Debbie Black won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2001.

Interpreted as:

2001 dpoy by a player

		NAME	DPOY	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1		Debbie Black D. Black	1	2001	MIA	32	29.6	5.6	3.9	3.8	2.6	0.1	2.2	5.8	37.4	0.1	0.6	15.0	1.2	1.5	77.1	43.2	1.3	2.6	1.6	946	180	126	123	82	2	51	69	+80

	NAME	DATE	DPOY	SEASON	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Debbie Black D. Black	8/14/2001	1	2001	MIA	vs	CHA	34	2	5	3	1	0	1	8	12.5	0	3	0.0	0	0		12.5	1	4	0	4	-2
2	Debbie Black D. Black	8/11/2001	1	2001	MIA	@	ORL	31	15	0	4	6	0	4	5	80.0	1	2	50.0	6	6	100.0	98.2	0	0	1	4	+8
3	Debbie Black D. Black	8/10/2001	1	2001	MIA	vs	IND	34	7	4	6	0	0	3	4	75.0	0	0		1	4	25.0	60.8	1	3	2	3	+13
4	Debbie Black D. Black	8/8/2001	1	2001	MIA	@	WAS	31	10	5	3	3	0	3	6	50.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	64.4	1	4	3	3	+6
5	Debbie Black D. Black	8/5/2001	1	2001	MIA	vs	WAS	31	7	2	1	3	0	2	5	40.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	51.8	0	2	2	1	+2
6	Debbie Black D. Black	8/3/2001	1	2001	MIA	vs	PHX	32	10	3	5	4	0	4	8	50.0	1	2	50.0	1	1	100.0	59.2	1	2	2	3	+13
7	Debbie Black D. Black	7/31/2001	1	2001	MIA	@	CHA	22	0	5	1	2	0	0	8	0.0	0	2	0.0	0	0		0.0	2	3	1	0	-21
8	Debbie Black D. Black	7/28/2001	1	2001	MIA	@	IND	30	8	5	4	1	0	2	3	66.7	0	0		4	4	100.0	84.0	1	4	5	2	+6
9	Debbie Black D. Black	7/27/2001	1	2001	MIA	vs	ORL	36	5	7	5	5	0	1	9	11.1	0	1	0.0	3	4	75.0	23.2	3	4	1	3	+17
10	Debbie Black D. Black	7/25/2001	1	2001	MIA	@	CLE	39	4	4	4	4	1	2	7	28.6	0	1	0.0	0	0		28.6	1	3	3	2	-1
11	Debbie Black D. Black	7/22/2001	1	2001	MIA	@	NYL	37	14	8	4	4	0	5	9	55.6	0	0		4	4	100.0	65.1	0	8	1	3	+20
12	Debbie Black D. Black	7/20/2001	1	2001	MIA	vs	HOU	35	3	4	6	5	0	1	6	16.7	1	1	100.0	0	0		25.0	1	3	4	2	+20
13	Debbie Black D. Black	7/18/2001	1	2001	MIA	vs	CHA	19	2	5	2	4	0	1	4	25.0	0	0		0	0		25.0	3	2	0	4	-1
14	Debbie Black D. Black	7/14/2001	1	2001	MIA	vs	DET	21	4	4	3	2	0	2	3	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	0	4	1	1	+8
15	Debbie Black D. Black	7/13/2001	1	2001	MIA	@	DET	21	10	1	1	1	0	5	8	62.5	0	0		0	0		62.5	0	1	0	0	-5
16	Debbie Black D. Black	7/10/2001	1	2001	MIA	@	ORL	27	2	2	5	1	0	1	4	25.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		25.0	0	2	2	4	-2
17	Debbie Black D. Black	7/7/2001	1	2001	MIA	vs	SAC	20	0	0	4	2	0	0	0		0	0		0	0			0	0	0	1	-5
18	Debbie Black D. Black	7/4/2001	1	2001	MIA	@	PHX	24	2	2	6	2	0	1	5	20.0	0	0		0	0		20.0	2	0	2	2	-9
19	Debbie Black D. Black	7/2/2001	1	2001	MIA	@	UTA	37	4	4	5	2	0	2	6	33.3	0	1	0.0	0	0		33.3	1	3	2	1	+14
20	Debbie Black D. Black	7/1/2001	1	2001	MIA	@	LAS	21	6	4	5	0	0	3	5	60.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		60.0	1	3	1	1	-17
21	Debbie Black D. Black	6/29/2001	1	2001	MIA	vs	POR	34	8	7	2	2	0	3	6	50.0	0	1	0.0	2	3	66.7	54.6	4	3	0	3	+3
22	Debbie Black D. Black	6/27/2001	1	2001	MIA	vs	UTA	19	4	5	2	1	0	2	5	40.0	0	0		0	0		40.0	2	3	1	2	-5
23	Debbie Black D. Black	6/24/2001	1	2001	MIA	vs	CLE	23	2	8	0	2	1	1	5	20.0	0	0		0	0		20.0	4	4	2	1	-16
24	Debbie Black D. Black	6/22/2001	1	2001	MIA	@	MIN	22	0	2	3	1	0	0	2	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0.0	0	2	2	3	-2
25	Debbie Black D. Black	6/21/2001	1	2001	MIA	@	WAS	34	8	2	4	1	0	2	5	40.0	0	1	0.0	4	6	66.7	52.4	0	2	1	1	+10
	Average		0.0					29.6	5.6	3.9	3.8	2.6	0.1	2.2	5.8	37.4	0.1	0.6	15.0	1.2	1.5	77.1	43.2	1.3	2.6	1.6	2.2	2.5
	Total		1					946	180	126	123	82	2	70	187	37.4	3	20	15.0	37	48	77.1	43.2	43	83	51	69	+80

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