2001-02 NBA Midwest standings

Name: 2001-02 NBA Midwest standings
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The San Antonio Spurs won the 2001-02 NBA Midwest division race at 58-24, 1 game ahead of the Dallas Mavericks. It came down to the final days: the San Antonio Spurs did not lead for good until April 17, 2002.

The 2001-02 playoffs, series by series

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Midwest standings, 2001-02

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
San Antonio Spurs (SAS) x	58	24	.707	-	9-1	W9
Dallas Mavericks (DAL) x	57	25	.695	1	7-3	L1
Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN) x	50	32	.610	8	6-4	W1
Utah Jazz (UTA) x	44	38	.537	14	4-6	L2
Houston Rockets (HOU)	28	54	.341	30	2-8	L4
Denver Nuggets (DEN)	27	55	.329	31	5-5	L1
Memphis Grizzlies (MEM)	23	59	.280	35	4-6	L2

Final standings.

Clinch key

x: clinched a playoff place

Turning points

The lead changed hands 8 times.
The San Antonio Spurs trailed by as many as 4.5 games on February 12, 2002.
The San Antonio Spurs took first place for good on April 17, 2002.
The San Antonio Spurs won 13 games in a row from March 1, 2002 to March 25, 2002, the longest run of the race.
The Dallas Mavericks led by 3 games as late as March 11, 2002.
The San Antonio Spurs went 12-2 from November 20, 2001 to December 19, 2001, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 3.5 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 94 of the 152 days played.
Five teams held first place.
The San Antonio Spurs spent 61 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.