2001–02 San Antonio Spurs season explained

The 2001–02 NBA season was the Spurs' 26th season in the National Basketball Association, the 29th in San Antonio, and 35th season as a franchise.^[1] During the off-season, the Spurs acquired Steve Smith from the Portland Trail Blazers,^{[2] [3] [4]} and signed free agents Bruce Bowen,^{[5] [6]} second-year guard Stephen Jackson,^[7] and Charles Smith, and drafted French basketball star Tony Parker with the 28th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft.^{[8] [9]} This was also the Spurs' last season at the Alamodome, as they moved into the brand new SBC Center the next season.^[10] The Spurs won 20 of their first 24 games after a ten-game winning streak in December, held a 31–17 record at the All-Star break,^[11] then posted a 13-game winning streak in March and won their final nine games, finishing first place in the Midwest Division with a 58–24 record.^[12]

Tim Duncan averaged 25.5 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game as he earned his first NBA MVP award, joining David Robinson as the only Spurs to win the award.^{[13] [14] [15] [16]} He was also named to the All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game.^{[17] [18] [19]} In addition, Robinson averaged 12.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, while Smith contributed 11.6 points per game, and Parker provided the team with 9.2 points and 4.3 assists per game, and made the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Malik Rose averaged 9.4 points and 6.0 rebounds per game off the bench, while Antonio Daniels provided with 9.2 points per game also off the bench, and Bowen contributed 7.0 points per game.^[20] Rose finished in fourth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting,^[21] and Bowen was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.

In the 2002 NBA Playoffs, the Spurs breezed past the Seattle SuperSonics in five games in the Western Conference First Round,^{[22] [23] [24] [25]} but they were eliminated in the Western Conference Semi-finals by the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers in five games.^{[26] [27] [28] [29]} The Lakers would then go on to defeat the New Jersey Nets in four straight games in the NBA Finals, winning their third consecutive championship.^{[30] [31] [32] [33] [34]} For the second year in a row, the Spurs had their playoff run ended by the Lakers.

Following the season, Daniels and Smith were both traded to the Portland Trail Blazers,^{[35] [36] [37]} and Terry Porter retired after seventeen seasons in the NBA.^[38]

Draft picks

See main article: 2001 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	28		PG
2	55		C
2	57		F		Oregon

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

2001–02 NBA Records
width=100	Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
	—	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–3
	2–2	—	2–1	2–2	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	3–1	4–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	3–1
	2–2	1–2	—	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	3–1
	1–3	2–2	0–4	—	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2	0–4	3–1	0–3	1–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–3
	1–3	0–4	1–3	3–1	—	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–2
	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	—	4–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1
	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	—	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	0–4	0–4	3–1	1–1	1–3	0–2
	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	4–0
	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	3–1	1–1	—	1–3	0–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	1–1
	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	—	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1
	3–1	0–3	1–3	4–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	2–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	3–1
	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	—	1–3	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–4	1–1
L.A. Lakers	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	—	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–0
	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	—	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	3–1	0–2
	1–3	1–3	0–3	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	3–1	0–2	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	2–2
	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	—	0–2	1–2	1–3	2–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	2–0	3–1
	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–0
	1–2	1–3	3–1	4–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–1	1–1	—	4–0	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	3–1
	3–1	0–4	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	0–2	0–4	—	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–0	1–1	1–3
	3–1	1–3	1–3	3–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–2	1–1	1–3	4–0	—	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–2
	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–1	3–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	—	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–3
	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–2
	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	—	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–3	2–0
	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	—	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	1–1
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	—	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–0
	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	—	2–0	1–3	1–1
	4–0	2–2	2–2	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–1	2–2	0–3	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	—	1–1	1–2
	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	0–4	0–4	3–1	1–1	—	2–0
Washington	3–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	—

Game log

Regular season

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| October 30| L. A. Clippers| | Steve Smith (19)| Tim Duncan (13)| Terry Porter (6)| Alamodome
16,803| 1–0

