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 finishConference 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, 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]

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. Name Height Weight DOB (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 Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 26, 2002

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

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[]

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[]

2001–02 Game Log (61–21) (Home: 36–5; Road: 25–16)
October (1–0) (Home: 1–0)
Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record
November (12–4) (Home: 6–0; Road: 6–4)
Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record
December (10–5) (Home: 10–1; Road: 0–4)
Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record
January (11–1) (Home: 7–0; Road: 4–1)
Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record
February (7–5) (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–4)
Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record
53 February 19, 2002 7:00 pm PST Atlanta 99–79 ARCO Arena 17,317 40–13
March (12–4) (Home: 4–2; Road: 8–2)
Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record
72 March 31, 2002 11:00 am PDT @ Atlanta 92–91 Philips Arena 19,841 53–19
April (8–2) (Home: 3–1; Road: 5–1)
Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record
2001-02 Schedule

All times are PACIFIC time

Playoffs[]

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[]

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 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 .794 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 21.1
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 .000 .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 1.9 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 .000 .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

Playoffs[]

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

Awards and records[]

  • Chris Webber, All-NBA Second Team
  • Doug Christie, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Transactions[]

References[]

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