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2001-02 Boston Celtics
49–33 · #9 in the league · Conference Finals
Season snapshotBOS
Boston Celtics went 49–33 in the regular season, good for the #9 record in the league, and finished as conference finals.
League rank
#9
Net rating
+2.4
Home floor
FleetCenter
Roster
16 players
Record
49–33
59.8% win rate
League rank
#9
Playoff team
Net rating
+2.4
SRS +1.8
Finish
Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | F-G | 34 | 82 | 82 | 26.1 | 6.9 | 3.2 |
| Antoine Walker | F | 8 | 81 | 81 | 22.1 | 8.8 | 5.0 |
| Kenny Anderson | G | 7 | 76 | 76 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 5.3 |
| Tony Battie | C-F | 4 | 74 | 73 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| Joe Johnson | G-F | 31 | 48 | 33 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 1.5 |
| Eric Williams | F | 55 | 74 | 30 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| Tony Delk | G | 28 | 22 | 16 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 2.3 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | C | 52 | 79 | 9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Kedrick Brown | G | 42 | 29 | 5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| Erick Strickland | G | 20 | 79 | 4 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Rodney Rogers | F | 54 | 27 | 1 | 10.7 | 4.0 | 1.5 |
| Walter McCarty | F | 0 | 56 | 0 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| Mark Blount | C | 30 | 44 | 0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
| Milt Palacio | G | 9 | 41 | 0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Joseph Forte | G | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Randy Brown | G | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
103.4
ORtg
101.0
DRtg
92.5
Pace
+1.8
SRS
+2.2
MOV
52.0%
TS%
47.6%
eFG%
26.2
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Jim O'Brien
head_coach
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Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
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16,091 average attendance
Then and now
Boston Celtics
BOS
16 players