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| November 1| @ Seattle| | Tim Duncan (22)| Tim Duncan (13)| Tim Duncan, Steve Smith (4)| KeyArena
15,491| 1–1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| November 3| @ Portland| | Steve Smith (36)| Tim Duncan (15)| Tony Parker (6)| Rose Garden Arena
19,980| 2–1|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| November 4| @ Sacramento| | Tim Duncan (17)| Tim Duncan (13)| Antonio Daniels, Terry Porter (3)| ARCO Arena
17,317| 2–2|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| November 6| Orlando| | Tim Duncan (26)| Tim Duncan (14)| Terry Porter (5)| Alamodome
15,927| 3–2|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| November 8| @ Charlotte| | Tim Duncan (33)| Tim Duncan (16)| Terry Porter, Tony Parker, Bruce Bowen (5)| Charlotte Coliseum
9,511| 4–2|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7| November 10| Atlanta| | Tim Duncan (20)| Tim Duncan (13)| Tony Parker (8)| Alamodome
20,403| 5–2|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 8| November 13| Houston| | Tim Duncan (19)| Tim Duncan (9)| Tony Parker (4)| Alamodome
15,643| 6–2|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 9| November 16| Cleveland| | Tim Duncan (27)| Malik Rose (11)| Tony Parker (8)| Alamodome
19,222| 7–2|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 10| November 21| Seattle| | Tim Duncan (30)| Tim Duncan (13)| Tony Parker (7)| Alamodome
18,163| 8–2|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 11| November 23| @ Indiana| | Tim Duncan (30)| Tim Duncan (18)| Tim Duncan (5)| Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345| 9–2|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 12| November 24| @ Minnesota| | Tim Duncan (21)| Tim Duncan (18)| Tim Duncan (8)| Target Center
19,006| 9–3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 13| November 28| Golden State| | David Robinson (19)| David Robinson, Tim Duncan (12)| Tim Duncan (5)| Alamodome
16,442| 10–3|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 14| November 30| Sacramento| | Tim Duncan (38)| David Robinson (12)| Tony Parker (4)| Alamodome
26,808| 10–4

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15| December 1| @ Houston| | Tim Duncan (25)| Tim Duncan (12)| Tony Parker (5)| Compaq Center
12,232| 11–4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 16| December 4| Washington| | Antonio Daniels (15)| Tim Duncan (11)| Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (5)| Alamodome
35,052| 12–4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 17| December 5| @ Atlanta| | Steve Smith (29)| Tim Duncan (15)| Tony Parker (8)| Philips Arena
8,253| 13–4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 18| December 7| Philadelphia| | Charles Smith (20)| Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Malik Rose (9)| Antonio Daniels (6)| Alamodome
29,836| 14–4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 19| December 12| Toronto| | Tim Duncan (28)| Tim Duncan (13)| Tony Parker (6)| Alamodome
16,650| 15–4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 20| December 14| @ Phoenix| | Tim Duncan (32)| Tim Duncan (19)| Terry Porter (6)| America West Arena
16,187| 16–4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 21| December 15| Utah| | Tim Duncan (26)| Tim Duncan (10)| Terry Porter (3)| Alamodome
20,712| 17–4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 22| December 18| @ Denver| | Tim Duncan (24)| Tim Duncan (16)| Tim Duncan (5)| Pepsi Center
14,118| 18–4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23| December 19| Portland| | Tim Duncan (26)| David Robinson (16)| Tony Parker (6)| Alamodome
16,089| 19–4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 24| December 21| Denver| | Tim Duncan (21)| David Robinson, Malik Rose (8)| Charles Smith (5)| Alamodome
22,831| 20–4|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 25| December 23| Milwaukee| | Tim Duncan (22)| Tim Duncan (18)| Tony Parker (5)| Alamodome
24,708| 20–5|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 26| December 26| Dallas| | Tim Duncan (53)| Tim Duncan (11)| Tim Duncan (4)| Alamodome
20,667| 20–6|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 27| December 29| @ Milwaukee| | Tim Duncan (38)| Tim Duncan (16)| Tony Parker (7)| Bradley Center
18,717| 20–7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 28| December 30| @ Memphis| | Tim Duncan (27)| Tim Duncan (18)| Steve Smith, Antonio Daniels (5)| Pyramid Arena
17,358| 21–7

