The 2001–02 NBA season was the Kings' 53rd season in the

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, and 17th season in

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. During the off-season, the Kings acquired Mike Bibby from the

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, who had just relocated to

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. Despite

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missing the first 20 games 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 they held a 37–12 record before the All-Star break. The team won eleven straight games near the end of the season, finishing with a 61–21 record (.744 winning percentage), the best record in the league, while winning their division for the first time since

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, when the team was in

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. The Kings also made the Western Conference finals for the first time since

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(also 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, as he was named to the All-NBA Second Team. Peja Stojaković finished second on the team in scoring averaging 21.2 points per game, while 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, sixth man Bobby Jackson also contributed 11.1 points per game off the bench, and second-year forward Hedo Türkoğlu averaged 10.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game also off the bench. Webber and Stojaković were both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game in

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. Webber also finished in seventh place in

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voting, while Jackson finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, and head coach Rick Adelman finished in second place in Coach of the Year voting. In the

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, the Kings defeated the

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three games to one in the Western Conference First Round, and defeated the

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four games to one in the Western Conference Semi-finals, despite losing Stojaković to an ankle injury in Game 3, which the Kings won on the road, 125–119. In their first trip to the Western Conference finals, the Kings faced the 3rd-seeded and 2-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, who were led by Kobe Bryant and

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. The Kings would take a 3–2 series lead over the Lakers, but went on to lose the final two games in one of the most controversial playoff series in NBA history. 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 home. The Lakers would then go on to defeat the New Jersey Nets in four straight games in the

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, winning their third consecutive championship.

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

, -style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , October 30 ,

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, , Vlade Divac (27) , Peja Stojaković (9) , Vlade Divac (8) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 1–0 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , November 3 , @

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, , Peja Stojaković (24) , Pollard, Türkoğlu, Funderburke (7) , Vlade Divac (8) ,

Pepsi Center Ball Arena (formerly known as the Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Int ...

15,138 , 2–0 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , November 4 ,

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, , Vlade Divac (25) , Vlade Divac (11) , Bibby, Divac, Christie (5) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 3–0 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , November 6 , @

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, , Peja Stojaković (32) , Stojaković, Divac (10) , Divac, Bibby, Türkoğlu (6) , Gund Arena
14,584 , 4–0 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , November 7 , @

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, , Peja Stojaković (36) , Vlade Divac (10) , Vlade Divac (6) , Conseco Fieldhouse
15,309 , 4–1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , November 9 , @ Orlando , , Peja Stojaković (31) , Vlade Divac (15) , Mike Bibby (9) , TD Waterhouse Centre
17,248 , 4–2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 7 , November 10 , @

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, , Peja Stojaković (22) , Vlade Divac (10) , Mike Bibby (5) , American Airlines Arena
17,853 , 5–2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 8 , November 13 ,

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, , Bibby, Christie (20) , Scot Pollard (12) , Divac, Stojaković, Christie (4) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 6–2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 9 , November 16 ,

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, , Peja Stojaković (21) , Lawrence Funderburke (8) , Vlade Divac (4) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 7–2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 10 , November 18 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Peja Stojaković (25) , Vlade Divac (15) , Vlade Divac (8) , Staples Center
18,997 , 7–3 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , November 19 ,

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, , Peja Stojaković (25) , Scot Pollard (14) , Doug Christie (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 8–3 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 12 , November 21 , Portland , , Mike Bibby (25) , Divac, Pollard (10) , Doug Christie (5) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 9–3 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 13 , November 24 ,

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, , Peja Stojaković (29) , Vlade Divac (19) , Vlade Divac (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 10–3 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 14 , November 26 , @ Memphis , , Peja Stojaković (21) , Pollard, Divac (12) , Mike Bibby (11) , Pyramid Arena
12,215 , 10–4 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 15 , November 27 , @ Houston , , Peja Stojaković (24) , Scot Pollard (11) , Peja Stojaković (5) , Compaq Center
10,467 , 11–4 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 16 , November 29 , @

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, , Peja Stojaković (32) , Scot Pollard (17) , Doug Christie (6) ,

