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. During the offseason, the Lakers acquired Horace Grant, who won three championships with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990's. 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) From SG 8 Bryant, Kobe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Lower Merion HS (PA) PG 2 Fisher, Derek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Arkansas-Little Rock C 44 Foster, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Texas–El Paso SF 17 Fox, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina SF 3 George, Devean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Augsburg PF 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Clemson PG 4 Harper, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Miami (OH) PF 5 Horry, Robert 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Alabama PG 10 Lue, Tyronn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nebraska PF 35 Madsen, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Stanford PF 14 Medvedenko, Slava 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Ukraine C 34 O'Neal, Shaquille 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 325 lb (147 kg) LSU PG 12 Penberthy, Mike 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) The Master's College SG 7 Rider, Isaiah 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UNLV SG 20 Shaw, Brian 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)	Recap	TV Commentators
1	April 22	Portland	93	Los Angeles	106	1-0	Staples Center, Los Angeles	NBC	2:30pm	[1]	Marv Albert & Doug Collins
2	April 26	Portland	88	Los Angeles	106	2-0	Staples Center, Los Angeles	TNT	7:30pm	[2]	Kevin Harlan, John Thompson & Danny Ainge
3	April 29	Los Angeles	99	Portland	86	3-0	Rose Garden, Portland	NBC	2:30pm	[3]	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)	Recap	TV Commentators
1	May 6	Sacramento	105	Los Angeles	108	1-0	Staples Center, Los Angeles	NBC	12:00pm	[4]	Mike Breen, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
2	May 8	Sacramento	90	Los Angeles	96	2-0	Staples Center, Los Angeles	TBS	7:30pm	[5]	Kevin Harlan, John Thompson & Danny Ainge
3	May 11	Los Angeles	103	Sacramento	81	3-0	ARCO Arena, Sacramento	TNT	7:30pm	[6]	Kevin Harlan, John Thompson & Danny Ainge
4	May 13	Los Angeles	119	Sacramento	113	4-0	ARCO Arena, Sacramento	NBC	2:30pm	[7]	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)	Recap	TV Commentators
1	May 19	Los Angeles	104	San Antonio	90	0-1	Alamodome, San Antonio	NBC	3:30pm	[8]	Marv Albert & Doug Collins
2	May 21	Los Angeles	88	San Antonio	81	0-2	Alamodome, San Antonio	TNT	5:30pm	[9]	Kevin Harlan, John Thompson & Danny Ainge
3	May 25	San Antonio	72	Los Angeles	111	0-3	Staples Center, Los Angeles	NBC	6:00pm	[10]	Marv Albert & Doug Collins
4	May 27	San Antonio	82	Los Angeles	111	0-4	Staples Center, Los Angeles	NBC	2:30pm	[11]	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
Kobe Bryant	68	68	40.9	.464	.305	.853	5.9	5.0	1.68	.63	28.5
Derek Fisher	20	20	35.5	.412	.397	.806	3.0	4.4	1.95	.10	11.5
Greg Foster	62	8	7.3	.421	.333	.714	1.8	.5	.15	.19	2.0
Rick Fox	82	77	27.9	.444	.393	.779	4.0	3.2	.85	.35	9.6
Devean George	59	1	10.1	.309	.221	.709	1.9	.3	.25	.25	3.1
Horace Grant	77	77	31.0	.462	.000	.775	7.1	1.6	.66	.79	8.5
Ron Harper	47	46	24.2	.469	.264	.708	3.5	2.4	.83	.53	6.5
Robert Horry	79	1	20.1	.387	.346	.711	3.7	1.6	.68	.68	5.2
Tyronn Lue	38	1	12.3	.427	.324	.792	.8	1.2	.50	.00	3.4
Mark Madsen	70	3	9.2	.487	1.000	.703	2.2	.3	.11	.11	2.0
Slava Medvedenko	7	0	5.6	.480	1.000	.583	1.3	.3	.14	.14	4.6
Shaquille O'Neal	74	74	39.5	.572	.000	.513	12.7	3.7	.64	2.76	28.7
Mike Penberthy	53	0	16.1	.414	.396	.903	1.2	1.3	.42	.04	5.0
Isaiah Rider	67	6	18.0	.426	.370	.855	2.3	1.7	.40	.10	7.6
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
Kobe Bryant	16	16	43.4	.469	.324	.821	7.3	6.1	1.56	.75	29.4
Derek Fisher	16	16	36.0	.484	.515	.765	3.8	3.0	1.31	.06	13.4
Greg Foster	1	0	3.0	.000	.000	.000	1.0	.0	.00	.00	.0
Rick Fox	16	16	35.8	.450	.316	.867	4.9	3.6	1.94	.44	10.0
Devean George	7	0	3.9	.500	.500	.500	.7	.1	.00	.00	2.0
Horace Grant	16	16	26.4	.385	.000	.733	6.0	1.2	.94	.81	6.0
Ron Harper	6	0	7.0	.500	.250	.667	1.3	.7	.67	.17	2.2
Robert Horry	16	0	23.9	.368	.362	.591	5.2	1.9	1.38	1.00	5.9
Tyronn Lue	15	0	8.7	.345	.385	.800	.7	.7	.80	.07	1.9
Mark Madsen	13	0	3.7	.077	.000	.600	.8	.3	.00	.15	.4
Shaquille O'Neal	16	16	42.3	.555	.000	.525	15.4	3.2	.44	2.38	30.4
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

• Lakers on Database Basketball
• Lakers on Basketball Reference
• Documentary on the 2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers on YouTube