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2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season

Pro basketball team season (won NBA championship)

Pro basketball team season (won NBA championship)

(Defeated 76ers 4–1) The 2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 53rd season for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association, and their 41st season in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers entered the regular season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Indiana Pacers in the 2000 NBA Finals in six games, winning their twelfth NBA championship. During the off-season, the Lakers acquired Horace Grant from the Seattle SuperSonics; Grant won three NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls in the early 1990s. The team also signed free agent Isaiah Rider, who was released by the Atlanta Hawks during the previous season due to off-the-court troubles, and signed Greg Foster, who had two NBA Finals appearances with the Utah Jazz.

Derek Fisher only played just 20 games due to a stress fracture in his right foot, which forced him to miss the first 62 games of the regular season. Without Fisher, the Lakers got off to a 3–3 start to the season, but then won eight of their next nine games, and later on held a 31–16 record at the All-Star break. Fisher eventually returned as the team won their final eight games of the season, and won the Pacific Division title by finishing with a 56–26 record, earning the second seed in the Western Conference, and qualifying for the NBA playoffs for the seventh consecutive year.

Shaquille O'Neal averaged 28.7 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while Kobe Bryant averaged 28.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team. In addition, Fisher provided the team with 11.5 points, 4.4 assists and 2.0 steals per game, while Rick Fox contributed 9.6 points per game, and led the Lakers with 118 three-point field goals, and Grant provided with 8.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Rider contributed 7.6 points per game off the bench, while Ron Harper averaged 6.5 points per game, but only played just 47 games due to knee injuries, Brian Shaw contributed 5.3 points per game, and Robert Horry provided with 5.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., O'Neal and Bryant were both selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team, although O'Neal did not participate due to a foot injury. Both O'Neal and Bryant were also selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, as O'Neal finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting with 7 first-place votes, while Bryant finished in ninth place.

In the Western Conference First Round of the 2001 NBA playoffs, and for the second consecutive year, the Lakers faced off against the 7th–seeded Portland Trail Blazers, a team that featured All-Star forward Rasheed Wallace, Steve Smith and Scottie Pippen. The Lakers won the first two games over the Trail Blazers at home at the Staples Center, before winning Game 3 on the road, 99–86 at the Rose Garden Arena to win the series in a three-game sweep.

In the Western Conference Semi-finals, and also for the second consecutive year, the team faced off against the 3rd–seeded Sacramento Kings, who were led by All-Star forward Chris Webber, Peja Stojaković, and All-Star and former Lakers center, Vlade Divac. The Lakers won the first two games over the Kings at the Staples Center, and then won the next two games on the road, including a Game 4 win over the Kings at the ARCO Arena II, 119–113 to win the series in a four-game sweep.

In the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers then faced off against the top–seeded, and Midwest Division champion San Antonio Spurs, who were led by All-Star forward Tim Duncan, All-Star center David Robinson, and Derek Anderson. Despite the Spurs having home-court advantage in the series, the Lakers won the first two games on the road at the Alamodome, and took a 2–0 series lead. In Game 3, the Lakers defeated the Spurs by a 39-point margin at home, 111–72 at the Staples Center, and then won Game 4 at home, 111–82 to win the series in another four-game sweep, and advance to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year.

In the 2001 NBA Finals, the Lakers faced off against the top–seeded Philadelphia 76ers, who were led by All-Star guard, and Most Valuable Player of the Year, Allen Iverson, All-Star center and Defensive Player of the Year, Dikembe Mutombo, and Sixth Man of the Year, Aaron McKie. The Lakers lost Game 1 to the 76ers at home in overtime, 107–101 at the Staples Center, in which Iverson scored 48 points along with 5 steals. However, the Lakers managed to win Game 2 at home, 98–89 to even the series, and then won the next three games on the road, including a Game 5 win over the 76ers at the First Union Center, 108–96 to win the series in five games; the Lakers won their second consecutive NBA championship, earning the franchise its 13th championship overall, as O'Neal was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player for the second straight year. It was the second of the Lakers' three-peat championships to begin the millennium.

