas Mavericks 2002 Total: 57–25 (home: 30–11; road: 27–14) Dallas Mavericks October yes 1 0 0 0 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 30 | Detroit | 20011030 DAL 94 87 | Michael Finley (34) | Juwan Howard (10) | Steve Nash (11) | American Airlines Center19,200 | 1–0 Dallas Mavericks November 4 3 5 3 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | November 1 | @ Philadelphia | 20011101 PHI 99 92 | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Tim Hardaway (7) | First Union Center20,230 | 2–0 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | November 2 | @ Toronto | 20011102 TOR 92 109 | Finley, Hardaway (17) | Juwan Howard (11) | Nash, Hardaway (5) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 2–1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 4 | @ Memphis | 20011104 MEM 94 85 | Juwan Howard (36) | Danny Manning (11) | Finley, Hardaway (5) | Pyramid Arena13,177 | 3–1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | November 6 | Charlotte | 20011106 DAL 110 92 | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Steve Nash (6) | American Airlines Center16,905 | 4–1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | November 8 | Denver | 20011108 DAL 105 91 | Dirk Nowitzki (33) | Eduardo Nájera (10) | Steve Nash (12) | American Airlines Center17,471 | 5–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | November 10 | Philadelphia | 20011110 DAL 91 98 | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Nowitzki, Howard (10) | Steve Nash (10) | American Airlines Center19,857 | 5–2 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 14 | @ Cleveland | 20011114 CLE 107 94 | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | Juwan Howard (10) | Steve Nash (12) | Gund Arena12,414 | 6–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 15 | @ Detroit | 20011115 DET 89 115 | Michael Finley (19) | Juwan Howard (8) | Nash, Martin (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills13,445 | 6–3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | November 17 | @ Houston | 20011117 HOU 87 124 | Steve Nash (21) | Greg Buckner (10) | Nash, Finley (4) | Compaq Center11,978 | 6–4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | November 20 | Seattle | 20011120 DAL 97 105 | Michael Finley (26) | Juwan Howard (13) | Nash, Nowitzki (6) | American Airlines Center18,949 | 6–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 21 | @ Charlotte | 20011121 CHH 89 78 | Michael Finley (22) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Steve Nash (6) | Charlotte Coliseum8,932 | 7–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 23 | @ Miami | 20011123 MIA 104 94 | Dirk Nowitzki (33) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Steve Nash (9) | American Airlines Arena15,486 | 8–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 24 | Phoenix | 20011124 DAL 119 104 | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Juwan Howard (13) | Steve Nash (9) | American Airlines Center19,869 | 9–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | November 27 | Golden State | 20011127 DAL 116 106 | Michael Finley (39) | three players tied (7) | Steve Nash (9) | American Airlines Center17,110 | 10–5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | November 29 | Sacramento | 20011129 DAL 98 110 | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Steve Nash (8) | American Airlines Center18,384 | 10–6 Dallas Mavericks December 7 1 4 2 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | December 1 | @ Golden State | 20011201 GSW 111 82 | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | Michael Finley (10) | Steve Nash (8) | The Arena in Oakland14,122 | 11–6 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 2 | @ Sacramento | 20011202 SAC 120 114 1 | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Dirk Nowitzki (14) | Michael Finley (7) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 12–6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | December 5 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20011205 LAL 94 98 | Dirk Nowitzki (33) | Dirk Nowitzki (14) | Steve Nash (13) | Staples Center18,997 | 12–7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | December 8 | Washington | 20011208 DAL 95 102 | Michael Finley (32) | Juwan Howard (6) | Steve Nash (10) | American Airlines Center20,241 | 12–8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | December 10 | @ Utah | 20011210 UTA 98 107 | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Steve Nash (8) | Delta Center18,097 | 12–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 11 | Portland | 20011211 DAL 105 103 | Steve Nash (39) | Nájera, Howard (9) | Steve Nash (7) | American Airlines Center17,029 | 13–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 13 | Cleveland | 20011213 DAL 102 82 | Michael Finley (22) | Adrian Griffin (11) | Nash, Hardaway (7) | American Airlines Center17,408 | 14–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 15 | Minnesota | 20011215 DAL 125 117 | Michael Finley (30) | Dirk Nowitzki (15) | Steve Nash (7) | American Airlines Center19,485 | 15–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 18 | @ Minnesota | 20011218 MIN 107 103 | Michael Finley (26) | Dirk Nowitzki (15) | Finley, Nash (5) | Target Center17,079 | 16–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 20 | Milwaukee | 20011220 DAL 113 101 | Finley, Nash (33) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Finley, Nash (8) | American Airlines Center19,780 | 17–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 22 | Orlando | 20011222 DAL 102 80 | Tim Hardaway (18) | Eduardo Nájera (10) | Nash, Hardaway (5) | American Airlines Center19,920 | 18–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 26 | @ San Antonio | 20011226 SAS 126 123 1 | Michael Finley (28) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Michael Finley (6) | Alamodome20,667 | 19–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 27 | Chicago | 20011227 DAL 89 74 | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | Eduardo Nájera (14) | Steve Nash (14) | American Airlines Center20,018 | 20–9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 29 | Atlanta | 20011229 DAL 113 97 | Dirk Nowitzki (35) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Steve Nash (10) | American Airlines Center20,032 | 21–9 Dallas Mavericks January 6 2 6 2 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | January 2 | @ Chicago | 20020102 CHI 107 97 | Steve Nash (24) | Dirk Nowitzki (8) | Steve Nash (11) | United Center17,824 | 22–9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | January 3 | @ New York | 20020103 NYK 101 108 1 | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Dirk Nowitzki (16) | Nash, Hardaway (7) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 22–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | January 5 | San Antonio | 20020105 DAL 103 105 | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | Dirk Nowitzki (14) | Nash, Hardaway (6) | American Airlines Center20,123 | 22–11 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 8 | Denver | 20020108 DAL 95 94 | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | Juwan Howard (9) | Steve Nash (8) | American Airlines Center19,617 | 23–11 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 10 | New York | 20020110 DAL 111 89 | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Steve Nash (11) | American Airlines Center20,019 | 24–11 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 12 | Indiana | 20020112 DAL 111 102 | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Steve Nash (11) | American Airlines Center20,071 | 25–11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 37 | January 14 | @ Orlando | 20020114 ORL 87 113 | Juwan Howard (26) | Juwan Howard (8) | Tim Hardaway (4) | TD Waterhouse Centre13,237 | 25–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 15 | @ Atlanta | 20020115 ATL 116 107 | Dirk Nowitzki (40) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Steve Nash (10) | Philips Arena8,214 | 26–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 39 | January 17 | @ Memphis | 20020117 MEM 108 97 | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Greg Buckner (9) | Steve Nash (10) | Pyramid Arena12,732 | 27–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 19 | Utah | 20020119 DAL 106 103 | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | Buckner, Nájera (9) | Steve Nash (9) | American Airlines Center20,146 | 28–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 21 | New Jersey | 20020121 DAL 113 105 | Dirk Nowitzki (39) | Dirk Nowitzki (13) | Tim Hardaway (6) | American Airlines