2001–02 Sacramento Kings season

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2001–02 Sacramento Kings season
Division champions
Head coachRick Adelman
General managerGeoff Petrie
PresidentGeoff Petrie
OwnersMaloof family
ArenaARCO Arena
Results
Record61–21 (.744)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference finals
(lost to Lakers 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKHTK
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

The 2001–02 NBA season was the Kings' 53rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 17th season in Sacramento.[1] During the off-season, the Kings acquired Mike Bibby from the Vancouver Grizzlies,[2][3][4][5] who had just relocated to Memphis, Tennessee.[6][7] Despite Chris Webber missing the first 20 games due to a preseason ankle injury,[8][9][10][11] the Kings won 17 of their first 22 games, then posted a 12-game winning streak between December and January, as they held a 37–12 record before the All-Star break.[12] The team won eleven straight games near the end of the season, finishing with a 61–21 record (.744 winning percentage), the best record in the league,[13] while winning their division for the first time since 1979, when the team was in Kansas City. The Kings also made the Western Conference finals for the first time since 1981 (also as the Kansas City Kings).[14]

Webber averaged 24.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.4 blocks per game in 54 games, as he was named to the All-NBA Second Team. Peja Stojaković finished second on the team in scoring averaging 21.2 points per game, while Bibby provided the team with 13.7 points and 5.0 assists per game. In addition, Doug Christie averaged 12.0 points and 2.0 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while Vlade Divac provided the team with 11.1 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, sixth man Bobby Jackson also contributed 11.1 points per game off the bench, and second-year forward Hedo Türkoğlu averaged 10.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game also off the bench.[15] Webber and Stojaković were both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game in Philadelphia,[16][17][18] while Webber also finished in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting, and Jackson finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.[19][20]

In the playoffs, the Kings defeated the Utah Jazz three games to one in the Western Conference First Round,[21][22][23][24] and defeated the Dallas Mavericks four games to one in the Western Conference Semi-finals,[25][26][27][28] despite losing Stojaković to an ankle injury in Game 3, which the Kings won on the road, 125–119.[29][30][31][32]

In their first trip to the Western Conference finals, the Kings faced the 3rd-seeded and 2-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, who were led by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. The Kings would take a 3–2 series lead over the Lakers,[33][34][35] but went on to lose the final two games in one of the most controversial playoff series in NBA history.[36][37][38][39] Game 6 was the most controversial game of the series with the calls made by the referees, and with the Lakers winning, 106–102 at home.[40][41][42][43][44][45] The Lakers would then go on to defeat the New Jersey Nets in four straight games in the NBA Finals, winning their third consecutive championship.[46][47][48][49][50]

Draft picks[edit]

Main article: 2001 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 25 Gerald Wallace Forward  United States Alabama
2 55 Maurice Jeffers Guard  United States Saint Louis

Roster[edit]

2001–02 Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 10 Bibby, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1978–05–13 Arizona
F 52 Brown, Chucky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1968–02–29 NC State
G/F 13 Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–05–09 Pepperdine
G 8 Cleaves, Mateen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1977–09–07 Michigan State
C 21 Divac, Vlade (C) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1968–02–03 Serbia
F 51 Funderburke, Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1970–12–15 Ohio State
G 24 Jackson, Bobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1973–03–13 Minnesota
F/C 31 Pollard, Scot 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1975–02–12 Kansas
G 25 Price, Brent 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1968–12–09 Oklahoma
F 16 Stojaković, Peja 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–06–09 Serbia
F 5 Türkoğlu, Hedo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1979–03–19 Turkey
G/F 3 Wallace, Gerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–07–23 Alabama
F/C 4 Webber, Chris (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–03–01 Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 26, 2002

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
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
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

Record vs. opponents[edit]

