2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season

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2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachPhil Jackson
General managerMitch Kupchak
Owner(s)Jerry Buss
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record56–26 (.683)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated 76ers 4–1)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Net West, KCAL
RadioAM 570 KLAC
< 1999–00 2001–02 >

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Lakers' 53rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 41st in the city of Los Angeles.[1] The Lakers entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Indiana Pacers in the 2000 NBA Finals in six games, winning their twelfth NBA championship. During the off-season, the Lakers acquired Horace Grant from the Seattle SuperSonics.[2] Grant won three championships with the Chicago Bulls in the early 1990s. The team also signed free agent Isaiah Rider, who was released by the Atlanta Hawks during the previous season due to off the court troubles.[3] Derek Fisher only played just 20 games due to a stress fracture in his right foot, which forced him to miss the first 62 games of the regular season.[4] The Lakers won their final eight games finishing the regular season with a 56–26 record, and won the Pacific Division over the rival Sacramento Kings by one game.[5]

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal were both selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, but O'Neal did not play due to a foot injury.[6][7] The Lakers clinched the #2 seed in the playoffs. O’Neal averaged 28.7 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while Bryant averaged 28.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team. In addition, Fisher provided the team with 11.5 points and 4.4 assists per game, while Rick Fox contributed 9.6 points per game, and Grant provided with 8.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.[8] Both O'Neal and Bryant were also selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, as O'Neal finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting with 7 first-place votes.[9]

In the playoffs, the Lakers swept the Portland Trail Blazers in three straight games in the Western Conference First Round,[10] swept the 3rd-seeded Kings in four straight games in the Western Conference Semi-finals,[11] then swept the top–seeded San Antonio Spurs also in four straight games in the Western Conference Finals.[12] They went on to win the NBA Finals 4–1 against regular season MVP Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers, earning the franchise its 13th NBA championship. O’Neal was named Finals MVP for the second straight year.[13] It was the second of the Lakers' three-peat championships to begin the millennium. The Lakers would finish with the then-best postseason record in NBA history, posting a 15–1 record, suffering their only loss in a Game 1 overtime home loss to the 76ers in the NBA Finals, 107–101.[14] That record would last for 16 years until the Golden State Warriors went 16–1 in the 2017 playoffs.[15]

Following the season, Grant re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Orlando Magic,[16] while Rider signed with the Denver Nuggets,[17] Tyronn Lue signed with the Washington Wizards,[18] and Ron Harper, who only played just 47 games due to knee injuries, retired.[19]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2000 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 29 Mark Madsen PF  United States Stanford

Roster[]

2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G/F 8 Bryant, Kobe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1978–08–23 Lower Merion HS
G 2 Fisher, Derek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1974–08–09 Arkansas-Little Rock
C 40 Foster, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–10–03 UTEP
F 17 Fox, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–07–24 North Carolina
F 3 George, Devean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1977–08–29 Augsburg
F/C 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson
G 4 Harper, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1964–01–20 Miami (OH)
F 5 Horry, Robert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–08–25 Alabama
G 10 Lue, Tyronn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1977–05–03 Nebraska
F 35 Madsen, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976–01–28 Stanford
F 14 Medvedenko, Slava 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 1979–04–04 Ukraine
C 34 O'Neal, Shaquille 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 325 lb (147 kg) 1972–03–06 LSU
G 12 Penberthy, Mike 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1974–11–29 The Master's College
G 7 Rider, Isaiah 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1971–03–12 UNLV
G 20 Shaw, Brian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–03–22 UC Santa Barbara
Head coach
  • Phil Jackson
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 2, 2000

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 56 26 .683 – 31–10 25–16 14–10
x-Sacramento Kings 55 27 .671 1 33–8 22–19 16–8
x-Phoenix Suns 51 31 .622 5 31–10 20–21 12–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 6 28–13 22–19 12–12
Seattle SuperSonics 44 38 .537 12 26–15 18–23 17–7
Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 378 25 22–19 9–32 9–15
Golden State Warriors 17 65 .207 39 11–30 6–35 4–20
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 –
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers 56 26 .683 2
3 x-Sacramento Kings 55 27 .671 3
4 x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 5
5 x-Dallas Mavericks 53 29 .646 5
6 x-Phoenix Suns 51 31 .622 7
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers 50 32 .610 8
8 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 47 35 .573 11
9 Houston Rockets 45 37 .549 13
10 Seattle SuperSonics 44 38 .537 14
11 Denver Nuggets 40 42 .488 18
12 Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 .378 27
13 Vancouver Grizzlies 23 59 .280 35
14 Golden State Warriors 17 65 .207 41


