2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers season
2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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Fourteenth NBA Championship | |
Head coach | Phil Jackson |
General manager | Mitch Kupchak |
Owner(s) | Jerry Buss |
Arena | Staples Center |
Results | |
Record | 58–24 (.707) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 2nd (Western) |
Playoff finish | NBA Champions |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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Local media | |
Television | Fox Sports Net West, KCAL |
Radio | AM 570 KLAC |
The 2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 56th season of the franchise, 54th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 42nd in Los Angeles.[1] The Lakers signed All-Star Mitch Richmond during the offseason. They finished second in the Pacific Division with a 58-24 record with superstars Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant combing to average 52 points a game. After defeating the Portland Trail Blazers and San Antonio Spurs in the first two rounds of playoffs, the Lakers where pushed to the brink once more in the Western Conference Finals by their archrivals the Sacramento Kings who they narrowly defeated in a deciding seventh game. They then went on win the 2002 NBA Finals, defeating the New Jersey Nets, thus completing the second three-peat in franchise history, the first since 1952-54.
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Draft picks
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- The Los Angeles Lakers did not have any Draft Picks.
- The Lakers owned the 27th Pick Overall and it was sent to New York.
- They also owned the 56th Pick Overall and it was sent to San Antonio
Roster
Los Angeles Lakers roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Sacramento Kings | 61 | 21 | .744 | – | 36–5 | 25–16 | 15–9 |
x-Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3 | 34–7 | 24–17 | 16–8 |
x-Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 12 | 30–11 | 19–22 | 14–10 |
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16 | 26–15 | 19–22 | 13–11 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 | 25–16 | 14–27 | 9–15 |
Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 | 23–18 | 13–28 | 12–12 |
Golden State Warriors | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40 | 14–27 | 7–34 | 5–19 |
# | Western Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Sacramento Kings | 61 | 21 | .744 | – |
2 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3 |
3 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3 |
4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 |
5 | x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 12 |
7 | x-Seattle SuperSonics | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16 |
8 | x-Utah Jazz | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 |
9 | Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
10 | Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 |
11 | Houston Rockets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 33 |
12 | Denver Nuggets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34 |
13 | Memphis Grizzlies | 23 | 59 | .280 | 38 |
14 | Golden State Warriors | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40 |
Game log
Playoffs
West First Round
(3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers Last Playoff Meeting: 2001 Western Conference First Round (Los Angeles won 3-0)
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record
(LAL-POR) |
Venue | TV Time | TV Commentators |
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1 | April 21 | Portland | 87 | Los Angeles | 95 | 1-0 | Staples Center | NBC 5:30et/2:30pt | Tom Hammond, Bill Walton and Steve Jones |
2 | April 25 | Portland | 96 | Los Angeles | 103 | 2-0 | Staples Center | TNT 10:30et/7:30pt | Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and Mike Fratello |
3 | April 28 | Los Angeles | 92 | Portland | 91 | 3-0 | Rose Garden | NBC 5:30et/2:30pt | Tom Hammond, Bill Walton and Steve Jones |
Los Angeles wins series 3–0 |
West Conference Semifinals
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers Last Playoff Meeting: 2001 Western Conference Finals (Los Angeles won 4-0)
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record
(LAL-SAS) |
Venue | TV Time |
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1 | May 5 | San Antonio | 80 | Los Angeles | 86 | 1-0 | Staples Center | NBC 5:30et/2:30pt |
2 | May 7 | San Antonio | 88 | Los Angeles | 85 | 1-1 | Staples Center | TBS 10:30et/7:30pt |
3 | May 10 | Los Angeles | 99 | San Antonio | 89 | 2-1 | Alamodome | TNT 9:30et/8:30ct |
4 | May 12 | Los Angeles | 87 | San Antonio | 85 | 3-1 | Alamodome | NBC 5:30et/4:30ct |
5 | May 14 | San Antonio | 87 | Los Angeles | 93 | 4-1 | Staples Center | TBS 10:30et/7:30pt |
Los Angeles wins series 4–1 |
West Conference Finals
(1) Sacramento Kings vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers
Last Playoff Meeting: 2001 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4-0)
Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record
(SAC-LAL) |
Venue | TV Time (EST) | |
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1 | May 18 | Los Angeles | 106 | Sacramento | 99 | 0-1 | ARCO Arena | NBC 6:30 | |
2 | May 20 | Los Angeles | 90 | Sacramento | 96 | 1-1 | ARCO Arena | TNT 9:00 | |
3 | May 24 | Sacramento | 103 | Los Angeles | 90 | 2-1 | Staples Center | NBC 9:00 | |
4 | May 26 | Sacramento | 99 | Los Angeles | 100 | 2-2 | Staples Center | NBC 5:30 | |
5 | May 28 | Los Angeles | 91 | Sacramento | 92 | 3-2 | ARCO Arena | NBC 9:00 | |
6 | May 31 | Sacramento | 102 | Los Angeles | 106 | 3-3 | Staples Center | NBC 9:30 | |
7* | June 2 | Los Angeles | 112 | Sacramento | 106 | 3-4 | ARCO Arena | NBC 7:30 | |
Los Angeles wins Western Conference Championship 4–3 |
NBA Finals
The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.
Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Wins |
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Los Angeles (West) | 99 | 106 | 106 | 113 | 4 |
New Jersey (East) | 94 | 83 | 103 | 107 | 0 |
Player statistics
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Kobe Bryant | 80 | 80 | 38.3 | .469 | .250 | .829 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.48 | .44 | 25.2 |
Derek Fisher | 70 | 35 | 28.2 | .411 | .413 | .847 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .94 | .13 | 11.2 |
Rick Fox | 82 | 82 | 27.9 | .421 | .313 | .824 | 4.7 | 3.5 | .82 | .26 | 7.9 |
Devean George | 82 | 1 | 21.5 | .411 | .371 | .675 | 3.7 | 1.4 | .87 | .51 | 7.1 |
Robert Horry | 81 | 23 | 26.4 | .398 | .374 | .783 | 5.9 | 2.9 | .95 | 1.10 | 6.8 |
Lindsey Hunter | 82 | 47 | 19.7 | .382 | .380 | .500 | 1.5 | 1.6 | .80 | .23 | 5.8 |
Mark Madsen | 59 | 5 | 11.0 | .452 | .000 | .648 | 2.7 | .7 | .27 | .22 | 2.8 |
Jelani McCoy | 21 | 0 | 5.0 | .571 | .000 | .250 | 1.2 | .3 | .00 | .24 | 1.2 |
Slava Medvedenko | 71 | 6 | 10.3 | .477 | .000 | .661 | 2.2 | .6 | .41 | .15 | 4.7 |
Shaquille O'Neal | 67 | 66 | 36.1 | .579 | .000 | .555 | 10.7 | 3.0 | .61 | 2.04 | 27.2 |
Mike Penberthy | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | .000 | .750 | .7 | .7 | .67 | .00 | 1.7 |
Mitch Richmond | 64 | 2 | 11.1 | .405 | .290 | .955 | 1.5 | .9 | .28 | .09 | 4.1 |
Brian Shaw | 58 | 0 | 10.9 | .353 | .330 | .692 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .43 | .05 | 2.9 |
Samaki Walker | 69 | 63 | 24.0 | .512 | .000 | .667 | 7.0 | .9 | .41 | 1.28 | 6.7 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Kobe Bryant | 19 | 19 | 43.8 | .434 | .379 | .759 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.42 | .89 | 26.6 |
Derek Fisher | 19 | 19 | 34.2 | .357 | .358 | .786 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.00 | .05 | 10.2 |
Rick Fox | 19 | 19 | 34.3 | .482 | .349 | .755 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 1.11 | .32 | 9.8 |
Devean George | 19 | 0 | 17.2 | .365 | .229 | .733 | 3.6 | .6 | .58 | .53 | 5.0 |
Robert Horry | 19 | 14 | 37.0 | .449 | .387 | .789 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 1.74 | .84 | 9.3 |
Lindsey Hunter | 18 | 0 | 7.3 | .311 | .276 | .000 | .4 | .6 | .11 | .00 | 2.0 |
Mark Madsen | 7 | 0 | 1.4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .0 | .00 | .00 | .0 |
Slava Medvedenko | 7 | 0 | 3.0 | .600 | .000 | .000 | .6 | .0 | .00 | .00 | .9 |
Shaquille O'Neal | 19 | 19 | 40.8 | .529 | .000 | .649 | 12.6 | 2.8 | .53 | 2.53 | 28.5 |
Mitch Richmond | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .500 | .5 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 1.5 |
Brian Shaw | 19 | 0 | 12.5 | .333 | .281 | 1.000 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .26 | .32 | 2.9 |
Samaki Walker | 19 | 5 | 12.6 | .462 | 1.000 | .765 | 4.1 | .2 | .11 | .32 | 3.3 |
Award winners
- Shaquille O'Neal, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
- Shaquille O'Neal, All-NBA First Team
- Kobe Bryant, All-NBA First Team
- Kobe Bryant, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
- Kobe Bryant, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award