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[orlegend0208]

February 21, 2002-February 27, 2002 Recap



Eastern Conference Player of the Week

Cleveland Cavaliers C Zydrunas Ilgauskas (2)



Western Conference Player of the Week

Minnesota Timberwolves PF Kevin Garnett (5)

Stories of the Week

• Kevin Garnett became the first player from the Western Conference this season to win 5 Player of the Week Awards.
  
• The Orlando Magic continue to play unreal basketball. The Magic win streak is now up to 16 games. However, Magic star player Tracy McGrady was injured and will be out for a couple of games and Grant Hill is banged up a bit and won't be completely healthy for 1-2 Weeks. Unlike McGrady, Hill shouldn't have to miss any games.
  
• The Miami Heat have kept up with the Orlando Magic as they have gone on an 8 game win streak and only trail the Magic by 3.5 games. However, just like the Magic, their star player Alonzo Mourning, is injured and will miss some games.
  
• The Boston Celtics at one point were 22-24 and were hovering around the 8th seed in the East. Well, that record has fell to 22-38. Yes, you read that correctly. The Celtics, with 2 All-Stars and Kenny Anderson who almost made the All-Star team, has lost 14 straight games.
  
• The Orlando Magic (4-0) and the Miami Heat (3-0) were the only two teams to not lose a game this past week.
  
• Three teams didn't win a game this past week. Those teams are the Los Angeles Clippers (0-3), Bostons Celtics (0-4), and Charlotte Bobcats (0-3).

Playoff Picture

NBA Standings - Updated: Feb 26, 2002
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB
Orlando Magic	45	12	--
Miami Heat	42	16	3.5
Toronto Raptors	35	22	10.0
Chicago Bulls	32	26	13.5
New York Knicks	32	28	14.5
Philadelphia 76ers	31	27	14.5
Cleveland Cavaliers	28	29	17.0
Milwaukee Bucks	28	31	18.0
New Jersey Nets	28	31	18.0
Atlanta Hawks	27	32	19.0
Detroit Pistons	26	33	20.0
Washington Wizards	24	33	21.0
Indiana Pacers	24	34	21.5
Boston Celtics	22	38	24.5
Charlotte Bobcats	8	49	37.0
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB
Utah Jazz	41	17	--
San Antonio Spurs	40	19	1.5
Los Angeles Lakers	38	22	4.0
Golden State Warriors	36	22	5.0
Sacramento Kings	35	22	5.5
Portland Trail Blazers	31	28	10.5
Denver Nuggets	31	28	10.5
Dallas Mavericks	30	29	11.5
Memphis Grizzlies	27	31	14.0
Phoenix Suns	27	32	14.5
Minnesota Timberwolves	25	34	16.5
Houston Rockets	25	34	16.5
New Orleans Hornets	21	37	20.0
Seattle SuperSonics	21	38	20.5
Los Angeles Clippers	16	42	25.0

Injury Report

Injury Report
Pos	Player	Injury Note
SG	Tracy McGrady, Magic	Day-to-Day, Strained Oblique
SG	David Wesley, Hornets	1-2 Weeks, Broken Right Kneecap
SG	Penny Hardaway, Suns	1-2 Weeks, Right Knee Tendinitis
C	Alonzo Mourning, Heat	2-4 Weeks, Broken Left Ankle
PG	Dana Barros, Pistons	4-6 Weeks, Dislocated Left Patella
SG	Nick Van Exel, Mavericks	4-6 Weeks, Broken Left Ankle
SF	Mike Smith, Bobcats	4-6 Weeks, Broken Right Kneecap
SF	Donnell Harvey, Nuggets	6-8 Weeks, Broken Right Kneecap
PG	Jason Terry, Hawks	1-2 Months, Broken Left Kneecap
C	Shaquille O'Neal, Lakers	Season, Fractured Left Leg

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February Players of the Month



Eastern Conference Player of the Month

Toronto Raptors SG Vince Carter (2)



Western Conference Player of the Month

San Antonio Spurs PF Tim Duncan (2)



Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month

New Jersey Nets PF Kenyon Martin (2)



Western Conference Rookie of the Month

Golden State Warriors PG Gilbert Arenas (1)

[orlegend0208]

February 28, 2002-March 5, 2002 Recap



Eastern Conference Player of the Week

Washington Wizards SG Michael Jordan (1)



Western Conference Player of the Week

Dallas Mavericks PG Steve Nash (1)

Stories of the Week

• This is the first time since November 15-November 21 that both the Western and Eastern Conference Player of the Week Awards went to first time recipients.
  