Center20,039 | 29–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 42 | January 22 | @ Houston | 20020122 HOU 113 107 | Steve Nash (31) | Juwan Howard (13) | Steve Nash (10) | Compaq Center11,030 | 30–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 24 | @ Denver | 20020124 DEN 104 97 | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Juwan Howard (13) | Tim Hardaway (6) | Pepsi Center16,045 | 31–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 26 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20020126 LAC 133 112 | Dirk Nowitzki (28) | Nowitzki, Howard (7) | Steve Nash (11) | Staples Center19,311 | 32–12 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 45 | January 29 | L.A. Clippers | 20020129 DAL 100 117 | Nowitzki, Nash (22) | Adrian Griffin (10) | Tim Hardaway (7) | American Airlines Center19,948 | 32–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | January 31 | Houston | 20020131 DAL 95 91 | Steve Nash (33) | Juwan Howard (16) | Steve Nash (8) | American Airlines Center19,939 | 33–13 Dallas Mavericks February 3 2 4 2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | February 3 | L.A. Lakers | 20020203 DAL 94 101 | Steve Nash (20) | Dirk Nowitzki (15) | Steve Nash (6) | American Airlines Center20,179 | 33–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | February 5 | @ Indiana | 20020205 IND 141 140 2 | Dirk Nowitzki (38) | Dirk Nowitzki (17) | Steve Nash (10) | Conseco Fieldhouse15,530 | 34–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | February 6 | @ New Jersey | 20020206 NJN 112 100 | Dirk Nowitzki (22) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Steve Nash (12) | Continental Airlines Arena16,179 | 35–14 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |-style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 12 | @ Seattle | 20020212 SEA 112 106 | Steve Nash (28) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Steve Nash (8) | KeyArena14,405 | 36–14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 13 | @ Portland | 20020213 POR 103 114 | Dirk Nowitzki (27) | Dirk Nowitzki (8) | Steve Nash (7) | Rose Garden Arena19,341 | 36–15 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 16 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20020216 LAC 110 119 | Michael Finley (23) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Steve Nash (8) | Staples Center19,120 | 36–16 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 17 | @ Phoenix | 20020217 PHO 105 92 | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Steve Nash (6) | America West Arena16,809 | 37–16 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | February 19 | Minnesota | 20020219 DAL 100 117 | Steve Nash (24) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Nowitzki, Hardaway (5) | American Airlines Center20,035 | 37–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 21 | Boston | 20020221 DAL 98 92 | Dirk Nowitzki (33) | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Dirk Nowitzki (8) | American Airlines Center20,013 | 38–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | February 23 | Sacramento | 20020223 DAL 111 97 | Steve Nash (28) | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | Nash, Van Exel (8) | American Airlines Center20,181 | 39–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | February 26 | Memphis | 20020226 DAL 104 91 | Michael Finley (30) | Dirk Nowitzki (9) | Michael Finley (8) | American Airlines Center19,970 | 40–17 Dallas Mavericks March 6 2 5 3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | March 2 | Miami | 20020302 DAL 95 109 | Michael Finley (25) | Finley, Nájera (7) | Steve Nash (7) | American Airlines Center17,317 | 40–18 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | March 3 | @ Denver | 20020303 DEN 116 110 1 | Michael Finley (30) | Dirk Nowitzki (10) | Steve Nash (9) | Pepsi Center16,851 | 41–18 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 60 | March 5 | Phoenix | 20020305 DAL 81 77 | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Dirk Nowitzki (20) | Steve Nash (9) | American Airlines Center19,745 | 42–18 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 61 | March 7 | Toronto | 20020307 DAL 122 103 | Dirk Nowitzki (35) | Eduardo Nájera (7) | Steve Nash (15) | American Airlines Center19,945 | 43–18 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 