2001–02 Detroit Pistons season

NBA team season March 2026 August 2023 Detroit Pistons 2002 yes 50 32 Central 1 2 Rick Carlisle Joe Dumars Joe Dumars Bill Davidson The Palace of Auburn Hills Conference semifinals(lost to Celtics 1–4) DET The 2001–02 Detroit Pistons season was the 61st season for the Detroit Pistons, their 54th season in the National Basketball Association, and their 45th season in Detroit, Michigan. Detroit Pistons Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DET/ August 6, 2026 Season summary Off-season After missing the NBA playoffs the previous season, the Pistons received the ninth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, and selected small forward Rodney White from the University of Charlotte. Associated Press NBA Draft 2001: Wizards Go Young, But Bulls Go Younger ESPN June 27, 2001 https://a.espncdn.com/nba/draft2001/s/2001/0627/1219569.html July 10, 2023 Wise Mike High School Star Taken No. 1 in N.B.A. Draft The New York Times June 28, 2001 https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/010629snapfriday.html July 10, 2023 2001 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2001.html July 10, 2023 During the off-season, the team acquired Clifford Robinson from the Phoenix Suns, Associated Press NBA: Pistons Add Robinson in Deal with Suns ESPN June 29, 2001 https://www.espn.com/nba/news/2001/0629/1220418.html October 23, 2024 Associated Press Plus: Basketball: Suns' Robinson Is Dealt to Pistons The New York Times June 30, 2001 https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/30/sports/plus-basketball-suns-robinson-is-dealt-to-pistons.html July 24, 2021 Associated Press Suns Deal Robinson to Pistons Los Angeles Times June 30, 2001 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-30-sp-16917-story.html October 19, 2022 acquired three-point specialist Jon Barry from the Sacramento Kings, Associated Press NBA: Cleaves Hopes for More Minutes at Sacramento ESPN September 7, 2001 https://www.espn.com/nba/news/2001/0907/1249168.html October 23, 2024 Cleaves Becomes a King CBC September 7, 2001 https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/cleaves-becomes-a-king-1.270698 October 24, 2022 Pistons Trade Cleaves to Kings for Barry, Pick Chicago Tribune September 8, 2001 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2001-09-08-0109080194-story.html July 2, 2022 signed free agent Damon Jones, and hired Rick Carlisle as their new head coach. Associated Press Pistons to Hire Carlisle Los Angeles Times May 25, 2001 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-25-sp-2448-story.html October 23, 2024 N.B.A. Roundup: Carlisle Named Pistons' New Coach The New York Times May 26, 2001 https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/26/sports/nba-roundup-carlisle-named-pistons-new-coach.html December 31, 2021 Associated Press NBA: Carlisle Named Pistons Coach ESPN May 27, 2001 https://a.espncdn.com/nba/news/2001/0520/1201914.html October 23, 2024 For the season, the Pistons updated their primary logo of a flaming horse head above a basketball, replacing the colors teal, burgundy, black and golden yellow to their traditional color scheme of blue and red; the team also added dark navy blue to their color scheme, plus keeping white and silver from their previous color scheme. The team's primary logo featured a dark navy blue and silver horse head with a silver flaming mane surrounded by a red outline, above the team name "Pistons" in white letters with blue shadows and a dark navy blue outline, and silver flaming tailpipes with a red outline. The flaming horse head and team name are in front of a red basketball with silver seams, surrounded by a blue circle with a silver outline featuring the city name "Detroit" in white letters. Detroit Pistons Primary Logo Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.net https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/444/Detroit_Pistons/2002/Primary_Logo November 24, 2021 The team also redesigned their home and road uniforms, which featured a V-shaped collar, and their new alternate logo of a flaming horse head above a half-red, and half-dark navy blue basketball on the left leg of their shorts. The white home uniforms featured the team name "Pistons" on the front of their jerseys, along with a blue trim, and red and blue side panels with white inlines on their jerseys and shorts. The road uniforms were changed from teal to blue, and featured the city name "Detroit", a red trim, and red side panels with white inlines. Detroit Pistons Home Uniform Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.net https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/8tszf2jp9l6lf8hyzzjy6f3is/Detroit_Pistons/2002/Primary_White_Uniform November 24, 2021 Detroit Pistons Road Uniform Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.net https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/fn6ua1uurhxelg5qedadruyo5/Detroit_Pistons/2002/Primary_Dark_Uniform November 24, 2021 The team's updated primary logo, and new uniforms would both remain in use until 2005, where they would replace the flaming horse head above a