• The Orlando Magic win streak was halted at an amazing 17 games as they lost a tough game on the road vs. the Dallas Mavericks. And in that loss, Tracy McGrady went down with yet another injury. This time he has a bruised lower back, an injury that will affect him for the next 1-2 Weeks.
  
• On the same day that the 1st place Magic lost, the Heat's winning streak was snapped as well. Miami got their win streak up to a season high 9 games.
  
• The Boston Celtics finally stopped their 14 game losing streak as they ended up going 3-1 over the past week. They snapped their losing streak with a win over the Western Conference first place team, the Utah Jazz.
  
• The San Antonio Spurs are now tied with the Utah Jazz for the best record in the Western Conference as both sit at 43-19.
  
• Four teams didn't lose a game last week. Those teams were the San Antonio Spurs (3-0), Chicago Bulls (3-0), Los Angeles Lakers (3-0), and the Dallas Mavericks (3-0)
  
• Four teams didn't win a game last week. Those teams were the Phoenix Suns (0-3), Houston Rockets (0-3), Denver Nuggets (0-2), and Detroit Pistons (0-3).

Playoff Picture

NBA Standings - Updated: Mar 5, 2002
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB
Orlando Magic	47	14	--
Miami Heat	44	18	3.5
Toronto Raptors	37	23	9.5
Chicago Bulls	35	26	12.0
Philadelphia 76ers	34	28	13.5
New York Knicks	34	30	14.5
Milwaukee Bucks	30	32	17.5
Cleveland Cavaliers	29	32	18.0
Atlanta Hawks	29	34	19.0
New Jersey Nets	29	34	19.0
Washington Wizards	28	34	19.5
Detroit Pistons	26	36	21.5
Indiana Pacers	26	37	22.0
Boston Celtics	25	39	23.5
Charlotte Bobcats	10	51	37.0
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB
Utah Jazz	43	19	--
San Antonio Spurs	43	19	--
Los Angeles Lakers	41	22	2.5
Golden State Warriors	37	23	5.0
Sacramento Kings	37	24	5.5
Dallas Mavericks	33	29	10.0
Portland Trail Blazers	32	31	11.5
Denver Nuggets	31	31	12.0
Memphis Grizzlies	28	33	14.5
Phoenix Suns	27	35	16.0
Minnesota Timberwolves	27	36	16.5
Houston Rockets	25	37	18.0
New Orleans Hornets	22	39	20.5
Seattle SuperSonics	22	40	21.0
Los Angeles Clippers	18	43	24.5

Transaction Report

Seattle SuperSonics trade: SG Brent Barry
Philadelphia 76ers trade: 2017 1st Round Pick and PF Corie Blount

Washington Wizards trade: C Jahidi White and a 2018 1st Round Pick
Houston Rockets trade: 2016 1st Round Pick and C Kevin Willis

Injury Report

Injury Report
Pos	Player	Injury Note
SG	David Wesley, Hornets	Day-to-Day, Broken Right Kneecap
PG	Damon Stoudamire, Trail Blazers	1-2 Weeks, Sprained Left Knee
SG	Penny Hardaway, Suns	1-2 Weeks, Right Knee Tendinitis
C	Alonzo Mourning, Heat	1-2 Weeks, Broken Left Ankle
PG	Dana Barros, Pistons	2-4 Weeks, Dislocated Left Patella
SG	Nick Van Exel, Mavericks	4-6 Weeks, Broken Left Ankle
SF	Mike Smith, Bobcats	4-6 Weeks, Broken Right Kneecap
PF	Kevin Garnett, Timberwolves	6-8 Weeks, High Left Ankle Sprain
SF	Donnell Harvey, Nuggets	6-8 Weeks, Broken Right Kneecap
PG	Jason Terry, Hawks	8-10 Weeks, Broken Left Kneecap
C	Shaquille O'Neal, Lakers	Season, Fractured Left Leg

[orlegend0208]

March 6, 2002-March 12, 2002 Recap




Eastern Conference Player of the Week

Boston Celtics PF Antoine Walker (1)



Western Conference Player of the Week

San Antonio Spurs PF Tim Duncan (4)

Stories of the Week

• This is the first time this year that Antoine Walker was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
  
• The now fully healthy San Antonio Spurs are showing just how deadly they can be as they are now on their 2nd 10 game win streak of the season.
  
