2001–02 Sacramento Kings season
| 2001–02 Sacramento Kings season | |
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Division champions | |
| Head coach | Rick Adelman |
| President | Geoff Petrie |
| General manager | Geoff Petrie |
| Owners | Maloof family |
| Arena | ARCO Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 61–21 (.744) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Western Conference finals (lost to Lakers 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | |
| Radio | KHTK |
The 2001–02 Sacramento Kings season was the 53rd season for the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association, and their 17th season in Sacramento, California.[1] During the off-season, the Kings acquired Mike Bibby from the Vancouver Grizzlies,[2][3][4] who had recently relocated to Memphis, Tennessee.[5][6]
Despite Chris Webber missing the first 20 games of the regular season due to a preseason ankle injury,[7][8][9] the Kings won 17 of their first 22 games, then posted a 12-game winning streak between December and January, as the team held a 37–12 record at the All-Star break.[10] The Kings won eleven straight games near the end of the regular season, finishing in first place in the Pacific Division with a 61–21 record (.744 in winning percentage), the best record in the league, and earning the first seed in the Western Conference.[11] The team won their Division for the first time since the 1978–79 season, when the team was in Kansas City, Missouri; the Kings also made the Western Conference Finals for the first time since the 1980–81 season (also as the Kansas City Kings).[12]
Webber averaged 24.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.4 blocks per game in 54 games, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Peja Stojaković averaged 21.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, and led the Kings with 129 three-point field goals, and 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. Off the bench, sixth man Bobby Jackson contributed 11.1 points per game, while second-year forward Hedo Türkoğlu averaged 10.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, Scot Pollard provided with 6.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game, and Lawrence Funderburke contributed 4.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.[13]
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Webber and Stojaković were both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was Stojaković's first ever All-Star appearance.[14][15][16] In addition, Stojaković also won the NBA Three-Point Shootout,[15][17] while Türkoğlu was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Sophomores team,[18][19] and rookie small forward, and first-round draft pick Gerald Wallace participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.[20][17]
Webber also finished in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting,[21] while Jackson finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, behind former Kings forward Corliss Williamson of the Detroit Pistons,[22][21] and head coach Rick Adelman finished in second place in Coach of the Year voting, behind Rick Carlisle of the Pistons.[23][21]
In the 2002 NBA playoffs, the Kings defeated the Utah Jazz three games to one in the Western Conference First Round,[24][25][26] and defeated the Dallas Mavericks four games to one in the Western Conference Semi-finals,[27][28][29] despite losing Stojaković to an ankle injury in Game 3, which the Kings won on the road, 125–119.[30][31][32]
In their first trip to the Western Conference finals, the Kings faced off against the 3rd-seeded and 2-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, who were led by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. The Kings would take a 3–2 series lead over the Lakers,[33][34][35] but went on to lose the final two games in one of the most controversial playoff series in NBA history;[36][37][38] 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 the Staples Center.[39][40][41] The Lakers would then go on to defeat the New Jersey Nets in four straight games in the 2002 NBA Finals, winning their third consecutive NBA championship.[42][43][44]
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 25 | Gerald Wallace | Forward | United States | Alabama |
| 2 | 55 | Maurice Jeffers | Guard | United States | Saint Louis |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| 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 |
| e-Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 | 25–16 | 14–27 | 9–15 |
| e-Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 | 23–18 | 13–28 | 12–12 |
| e-Golden State Warriors | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40 | 14–27 | 7–34 | 5–19 |
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| 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 | e-Los Angeles Clippers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
| 10 | e-Phoenix Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 |
| 11 | e-Houston Rockets | 28 | 54 | .341 | 33 |
| 12 | e-Denver Nuggets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34 |
| 13 | e-Memphis Grizzlies | 23 | 59 | .280 | 38 |
| 14 | e-Golden State Warriors | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40 |
Game log
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October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
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November: 12–4 (home: 6–0; road: 6–4)
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December: 10–5 (home: 10–1; road: 0–4)
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January: 11–1 (home: 7–0; road: 4–1)
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February: 7–5 (home: 5–1; road: 2–4)
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March: 12–4 (home: 4–2; road: 8–2)
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April: 8–2 (home: 3–1; road: 5–1)
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Playoffs
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First round: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
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Conference Semi-finals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
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Conference finals: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
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Player statistics
| 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% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 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 | .749 | 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 | 21.2 |
| 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 | — | .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 | 0.9 | 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 | — | .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 |
‡Waived during the season
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Vlade Divac | 16 | 16 | 33.4 | .464 | .286 | .755 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 13.5 |
| Chris Webber | 16 | 16 | 41.7 | .502 | .000 | .596 | 10.8 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 23.7 |
| Peja Stojaković | 10 | 7 | 33.8 | .376 | .271 | .897 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 14.8 |
| Doug Christie | 16 | 16 | 40.3 | .409 | .266 | .800 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 11.1 |
| Mike Bibby | 16 | 16 | 41.3 | .444 | .424 | .826 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 20.3 |
| Scot Pollard | 15 | 0 | 12.9 | .525 | — | .667 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Lawrence Funderburke | 5 | 0 | 4.0 | .667 | — | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Hedo Türkoğlu | 16 | 8 | 27.7 | .401 | .353 | .516 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
| Gerald Wallace | 5 | 0 | 2.8 | .000 | — | 1.000 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Bobby Jackson | 16 | 1 | 23.4 | .445 | .256 | .791 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 10.9 |
| Chucky Brown | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Player statistics citation:[13]
Awards and records
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