2001-02 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta – 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–3
Boston 2–2 – 2–1 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1
Charlotte 2–2 1–2 – 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1
Chicago 1–3 2–2 0–4 – 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 0–4 3–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–3
Cleveland 1–3 0–4 1–3 3–1 – 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–2
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 – 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1
Denver 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–4 – 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–4 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–3 0–2
Detroit 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–0
Golden State 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 – 1–3 0–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 1–1
Houston 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 – 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1
Indiana 3–1 0–3 1–3 4–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 – 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 – 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–1
L.A. Lakers 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 – 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–0
Memphis 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 – 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–2
Miami 1–3 1–3 0–3 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 – 3–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–2
Milwaukee 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 – 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 2–0 3–1
Minnesota 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0
New Jersey 1–2 1–3 3–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 – 4–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1
New York 3–1 0–4 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 0–4 – 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–3
Orlando 3–1 1–3 1–3 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–3 4–0 – 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 – 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–3
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 – 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–2
Portland 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 – 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–0
Sacramento 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 – 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–1
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 – 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–0
Seattle 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 – 2–0 1–3 1–1
Toronto 4–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–3 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 1–2
Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 0–4 0–4 3–1 1–1 – 2–0
Washington 3–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 —

Game log[edit]

2001–02 game log
Total: 61–21 (home: 36–5; road: 25–16)
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 30 Seattle W 101–95 Vlade Divac (27) Peja Stojaković (9) Vlade Divac (8) ARCO Arena
17,317 		1–0
November: 12–4 (home: 6–0; road: 6–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 November 3 @ Denver W 106–94 Peja Stojaković (24) Pollard, Türkoğlu, Funderburke (7) Vlade Divac (8) Pepsi Center
15,138 		2–0
3 November 4 San Antonio W 103–83 Vlade Divac (25) Vlade Divac (11) Bibby, Divac, Christie (5) ARCO Arena
17,317 		3–0
4 November 6 @ Cleveland W 115–99 Peja Stojaković (32) Stojaković, Divac (10) Divac, Bibby, Türkoğlu (6) Gund Arena
14,584 		4–0
5 November 7 @ Indiana L 104–116 Peja Stojaković (36) Vlade Divac (10) Vlade Divac (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
15,309 		4–1
6 November 9 @ Orlando L 105–115 Peja Stojaković (31) Vlade Divac (15) Mike Bibby (9) TD Waterhouse Centre
17,248 		4–2
7 November 10 @ Miami W 90–75 Peja Stojaković (22) Vlade Divac (10) Mike Bibby (5) American Airlines Arena
17,853 		5–2
8 November 13 Toronto W 95–86 Bibby, Christie (20) Scot Pollard (12) Divac, Stojaković, Christie (4) ARCO Arena
17,317 		6–2
9 November 16 Chicago W 105–71 Peja Stojaković (21) Lawrence Funderburke (8) Vlade Divac (4) ARCO Arena
17,317 		7–2
10 November 18 @ L.A. Lakers L 85–93 Peja Stojaković (25) Vlade Divac (15) Vlade Divac (8) Staples Center
18,997 		7–3