• The Spurs have also reclaimed the top record in the Western Conference as they now hold a 1.5 game lead over the Utah Jazz.
  
• Despite Shaq's injury, the Lakers are still playing very good basketball as they sit in 3rd place in the Western Conference.
  
• With only 4.5 weeks left in the Season, only 6 Eastern Conference teams have winning records.
  
• Tim Duncan is once again the front runner for the MVP Award.
  
• The San Antonio Spurs (4-0) and the Portland Trail Blazers (4-0) were the only teams to not lose a game last week.
  
• Five teams didn't win a game last week. Those teams were the Atlanta Hawks (0-3), New Jersey Nets (0-2), Indiana Pacers (0-2), Washington Wizards (0-3), and the Detroit Pistons (0-4).

Playoff Picture

NBA Standings - Updated: Mar 12, 2002
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB
Orlando Magic	49	16	--
Miami Heat	46	20	3.5
Toronto Raptors	40	24	8.5
Chicago Bulls	37	27	11.5
Philadelphia 76ers	37	29	12.5
New York Knicks	35	32	15.0
Cleveland Cavaliers	31	33	17.5
Milwaukee Bucks	31	35	18.5
New Jersey Nets	29	36	20.0
Atlanta Hawks	29	37	20.5
Washington Wizards	28	37	21.0
Indiana Pacers	26	39	23.0
Boston Celtics	26	40	23.5
Detroit Pistons	26	40	23.5
Charlotte Bobcats	12	53	37.0
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB
San Antonio Spurs	47	19	--
Utah Jazz	45	20	1.5
Los Angeles Lakers	43	23	4.0
Golden State Warriors	39	26	7.5
Sacramento Kings	38	26	8.0
Dallas Mavericks	36	30	11.0
Portland Trail Blazers	36	31	11.5
Denver Nuggets	34	32	13.0
Phoenix Suns	30	36	17.0
Memphis Grizzlies	30	36	17.0
Minnesota Timberwolves	28	38	19.0
Houston Rockets	27	39	20.0
Seattle SuperSonics	25	41	22.0
New Orleans Hornets	23	42	23.5
Los Angeles Clippers	19	45	27.0

Injury Report

Injury Report
Pos	Player	Injury Note
C	Alonzo Mourning, Heat	Day-to-Day, Broken Left Ankle
SG	Jerry Stackhouse, Pistons	Day-to-Day, Sprained Right Knee
SF	Wally Szczerbiak, Timberwolves	1-2 Weeks, Twisted Left Knee
C	Arvydas Sabonis, Trail Blazers	1-2 Weeks, Hyperextended Right Elbow
C	Samuel Dalembert, 76ers	1-2 Weeks, Sprained Right Knee
PG	Dana Barros, Pistons	1-2 Weeks, Dislocated Left Patella
SG	Nick Van Exel, Mavericks	2-4 Weeks, Broken Left Ankle
SF	Mike Miller, Magic	2-4 Weeks, High Left Ankle Sprain
SF	Mike Smith, Bobcats	2-4 Weeks, Broken Right Kneecap
PF	Kevin Garnett Timberwolves	4-6 Weeks, High Left Ankle Sprain
SF	Donnell Harvey, Nuggets	4-6 Weeks, Broken Right Kneecap
PG	Jason Terry, Hawks	6-8 Weeks, Broken Left Kneecap
C	Shaquille O'Neal, Lakers	Season, Fractured Left Leg
SG	Dan Majerle, Suns	Season, Ruptured Right Achilles

[orlegend0208]

March 13, 2002-March 19, 2002 Recap



Eastern Conference Player of the Week

Milwaukee Bucks SG Ray Allen (1)



Western Conference Player of the Week

San Antonio Spurs PF Tim Duncan (5)

Stories of the Week

• Ray Allen won his first Eastern Conference Player of the Week Award this season.
  
• Tim Duncan is proving why he is the front runner for the MVP Award as he is the first player this season to win Player of the Week Awards in back-to-back weeks.
  
• The Spurs continue to roll as they have now won 13 straight games, for the 2nd time this season. They have also pushed their lead in the Western Conference to 4 games over the 2nd place Utah Jazz.
  
• The Detroit Pistons were at least in contention for a playoff spot a couple weeks ago, but now the Pistons are 26-44 and are currently on an 11 game losing streak.
  