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 29| January 2| Detroit| | Tim Duncan (20)| Tim Duncan (15)| Terry Porter (8)| Alamodome
16,648| 22–7|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 30| January 4| Indiana| | Tim Duncan (22)| Tim Duncan (12)| Tim Duncan (6)| Alamodome
29,243| 22–8|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 31| January 5| @ Dallas| | Tim Duncan (29)| Tim Duncan (17)| Terry Porter (6)| American Airlines Center
20,123| 23–8|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 32| January 7| New York| | Tim Duncan (21)| Tim Duncan (12)| Tony Parker (5)| Alamodome
18,428| 24–8|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 33| January 9| @ Boston| | Tim Duncan (25)| Tim Duncan (12)| Antonio Daniels (5)| FleetCenter
16,003| 25–8|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 34| January 11| @ Philadelphia| | Tim Duncan (22)| Tim Duncan (15)| Tony Parker, Antonio Daniels, Terry Porter (3)| First Union Center
20,488| 25–9|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 35| January 14| @ New Jersey| | Tim Duncan (27)| Tim Duncan (9)| Tim Duncan, Terry Porter (6)| Continental Airlines Arena
11,091| 25–10|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 36| January 15| @ Washington| | Tim Duncan (22)| David Robinson (10)| Terry Porter (7)| MCI Center
20,674| 26–10|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 37| January 17| Utah| | Tim Duncan (35)| Tim Duncan (10)| Antonio Daniels (6)| Alamodome
16,868| 27–10|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 38| January 19| L. A. Lakers| | Charles Smith (21)| Tim Duncan (15)| Tim Duncan (4)| Alamodome
33,544| 27–11|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 39| January 22| New Jersey| | Tim Duncan (32)| Tim Duncan (14)| Charles Smith (6)| Alamodome
17,701| 27–12|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 40| January 23| @ Utah| | Steve Smith (29)| Tim Duncan (9)| Antonio Daniels (5)| Delta Center
19,623| 28–12|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 41| January 25| @ L. A. Lakers| | Tim Duncan (24)| David Robinson (12)| Terry Porter (6)| STAPLES Center
18,997| 28–13|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 42| January 26| @ Golden State| | Tim Duncan (20)| Tim Duncan (9)| Tony Parker (6)| The Arena in Oakland
18,328| 29–13|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 43| January 29| Charlotte| | Tim Duncan (29)| Tim Duncan (21)| Tony Parker (4)| Alamodome
16,624| 29–14|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 44| January 31| L. A. Clippers| | Tim Duncan (23)| Tim Duncan (16)| Antonio Daniels (4)| Alamodome
17,288| 29–15