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18,384 , 12–4 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 17 , November 30 , @ San Antonio , , Hedo Türkoğlu (24) , Stojaković, Jackson (8) , Bibby, Christie, Jackson (4) , Alamodome
26,808 , 13–4 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 18 , December 2 ,

, , Peja Stojaković (31) , Vlade Divac (17) , Mike Bibby (6) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 13–5 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 19 , December 4 ,

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, , Peja Stojaković (20) , Scot Pollard (13) , Mike Bibby (6) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 14–5 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , December 7 , L.A. Lakers , , Peja Stojaković (25) , Peja Stojaković (8) , Doug Christie (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 15–5 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 21 , December 9 ,

, , Peja Stojaković (23) , Doug Christie (9) , Mike Bibby (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 16–5 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , December 11 , Orlando , ,

(24) , Doug Christie (13) , Mike Bibby (11) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 17–5 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 23 , December 12 , @ Phoenix , , Chris Webber (21) , Chris Webber (12) , Mike Bibby (5) , America West Arena
14,568 , 17–6 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 24 , December 14 , @

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, , Chris Webber (26) , Chris Webber (9) , Mike Bibby (6) , Target Center
17,113 , 17–7 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 25 , December 16 , Memphis , , Chris Webber (22) , Doug Christie (12) , Doug Christie (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 18–7 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , December 18 ,

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, , Mike Bibby (25) , Chris Webber (14) , Mike Bibby (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 19–7 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 27 , December 19 , @

, , Doug Christie (23) , Vlade Divac (8) , Christie, Divac (5) , KeyArena
15,831 , 19–8 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 28 , December 22 , @ L.A. Clippers , , Christie, Jackson (19) , Vlade Divac (12) , Vlade Divac (8) , Staples Center
18,964 , 19–9 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 29 , December 23 , Phoenix , , Peja Stojaković (26) , Hedo Türkoğlu (10) , Vlade Divac (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 20–9 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 30 , December 26 , Portland , , Peja Stojaković (19) , Chris Webber (13) , Vlade Divac (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 21–9 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 31 , December 28 , Minnesota , , Peja Stojaković (27) , Webber, Divac (8) , Mike Bibby (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 22–9 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 32 , December 30 ,

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, , Chris Webber (30) , Scot Pollard (11) , Doug Christie (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 23–9 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 33 , January 2 , L.A. Clippers , ,

(21) , Chris Weber (10) , Mike Bibby (9) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 24–9 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 34 , January 5 , @ Phoenix , , Chris Webber (35) , Scot Pollard (13) , Webber, Bibby (7) , America West Arena
17,042 , 25–9 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 35 , January 6 ,

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, , Peja Stojaković (29) , Vlade Divac (13) , Chris Webber (9) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 26–9 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 36 , January 13 , Phoenix , , Chris Webber (28) , Chris Webber (13) , Chris Webber (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 27–9 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 37 , January 15 ,

, , Peja Stojaković (36) , Chris Webber (14) , Chris Webber (8) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 28–9 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 38 , January 16 , @

, , Peja Stojaković (29) , Chris Webber (12) , Chris Webber (9) ,

16,780 , 29–9 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 39 , January 18 , Golden State , , Peja Stojaković (20) , Webber, Türkoğlu (8) , Vlade Divac (8) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 30–9 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 40 , January 21 , Memphis , , Chris Webber (24) , Webber, Pollard (11) , Doug Christie (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 31–9 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 41 , January 22 , @ Portland , , Chris Webber (34) , Vlade Divac (9) , Webber, Christie (8) , Rose Garden
19,980 , 31–10 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 42 , January 24 ,

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, , Chris Webber (24) , Divac, Pollard (8) , Doug Christie (5) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 32–10 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 43 , January 26 , @ Utah , , Peja Stojaković (25) , Chris Webber (10) , Chris Webber (6) , Delta Center
19,571 , 33–10 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 44 , January 31 , @

, , Peja Stojaković (32) , Vlade Divac (10) , Mike Bibby (8) , KeyArena
17,072 , 34–10 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 45 , February 1 ,