The Lakers finished eighth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 776,336 at the Staples Center during the regular season. The team also finished with the then-best postseason record in NBA history, posting a 15–1 record, suffering their only loss in Game 1 of the NBA Finals to the 76ers; that record would last for 16 years until the Golden State Warriors went 16–1 in the 2017 NBA playoffs.

Following the season, Grant re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Orlando Magic, while Rider signed with the Denver Nuggets, Tyronn Lue signed with the Washington Wizards, Foster was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, and Harper retired.

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
129Mark MadsenPFUnited StatesStanford

Roster

  • Phil Jackson
  • Bill Bertka
  • Jim Cleamons
  • Frank Hamblen
  • Tex Winter

Regular Season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Pre-season

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 11 | Charlotte | L 90-103 | Kobe Bryant (19) | Shaquille O'Neal (9) | Tyronn Lue (5) | Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, LA) 16,994 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 12 | Washington | L 87-90 | Kobe Bryant (19) | Shaquille O'Neal (6) | Shawn Respert (4) | Pyramid Arena (Memphis, TN) 16,529 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | October 17 | Phoenix | L 78-86 | Shaquille O'Neal (28) | Kobe Bryant (10) | Isaiah Rider (4) | Arrowhead Pond (Anaheim, CA) 16,512 | 0–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 19 | Cleveland | L 84-91 | Kobe Bryant (18) | Shaquille O'Neal (8) | Shaquille O'Neal (4) | Staples Center 15,717 | 0–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | October 20 | Seattle | W 103-98 | Kobe Bryant (22) | Shaquille O'Neal (19) | Fox & Rider (4) | Staples Center 15,570 | 1–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | October 22 | Golden State | W 94-87 | Kobe Bryant (25) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Kobe Bryant (5) | San Diego Sports Arena (San Diego, CA) 13,252 | 2–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | October 23 | Sacramento | L 111-118 | Kobe Bryant (29) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Ron Harper (4) | Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV) 17,561 | 2–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | October 26 | @ Phoenix | W 98-84 | Kobe Bryant (22) | Horace Grant (11) | Rick Fox (7) | American West Arena 17,308 | 3–5