62 | March 9 | Golden State | 20020309 DAL 107 105 | Michael Finley (28) | Dirk Nowitzki (11) | Steve Nash (8) | American Airlines Center20,170 | 44–18 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 63 | March 11 | Seattle | 20020311 DAL 119 108 | Michael Finley (26) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Steve Nash (9) | American Airlines Center20,090 | 45–18 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 64 | March 14 | @ Portland | 20020314 POR 106 132 | Dirk Nowitzki (19) | Bradley, Nájera (5) | Avery Johnson (7) | Rose Garden Arena19,980 | 45–19 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | March 16 | @ Golden State | 20020316 GSW 117 100 | Nowitzki, LaFrentz (30) | Nowitzki, Buckner (9) | Steve Nash (9) | The Arena in Oakland16,423 | 46–19 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 66 | March 17 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20020317 LAL 103 105 | Michael Finley (21) | Finley, Nowitzki (10) | Nick Van Exel (5) | Staples Center18,997 | 46–20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | March 19 | L.A. Lakers | 20020319 DAL 114 98 | Steve Nash (30) | Raef LaFrentz (13) | Steve Nash (5) | American Airlines Center20,112 | 47–20 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | March 21 | San Antonio | 20020321 DAL 102 105 | Dirk Nowitzki (29) | Dirk Nowitzki (14) | Steve Nash (7) | American Airlines Center20,133 | 47–21 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 69 | March 23 | Memphis | 20020323 DAL 111 100 | Dirk Nowitzki (24) | Eduardo Nájera (9) | Avery Johnson (6) | American Airlines Center20,184 | 48–21 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 70 | March 26 | @ Milwaukee | 20020326 MIL 112 106 1 | Michael Finley (36) | Dirk Nowitzki (14) | Steve Nash (13) | Bradley Center18,465 | 49–21 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 71 | March 28 | @ Minnesota | 20020328 MIN 111 113 | Dirk Nowitzki (34) | Nowitzki, Bradley (8) | Steve Nash (8) | Target Center19,668 | 49–22 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 72 | March 29 | @ Boston | 20020329 BOS 108 82 | Michael Finley (24) | Raef LaFrentz (13) | Steve Nash (9) | FleetCenter18,624 | 50–22 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | March 31 | @ Washington | 20020331 WAS 110 103 | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Nowitzki, LaFrentz (12) | Steve Nash (12) | MCI Center20,674 | 51–22 Dallas Mavericks April 3 1 3 2 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 74 | April 4 | L.A. Clippers | 20020404 DAL 115 90 | Dirk Nowitzki (25) | Evan Eschmeyer (10) | Steve Nash (7) | American Airlines Center20,050 | 52–22 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 75 | April 6 | @ San Antonio | 20020406 SAS 87 89 | Dirk Nowitzki (26) | Dirk Nowitzki (21) | Nick Van Exel (4) | Alamodome34,739 | 52–23 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 76 | April 8 | @ Utah | 20020408 UTA 105 96 | Finley, Van Exel (20) | Eduardo Nájera (9) | Nash, Van Exel (8) | Delta Center19,911 | 53–23 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 9 | Portland | 20020409 DAL 108 96 | Michael Finley (27) | Raef LaFrentz (11) | Steve Nash (9) | American Airlines Center20,110 | 54–23 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 78 | April 11 | Houston | 20020411 DAL 95 98 1 | Michael Finley (25) | Eduardo Nájera (15) | Finley, Nash (4) | American Airlines Center20,098 | 54–24 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 79 | April 13 | @ Seattle | 20020413 SEA 116 99 | Michael Finley (29) | Eduardo Nájera (11) | Nick Van Exel (4) | KeyArena17,072 | 55–24 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 80 | April 14 | @ Sacramento | 20020414 SAC 113 100 | Nick Van Exel (27) | Raef LaFrentz (13) | Steve Nash (13) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 56–24 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 81 | April 16 | Utah | 20020416 DAL 96 87 | Michael Finley (35) | Raef LaFrentz (10) | Steve Nash (7) | American Airlines Center20,068 | 57–24 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 82 | April 17 | @ Phoenix | 20020417 PHO 76 89 | Wang Zhizhi (12) | Evan Eschmeyer (7) | three players tied (3) | America West Arena19,023 | 57–25 DAL 2002 Playoffs Dallas Mavericks 2002 yes Dallas Mavericks First round no yes yes 