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 45| February 1| @ Miami| | Tim Duncan (29)| Tim Duncan (12)| Tony Parker (5)| AmericanAirlines Arena
15,658| 29–16|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 46| February 3| @ Orlando| | Tim Duncan (29)| Tim Duncan (15)| Antonio Daniels (7)| TD Waterhouse Centre
15,072| 30–16|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 47| February 4| Minnesota| | David Robinson, Tim Duncan, Antonio Daniels (13)| David Robinson (15)| Tony Parker (5)| Alamodome
17,809| 31–16|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 48| February 7| @ Toronto| | Tim Duncan (22)| Tim Duncan (17)| Steve Smith (5)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 31–17|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 49| February 12| @ Sacramento| | Tim Duncan (24)| Tim Duncan (21)| Tony Parker (6)| ARCO Arena
17,317| 31–18|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 50| February 14| @ L. A. Clippers| | Tim Duncan (15)| Tim Duncan (11)| Antonio Daniels, Steve Smith (4)| STAPLES Center
18,964| 32–18|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 51| February 15| @ Golden State| | Tim Duncan (36)| Tim Duncan (11)| Tim Duncan (8)| The Arena in Oakland
14,187| 33–18|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 52| February 19| Memphis| | Tim Duncan (23)| David Robinson (14)| Tim Duncan, Antonio Daniels, Tony Parker (5)| Alamodome
16,229| 34–18|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 53| February 21| Sacramento| | Charles Smith (32)| Tim Duncan (13)| Tony Parker (7)| Alamodome
18,594| 35–18|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 54| February 23| Minnesota| | Tim Duncan (25)| David Robinson (9)| Antonio Daniels (6)| Alamodome
34,735| 35–19|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 55| February 24| @ Phoenix| | David Robinson (25)| Tim Duncan (13)| Tim Duncan (5)| America West Arena
15,836| 35–20|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 56| February 26| Phoenix| | Tim Duncan (29)| Tim Duncan (15)| David Robinson (5)| Alamodome
19,013| 36–20|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 57| February 28| @ Cleveland| | Tim Duncan (35)| Tim Duncan (12)| Charles Smith (7)| Gund Arena
15,481| 36–21

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 58| March 1 | @ Minnesota| | Tim Duncan (25)| Tim Duncan (11)| Tony Parker (6)| Target Center
19,799| 37–21|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 59| March 3| @ New York| | Tim Duncan (25)| David Robinson (15)| Tony Parker (7)| Madison Square Garden
19,763| 38–21|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 60| March 5| Golden State| | Tim Duncan (23)| David Robinson (9)| Tony Parker (7)| Alamodome
19,322| 39–21|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 61| March 7| Houston| | Tim Duncan (30)| Tim Duncan (16)| Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (5)| Alamodome
17,094| 40–21|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 62| March 9| @ Chicago| | Tim Duncan (22)| Tim Duncan, David Robinson (11)| Tim Duncan (7)| United Center
20,489| 41–21|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 63| March 11| @ Denver| | Tim Duncan (21)| Tim Duncan (9)| Terry Porter (6)| Pepsi Center
13,511| 42–21|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 64| March 12| Memphis| | Tim Duncan (23)| Tim Duncan (13)| Tony Parker (5)| Alamodome
19,519| 43–21|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 65| March 14| Chicago| | Tim Duncan (24)| David Robinson (17)| Tim Duncan, Antonio Daniels, Tony Parker (4)| Alamodome
19,592| 44–21|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 66| March 16| Boston| | Tim Duncan (37)| Tim Duncan (10)| Danny Ferry, Tony Parker (5)| Alamodome
34,753| 45–21|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 67| March 20| L. A. Lakers| | Tim Duncan (25)| Tim Duncan (9)| Antonio Daniels, Terry Porter (6)| Alamodome
30,775| 46–21|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 68| March 21| @ Dallas| | Tim Duncan (32)| Tim Duncan (14)| Tim Duncan (5)| American Airlines Center
20,133| 47–21|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 69| March 23| Miami| | Tim Duncan (23)| Tim Duncan (11)| Tony Parker (8)| American Airlines Center
24,336| 48–21|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 70| March 25| @ L. A. Clippers| | Tim Duncan (33)| Tim Duncan (13)| Tony Parker (7)| STAPLES Center
20,128| 49–21|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 71| March 27| @ Portland| | Tim Duncan (34)| Tim Duncan, David Robinson (11)| Tony Parker (8)| Rose Garden Arena
19,980| 49–22|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 72| March 29| @ Seattle| | Tim Duncan (25)| Tim Duncan (16)| Steve Smith (5)| KeyArena
17,072| 49–23|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 73| March 31| @ L. A. Lakers| | Tim Duncan (26)| Tim Duncan (11)| Tim Duncan (8)| STAPLES Center
17,072| 49–24

