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2001–02 Indiana Pacers season

The 2001–02 NBA season was the Pacers' 26th season in the National Basketball Association, and 35th season as a franchise.[1] During the off-season, the Pacers acquired first-round draft pick Jamaal Tinsley out of Iowa State University from the Atlanta Hawks, who had acquired him from the Memphis Grizzlies,[2][3][4] and signed free agent Carlos Rogers.[5]

2001–02 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachIsiah Thomas
General managerDonnie Walsh
ArenaConseco Fieldhouse
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Nets 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWTTV
Fox Sports Net Midwest
RadioWIBC
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

The Pacers won six of their first eight games, but then lost seven of their next nine games and played around .500 for most of the first half of the season, holding a 25–25 record at the All-Star break.[6] At mid-season, the team traded Jalen Rose and Travis Best to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Ron Artest, Brad Miller, Ron Mercer and Kevin Ollie.[7][8][9][10] With a 37–40 record in mid April, the Pacers would win their final five games of the regular season, and sneak into the playoffs as the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference,[11][12] finishing fourth in the Central Division with a 42–40 record.[13]

Jermaine O'Neal was named Most Improved Player of the Year, averaging 19.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game.[14][15][16] He was also named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game.[17][18][19][20][21] In addition, Reggie Miller finished second on the team in scoring with 16.5 points per game, while Al Harrington played a sixth man role averaging 13.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game off the bench, but was out for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL after 44 games.[22][23][24] Tinsley averaged 9.4 points, 8.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[25]

However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pacers would lose in five games to the top-seeded New Jersey Nets, including a double overtime road loss in Game 5, which the Nets won 120–109.[26][27][28][29] The Nets would go on to reach the NBA Finals for the first time, but would lose to the Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games.[30][31][32][33][34] Following the season, Rogers was released to free agency.

Offseason

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Draft picks

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Main article: 2001 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 40 Jamison Brewer PG   United States Auburn

Roster

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2001–02 Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 15 Artest, Ron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1979–11–13 St. John's
F 24 Bender, Jonathan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1980–01–30 Picayune Memorial HS (MS)
G 2 Brewer, Jamison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1980–11–09 Auburn
C 27 Brezec, Primož 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1979–10–02 Slovenia
F 44 Croshere, Austin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1975–05–01 Providence
C 10 Foster, Jeff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1977–01–16 Texas State
F 3 Harrington, Al   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1980–02–17 St. Patrick HS (NJ)
G 5 Mercer, Ron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976–05–18 Kentucky
C 52 Miller, Brad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1976–04–12 Purdue
G 31 Miller, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–08–24 UCLA
F 7 O'Neal, Jermaine 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1978–10–13 Eau Claire HS (SC)
G 12 Ollie, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1972–12–27 Connecticut
F 6 Rogers, Carlos 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1971–02–06 Tennessee State
C 40 Sundov, Bruno 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1980–02–10 Croatia
G 11 Tinsley, Jamaal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1978–02–28 Iowa State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2002-02-19

Regular season

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Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 – 26–15 24–17 20–8
x-Charlotte Hornets 44 38 .537 6 21–20 23–18 17–11
x-Toronto Raptors 42 40 .512 8 24–17 18–23 17–11
x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 8 25–16 17–24 13–15
Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 9 25–16 16–25 17–11
Atlanta Hawks 33 49 .402 17 23–18 10–31 11–17
Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 21 20–21 9–32 12–16
Chicago Bulls 21 61 .256 29 14–27 7–34 5–23
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New Jersey Nets 52 30 .634 –
2 y-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 2
3 x-Boston Celtics 49 33 .598 3
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 44 38 .537 8
5 x-Orlando Magic 44 38 .537 8
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers 43 39 .524 9
7 x-Toronto Raptors 42 40 .512 10
8 x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 10
9 Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 11
10 Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 15
11 Miami Heat 36 46 .439 16
12 Atlanta Hawks 33 49 .402 19
13 New York Knicks 30 52 .366 22
14 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 23
15 Chicago Bulls 21 61 .256 31

Record vs. opponents

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2001-02 NBA Records
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
Atlanta – 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
Boston 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
Charlotte 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
Chicago 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
Cleveland 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
Dallas 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
Denver 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
Detroit 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
Golden State 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
Houston 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
Indiana 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
L.A. Clippers 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
Memphis 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
Miami 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
Milwaukee 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
Minnesota 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
New Jersey 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
New York 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
Orlando 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
Philadelphia 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
Phoenix 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
Portland 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
Sacramento 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
Seattle 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
Toronto 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
Utah 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