basketball with their newer alternate logo of a blue letter "P" on the left leg of their shorts. Regular season Under Carlisle, and with the addition of Robinson and Barry, the Pistons won 14 of their first 20 games of the regular season, but then suffered a seven-game losing streak in December as part of a 5–14 stretch to fall to a 19–20 record. Unlike previous seasons during the 1990s, the Pistons recovered from the tough stretch to win 15 of their next 18 games. After holding a 26–21 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 the Pistons won 24 of their final 35 games of the season, winning the Central Division title with a 50–32 record, the franchise's first Division title since the 1989–90 season, 2001–02 Detroit Pistons Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DET/2002_games.html June 23, 2021 thanks to a 123–89 home victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on the final day of the regular season. Detroit 123, Milwaukee 89 United Press International April 17, 2002 https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2002/04/17/Detroit-123-Milwaukee-89/72321019098755/ June 2, 2022 Associated Press N.B.A.: Roundup: Bucks Out of Playoffs After Loss to Pistons The New York Times April 18, 2002 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/18/sports/nba-roundup-bucks-out-of-playoffs-after-loss-to-pistons.html# October 24, 2024Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons Box Score, April 17, 2002 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200204170DET.html June 24, 2025 The Pistons earned the second seed in the Eastern Conference, and returned to the NBA playoffs after a one-year absence. Carlisle was named the NBA Coach of the Year, after leading the Pistons to an 18-game improvement over the previous season. Lage Larry Carlisle Wins NBA Coach of Year Associated Press May 7, 2002 https://apnews.com/article/061226edbf6dce6092dd6bae2e55b558 December 2, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20220407030737/https://apnews.com/article/061226edbf6dce6092dd6bae2e55b558 April 7, 2022 dead Carlisle Named NBA Coach of Year United Press International May 7, 2002 https://www.upi.com/Archives/2002/05/07/Carlisle-named-NBA-coach-of-year/7094402007021/ December 2, 2024 NBA & ABA Coach of the Year Award Winners Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/coy.html November 29, 2022 Jerry Stackhouse averaged 21.4 points and 5.3 assists per game, while Robinson averaged 14.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, contributed 115 three-point field goals, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Corliss Williamson provided the team with 13.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game off the bench, and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Ticker Sports Sixth Man Recipient Joins Wallace as Award Winner ESPN April 23, 2002 https://www.espn.com/nba/news/2002/0423/1372821.html October 25, 2022 Associated Press Pistons' Williamson Wins NBA Sixth Man Award The Argus-Press April 24, 2002 11 https://books.google.com/books?id=VngiAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA6&dq=2002+nba+sixth+man+of+the+year+votes+williamson+jackson+richardson&article_id=5835,4625010&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjrxsGH_KmSAxVsQzABHVQRJR8Q6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=2002%20nba%20sixth%20man%20of%20the%20year%20votes%20williamson%20jackson%20richardson&f=false January 26, 2026 NBA & ABA Sixth Man of the Year Award Winners Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/smoy.html November 29, 2022 In addition, Chucky Atkins contributed 12.1 points and 3.3 assists per game, and led the Pistons with 138 three-point field goals, while Ben Wallace averaged 7.6 points, 13.0 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 3.5 blocks per game, and was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Associated Press Ben Wallace Named NBA's Top Defender Deseret News April 21, 2002 https://www.deseret.com/2002/4/21/19650620/ben-wallace-named-nba-s-top-defender May 5, 2023 Associated Press NBA: Pistons' Wallace Wins Award in a Landslide ESPN April 23, 2002 https://www.espn.com/nba/news/2002/0420/1371387.html October 20, 2022 NBA & ABA Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/dpoy.html November 29, 2022 and was also named to the All-NBA Third Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Meanwhile, Barry contributed 9.0 points per game and 121 three-point field goals, while rookie center Željko Rebrača provided with 6.