Record vs. opponents[]

2000–01 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta – 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2
Boston 3–1 – 0–4 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 0–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–1
Charlotte 4–0 4–0 – 3–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2
Chicago 2–2 1–2 1–3 – 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–1
Cleveland 2–2 1–2 2–2 3–1 – 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 3–0 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0
Denver 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 – 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–3 4–0 1–1
Detroit 4–0 1–3 2–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 4–0 1–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–2
Golden State 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 – 1–3 2–0 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2
Houston 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 – 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Indiana 2–2 3–1 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 – 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 2–0 4–0
L.A. Clippers 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–4 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–2 – 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1
L.A. Lakers 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 – 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0
Miami 3–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 – 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–3 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–0
Milwaukee 3–1 3–1 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 – 0–2 4–0 1–2 4–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1
Minnesota 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1
New Jersey 3–1 0–4 0–4 2–2 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 – 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–1
New York 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 – 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 4–0
Orlando 3–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 3–1 1–3 – 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Philadelphia 3–0 4–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 4–0
Phoenix 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 – 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1
Portland 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 – 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0
Sacramento 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 – 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 – 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 – 0–2 0–4 3–1 2–0
Toronto 2–2 3–1 1–3 4–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 4–0
Utah 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–3 4–0 1–3 0–2 – 4–0 2–0
Vancouver 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–4 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 – 2–0
Washington 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 —

Game log[]

Regular season[]