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 31 | @ Portland | W 96–86 | Shaquille O'Neal (36) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Ron Harper (6) | Rose Garden 20,270 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | November 1 | Utah | L 92–97 | Shaquille O'Neal (34) | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | Isaiah Rider (6) | Staples Center 18,997 | 1–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 4 | @ Vancouver | W 98–89 | Shaquille O'Neal (27) | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | 3 players tied (5) | General Motors Place 18,183 | 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 5 | L.A. Clippers | W 108–103 | Shaquille O'Neal (39) | Shaquille O'Neal (14) | Kobe Bryant (6) | Staples Center 18,997 | 3–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | November 7 | @ Houston | L 74–84 | Shaquille O'Neal (24) | Shaquille O'Neal (7) | Shaquille O'Neal (5) | Compaq Center 14,473 | 3–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | November 8 | @ San Antonio | L 81–91 | Kobe Bryant (32) | Shaquille O'Neal (17) | Kobe Bryant (8) | Alamodome 26,065 | 3–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 12 | Houston | W 105–99 | Kobe Bryant (37) | Kobe Bryant (10) | Brian Shaw (4) | Staples Center 18,997 | 4–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 14 | Denver | W 119–103 | Shaquille O'Neal (34) | Shaquille O'Neal (19) | Kobe Bryant (9) | Staples Center 18,997 | 5–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | November 16 | @ Sacramento | W 112–110 (OT) | Shaquille O'Neal (33) | Shaquille O'Neal (16) | Brian Shaw (9) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 6–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | November 18 | @ Denver | L 86–87 | Kobe Bryant (32) | Horace Grant (12) | 4 players tied (4) | Pepsi Center 19,513 | 6–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 19 | Chicago | W 104–96 | Kobe Bryant (22) | Kobe Bryant (12) | Brian Shaw (7) | Staples Center 18,997 | 7–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 22 | Golden State | W 111–91 | Kobe Bryant (31) | Shaquille O'Neal (14) | Kobe Bryant (7) | Staples Center 18,208 | 8–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 24 | Minnesota | W 115–108 | Kobe Bryant (29) | Shaquille O'Neal (16) | Bryant & O'Neal (5) | Staples Center 18,997 | 9–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 27 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 98–83 | Kobe Bryant (29) | 3 players tied (7) | Rick Fox (5) | Staples Center 20,039 | 10–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 | November 28 | Indiana Pacers | W 124–107 | Kobe Bryant (37) | Shaquille O'Neal (14) | Fox & O'Neal (6) | Staples Center 18,997 | 11–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | November 30 | @ Seattle | L 88–121 | Shaquille O'Neal (23) | Horace Grant (9) | Rick Fox (5) | KeyArena 17,072 | 11–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | December 1 | San Antonio | W 109–100 | Kobe Bryant (43) | Shaquille O'Neal (16) | Bryant & Shaw (6) | Staples Center 18,997 | 12–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | December 3 | Dallas | W 99–97 | Kobe Bryant (38) | Shaquille O'Neal (14) | Kobe Bryant (6) | Staples Center 18,997 | 13–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | December 5 | Philadelphia | W 96–85 | Kobe Bryant (36) | Shaquille O'Neal (20) | Shaquille O'Neal (6) | Staples Center 18,997 | 14–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | December 6 | @ Golden State | L 122–125 (OT) | Kobe Bryant (51) | Harper & O'Neal (10) | Ron Harper (10) | The Arena in Oakland 19,273 | 14–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | December 8 | Seattle | L 95–103 | Shaquille O'Neal (26) | Shaquille O'Neal (17) | Grant & O'Neal (5) | Staples Center 18,997 | 14–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 10 | Detroit | W 112–88 | Bryant & O'Neal (26) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Bryant & Fox (9) | Staples Center 18,997 | 15–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | December 12 | Milwaukee | L 105–109 | Shaquille O'Neal (26) | Shaquille O'Neal (17) | Bryant & O'Neal (6) | Staples Center 18,997 | 15–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | December 13 | @ Portland | L 86–96 | Kobe Bryant (35) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Kobe Bryant (6) | Rose Garden 20,491 | 15–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 15 | Vancouver | W 98–76 | Horace Grant (19) | Horace Grant (13) | Grant & Harper (5) | Staples Center 18,211 | 16–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 17 | @ Toronto | W 104–101 (OT) | Kobe Bryant (40) | Shaquille O'Neal (8) | Rick Fox (5) | Air Canada Centre 19,800 | 17–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 19 | @ Miami | W 81–79 | Kobe Bryant (23) | Shaquille O'Neal (14) | Kobe Bryant (6) | American Airlines Arena 19,600 | 18–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 | December 21 | @ Houston | W 99–94 | Kobe Bryant (45) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Brian Shaw (7) | Compaq Center 16,285 | 19–9 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 22 | @ Dallas | W 108–103 | Kobe Bryant (35) | Rick Fox (12) | Isaiah Rider (5) | Reunion Arena 18,201 | 20–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 | December 25 | Portland | L 104–109 | Shaquille O'Neal (32) | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | Kobe Bryant (6) | Staples Center 18,997 | 20–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 | December 28 | @ Phoenix | W 115–78 | Kobe Bryant (38) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Shaquille O'Neal (4) | America West Arena 19,023 | 21–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | December 30 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 116–114 (OT) | Shaquille O'Neal (29) | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | Rick Fox (9) | Staples Center 20,327 | 22–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | January 3 | Utah | W 82–71 | Kobe Bryant (31) | Shaquille O'Neal (17) | Bryant & Fox (4) | Staples Center 18,997 | 23–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | January 7 | L.A. Clippers | L 95–118 | Shaquille O'Neal (33) | Horace Grant (10) | Shaquille O'Neal (5) | Staples Center 18,997 | 23–11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 12 | Cleveland | W 101–98 | Shaquille O'Neal (34) | Shaquille O'Neal (23) | Bryant & Shaw (5) | Staples Center 18,997 | 24–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 13 | @ Utah | L 103–111 | Shaquille O'Neal (30) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Harper & O'Neal (5) | Delta Center 19,911 | 24–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 15 | Vancouver | W 113–112 (OT) | Shaquille O'Neal (31) | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | Kobe Bryant (11) | Staples Center 18,318 | 25–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 19 | Houston | W 114–101 | Shaquille O'Neal (41) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Brian Shaw (5) | Staples Center 18,997 | 26–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 21 | Miami | L 92–103 | Kobe Bryant (34) | Bryant & O'Neal (8) | Shaquille O'Neal (3) | Staples Center 18,997 | 26–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | January 23 | @ Seattle | L 80–91 | Shaquille O'Neal (29) | Shaquille O'Neal (9) | Kobe Bryant (5) | KeyArena 17,072 | 26–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 26 | New Jersey | W 113–101 | Bryant & O'Neal (26) | Bryant & O'Neal (9) | Shaquille O'Neal (8) | Staples Center 18,997 | 27–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 28 | @ New York | L 81–91 | Kobe Bryant (33) | Bryant & Horry (11) | Tyronn Lue (4) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 