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Playoffs

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2002 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 20 @ New Jersey W 89–83 Jermaine O'Neal (30) Brad Miller (12) Jamaal Tinsley (7) Continental Airlines Arena
18,555 		1–0
2 April 22 @ New Jersey L 79–95 Reggie Miller (26) Artest, O'Neal (6) Jamaal Tinsley (5) Continental Airlines Arena
20,049 		1–1
3 April 26 New Jersey L 84–85 Reggie Miller (30) Jeff Foster (12) Jamaal Tinsley (9) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345 		1–2
4 April 30 New Jersey W 97–74 Artest, Croshere (18) Artest, B. Miller (8) Kevin Ollie (9) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345 		2–2
5 May 2 @ New Jersey L 109–120 (2OT) Reggie Miller (31) Brad Miller (17) Kevin Ollie (8) Continental Airlines Arena
20,049 		2–3
2002 schedule

Player statistics

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Ragular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jeff Foster C 82 48 1,786 556 70 71 38 467 21.8 6.8 .9 .9 .5 5.7
Jamaal Tinsley PG 80 78 2,442 298 647 138 40 751 30.5 3.7 8.1 1.7 .5 9.4
Reggie Miller SG 79 79 2,889 219 253 88 10 1,304 36.6 2.8 3.2 1.1 .1 16.5
Jonathan Bender SF 78 17 1,647 244 62 19 49 581 21.1 3.1 .8 .2 .6 7.4
Austin Croshere PF 76 1 1,286 294 77 26 29 516 16.9 3.9 1.0 .3 .4 6.8
Jermaine O'Neal PF 72 72 2,707 757 118 45 166 1,371 37.6 10.5 1.6 .6 2.3 19.0
Jalen Rose† SF 53 53 1,937 249 197 45 29 982 36.5 4.7 3.7 .8 .5 18.5
Travis Best† PG 44 3 954 70 175 57 6 302 21.7 1.6 4.0 1.3 .1 6.9
Al Harrington PF 44 1 1,313 276 54 41 21 576 29.8 6.3 1.2 .9 .5 13.1
Kevin Ollie† PG 29 0 577 56 98 26 1 158 19.9 1.9 3.4 .9 .0 5.4
Brad Miller† C 28 28 872 220 51 24 12 424 31.1 7.9 1.8 .9 .4 15.1
Ron Artest† SF 28 24 819 140 50 66 16 306 29.3 5.0 1.8 2.4 .6 10.9
Primož Brezec C 22 4 160 28 6 0 7 43 7.3 1.3 .3 .0 .3 2.0
Carlos Rogers C 22 1 168 38 3 5 6 59 7.6 1.7 .1 .2 .3 2.7
Bruno Šundov C 22 0 88 21 3 3 3 32 4.0 1.0 .1 .1 .1 1.5
Ron Mercer† SG 13 1 213 23 10 2 3 62 16.4 1.8 .8 .2 .2 4.8
Jamison Brewer SG 13 0 43 8 9 2 0 4 3.3 .6 .7 .2 .0 .3
Norman Richardson† SG 3 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 1.3 .3 .3 .0 .0 .0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Pacers only.

Playoffs

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Reggie Miller SG 5 5 198 16 14 8 1 118 39.6 3.2 2.8 1.6 .2 23.6
Jermaine O'Neal PF 5 5 192 38 5 4 8 86 38.4 7.6 1.0 .8 1.6 17.2
Brad Miller C 5 5 180 49 7 4 2 56 36.0 9.8 1.4 .8 .4 11.2
Ron Artest SF 5 5 167 30 16 13 3 59 33.4 6.0 3.2 2.6 .6 11.8
Jamaal Tinsley PG 5 5 88 10 25 2 0 18 17.6 2.0 5.0 .4 .0 3.6
Kevin Ollie PG 5 0 118 12 23 3 0 29 23.6 2.4 4.6 .6 .0 5.8
Ron Mercer SG 5 0 117 10 4 1 1 39 23.4 2.0 .8 .2 .2 7.8
Jeff Foster C 5 0 78 24 7 3 1 20 15.6 4.8 1.4 .6 .2 4.0
Jonathan Bender SF 5 0 45 4 2 2 3 6 9.0 .8 .4 .4 .6 1.2
Austin Croshere PF 4 0 59 14 2 1 1 24 14.8 3.5 .5 .3 .3 6.0
Jamison Brewer SG 2 0 6 4 1 0 0 1 3.0 2.0 .5 .0 .0 .5
Bruno Šundov C 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 2.0

Awards and records

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Transactions

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Trades

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February 19, 2002 To Indiana Pacers
Kevin Ollie 		To Chicago Bulls
Travis Best
February 19, 2002 To Indiana Pacers
Ron Artest, Brad Miller and Ron Mercer 		To Chicago Bulls
Jalen Rose, Norm Richardson, and a second round draft pick

Player Transactions Citation:[35]

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