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2001–02 Philadelphia 76ers season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

(lost to Celtics 2–3)

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The 2001–02 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 53rd season for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association, and their 39th season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 76ers were coming off of an NBA Finals defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers, in which they won Game 1, but lost the next four games. During the off-season, the team re-acquired forward 76ers forward Derrick Coleman from the Charlotte Hornets, and acquired Corie Blount and Vonteego Cummings from the Golden State Warriors in a three-team trade, acquired Matt Harpring from the Cleveland Cavaliers, and signed free agent Derrick McKey midway through the season.

Having won the Eastern Conference Championship last season, reigning MVP Allen Iverson, Sixth Man Aaron McKie, and point guard Eric Snow were all sidelined with injuries as the 76ers lost their first five games of the regular season; Iverson was out with an elbow injury, while McKie had a shoulder injury, and Snow was out with a broken thumb. Also just four games into the season, center Matt Geiger retired. However, when their players returned, they won seven in a row after their bad start, but then lost seven straight in December leading to a 8–14 start to the season. The 76ers played above .500 in winning percentage for the remainder of the season, holding a 25–24 record at the All-Star break, and would climb back into playoff connection by finishing in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 43–39 record, and earning the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference.

Iverson averaged 31.4 points, 5.5 assists and 2.8 steals per game in 60 games, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Dikembe Mutombo averaged 11.5 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Coleman provided the team with 15.1 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, while McKie provided with 12.2 points and 3.7 assists per game, Snow contributed 12.1 points, 6.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and Harpring averaged 11.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Claxton contributed 7.2 points, 3.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game, while Blount averaged 3.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, and McKey provided with 2.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend, in which the 76ers hosted at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Iverson and Mutombo were both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was Mutombo's final All-Star appearance. Iverson also wore number #6 to honor Hall of Famer, and 76ers legend Julius Erving. Iverson finished in ninth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Mutombo finished tied in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 2002 NBA playoffs, the 76ers 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 76ers lost the first two games to the Celtics on the road at the FleetCenter, but managed to win the next two games at home, including a Game 4 win over the Celtics at the First Union Center, 83–81 to tie the series at 2–2. However, the 76ers lost Game 5 to the Celtics at the FleetCenter, 120–87, thus losing in a hard-fought five-game series.

The 76ers finished third in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 842,976 at the First Union Center during the regular season. Following the season, Mutombo was traded to the New Jersey Nets, while Harpring signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz, rookie guard Speedy Claxton was traded to the San Antonio Spurs, Blount and Cummings were both released to free agency, and McKey retired.

Offseason

During the offseason, the 76ers made multiple trades. On August 3, the organization traded Tyrone Hill to the Cleveland Cavaliers (where he had previously played four seasons) for Matt Harpring, Cedric Henderson, and Robert Traylor. On the same day, the 76ers would trade Roshown McLeod and a 2003 1st round draft pick to the Boston Celtics for Jérôme Moïso. Harpring would be Philadelphia's starting small forward for the season, while Henderson, Traylor, and Moïso would be traded before the season started.

On October 2, the 76ers signed Ira Bowman. Bowman would play 3 games before being waived on November 6.

On October 25, the 76ers were involved in a three-team trade with the Golden State Warriors and the Charlotte Hornets. The 76ers traded Cedric Henderson and a 2005 1st round draft pick to the Warriors. They also traded George Lynch, Jérôme Moïso, and Robert Traylor to the Hornets. The 76ers received Derrick Coleman from the Hornets and Corie Blount and Vonteego Cummings from the Warriors.

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
126Samuel DalembertCSeton Hall
236Damone BrownSFSyracuse
256Alvin JonesCGeorgia Tech

Roster

  • Larry Brown
  • Randy Ayers
  • Herb Brown
  • Dave Hanners
  • John Kuester

Regular season

Season standings

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 21 | @ Boston | L 82–92 | Allen Iverson (20) | Dikembe Mutombo (11) | Eric Snow (5) | FleetCenter 18,624 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 25 | @ Boston | L 85–93 | Allen Iverson (29) | Derrick Coleman (13) | Allen Iverson (7) | FleetCenter 18,624 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 28 | Boston | W 108–103 | Allen Iverson (42) | Dikembe Mutombo (11) | Eric Snow (5) | First Union Center 20,689 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 1 | Boston | W 83–81 | Allen Iverson (28) | Dikembe Mutombo (14) | Eric Snow (11) | First Union Center 20,904 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 3 | @ Boston | L 87–120 | Allen Iverson (31) | Matt Harpring (8) | Iverson, McKie (4) | FleetCenter 18,624

2–3

Player statistics

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
741212.0.429.273.7501.51.0.3.13.4
722119.8.458.000.6445.1.6.7.43.6
309.7.714.000.3.3.7.03.3
1703.9.381.000.875.2.1.1.11.4
671822.8.400.121.8382.43.01.4.17.2
585835.9.450.337.8158.81.7.7.915.1
5818.6.417.261.750.91.0.3.13.3
3405.2.440.3892.0.1.2.41.5
409.0.125.5001.5.0.0.5.8
818131.4.461.304.7437.11.3.9.111.8
605943.7.398.291.8124.55.52.8.231.4
904.6.385.333.8.1.0.11.3
2325.5.400.5001.6.1.1.41.1
41119.1.426.417.7143.11.11.0.12.9
481630.6.449.398.7874.03.71.2.312.2
808036.3.501.76410.81.0.42.411.5
15011.3.269.2503.4.3.3.51.1
†11010.0.476.000.7501.3.5.4.25.0
616136.5.442.111.8063.56.61.6.112.1

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
302.7.333.000.3.0.0.0.7
5017.6.250.7502.8.4.4.41.4
509.8.333.000.667.22.81.0.02.4
5538.2.524.308.8009.22.0.21.412.8
101.0.0.0.0.0.0
5523.8.500.7785.21.41.0.010.2
5541.8.381.333.8103.64.22.6.030.0
202.5.5.0.0.0.0
4010.0.5001.5.3.3.52.0
5029.2.435.375.7003.62.42.0.010.6
5534.6.452.61510.6.6.41.88.8
5534.2.321.167.7734.45.41.2.010.8
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the 76ers only.

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

  • Allen Iverson, All-NBA Second Team
  • Dikembe Mutombo, All-NBA Third Team
  • Dikembe Mutombo, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

References

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