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, Dana Barros averaged 6.7 points and 2.7 assists per game, but only played just 29 games due to injury, Jones contributed 5.1 points per game, and starting small forward Michael Curry averaged 4.0 points per game. 2001–02 Detroit Pistons Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DET/2002.html June 23, 2021 During the NBA All-Star weekend at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rebrača was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Rookies team; Rookie Challenge Today The Daily Gazette February 9, 2002 D3 https://books.google.com/books?id=5XIhAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA19&dq=2002+nba+rookie+challenge+morris+peterson&article_id=2443,2136771&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjS0d-e76uQAxXsnCYFHR1SB4c4ChDoAXoECA4QAw#v=onepage&q&f=false October 17, 2025 2002 NBA Rising Stars: Rookies 103, Sophomores 97 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_2002_rookie.html October 17, 2025 despite a stellar season, Stackhouse was not selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game. 2002 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 120 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_2002.html January 19, 2026 Wallace finished in tenth place in Most Valuable Player voting, and also finished in second place in Most Improved Player voting, behind Jermaine O'Neal of the Indiana Pacers. 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 2001–02 NBA Awards Voting Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com//awards/awards_2002.html January 11, 2022 The Pistons finished eleventh in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 760,807 at The Palace of Auburn Hills 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 Eastern Conference First Round of the 2002 NBA playoffs, the Pistons faced off against the 7th–seeded Toronto Raptors, a team that featured All-Star center Antonio Davis, second-year forward Morris Peterson, and Alvin Williams. The Raptors were without All-Star guard Vince Carter, who was out due to a season-ending left knee injury. Associated Press Carter, Iverson Done for Season Los Angeles Times March 23, 2002 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-23-sp-nbareport23-story.html January 19, 2026 Associated Press NBA: Doctors Expect Carter to Be Ready by Next Season ESPN March 26, 2002 http://a.espncdn.com/nba/news/2002/0326/1358645.html January 19, 2026 CBC Sports Carter Has Season-Ending Surgery CBC March 27, 2002 https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/carter-has-season-ending-surgery-1.332082 January 19, 2026 The Pistons won the first two games over the Raptors at home at The Palace of Auburn Hills, but then lost the next two games on the road, which included a Game 4 loss to the Raptors at the Air Canada Centre, 89–83. Sheridan Chris  Raptors Defeat Pistons, 89-83  Midland Reporter-Telegram  April 28, 2002  https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Raptors-Defeat-Pistons-89-83-7877797.php July 4, 2026 Associated Press  Raptors Stave Off Extinction, 89-83  Herald-Journal  April 30, 2002  D  https://books.google.com/books?id=aT8fAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA31&dq=2002+Toronto+Raptors+Detroit+Pistons+89-83&article_id=3546,5987653&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidxemF5bmVAxWsRTABHbubF8sQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q=2002%20Toronto%20Raptors%20Detroit%20Pistons%2089-83&f=false July 4, 2026 2002 NBA Eastern Conference First Round Game 4: Detroit Pistons at Toronto Raptors Box Score, April 29, 2002 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200204290TOR.html July 4, 2026 With the series tied at 2–2, the Pistons won Game 5 over the Raptors at The Palace of Auburn Hills, 85–82 to win in a hard-fought five-game series, and advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 1990–91 season. Associated Press N.B.A.: Roundup: Pistons Survive Raptors to Advance to Round 2 The New York Times May 3, 2002 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/03/sports/nba-roundup-pistons-survive-raptors-to-advance-to-round-2.html July 24, 2021 Stackhouse Delivers at Opportune Time The Washington Post May 3, 2002 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/05/03/stackhouse-delivers-at-opportune-time/20f299b5-be76-4115-8212-4b734a1aae8c/ June 2, 2022 2002 NBA Eastern Conference First Round: Raptors vs. Pistons Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2002-nba-eastern-conference-first-round-raptors-vs-pistons.html May 4, 2023 In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 3rd–seeded Boston Celtics, who were led by the trio of All-Star guard Paul Pierce, All-Star forward Antoine Walker, and Kenny Anderson. The Pistons won Game 1 over the Celtics at The Palace of Auburn Hills, 96–84, Associated Press Pistons Just Point to the Defense Los Angeles Times May 6, 2002 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-06-sp-pistons06-story.html October 20, 2022 CBC Sports  Pistons Strike First Against Celtics  CBC  May 6, 2002  https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/pistons-strike-first-against-celtics-1.341470 July 4, 2026 2002 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 1: Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons Box Score, May 5, 2002 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200205050DET.html October 20, 2022 before losing Game 2 at home by a score of 85–77. The Pistons lost the next two games to the Celtics on the road, including a Game 4 loss at the FleetCenter, 90–79, as the Celtics took a 3–1 series lead. The Pistons lost Game 5 to