, ,

(29) , Chris Webber (12) , Christie, Bibby (6) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 35–10 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 46 , February 3 , @

, , Chris Webber (31) , Chris Webber (14) , Doug Christie (8) , Target Center
19,006 , 36–10 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 47 , February 4 , @

, , Chris Webber (23) , Chris Webber (9) , Vlade Divac (5) , Continental Airlines Arena
14,840 , 36–11 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 48 , February 6 , @

, , Peja Stojaković (24) , Vlade Divac (14) , Vlade Divac (10) , FleetCenter
15,621 , 37–11 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 49 , February 7 , @ Washington , , Chris Webber (21) , Vlade Divac (10) , Stojaković, Divac, Christie, Jackson (3) , MCI Center
20,674 , 37–12 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 50 , February 12 ,

, , Peja Stojaković (23) , Chris Webber (12) , Mike Bibby (10) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 38–12 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 51 , February 14 , Washington , , Peja Stojaković (21) , Chris Webber (14) , Chris Webber (9) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 39–12 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 52 , February 17 ,

, , Chris Webber (39) , Chris Webber (11) , Mike Bibby (10) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 39–13 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 53 , February 19 ,

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, , Chris Webber (19) , Chris Webber (12) , Mike Bibby (6) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 40–13 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 54 , February 21 , @ San Antonio , , Bobby Jackson (18) , Vlade Divac (9) , Doug Christie (6) , Alamodome
18,594 , 40–14 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 55 , February 23 , @

, , Chris Webber (28) , Chris Webber (14) , Mike Bibby (7) ,

20,181 , 40–15 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 56 , February 26 ,

, , Peja Stojaković (19) , Vlade Divac (12) , Mike Bibby (6) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 41–15 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 57 , March 1 , @ Golden State , ,

(32) , Vlade Divac (10) , Chris Webber (8) , The Arena in Oakland
19,869 , 42–15 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 58 , March 3 ,

, , Mike Bibby (19) , Vlade Divac (14) , Stojaković, Webber, Divac (4) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 42–16 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 59 , March 4 , @ Portland , , Peja Stojaković (26) , Chris Webber (8) , Hedo Türkoğlu (5) , Rose Garden
19,980 , 42–17 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 60 , March 8 , Charlotte , , Peja Stojaković (24) , Vlade Divac (10) , Vlade Divac (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 43–17 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 61 , March 10 , @

, , Peja Stojaković (21) , Chris Webber (15) , Mike Bibby (9) , Bradley Center
18,178 , 44–17 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 62 , March 11 , @

, , Peja Stojaković (29) , Vlade Divac (14) , Chris Webber (6) ,

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19,208 , 45–17 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 63 , March 13 , @

, , Chris Webber (22) , Chris Webber (10) , Bibby, Divac (7) , First Union Center
20,804 , 46–17 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 64 , March 14 , @ New York , , Mike Bibby (21) , Scot Pollard (16) , Vlade Divac (7) ,

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

19,763 , 46–18 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 65 , March 17 , @

, , Chris Webber (31) , Chris Webber (15) , Christie, Webber (6) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 47–18 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 66 , March 19 ,

, , Chris Webber (35) , Chris Webber (12) , Doug Christie (10) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 48–18 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 67 , March 21 ,

, , Hedo Türkoğlu (31) , Vlade Divac (10) , Hedo Türkoğlu (10) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 49–18 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 68 , March 24 , L.A. Lakers , , Chris Webber (24) , Vlade Divac (17) , Webber, Bibby (5) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 49–19 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 69 , March 26 , L.A. Clippers , , Chris Webber (35) , Chris Weber (13) , Doug Christie (6) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 50–19 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 70 , March 28 , @ Houston , , Chris Webber (19) , Divac, Webber (9) , Chris Webber (6) , Compaq Center
12,515 , 51–19 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 71 , March 29 , @ Charlotte , , Chris Webber (23) , Chris Webber (12) , Chris Webber (6) , Charlotte Coliseum
14,092 , 52–19 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 72 , March 31 , @

, , Chris Webber (29) , Chris Webber (12) , Chris Webber (7) ,

Philips Arena State Farm Arena is a Multi-purpose stadium, multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrasher ...

