The 2001âÂÂ02 Sacramento Kings season was the 53rd season for the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association, and their 17th season in Sacramento, California. During the off-season, the Kings acquired Mike Bibby from the Vancouver Grizzlies, who had recently relocated to Memphis, Tennessee.
Despite Chris Webber missing the first 20 games of the regular season due to a preseason ankle injury, 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 37âÂÂ12 record at the All-Star break. The Kings won eleven straight games near the end of the regular season, finishing in first place in the Pacific Division with a 61âÂÂ21 record (.744 in winning percentage), the best record in the league, and earning the first seed in the Western Conference; the team won their first division title for the first time since the 1978âÂÂ79 season, back when the team was known as the Kansas City Kings.
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 Stojakoviàaveraged 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 TürkoÃÂlu 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.
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Webber and Stojakoviàwere both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was StojakoviÃÂ's first ever All-Star appearance. In addition, Stojakoviàalso won the NBA Three-Point Shootout, while TürkoÃÂlu was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Sophomores team, and rookie small forward, and first-round draft pick Gerald Wallace participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Webber also finished in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Jackson finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, behind former Kings forward Corliss Williamson of the Detroit Pistons, and head coach Rick Adelman finished in second place in Coach of the Year voting, behind Rick Carlisle of the Pistons.
In the Western Conference First Round of the 2002 NBA playoffs, the Kings faced off against the 8thâÂÂseeded Utah Jazz, a team that featured All-Star forward Karl Malone, Donyell Marshall and John Stockton. The Kings won Game 1 over the Jazz at home, 89âÂÂ86 at the ARCO Arena II, before losing Game 2 at home, 93âÂÂ86 as the Jazz evened the series. The Kings managed to win the next two games on the road, which included a Game 4 win over the Jazz at the Delta Center, 91âÂÂ86 to win the series in four games.
In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 4thâÂÂseeded Dallas Mavericks, who were led by the All-Star trio of Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash and Michael Finley. The Kings won Game 1 over the Mavericks at the ARCO Arena II, 108âÂÂ91, but then lost Game 2 at home, 110âÂÂ102 as the Mavericks evened the series. Stojakoviàsuffered an ankle injury in Game 3, in which the Kings defeated the Mavericks on the road, 125âÂÂ119 at the American Airlines Center, taking a 2âÂÂ1 series lead. After winning Game 4 on the road in overtime, 115âÂÂ113, the Kings won Game 5 over the Mavericks at the ARCO Arena II, 114âÂÂ101 to win the series in five games, and advance to the Conference Finals for the first time since the 1980âÂÂ81 season.
In their first trip to the Western Conference Finals, and for the third consecutive year, the Kings faced off against the 3rdâÂÂseeded, and 2-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, who were led by the trio of All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal, All-Star guard Kobe Bryant, and Derek Fisher. The Kings lost Game 1 to the Lakers at home, 106âÂÂ99 at the ARCO Arena II, but managed to win the next two games to take a 2âÂÂ1 series lead. After the team lost Game 4 on the road, 100âÂÂ96 at the Staples Center, Stojakoviàreturned to play in Game 5, in which the Kings defeated the Lakers at the ARCO Arena II, 92âÂÂ91 to take a 3âÂÂ2 series lead. However, the Kings lost Game 6 to the Lakers at the Staples Center, 106âÂÂ102 which tied the series, and then lost Game 7 at the ARCO Arena II in overtime, 112âÂÂ106, thus losing in a hard-fought seven-game series.
The Kings-Lakers series of the Western Conference Finals was one of the most controversial NBA playoff series in history; Game 6 at the Staples Center was the most controversial game of the series, with the calls made by the referees against the Kings, and with the Lakers winning the game, 106âÂÂ102 to even the series. The Lakers would then go on to defeat the New Jersey Nets in a four-game sweep in the 2002 NBA Finals, winning their third consecutive NBA championship.
