2001–02 Sacramento Kings season

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]

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

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
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
2001–02 Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
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

Season standings
Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Sacramento Kings 6121.744–36–525–1615–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers 5824.707334–724–1716–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4933.5981230–1119–2214–10
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4537.5491626–1519–2213–11
Los Angeles Clippers 3943.4762225–1614–279–15
Phoenix Suns 3646.4392523–1813–2812–12
Golden State Warriors 2161.2564014–277–345–19
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Sacramento Kings6121.744–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5824.7073
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers5824.7073
4 x-Dallas Mavericks5725.6954
5 x-Minnesota Timberwolves5032.61011
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4933.59812
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics4537.54916
8 x-Utah Jazz4438.53717
9 Los Angeles Clippers3943.47622
10 Phoenix Suns3646.43925
11 Houston Rockets2854.34133
12 Denver Nuggets2755.32934
13 Memphis Grizzlies2359.28038
14 Golden State Warriors2161.25640

Record vs. opponents
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 –2–22–23–13–10–22–01–32–01–11–31–11–12–03–11–30–22–11–31–31–31–11–10–20–20–20–41–10–3
Boston 2–2–2–12–24–00–22–02–21–10–23–02–02–02–03–11–31–13–14–03–11–31–11–10–20–21–12–21–13–1
Charlotte 2–21–2–4–03–10–22–01–32–01–13–11–10–21–13–02–20–21–32–23–11–32–01–10–21–11–12–21–13–1
Chicago 1–32–20–4–1–30–20–21–31–12–00–40–22–01–11–32–20–20–43–10–31–21–10–20–20–21–10–40–21–3
Cleveland 1–30–41–33–1–0–21–11–31–12–02–20–20–21–13–13–12–01–32–21–30–31–10–20–21–10–21–30–21–2
Dallas 2–02–02–02–02–0–4–01–14–02–22–02–21–34–01–12–02–22–01–11–11–13–12–23–11–33–11–13–11–1
Denver 0–20–20–22–01–10–4–0–21–32–20–21–31–33–10–20–22–21–12–00–21–13–12–20–40–43–11–11–30–2
Detroit 3–12–23–13–13–11–12–0–1–11–13–11–10–22–02–12–21–13–13–12–22–11–10–20–20–21–13–11–14–0
Golden State 0–21–10–21–11–10–43–11–1–1–30–22–21–33–10–20–21–31–11–10–21–10–42–20–40–40–40–20–41–1
Houston 1–12–01–10–20–22–22–21–13–1–0–21–30–41–30–21–12–20–21–10–21–12–21–30–40–42–21–12–21–1
Indiana 3–10–31–34–02–20–22–01–32–02–0–1–10–21–12–21–31–11–32–13–13–11–11–12–01–10–21–31–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–10–21–12–02–02–23–11–12–23–11–1–1–33–12–01–12–20–22–01–10–23–11–31–31–31–31–10–41–1
L.A. Lakers 1–10–22–00–22–03–13–12–03–14–02–03–1–3–11–12–02–21–12–02–01–12–22–23–13–13–11–13–12–0
Memphis 0–20–21–11–11–10–41–30–21–33–11–11–31–3–1–10–20–40–21–10–22–01–32–21–30–40–41–13–10–2
Miami 1–31–30–33–11–31–12–01–22–02–02–20–21–11–1–3–10–21–32–23–11–31–11–10–21–12–01–30–22–2
Milwaukee 3–13–12–22–21–30–22–02–22–01–13–11–10–22–01–3–0–21–21–32–11–30–20–20–22–00–24–02–03–1
Minnesota 2–01–12–02–00–22–22–21–13–12–21–12–22–24–02–02–0–1–12–01–11–12–22–21–32–22–21–13–12–0
New Jersey 1–21–33–14–03–10–21–11–31–12–03–12–01–12–03–12–11–1–4–03–12–21–11–11–12–01–12–21–13–1
New York 3–10–42–21–32–21–10–21–31–11–11–20–20–21–12–23–10–20–4–0–41–31–11–11–10–22–03–01–11–3
Orlando 3–11–31–33–03–11–12–02–22–02–01–31–10–22–01–31–21–11–34–0–3–12–00–21–10–20–23–11–12–2
Philadelphia 3–13–13–12–13–01–11–11–21–11–11–32–01–10–23–13–11–12–23–11–3–2–00–20–21–11–11–30–22–3
Phoenix 1–11–10–21–11–11–31–31–14–02–21–11–32–23–11–12–02–21–11–10–20–2–2–21–31–32–21–12–20–2
Portland 1–11–11–12–02–02–22–22–02–23–11–13–12–22–21–12–02–21–11–12–02–02–2–2–21–33–11–11–32–0
Sacramento 2–02–02–02–02–01–34–02–04–04–00–23–11–33–12–02–03–11–11–11–12–03–12–2–3–12–22–04–01–1
San Antonio 2–02–01–12–01–13–14–02–04–04–01–13–11–34–01–10–22–20–22–02–01–13–13–11–3–2–21–14–02–0
Seattle 2–01–11–11–12–01–31–31–14–02–22–03–11–34–00–22–02–21–10–22–01–12–21–32–22–2–2–01–31–1
Toronto 4–02–22–24–03–11–11–11–32–01–13–11–11–11–13–10–41–12–20–31–33–11–11–10–21–10–2–1–11–2
Utah 1–11–11–12–02–01–33–11–14–02–21–14–01–31–32–00–21–31–11–11–12–02–23–10–40–43–11–1–2–0
Washington 3–01–31–33–12–11–12–00–41–11–11–31–10–22–02–21–30–21–33–12–23–22–00–21–10–21–12–10–2—

