2001–02 Toronto Raptors season

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2001–02 Toronto Raptors season

Head coach

Lenny Wilkens

General manager

Glen Grunwald

Owners

Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Arena

Air Canada Centre

Results

Record

42–40 (.512)

Place

Division: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)

Playoff finish

First round
(lost to Pistons 2–3)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Local media

Television

Radio

CJCL

< 2000–01

2002–03 >

The 2001–02 NBA season was the Raptors' seventh season in the National Basketball Association.^[1] During the off-season, the Raptors acquired All-Star center and 2-time NBA Champion Hakeem Olajuwon from the Houston Rockets.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Throughout the season, All-Star guard and team captain Vince Carter struggled with a left knee injury, and managed to play just 60 games.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] Despite the injury, Carter averaged 24.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, and was still voted to play in the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, his third consecutive All-Star selection, but did not play due to his knee injury.^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]

The Raptors played solid basketball with a 29–21 record at the All-Star break.^[16] However, the team then suffered a 13-game losing streak, losing 17 of their next 18 games.^[17]^[18] They would then post a nine-game winning streak between March and April,^[19] winning 12 of their final 14 games of the season.^[20]

Despite losing Carter for the rest of the season and the playoffs, the Raptors finished with a 42–40 record, and finished third place in the Central Division, which allowed them to clinch a playoff spot,^[21] behind the efforts of their other team captain Antonio Davis, who averaged 14.5 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. In addition, second-year forward Morris Peterson showed improvement averaging 14.0 points per game, while Alvin Williams provided the team with 11.8 points, 5.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game, Keon Clark contributed 11.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and Olajuwon provided with 7.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.^[22]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Raptors lost to the Detroit Pistons in five hard-fought games, losing Game 5 on the road by just three points, 85–82.^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]

Following the season, Olajuwon retired after eighteen seasons in the NBA.^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30] Meanwhile, Chris Childs re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the New Jersey Nets,^[31]^[32] while Clark signed with the Sacramento Kings,^[33]^[34] Tracy Murray was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers,^[35]^[36] and three-point specialist Dell Curry also retired.

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	17	Michael Bradley	Power Forward	United States	Villanova

Roster

2001–02 Toronto Raptors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
F	5	Bradley, Michael	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1979–04–18	Villanova
G/F	15	Carter, Vince	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1977–01–26	North Carolina
G	1	Childs, Chris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1967–11–20	Boise State
F/C	7	Clark, Keon	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1975–04–16	UNLV
G	30	Curry, Dell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1964–06–25	Virginia Tech
F/C	33	Davis, Antonio	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1968–10–31	UTEP
G	44	Dial, Derrick	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1975–12–20	Eastern Michigan
G	8	Jackson, Jermaine	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	1976–06–07	Detroit Mercy
C	00	Montross, Eric	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1971–09–23	North Carolina
G/F	35	Murray, Tracy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1971–07–25	UCLA
C	32	N'Diaye, Mamadou	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1975–06–16	Auburn
C	34	Olajuwon, Hakeem	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1963–01–21	Houston
G/F	24	Peterson, Morris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1977–08–26	Michigan State
C	4	Stewart, Michael	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1975–04–25	California
G	20	Williams, Alvin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1974–08–06	Villanova
F	13	Williams, Jerome	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	1973–05–10	Georgetown

Head coach

Lenny Wilkens

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 28, 2002

Regular season

Standings

Central Division v t e	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

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	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

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

2001–02 game log

October: 0–2 (home: 0–0; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 30	@ Orlando	L 85–114	Chris Childs (13)	Antonio Davis (10)	Vince Carter, Chris Childs (3)	TD Waterhouse Centre 16,088	0–1
2	October 31	@ Miami	L 92–97	Vince Carter (20)	Antonio Davis (15)	Vince Carter (7)	American Airlines Arena 16,500	0–2

