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(Top) 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3.1 Season standings 3.2 Record vs. opponents 3.3 Game log 4 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5.1 Season 5.2 Playoffs 6 Awards and records 7 Transactions 8 References

2001–02 Sacramento Kings season

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Division champions

Head coach

Rick Adelman

General manager

Geoff Petrie

President

Geoff Petrie

Owners

Maloof family

Arena

ARCO Arena

Results

Record

61–21 (.744)

Place

Division: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)

Playoff finish

Western Conference finals
(lost to Lakers 3–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Local media

Television

Radio

KHTK

< 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 GameinPhiladelphia,^[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]

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	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	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1973–03–01	Michigan

Head coach

Rick Adelman

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 26, 2002

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Pacific Division v t e	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 v t e
#	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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