2000–01 game log
Total: 56–26 (Home: 31–10; Road: 25–16)
October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 31 @ Portland W 96–86 Shaquille O'Neal (36) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Ron Harper (6) Rose Garden
20,270 		1–0
November : 10–5 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 November 1 Utah L 92–97 Shaquille O'Neal (34) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Isaiah Rider (6) Staples Center
18,997 		1–1
3 November 4 @ Vancouver W 98–89 Shaquille O'Neal (27) Shaquille O'Neal (15) 3 players tied (5) General Motors Place
18,183 		2–1
4 November 5 L.A. Clippers W 108–103 Shaquille O'Neal (39) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Kobe Bryant (6) Staples Center
18,997 		3–1
5 November 7 @ Houston L 74–84 Shaquille O'Neal (24) Shaquille O'Neal (7) Shaquille O'Neal (5) Compaq Center
14,473 		3–2
6 November 8 @ San Antonio L 81–91 Kobe Bryant (32) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Kobe Bryant (8) Alamodome
26,065 		3–3
7 November 12 Houston W 105–99 Kobe Bryant (37) Kobe Bryant (10) Brian Shaw (4) Staples Center
18,997 		4–3
8 November 14 Denver W 119–103 Shaquille O'Neal (34) Shaquille O'Neal (19) Kobe Bryant (9) Staples Center
18,997 		5–3
9 November 16 @ Sacramento W 112–110 (OT) Shaquille O'Neal (33) Shaquille O'Neal (16) Brian Shaw (9) ARCO Arena
17,317 		6–3
10 November 18 @ Denver L 86–87 Kobe Bryant (32) Horace Grant (12) 4 players tied (4) Pepsi Center
19,513 		6–4
11 November 19 Chicago W 104–96 Kobe Bryant (22) Kobe Bryant (12) Brian Shaw (7) Staples Center
18,997 		7–4
12 November 22 Golden State W 111–91 Kobe Bryant (31) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Kobe Bryant (7) Staples Center
18,208 		8–4
13 November 24 Minnesota W 115–108 Kobe Bryant (29) Shaquille O'Neal (16) Bryant & O'Neal (5) Staples Center
18,997 		9–4
14 November 27 @ L.A. Clippers W 98–83 Kobe Bryant (29) 3 players tied (7) Rick Fox (5) Staples Center
20,039 		10–4
15 November 28 Indiana Pacers W 124–107 Kobe Bryant (37) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Fox & O'Neal (6) Staples Center
18,997 		11–4
16 November 30 @ Seattle L 88–121 Shaquille O'Neal (23) Horace Grant (9) Rick Fox (5) KeyArena
17,072 		11–5
December : 11–5 (Home: 5–3; Road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
17 December 1 San Antonio W 109–100 Kobe Bryant (43) Shaquille O'Neal (16) Bryant & Shaw (6) Staples Center
18,997 		12–5
18 December 3 Dallas W 99–97 Kobe Bryant (38) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Kobe Bryant (6) Staples Center
18,997 		13–5
19 December 5 Philadelphia W 96–85 Kobe Bryant (36) Shaquille O'Neal (20) Shaquille O'Neal (6) Staples Center
18,997 		14–5
20 December 6 @ Golden State L 122–125 (OT) Kobe Bryant (51) Harper & O'Neal (10) Ron Harper (10) The Arena in Oakland
19,273 		14–6
21 December 8 Seattle L 95–103 Shaquille O'Neal (26) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Grant & O'Neal (5) Staples Center
18,997 		14–7
22 December 10 Detroit W 112–88 Bryant & O'Neal (26) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Bryant & Fox (9) Staples Center
18,997 		15–7
23 December 12 Milwaukee L 105–109 Shaquille O'Neal (26) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Bryant & O'Neal (6) Staples Center
18,997 		15–8
24 December 13 @ Portland L 86–96 Kobe Bryant (35) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Kobe Bryant (6) Rose Garden
20,491 		15–9
25 December 15 Vancouver W 98–76 Horace Grant (19) Horace Grant (13) Grant & Harper (5) Staples Center
18,211 		16–9
26 December 17 @ Toronto W 104–101 (OT) Kobe Bryant (40) Shaquille O'Neal (8) Rick Fox (5) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		17–9
27 December 19 @ Miami W 81–79 Kobe Bryant (23) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Kobe Bryant (6) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		18–9
28 December 21 @ Houston W 99–94 Kobe Bryant (45) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Brian Shaw (7) Compaq Center
16,285 		19–9
29 December 22 @ Dallas W 108–103 Kobe Bryant (35) Rick Fox (12) Isaiah Rider (5) Reunion Arena
18,201 		20–9
30 December 25 Portland L 104–109 Shaquille O'Neal (32) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Kobe Bryant (6) Staples Center
18,997 		20–10
31 December 28 @ Phoenix W 115–78 Kobe Bryant (38) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Shaquille O'Neal (4) America West Arena
19,023 		21–10
32 December 30 @ L.A. Clippers W 116–114 (OT) Shaquille O'Neal (29) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Rick Fox (9) Staples Center
20,327 		22–10
January : 6–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 January 3 Utah W 82–71 Kobe Bryant (31) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Bryant & Fox (4) Staples Center
18,997 		23–10
34 January 7 L.A. Clippers L 95–118 Shaquille O'Neal (33) Horace Grant (10) Shaquille O'Neal (5) Staples Center
18,997 		23–11
35 January 12 Cleveland W 101–98 Shaquille O'Neal (34) Shaquille O'Neal (23) Bryant & Shaw (5) Staples Center
18,997 		24–11
36 January 13 @ Utah L 103–111 Shaquille O'Neal (30) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Harper & O'Neal (5) Delta Center
19,911 		24–12
37 January 15 Vancouver W 113–112 (OT) Shaquille O'Neal (31) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Kobe Bryant (11) Staples Center
18,318 		25–12
38 January 19 Houston W 114–101 Shaquille O'Neal (41) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Brian Shaw (5) Staples Center
18,997 		26–12
39 January 21 Miami L 92–103 Kobe Bryant (34) Bryant & O'Neal (8) Shaquille O'Neal (3) Staples Center
18,997 		26–13
40 January 23 @ Seattle L 80–91 Shaquille O'Neal (29) Shaquille O'Neal (9) Kobe Bryant (5) KeyArena
17,072 		26–14
41 January 26 New Jersey W 113–101 Bryant & O'Neal (26) Bryant & O'Neal (9) Shaquille O'Neal (8) Staples Center
18,997 		27–14