The Kings finished 15th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 709,997 at the ARCO Arena II during the regular season.
|-style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 30 | Seattle | | Vlade Divac (27) | Peja Stojakovià(9) | Vlade Divac (8) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 1âÂÂ0
|-style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | November 3 | @ Denver | | Peja Stojakovià(24) | three players tied (7) | Vlade Divac (8) | Pepsi Center<br>15,138 | 2âÂÂ0 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 4 | San Antonio | | Vlade Divac (25) | Vlade Divac (11) | three players tied (5) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 3âÂÂ0 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 6 | @ Cleveland | | Peja Stojakovià(32) | StojakoviÃÂ, Divac (10) | three players tied (6) | Gund Arena<br>14,584 | 4âÂÂ0 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | November 7 | @ Indiana | | Peja Stojakovià(36) | Vlade Divac (10) | Vlade Divac (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br>15,309 | 4âÂÂ1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | November 9 | @ Orlando | | Peja Stojakovià(31) | Vlade Divac (15) | Mike Bibby (9) | TD Waterhouse Centre<br>17,248 | 4âÂÂ2 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 10 | @ Miami | | Peja Stojakovià(22) | Vlade Divac (10) | Mike Bibby (5) | American Airlines Arena<br>17,853 | 5âÂÂ2 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 13 | Toronto | | Bibby, Christie (20) | Scot Pollard (12) | three players tied (4) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 6âÂÂ2 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | November 16 | Chicago | | Peja Stojakovià(21) | Lawrence Funderburke (8) | Vlade Divac (4) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 7âÂÂ2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | November 18 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Peja Stojakovià(25) | Vlade Divac (15) | Vlade Divac (8) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 7âÂÂ3 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 19 | Houston | | Peja Stojakovià(25) | Scot Pollard (14) | Doug Christie (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 8âÂÂ3 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 21 | Portland | | Mike Bibby (25) | Divac, Pollard (10) | Doug Christie (5) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 9âÂÂ3 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 24 | New Jersey | | Peja Stojakovià(29) | Vlade Divac (19) | Vlade Divac (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 10âÂÂ3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 14 | November 26 | @ Memphis | | Peja Stojakovià(21) | Pollard, Divac (12) | Mike Bibby (11) | Pyramid Arena<br>12,215 | 10âÂÂ4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | November 27 | @ Houston | | Peja Stojakovià(24) | Scot Pollard (11) | Peja Stojakovià(5) | Compaq Center<br>10,467 | 11âÂÂ4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | November 29 | @ Dallas | | Peja Stojakovià(32) | Scot Pollard (17) | Doug Christie (6) | American Airlines Center<br>18,384 | 12âÂÂ4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | November 30 | @ San Antonio | | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (24) | StojakoviÃÂ, Jackson (8) | three players tied (4) | Alamodome<br>26,808 | 13âÂÂ4
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | December 2 | Dallas | | Peja Stojakovià(31) | Vlade Divac (17) | Mike Bibby (6) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 13âÂÂ5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | December 4 | Philadelphia | | Peja Stojakovià(20) | Scot Pollard (13) | Mike Bibby (6) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 14âÂÂ5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | December 7 | L.A. Lakers | | Peja Stojakovià(25) | Peja Stojakovià(8) | Doug Christie (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 15âÂÂ5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | December 9 | Miami | | Peja Stojakovià(23) | Doug Christie (9) | Mike Bibby (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 16âÂÂ5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 11 | Orlando | | Chris Webber (24) | Doug Christie (13) | Mike Bibby (11) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 17âÂÂ5 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | December 12 | @ Phoenix | | Chris Webber (21) | Chris Webber (12) | Mike Bibby (5) | America West Arena<br>14,568 | 17âÂÂ6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | December 14 | @ Minnesota | | Chris Webber (26) | Chris Webber (9) | Mike Bibby (6) | Target Center<br>17,113 | 17âÂÂ7 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 16 | Memphis | | Chris Webber (22) | Doug Christie (12) | Doug Christie (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 18âÂÂ7 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 18 | Detroit | | Mike Bibby (25) | Chris Webber (14) | Mike Bibby (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 19âÂÂ7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 27 | December 19 | @ Seattle | | Doug Christie (23) | Vlade Divac (8) | Christie, Divac (5) | KeyArena<br>15,831 | 19âÂÂ8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | December 22 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Christie, Jackson (19) | Vlade Divac (12) | Vlade Divac (8) | Staples Center<br>18,964 | 19âÂÂ9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 23 | Phoenix | | Peja Stojakovià(26) | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (10) | Vlade Divac (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 20âÂÂ9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 26 | Portland | | Peja Stojakovià(19) | Chris Webber (13) | Vlade Divac (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 21âÂÂ9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | December 28 | Minnesota | | Peja Stojakovià(27) | Webber, Divac (8) | Mike Bibby (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 22âÂÂ9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | December 30 | Boston | | Chris Webber (30) | Scot Pollard (11) | Doug Christie (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 23âÂÂ9
|-style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | January 2 | L.A. Clippers | | Chris Webber (21) | Chris Weber (10) | Mike Bibby (9) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 24âÂÂ9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 5 | @ Phoenix | | Chris Webber (35) | Scot Pollard (13) | Webber, Bibby (7) | America West Arena<br>17,042 | 25âÂÂ9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 6 | Milwaukee | | Peja Stojakovià(29) | Vlade Divac (13) | Chris Webber (9) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 26âÂÂ9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 13 | Phoenix | | Chris Webber (28) | Chris Webber (13) | Chris Webber (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 27âÂÂ9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 15 | Cleveland | | Peja Stojakovià(36) | Chris Webber (14) | Chris Webber (8) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 28âÂÂ9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 16 | @ Denver | | Peja Stojakovià(29) | Chris Webber (12) | Chris Webber (9) | Pepsi Center<br>16,780 | 29âÂÂ9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 39 | January 18 | Golden State | | Peja Stojakovià(20) | Webber, TürkoÃÂlu (8) | Vlade Divac (8) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 30âÂÂ9 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 21 | Memphis | | Chris Webber (24) | Webber, Pollard (11) | Doug Christie (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 31âÂÂ9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | January 22 | @ Portland | | Chris Webber (34) | Vlade Divac (9) | Webber, Christie (8) | Rose Garden<br>19,980 | 31âÂÂ10 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 42 | January 24 | Utah | | Chris Webber (24) | Divac, Pollard (8) | Doug Christie (5) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 32âÂÂ10 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 26 | @ Utah | | Peja Stojakovià(25) | Chris Webber (10) | Chris Webber (6) | Delta Center<br>19,571 | 33âÂÂ10 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 31 | @ Seattle | | Peja Stojakovià(32) | Vlade Divac (10) | Mike Bibby (8) | KeyArena<br>17,072 | 34âÂÂ10
|-style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | February 1 | Denver | | Chris Webber (29) | Chris Webber (12) | Christie, Bibby (6) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 35âÂÂ10 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | February 3 | @ Minnesota | | Chris Webber (31) | Chris Webber (14) | Doug Christie (8) | Target Center<br>19,006 | 36âÂÂ10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | February 4 | @ New Jersey | | Chris Webber (23) | Chris Webber (9) | Vlade Divac (5) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>14,840 | 36âÂÂ11 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | February 6 | @ Boston | | Peja Stojakovià(24) | Vlade Divac (14) | Vlade Divac (10) | FleetCenter<br>15,621 | 37âÂÂ11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 49 | February 7 | @ Washington | | Chris Webber (21) | Vlade Divac (10) | four players tied (3) | MCI Center<br>20,674 | 37âÂÂ12 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |-style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 12 | San Antonio | | Peja