19,841 , 53–19 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 73 , April 2 , @ Memphis , , Bobby Jackson (19) ,

(11) , Christie, Bibby (6) , Pyramid Arena
11,835 , 54–19 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 74 , April 3 , @

, , Chris Webber (28) , Vlade Divac (9) , Chris Webber (8) , The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 , 55–19 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 75 , April 5 , @

, , Chris Webber (28) , Chris Webber (10) , Mike Bibby (7) , Delta Center
19,911 , 56–19 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 76 , April 7 , New York , , Chris Webber (16) , Chris Webber (14) , Doug Christie (8) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 57–19 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 77 , April 9 ,

, , Chris Webber (30) , Scot Pollard (8) , Doug Christie (8) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 58–19 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 78 , April 10 , @ Golden State , , Chris Webber (31) , Chris Webber (12) , Vlade Divac (7) , The Arena in Oakland
16,232 , 59–19 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 79 , April 12 , @ L.A. Clippers , , Chris Webber (28) , Vlade Divac (10) , Mike Bibby (9) , Staples Center
19,818 , 60–19 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 80 , April 14 ,

, , Chris Webber (19) , Webber, Divac (9) , Doug Christie (8) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 60–20 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 81 , April 16 , Golden State , , Lawrence Funderburke (29) , Scot Pollard (14) , Divac, Christie (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 61–20 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 82 , April 17 , @ L.A. Lakers , , Funderburke, Bibby (15) , Scot Pollard (11) , Mike Bibby (4) , Staples Center
18,997 , 61–21

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , April 20 ,

W 89–86
,

(24) ,

(12) ,

(7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , April 23 ,

L 86–93
, Vlade Divac (21) ,

(9) , Doug Christie (5) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , April 27 , @

W 90–87
, Mike Bibby (26) ,

(13) , Mike Bibby (5) , Delta Center
19,911 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , April 29 , @

W 91–86
, Peja Stojaković (30) ,

(9) , Doug Christie (9) , Delta Center
19,911 , 3–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , May 4 ,

W 108–91
, Peja Stojaković (26) , Vlade Divac (16) , Bibby, Christie (8) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , May 6 ,

L 102–110
, Bibby, Webber (22) , Stojaković, Webber (12) , Mike Bibby (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , May 9 , @

W 125–119
,

(31) ,

(15) , Mike Bibby (9) ,

20,265 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , May 11 , @

W 115–113 (OT)
,

(30) , Vlade Divac (14) , Bobby Jackson (5) ,

20,274 , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , May 13 ,

W 114–101
, Bibby, Webber (23) , Hedo Türkoğlu (13) , Doug Christie (7) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 4–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , May 18 , L.A. Lakers
L 99–106
,

(28) ,

(14) ,

(6) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , May 20 , L.A. Lakers
W 96–90
,

(21) , Vlade Divac (14) , Mike Bibby (8) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , May 24 , @ L.A. Lakers
W 103–90
,

(26) ,

(12) , Christie, Webber (6) , Staples Center
18,997 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , May 26 , @ L.A. Lakers
L 99–100
, Vlade Divac (23) , Hedo Türkoğlu (12) , Christie, Webber (5) , Staples Center
18,997 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , May 28 , L.A. Lakers
W 92–91
,

(29) ,

(13) , three players tied (3) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 6 , May 31 , @ L.A. Lakers
L 102–106
,

(26) ,

(13) ,

(8) , Staples Center
18,997 , 3–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 7 , June 2 , L.A. Lakers
L 106–112 (OT)
, Mike Bibby (29) , Vlade Divac (10) ,

(11) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 3–4 , -

Player statistics

Season

^‡Waived during the season

Playoffs

Awards and records

, All-NBA Second Team * Doug Christie,

NBA All-Defensive Second Team The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. The All-Defensive Team is generally composed of ten players in two ...

Transactions

References

*
Sacramento Kings on Basketball Reference
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