2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season

2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season
Pacific Division Champions Thirteenth NBA Championship
Head coach	Phil Jackson
General manager	Mitch Kupchak
Owner(s)	Jerry Buss
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	56–26 (.683)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net West, KCAL
Radio	AM 570 KLAC

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] During the offseason, the Lakers acquired Horace Grant, who won three championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s. They finished the regular season with a 56-26 record, and won the Pacific Division over the rival Sacramento Kings one game. The Lakers clinched the second seed in the playoffs. In the playoffs, the Lakers swept the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, swept the Kings in the semifinals, then swept the first seed San Antonio Spurs the Western Conference Finals. 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.

The team's season roster is featured in the video game NBA 2K16.

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	29	Mark Madsen	PF	United States	Stanford

Roster

Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
1.5 !G	8	USA !	Bryant, Kobe	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Lower Merion HS (PA)
1.5 !G	2	USA !	Fisher, Derek	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Arkansas-Little Rock
6.0 !C	44	USA !	Foster, Greg	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Texas-El Paso
4.0 !F	17	CAN !	Fox, Rick	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	North Carolina
4.0 !F	3	USA !	George, Devean	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Augsburg
4.0 !F	54	USA !	Grant, Horace	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Clemson
1.5 !G	4	USA !	Harper, Ron	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Miami (OH)
4.0 !F	5	USA !	Horry, Robert	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Alabama
1.5 !G	10	USA !	Lue, Tyronn	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nebraska
4.0 !F	35	USA !	Madsen, Mark	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Stanford
4.0 !F	14	UKR !	Medvedenko, Slava	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	Ukraine
6.0 !C	34	USA !	O'Neal, Shaquille	7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	LSU
1.5 !G	12	USA !	Penberthy, Mike	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	The Master's College
1.5 !G	7	USA !	Rider, Isaiah	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	UNLV
1.5 !G	20	USA !	Shaw, Brian	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	UC Santa Barbara

Head coach

Phil Jackson

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Shaquille O'Neal		Greg Foster
PF	Horace Grant	Robert Horry	Mark Madsen	Stanislav Medvedenko
SF	Rick Fox		Devean George
SG	Kobe Bryant	Brian Shaw		Isaiah Rider
PG	Derek Fisher	Tyronn Lue	Ron Harper	Mike Penberthy

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	–	31–10	25–16	14–10
x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	1	33–8	22–19	16–8
x-Phoenix Suns	51	31	.622	5	31–10	20–21	12–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	6	28–13	22–19	12–12
Seattle SuperSonics	44	38	.537	12	26–15	18–23	17–7
Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	378	25	22–19	9–32	9–15
Golden State Warriors	17	65	.207	39	11–30	6–35	4–20

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	–
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	2
3	x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	3
4	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	5
5	x-Dallas Mavericks	53	29	.646	5
6	x-Phoenix Suns	51	31	.622	7
7	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	8
8	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	47	35	.573	11

9	Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13
10	Seattle SuperSonics	44	38	.537	14
11	Denver Nuggets	40	42	.488	18
12	Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	.378	27
13	Vancouver Grizzlies	23	59	.280	35
14	Golden State Warriors	17	65	.207	41

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)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (LAL-POR)	Venue	Network	Tipoff (PST)	TV Commentators
1	April 22	Portland	93	Los Angeles	106	1-0	Staples Center, Los Angeles	NBC	2:30pm	Marv Albert & Doug Collins
2	April 26	Portland	88	Los Angeles	106	2-0	Staples Center, Los Angeles	TNT	7:30pm	Kevin Harlan, John Thompson & Danny Ainge
3	April 29	Los Angeles	99	Portland	86	3-0	Rose Garden, Portland	NBC	2:30pm	Marv Albert & Doug Collins
Los Angeles wins series 3–0