42 January 28 @ New York L 81–91 Kobe Bryant (33) Bryant & Horry (11) Tyronn Lue (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		27–15
43 January 30 @ Cleveland W 102–96 Kobe Bryant (47) Horace Grant (14) Bryant & Harper (3) Gund Arena
20,253 		28–15
44 January 31 @ Minnesota L 83–96 Kobe Bryant (24) Kobe Bryant (9) Bryant & Horry (5) Target Center
19,006 		28–16
February : 9–3 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
45 February 2 Charlotte W 93–87 Kobe Bryant (44) Kobe Bryant (9) Brian Shaw (4) Staples Center
18,710 		29–16
46 February 4 Sacramento W 100–94 Kobe Bryant (26) Kobe Bryant (11) Fox & Grant (5) Staples Center
18,997 		30–16
47 February 7 Phoenix W 85–83 Kobe Bryant (32) Kobe Bryant (8) Kobe Bryant (9) Staples Center
18,997 		31–16
All-Star Break
48 February 13 @ New Jersey W 113–110 (OT) Kobe Bryant (38) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Fox & O'Neal (6) Continental Airlines Arena
20,049 		32–16
49 February 14 @ Philadelphia L 97–112 Shaquille O'Neal (29) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Kobe Bryant (7) First Union Center
21,005 		32–17
50 February 16 @ Charlotte W 99–94 Shaquille O'Neal (38) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Kobe Bryant (10) Charlotte Coliseum
19,925 		33–17
51 February 18 @ Indiana L 109–110 Shaquille O'Neal (35) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Kobe Bryant (9) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345 		33–18
52 February 20 @ Dallas W 119–109 Shaquille O'Neal (29) Horace Grant (12) Kobe Bryant (7) Reunion Arena
18,287 		34–18
53 February 21 @ San Antonio W 101–99 Shaquille O'Neal (22) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Shaquille O'Neal (7) Alamodome
29,849 		35–18
54 February 23 Atlanta W 113–106 Shaquille O'Neal (30) Horry & O'Neal (8) Fox & O'Neal (8) Staples Center
18,997 		36–18
55 February 25 Orlando W 106–100 Shaquille O'Neal (37) Shaquille O'Neal (19) Shaquille O'Neal (6) Staples Center
18,997 		37–18
56 February 28 @ Denver L 101–107 Kobe Bryant (38) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Rick Fox (8) Pepsi Center
19,566 		37–19
March : 11–6 (Home: 5–3; Road: 6–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
57 March 3 @ Vancouver W 98–88 Shaquille O'Neal (34) Horace Grant (15) Brian Shaw (9) General Motors Place
19,193 		38–19
58 March 4 Golden State W 110–95 Shaquille O'Neal (26) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Kobe Bryant (5) Staples Center
18,997 		39–19
59 March 6 @ Golden State W 97–85 Kobe Bryant (29) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Brian Shaw (9) The Arena in Oakland
20,181 		40–19
60 March 7 Toronto W 97–85 Kobe Bryant (29) 3 players tied (10) Bryant & Shaw (5) Staples Center
18,997 		41–19
61 March 9 San Antonio L 89–93 (OT) Kobe Bryant (38) Shaquille O'Neal (16) 4 players tied (2) Staples Center
18,997 		41–20
62 March 11 Seattle L 97–109 (OT) Shaquille O'Neal (29) Brian Shaw (10) Brian Shaw (7) Staples Center
18,997 		41–21
63 March 13 Boston W 112–107 Shaquille O'Neal (28) Brian Shaw (12) Derek Fisher (8) Staples Center
18,997 		42–21
64 March 15 @ Detroit W 125–119 (OT) Kobe Bryant (39) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Kobe Bryant (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		43–21
65 March 16 @ Washington W 101–89 Kobe Bryant (26) Robert Horry (9) Derek Fisher (6) MCI Center
20,674 		44–21
66 March 18 @ Orlando W 95–90 Shaquille O'Neal (33) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Kobe Bryant (7) TD Waterhouse Centre
17,248 		45–21
67 March 19 @ Atlanta L 106–108 Bryant & O'Neal (27) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Derek Fisher (6) Philips Arena
17,248 		45–22
68 March 21 @ Milwaukee L 100–107 Shaquille O'Neal (36) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Kobe Bryant (8) Bradley Center
18,717 		45–23
69 March 23 Washington W 104–91 Shaquille O'Neal (40) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Shaquille O'Neal (8) Staples Center
18,997 		46–23
70 March 25 @ Sacramento W 84–72 Shaquille O'Neal (23) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Fox & Shaw (4) ARCO Arena
17,317 		47–23
71 March 26 @ Phoenix L 83–104 Shaquille O'Neal (27) Shaquille O'Neal (12) O'Neal & Shaw (3) America West Arena
19,023 		47–24
72 March 28 Sacramento L 84–108 Shaquille O'Neal (33) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Rick Fox (8) Staples Center
18,997 		47–25
73 March 30 Dallas W 98–89 Shaquille O'Neal (35) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Rick Fox (8) Staples Center
18,997 		48–25
April : 8–1 (Home: 4–1; Road: 4–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
74 April 1 New York L 78–79 Shaquille O'Neal (31) Horace Grant (12) Rick Fox (4) Staples Center
18,997 		48–26
75 April 3 @ Utah W 96–88 Shaquille O'Neal (31) Shaquille O'Neal (11) 3 players tied (5) Delta Center
19,911 		49–26
76 April 5 @ Chicago W 100–88 Shaquille O'Neal (39) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Derek Fisher (7) United Center
23,217 		50–26
77 April 6 @ Boston W 100–96 Shaquille O'Neal (39) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Brian Shaw (9) Fleet Center
18,624 		51–26
78 April 8 @ Minnesota W 104–99 Shaquille O'Neal (34) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Brian Shaw (7) Target Center
20,099 		52–26
79 April 10 Phoenix W 106–80 Shaquille O'Neal (32) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Brian Shaw (10) Staples Center
18,997 		53–26
80 April 12 Minnesota W 119–102 Shaquille O'Neal (31) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Kobe Bryant (9) Staples Center
18,997 		54–26
81 April 15 Portland W 105–100 Shaquille O'Neal (33) Shaquille O'Neal (18) Kobe Bryant (7) Staples Center
18,997 		55–26
82 April 17 Denver W 108–91 Shaquille O'Neal (33) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Kobe Bryant (5) Staples Center
18,997 		56–26
2000–01 season schedule