27–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 | January 30 | @ Cleveland | W 102–96 | Kobe Bryant (47) | Horace Grant (14) | Bryant & Harper (3) | Gund Arena 20,253 | 28–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 | January 31 | @ Minnesota | L 83–96 | Kobe Bryant (24) | Kobe Bryant (9) | Bryant & Horry (5) | Target Center 19,006 | 28–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | February 2 | Charlotte | W 93–87 | Kobe Bryant (44) | Kobe Bryant (9) | Brian Shaw (4) | Staples Center 18,710 | 29–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | February 4 | Sacramento | W 100–94 | Kobe Bryant (26) | Kobe Bryant (11) | Fox & Grant (5) | Staples Center 18,997 | 30–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 | February 7 | Phoenix | W 85–83 | Kobe Bryant (32) | Kobe Bryant (8) | Kobe Bryant (9) | Staples Center 18,997 | 31–16 |- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | February 13 | @ New Jersey | W 113–110 (OT) | Kobe Bryant (38) | Shaquille O'Neal (14) | Fox & O'Neal (6) | Continental Airlines Arena 20,049 | 32–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 | February 14 | @ Philadelphia | L 97–112 | Shaquille O'Neal (29) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Kobe Bryant (7) | First Union Center 21,005 | 32–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | February 16 | @ Charlotte | W 99–94 | Shaquille O'Neal (38) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Kobe Bryant (10) | Charlotte Coliseum 19,925 | 33–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 18 | @ Indiana | L 109–110 | Shaquille O'Neal (35) | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | Kobe Bryant (9) | Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345 | 33–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 | February 20 | @ Dallas | W 119–109 | Shaquille O'Neal (29) | Horace Grant (12) | Kobe Bryant (7) | Reunion Arena 18,287 | 34–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 21 | @ San Antonio | W 101–99 | Shaquille O'Neal (22) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Shaquille O'Neal (7) | Alamodome 29,849 | 35–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 23 | Atlanta | W 113–106 | Shaquille O'Neal (30) | Horry & O'Neal (8) | Fox & O'Neal (8) | Staples Center 18,997 | 36–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 25 | Orlando | W 106–100 | Shaquille O'Neal (37) | Shaquille O'Neal (19) | Shaquille O'Neal (6) | Staples Center 18,997 | 37–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 | February 28 | @ Denver | L 101–107 | Kobe Bryant (38) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Rick Fox (8) | Pepsi Center 19,566 | 37–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 | March 3 | @ Vancouver | W 98–88 | Shaquille O'Neal (34) | Horace Grant (15) | Brian Shaw (9) | General Motors Place 19,193 | 38–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 | March 4 | Golden State | W 110–95 | Shaquille O'Neal (26) | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | Kobe Bryant (5) | Staples Center 18,997 | 39–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 | March 6 | @ Golden State | W 97–85 | Kobe Bryant (29) | Shaquille O'Neal (17) | Brian Shaw (9) | The Arena in Oakland 20,181 | 40–19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 | March 7 | Toronto | W 97–85 | Kobe Bryant (29) | 3 players tied (10) | Bryant & Shaw (5) | Staples Center 18,997 | 41–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 | March 9 | San Antonio | L 89–93 (OT) | Kobe Bryant (38) | Shaquille O'Neal (16) | 4 players tied (2) | Staples Center 18,997 | 41–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | March 11 | Seattle | L 97–109 (OT) | Shaquille O'Neal (29) | Brian Shaw (10) | Brian Shaw (7) | Staples Center 18,997 | 41–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 | March 13 | Boston | W 112–107 | Shaquille O'Neal (28) | Brian Shaw (12) | Derek Fisher (8) | Staples Center 18,997 | 42–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | March 15 | @ Detroit | W 125–119 (OT) | Kobe Bryant (39) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Kobe Bryant (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 | 43–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | March 16 | @ Washington | W 101–89 | Kobe Bryant (26) | Robert Horry (9) | Derek Fisher (6) | MCI Center 20,674 | 44–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | March 18 | @ Orlando | W 95–90 | Shaquille O'Neal (33) | Shaquille O'Neal (17) | Kobe Bryant (7) | TD Waterhouse Centre 17,248 | 45–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 67 | March 19 | @ Atlanta | L 106–108 | Bryant & O'Neal (27) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Derek Fisher (6) | Philips Arena 17,248 | 45–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | March 21 | @ Milwaukee | L 100–107 | Shaquille O'Neal (36) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Kobe Bryant (8) | Bradley Center 18,717 | 45–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 | March 23 | Washington | W 104–91 | Shaquille O'Neal (40) | Shaquille O'Neal (17) | Shaquille O'Neal (8) | Staples Center 18,997 | 46–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 | March 25 | @ Sacramento | W 84–72 | Shaquille O'Neal (23) | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | Fox & Shaw (4) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 47–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 71 | March 26 | @ Phoenix | L 83–104 | Shaquille O'Neal (27) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | O'Neal & Shaw (3) | America West Arena 19,023 | 47–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 72 | March 28 | Sacramento | L 84–108 | Shaquille O'Neal (33) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Rick Fox (8) | Staples Center 18,997 | 47–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | March 30 | Dallas | W 98–89 | Shaquille O'Neal (35) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Rick Fox (8) | Staples Center 18,997 | 48–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 74 | April 1 | New York | L 78–79 | Shaquille O'Neal (31) | Horace Grant (12) | Rick Fox (4) | Staples Center 18,997 | 48–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 | April 3 | @ Utah | W 96–88 | Shaquille O'Neal (31) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | 3 players tied (5) | Delta Center 19,911 | 49–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 | April 5 | @ Chicago | W 100–88 | Shaquille O'Neal (39) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Derek Fisher (7) | United Center 23,217 | 50–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 | April 6 | @ Boston | W 100–96 | Shaquille O'Neal (39) | Shaquille O'Neal (14) | Brian Shaw (9) | FleetCenter 18,624 | 51–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 78 | April 8 | @ Minnesota | W 104–99 | Shaquille O'Neal (34) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Brian Shaw (7) | Target Center 20,099 | 52–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 | April 10 | Phoenix | W 106–80 | Shaquille O'Neal (32) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Brian Shaw (10) | Staples Center 18,997 | 53–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 | April 12 | Minnesota | W 119–102 | Shaquille O'Neal (31) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Kobe Bryant (9) | Staples Center 18,997 | 54–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 | April 15 | Portland | W 105–100 | Shaquille O'Neal (33) | Shaquille O'Neal (18) | Kobe Bryant (7) | Staples Center 18,997 | 55–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 | April 17 | Denver | W 108–91 | Shaquille O'Neal (33) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Kobe Bryant (5) | Staples Center 18,997 | 56–26