11 November 19 Houston W 113–77 Peja Stojaković (25) Scot Pollard (14) Doug Christie (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		8–3
12 November 21 Portland W 95–83 Mike Bibby (25) Divac, Pollard (10) Doug Christie (5) ARCO Arena
17,317 		9–3
13 November 24 New Jersey W 98–97 Peja Stojaković (29) Vlade Divac (19) Vlade Divac (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		10–3
14 November 26 @ Memphis L 94–98 Peja Stojaković (21) Pollard, Divac (12) Mike Bibby (11) Pyramid Arena
12,215 		10–4
15 November 27 @ Houston W 89–84 Peja Stojaković (24) Scot Pollard (11) Peja Stojaković (5) Compaq Center
10,467 		11–4
16 November 29 @ Dallas W 110–98 Peja Stojaković (32) Scot Pollard (17) Doug Christie (6) American Airlines Center
18,384 		12–4
17 November 30 @ San Antonio W 109–106 (OT) Hedo Türkoğlu (24) Stojaković, Jackson (8) Bibby, Christie, Jackson (4) Alamodome
26,808 		13–4
December: 10–5 (home: 10–1; road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 December 2 Dallas L 114–120 (OT) Peja Stojaković (31) Vlade Divac (17) Mike Bibby (6) ARCO Arena
17,317 		13–5
19 December 4 Philadelphia W 94–84 Peja Stojaković (20) Scot Pollard (13) Mike Bibby (6) ARCO Arena
17,317 		14–5
10 December 7 L.A. Lakers W 97–91 Peja Stojaković (25) Peja Stojaković (8) Doug Christie (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		15–5
21 December 9 Miami W 95–88 Peja Stojaković (23) Doug Christie (9) Mike Bibby (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		16–5
22 December 11 Orlando W 112–100 Chris Webber (24) Doug Christie (13) Mike Bibby (11) ARCO Arena
17,317 		17–5
23 December 12 @ Phoenix L 88–114 Chris Webber (21) Chris Webber (12) Mike Bibby (5) America West Arena
14,568 		17–6
24 December 14 @ Minnesota L 94–114 Chris Webber (26) Chris Webber (9) Mike Bibby (6) Target Center
17,113 		17–7
25 December 16 Memphis W 104–87 Chris Webber (22) Doug Christie (12) Doug Christie (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		18–7
26 December 18 Detroit W 102–98 Mike Bibby (25) Chris Webber (14) Mike Bibby (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		19–7
27 December 19 @ Seattle L 92–104 Doug Christie (23) Vlade Divac (8) Christie, Divac (5) KeyArena
15,831 		19–8
28 December 22 @ L.A. Clippers L 85–101 Christie, Jackson (19) Vlade Divac (12) Vlade Divac (8) Staples Center
18,964 		19–9
29 December 23 Phoenix W 133–101 Peja Stojaković (26) Hedo Türkoğlu (10) Vlade Divac (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		20–9
30 December 26 Portland W 89–74 Peja Stojaković (19) Chris Webber (13) Vlade Divac (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		21–9
31 December 28 Minnesota W 125–111 Peja Stojaković (27) Webber, Divac (8) Mike Bibby (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		22–9
32 December 30 Boston W 109–94 Chris Webber (30) Scot Pollard (11) Doug Christie (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		23–9
January: 11–1 (home: 7–0; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 January 2 L.A. Clippers W 105–91 Chris Webber (21) Chris Weber (10) Mike Bibby (9) ARCO Arena
17,317 		24–9
34 January 5 @ Phoenix W 118–112 Chris Webber (35) Scot Pollard (13) Webber, Bibby (7) America West Arena
17,042 		25–9
35 January 6 Milwaukee W 115–101 Peja Stojaković (29) Vlade Divac (13) Chris Webber (9) ARCO Arena
17,317 		26–9
36 January 13 Phoenix W 103–100 Chris Webber (28) Chris Webber (13) Chris Webber (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		27–9
37 January 15 Cleveland W 109–102 Peja Stojaković (36) Chris Webber (14) Chris Webber (8) ARCO Arena
17,317 		28–9
38 January 16 @ Denver W 112–107 Peja Stojaković (29) Chris Webber (12) Chris Webber (9) Pepsi Center
16,780 		29–9
39 January 18 Golden State W 121–97 Peja Stojaković (20) Webber, Türkoğlu (8) Vlade Divac (8) ARCO Arena
17,317 		30–9
40 January 21 Memphis W 112–98 Chris Webber (24) Webber, Pollard (11) Doug Christie (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		31–9
41 January 22 @ Portland L 110–116 (OT) Chris Webber (34) Vlade Divac (9) Webber, Christie (8) Rose Garden
19,980 		31–10
42 January 24 Utah W 113–80 Chris Webber (24) Divac, Pollard (8) Doug Christie (5) ARCO Arena
17,317 		32–10
43 January 26 @ Utah W 114–90 Peja Stojaković (25) Chris Webber (10) Chris Webber (6) Delta Center
19,571 		33–10
44 January 31 @ Seattle W 99–95 Peja Stojaković (32) Vlade Divac (10) Mike Bibby (8) KeyArena
17,072 		34–10
February: 7–5 (home: 5–1; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
45 February 1 Denver W 132–96 Chris Webber (29) Chris Webber (12) Christie, Bibby (6) ARCO Arena
17,317 		35–10