Playoffs[]

2001 playoff game log
Total: 15–1 (Home: 7–1; Road: 8–0)
First round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 22 Portland W 106–93 Kobe Bryant (28) Shaquille O'Neal (20) Kobe Bryant (7) Staples Center
18,997 		1–0
2 April 26 Portland W 106–88 Shaquille O'Neal (32) Shaquille O'Neal (12) Kobe Bryant (7) Staples Center
18,997 		2–0
3 April 29 @ Portland W 99–86 Shaquille O'Neal (25) Shaquille O'Neal (15) Kobe Bryant (9) Rose Garden
20,580 		3–0
Conference Semi-finals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 6 Sacramento W 108–105 Shaquille O'Neal (44) Shaquille O'Neal (21) Kobe Bryant (5) Staples Center
18,997 		1–0
2 May 8 Sacramento W 96–90 Shaquille O'Neal (43) Shaquille O'Neal (20) Rick Fox (7) Staples Center
18,997 		2–0
3 May 11 @ Sacramento W 103–81 Kobe Bryant (36) Shaquille O'Neal (18) Brian Shaw (6) ARCO Arena
17,317 		3–0
4 May 13 @ Sacramento W 119–113 Kobe Bryant (48) Kobe Bryant (16) Brian Shaw (5) ARCO Arena
17,317 		4–0
Conference Finals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 19 @ San Antonio W 104–90 Kobe Bryant (45) Shaquille O'Neal (11) Horace Grant (6) Alamodome
36,068 		1–0
2 May 21 @ San Antonio W 88–81 Kobe Bryant (28) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Kobe Bryant (6) Alamodome
35,574 		2–0
3 May 25 San Antonio W 111–72 Kobe Bryant (36) Shaquille O'Neal (17) Kobe Bryant (8) Staples Center
18,997 		3–0
4 May 27 San Antonio W 111–82 Derek Fisher (28) Shaquille O'Neal (10) Kobe Bryant (11) Staples Center
18,997 		4–0
NBA Finals: 4–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 6 Philadelphia L 101–107 (OT) Shaquille O'Neal (44) Shaquille O'Neal (20) 3 players tied (5) Staples Center
18,997 		0–1
2 June 8 Philadelphia W 98–89 Kobe Bryant (31) Shaquille O'Neal (20) Shaquille O'Neal (9) Staples Center
18,997 		1–1
3 June 10 @ Philadelphia W 96–91 Kobe Bryant (32) Shaquille O'Neal (12) 4 players tied (3) First Union Center
20,900 		2–1
4 June 13 @ Philadelphia W 100–86 Shaquille O'Neal (34) Shaquille O'Neal (14) Kobe Bryant (9) First Union Center
20,896 		3–1
5 June 15 @ Philadelphia W 108–96 Shaquille O'Neal (29) Shaquille O'Neal (13) Bryant & Fox (6) First Union Center
20,890 		4–1
2001 schedule