the Celtics at The Palace of Auburn Hills, 90–81, thus losing the series in five games. Associated Press Pro Basketball: Celtics Return to Eastern Finals The New York Times May 15, 2002 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/15/sports/pro-basketball-celtics-return-to-eastern-finals.html July 24, 2021 Lage Larry Celtics Rev Up, Eliminate Pistons The Washington Post May 15, 2002 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/05/15/celtics-rev-up-eliminate-pistons/b3e35ba6-cf89-42e0-a92a-8937c6b185cd/ June 2, 2022 2002 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals: Celtics vs. Pistons Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2002-nba-eastern-conference-semifinals-celtics-vs-pistons.html May 4, 2023 Aftermath Following the season, Stackhouse was traded to the Washington Wizards after four in a half seasons with the Pistons, Plus: Pro Basketball: Pistons' Stackhouse Traded to Wizards The New York Times September 12, 2002 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/12/sports/plus-pro-basketball-pistons-stackhouse-traded-to-wizards.html April 4, 2017 Staff and Wire Reports Stackhouse Goes to Wizards Los Angeles Times September 12, 2002 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-sep-12-sp-newswire12-story.html November 30, 2022 Wyche Steve Wizards Get Stackhouse from Detroit The Washington Post September 12, 2002 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/09/12/wizards-get-stackhouse-from-detroit/e89e0b0b-360f-424b-8722-964bd71cdd2b/ July 15, 2022 while White was traded to the Denver Nuggets, Pistons Send Rodney White to Denver United Press International October 1, 2002 https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2002/10/01/Pistons-send-Rodney-White-to-Denver/13871033492735/ October 24, 2022 and Barros was released to free agency. Draft picks 2001 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 9 Rodney White SF/PF North Carolina-Charlotte 2 37 Mehmet Okur C/PF Roster Detroit Pistons 2001–02 #006BB7 #FFFFFF #B50000 #FFFFFF 9 Victor Alexander C 6 9 265 1969–08–31 Iowa State 7 Chucky Atkins G 5 11 160 1974–08–14 South Florida 1 Dana Barros G 5 11 163 1967–04–13 Boston College 20 Jon Barry G 6 4 195 1969–07–25 Georgia Tech 35 Brian Cardinal F 6 8 245 1977–05–02 Purdue 12 Michael Curry basketball G/F 6 5 210 1968–08–22 Georgia Southern 14 Damon Jones G 6 3 185 1976–08–25 Houston 31 Mikki Moore C 6 11 225 1975–11–04 Nebraska 39 Željko Rebrača C 7 0 257 1972–04–09 Serbia 30 Clifford Robinson basketball, born 1966 F 6 10 225 1966–12–16 Connecticut 42 Jerry Stackhouse G/F 6 6 218 1974–11–05 North Carolina 44 Ratko Varda C 7 1 247 1979–05–06 Serbia 3 Ben Wallace basketball F/C 6 9 245 1974–09–10 Virginia Union 5 Rodney White F 6 9 238 1980–06–28 Charlotte 34 Corliss Williamson F 6 7 245 1973–12–04 Arkansas Rick Carlisle Tony Brown Kevin O'Neill Bob Ociepka Chad Forcier Mike Abdenour (trainer) https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DET/2002.html October 29, 2001 Regular season Season standings DET DET z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Detroit Pistons 2002 Total: 50-32 (Home: 26–15; Road: 24–17) Detroit Pistons October yes 0 0 0 1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 1 | October 30 | @ Dallas | 20011030 DAL 87 94 | Jerry Stackhouse (27) | Ben Wallace (12) | Jerry Stackhouse (6) | American Airlines Center19,200 | 0–1 |- Detroit Pistons November 5 2 5 2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 | November 1 | @ Memphis | 20011101 MEM 90 80 | Jerry Stackhouse (34) | Ben Wallace (11) | Dana Barros (7) | Pyramid Arena19,405 | 1–1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 3 | November 2 | New Jersey | 20011102 DET 102 88 | Jerry Stackhouse (24) | Ben Wallace (10) | Dana Barros (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 2–1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 4 | November 4 | Washington | 20011104 DET 100 78 | Jerry Stackhouse (28) | Ben Wallace (12) | Dana Barros (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 3–1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 5 | November 7 | @ Chicago | 20011107 CHI 97 73 | Clifford Robinson (23) | Ben Wallace (12) | Jerry Stackhouse (8) | United Center17,023 | 4–1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 6 | November 11 | Portland | 20011111 DET 98 100 | Jerry Stackhouse (29) | Ben Wallace (9) | Jerry Stackhouse (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills13,671 | 4–2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 7 | November 15 | Dallas | 20011115 DET 115 89 | Jerry Stackhouse (28) | Ben Wallace (12) | Jerry Stackhouse (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills13,445 | 5–2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 8 | November 17 | Indiana | 20011117 DET 104 98 | Jerry Stackhouse (18) | Stackhouse & Wallace (8) | Jerry Stackhouse (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 6–2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 9 | November 20 | @ Toronto | 20011120 TOR 88 84 | Clifford Robinson (22) | Ben Wallace (13) | Dana Barros (7) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 7–2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 10 | November 21 | @ Philadelphia | 20011121 PHI 89 94 | Clifford Robinson (35) | Ben Wallace (12) | Dana Barros (6) | First Union Center20,315 | 7–3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 11 | November 23 | @ Atlanta | 20011123 ATL 99 106 | Jon Barry (25) | Wallace & Robinson (10) | Corliss Williamson (5) | Philips Arena10,717 | 7–4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 12 | November 24 | Memphis | 20011124 DET 91 84 | Clifford Robinson (23) | Ben Wallace (11) | Chucky Atkins (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills15,256 | 8–4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 13 | November 26 | @ Orlando | 20011126 ORL 105 100 | Clifford Robinson (30) | Wallace & Robinson (10) | 3 players tied (4) | TD Waterhouse Centre12,510 | 9–4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 14 | November 28 | Charlotte | 20011128 DET 96 104 | Jerry Stackhouse (26) | Ben Wallace (9) | Chucky Atkins (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills14,542 | 9–5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 15 | November 30 | @ Charlotte | 20011130 CHH 110 105 | Jerry Stackhouse (31) | Ben Wallace (13) | Chucky Atkins (9) | Charlotte Coliseum8,727 | 10–5 |- Detroit Pistons December 4 1 1 7 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 16 | December 1 | @ New York | 20011201 NYK 100 97 | Jerry Stackhouse (25) | Ben Wallace (9) | Jerry Stackhouse (9) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 11–5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 17 | December 4 | @ Cleveland | 20011204 CLE 88 100 | Corliss Williamson (19) | Željko Rebrača (7) | Chucky Atkins (10) | Gund Arena13,375 | 11–6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 18 | December 5 | Seattle | 20011205 DET 95 91 | Chucky Atkins (23) | 3 players tied (7) | Jerry Stackhouse (11) | The Palace of Auburn Hills14,474 | 12–6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 19 | December 9 | Houston | 20011209 DET 105 77 | Jon Barry (15) | Ben Wallace (18) | Jon Barry (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills17,751 | 13–6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 20 | December 13 | New York | 20011213 DET 99 97 | Corliss Williamson (24) | Ben Wallace (13) | Jerry Stackhouse (13) | The Palace of Auburn Hills20,138 | 14–6 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 21 | December 16 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20011216 LAC 77 82 | Jerry Stackhouse (26) | Ben Wallace (14) | Chucky Atkins (4) | STAPLES Center16,416 | 14–7 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 22 | December 18 | @ Sacramento | 20011218 SAC 98 102 | Jerry Stackhouse (35) | Ben Wallace (9) | Stackhouse & Barros (4) | ARCO Arena17,317 | 14–8 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 23 | December 19 | @ Golden State | 20011219 GSW 88 101 | Jerry Stackhouse (21) | Ben Wallace (15) | Jerry Stackhouse (6) | The Arena in Oakland12,079 | 14–9 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 24 | December 21 | @ Portland | 20011221 POR 81 83 | Jerry Stackhouse (23) | Ben Wallace (10) | Jerry Stackhouse (7) | Rose Garden Arena18,522 | 14–10 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 25 | December 22 | @ Seattle | 20011222 SEA 89 117 | Jerry Stackhouse (23) | Ben Wallace (10) | Jerry Stackhouse (7) | KeyArena at Seattle Center14,553 | 14–11 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 26 | December 27 | New Jersey | 20011227 DET 75 88 | Jerry Stackhouse (16) | Ben Wallace (15) | Jerry Stackhouse (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 14–12 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 27 | December 28 | @ Orlando | 20011228 ORL 78 87 | Ben Wallace (16) | Ben Wallace (13) | 3 players tied (4) | TD Waterhouse Centre15,146 | 14–13 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 28 | December 30 | Miami | 20011230 DET 86 80 | Jerry Stackhouse (24) | Ben Wallace (15) | Chucky Atkins (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 15–13 |- Detroit Pistons January 5 3 3 4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 29 | January 2 | @ San Antonio | 20020102 SAS 85 97 | Željko Rebrača (17) | Ben Wallace (12) | Stackhouse & Atkins (4) | Alamodome16,648 | 15–14 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 30 | January 3 | @ Houston | 20020103 HOU 97 99 | Jerry Stackhouse (29) | Ben Wallace (12) | Clifford Robinson (7) | Compaq Center10,836 | 15–15 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 31 | January 5 | Cleveland | 20020105 DET 101 91 | Jerry Stackhouse (29) | Ben Wallace (14) | Jerry Stackhouse (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills15,194 | 16–15 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 32 | January 7 | @ Minnesota | 20020107 MIN 93 109 | Jerry Stackhouse (24) | Mikki Moore (6) | Jerry Stackhouse (10) | Target Center14,427 | 16–16 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 33 | January 8 | L.A. Lakers | 20020108 DET 92 121 | Jerry Stackhouse (27) | Ben Wallace (12) | Jerry Stackhouse (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 16–17 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 34 | January 11 | @ Boston | 20020111 BOS 90 104 | Jerry Stackhouse (21) | Ben Wallace (11) | Jon Barry (5) | FleetCenter15,642 | 16–18 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 35 | January 12 | Charlotte | 20020112 DET 104 76 | Jerry Stackhouse (27) | Ben Wallace (16) | Jerry Stackhouse (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills18,788 | 17–18 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 36 | January 15 | Toronto | 20020115 DET 90 92 | Jerry Stackhouse (38) | Ben Wallace (18) | Chucky Atkins (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills17,045 | 17–19 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 37 | January 18 | @ Indiana | 20020118 IND 96 93 | Jerry Stackhouse (32) | Ben Wallace (11) | Jerry Stackhouse (8) | Conseco Fieldhouse16,565 | 18–19 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 38 | January 19 | Boston | 20020119 DET 94 91 | Jerry Stackhouse (28) | Ben Wallace (13) | Damon Jones (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 19–19 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 39 | January 21 | Milwaukee | 20020121 DET 79 97 | Jerry Stackhouse (19) | Ben Wallace (12) | Damon Jones (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills18,139 | 19–20 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 40 | January 23 | Minnesota | 20020123 DET 104 83 | Jerry Stackhouse (40) | Ben Wallace (14) | Clifford Robinson (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills14,623 | 20–20 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 41 | January 25 | @ Atlanta | 20020125 ATL 107 90 | Chucky Atkins (21) | Ben Wallace (8) | Jerry Stackhouse (7) | Philips Arena9,948 | 21–20 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 42 | January 29 | @ Washington | 20020129 WAS 89 86 | Jerry Stackhouse (24) | Ben Wallace (9) | Jerry Stackhouse (6) | MCI Center20,674 | 22–20 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 43 | January 30 | Atlanta | 20020130 DET 88 71 | Jerry Stackhouse (32) | Ben Wallace (19) | Jerry Stackhouse (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills12,333 | 23–20 |- Detroit Pistons February 5 2 4 1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 44 | February 1 | Orlando | 20020201 DET 83 85 | Jerry Stackhouse (18) | Ben Wallace (18) | Jerry Stackhouse (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills19,627 | 23–21 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 45 | February 2 | @ Cleveland | 20020202 CLE 115 107 | Jerry Stackhouse (23) | Ben Wallace (11) | Stackhouse & Barry (5) | Gund Arena17,476 | 24–21 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 46 | February 5 | Philadelphia | 20020205 DET 86 82 | Jerry Stackhouse (29) | Ben Wallace (17) | Chucky Atkins (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills20,378 | 25–21 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 47 | February 7 | L.A. Clippers | 20020207 DET 105 92 | Jerry Stackhouse (17) | Ben Wallace (15) | Clifford Robinson (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills15,146 | 26–21 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |-style="background:#fbb;" | 48 | February 12 | Phoenix | 20020212 DET 71 99 | Stackhouse & Williamson (10) | Ben Wallace (10) | Barry & Jones (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills13,952 | 26–22 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 49 | February 14 | @ New Jersey | 20020214 NJN 85 80 | Jerry Stackhouse (22) | Ben Wallace (9) | Jon Barry (6) | Continental Airlines Arena9,137 | 27–22 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 50 | February 15 | @ New York | 20020215 NYK 101 90 | Wallace & Atkins (19) | Ben Wallace (22) | Robinson & Stackhouse (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 28–22 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 51 | February 18 | Toronto | 20020218 DET 89 76 | Jerry Stackhouse (21) | Ben Wallace (13) | Chucky Atkins (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills18,491 | 29–22 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 52 | February 20 | Washington | 20020220 DET 97 90 | Corliss Williamson (22) | Ben Wallace (15) | Jon Barry (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 30–22 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 53 | February 22 | @ Toronto | 20020222 TOR 80 72 | Clifford Robinson (21) | Ben Wallace (10) | Jerry Stackhouse (7) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 31–22 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 54 | February 24 | @ Milwaukee | 20020224 MIL 82 89 | Jerry Stackhouse (19) | Ben Wallace (17) | Jerry Stackhouse (6) | Bradley Center18,717 | 31–23 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 55 | February 27 | Chicago | 20020227 DET 101 89 | Corliss Williamson (24) | Ben Wallace (14) | Jon Barry (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills16,154 | 32–23 |- Detroit Pistons March 5 4 7 2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 56 | March 