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2001-02 NBA Central standings
The Detroit Pistons won the 2001-02 NBA Central division race at 50-32, 6 games ahead of the Charlotte Hornets.
🏆The 2001-02 playoffs, series by series
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Central standings, 2001-02
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Detroit Pistons (DET) x | 50 | 32 | .610 | - | 7-3 | W3 |
| Charlotte Hornets (CHH) x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Indiana Pacers (IND) x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 8 | 6-4 | W5 |
| Toronto Raptors (TOR) x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 8 | 8-2 | W1 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) | 41 | 41 | .500 | 9 | 3-7 | L1 |
| Atlanta Hawks (ATL) | 33 | 49 | .402 | 17 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE) | 29 | 53 | .354 | 21 | 4-6 | L4 |
| Chicago Bulls (CHI) | 21 | 61 | .256 | 29 | 4-6 | L1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 3 times.
- The Detroit Pistons trailed by as many as 7 games on January 21, 2002.
- The Detroit Pistons took first place for good on March 16, 2002.
- The Toronto Raptors won 9 games in a row from March 22, 2002 to April 9, 2002, the longest run of the race.
- The Milwaukee Bucks led by 3.5 games as late as January 23, 2002.
- The Detroit Pistons went 14-6 from February 25, 2002 to April 2, 2002, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 6.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 90 of the 155 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Detroit Pistons spent 71 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.