46 February 3 @ Minnesota W 112–107 Chris Webber (31) Chris Webber (14) Doug Christie (8) Target Center
19,006 		36–10
47 February 4 @ New Jersey L 83–117 Chris Webber (23) Chris Webber (9) Vlade Divac (5) Continental Airlines Arena
14,840 		36–11
48 February 6 @ Boston W 102–85 Peja Stojaković (24) Vlade Divac (14) Vlade Divac (10) FleetCenter
15,621 		37–11
49 February 7 @ Washington L 101–108 Chris Webber (21) Vlade Divac (10) Stojaković, Divac, Christie, Jackson (3) MCI Center
20,674 		37–12
50 February 12 San Antonio W 99–86 Peja Stojaković (23) Chris Webber (12) Mike Bibby (10) ARCO Arena
17,317 		38–12
51 February 14 Washington W 109–93 Peja Stojaković (21) Chris Webber (14) Chris Webber (9) ARCO Arena
17,317 		39–12
52 February 17 Seattle L 116–126 Chris Webber (39) Chris Webber (11) Mike Bibby (10) ARCO Arena
17,317 		39–13
53 February 19 Atlanta W 99–79 Chris Webber (19) Chris Webber (12) Mike Bibby (6) ARCO Arena
17,317 		40–13
54 February 21 @ San Antonio L 92–115 Bobby Jackson (18) Vlade Divac (9) Doug Christie (6) Alamodome
18,594 		40–14
55 February 23 @ Dallas L 97–111 Chris Webber (28) Chris Webber (14) Mike Bibby (7) American Airlines Center
20,181 		40–15
56 February 26 Utah W 107–81 Peja Stojaković (19) Vlade Divac (12) Mike Bibby (6) ARCO Arena
17,317 		41–15
March: 12–4 (home: 4–2; road: 8–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
57 March 1 @ Golden State W 116–108 Chris Webber (32) Vlade Divac (10) Chris Webber (8) The Arena in Oakland
19,869 		42–15
58 March 3 Indiana L 86–97 Mike Bibby (19) Vlade Divac (14) Stojaković, Webber, Divac (4) ARCO Arena
17,317 		42–16
59 March 4 @ Portland L 95–107 Peja Stojaković (26) Chris Webber (8) Hedo Türkoğlu (5) Rose Garden
19,980 		42–17
60 March 8 Charlotte W 99–87 Peja Stojaković (24) Vlade Divac (10) Vlade Divac (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		43–17
61 March 10 @ Milwaukee W 98–73 Peja Stojaković (21) Chris Webber (15) Mike Bibby (9) Bradley Center
18,178 		44–17
62 March 11 @ Chicago W 107–103 Peja Stojaković (29) Vlade Divac (14) Chris Webber (6) United Center
19,208 		45–17
63 March 13 @ Philadelphia W 92–88 Chris Webber (22) Chris Webber (10) Bibby, Divac (7) First Union Center
20,804 		46–17
64 March 14 @ New York L 96–113 Mike Bibby (21) Scot Pollard (16) Vlade Divac (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		46–18
65 March 17 @ Toronto W 116–113 Chris Webber (31) Chris Webber (15) Christie, Webber (6) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		47–18
66 March 19 Houston W 110–87 Chris Webber (35) Chris Webber (12) Doug Christie (10) ARCO Arena
17,317 		48–18
67 March 21 Denver W 118–82 Hedo Türkoğlu (31) Vlade Divac (10) Hedo Türkoğlu (10) ARCO Arena
17,317 		49–18
68 March 24 L.A. Lakers L 96–97 Chris Webber (24) Vlade Divac (17) Webber, Bibby (5) ARCO Arena
17,317 		49–19
69 March 26 L.A. Clippers W 107–90 Chris Webber (35) Chris Weber (13) Doug Christie (6) ARCO Arena
17,317 		50–19
70 March 28 @ Houston W 101–74 Chris Webber (19) Divac, Webber (9) Chris Webber (6) Compaq Center
12,515 		51–19
71 March 29 @ Charlotte W 92–87 Chris Webber (23) Chris Webber (12) Chris Webber (6) Charlotte Coliseum
14,092 		52–19
72 March 31 @ Atlanta W 92–91 Chris Webber (29) Chris Webber (12) Chris Webber (7) Philips Arena
19,841 		53–19
April: 8–2 (home: 3–1; road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
73 April 2 @ Memphis W 107–83 Bobby Jackson (19) Chris Webber (11) Christie, Bibby (6) Pyramid Arena
11,835 		54–19
74 April 3 @ Detroit W 107–86 Chris Webber (28) Vlade Divac (9) Chris Webber (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		55–19
75 April 5 @ Utah W 117–109 Chris Webber (28) Chris Webber (10) Mike Bibby (7) Delta Center
19,911 		56–19
76 April 7 New York W 116–82 Chris Webber (16) Chris Webber (14) Doug Christie (8) ARCO Arena
17,317 		57–19
77 April 9 Minnesota W 122–103 Chris Webber (30) Scot Pollard (8) Doug Christie (8) ARCO Arena
17,317 		58–19
78 April 10 @ Golden State W 118–116 Chris Webber (31) Chris Webber (12) Vlade Divac (7) The Arena in Oakland
16,232 		59–19
79 April 12 @ L.A. Clippers W 125–106 Chris Webber (28) Vlade Divac (10) Mike Bibby (9) Staples Center
19,818 		60–19
80 April 14 Dallas L 100–113 Chris Webber (19) Webber, Divac (9) Doug Christie (8) ARCO Arena
17,317 		60–20
81 April 16 Golden State W 120–106 Lawrence Funderburke (29) Scot Pollard (14) Divac, Christie (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		61–20
82 April 17 @ L.A. Lakers L 95–109 Funderburke, Bibby (15) Scot Pollard (11) Mike Bibby (4) Staples Center
18,997 		61–21
2001–02 schedule