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Sacramento Kings Last Playoff Meeting: 2000 Western Conference First Round (Los Angeles won 3-2)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (LAL-SAC)	Venue	Network	Tipoff (PST)	TV Commentators
1	May 6	Sacramento	105	Los Angeles	108	1-0	Staples Center, Los Angeles	NBC	12:00pm	Mike Breen, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
2	May 8	Sacramento	90	Los Angeles	96	2-0	Staples Center, Los Angeles	TBS	7:30pm	Kevin Harlan, John Thompson & Danny Ainge
3	May 11	Los Angeles	103	Sacramento	81	3-0	ARCO Arena, Sacramento	TNT	7:30pm	Kevin Harlan, John Thompson & Danny Ainge
4	May 13	Los Angeles	119	Sacramento	113	4-0	ARCO Arena, Sacramento	NBC	2:30pm	Marv Albert & Doug Collins
Los Angeles wins series 4–0

West Conference Finals

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (2) Los Angeles Lakers Last Playoff Meeting: 1999 Western Conference Semifinals (San Antonio won 4-0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (SA-LAL)	Venue	Network	Tipoff (PST)	TV Commentators
1	May 19	Los Angeles	104	San Antonio	90	0-1	Alamodome, San Antonio	NBC	3:30pm	Marv Albert & Doug Collins
2	May 21	Los Angeles	88	San Antonio	81	0-2	Alamodome, San Antonio	TNT	5:30pm	Kevin Harlan, John Thompson & Danny Ainge
3	May 25	San Antonio	72	Los Angeles	111	0-3	Staples Center, Los Angeles	NBC	6:00pm	Marv Albert & Doug Collins
4	May 27	San Antonio	82	Los Angeles	111	0-4	Staples Center, Los Angeles	NBC	2:30pm	Marv Albert & Doug Collins
Los Angeles wins Western Conference Finals series 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.

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

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

References

↑ 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers 2000–01 NBA Champions

2 Derek Fisher 3 Devean George 4 Ron Harper 5 Robert Horry 7 Isaiah Rider 8 Kobe Bryant 10 Tyronn Lue 12 Mike Penberthy 14 Slava Medvedenko 17 Rick Fox 20 Brian Shaw 34 Shaquille O'Neal (Finals MVP) 35 Mark Madsen 40 Greg Foster 54 Horace Grant Head coach Phil Jackson Assistant coaches Tex Winter Frank Hamblen Jim Cleamons

Regular season Playoffs

NBA champions

Los Angeles Lakers

Formerly the Minneapolis Lakers (1947–1960) Founded in 1947 Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise	Franchise Team history All-time roster Draft history Seasons Records Head coaches Current season

Arenas	Minneapolis Auditorium Minneapolis Armory Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena The Forum Staples Center

D-League affiliate	Los Angeles D-Fenders

Administration	Jeanie, Jim, and Johnny Buss (majority owners) Anschutz Entertainment Group (minority owner) Edward P. Roski (minority owner) Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority owner) Mitch Kupchak (General Manager) Byron Scott (Head Coach)

Retired numbers	13 22 25 32 33 34 42 44 52 Chick Hearn (Microphone) Minneapolis Lakers Hall of Famers Mikan Mikkelsen Martin Lovellette Pollard Coach Kundla

NBA Championships (16)	1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1972 1980 1982 1985 1987 1988 2000 2001 2002 2009 2010

Conference Championships (31)	1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1959 1962 1963 1965 1966 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1987 1988 1989 1991 2000 2001 2002 2004 2008 2009 2010

Rivalries	Boston Celtics Houston Rockets Detroit Pistons San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Clippers

Culture and lore	Jack Kent Cooke Jerry Buss Showtime Chick Hearn Shaq–Kobe feud Lawrence Tanter Jack Nicholson "I Love L.A." Laker Girls Laker Band Dancing Barry

Media	TV Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Radio 710 ESPN Radio 1330 ESPN Deportes Announcers Bill Macdonald Stu Lantz John Ireland Mychal Thompson

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Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

2000–01 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee Toronto

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah Vancouver

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

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