2001–02 Boston Celtics season

2001–02 Boston Celtics season
Head coach	Jim O'Brien
Arena	Fleet Center
Results
Record	49–33 (.598)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Finals (eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net New England
Radio	WWZN

The 2001–02 Boston Celtics season was the 56th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished second in the Atlantic Division with a 49-33 record. This season featured the team's first playoff appearance since the 1994-95 season. Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker were selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, the Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in five games. Then they defeated the second seed Detroit Pistons four games to one in the semifinals. However, they would lose in six games to the New Jersey Nets in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	10	Joe Johnson	SG	United States	Arkansas
1	11	Kedrick Brown	SF/SG	United States	Okaloosa-Walton
1	21	Joseph Forte	SG	United States	North Carolina

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 7 Anderson, Kenny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1970–10–09 Georgia Tech C 4 Battie, Tony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976–02–11 Texas Tech C 30 Blount, Mark 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1975–11–30 Pittsburgh G 42 Brown, Kedrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1981–03–18 Okaloosa-Walton Community College G 28 Delk, Tony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1974–01–28 Kentucky G 40 Forte, Joseph 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1981–03–23 North Carolina F 0 McCarty, Walter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1974–02–01 Kentucky G 34 Pierce, Paul (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1977–10–13 Kansas C 52 Potapenko, Vitaly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1975–03–21 Wright State University F 54 Rogers, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1971–06–20 Wake Forest G 20 Strickland, Erick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1973–11–25 University of Nebraska F 8 Walker, Antoine (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1976–08–12 Kentucky F 55 Williams, Eric 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1972–07–17 Providence	Head coach Jim O'Brien (Saint Joseph's) Assistant coach(es) Dick Harter (Pennsylvania) Lester Conner (Oregon State) John Carroll (Dickinson College) Frank Vogel (Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Depth chart

C - Tony Battie

PF - Antoine Walker

SF - Eric Williams

SG - Paul Pierce

PG - Kenny Anderson

Bench:

SF/PF - Rodney Rogers PG/SG - Tony Delk SF - Walter McCarty PG - Erick Strickland C - Mark Blount C - Vitaly Potapenko SF - Kedrick Brown SG - Joe Forte

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-New Jersey Nets	52	30	.634	–	33–8	19–22	16–8
x-Boston Celtics	49	33	.598	3	27–14	22–19	17–7
x-Orlando Magic	44	38	.537	8	27–14	17–24	12–12
x-Philadelphia 76ers	43	39	.524	9	22–19	21–20	14–11
Washington Wizards	37	45	.451	15	22–19	15–26	12–13
Miami Heat	36	46	.439	16	18–23	18–23	10–14
New York Knicks	30	52	.366	22	19–22	11–30	4–20

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

See also

• 2001–02 NBA season