MIN
DALTop Performers
Points
30
Nowitzki
DAL
Rebounds
21
Garnett
MIN
Assists
9
Billups
MIN
Threes
3
Van Exel
DAL
36-90 (40.0%)
FG%
37-84 (44.0%)
4-13 (30.8%)
3PM
7-23 (30.4%)
18-23 (78.3%)
FTM
20-23 (87.0%)
58
Rebounds
39
20
Offensive Rebounds
4
38
Defensive Rebounds
35
18
Assists
17
5
Steals
7
2
Blocks
10
17
Turnovers
8
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
26
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2001-02 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kings | 61 | 21 | .744 | |
| 2 |  Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3.0 |
| 3 |  Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3.0 |
| 4 |  Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4.0 |
| 5 |  Timberwolves | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11.0 |
| 6 |  Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 12.0 |
| 7 |  SuperSonics | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16.0 |
| 8 |  Jazz | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17.0 |
| 9 |  Clippers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22.0 |
| 10 |  Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25.0 |
| 11 |  Rockets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 33.0 |
| 12 |  Nuggets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies | 23 | 59 | .280 | 38.0 |
| 14 |  Warriors | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40.0 |
Game Summary
The Dallas Mavericks emerged victorious over the Minnesota Timberwolves, 101 to 94, in Game 1 of the 2002 First Round on April 21, 2002.
Game Info
April 20, 2002
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #42 | 19 | 6 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 0 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 51.0 |
W. Szczerbiak #10 | 44 | 15 | 8 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 7-15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
K. Garnett #21 | 44 | 19 | 21 (7) | 6 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 3 | 3 | 6-18 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 46.0 |
R. Nesterovic #8 | 40 | 16 | 9 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 3 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 41.4 |
C. Billups #1 | 44 | 25 | 6 (1) | 9 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 4 | 6 | 8-16 | 1-5 | 8-9 | 62.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Peeler #44 | 26 | 7 | 7 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -18 | 4 | 3 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
G. Trent #33 | 11 | 4 | 4 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 26.9 |
J. Smith #32 | 7 | 2 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -17 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 34.7 |
R. Pack #14 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
F. Lopez #13 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Finley #4 | 45 | 16 | 3 (0) | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 53.8 |
E. Najera #21 | 22 | 4 | 3 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
D. Nowitzki #41 | 44 | 30 | 15 (1) | 0 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 3 | 3 | 10-19 | 1-3 | 9-10 | 64.1 |
R. LaFrentz #45 | 29 | 10 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 | 5 | +11 | 0 | 5 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 50.6 |
S. Nash #13 | 42 | 21 | 5 (0) | 6 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 1 | 2 | 7-19 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 49.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Van Exel #9 | 36 | 18 | 3 (0) | 7 | 1 | 0 | +18 | 0 | 3 | 6-13 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 61.0 |
A. Griffin #44 | 10 | 2 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
E. Eschmeyer #42 | 6 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
W. Zhizhi #16 | 6 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DAL | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
36-90 (40.0%)
FG%
37-84 (44.0%)
4-13 (30.8%)
3PM
7-23 (30.4%)
18-23 (78.3%)
FTM
20-23 (87.0%)
58
Rebounds
39
20
Offensive Rebounds
4
38
Defensive Rebounds
35
18
Assists
17
5
Steals
7
2
Blocks
10
17
Turnovers
8
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
26
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