Playoffs[edit]

2002 playoff game log
First round: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 20 Utah W 89–86 Chris Webber (24) Chris Webber (12) Chris Webber (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		1–0
2 April 23 Utah L 86–93 Vlade Divac (21) Chris Webber (9) Doug Christie (5) ARCO Arena
17,317 		1–1
3 April 27 @ Utah W 90–87 Mike Bibby (26) Chris Webber (13) Mike Bibby (5) Delta Center
19,911 		2–1
4 April 29 @ Utah W 91–86 Peja Stojaković (30) Chris Webber (9) Doug Christie (9) Delta Center
19,911 		3–1
Conference Semi-finals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 4 Dallas W 108–91 Peja Stojaković (26) Vlade Divac (16) Bibby, Christie (8) ARCO Arena
17,317 		1–0
2 May 6 Dallas L 102–110 Bibby, Webber (22) Stojaković, Webber (12) Mike Bibby (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		1–1
3 May 9 @ Dallas W 125–119 Chris Webber (31) Chris Webber (15) Mike Bibby (9) American Airlines Center
20,265 		2–1
4 May 11 @ Dallas W 115–113 (OT) Chris Webber (30) Vlade Divac (14) Bobby Jackson (5) American Airlines Center
20,274 		3–1
5 May 13 Dallas W 114–101 Bibby, Webber (23) Hedo Türkoğlu (13) Doug Christie (7) ARCO Arena
17,317 		4–1
Conference finals: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 18 L.A. Lakers L 99–106 Chris Webber (28) Chris Webber (14) Chris Webber (6) ARCO Arena
17,317 		0–1
2 May 20 L.A. Lakers W 96–90 Chris Webber (21) Vlade Divac (14) Mike Bibby (8) ARCO Arena
17,317 		1–1
3 May 24 @ L.A. Lakers W 103–90 Chris Webber (26) Chris Webber (12) Christie, Webber (6) Staples Center
18,997 		2–1
4 May 26 @ L.A. Lakers L 99–100 Vlade Divac (23) Hedo Türkoğlu (12) Christie, Webber (5) Staples Center
18,997 		2–2
5 May 28 L.A. Lakers W 92–91 Chris Webber (29) Chris Webber (13) three players tied (3) ARCO Arena
17,317 		3–2
6 May 31 @ L.A. Lakers L 102–106 Chris Webber (26) Chris Webber (13) Chris Webber (8) Staples Center
18,997 		3–3
7 June 2 L.A. Lakers L 106–112 (OT) Mike Bibby (29) Vlade Divac (10) Chris Webber (11) ARCO Arena
17,317 		3–4
2002 schedule