NBA Finals[]

  • By winning the Finals MVP award, Shaquille O'Neal joined the list of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players to win the award at least twice. Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Kawhi Leonard have since joined the list. Jordan, Olajuwon, O'Neal, Bryant, James, and Durant are the only six to win the award in back-to-back years.
  • The Lakers at the time had achieved the best ever NBA postseason record of 15-1, sweeping the Western Conference and then sweeping the 76ers after their Game 1 loss in the Finals. On June 12, 2017, the Golden State Warriors had surpassed this feat, as they would go 16-1, after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2017 NBA Finals. The Lakers' postseason record was made before the first round of playoffs was extended to be the best-of-7 format which was implemented in the 2003 NBA Playoffs.

Summary[]

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 Game 5 Wins
Los Angeles (West) 101 98 96 100 108 4
Philadelphia (East) 107 89 91 86 96 1

∗ denotes a game that required overtime.

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

Regular season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kobe Bryant 68 68 40.9 .464 .305 .853 5.9 5.0 1.68 .63 28.5
Derek Fisher 20 20 35.5 .412 .397 .806 3.0 4.4 1.95 .10 11.5
Greg Foster 62 8 7.3 .421 .333 .714 1.8 .5 .15 .19 2.0
Rick Fox 82 77 27.9 .444 .393 .779 4.0 3.2 .85 .35 9.6
Devean George 59 1 10.1 .309 .221 .709 1.9 .3 .25 .25 3.1
Horace Grant 77 77 31.0 .462 .000 .775 7.1 1.6 .66 .79 8.5
Ron Harper 47 46 24.2 .469 .264 .708 3.5 2.4 .83 .53 6.5
Robert Horry 79 1 20.1 .387 .346 .711 3.7 1.6 .68 .68 5.2
Tyronn Lue 38 1 12.3 .427 .324 .792 .8 1.2 .50 .00 3.4
Mark Madsen 70 3 9.2 .487 1.000 .703 2.2 .3 .11 .11 2.0
Slava Medvedenko 7 0 5.6 .480 1.000 .583 1.3 .3 .14 .14 4.6
Shaquille O'Neal 74 74 39.5 .572 .000 .513 12.7 3.7 .64 2.76 28.7
Mike Penberthy 53 0 16.1 .414 .396 .903 1.2 1.3 .42 .04 5.0
Isaiah Rider 67 6 18.0 .426 .370 .855 2.3 1.7 .40 .10 7.6
Brian Shaw 80 28 22.9 .399 .311 .797 3.8 3.2 .61 .34 5.3

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kobe Bryant 16 16 43.4 .469 .324 .821 7.3 6.1 1.56 .75 29.4
Derek Fisher 16 16 36.0 .484 .515 .765 3.8 3.0 1.31 .06 13.4
Greg Foster 1 0 3.0 .000 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .00 .00 .0
Rick Fox 16 16 35.8 .450 .316 .867 4.9 3.6 1.94 .44 10.0
Devean George 7 0 3.9 .500 .500 .500 .7 .1 .00 .00 2.0
Horace Grant 16 16 26.4 .385 .000 .733 6.0 1.2 .94 .81 6.0
Ron Harper 6 0 7.0 .500 .250 .667 1.3 .7 .67 .17 2.2
Robert Horry 16 0 23.9 .368 .362 .591 5.2 1.9 1.38 1.00 5.9
Tyronn Lue 15 0 8.7 .345 .385 .800 .7 .7 .80 .07 1.9
Mark Madsen 13 0 3.7 .077 .000 .600 .8 .3 .00 .15 .4
Shaquille O'Neal 16 16 42.3 .555 .000 .525 15.4 3.2 .44 2.38 30.4
Brian Shaw 16 0 18.1 .375 .345 .667 3.4 2.7 .63 .06 4.4

Award winners[]

  • Kobe Bryant, All-NBA Second Team
  • Kobe Bryant, All-NBA Defensive Second Team
  • Shaquille O'Neal, Center, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
  • Shaquille O'Neal, League Leader, FG%, 57.2
  • Shaquille O'Neal, All-NBA First Team
  • Shaquille O'Neal, All-NBA Defensive Second Team

Transactions[]

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