| October 2001 |
| Date |
Opponent |
TV |
Time |
| Tuesday, October 30 |
Washington |
1 - 0 |
W 83-81 |
| November 2001 |
| Date |
Opponent |
TV |
Time |
| Friday, November 2 |
at Charlotte |
1 - 1 |
L 97-93 |
| Saturday, November 3 |
at Chicago |
1 - 2 |
L 84-79 |
| Tuesday, November 6 |
at Minnesota |
1 - 3 |
L 106-96 |
| Wednesday, November 7 |
Cleveland |
2 - 3 |
W 82-64 |
| Friday, November 9 |
at Indiana |
2 - 4 |
L 103-95 |
| Saturday, November 10 |
Golden State |
2 - 5 |
L 90-71 |
| Tuesday, November 13 |
Portland |
3 - 5 |
W 89-82 |
| Thursday, November 15 |
Miami |
4 - 5 |
W 83-74 |
| Friday, November 16 |
at New Jersey |
4 - 6 |
L 109-83 |
| Sunday, November 18 |
at LA Clippers |
4 - 7 |
L 99-86 |
| Tuesday, November 20 |
at Golden State |
5 - 7 |
W 94-70 |
| Wednesday, November 21 |
at Phoenix |
5 - 8 |
L 96-72 |
| Saturday, November 24 |
Chicago |
6 - 8 |
W 78-71 |
| Monday, November 26 |
Atlanta |
7 - 8 |
W 88-83 |
| Wednesday, November 28 |
at Atlanta |
8 - 8 |
W 105-100 |
| December 2001 |
| Date |
Opponent |
TV |
Time |
| Saturday, December 1 |
Detroit |
8 - 9 |
L 100-97 |
| Monday, December 3 |
Houston |
9 - 9 |
W 89-86 |
| Tuesday, December 4 |
at Milwaukee |
10 - 9 |
W 85-71 |
| Saturday, December 8 |
Indiana |
11 - 9 |
W 101-99 |
| Tuesday, December 11 |
Boston |
11 - 10 |
L 102-93 |
| Thursday, December 13 |
at Detroit |
11 - 11 |
L 99-97 |
| Friday, December 14 |
at Washington |
11 - 12 |
L 96-80 |
| Sunday, December 16 |
New Jersey |
11 - 13 |
L 114-96 |
| Tuesday, December 18 |
at Charlotte |
12 - 13 |
W 100-95 |
| Thursday, December 20 |
Memphis |
12 - 14 |
L 90-88 |
| Saturday, December 22 |
Washington |
12 - 15 |
L 87-86 |
| Tuesday, December 25 |
Toronto |
13 - 15 |
W 102-94 |
| Friday, December 28 |
at Cleveland |
13 - 16 |
L 98-88 |
| Sunday, December 30 |
Orlando |
13 - 17 |
L 94-90 |
| January 2002 |
| Date |
Opponent |
TV |
Time |
| Thursday, January 3 |
Dallas |
14 - 17 |
W 108-101 |
| Saturday, January 5 |
Boston |
14 - 18 |
L 90-81 |
| Monday, January 7 |
at San Antonio |
14 - 19 |
L 90-79 |
| Tuesday, January 8 |
at Houston |
14 - 20 |
L 88-86 |
| Thursday, January 10 |
at Dallas |
14 - 21 |
L 111-89 |
| Saturday, January 12 |
Milwaukee |
14 - 22 |
L 102-97 |
| Wednesday, January 16 |
at Boston |
14 - 23 |
L 101-100 |
| Saturday, January 19 |
at Philadelphia |
14 - 24 |
L 97-89 |
| Monday, January 21 |
Charlotte |
14 - 25 |
L 111-68 |
| Wednesday, January 23 |
at Toronto |
15 - 25 |
W 96-92 |
| Thursday, January 24 |
Phoenix |
16 - 25 |
W 96-91 |
| Saturday, January 26 |
at Milwaukee |
17 - 25 |
W 129-127 |
| Tuesday, January 29 |
Philadelphia |
18 - 25 |
W 78-71 |
| February 2002 |
| Date |
Opponent |
TV |
Time |
| Friday, February 1 |
at Indiana |
18 - 26 |
L 92-78 |
| Sunday, February 3 |
Miami |
18 - 27 |
L 94-83 |
| Tuesday, February 5 |
LA Clippers |
18 - 28 |
L 112-110 |
| Thursday, February 7 |
Atlanta |
19 - 28 |
W 92-89 |
| Tuesday, February 12 |
at Orlando |
19 - 29 |
L 122-114 |
| Wednesday, February 13 |
Toronto |
20 - 29 |
W 89-82 |
| Friday, February 15 |
Detroit |
20 - 30 |
L 101-90 |
| Sunday, February 17 |
Utah |
20 - 31 |
L 92-89 |
| Wednesday, February 20 |
at Chicago |
20 - 32 |
L 113-109 |
| Friday, February 22 |
at New Jersey |
20 - 33 |
L 115-93 |
| Sunday, February 24 |
LA Lakers |
20 - 34 |
L 107-91 |
| Thursday, February 28 |
at Miami |
20 - 35 |
L 100-82 |
| March 2002 |
| Date |
Opponent |
TV |
Time |
| Friday, March 1 |
Seattle |
21 - 35 |
W 89-87 |
| Sunday, March 3 |
San Antonio |
21 - 36 |
L 99-83 |
| Tuesday, March 5 |
Milwaukee |
22 - 36 |
W 102-89 |
| Thursday, March 7 |
at Denver |
22 - 37 |
L 104-93 |
| Friday, March 8 |
at Utah |
23 - 37 |
W 85-79 |
| Sunday, March 10 |
at LA Lakers |
23 - 38 |
L 117-103 |
| Tuesday, March 12 |
Philadelphia |
23 - 39 |
L 104-96 |
| Thursday, March 14 |
Sacramento |
24 - 39 |
W 113-96 |
| Saturday, March 16 |
Cleveland |
25 - 39 |
W 105-95 |
| Sunday, March 17 |
at Cleveland |
25 - 40 |
L 104-99 |
| Tuesday, March 19 |
at Memphis |
26 - 40 |
W 101-92 |
| Thursday, March 21 |
at Atlanta |
26 - 41 |
L 118-89 |
| Sunday, March 24 |
at Philadelphia |
26 - 42 |
L 90-82 |
| Monday, March 25 |
Denver |
26 - 43 |
L 84-83 |
| Wednesday, March 27 |
at Detroit |
27 - 43 |
W 89-82 |
| Friday, March 29 |
Minnesota |
27 - 44 |
L 98-77 |
| Sunday, March 31 |
at Orlando |
27 - 45 |
L 97-90 |
| April 2002 |
| Date |
Opponent |
TV |
Time |
| Tuesday, April 2 |
Charlotte |
28 - 45 |
W 91-85 |
| Thursday, April 4 |
at Portland |
28 - 46 |
L 88-80 |
| Friday, April 5 |
at Seattle |
29 - 46 |
W 86-83 |
| Sunday, April 7 |
at Sacramento |
29 - 47 |
L 116-82 |
| Tuesday, April 9 |
Orlando |
29 - 48 |
L 108-97 |
| Thursday, April 11 |
Chicago |
29 - 49 |
L 104-101 |
| Friday, April 12 |
at Boston |
29 - 50 |
L 107-92 |
| Sunday, April 14 |
at Miami |
30 - 50 |
L 94-67 |
| Tuesday, April 16 |
at Washington |
30 - 51 |
L 116-112 |
| Wednesday, April 17 |
New Jersey |
30 - 52 |
L 99-94 |
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