2 0 1 0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 21 | @ Minnesota | W 101–94 | Dirk Nowitzki (30) | Dirk Nowitzki (15) | Nick Van Exel (7) | American Airlines Center20,010 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 24 | @ Minnesota | W 122–110 | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | Dirk Nowitzki (15) | Steve Nash (10) | American Airlines Center20,084 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 28 | Minnesota | W 115–102 | Dirk Nowitzki (39) | Dirk Nowitzki (17) | Steve Nash (11) | Target Center18,795 | 3–0 |- Dallas Mavericks Conference Semi-finals no yes 0 2 1 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 4 | @ Sacramento | L 91–108 | Dirk Nowitzki (23) | Dirk Nowitzki (14) | Steve Nash (5) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 6 | @ Sacramento | W 110–102 | Steve Nash (30) | Dirk Nowitzki (15) | Steve Nash (8) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 9 | Sacramento | L 119–125 | Michael Finley (37) | Raef LaFrentz (13) | Steve Nash (5) | American Airlines Center20,265 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 11 | Sacramento | L 113–115 (OT) | Dirk Nowitzki (31) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Dirk Nowitzki (7) | American Airlines Center20,274 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 13 | @ Sacramento | L 101–114 | Dirk Nowitzki (32) | Dirk Nowitzki (12) | Steve Nash (9) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 1–4 |- DAL 2002 yes Player statistics Regular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameSteve NashPG82 82 2,837 254 634 53 4 1,466 34.6 3.1 7.7 .6 .0 17.9Dirk NowitzkiC 76 76 2,891 755 186 83 77 1,779 38.0 9.9 2.4 1.1 1.0 23.4Michael FinleySF 69 69 2,754 360 230 65 25 1,424 39.9 5.2 3.3 .9 .4 20.6Eduardo NájeraPF 62 11 1,357 342 38 56 30 400 21.9 5.5 .6 .9 .5 6.5Adrian GriffinSG 58 34 1,383 229 106 75 12 415 23.8 3.9 1.8 1.3 .2 7.2Wang ZhizhiC 55 0 600 111 22 11 18 308 10.9 2.0 .4 .2 .3 5.6Tim Hardaway†PG 54 2 1,276 97 201 40 8 518 23.6 1.8 3.7 .7 .1 9.6Juwan Howard†PF 53 44 1,659 390 93 28 30 684 31.3 7.4 1.8 .5 .6 12.9Shawn BradleyC 53 16 757 176 20 28 64 215 14.3 3.3 .4 .5 1.2 4.1Johnny NewmanSF 47 17 724 49 14 29 4 198 15.4 1.0 .3 .6 .1 4.2Greg BucknerSG 44 16 885 173 48 31 19 253 20.1 3.9 1.1 .7 .4 5.8Danny ManningPF 41 10 552 108 30 21 21 165 13.5 2.6 .7 .5 .5 4.0Evan EschmeyerC 31 6 299 98 9 10 9 62 9.6 3.2 .3 .3 .3 2.0Raef LaFrentz†C 27 25 787 200 29 24 60 292 29.1 7.4 1.1 .9 2.2 10.8Nick Van Exel†SG 27 2 757 85 113 14 4 357 28.0 3.1 4.2 .5 .1 13.2Donnell Harvey†PF 18 0 162 46 5 4 5 38 9.0 2.6 .3 .2 .3 2.1Avery Johnson†PG 17 0 152 5 28 5 1 54 8.9 .3 1.6 .3 .1 3.2Tariq Abdul-Wahad†SG 4 0 24 6 2 2 1 0 6.0 1.5 .5 .5 .3 .0Darrick MartinPG 3 0 22 1 3 2 0 1 7.3 .3 1.0 .7 .0 .3Charlie Bell basketball†SG 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 .5 .0 .0 .0 .0 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Mavericks only. Playoffs Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameMichael FinleySF8 8 373 50 18 12 4 197 46.6 6.3 2.3 1.5 .5 24.6Dirk NowitzkiC8 8 357 105 18 16 6 227 44.6 13.1 2.3 2.0 .8 28.4Steve NashPG8 8 323 32 70 4 0 156 40.4 4.0 8.8 .5 .0 19.5Raef LaFrentzC8 8 245 61 5 2 22 90 30.6 7.6 .6 .3 2.8 11.3Eduardo NájeraPF8 4 122 13 1 3 0 37 15.3 1.6 .1 .4 .0 4.6Nick Van ExelSG8 1 264 24 31 8 0 89 33.0 3.0 3.9 1.0 .0 11.1Wang ZhizhiC8 0 44 8 3 0 1 20 5.5 1.0 .4 .0 .1 2.5Greg BucknerSG 7 0 105 26 4 3 1 27 15.0 3.7 .6 .4 .1 3.9Shawn BradleyC 7 0 25 5 0 0 1 6 3.6 .7 .0 .0 .1 .9Adrian GriffinSG 4 1 57 9 4 2 1 20 14.3 2.3 1.0 .5 .3 5.0Johnny NewmanSF 3 2 22 0 2 0 0 3 7.3 .0 .7 .0 .0 1.0Evan EschmeyerC 3 0 8 2 1 0 1 0 2.7 .7 .3 .0 .3 .0 Awards and records Dirk Nowitzki, All-NBA Second Team Steve Nash, All-NBA Third Team Dirk Nowitzki, NBA All-Star Game Steve Nash, NBA All-Star Game Transactions Trades February 21, 2002 To Dallas Mavericks---- Avery Johnson Raef LaFrentz Nick Van Exel To Denver Nuggets---- Tim Hardaway Juwan Howard Free Agents Player Signed Former teamDanny ManningAugust 2, 2001Utah JazzEvan EschmeyerAugust 25, 2001New Jersey Nets Player Transactions Citation:2001–02 Dallas Mavericks Transactions Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DAL/2002_transactions.html July 23, 2021 References See also 2001–02 NBA season Category:Dallas Mavericks seasons Dallas Dallas Dallas