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 74| April 3| Seattle| | Tim Duncan (30)| Tim Duncan (18)| Tim Duncan (9)| Alamodome
19,223| 50–24|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 75| April 4| Houston| | Tim Duncan (22)| Malik Rose (14)| Tony Parker (7)| Compaq Center
12,169| 51–24|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 76| April 6| Dallas| | Tim Duncan (33)| Tim Duncan (16)| Tim Duncan, Tony Parker (5)| Alamodome
34,739| 52–24|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 77| April 8| Portland| | Tim Duncan (24)| Tim Duncan (8)| Tim Duncan (6)| Alamodome
28,278| 53–24|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 78| April 10| Denver| | Tim Duncan (16)| Tim Duncan (11)| Bruce Bowen (4)| Alamodome
19,893| 54–24|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 79| April 12| @ Detroit| | Tim Duncan (32)| Tim Duncan (11)| Tony Parker (10)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076| 55–24|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 80| April 13| @ Memphis| | Tim Duncan (30)| Tim Duncan (14)| Tim Duncan, Antonio Daniels (7)| Pyramid Arena
19,405| 56–24|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 81| April 16| Phoenix| | Tim Duncan (24)| Tim Duncan (11)| Tony Parker (7)| Alamodome
30,186| 57–24|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 82| April 17| @ Utah| | Tim Duncan (26)| Tim Duncan (16)| Tim Duncan (6)| Delta Center
19,490| 58–24

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| April 20| Seattle| W 110–89| Duncan, Parker (21)| Tim Duncan (10)| Tim Duncan (11)| Alamodome
23,634| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 22| Seattle| L 90–98| Tim Duncan (32)| Tim Duncan (12)| Tim Duncan (3)| Alamodome
23,059| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| April 27| @ Seattle| W 102–75| Tim Duncan (27)| Tim Duncan (13)| Tim Duncan (5)| KeyArena
17,072| 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| May 1| @ Seattle| L 79–91| Malik Rose (28)| Malik Rose (13)| Porter, Rose (3)| KeyArena
17,072| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| May 3| Seattle| W 101–78| Tim Duncan (23)| Malik Rose (13)| Steve Smith (6)| Alamodome
23,369| 3–2|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| May 5| @ L.A. Lakers| L 80–86| Tim Duncan (26)| Tim Duncan (21)| Tim Duncan (5)| Staples Center
18,997| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2| May 7| @ L.A. Lakers| W 88–85| Tim Duncan (27)| Tim Duncan (17)| Tony Parker (9)| Staples Center
18,997| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| May 10| L.A. Lakers| L 89–99| Tim Duncan (28)| Tim Duncan (12)| Tony Parker (5)| Alamodome
35,520| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| May 12| L.A. Lakers| L 85–87| Tim Duncan (30)| Duncan, Robinson (11)| Tim Duncan (6)| Alamodome
32,342| 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| May 14| @ L.A. Lakers| L 87–93| Tim Duncan (34)| Tim Duncan (25)| Tony Parker (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 1–4|-