November: 10–4 (home: 5–2; road: 5–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	November 2	Dallas	W 109–92	Vince Carter (25)	Antonio Davis, Hakeem Olajuwon (8)	Morris Peterson, Alvin Williams (8)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	1–2
4	November 4	Indiana	W 113–100	Vince Carter (28)	Hakeem Olajuwon (8)	Chris Childs (9)	Air Canada Centre 18,825	2–2
5	November 7	Golden State	W 109–92	Vince Carter (39)	Antonio Davis (16)	Vince Carter (6)	Air Canada Centre 18,887	3–2
6	November 10	@ Utah	W 117–96	Vince Carter (43)	Jerome Williams (9)	Alvin Williams (12)	Delta Center 18,194	4–2
7	November 11	@ Denver	L 85–96	Vince Carter (22)	Antonio Davis (11)	Alvin Williams (7)	Pepsi Center 13,735	4–3
8	November 13	@ Sacramento	L 86–95	Vince Carter (23)	Keon Clark (10)	Alvin Williams (5)	ARCO Arena 17,317	4–4
9	November 14	@ Golden State	W 89–82	Vince Carter (24)	Keon Clark (9)	Vince Carter, Alvin Williams (5)	The Arena in Oakland 18,269	5–4
10	November 16	@ L.A. Clippers	W 94–85	Vince Carter (29)	Hakeem Olajuwon (12)	Alvin Williams (9)	Staples Center 18,964	6–4
11	November 18	@ Phoenix	W 87–81	Vince Carter (31)	Hakeem Olajuwon (12)	Alvin Williams (7)	America West Arena 14,823	7–4
12	November 20	Detroit	L 84–88	Vince Carter (28)	Hakeem Olajuwon (20)	Chris Childs (5)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	7–5
13	November 22	Milwaukee	L 75–78	Vince Carter (26)	Antonio Davis (11)	Alvin Williams (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	7–6
14	November 23	@ Boston	W 91–89	Keon Clark (19)	Keon Clark (9)	Vince Carter (6)	FleetCenter 18,624	8–6
15	November 25	Philadelphia	W 107–88	Vince Carter (30)	Keon Clark, Antonio Davis (10)	Alvin Williams (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	9–6
16	November 29	Memphis	W 91–88	Vince Carter (23)	Antonio Davis (11)	Vince Carter, Alvin Williams (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	10–6

December: 6–8 (home: 3–3; road: 3–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
17	December 1	@ Atlanta	W 104–103	Vince Carter (19)	Vince Carter, Keon Clark (10)	Alvin Williams (9)	Philips Arena 18,628	11–6
18	December 2	Boston	L 69–85	Vince Carter (17)	Antonio Davis (12)	Vince Carter (6)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	11–7
19	December 6	@ Milwaukee	L 89–95	Vince Carter (26)	Hakeem Olajuwon (14)	Vince Carter (7)	Bradley Center 18,717	11–8
20	December 7	Denver	W 98–96 (OT)	Vince Carter (42)	Vince Carter (15)	Chris Childs, Alvin Williams (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	12–8
21	December 9	Phoenix	L 90–91	Vince Carter (42)	Keon Clark (15)	Chris Childs (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	12–9
22	December 12	@ San Antonio	L 95–108	Alvin Williams (16)	Hakeem Olajuwon, Morris Peterson (6)	Alvin Williams (7)	Alamodome 16,650	12–10
23	December 13	@ Charlotte	L 90–104	Vince Carter (31)	Keon Clark (9)	Alvin Williams (7)	Charlotte Coliseum 9,791	12–11
24	December 16	Washington	L 88–93	Vince Carter (23)	Antonio Davis (14)	Alvin Williams (8)	Air Canada Centre 20,048	12–12
25	December 19	@ Indiana	W 102–90	Morris Peterson (29)	Keon Clark (11)	Vince Carter, Alvin Williams (6)	Conseco Fieldhouse 16,060	13–12
26	December 20	Chicago	W 96–91	Vince Carter (33)	Antonio Davis, Jerome Williams (11)	Vince Carter (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	14–12
27	December 23	Miami	W 83–76	Vince Carter (27)	Vince Carter, Antonio Davis (10)	Alvin Williams (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	15–12
28	December 25	@ New York	L 94–102	Morris Peterson (22)	Antonio Davis (11)	Alvin Williams (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	15–13
29	December 28	@ L.A. Lakers	W 89–86	Alvin Williams (17)	Keon Clark (16)	Alvin Williams (8)	Staples Center 18,997	16–13
30	December 29	@ Seattle	L 75–101	Morris Peterson (18)	Keon Clark (11)	Alvin Williams (5)	KeyArena 17,072	16–14