Stojakovià(23) | Chris Webber (12) | Mike Bibby (10) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 38âÂÂ12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | February 14 | Washington | | Peja Stojakovià(21) | Chris Webber (14) | Chris Webber (9) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 39âÂÂ12 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 17 | Seattle | | Chris Webber (39) | Chris Webber (11) | Mike Bibby (10) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 39âÂÂ13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 19 | Atlanta | | Chris Webber (19) | Chris Webber (12) | Mike Bibby (6) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 40âÂÂ13 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | February 21 | @ San Antonio | | Bobby Jackson (18) | Vlade Divac (9) | Doug Christie (6) | Alamodome<br>18,594 | 40âÂÂ14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 55 | February 23 | @ Dallas | | Chris Webber (28) | Chris Webber (14) | Mike Bibby (7) | American Airlines Center<br>20,181 | 40âÂÂ15 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | February 26 | Utah | | Peja Stojakovià(19) | Vlade Divac (12) | Mike Bibby (6) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 41âÂÂ15
|-style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | March 1 | @ Golden State | | Chris Webber (32) | Vlade Divac (10) | Chris Webber (8) | The Arena in Oakland<br>19,869 | 42âÂÂ15 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | March 3 | Indiana | | Mike Bibby (19) | Vlade Divac (14) | three players tied (4) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 42âÂÂ16 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 59 | March 4 | @ Portland | | Peja Stojakovià(26) | Chris Webber (8) | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (5) | Rose Garden<br>19,980 | 42âÂÂ17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 60 | March 8 | Charlotte | | Peja Stojakovià(24) | Vlade Divac (10) | Vlade Divac (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 43âÂÂ17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 61 | March 10 | @ Milwaukee | | Peja Stojakovià(21) | Chris Webber (15) | Mike Bibby (9) | Bradley Center<br>18,178 | 44âÂÂ17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 62 | March 11 | @ Chicago | | Peja Stojakovià(29) | Vlade Divac (14) | Chris Webber (6) | United Center<br>19,208 | 45âÂÂ17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 63 | March 13 | @ Philadelphia | | Chris Webber (22) | Chris Webber (10) | Bibby, Divac (7) | First Union Center<br>20,804 | 46âÂÂ17 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 64 | March 14 | @ New York | | Mike Bibby (21) | Scot Pollard (16) | Vlade Divac (7) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 46âÂÂ18 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | March 17 | @ Toronto | | Chris Webber (31) | Chris Webber (15) | Christie, Webber (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 47âÂÂ18 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | March 19 | Houston | | Chris Webber (35) | Chris Webber (12) | Doug Christie (10) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 48âÂÂ18 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | March 21 | Denver | | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (31) | Vlade Divac (10) | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (10) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 49âÂÂ18 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | March 24 | L.A. Lakers | | Chris Webber (24) | Vlade Divac (17) | Webber, Bibby (5) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 49âÂÂ19 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 69 | March 26 | L.A. Clippers | | Chris Webber (35) | Chris Weber (13) | Doug Christie (6) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 50âÂÂ19 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 70 | March 28 | @ Houston | | Chris Webber (19) | Divac, Webber (9) | Chris Webber (6) | Compaq Center<br>12,515 | 51âÂÂ19 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 71 | March 29 | @ Charlotte | | Chris Webber (23) | Chris Webber (12) | Chris Webber (6) | Charlotte Coliseum<br>14,092 | 52âÂÂ19 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 72 | March 31 | @ Atlanta | | Chris Webber (29) | Chris Webber (12) | Chris Webber (7) | Philips Arena<br>19,841 | 53âÂÂ19