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 22 | Portland | W 106–93 | Kobe Bryant (28) | Shaquille O'Neal (20) | Kobe Bryant (7) | Staples Center 18,997 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 26 | Portland | W 106–88 | Shaquille O'Neal (32) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | Kobe Bryant (7) | Staples Center 18,997 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 29 | @ Portland | W 99–86 | Shaquille O'Neal (25) | Shaquille O'Neal (15) | Kobe Bryant (9) | Rose Garden 20,580 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 6 | Sacramento | W 108–105 | Shaquille O'Neal (44) | Shaquille O'Neal (21) | Kobe Bryant (5) | Staples Center 18,997 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 8 | Sacramento | W 96–90 | Shaquille O'Neal (43) | Shaquille O'Neal (20) | Rick Fox (7) | Staples Center 18,997 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 11 | @ Sacramento | W 103–81 | Kobe Bryant (36) | Shaquille O'Neal (18) | Brian Shaw (6) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 13 | @ Sacramento | W 119–113 | Kobe Bryant (48) | Kobe Bryant (16) | Brian Shaw (5) | ARCO Arena 17,317 | 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 19 | @ San Antonio | W 104–90 | Kobe Bryant (45) | Shaquille O'Neal (11) | Horace Grant (6) | Alamodome 36,068 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 21 | @ San Antonio | W 88–81 | Kobe Bryant (28) | Shaquille O'Neal (14) | Kobe Bryant (6) | Alamodome 35,574 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 25 | San Antonio | W 111–72 | Kobe Bryant (36) | Shaquille O'Neal (17) | Kobe Bryant (8) | Staples Center 18,997 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 27 | San Antonio | W 111–82 | Derek Fisher (28) | Shaquille O'Neal (10) | Kobe Bryant (11) | Staples Center 18,997 | 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | June 6 | Philadelphia | L 101–107 (OT) | Shaquille O'Neal (44) | Shaquille O'Neal (20) | 3 players tied (5) | Staples Center 18,997 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | June 8 | Philadelphia | W 98–89 | Kobe Bryant (31) | Shaquille O'Neal (20) | Shaquille O'Neal (9) | Staples Center 18,997 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | June 10 | @ Philadelphia | W 96–91 | Kobe Bryant (32) | Shaquille O'Neal (12) | 4 players tied (3) | First Union Center 20,900 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | June 13 | @ Philadelphia | W 100–86 | Shaquille O'Neal (34) | Shaquille O'Neal (14) | Kobe Bryant (9) | First Union Center 20,896 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | June 15 | @ Philadelphia | W 108–96 | Shaquille O'Neal (29) | Shaquille O'Neal (13) | Bryant & Fox (6) | First Union Center 20,890 | 4–1