1 | Orlando | 20020301 DET 110 102 | Clifford Robinson (24) | Ben Wallace (11) | Chucky Atkins (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 33–23 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 57 | March 3 | @ Charlotte | 20020303 CHH 83 81 | Jerry Stackhouse (28) | Corliss Williamson (11) | Jerry Stackhouse (6) | Charlotte Coliseum8,632 | 34–23 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 58 | March 5 | Miami | 20020305 DET 91 93 | Jerry Stackhouse (22) | Ben Wallace (11) | Jerry Stackhouse (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills16,279 | 34–24 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 59 | March 7 | @ Washington | 20020307 WAS 95 92 | Corliss Williamson (23) | Ben Wallace (8) | Chucky Atkins (6) | MCI Center20,674 | 35–24 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 60 | March 8 | @ Boston | 20020308 BOS 92 117 | Chucky Atkins (17) | Ben Wallace (15) | Stackhouse & Jones (4) | FleetCenter17,405 | 35–25 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 61 | March 10 | Indiana | 20020310 DET 84 89 | Corliss Williamson (22) | Ben Wallace (17) | Wallace & Barry (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 35–26 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 62 | March 13 | Cleveland | 20020313 DET 85 84 | Chucky Atkins (19) | Ben Wallace (14) | Barry & Atkins (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills14,124 | 36–26 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 63 | March 15 | Utah | 20020315 DET 97 100 | Jerry Stackhouse (24) | Ben Wallace (13) | Jerry Stackhouse (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 36–27 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 64 | March 16 | @ Milwaukee | 20020316 MIL 102 94 | Jerry Stackhouse (25) | Ben Wallace (16) | Jerry Stackhouse (7) | Bradley Center18,717 | 37–27 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 65 | March 18 | @ Denver | 20020318 DEN 98 91 | Jerry Stackhouse (24) | Ben Wallace (15) | Jerry Stackhouse (11) | Pepsi Center16,305 | 38–27 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 66 | March 19 | @ Utah | 20020319 UTA 94 87 | 3 players tied (20) | Ben Wallace (15) | Jerry Stackhouse (4) | Delta Center19,559 | 39–27 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 67 | March 21 | @ Phoenix | 20020321 PHO 95 82 | Clifford Robinson (28) | Ben Wallace (14) | Jerry Stackhouse (7) | America West Arena18,299 | 40–27 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 68 | March 22 | @ L.A. Lakers | 20020322 LAL 82 94 | Jerry Stackhouse (21) | Ben Wallace (11) | Jerry Stackhouse (6) | STAPLES Center18,997 | 40–28 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 69 | March 24 | Boston | 20020324 DET 109 101 | Jerry Stackhouse (30) | Ben Wallace (28) | Jerry Stackhouse (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 41–28 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 70 | March 26 | @ Indiana | 20020326 IND 96 77 | Corliss Williamson (23) | Ben Wallace (14) | Jerry Stackhouse (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse16,127 | 42–28 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 71 | March 27 | New York | 20020327 DET 82 89 | Stackhouse & Atkins (18) | Ben Wallace (20) | Chucky Atkins (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills18,241 | 42–29 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 72 | March 29 | Golden State | 20020329 DET 110 103 | Jerry Stackhouse (21) | Ben Wallace (21) | Jon Barry (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 43–29 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 73 | March 31 | Denver | 20020331 DET 86 82 | Jerry Stackhouse (22) | Ben Wallace (18) | Stackhouse & Barry (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills16,658 | 44–29 |- Detroit Pistons April 2 3 4 0 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 74 | April 2 | @ Miami | 20020402 MIA 90 87 | Corliss Williamson (20) | Ben Wallace (16) | Jerry Stackhouse (4) | American Airlines Arena15,401 | 45–29 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 75 | April 3 | Sacramento | 20020403 DET 86 107 | Corliss Williamson (13) | Ben Wallace (11) | Wallace & Jones (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 45–30 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 76 | April 5 | @ Philadelphia | 20020405 PHI 92 88 | Jerry Stackhouse (34) | Ben Wallace (10) | Jerry Stackhouse (7) | First Union Center20,754 | 46–30 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 77 | April 8 | Atlanta | 20020408 DET 105 99 | Chucky Atkins (20) | Željko Rebrača (13) | Jerry Stackhouse (12) | The Palace of Auburn Hills17,147 | 47–30 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 78 | April 10 | Chicago | 20020410 DET 101 102 | Clifford Robinson (27) | Jerry Stackhouse (9) | Jerry Stackhouse (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills18,598 | 47–31 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 79 | April 12 | San Antonio | 20020412 DET 86 96 | Chucky Atkins (18) | Corliss Williamson (10) | Stackhouse & Barry (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 