Game log
2001–02 game log
Total: 61–21 (home: 36–5; road: 25–16)
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
2002 playoff game log
First round: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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
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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vlade Divac808030.3.472.231.6158.43.71.01.211.1
Chris Webber545438.4.495.263.74910.14.81.71.424.5
Peja Stojaković717137.3.484.416.8765.32.51.10.221.2
Doug Christie818134.5.460.352.8514.64.22.00.312.0
Mike Bibby808033.2.453.370.8032.85.01.10.213.7
Scot Pollard802923.5.550—.6937.10.70.91.06.4
Lawrence Funderburke56112.9.469.000.6073.50.60.20.34.7
Hedo Türkoğlu801024.6.422.368.7264.52.00.70.410.1
Gerald Wallace5418.0.429.000.5001.60.50.40.13.2
Bobby Jackson81321.6.443.361.8103.12.00.90.111.1
Jabari Smith‡1205.9.286.000.5001.20.50.20.31.5
Chucky Brown1805.1.370—.5001.80.30.10.21.2
Mateen Cleaves3204.8.441.250.8890.30.80.20.02.2
Brent Price2004.5.333.267.6920.40.50.20.11.6

‡Waived during the season

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vlade Divac161633.4.464.286.7559.31.71.11.313.5
Chris Webber161641.7.502.000.59610.84.70.91.623.7
Peja Stojaković10733.8.376.271.8976.31.00.50.014.8
Doug Christie161640.3.409.266.8005.84.92.10.611.1
Mike Bibby161641.3.444.424.8263.85.01.40.220.3
Scot Pollard15012.9.525—.6673.50.20.50.33.3
Lawrence Funderburke504.0.667—1.0000.40.00.00.01.2
Hedo Türkoğlu16827.7.401.353.5165.21.40.40.68.6
Gerald Wallace502.8.000—1.0000.20.20.00.20.8
Bobby Jackson16123.4.445.256.7913.32.00.90.210.9
Chucky Brown101.0———1.00.00.00.00.0

Awards and records

Transactions

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