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2001-2002 Minnesota Timberwolves Playoff Roster
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Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Born Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
William Avery G 6-2 197 Aug 8, 1979 22 Duke 2 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 14, Minnesota Timberwolves
Chauncey Billups PG 6-3 210 Sep 25, 1976 25 Colorado 4 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 3, Boston Celtics
Terrell Brandon G 5-11 180 May 20, 1970 31 Oregon 10 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 11, Cleveland Cavaliers
Maurice Evans SG/SF 6-5 220 Nov 8, 1978 23 Texas 0 2001 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Kevin Garnett C/PF 6-11 253 May 19, 1976 25 Farragut Career Academy (Illinois) 6 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 5, Minnesota Timberwolves
Marc Jackson C 6-10 270 Jan 16, 1975 27 Temple 1 1997 Rnd 2 Pick 9, Golden State Warriors
Felipe Lopez G-F 6-5 199 Dec 19, 1974 27 St. John's 3 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 24, San Antonio Spurs
Sam Mitchell F 6-6 210 Sep 2, 1963 38 Mercer 14 1985 Rnd 3 Pick 7, Houston Rockets
Rasho Nesterovic C 7-0 255 May 30, 1976 25 SAIE3 Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna (Italy) 3 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 17, Minnesota Timberwolves
Robert Pack G 6-2 180 Feb 3, 1969 33 USC 10 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Anthony Peeler G 6-4 208 Nov 25, 1969 32 Missouri 9 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 15, Los Angeles Lakers
Joe Smith F 6-10 225 Jul 26, 1975 26 Maryland 6 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 1, Golden State Warriors
Wally Szczerbiak F 6-7 240 Mar 5, 1977 25 Miami (OH) 2 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 6, Minnesota Timberwolves
Gary Trent F 6-8 250 Sep 22, 1974 27 Ohio 6 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 11, Milwaukee Bucks
Loren Woods C 7-1 245 Jun 21, 1978 23 Arizona 0 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 17, Minnesota Timberwolves

Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 New Jersey Nets #8 Indiana Pacers New Jersey in 5
First Round #2 Detroit Pistons #7 Toronto Raptors Detroit in 5
First Round #3 Boston Celtics #6 Philadelphia Sixers Boston in 5
First Round #4 Charlotte Hornets #5 Orlando Magic Charlotte in 4
Second Round #1 New Jersey Nets #4 Charlotte Hornets New Jersey in 5
Second Round #2 Detroit Pistons #3 Boston Celtics Boston in 5
Conference Finals #1 New Jersey Nets #3 Boston Celtics New Jersey in 6
Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Sacramento Kings #8 Utah Jazz Sacramento in 4
First Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #7 Seattle SuperSonics San Antonio in 5
First Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Portland Trail Blazers L.A. Lakers in 3
First Round #4 Dallas Mavericks #5 Minnesota Timberwolves Dallas in 3
Second Round #1 Sacramento Kings #4 Dallas Mavericks Sacramento in 5
Second Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #2 San Antonio Spurs L.A. Lakers in 5
Conference Finals #1 Sacramento Kings #3 Los Angeles Lakers L.A. Lakers in 7
NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #3 Los Angeles Lakers #1 New Jersey Nets L.A. Lakers in 4

Minnesota Playoff Stat Leaders Full Team Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Chauncey Billups 3 44.7 22.0 5.0 5.7 1.0 0.3 3.0
Joe Smith 3 14.3 4.3 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
Wally Szczerbiak 3 43.7 20.0 7.0 2.0 0.7 0.0 2.7
Rasho Nesterovic 3 30.7 11.3 6.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.3
Felipe Lopez 3 10.0 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3
Kevin Garnett 3 43.3 24.0 18.7 5.0 1.7 1.7 4.0
Gary Trent 3 16.0 6.3 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0
Anthony Peeler 3 22.3 9.0 4.3 0.7 1.3 0.0 2.0
Sam Mitchell 3 11.3 2.7 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0
Marc Jackson 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Robert Pack 3 3.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3

Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue/Game Type Record Minnesota Leaders Dallas Leaders
Apr 21, 2002
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Dallas
 L, 101-94 American Airlines Center
Opening Round 		0-1 PTS: 25. C. Billups
REB: 21. K. Garnett
AST: 9. C. Billups 		PTS: 30. D. Nowitzki
REB: 15. D. Nowitzki
AST: 7. N. Van Exel
Apr 24, 2002
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Dallas
 L, 122-110 American Airlines Center
Opening Round 		0-2 PTS: 31. K. Garnett
REB: 18. K. Garnett
AST: 4. K. Garnett 		PTS: 31. D. Nowitzki
REB: 15. D. Nowitzki
AST: 10. Steve Nash
Apr 28, 2002
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Dallas
 L, 102-115 Target Center
Opening Round 		0-3 PTS: 22. K. Garnett
REB: 17. K. Garnett
AST: 5. K. Garnett 		PTS: 39. D. Nowitzki
REB: 17. D. Nowitzki
AST: 11. Steve Nash