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 offseason, the Kings acquired Mike Bibby from the Vancouver Grizzlies,[2] and second-year guard Mateen Cleaves from the Detroit Pistons. Despite Chris Webber missing the first 20 games due to an ankle injury, the Kings posted a 12-game winning streak between December and January, as they held a 37–12 record before the All-Star break. 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, 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). Webber and Peja Stojaković were both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game.

2001–02 Sacramento Kings season
Division champions
Head coachRick Adelman
OwnersThe Maloof Family
ArenaARCO Arena
Results
Record61–21 (.744)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference Finals
(Lost to Lakers 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKMAX-TV
Fox Sports Net Bay Area
RadioKHTK

In the playoffs, the Kings defeated the Utah Jazz three games to one in the first round, and the Dallas Mavericks four games to one in the semifinals. In their first trip to the Western Conference Finals, they would take a 3–2 series lead over the 3rd-seeded Los Angeles Lakers, but went on to lose the final two games in one of the most controversial playoff series in NBA history.

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
Roster listing
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) Arizona
F 52 Brown, Chucky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) North Carolina State
G/F 13 Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Pepperdine
G 8 Cleaves, Mateen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Michigan State
C 21 Divac, Vlade 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Serbia
F 51 Funderburke, Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Ohio State
G 24 Jackson, Bobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Minnesota
F/C 31 Pollard, Scot 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Kansas
G 25 Price, Brent 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oklahoma
F 16 Stojaković, Peja 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Serbia
F 5 Türkoğlu, Hedo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Turkey
F 3 Wallace, Gerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Alabama
F/C 4 Webber, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2002–02–26

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

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)
November (12–4) (Home: 6–0; Road: 6–4)
December (10–5) (Home: 10–1; Road: 0–4)
January (11–1) (Home: 7–0; Road: 4–1)
February (7–5) (Home: 5–1; Road: 2–4)
March (12–4) (Home: 4–2; Road: 8–2)
April (8–2) (Home: 3–1; Road: 5–1)
2001-02 Schedule

All times are PACIFIC time

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Sacramento Kings vs. (8) Utah Jazz Last Playoff Meeting: 1999 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3-2)

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(SAC-UTA)

 Venue TV Time (EST) Recap
1 April 20 Utah 86 Sacramento 89 1-0 ARCO Arena NBC 3:00 Recap
2 April 23 Utah 93 Sacramento 86 1-1 ARCO Arena TBS 10:30 Recap
3 April 27 Sacramento 90 Utah 87 2-1 Delta Center NBC 3:00 Recap
4 April 29 Sacramento 91 Utah 86 3-1 Delta Center TNT 10:30 Recap
Sacramento wins series 3–1

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Sacramento Kings vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Kings and Mavericks.

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(SAC-DAL)

 Venue TV Time Recap
1 May 4 Dallas 91 Sacramento 108 1-0 ARCO Arena NBC 6:30et/3:30pt Recap
2 May 6 Dallas 110 Sacramento 102 1-1 ARCO Arena TNT 9:00et/6:00pt Recap
3 May 9 Sacramento 125 Dallas 119 2-1 American Airlines Center TNT 9:30et/8:30ct Recap
4 May 11 Sacramento 115 Dallas 113 3-1 American Airlines Center NBC 3:30et/2:30ct Recap
5 May 13 Dallas 101 Sacramento 114 4-1 ARCO Arena TNT 9:00et/6:00pt Recap
Sacramento wins series 4–1

West Conference Finals

(1) Sacramento Kings vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers Last Playoff Meeting: 2001 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4-0)

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(SAC-LAL)

 Venue TV Time (EST) Recap
1 May 18 Los Angeles 106 Sacramento 99 0-1 ARCO Arena NBC 6:30 Recap
2 May 20 Los Angeles 90 Sacramento 96 1-1 ARCO Arena TNT 9:00 Recap
3 May 24 Sacramento 103 Los Angeles 90 2-1 Staples Center NBC 9:00 Recap
4 May 26 Sacramento 99 Los Angeles 100 2-2 Staples Center NBC 5:30 Recap
5 May 28 Los Angeles 91 Sacramento 92 3-2 ARCO Arena NBC 9:00 Recap
6 May 31 Sacramento 102 Los Angeles 106 3-3 Staples Center NBC 9:30 Recap
7* June 2 Los Angeles 112 Sacramento 106 3-4 ARCO Arena NBC 7:30 Recap
Los Angeles wins Western Conference Championship 4–3

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

References
  1. 2001-02 Sacramento Kings
  2. "What Bibby Is Not Is Key to the Kings". Los Angeles Times. May 18, 2002. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
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