NBA
2001-02 Season
Champions: Los Angeles Lakers (4-0)
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The 2001-02 NBA season featured 29 teams across 1260 recorded games. Sacramento Kings posted the league's best record at 61-21. Los Angeles Lakers won the championship, defeating New Jersey Nets 4-0 in the Finals. Shaquille O'Neal was named Finals MVP; Tim Duncan took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Western Conference
- Sacramento Kings 61-21 0.744
- San Antonio Spurs 58-24 0.707
- Los Angeles Lakers 🏆 58-24 0.707
- Dallas Mavericks 57-25 0.695
- Minnesota Timberwolves 50-32 0.610
- Portland Trail Blazers 49-33 0.598
- Seattle SuperSonics 45-37 0.549
- Utah Jazz 44-38 0.537
- Los Angeles Clippers 39-43 0.476
- Phoenix Suns 36-46 0.439
- Houston Rockets 28-54 0.341
- Denver Nuggets 27-55 0.329
- Memphis Grizzlies 23-59 0.280
- Golden State Warriors 21-61 0.256
Eastern Conference
- New Jersey Nets 52-30 0.634
- Detroit Pistons 50-32 0.610
- Boston Celtics 49-33 0.598
- Charlotte Hornets 44-38 0.537
- Orlando Magic 44-38 0.537
- Philadelphia 76ers 43-39 0.524
- Toronto Raptors 42-40 0.512
- Indiana Pacers 42-40 0.512
- Milwaukee Bucks 41-41 0.500
- Washington Wizards 37-45 0.451
- Miami Heat 36-46 0.439
- Atlanta Hawks 33-49 0.402
- New York Knicks 30-52 0.366
- Cleveland Cavaliers 29-53 0.354
- Chicago Bulls 21-61 0.256
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Allen Iverson PHI 31.4 PPG
- 2 Shaquille O'Neal LAL 27.2 PPG
- 3 Paul Pierce BOS 26.1 PPG
- 4 Tracy McGrady ORL 25.6 PPG
- 5 Tim Duncan SAS 25.5 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Ben Wallace DET 13.0 RPG
- 2 Tim Duncan SAS 12.7 RPG
- 3 Kevin Garnett MIN 12.1 RPG
- 4 Danny Fortson GSW 11.7 RPG
- 5 Elton Brand LAC 11.6 RPG
Assists
- 1 Andre Miller CLE 10.9 APG
- 2 Jason Kidd NJN 9.9 APG
- 3 Gary Payton SEA 9.0 APG
- 4 Baron Davis CHH 8.5 APG
- 5 John Stockton UTA 8.2 APG
2001 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Kwame Brown Washington Wizards
- #2 Tyson Chandler Los Angeles Clippers
- #3 Pau Gasol Atlanta Hawks