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player
	PF	82	82	3,329	1,042	307	61	203	2,089	40.6	12.7	3.7	.7	2.5	25.5
	SG	82	13	2,175	176	228	48	12	753	26.5	2.1	2.8	.6	.1	9.2
	PF	82	1	1,725	492	61	70	42	772	21.0	6.0	.7	.9	.5	9.4
	C	78	78	2,303	647	94	86	140	951	29.5	8.3	1.2	1.1	1.8	12.2
	SG	77	76	2,211	193	151	54	15	895	28.7	2.5	2.0	.7	.2	11.6
	PG	77	72	2,267	197	334	89	7	705	29.4	2.6	4.3	1.2	.1	9.2
	PG	72	0	1,294	164	205	45	16	399	18.0	2.3	2.8	.6	.2	5.5
	SG	60	22	1,141	133	80	52	44	441	19.0	2.2	1.3	.9	.7	7.4
	SF	59	59	1,699	162	88	62	25	412	28.8	2.7	1.5	1.1	.4	7.0
	SF	50	2	799	90	48	16	9	229	16.0	1.8	1.0	.3	.2	4.6
	C	42	1	234	58	10	7	8	63	5.6	1.4	.2	.2	.2	1.5
	PF	30	3	206	44	10	7	2	56	6.9	1.5	.3	.2	.1	1.9
	C	27	0	153	36	4	6	10	52	5.7	1.3	.1	.2	.4	1.9
	SF	23	1	227	26	11	15	3	89	9.9	1.1	.5	.7	.1	3.9
	PG	10	0	92	13	12	7	1	26	9.2	1.3	1.2	.7	.1	2.6

Playoffs

Player
	SF	10	10	345	33	14	11	7	68	34.5	3.3	1.4	1.1	.7	6.8
	PG	10	10	341	29	40	9	1	155	34.1	2.9	4.0	.9	.1	15.5
	SG	10	10	298	34	17	8	1	103	29.8	3.4	1.7	.8	.1	10.3
	PF	10	3	292	79	14	10	5	129	29.2	7.9	1.4	1.0	.5	12.9
	SG	10	0	224	27	15	7	3	95	22.4	2.7	1.5	.7	.3	9.5
	SF	10	0	155	20	8	0	1	28	15.5	2.0	.8	.0	.1	2.8
	PG	10	0	131	9	8	4	0	33	13.1	.9	.8	.4	.0	3.3
	PF	9	9	380	130	45	6	39	248	42.2	14.4	5.0	.7	4.3	27.6
	PF	9	4	91	12	1	1	2	21	10.1	1.3	.1	.1	.2	2.3
	C	5	0	43	11	0	0	2	8	8.6	2.2	.0	.0	.4	1.6
	C	4	4	81	23	5	3	3	18	20.3	5.8	1.3	.8	.8	4.5
	SG	4	0	19	3	2	2	1	5	4.8	.8	.5	.5	.3	1.3

Awards and records

• Tim Duncan, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
• Tim Duncan, All-NBA First Team
• Tim Duncan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Bruce Bowen, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Tony Parker, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions

Overview

Players Added----Via draft Via trade Steve Smith Via free agency Bruce Bowen Mark Bryant Stephen Jackson Charles Smith Jason Hart

Players Lost----Via trade Derek Anderson Steve Kerr Via free agency Derrick Dial Avery Johnson Ira Newble Shawnelle Scott Samaki Walker Retired Sean Elliott

Player Transactions Citation:^[39]

