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, who had just relocated to Memphis.[2] Despite Chris Webber missing the first 20 games due to a preseason ankle injury,[3] 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.[4] 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,[5] 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).[6]

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 finishConference 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.[7] Webber and Stojaković were both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game in Philadelphia,[8] 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.[9]

In the playoffs, the Kings defeated the Utah Jazz three games to one in the Western Conference First Round,[10] and defeated the Dallas Mavericks four games to one in the Western Conference Semi-finals,[11] despite losing Stojaković to an ankle injury in Game 3.[12] In their first trip to the Western Conference Finals, they would take a 3–2 series lead over the 3rd-seeded Los Angeles Lakers,[13] but went on to lose the final two games in one of the most controversial playoff series in NBA history.[14] 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.[15][16] The Lakers would then go on to defeat the New Jersey Nets in four straight games in the Finals, winning their third consecutive championship.[17]

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.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)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 North Carolina 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

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 (61–21) (Home: 36–5; Road: 25–16)
October (1–0) (Home: 1–0)
GameDateTimeOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecord
November (12–4) (Home: 6–0; Road: 6–4)
GameDateTimeOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecord
December (10–5) (Home: 10–1; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTimeOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecord
January (11–1) (Home: 7–0; Road: 4–1)
GameDateTimeOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecord
February (7–5) (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–4)
GameDateTimeOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecord
53February 19, 20027:00 pm PSTAtlanta99–79ARCO Arena17,31740–13
March (12–4) (Home: 4–2; Road: 8–2)
GameDateTimeOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecord
72March 31, 200211:00 am PDT@ Atlanta92–91Philips Arena19,84153–19
April (8–2) (Home: 3–1; Road: 5–1)
GameDateTimeOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecord
2001-02 Schedule

All times are PACIFIC time

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 Webber545438.4.495.263.79410.14.81.71.424.5
Peja Stojaković717137.3.484.416.8765.32.51.10.221.1
Doug Christie818134.5.460.352.8514.64.22.00.312.0
Mike Bibby808033.2.453.370.8032.85.01.10.213.7
Scot Pollard802923.5.550.000.6937.10.70.91.06.4
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 Jackson81321.6.443.361.8103.12.01.90.111.1
Jabari Smith1205.9.286.000.5001.20.50.20.31.5
Chucky Brown1805.1.370.000.5001.80.30.10.21.2
Mateen Cleaves3204.8.441.250.8890.30.80.20.02.2
Brent Price2004.5.333.267.6920.40.50.20.11.6

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

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