January: 11–5 (home: 7–3; road: 4–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
31	January 2	@ Portland	W 95–84	Vince Carter (28)	Keon Clark, Antonio Davis (9)	Chris Childs (9)	Rose Garden 18,117	17–14
32	January 4	Cleveland	W 101–91	Vince Carter (34)	Keon Clark (11)	Vince Carter (8)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	18–14
33	January 6	L.A. Lakers	L 89–109	Vince Carter (24)	Eric Montross (8)	Alvin Williams (6)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	18–15
34	January 8	@ Memphis	L 81–84	Vince Carter (31)	Antonio Davis (10)	Chris Childs, Alvin Williams (6)	Pyramid Arena 14,323	18–16
35	January 9	@ Chicago	W 85–73	Vince Carter (19)	Antonio Davis (12)	Chris Childs (10)	United Center 16,227	19–16
36	January 11	Atlanta	W 94–91 (OT)	Alvin Williams (28)	Antonio Davis (13)	Vince Carter (8)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	20–16
37	January 13	L.A. Clippers	L 72–79	Vince Carter (31)	Antonio Davis (17)	Alvin Williams (4)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	20–17
38	January 15	@ Detroit	W 92–90	Vince Carter (24)	Vince Carter, Antonio Davis (9)	Chris Childs (9)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,045	21–17
39	January 16	Houston	W 109–103	Vince Carter (29)	Jerome Williams (8)	Alvin Williams (6)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	22–17
40	January 18	New Jersey	W 89–77	Vince Carter (23)	Keon Clark (13)	Alvin Williams (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	23–17
41	January 19	@ Charlotte	W 91–89	Vince Carter (34)	Jerome Williams (10)	Antonio Davis, Alvin Williams (5)	Charlotte Coliseum 16,593	24–17
42	January 21	@ Boston	L 97–106	Vince Carter (26)	Hakeem Olajuwon (10)	Chris Childs (8)	FleetCenter 16,380	24–18
43	January 23	New York	L 92–96	Alvin Williams (23)	Antonio Davis (17)	Chris Childs (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	24–19
44	January 25	Minnesota	W 107–100	Vince Carter (19)	Jerome Williams (13)	Alvin Williams (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	25–19
45	January 27	Orlando	W 106–97	Vince Carter (32)	Antonio Davis (10)	Chris Childs (9)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	26–19
46	January 31	Boston	W 97–92	Vince Carter (27)	Antonio Davis (13)	Chris Childs (9)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	27–19

February: 2–11 (home: 1–6; road: 1–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
47	February 2	@ New Jersey	L 91–98	Vince Carter (26)	Antonio Davis (12)	Chris Childs (5)	Continental Airlines Arena 20,049	27–20
48	February 4	@ Philadelphia	W 100–93	Vince Carter (28)	Antonio Davis (9)	Vince Carter (6)	First Union Center 20,512	28–20
49	February 5	@ Washington	L 94–99	Vince Carter (29)	Antonio Davis (8)	Chris Childs (11)	MCI Center 20,674	28–21
50	February 7	San Antonio	W 80–74 (OT)	Keon Clark (17)	Keon Clark, Eric Montross (12)	Alvin Williams (9)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	29–21
51	February 12	@ Cleveland	L 81–99	Keon Clark (18)	Eric Montross (12)	Chris Childs (7)	Gund Arena 15,589	29–22
52	February 13	@ New York	L 82–89	Keon Clark (26)	Keon Clark (15)	Alvin Williams (8)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	29–23
53	February 15	Utah	L 85–94	Alvin Williams (26)	Antonio Davis (8)	Alvin Williams (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	29–24
54	February 17	Milwaukee	L 86–91	Alvin Williams (24)	Antonio Davis (17)	Chris Childs (6)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	29–25
55	February 18	@ Detroit	L 76–89	Antonio Davis (21)	Antonio Davis (14)	Chris Childs, Alvin Williams (5)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,491	29–26
56	February 20	Charlotte	L 77–78	Antonio Davis (29)	Antonio Davis (14)	Alvin Williams (4)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	29–27
57	February 22	Detroit	L 72–80	Antonio Davis (17)	Antonio Davis (13)	Alvin Williams (8)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	29–28
58	February 24	Seattle	L 92–101	Vince Carter (28)	Antonio Davis (12)	Alvin Williams (14)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	29–29
59	February 27	Orlando	L 85–90	Vince Carter (22)	Antonio Davis (10)	Alvin Williams (8)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	29–30