• Five teams didn't lose a game last week. Those teams were the San Antonio Spurs (3-0), Philadelphia 76ers (3-0), Miami Heat (3-0), Milwaukee Bucks (3-0), and the Atlanta Hawks (3-0).
  
• Four teams didn't win a game last week. Those teams were the Minnesota Timberwolves (0-3), Detroit Pistons (0-4), New York Knicks (0-3), Denver Nuggets (0-4).

Playoff Picture

NBA Standings - Updated: Mar 19, 2002
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB
1. Orlando Magic	50	18	--
2. Miami Heat	49	20	1.5
3. Toronto Raptors	41	27	9.0
4. Chicago Bulls	40	28	10.0
5. Philadelphia 76ers	40	29	10.5
6. New York Knicks	35	35	16.0
7. Milwaukee Bucks	34	35	16.5
8. Cleveland Cavaliers	33	36	17.5
9. Atlanta Hawks	32	38	19.0
10. Washington Wizards	30	39	20.5
11. New Jersey Nets	30	39	20.5
12. Boston Celtics	28	41	22.5
13. Indiana Pacers	28	41	22.5
14. Detroit Pistons	26	44	25.0
15. Charlotte Bobcats	14	55	36.5
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB
1. San Antonio Spurs	50	19	--
2. Utah Jazz	46	23	4.0
3. Los Angeles Lakers	45	24	5.0
4. Sacramento Kings	41	27	8.5
5. Golden State Warriors	41	28	9.0
6. Dallas Mavericks	37	32	13.0
7. Portland Trail Blazers	37	33	13.5
8. Denver Nuggets	34	36	16.5
9. Phoenix Suns	32	37	18.0
10. Memphis Grizzlies	32	38	18.5
11. Houston Rockets	29	41	21.5
12. Minnesota Timberwolves	28	41	22.0
13. Seattle SuperSonics	27	43	23.5
14. New Orleans Hornets	25	43	24.5
15. Los Angeles Clippers	22	46	27.5

Injury Report

Injury Report
Pos	Player	Injury Note
C	Arvydas Sabonis, Trail Blazers	Day-to-Day, Hyper extended Right Elbow
C	Samuel Dalembert, 76ers	1-2 Weeks, Sprained Right Knee
PG	Dana Barros, Pistons	1-2 Weeks, Dislocated Left Patella
SG	Doug Christie, Kings	1-2 Weeks, Broken Left Toe
SG	Nick Van Exel, Mavericks	1-2 Weeks, Broken Left Ankle
SF	Mike Miller, Magic	1-2 Weeks, High Left Ankle Sprain
SF	Mike Smith, Bobcats	1-2 Weeks, Broken Right Kneecap
SG	Larry Hughes, Warriors	2-4 Weeks, Right Knee Tendinitis
PF	Kevin Garnett, Timberwolves	4-6 Weeks, High Left Ankle Sprain
SF	Donnell Harvey, Nuggets	4-6 Weeks, Broken Right Kneecap
PG	Jason Terry, Hawks	6-8 Weeks, Broken Left Kneecap
C	Shaquille O'Neal, Lakers	Season, Fractured Left Leg
SG	Dan Majerle, Suns	Season, Ruptured Right Achilles

[orlegend0208]

March 20, 2002-March 26, 2002 Recap



Eastern Conference Player of the Week

Toronto Raptors SG Vince Carter (4)



Seattle SuperSonics PG Gary Payton (1)

Stories of the Week

• Paul Pierce's playing days may be over. Pierce suffered a Spinal Injury vs. the Phoenix Suns and will definitely miss the last few weeks of the season. It is uncertain at this moment if Pierce plans to come back to basketball after this injury.
  
• Gary Payton won his first Player of the Week Award.
  
• The San Antonio Spurs' win streak ended at 14 straight games as the Miami Heat defeated them on March 23rd.
  
• However, the Spurs now hold the league's best record now that the Orlando Magic have lost 4 straight games.
  
• Thanks to an Orlando Magic losing streak, the Miami Heat currently hold the best record in the Eastern Conference as they have a record of 52-20 and now have a 1.5 game lead over the Orlando Magic.
  
• I failed to mention this before, but the defending Eastern Conference Champion, Philadelphia 76ers, had their 9 game win streak snapped on March 26th in a loss vs. the Portland Trail Blazers. The 76ers started off the season slumping big time and was in last place in the Atlantic Division. They have now turned their season around and are currently have the 5th best record in the Eastern Conference.
  