|-style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | April 2 | @ Memphis | | Bobby Jackson (19) | Chris Webber (11) | Christie, Bibby (6) | Pyramid Arena<br>11,835 | 54âÂÂ19 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 74 | April 3 | @ Detroit | | Chris Webber (28) | Vlade Divac (9) | Chris Webber (8) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>22,076 | 55âÂÂ19 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 75 | April 5 | @ Utah | | Chris Webber (28) | Chris Webber (10) | Mike Bibby (7) | Delta Center<br>19,911 | 56âÂÂ19 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 76 | April 7 | New York | | Chris Webber (16) | Chris Webber (14) | Doug Christie (8) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 57âÂÂ19 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 9 | Minnesota | | Chris Webber (30) | Scot Pollard (8) | Doug Christie (8) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 58âÂÂ19 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 78 | April 10 | @ Golden State | | Chris Webber (31) | Chris Webber (12) | Vlade Divac (7) | The Arena in Oakland<br>16,232 | 59âÂÂ19 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 79 | April 12 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Chris Webber (28) | Vlade Divac (10) | Mike Bibby (9) | Staples Center<br>19,818 | 60âÂÂ19 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 80 | April 14 | Dallas | | Chris Webber (19) | Webber, Divac (9) | Doug Christie (8) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 60âÂÂ20 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 81 | April 16 | Golden State | | Lawrence Funderburke (29) | Scot Pollard (14) | Divac, Christie (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 61âÂÂ20 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 82 | April 17 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Funderburke, Bibby (15) | Scot Pollard (11) | Mike Bibby (4) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 61âÂÂ21
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 20 | Utah | W 89âÂÂ86 | Chris Webber (24) | Chris Webber (12) | Chris Webber (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 23 | Utah | L 86âÂÂ93 | Vlade Divac (21) | Chris Webber (9) | Doug Christie (5) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 1âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 27 | @ Utah | W 90âÂÂ87 | Mike Bibby (26) | Chris Webber (13) | Mike Bibby (5) | Delta Center<br>19,911 | 2âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 29 | @ Utah | W 91âÂÂ86 | Peja Stojakovià(30) | Chris Webber (9) | Doug Christie (9) | Delta Center<br>19,911 | 3âÂÂ1 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 4 | Dallas | W 108âÂÂ91 | Peja Stojakovià(26) | Vlade Divac (16) | Bibby, Christie (8) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 6 | Dallas | L 102âÂÂ110 | Bibby, Webber (22) | StojakoviÃÂ, Webber (12) | Mike Bibby (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 1âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 9 | @ Dallas | W 125âÂÂ119 | Chris Webber (31) | Chris Webber (15) | Mike Bibby (9) | American Airlines Center<br>20,265 | 2âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 11 | @ Dallas | W 115âÂÂ113 (OT) | Chris Webber (30) | Vlade Divac (14) | Bobby Jackson (5) | American Airlines Center<br>20,274 | 3âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 13 | Dallas | W 114âÂÂ101 | Bibby, Webber (23) | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (13) | Doug Christie (7) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 4âÂÂ1 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 18 | L.A. Lakers | L 99âÂÂ106 | Chris Webber (28) | Chris Webber (14) | Chris Webber (6) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 0âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 20 | L.A. Lakers | W 96âÂÂ90 | Chris Webber (21) | Vlade Divac (14) | Mike Bibby (8) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 1âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 24 | @ L.A. Lakers | W 103âÂÂ90 | Chris Webber (26) | Chris Webber (12) | Christie, Webber (6) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 2âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 26 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 99âÂÂ100 | Vlade Divac (23) | Hedo TürkoÃÂlu (12) | Christie, Webber (5) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 2âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 28 | L.A. Lakers | W 92âÂÂ91 | Chris Webber (29) | Chris Webber (13) | three players tied (3) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 3âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 31 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 102âÂÂ106 | Chris Webber (26) | Chris Webber (13) | Chris Webber (8) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 3âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | June 2 | L.A. Lakers | L 106âÂÂ112 (OT) | Mike Bibby (29) | Vlade Divac (10) | Chris Webber (11) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 3âÂÂ4 |-
<sup>â¡</sup>Waived during the season
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