March: 6–8 (home: 2–3; road: 4–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
60	March 1	Portland	L 81–91	Vince Carter (25)	Antonio Davis, Hakeem Olajuwon (8)	Chris Childs (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	29–31
61	March 3	Philadelphia	L 84–96	Antonio Davis (26)	Antonio Davis (9)	Alvin Williams (6)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	29–32
62	March 5	@ Houston	L 109–112	Vince Carter (43)	Vince Carter, Hakeem Olajuwon (7)	Alvin Williams (9)	Compaq Center 14,221	29–33
63	March 7	@ Dallas	L 103–122	Vince Carter (19)	Keon Clark, Antonio Davis (15)	Alvin Williams (7)	American Airlines Center 19,945	29–34
64	March 8	@ Miami	W 83–74	Antonio Davis (23)	Antonio Davis (10)	Chris Childs (6)	American Airlines Arena 16,500	30–34
65	March 10	@ Orlando	L 79–92	Vince Carter (16)	Antonio Davis (12)	Chris Childs (7)	TD Waterhouse Centre 16,171	30–35
66	March 12	@ New Jersey	L 84–86	Antonio Davis (27)	Antonio Davis, Jerome Williams (13)	Vince Carter (4)	Continental Airlines Arena 16,105	30–36
67	March 17	Sacramento	L 113–116	Vince Carter (22)	Hakeem Olajuwon (13)	Chris Childs (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	30–37
68	March 19	@ Minnesota	L 80–112	Morris Peterson (19)	Antonio Davis (13)	Alvin Williams (7)	Target Center 17,010	30–38
69	March 22	@ Cleveland	W 94–80	Morris Peterson (18)	Keon Clark (10)	Alvin Williams (4)	Gund Arena 17,847	31–38
70	March 24	Washington	W 92–91	Morris Peterson (26)	Antonio Davis (9)	Alvin Williams (9)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	32–38
71	March 27	Miami	W 81–80	Morris Peterson (21)	Antonio Davis, Jerome Williams (10)	Chris Childs (6)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	33–38
72	March 28	@ Atlanta	W 85–83	Antonio Davis, Morris Peterson (15)	Antonio Davis (9)	Chris Childs (7)	Philips Arena 12,036	34–38
73	March 31	@ Philadelphia	W 72–70	Antonio Davis (16)	Jerome Williams (9)	Chris Childs (9)	First Union Center 20,650	35–38

April: 7–2 (home: 6–0; road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
74	April 3	Chicago	W 117–104	Morris Peterson (26)	Antonio Davis (13)	Alvin Williams (10)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	36–38
75	April 5	@ Chicago	W 98–96	Antonio Davis (27)	Keon Clark (10)	Chris Childs (8)	United Center 19,352	37–38
76	April 7	Indiana	W 94–84	Alvin Williams (26)	Antonio Davis (10)	Chris Childs (8)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	38–38
77	April 9	Charlotte	W 84–80	Antonio Davis (24)	Jerome Williams (8)	Antonio Davis, Morris Peterson (7)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	39–38
78	April 10	@ Indiana	L 82–98	Antonio Davis (24)	Antonio Davis (9)	Alvin Williams (6)	Conseco Fieldhouse 16,337	39–39
79	April 12	Atlanta	W 112–73	Keon Clark, Jerome Williams (20)	Michael Bradley, Keon Clark, Jerome Williams (6)	Jermaine Jackson (11)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	40–39
80	April 14	New Jersey	W 101–82	Morris Peterson (24)	Keon Clark (9)	Jermaine Jackson (9)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	41–39
81	April 16	@ Milwaukee	L 89–105	Morris Peterson (23)	Antonio Davis, Jerome Williams (6)	Chris Childs, Alvin Williams (5)	Bradley Center 17,086	41–40
82	April 17	Cleveland	W 103–85	Morris Peterson, Jerome Williams (22)	Jerome Williams (12)	Alvin Williams (8)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	42–40

2001–02 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2002 playoff game log

