The Minnesota Timberwolves were 50-32 in 2001-02. They finished 3rd in the Midwest Division and 5th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference First Round against the Dallas Mavericks, 3 games to 0.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3.0 | |
4 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4.0 | |
5 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11.0 | |
6 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 12.0 | |
7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.5 | 99.3 | 44.2 | 24.3 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 38.7 | 84.0 | 46.1 | 4.8 | 12.8 | 37.8 | 17.1 | 21.4 | 79.8 | 53.2 | 12.9 | 31.2 | 13.4 | 21.2 |
Team Rank | 15th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 28th | 16th | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 18th | 21st | 3rd | 22nd | 25th | 2nd | 9th | 9th | 7th | 4th | 13th | |
Opponent | 82 | 241.5 | 96.0 | 39.5 | 22.6 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 36.1 | 81.1 | 44.5 | 6.0 | 16.1 | 37.2 | 17.7 | 23.9 | 74.2 | 52.3 | 11.1 | 28.4 | 13.4 | 20.4 |
Opponent Rank | 15th | 16th | 3rd | 18th | 1st | 12th | 15th | 14th | 14th | 27th | 24th | 26th | 12th | 14th | 5th | 15th | 3rd | 2nd | 24th | 18th | |
Net | +3.4 | +4.7 | +1.7 | -0.2 | +0.2 | +2.6 | +2.8 | +1.6 | -1.2 | -3.3 | +0.6 | -0.6 | -2.5 | +5.6 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +2.9 | 0.0 | +0.8 | ||
Net Rank | 6th | 1st | 6th | 19th | 12th | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 25th | 25th | 11th | 19th | 24th | 1st | 10th | 4th | 1st | 15th | 19th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 6 | .800 | ||
| 2 | 21 | 9 | .700 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 6.5 | |
| 5 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 7.0 | |
| 6 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 7.0 | |
| 7 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 8.0 | |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | .500 | 9.0 | |
| 9 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 9.5 | |
| 10 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 9.5 | |
| 11 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 12.0 | |
| 12 | 10 | 20 | .333 | 14.0 | |
| 13 | 9 | 19 | .321 | 14.0 | |
| 14 | 6 | 24 | .200 | 18.0 | |
| 15 | 5 | 23 | .179 | 18.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 5 | .839 | ||
| 2 | 23 | 7 | .767 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 22 | 8 | .733 | 3.5 | |
| 4 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 6.0 | |
| 5 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 6.0 | |
| 6 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 6.5 | |
| 7 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 9.0 | |
| 8 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 10.0 | |
| 9 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 11.5 | |
| 10 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 13.5 | |
| 11 | 12 | 20 | .375 | 14.5 | |
| 12 | 10 | 19 | .345 | 15.0 | |
| 13 | 8 | 21 | .276 | 17.0 | |
| 14 | 8 | 23 | .258 | 18.0 | |
| 15 | 7 | 23 | .233 | 18.5 |