Player statistics[edit]

Legend
  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[edit]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vlade Divac 80 80 30.3 .472 .231 .615 8.4 3.7 1.0 1.2 11.1
Chris Webber 54 54 38.4 .495 .263 .749 10.1 4.8 1.7 1.4 24.5
Peja Stojaković 71 71 37.3 .484 .416 .876 5.3 2.5 1.1 0.2 21.2
Doug Christie 81 81 34.5 .460 .352 .851 4.6 4.2 2.0 0.3 12.0
Mike Bibby 80 80 33.2 .453 .370 .803 2.8 5.0 1.1 0.2 13.7
Scot Pollard 80 29 23.5 .550 — .693 7.1 0.7 0.9 1.0 6.4
Lawrence Funderburke 56 1 12.9 .469 .000 .607 3.5 0.6 0.2 0.3 4.7
Hedo Türkoğlu 80 10 24.6 .422 .368 .726 4.5 2.0 0.7 0.4 10.1
Gerald Wallace 54 1 8.0 .429 .000 .500 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.1 3.2
Bobby Jackson 81 3 21.6 .443 .361 .810 3.1 2.0 0.9 0.1 11.1
Jabari Smith‡ 12 0 5.9 .286 .000 .500 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.5
Chucky Brown 18 0 5.1 .370 — .500 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.2
Mateen Cleaves 32 0 4.8 .441 .250 .889 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.0 2.2
Brent Price 20 0 4.5 .333 .267 .692 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 1.6

‡Waived during the season

Playoffs[edit]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vlade Divac 16 16 33.4 .464 .286 .755 9.3 1.7 1.1 1.3 13.5
Chris Webber 16 16 41.7 .502 .000 .596 10.8 4.7 0.9 1.6 23.7
Peja Stojaković 10 7 33.8 .376 .271 .897 6.3 1.0 0.5 0.0 14.8
Doug Christie 16 16 40.3 .409 .266 .800 5.8 4.9 2.1 0.6 11.1
Mike Bibby 16 16 41.3 .444 .424 .826 3.8 5.0 1.4 0.2 20.3
Scot Pollard 15 0 12.9 .525 — .667 3.5 0.2 0.5 0.3 3.3
Lawrence Funderburke 5 0 4.0 .667 — 1.000 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2
Hedo Türkoğlu 16 8 27.7 .401 .353 .516 5.2 1.4 0.4 0.6 8.6
Gerald Wallace 5 0 2.8 .000 — 1.000 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.8
Bobby Jackson 16 1 23.4 .445 .256 .791 3.3 2.0 0.9 0.2 10.9
Chucky Brown 1 0 1.0 — — — 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Awards and records[edit]

Transactions[edit]

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