47–32 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 80 | April 13 | @ Chicago | 20020413 CHI 124 106 | Chucky Atkins (26) | Ben Wallace (14) | Stackhouse & Atkins (6) | United Center22,656 | 48–32 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 81 | April 16 | @ New Jersey | 20020416 NJN 103 98 | Chucky Atkins (21) | Ben Wallace (16) | Robinson & Barry (5) | Continental Airlines Arena15,084 | 49–32 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 82 | April 17 | Milwaukee | 20020417 DET 123 89 | Clifford Robinson (24) | Ben Wallace (20) | Chucky Atkins (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills19,473 | 50–32 |- DET 2002 Playoffs Detroit Pistons 2002 yes #006BB7 #ED164B Detroit Pistons First Round yes yes no #ED164B #FFFFFF 3 0 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 21 | Toronto | W 85–63 | Jerry Stackhouse (20) | Ben Wallace (20) | Jerry Stackhouse (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 24 | Toronto | W 96–91 | Jerry Stackhouse (31) | Ben Wallace (15) | three players tied (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 27 | @ Toronto | L 84–94 | Chucky Atkins (21) | Ben Wallace (11) | Jerry Stackhouse (4) | Air Canada Centre20,138 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 29 | @ Toronto | L 83–89 | Chucky Atkins (20) | Ben Wallace (12) | Clifford Robinson (6) | Air Canada Centre20,112 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 2 | Toronto | W 85–82 | Corliss Williamson (23) | Ben Wallace (17) | Jerry Stackhouse (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 3–2 |- Detroit Pistons Conference semifinals yes no #ED164B #FFFFFF 1 2 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 5 | Boston | W 96–84 | Clifford Robinson (30) | Ben Wallace (12) | Atkins, Stackhouse (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills20,252 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 8 | Boston | L 77–85 | Jerry Stackhouse (25) | Ben Wallace (16) | Chucky Atkins (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 10 | @ Boston | L 64–66 | Jerry Stackhouse (19) | Ben Wallace (21) | Clifford Robinson (5) | FleetCenter18,624 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 12 | @ Boston | L 79–90 | Clifford Robinson (24) | Ben Wallace (21) | Damon Jones (9) | FleetCenter18,624 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 14 | Boston | L 81–90 | Chucky Atkins (22) | Ben Wallace (16) | Robinson, Stackhouse (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 1–4 |- DET 2002 yes Player statistics Season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Alexander, Victor Victor Alexander 15 0 6.5 .353 .000 .500 1.9 .4 .0 .1 2.7 Atkins, Chucky Chucky Atkins 79 62 28.9 .466 .411 .692 2.0 3.3 .9 .1 12.1 Barros, Dana Dana Barros 29 20 20.1 .385 .338 .778 2.0 2.7 .5 .1 6.7 Barry, Jon Jon Barry 82 6 24.2 .489 .469 .931 2.9 3.3 1.1 .2 9.0 Cardinal, Brian Brian Cardinal 8 0 5.4 .462 .429 1.000 .8 .3 .1 .0 2.1 Curry, Michael Michael Curry 82 75 23.3 .453 .269 .791 2.0 1.5 .6 .1 4.0 Jones, Damon Damon Jones 67 0 16.2 .401 .371 .729 1.5 2.1 .3 .0 5.1 Moore, Mikki Mikki Moore 30 0 7.2 .475 .500 .769 1.8 .4 .2 .3 2.6 Rebraca, Zeljko Zeljko Rebraca 74 4 15.9 .505 .000 .771 3.9 .5 .4 1.0 6.9 Robinson, Clifford Clifford Robinson 80 80 35.7 .425 .378 .694 4.8 2.5 1.1 1.2 14.6 Stackhouse, Jerry Jerry Stackhouse 76 76 35.3 .397 .287 .858 4.1 5.3 1.0 .5 21.4 Varda, Ratko Ratko Varda 1 0 6.0 .667 .000 1.000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 5.0 Wallace, Ben Ben Wallace 80 80 36.5 .531 .000 .423 13.0 1.4 1.7 3.5 7.6 White, Rodney Rodney White 16 0 8.1 .350 .222 .857 1.1 .8 .6 .1 3.5 Williamson, Corliss Corliss Williamson 78 7 21.8 .510 .200 .805 4.1 1.2 .6 .3 13.6 Playoffs PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGVictor Alexander 1 0 3.0 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0Chucky Atkins 10 10 29.4 .364 .359 .765 2.4 3.4 .6 .1 11.3Dana Barros 4 0 1.5 .333 .000 .0 .3 .0 .0 .5Jon Barry 10 0 17.7 .475 .447 .625 2.0 2.1 .5 .1 8.0Michael Curry basketball 10 10 22.1 .564 .385 .727 1.4 1.2 .4 .0 5.7Damon Jones 10 0 18.1 .381 .296 .750 2.1 2.5 .5 .0 4.3Željko Rebrača 5 0 13.8 .455 .786 2.0 .0 .2 .2 4.2Clifford Robinson basketball, born 1966 10 10 40.9 .363 .340 .800 3.0 2.9 1.8 1.9 13.2Jerry Stackhouse 10 10 36.1 .321 .340 .825 4.3 4.3 .6 .6 17.6Ben Wallace basketball 10 10 40.8 .475 .436 16.1 1.2 1.9 2.6 7.3Rodney White 1 0 2.0 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0Corliss Williamson 10 0 26.9 .464 .000 .763 5.3 1.0 .9 .2 13.3 Player statistics citation: Awards and records Ben Wallace, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award Corliss Williamson, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award Rick Carlisle, NBA Coach of the Year Award Ben Wallace, All-NBA Third Team Ben Wallace, NBA All-Defensive First Team Clifford Robinson, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Željko Rebrača, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team Transactions January 2011 References See also 2001-02 NBA season Category:Detroit 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