NBA Finals

  • By winning the Finals MVP award, Shaquille O'Neal joined the list of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players to win the award at least twice. Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Kawhi Leonard have since joined the list. Jordan, Olajuwon, O'Neal, Bryant, James, and Durant are the only six to win the award in back-to-back years.
  • The Lakers at the time had 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. On June 12, 2017, the Golden State Warriors had surpassed this feat, as they would go 16–1, after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2017 NBA Finals. The Lakers' postseason record was made before the first round of playoffs was extended to be the best-of-7 format which was implemented in the 2003 NBA Playoffs.
  • This Laker team still holds the title of best road record in a single postseason, at 8–0.

Summary

The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.

TeamGame 1*Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Wins
**Los Angeles (West)**101**98****96****100****108**4
Philadelphia (East)**107**899186961

∗ denotes a game that required overtime.

Player statistics

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
686840.9.464.305.8535.95.01.68.6328.5
202035.5.412.397.8063.04.41.95.1011.5
6287.3.421.333.7141.8.5.15.192.0
827727.9.444.393.7794.03.2.85.359.6
59110.1.309.221.7091.9.3.25.253.1
777731.0.462.000.7757.11.6.66.798.5
474624.2.469.264.7083.52.4.83.536.5
79120.1.387.346.7113.71.6.68.685.2
38112.3.427.324.792.81.2.50.003.4
7039.2.4871.000.7032.2.3.11.112.0
705.6.4801.000.5831.3.3.14.144.6
747439.5.572.000.51312.73.7.642.7628.7
53016.1.414.396.9031.21.3.42.045.0
67618.0.426.370.8552.31.7.40.107.6
802822.9.399.311.7973.83.2.61.345.3

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
161643.4.469.324.8217.36.11.56.7529.4
161636.0.484.515.7653.83.01.31.0613.4
103.0.000.000.0001.0.0.00.00.0
161635.8.450.316.8674.93.61.94.4410.0
703.9.500.500.500.7.1.00.002.0
161626.4.385.000.7336.01.2.94.816.0
607.0.500.250.6671.3.7.67.172.2
16023.9.368.362.5915.21.91.381.005.9
1508.7.345.385.800.7.7.80.071.9
1303.7.077.000.600.8.3.00.15.4
161642.3.555.000.52515.43.2.442.3830.4
16018.1.375.345.6673.42.7.63.064.4

Player statistics citation:

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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