First Round: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	April 21	@ Detroit	L 63–85	Antonio Davis (15)	Antonio Davis (14)	Alvin Williams (6)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	0–1
2	April 24	@ Detroit	L 91–96	Chris Childs (22)	Antonio Davis (14)	Chris Childs (14)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	0–2
3	April 27	Detroit	W 94–84	Antonio Davis (30)	Antonio Davis (8)	Chris Childs (10)	Air Canada Centre 20,138	1–2
4	April 29	Detroit	W 89–83	Morris Peterson (20)	Keon Clark (16)	Alvin Williams (9)	Air Canada Centre 20,112	2–2
5	May 2	@ Detroit	L 82–85	Dell Curry (17)	Antonio Davis (12)	Childs, Williams (6)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	2–3

2002 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Alvin Williams	PG	82	82	2,927	281	468	135	26	971	35.7	3.4	5.7	1.6	.3	11.8
Keon Clark	C	81	31	2,185	603	88	58	122	915	27.0	7.4	1.1	.7	1.5	11.3
Antonio Davis	PF	77	77	2,978	740	155	54	83	1,113	38.7	9.6	2.0	.7	1.1	14.5
Chris Childs	PG	69	4	1,576	154	351	56	5	285	22.8	2.2	5.1	.8	.1	4.1
Jerome Williams	PF	68	32	1,641	386	75	78	25	518	24.1	5.7	1.1	1.1	.4	7.6
Morris Peterson	SF	63	56	1,988	223	153	73	11	883	31.6	3.5	2.4	1.2	.2	14.0
Hakeem Olajuwon	C	61	37	1,378	366	66	74	90	435	22.6	6.0	1.1	1.2	1.5	7.1
Vince Carter	SG	60	60	2,385	313	239	94	43	1,484	39.8	5.2	4.0	1.6	.7	24.7
Dell Curry	SG	56	4	886	81	61	22	6	360	15.8	1.4	1.1	.4	.1	6.4
Eric Montross	C	49	24	655	140	16	12	23	116	13.4	2.9	.3	.2	.5	2.4
Tracy Murray	SF	40	3	473	53	19	11	8	227	11.8	1.3	.5	.3	.2	5.7
Michael Bradley	PF	26	0	118	24	3	0	6	30	4.5	.9	.1	.0	.2	1.2
Jermaine Jackson	SG	24	0	280	27	57	9	1	57	11.7	1.1	2.4	.4	.0	2.4
Carlos Arroyo^†	PG	17	0	96	12	21	6	0	30	5.6	.7	1.2	.4	.0	1.8
Michael Stewart	C	11	0	93	25	3	4	3	22	8.5	2.3	.3	.4	.3	2.0
Derrick Dial^†	SG	7	0	50	11	4	2	0	28	7.1	1.6	.6	.3	.0	4.0
Mamadou N'Diaye	C	5	0	46	11	0	0	2	20	9.2	2.2	.0	.0	.4	4.0

^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Raptors only.

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Antonio Davis	PF	5	5	202	53	7	2	5	85	40.4	10.6	1.4	.4	1.0	17.0
Alvin Williams	PG	5	5	196	24	28	6	2	60	39.2	4.8	5.6	1.2	.4	12.0
Keon Clark	C	5	5	174	40	8	2	8	67	34.8	8.0	1.6	.4	1.6	13.4
Morris Peterson	SF	5	5	154	14	11	5	3	46	30.8	2.8	2.2	1.0	.6	9.2
Chris Childs	PG	5	4	163	19	37	4	0	59	32.6	3.8	7.4	.8	.0	11.8
Jerome Williams	PF	5	1	143	33	7	9	1	36	28.6	6.6	1.4	1.8	.2	7.2
Hakeem Olajuwon	C	5	0	86	19	2	7	4	28	17.2	3.8	.4	1.4	.8	5.6
Dell Curry	SG	4	0	59	5	4	5	2	28	14.8	1.3	1.0	1.3	.5	7.0
Jermaine Jackson	SG	4	0	12	1	0	0	0	6	3.0	.3	.0	.0	.0	1.5
Michael Stewart	C	1	0	8	3	0	0	1	4	8.0	3.0	.0	.0	1.0	4.0
Michael Bradley	PF	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	3.0	1.0	1.0	.0	.0	.0

Award winners

Vince Carter, NBA All-Star Game selection, Starter^[37] (did not play due to an injury^[38])
Morris Peterson, NBA Rookie-Sophomore All-Star Game selection [Sophomore]^[39] (did not play due to an injury^[40])

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External links

"2001-02 Toronto Raptors Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
"2001-02 Toronto Raptors". DatabaseBasketball. Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.

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