The 2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 55th season of the franchise, 53rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 41st in Los Angeles.[1] They finished the regular season with 56 wins and won the Pacific Division over the rival Sacramento Kings by one game. The Lakers clinched the second seed in the playoffs. They went on to win the 2001 NBA Finals 4–1 against the Philadelphia 76ers, earning the franchise its 13th NBA championship. It was the second of the Lakers' three-peat championships to begin the millennium.
Draft picks
Main article:
2000 NBA DraftRoster
Depth chart
Regular season
Season standings
Game log
Playoffs
West First Round
(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (7) Portland Trail Blazers
Last Playoff Meeting: 2000 Western Conference Finals (Los Angeles won 4-3)
West Conference Semifinals
(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Sacramento Kings
Last Playoff Meeting: 2000 Western Conference First Round (Los Angeles won 3-2)
West Conference Finals
(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (2) Los Angeles Lakers
Last Playoff Meeting: 1999 Western Conference Semifinals (San Antonio won 4-0)
NBA Finals
- By winning the Finals MVP award, Shaquille O'Neal joined the list of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Tim Duncan as the only players to win the award at least twice. Kobe Bryant and Lebron James have since joined the list. Jordan, Olajuwon, O'Neal, Bryant and James are the only five to win the award in back-to-back years.
- Robert Horry became the second player in NBA history to be a member of back-to-back title-winning teams with two different franchises, joining Dennis Rodman.
- The Lakers 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.
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.
Lakers Roster
Head Coach: Phil Jackson
Shaquille O'Neal |
Kobe Bryant |
Derek Fisher |
Rick Fox |
Horace Grant |
Isaiah Rider |
Ron Harper |
Brian Shaw |
Robert Horry |
Mike Penberthy |
Slava Medvedenko |
Tyronn Lue |
Devean George |
Greg Foster |
Mark Madsen |
Player statistics
Regular season
| Player
|
GP
|
GS
|
MPG
|
FG%
|
3P%
|
FT%
|
RPG
|
APG
|
SPG
|
BPG
|
PPG
|
| Bryant, Kobe !Kobe Bryant
|
68 |
68 |
40.9 |
.464 |
.305 |
.853 |
5.9 |
5.0 |
1.68 |
.63 |
28.5
|
| Fisher, Derek !Derek Fisher
|
20 |
20 |
35.5 |
.412 |
.397 |
.806 |
3.0 |
4.4 |
1.95 |
.10 |
11.5
|
| Foster, Greg !Greg Foster
|
62 |
8 |
7.3 |
.421 |
.333 |
.714 |
1.8 |
.5 |
.15 |
.19 |
2.0
|
| Fox, Rick !Rick Fox
|
82 |
77 |
27.9 |
.444 |
.393 |
.779 |
4.0 |
3.2 |
.85 |
.35 |
9.6
|
| George, Devean !Devean George
|
59 |
1 |
10.1 |
.309 |
.221 |
.709 |
1.9 |
.3 |
.25 |
.25 |
3.1
|
| Grant, Horace !Horace Grant
|
77 |
77 |
31.0 |
.462 |
.000 |
.775 |
7.1 |
1.6 |
.66 |
.79 |
8.5
|
| Harper, Ron !Ron Harper
|
47 |
46 |
24.2 |
.469 |
.264 |
.708 |
3.5 |
2.4 |
.83 |
.53 |
6.5
|
| Horry, Robert !Robert Horry
|
79 |
1 |
20.1 |
.387 |
.346 |
.711 |
3.7 |
1.6 |
.68 |
.68 |
5.2
|
| Lue, Tyronn !Tyronn Lue
|
38 |
1 |
12.3 |
.427 |
.324 |
.792 |
.8 |
1.2 |
.50 |
.00 |
3.4
|
| Madsen, Mark !Mark Madsen
|
70 |
3 |
9.2 |
.487 |
1.000 |
.703 |
2.2 |
.3 |
.11 |
.11 |
2.0
|
| Medvedenko, Slava !Slava Medvedenko
|
7 |
0 |
5.6 |
.480 |
1.000 |
.583 |
1.3 |
.3 |
.14 |
.14 |
4.6
|
| O'Neal, Shaquille !Shaquille O'Neal
|
74 |
74 |
39.5 |
.572 |
.000 |
.513 |
12.7 |
3.7 |
.64 |
2.76 |
28.7
|
| Penberthy, Mike !Mike Penberthy
|
53 |
0 |
16.1 |
.414 |
.396 |
.903 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
.42 |
.04 |
5.0
|
| Rider, Isaiah !Isaiah Rider
|
67 |
6 |
18.0 |
.426 |
.370 |
.855 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
.40 |
.10 |
7.6
|
| Shaw, Brian !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
|
| Bryant, Kobe !Kobe Bryant
|
16 |
16 |
43.4 |
.469 |
.324 |
.821 |
7.3 |
6.1 |
1.56 |
.75 |
29.4
|
| Fisher, Derek !Derek Fisher
|
16 |
16 |
36.0 |
.484 |
.515 |
.765 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
1.31 |
.06 |
13.4
|
| Foster, Greg !Greg Foster
|
1 |
0 |
3.0 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
1.0 |
.0 |
.00 |
.00 |
.0
|
| Fox, Rick !Rick Fox
|
16 |
16 |
35.8 |
.450 |
.316 |
.867 |
4.9 |
3.6 |
1.94 |
.44 |
10.0
|
| George, Devean !Devean George
|
7 |
0 |
3.9 |
.500 |
.500 |
.500 |
.7 |
.1 |
.00 |
.00 |
2.0
|
| Grant, Horace !Horace Grant
|
16 |
16 |
26.4 |
.385 |
.000 |
.733 |
6.0 |
1.2 |
.94 |
.81 |
6.0
|
| Harper, Ron !Ron Harper
|
6 |
0 |
7.0 |
.500 |
.250 |
.667 |
1.3 |
.7 |
.67 |
.17 |
2.2
|
| Horry, Robert !Robert Horry
|
16 |
0 |
23.9 |
.368 |
.362 |
.591 |
5.2 |
1.9 |
1.38 |
1.00 |
5.9
|
| Lue, Tyronn !Tyronn Lue
|
15 |
0 |
8.7 |
.345 |
.385 |
.800 |
.7 |
.7 |
.80 |
.07 |
1.9
|
| Madsen, Mark !Mark Madsen
|
13 |
0 |
3.7 |
.077 |
.000 |
.600 |
.8 |
.3 |
.00 |
.15 |
.4
|
| O'Neal, Shaquille !Shaquille O'Neal
|
16 |
16 |
42.3 |
.555 |
.000 |
.525 |
15.4 |
3.2 |
.44 |
2.38 |
30.4
|
| Shaw, Brian !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
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