See also

• 2001–02 NBA season

Notes and References

1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/2002.html 2001–02 San Antonio Spurs
2. News: Anderson Traded to Blazers . United Press International . July 25, 2001 . October 19, 2022.
3. News: Associated Press . Spurs Deal Anderson to Trail Blazers . Los Angeles Times . July 26, 2001 . November 30, 2022.
4. News: Associated Press . Anderson, Smith Swap Hometowns . Deseret News . July 26, 2001 . July 24, 2021.
5. News: Fialkov . Harvey . Bowen Signs with Spurs . Sun Sentinel . August 1, 2001 . October 20, 2022.
6. News: Bowen Signs with San Antonio Spurs . Associated Press . July 31, 2001 . January 11, 2022.
7. News: Spurs Sign Two More Free Agents . United Press International . August 2, 2001 . June 15, 2022.
8. News: Wise . Mike . PRO BASKETBALL; Jordan Against the New Generation, Lakers Against the World . The New York Times . October 30, 2001 . July 16, 2022.
9. News: 2001 NBA Draft . Basketball-Reference . January 21, 2022.
10. News: Bailey . W. Scott . Spurs May Have The Lead in NBA Attendance for Last Time . San Antonio Business Journal . January 21, 2002 . July 27, 2021.
11. News: NBA Games Played on February 7, 2002 . Basketball-Reference . September 11, 2022.
12. Web site: 2001–02 San Antonio Spurs Schedule and Results. Basketball-Reference. June 23, 2021.
13. News: Robbins . Liz . PRO BASKETBALL; Kidd Loses M.V.P. to Duncan, Officials Say . The New York Times . May 7, 2002 . August 22, 2017.
14. News: Associated Press . Duncan Wins Close MVP Race . Los Angeles Times . May 10, 2002 . July 13, 2022.
15. News: Duncan Edges Kidd to Capture NBA MVP . The Washington Post . May 10, 2002 . May 4, 2023.
16. News: NBA MVP & ABA Most Valuable Player Award Winners . Basketball-Reference . November 29, 2022.
17. News: NBA.com Staff . 2002 NBA All-Star Recap . NBA.com . September 13, 2021 . May 4, 2023.
18. Web site: 2002 All-Star Weekend - at Philadelphia: February 8-10 . Eskimo North . May 4, 2023.
19. Web site: 2002 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 120 . Basketball-Reference . November 28, 2021.
20. Web site: 2001–02 San Antonio Spurs Roster and Stats. Basketball-Reference. June 23, 2021.
21. News: 2001–02 NBA Awards Voting . Basketball-Reference . January 11, 2022.
22. News: Associated Press . N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; Spurs Ride Duncan's 23 to Advance . The New York Times . May 4, 2002 . July 24, 2021.
23. News: Adande . J.A. . Duncan's Presence No Minor Difference . Los Angeles Times . May 4, 2002 . June 2, 2022.
24. News: Duncan Returns, Spurs Advance . The Washington Post . May 4, 2002 . November 26, 2022.
25. Web site: 2002 NBA Western Conference First Round: SuperSonics vs. Spurs . Basketball-Reference . May 4, 2023.
26. News: Arkush . Michael . PRO BASKETBALL; Lakers Stick to Script And Eliminate the Spurs . The New York Times . May 15, 2002 . July 24, 2021.
27. News: Brown . Tim . Kings Get the Kings . Los Angeles Times . May 15, 2002 . June 2, 2022.
28. News: L.A. Lakers 93, San Antonio 87 . United Press International . May 15, 2002 . November 26, 2022.
29. Web site: 2002 NBA Western Conference Semifinals: Spurs vs. Lakers . Basketball-Reference . May 4, 2023.
30. News: Associated Press . Lakers Sweep Nets for Another Title . The New York Times . June 13, 2002 . May 28, 2022.
31. News: Brown . Tim . O'Neal Is a Three-Peat MVP as Lakers Finally Cut Down the Nets . Los Angeles Times . June 13, 2002 . May 28, 2022.
32. News: Wyche . Steve . O'Neal, Lakers Cut Down Nets . The Washington Post . June 13, 2002 . September 11, 2022.
33. News: L.A. Lakers 113, New Jersey 107 . United Press International . June 13, 2002 . May 4, 2023.
34. Web site: 2002 NBA Finals: Nets vs. Lakers . Basketball-Reference . May 4, 2023.
35. News: Blazers Acquire Daniels from Spurs . United Press International . August 5, 2002 . January 12, 2022.
36. News: Standard Times . Blazers Acquire Daniels, Smith in Five-Player Deal . South Coast Today . August 6, 2002 . May 4, 2023.
37. News: Spurs Trade Daniels to Portland . CBC . August 6, 2002 . October 20, 2022.
38. News: Heisler . Mark . West Capsules in Predicted Order of Finish . Los Angeles Times . October 28, 2002 . October 20, 2022.
39. Web site: 2001–02 San Antonio Spurs Transactions. Basketball-Reference. July 24, 2021.