• The Milwaukee Bucks fell out of the top 8 in the Eastern Conference, but thanks to a 9 game win streak, the Bucks now have the 6th best record in the Conference.
  
• A season high six teams didn't lose a game all week. Those teams were the Miami Heat (3-0), Toronto Raptors (4-0), Seattle SuperSonics (2-0), Milwaukee Bucks (5-0), Phoenix Suns (4-0), and the New Jersey Nets (3-0).
  
• Five teams didn't win a game all week. Those teams were the Charlotte Bobcats (0-4), Denver Nuggets (0-2), Memphis Grizzlies (0-3), New Orleans Hornets (0-3), and the Houston Rockets (0-2)
  

Playoff Picture

NBA Standings - Updated: Mar 26, 2002
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB
1. Miami Heat	52	20	--
2. Orlando Magic	51	22	1.5
3. Toronto Raptors	45	27	7.0
4. Chicago Bulls	43	29	9.0
5. Philadelphia 76ers	43	30	9.5
6. Milwaukee Bucks	39	35	14.0
7. New York Knicks	36	38	17.0
8. Cleveland Cavaliers	35	38	17.5
9. New Jersey Nets	33	39	19.0
10. Atlanta Hawks	33	41	20.0
11. Washington Wizards	32	40	20.0
12. Indiana Pacers	29	43	23.0
13. Boston Celtics	29	44	23.5
14. Detroit Pistons	27	47	26.0
15. Charlotte Bobcats	14	59	38.5
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB
1. San Antonio Spurs	53	20	--
2. Utah Jazz	48	25	5.0
3. Los Angeles Lakers	47	25	5.5
4. Sacramento Kings	43	29	9.5
5. Golden State Warriors	43	29	9.5
6. Portland Trail Blazers	40	34	13.5
7. Dallas Mavericks	39	33	13.5
8. Phoenix Suns	36	37	17.0
9. Denver Nuggets	34	39	19.0
10. Memphis Grizzlies	32	41	21.0
11. Houston Rockets	29	44	24.0
12. Minnesota Timberwolves	29	44	24.0
13. Seattle SuperSonics	29	44	24.0
14. New Orleans Hornets	25	47	27.5
15. Los Angeles Clippers	23	48	29.0

Injury Report

Injury Report
Pos	Player	Injury Note
PG	Dana Barros, Pistons	Day-to-Day, Dislocated Left Patella
SG	Nick Van Exel, Mavericks	Day-to-Day, Broken Left Ankle
SF	Mike Smith, Bobcats	1-2 Weeks, Broken Right Kneecap
SG	Larry Hughes Warriors	1-2 Weeks, Right Knee Tendinitis
C	P.J. Brown, Hornets	1-2 Weeks, Left Knee Tendinitis
PF	Kevin Garnett, Timberwolves	2-4 Weeks, High Left Ankle Sprain
SF	Donnell Harvey, Nuggets	2-4 Weeks, Broken Right Kneecap
PG	Jason Terry, Hawks	4-6 Weeks, Broken Left Kneecap
SF	George McCloud, SuperSonics	4-6 Weeks, High Right Ankle Sprain
C	Shaquille O'Neal, Lakers	Season, Fractured Left Leg
SG	Dan Majerle, Suns	Season, Ruptured Right Achilles
SF	Paul Pierce, Celtics	Season, Spinal Injury

[studbucket]

Given how well the Heat are doing, it was surprising to see none of their guys made the all-star team. Glad to see 'Zo back in action though.

All 3 of those season-long injuries are pretty rough, I hope we don't see too many more of those.

[orlegend0208]

Quote: Originally Posted by studbucket

Given how well the Heat are doing, it was surprising to see none of their guys made the all-star team. Glad to see 'Zo back in action though. All 3 of those season-long injuries are pretty rough, I hope we don't see too many more of those.

I'm not sure how he didn't make the All-Star team. If I remember correctly he was about the 2nd or 3rd highest vote getter among Eastern Conference Centers. Then out of nowhere Patrick Ewing became an All-Star.

So, I'm assuming it was because Mourning was injured around the All-Star break and couldn't play, so Ewing was his replacement. Cause I know for a fact Mourning should have been an All-Star.

Also, Heat Shooting Guard Eddie Jones just barely missed being an All-Star. He was about 7th, 8th, or 9th on the Eastern Conference Backcourt voting list.

Thanks for the comment though!